Institute for Philosophy & the Arts'
Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life

[Photography by Nathaniel Taylor]

THE SALON ON THE SPIRITUALLY CREATIVE LIFE

Our 28th Year Continues
... still on Zoom!

Please join Carol Soucek King virtually on
Sunday, September 8, 2024 Via Zoom
To discuss one of God's essential aspects
illuminated throughout her book
Under the Bridges at Arroyo del Rey

Harmony

With Main Presentation

The Extraordinary Artist and Educator
Ruth Weisberg
on
"Searching for Harmony"

“While HARMONY is the overarching goal, there is
energy and thought-provoking dialogue in the tensions
and spirited discourse in the arts.”
-- Ruth Weisberg

Scroll Down for:
Morning's Agenda
Speaker's Bio
Zoom Info
Lyrics and Poems
2024 Salon Dates/Themes

9:30 am Pacific Standard Time
Zoom Room Arrivals and
Himalayan Singing Bowls by Healing Arts Practitioner
Janet Martorello
 

10 am until noon – Program

Meditation
with
Nan Rae
Artist/Teacher/Author

Nan Rae's New Book - now available on Amazon --
Walk with Me... In the Garden of Our Friendship
includes many of Nan’s Meditations for
The Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life

Opening Song

"I Only Have Eyes for You"
by Musical Dames, 1934
Dean LeGrand Carlston, DDS
Composer/Singer/Instrumentalist

Dean welcomes us to listen to and download his music at no charge by accessing his personal website: deancarlston.com

September Birthdays & Special Salutes
with
Graham Lance Richardson
Retired Westside Realtor after 35 years.
Licensed Plumber & Gas Fitter.
Certified Welder to 100%.

Main Presentation:

"Searching for Harmony"
with
Ruth Weisberg
 

Above: Ruth Weisberg, Brief Encounter, 2023,
Oil and Mixed Media on Unstretched Canvas, 45 .5 x 58.5 inches,
Signed Lower Right, JRFA #11569

Ruth Weisberg is the widely exhibited artist and impactful university dean who transformed the University of Southern California’s arts program when it became the Gayle Garner Roski School of Art and Design in 2006. For the Salon, Ruth will share her life’s journey through a treasure-trove of her widely lauded paintings, drawings and prints. Among other distinct honors, Ruth Weisberg was one of the first two artists [in tandem with Judy Chicago] exhibited at The Women’s Building, Los Angeles, and the first living painter to be afforded a solo exhibition at both the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, and the Huntington Library, San Marino.

Ever welcoming others' ideas, the revered educator
Ruth Weisberg says - “I am looking forward to a spirited
discussion after my presentation.”

Music Interlude
by
Douglas Decker
Recording Engineer/Musician
"Bring Him Home"
From the Broadway show Les Miserables by Alain Albert Boublil/Claude Michel Schonberg/Herbert Kretzmer

Poetry Reading
with
Patricia Ferber
Sculptor/Painter/Educator/Curator/Poet
Three takes on
"Harmony"

Followed by Discussion

Opening the Discussion will be
Nino Wong, designer/business leader/Volunteer
Chairman of the Chinese Garden Docents, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.

All are invited to continue sharing thoughts on
Harmony.

until noontime

Finale
"It's No Secret"
by Stuart Hamblen
Susie Katharine Shaw
Actress/Vocalist

To conclude Susie will lead us in Richard King's favorite
Native American Prayer
 

About Our Speaker 

Ruth Weisberg

Ruth Weisberg is one of Los Angeles’ most celebrated figurative artists. She is currently a professor at the University of Southern California, where she was the longest tenured Dean of its school of art and design. Her first major survey in Los Angeles was in 1979 at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery.

Weisberg has been a major voice in the advancement of contemporary women artists. Her solo exhibition, in tandem with Judy Chicago’s solo show, was historic as it inaugurated the Women’s Building in Los Angeles soon after its opening in 1973.

She holds the distinction of being the first living painter afforded solo exhibitions at both the Huntington Museum in 1999, followed by a solo show in 2008 at the Norton Simon Museum.

A highly respected printmaker, Ruth Weisberg is greatly celebrated as a printmaker, she received the Printmaker Emeritus Award from the Southern Graphic Council International in 2015. In 1997, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art curated the critical survey exhibition on the monotype entitled “Singular Impressions,” where her work was significantly featured.

She has been the recipient of the Art Leadership Award, National Council of Art Administrators, and the Women’s Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Hebrew Union College, 2001, College Art Association Distinguished Teaching of Art Award 1999, Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome 2011, 1995, 1994, and 1992. Her degrees are from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Perugia, Italy, and the University of Michigan.

Weisberg has had over 80 solo and nearly 200 group exhibitions, including a major exhibition at the University of Michigan, Stamps Gallery 2022. Other major surveys include ones shown at the Skirball Museum. She was featured in five Pacific Standard Time related exhibitions partnering with the Getty’s formidable endeavor, including a solo exhibition at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, "Ruth Weisberg: Now & Then" in 2012, and "Reflections Through Time" in 2015 as well as included in the "I,You,We" exhibition at the Whitney Museum in 2013. Most recently, in 2023-4, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts presented a survey exhibition entitled “Ruth Weisberg: Touchstones.”

