AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

“Taboo Topics” an Open Juried Show June 14th - July 20th 2008

Artists Union Gallery, California Street at the Promenade, Ventura
Drop-off dates for Artwork:
Monday, June 9, 4-7 pm
Tuesday, June 10, 9-noon.

As social mores become more restrictive, expression becomes less free. In our increasingly polarized society, deep divisions allow for less freedom of expression. We, as Americans, are divided more and more by politics (liberals vs. conservatives), social values (traditionalists vs. modernists), religion (fundamentalists vs. everyone else), race, ethnicity, gender, and age.

“Taboo Topics” invites participants to use their artistic talents to explore and express the forbidden. This is an open show designed to provide a safe space for artists to use their creative talents to express ideas on society’s Taboo Topics.

An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, June 14th 6 to 9 pm
Jurors: Amy Jones & Dina Pielaet
Curators: elle je freeheart, Sonya Burke & Jeanne LaRocco

Contact elle-je' freeheart at for more information

For application, release form, and more information:
Ventura Artists Union Website
Artists Union Gallery Blog