Open Door Contemporary Art Projects
Crossroads in the African and Black Diasporas

Summer Issue
June 5, 2008
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:::a content-oriented social-networking interactive collaborative site offering a novel approach to accessing art and culture:::

You can now go to http://www.odcap.com/ and read our Summer Issue.

At OD-CAP we question what we are doing, what we hope to do in the future and how we are impacting our users lives with the information that we provide. We are a small fledgling effort but as we continue to grow, we have morphed into an online public benefit community cultural development organization. This June we are highlighting the importance of creativity and the way it fosters innovation and civic imagination. We are focusing on artists and cultural workers in their varied creative practices but also their interventions and how they affect the communities in which they live.

We appreciate your comments and email lists too, so that we can continue to broaden our audience!

Cheers,

Lizzetta

Open Door Contemporary Art Projects,Crossroads in the African and Black Diasporas

ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
February 22, 2008
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It’s our one-year anniversary this month and in OD-CAP’s effort to explore themes that are valued by our contributors and users, this issue continues to consider works of art that engage us. Most of the uploads deal with race and/in digital space—defined as the historical use of digital formats, contemporary Black youth and digital media, digital platforms that have transformed communication in African nations, digital graphic and design remixes, and access to video works through YouTube.

Like a collage, we “cut and paste” our way through these digital platforms, while also exploring other interests. Several of our writers are “foodies” and we are drawn to artists who focus on food. As an on-line community of volunteer writers, we are also keenly aware of navigating the job market with an art degree and the necessity of having to put food on the table while we sustain our artistic lives and communities. So, subsequent issues will continue to explore some of these themes and present new conversations with artists, articles, and galleries in June and September. Frequent blogs will continue to appear in our Voices link.

We appreciate your comments and email lists too, so that we can continue to broaden our audience!

Cheers,

Lizzetta
A Project of LeFalleCuratorial

www.odcap.com
Open Door Contemporary Art Projects

:::a content-oriented social-networking interactive collaborative site offering a novel approach to accessing art and culture:::

PORTLAND,OR - June 21, 2007 - This new web format is a result of your comments that have helped us to build a better site. We welcome collaborations and submissions. Look for new uploads each month...A reminder notice will be sent to you. In July, we will continue with our artist interviews but will begin to include articles on art practices and ideas. One of our collaborators has been participating in a "Grand Art Tour" in Europe this summer and we hope to have her thoughts and images uploaded in July. Good News--I will be an artist-in-residence at the Centre Cat'Art in southern France this fall. During my residency, I will continue to bring you exciting interviews with artists, curators, and others who are engaged by contemporary art practices. Best wishes and we welcome your comments, Lizzetta -- Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Ph.D. Be sure to visit www.odcap.com, an intersection between technology and community building through visual art.

OD-CAP is a specific content-oriented social-networking interactive collaborative site to change long held assumptions about audiences and their engagement with art. # # #

A Project of LeFalleCuratorial