Her work is in some sixty Museum collections including The Art Institute of Chicago; Minneapolis Institute of Art; The Biblioteque Nationale of France, Paris; Istituto Nationale per la Grafica, Rome; Portland Museum; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Norton Simon Museum; The Huntington Museum; The Norwegian National Museum, Oslo; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery, Washington, D.C. and the Whitney Museum.

Ruth Weisberg is represented by Jack Rutberg Fine Arts.

Email: reweisb@usc.edu

For the time being, the Salon will continue to meet on Zoom. When appropriate, we will meet in person once again at Arroyo del Rey.

For access to the Salon on Zoom:

This meeting is being hosted by Zoom.
There is no charge to use this service.

Before the Salon on Sunday:
You will need to either go to the Zoom website, www.zoom.us, and register for a free account to access this meeting through your web browser or download and install the Zoom application on your device.

If you download the application to your device, you do NOT need to register for a free account. To download the Zoom application, click on this link... https://zoom.us/download

For any questions or assistance,
email Curtis McElhinney at Curtis@curtisvision.com

Three Songs & Three Poems

"I Only Have Eyes for You"
Musical Dames, 1934

MY LOVE MUST BE A KIND OF BLIND LOVE
I CAN’T SEE ANYONE BUT YOU
ARE THE STARS OUT TONIGHT
I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S CLOUDY OR BRIGHT
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU DEAR
THE MOON MAY BE HIGH
BUT I CAN’T SEE A THING IN THE SKY
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
I DON’T KNOW IF WE’RE IN A GARDEN
OR ON A CROWDED AVENUE
YOU ARE HERE SO AM I
AND THOUGH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE PASS BY
THEY ALL DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW
CAUSE I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU

"Bring Him Home"
From the Broadway show Les Miserables by Alain Albert Boublil/Claude Michel Schonberg/Herbert Kretzmer

God on high Hear my prayer
In my need You have always been there
He is young He's afraid
Let him rest Heaven blessed.
Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home.

He's like the son I might have known
If God had granted me a son.
The summers die One by one
How soon they fly On and on
And I am old And will be gone.

Bring him peace Bring him joy
He is young He is only a boy
You can take You can give
Let him be Let him live

If I die Let me die Let him live
Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home.

"It Is No Secret"
by Stuart Hamblen

The chimes of time ring out the news, another day is through. Someone slipped and fell. Was that someone you? You may have longed for added strength, your courage to renew. Do not be discouraged, for I have news for you. It is no secret what God can do. What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you. With arms wide open, He’ll pardon you. It is no secret what God can do.

There is no night for in His light, you’ll never walk alone. Always feel at home, wherever you may roam. There is no power can conquer you while God is on your side. Just take Him at His promise, don’t run away and hide. It is no secret what God can do. What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you. With arms wide open, He’ll pardon you. It is no secret what God can do.

"Harmony #1"
A poem by Patricia Ferber 2024

Look and listen to the winds,
guiding you into the balance of contentment.

It can be found looking through a small window or a large,
the binoculars of your mind, seeing the beauty surrounding you, soaring through the heavens as a bird in flight.

"Harmony #2"
A poem by Patricia Ferber 2024

A gentle breeze whispers to me
above, the compounded sky.
Dancing leaves on swaying branches,
a number fluttering down.
A bee, a butterfly, a hummingbird too,
feed from the flowers in syncopated rhythms,
from the nectar of bloom.
A squirrel scampers up an Oak
to hide a seed for winter days.
As I gaze upon my garden,
a garden filled with love.

"Harmony #3"
A poem by Patricia Ferber 2024

Harmony is melodious in many keys, such as A, B, C,
or Do, Re, Mi. Harmony requires balance within and can be obtained through music, writing, meditation, or a gym.
It is all in the balance of what is right or wrong
as in dance or in the words of a song.

Harmony can become elusive at times when the forces of life move you along, losing direction on an unfamiliar road, like the surfer riding a wave aiming for shore.

Move to the left, move to the right, and center your mind, like the clay on a potter’s wheel that has existed through time. Creating a vessel that will hold all your needs, resuming your journey once more in peace.

In all our endeavors, we strive for rhythm by using the key, unlocking the doors of Harmony.

All 2024 Salon dates and themes

STABILITY
Sunday, January 14, 2024

GROWTH
Sunday, February 11, 2024

POSSIBILITY
Sunday, March 10, 2024

FAITH
Sunday, April 14, 2024

GRATITUDE
Sunday, May 12, 2024

HUMOR
Sunday, June 9, 2024

UNDERSTANDING
Sunday, July 14, 2024

KINDNESS
Sunday, August 11, 2024

HARMONY
Sunday, September 8, 2024

LOVE
Sunday, October 13, 2024

HEALING
Sunday, November 10, 2024

SPIRITUALITY
Sunday, December 8, 2024

Please let us know which salons you can attend by calling (626) 449-1238.

With all loving thoughts and hoping to see you soon!

Carol Soucek King, M.F.A., Ph. D.
Email: KingCarol@aol.com  
 

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