LOS ANGELES, CA (October 30,  2021) – South LA Contemporary (SoLA Contemporary) is pleased to present a culminating art exhibition of SoLA’s 2021 *Critical Response program.  The collaborative group of 14 participating artists have been working together and meeting monthly on Zoom in supportive and critical interaction.  The pandemic year of 2020-21 had a profound impact on SoLA's approach to the program and online communication proved very meaningful, efficient, and fostered creative approaches as well as creating "community”, a primary goal of the program.  

In addition to the critique process itself, instruction and practice writing of personal artist statements enhanced deeper reflection and communication. In the tradition of inviting an outside art critic to reflect on the exhibited work, Kristina Newhouse, curator at the Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, located on the campus of Cal State Long Beach, California, will be attending the group exhibition to offer her professional perspective.

We invite artists at all levels to join SoLA Participating artist groups: Creative Exchange (emerging artists) and Critical Response (established artists).