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  • From the organizers: Oolong Gallery presents: Amy Pachowicz Gilded Age February 7 – March 10, 2025 Opening Reception: February 7, 6–8 p.m. Gallery Hours: Wed – Sat 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Appointments advised: info@oolongallery.com | +1 858 229 2788 Oolong Gallery is pleased to present Gilded Age, a solo exhibition by San Diego artist Amy Pachowicz. Through a series of evocative botanical paintings and large and small-scale collages, Pachowicz explores themes of nostalgia, impermanence, desire, death and sensuality, as well as the dissonance between personal memory and the larger world’s turbulence. Pachowicz’s delicate botanical renderings depict fragments of life—branches, feathers, and leaves—suspended in rich fields of color, relics of the natural world that once pulsed with vitality but now exist as remnants of what was. The artist grapples with the tension between artistic creation and the realities of global suffering, reflecting on what it means to live and create amid conflict and loss. “I hang bundles of cut plants in my studio: flowers, sage, my neighbors weeds that grew four feet high, even a found feather. I dry them, sketch them and draw them in a large format. I draw them alone against a background of color. These are large scale oil stick drawings of relics suspended in space; remnants of the life that once flowed through them.” Her collages, constructed from carefully sourced print media spanning the 1960s through the 1980s, are deeply personal yet universally resonant. Drawing from childhood encyclopedias, vintage magazines, and family ephemera—including materials from her father’s career as a traveling encyclopedia salesman—Pachowicz weaves together a visual narrative of a world once filled with analog wonder, before the digital age redefined the way we consume imagery and knowledge. The muted tones and textures of these compositions stand in stark contrast to the oversaturated, pixelated media landscape of today. “I compile collages of print media from my childhood and nostalgic images I’ve collected. 1980’s Penthouse, our family encyclopedia set (my father was a traveling encyclopedia salesman back in the 70’s), teen beat magazines and Charlie’s Angels posters, my grandmother’s Betty Crocker cookbook; the things of a girl growing up in a previous era of California, all make it into the collages. I remember a time when printed media had a feeling of value. I grew up reading books and playing in canyons, feeling grass and sun and skinned knees on concrete. The digital age and computerized images are different." "Color pictures from the 1967 encyclopedia Britannica are rich and soft; nuanced teals, magentas, mint greens and lilacs entertained me. Color photos today are full of primary reds, blues and yellows. I glance and look away. It must have something to do with a change in printing and inks. The encyclopedia I looked at as a child also had black and white images of far off places. A distant island, an uninhabited beach, an arctic glacier photographed in a way where it looked like an explorer was approaching for the first time; discovering a new land. Today the world feels overexposed from digital advertising.” Amy Pachowicz (born 1968) was raised in San Diego and is working with themes of nostalgia and nature. She studied archaeology and graduated from UCSD in 1996 with a minor in studio painting following a year at Barnard College, Columbia University, NY. Pachowicz’s practice is informed by an early academic foundation in archaeology, a discipline that continues to shape her exploration of artifacts—whether organic or printed—as vessels of memory and meaning. Her work has been exhibited at Oolong Gallery in Encinitas, juried exhibitions at the Athenaeum in La Jolla, and numerous group shows across San Diego since the late 1990s, including ICE Gallery in 2002.
  • The California Equity Initiative is hosting a virtual workshop to educate workers on their employment rights, especially in light of federal rollbacks of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) protections. With the revocation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order, it is critical that California workers understand how state laws can protect them from discrimination, unfair labor practices, and workplace inequities. Expert panelists include: · Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, Chair of the Public Employment and Retirement Committee · Bradley Gage, Employment Law and Civil Rights Attorney · Allison Lim, Staff Attorney at the Center for Workers' Rights · Janae Trevillion, H.R. Professional WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at 6 PM PT WHERE: Virtual (Zoom) – Registration Required https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lW8vMy0dSeyKtB2tzXQAyw#/registration
  • Iran says it will have indirect talks with the U.S. Saturday in Oman, opening possible diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program but revealing a potential sticking point about the format for negotiating.
  • From fantasy to food, these five books made waves for our staff this year with their fresh perspectives and compelling narratives.
  • Warmer weather is expected this week for San Diego County, with possible low clouds and fog in coastal areas, forecasters said Monday.
  • The sixth and final season of The Handmaid's Tale, which debuts Tuesday, explores questions of trauma and revenge. Also this week: Hacks returns and Jon Hamm stars in a layered whodunit.
  • These 10 venues captured the essence of San Diego’s dining and drinking scene in 2024, from cozy breweries to hidden gems.
  • Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is bringing a seasonal twist to its monthly after-dark event with Oceans at Night: Oceans of Love! WHEN: Thursday, February 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. ABOUT OCEANS AT NIGHT: OCEANS OF LOVE Dive into the spicy sea-crets of love and courtship in the underwater world, get your groove on to a live DJ spinning classic love ballads and sip on some "Love Potion" cocktails and mocktails! You can also craft your own Valentine and make a luminary for a loved one — it’s love at first art! Plus, don’t miss some special animal interactions, including an evening shark and ray feeding, tide pool feeding and the chance to see a rainbow of fluorescent coral in our Living Light experience. EARLY BIRD TICKET SPECIAL Save $10 on tickets to Oceans at Night: Oceans of Love with Early Bird Tickets! This offer is valid from February 4 at noon to February 11 at noon. Early Bird Ticket Price: $27 members | $30 general public Early Bird Glow Up Ticket Price: $62 members | $70 general publicGLOW UP Each Glow Up Ticket includes event admission, plus two complimentary drinks, light hors d’oeuvres and exclusive access to a private bar and reserved area. Please note Oceans at Night is a 21+ event. Tickets are on sale now. Can’t make it to Oceans at Night: Oceans of Love? Here are more Valentine ideas to celebrate love at Birch Aquarium! Birch Aquarium at Scripps on Facebook / Instagram / X / TikTok
  • Rescuers temporarily shut down electrical equipment and machines used in search operations due to the rain over the weekend, making recovery operations more difficult.
  • The U.S. believes hackers affiliated with China's government are infiltrating telecoms and stealing users' data. The FBI has urged people to use end-to-end encryption to keep their info safe.
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