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Past Exhibitions

Michael Nannery: The Fountain

Michael Nannery:  The Fountain July  1, 2017 – May 5th, 2018 OPENING RECEPTION:  July 1st from 7-10pm     The Fountain  seeks to provide a contemplative and refreshing space inside Grand Central Art Center, while offering an invitation to those outside.   The aquatic garden fills the space with green life, fresh air, and a […]

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Sean David Christensen: THE DUEL

Sean David Christensen:  THE DUEL July 1 –  September 17, 2017 OPENING RECEPTION:  July 1st from 7-10pm     Based on a true story by actress Lili Taylor, The Duel is an experimental visualization of her father’s private struggle with manic depression. Originally told on the award-winning RISK! podcast, Taylor recalls a harrowing afternoon in […]

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Cog*nate Collective: Now & Always Santa Ana (NASA)

Cog*nate Collective: Now & Always Santa Ana (NASA) July 1st from 7-10pm     This summer, GCAC artists-in-residence Cog*nate Collective  will be facilitating a series of recording sessions + listening stations as part of  Now & Always Santa Ana (NASA), a pirate-radio station dedicated to space exploration on a local, regional, and cosmic scale. Their […]

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Lucio Muniain: Are You Skeptical?

Lucio Muniain:  Are You Skeptical? June 3  –  August 13, 2017 OPENING RECEPTION:  June 3rd from 7-10pm   Through television, the Internet, printed press and phones, we are being constantly bombarded with images. Many of the images we encounter are of the violence that seems to be rampant within societies around the globe. The pictures […]

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Davy Sumner: Tines

Davy Sumner:  TINES June 3  –  August 13, 2017   Based on an 1859 experiment by German Scientist Franz Melde,  TINES  are tuning forks that are vibrated by precisely directed magnetic fields. Pulsing a strong electromagnet at the resonant frequency of a tuning fork causes it to start oscillating (and producing sound). The deer-like sculptures […]

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GCAC Residency Project “Vireo” Releases May 31st on KCET

Artist Residency Project of CSUF Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) “VIREO: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser”   To Be Released by KCET VIREO is a Made-for-TV Opera, Composed and Conceived by    GCAC Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa on a Libretto by Erik Ehn and Directed by Charles Otte Broadcast World Premiere June 13 On […]

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Julie Orser: Captain Rooftop

Julie Orser: Captain Rooftop April 1 – June 11, 2017 OPENING RECEPTION: APRIL 1 from 7-10pm   The camerawork and sound design for Julie Orser’s single channel video work Captain Rooftop (2017) takes a feminist approach against traditional seamless cinema. Orser’s “Captain” figure is an obsolete masculine character that makes a strong attempt to posture, […]

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SanTana’s Fairy Tales: Sarah Rafael Garcí­­a

SanTana’s Fairy Tales Sarah Rafael Garcí­­a March 4 – May 14, 2017 Developed through a  one-year onsite artist-in-residence at Grand Central Art Center, SanTana’s Fairy Tales is a visual art installation, oral history, storytelling project initiated by artist/author Sarah Rafael Garcí­­a. The project integrates community-based narratives to create contemporary fairytales and fables that  represent the […]

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Electroacoustic Drawing: Davy Sumner

Electroacoustic Drawing Davy Sumner March 4 – April 16, 2017 Performance of the work March 4 from 7-10pm Electroacoustic Drawing is an audiovisual performance for three hand-wired drawing mechanisms. DC motors spin markers across a 14-foot canvas, resulting in thick strokes, irregular geometric shapes, and splatters. The internal gearings of the motors and the canvas […]

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