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Serge! The 4th Annual Serge Gainsbourg Tribute Party!

It's back! The Sacramento French Film Festival's annual Serge party is happening Saturday!

We are hosting a party for Serge Gainsbourg's Birthday! He would be 84 this year.

Join us for our 4th annual celebration of French Icon Serge Gainsbourg. Singer-songwriter, director, actor, photographer, provocateur, iconoclast, and much more, Gainsbourg was a major figure in the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's pop-culture, all through a fog of Gitanes and alcohol... He is still today considered as one of the world's most influential popular musicians. Come and celebrate the spirit of "Gainsbarre" with us!

$7 admission to benefit the Sacramento French Film Festival and Verge Center for the Arts!

Featuring music by DJ Christophe and DJ Roger, live bands, short films, Serge Art, Cocktails!

★ ✰Doors open at 7:30pm 

★ ✰Short Films 8pm

★ ✰Live Music by Afternoon Teacup Collection
+ Peter Petty IS Dirge Gainsbourg 9pm

★ ✰French Pop Dance Party w/ DJ Christophe & Roger Carpio 10pm


Verge Center for the Arts
http://www.vergeart.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ VergeArt

Sacramento French Film Festival
http:// www.sacramentofrenchfilmfes tival.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Sacramento-French-Film-Festival/54560847076


Record Club
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"TRANSLATIONS" A Sydney/Sacramento exchange

WHAT: A collaborative show based on an exchange and interpretation of ideas between Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, and Verge Gallery, Sydney

WHY: The internet has supposedly flattened time, communication, and space to the point where place no longer matters. Idiosyncrasies, errors, foibles, coincidences, misinterpretations, synchronicities and surprises vanish as we all view the same websites, communicate on the same social media platform, and catch the same viral videos. "Translations," a bold post-digital statement substitutes the myth of the omnipotent datasphere (where it seems everything happens) with two distinct non-virtual locations: two unrelated - except by name - Verge Galleries. Separated by oceans, this project asks ten artists in each location to write instructions for the other ten artists to manifest. Cyberspace will serve as a conduit for these ideas, but to what extent can words and sketches survive the trip intact? What cultural conversions will take place at either end as recipient artists put their own spin on what confronts them?

HOW: Artists are to create an idea for a work that can be put into an emailable format (using primarily text, but also images and sketches). These instructions should be an in-depth and sincere attempt to convey the full breadth and scope of the work. They can be in any genre, medium, using any materials that the artist deem appropriate, with the understanding that any unreasonable requests may be interpreted in unpredictable ways. The artists will also agree to construct the reciprocal works using their own resources.

The instructions should be between 500-2000 words and there can be up to 5 sketches or images (all scannable and emailable), although these are not necessary. In addition, artists should write a 500 word piece indicating their approach to interpretation. How do you take text and emailed images and construct an artwork? What skills (both practical and conceptual) can you bring to a project such as this one?

WHEN: The callout will end on February 28, but early entries are appreciated, and the final ten artists will be decided upon and notified by mid-March. The galleries will then pair up reciprocal ideas with artists. Artists will then have the end of March and all of April to realise these works. They will work without contact with the authors of these ideas. Each artist will also be asked to document their processes, and this documentation will then be forwarded to the other gallery and may be displayed as part of the exhibition.

Reciprocal exhibitions will then be displayed in May 2013. 

To avoid bias, each gallery will pick the ideas to be displayed by them (I.E. Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento wil judge the submissions from Sydney and vice-versa). To avoid later conflict, paired-up artists will be considered co-authors of both works they create.

In summary, artists are to provide by February 28:
- 500-2000 word instructions for an artwork
-Up to 5 sketches/images (relating to their instructions),
-500 word piece indicating their approach to interpretation
-Brief CV (with contact details) 

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR SUBMISSION TO VERGEART@GMAIL.COM. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY HARD COPIES SENT TO US!