Eureka Street Art Festival 2020

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Aug. 10-15, 2020

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ABOUT THE EUREKA STREET ART FESTIVAL

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

During the week-long festival, artists will be painting murals and creating street art throughout the Henderson Center neighborhood of Eureka. Due to the corona virus, we will not be hosting the Block Party this year, but we invite you to walk through the Festival area throughout the week to appreciation the creation of these large-scale pieces of art.

The mission of the Eureka Street Art Festival is to create intentional, accessible art that enlivens public spaces, stimulates community revitalization, and attracts visitors to Eureka.

MEET THE ARTISTS

BENJAMIN GOULART

ALME ALLEN �

Benjamin Goulart has been creating art professionally for over 24 years. His first mural in 1996 propelled him into public art, and he has been focused on large scale installations ever since. He has his degree in Art, and has painted 35 murals.

His studio is based in Bayside, CA. He now teaches young artists the skills he has learned over the years, as he passes on his wealth of knowledge to the new creative minds of our time.

Alme Allen grew up in the traditional homelands of the Karuk People on the Klamath River in Orleans, CA, surrounded by the same mountains and streams as his fathers’ people. Alme began to participate in the Karuk traditions at an early age, learning the songs, dances and ceremonies that help to keep the Natural World in balance. It is these cultural experiences that have inspired much of his artwork, and he has worked with various materials and media to express his gratitude and commitment to this way of life. Over the years, Alme has accomplished many things within his art and cultural community, from public murals, facilitating art workshops for youth, administering carving projects with young men, an art and cultural tour in Portugal, and numerous local and regional Native American art shows. But what Allen finds to be the most important and gratifying work is the construction and upkeep of ceremonial/village sites in his tribal community.

ASHLEY ROSE � Ashley Rose grew up a farm girl on the coast of Norcal’s dairy country. A childhood in the outdoors surrounded by animals and verdant landscapes left an indelible mark on her creative mind. For nearly two decades, Ashley has run a jewelry line (Ashley Rose Designs) where she melds natural gemstones, crystals, and fine metals into wearable art. A lifetime of adorning the body with creative intention has led to a complete devotion to the arts; Ashley’s journey into multi-media painting sprung many years ago from her everevolving creative process. Ashley’s studies are inspired by flora and feelings of power and balance instilled by the natural world.

CARL AVERY � Carl Avery is a professional artistbuilder-fabricator, specializing in airbrush, pin-striping, custom paint, illustration, murals, graphic design and high quality commission work. Carl is part of the Yurok Tribe, and grew up on a Native American Reservation in Northern CA, Carl’s work is highly influenced by nature and cultural designs. However, his passion for art has pushed his inspirations to take on new forms. Dabbling in what he calls his graffiti style, Carl experiments with loud abrupt color, geometric shapes and character design.

ELLIE GAINEY � Ellie Gainey is a public works artist specializing in murals. She has undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz, and a degree in fine art from College of the Redwoods. Her mural work began at the 2018 ESAF, and has since participated in Sacramento’s Wide Open Walls and the Roseville Mural Festival. Beyond festivals, Gainey has painted numerous private mural commissions and is a team member at Inkdwell. Each of her works considers the audience and community as the primary focus and utilizes a combination

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of typography and imagery to create a fusion of realistic style with whimsical messages.

GINA TUZZI Gina Tuzzi was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California. She attended Humboldt State University, receiving a BA in painting and printmaking and later Mills College where she received a MFA in painting. Gina has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, is a Murphy and Cadogan fellow, a two time SECA nominee and a Facebook Artist In Residence (2019). She teaches Painting at Humboldt State University and lives in Blue Lake, California. Her work is represented

by Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

JAMES CAREY � James Carey is an illustrator living in Huntington Beach, California. James specializes in illustration and mural work.

He works in pen and ink, watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic paint and digital rendering. His style is fun, colorful and often emphasizes a message of positivity and love. James has shown in various galleries in California and has had work featured on LAWeekly.com.

JOSE MORENO �� Jose uses the medium of visual communication to investigate different themes related to color, storytelling, figurative and abstract forms. He is currently investigating the theme of abstract simple forms to create larger visual representations. Focusing on combining abstract fields of color and shapes with representational forms.

JULIAN LANG � Member of the Karuk Tribe, and of Wiyot and Shasta ancestry, Lang is a well-known and award winning multimedia artist with a long list of exhibits and artwork produced since the 1980s. His mural work has been a means to include at-risk youth in the public art making process. Known for his work with color, Lang focuses on the cultural iconography and languages of northwestern CA as his source material. The source material is reinterpreted as new “stories” for today’s audiences to remind us of the primary purpose and teaching to “fix/remake the world” and to regard the earth as sacred as we navigate the labyrinth of today’s materialistic and earth-damaging path.

MELITTA JACKSON � Melitta Marie Jackson is a 28 year old Yurok Tribal member and Hupa, Karuk, and Modoc descendant. She grew up in Humboldt County and graduated from Humboldt State University in 2017 with a BA in Studio Art. She received an Illustration Award in 2017 and had a logo used for HSU’s CA American Indian Big Time and Social Gathering from 2016-2018. Melitta’s art is inspired by scientific illustration, Pop surrealism and cultural stories and practices of her Native American community.

MIR DE SILVA � Mir de Silva is a painter and illustrator based in Eureka, California. Her work utilizes positive imagery and vibrant colors to encourage civic engagement and environmental stewardship. She graduated from HSU with degrees in art education and studio art in May, and divides her time between teaching and creating alongside the community.

FESTIVAL INFORMATION The Third Annual Eureka Street Art Festival (ESAF) is bringing color to Henderson Center with 12 murals and eight sidewalk poetry installations.

ARTISTS

For this year’s Festival, we are focusing on Humboldt County and California artists.

NATIVE MURAL PROJECT

The Native Mural Project was created in partnership with the Native Cultures Fund, Humboldt Area Foundation,

and a committee of local Native leaders, and strives to provide a platform for local Native artists in Eureka’s public art scene. Four artists are participating in the inaugural year of this project - the location is noted on the map in this program.

HOW TO ENJOY THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR DAILY VIRTUAL ART WALKS Monday - Friday, 5:30pm Live-Stream on Facebook + Instagram and find previous days’ videos on our website.

STREAMING CONTENT Follow us on Instagram (@EurekaStreetArtFestival) and Facebook for videos, live-steaming content, and updates throughout the week!

SELF-GUIDED MURAL TOUR

FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS Find information, merchandise and more at the Festival HQ, located at 2840 F Street. Come in and say hello!

Grab a map from our website or around Henderson Center + wander the Festival area to see the murals being painted throughout the week.

AND WHILE YOU’RE THERE…

HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE Wear a face mask, observe physical distancing guidelines, and respect the barrier drawn around the working artists. Please stay home if you are not feeling well.

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