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Page 2 April 12, 2000 Art ------- Focus A S U P P L E M E N T Focus » -------------------- ïta r tla n i» ® h e e r u e r Mary T apogna’s m osaics and Y WC A’s Smart Choices photography O F each a se lf portrait by 4lh and 5,h grade girls w hich reflect how they see themselves and how they believe other see them . T he Smart Choices program seeks to provide a setting to support the successful transition o f g irls in to a d o le s c e n c e an d a d u lth o o d th ro u g h e x p e rien tial learning based on th eg irls’ strengths and interests. D u rin g th e S p rin g o f 1 999, d o c u m e n ta ry an d fin e a r ts photographer Julie K eefe served as artist-in-residencew ith participants a t A p p le g a te a n d W o o d la w n Schools in N orth Portland. Keefe ■ jÌ Ì v ir th n ìù (©beerUer Editor in Chief, Publisher C h arles H. W ashington Editor L arry J . Ja c k so n , Sr. Copy Editor J o y R am os • M l M l NAM I NS 1ST. JO H N S PUB Business Manager G a ry A n n T aylor Live Music • Group Events D elicious I’ub Fare • G reat Specials H andcrafted Ales & W ines Creative Director Shaw n S tra h an 4747 N E M a rtin L u th er K ing, J r., Blvd. P o rtlan d , O R 97211 led 8-w eek w orkshops w ith each group o f girls on basic techniques o f photography and artistic vision. Y W C A Sm art C hoices and the IFCC hope to use the exhibitions as a forum to stim u la te th in k in g , conversation and action around how th e c o m m u n ity c a n b e tte r understand and support girls as they enter this critical stage in their lives. T he Interstate Firehouse Cultural C e n te r , n o w c e le b r a tin g is eighteenth anniversary, is a non profit perform ing and visual arts c e n te r d ed ica ted to d iv e rsity a cultural expression. Mary Tapogna's mosaic entitled “Lady with Books ” will be featured along with her sculptures at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center from April 6 until April 29. 8203 N Ivanhoe Street Portland • (303) 283-8520 w w w .m c m e n a m in s .c o m A ll food, tiles and whies ____________ arnilable to ' go I 503-288-0033 Fax 503-2880015 I OH T i l t PoKILAMJ OBSERVER e-mail: thefocus@ portlandobserver.com subscript»rt®portlandobærverjcom D eadlines fin su b m itte d m aterial: Article*: Friday by 5 p . m . Adi: Monday by Noon Focus w elcom es freelance subm issions. M a n u scrip ts an d p h o to g rap h s c a n be re tu rn e d if acco m p an ied by a self- ad d re ssed sta m p e d envelope. All cre ate d d isplay ads beco m e th e sole p ro p erty of th e n ew spaper a n d ca n n o t be u sed in o th e r p u b licatio n s or p erso n a l usage w ith o u t the w ritten co n sen t o f th e general m anager, unless th e client has p u rch a sed th e co m position o f th e ad. I W The Portland Obw rvtr D u rin g A p r il, th e I n te r s ta te Firehouse C ultural C enter (IFCC ) p rese n ts e x h ib its fe a tu rin g th e m osaics o f M ary T apogna and black and w hite photography from the Y W C A ’s Sm art C hoices program . T hese w orks are on view in the IFCC galleries A pril 6-29. A free, public opening reception will be held on first T hursday, April 6 ,h fro m 5 - 7 :3 0 p m . L iv e entertainm ent will be provided by the groups M TV and the T ony G reen O rchestra and refreshm ents will be served. T he IFCC is located at 5340 N. In te rsta te A v en u e, between A lberta and Killingsworth. M ary T a p o g n a : C o m m o n B y- Products The m ain gallery features M ary T a p o g n a’s m osaic portraits and sculptures. T he pieces are rendered from the in f in ite v a r ie ty o f d is c a r d e d consum er objects collected by the artist such as tile, ceram ics, metal, glass, plastics, rocks, and bottle caps. T apogna boldly strikes to “ m a k e c o n s tru c tiv e u se o f th e product generated by our ‘throw aw ay ’ society. T he w orks are a direct result o f T a p o g n a ’s ow n p h o to g ra p h ic im a g e s and d r a w in g s . P r o f e s s io n a lly tr a in e d as a p h o to g rap h er, she first b egan com bining mosaic frames with her p h o to g r a p h ic im a g e s . T h is com bining process eventually led to the current m anifestation o f the photo image being transform ed into a mosaic. The layering process from w hich the w orks d eriv e literally gives the initial photo im a g e n ew d im e n s io n b y c o n v e rtin g it in to a te x tu ra l medium. “T he photographs that I choose for m osaic subjects are usually ordinary people, m ostly w om en, w ith a certain intensity w hich is c a u g h t by th e c a m e ra le n s ,” e x p la in s T apogna. “ T h is transformation - from one medium to another - allow s m e to spend m o re tim e w ith a c h e ris h e d im age.” Y W CA Smart C hoices Program: “ How I See M yself/H ow O thers See M e” T h e Y W C A S m a rt C h o ic e s exhibition features eighteen black and w hite photographic diptychs. Th« 42nd Annwnl E B O N Y F A S H IO N FAIR P r « *e t» » s io n s MM Sponsored By The Links, Inc. 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