FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2024
Library, Arts & Culture Media: Maryl Fleisher
Email: MFleisher@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 937-7806
City Media Contact: Stephanie Mkhlian
Email: SMkhlian@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 550-4424
VENTANA HUICHOLA BY NATALIE GONZALEZ
ARTIST INSTALLATION AT ADAMS SQUARE MINI PARK GAS STATION
GLENDALE, CA – Artist Natalie Gonzalez’ installation titled Ventana Huichola is on display at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station from Monday, October 7, 2024 – Friday, November 15, 2024. Ventana Huichola – or “Huichol Window” in English - is a site-specific installation, consisting of three pieces each made of fifteen God’s Eyes. Each God’s Eye is attached to a plastic net with a cord. Gonzalez’ goal is for the audience to engage in this magical vibration of colors and shapes.
Natalie Gonzalez is a visual artist and art practitioner based in San Diego, CA. She primarily focuses on acrylic and mixed media. She uses simple shapes, lines, and organic images in her work. Gonzalez enjoys the creative process; it is a response to all the things she experiences in her daily life and past. By using elements of her traditions, roots and Neo-Mexicanism, she attempts to construct her own ideas, analyses, and metaphors of what being binational means to her.
This temporary art installation is generously sponsored by the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission through funding from the Urban Art Program, and support from Glendale Library, Arts & Culture, Glendale Community Services and Parks, and the Adams Hill Neighborhood Association.
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About Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department includes eight neighborhood libraries including the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. The department also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts destination. Glendale Library Arts & Culture is supported in part through the efforts of the Glendale Library Arts & Culture Trust (GLACT). For more information visit GlendaleLAC.org, or contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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About the City of Glendale & its Arts and Culture Commission
Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of more than 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks, and easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Its Arts and Culture Commission administers a developer- funded program which is working to transform Glendale into an arts and culture destination for the Southern California region. The mission of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is to enrich the human experience, reinforce Glendale’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture, and to recognize the importance of arts to our quality of life and to the local economy. This is accomplished by consciously integrating arts and culture into the daily life of the people of Glendale through urban design, planning, economic development, and education. For more information about the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission see the website: GlendaleArtsAndCulture.org
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