PAST PARTICIPANTS

2010

TarFest Art Exhibition @ Korean Cultural Center

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH - OCTOBER 8TH, 2010
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 24th - October 8th

KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER, 5505 Wilshire Boulevard, L.A. 90036

Juried by Edward Robinson, Associate Curator, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, LACMA

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE

Guilt By Association:
TarFest Sculpture & Installation Exhibition

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH - OCTOBER 8TH, 2010
opening reception: Thursday, September 30th, 2010 6 - 9 p.m.

LAUNCH, 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, L.A. 90036

Curated by Peter Mays, Executive Director, Los Angeles Art Association and James Panozzo, Executive Director, LAUNCH

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE

Brad Howe
Dori Atlantis
Katherine Rohrbacher
Pat Quinn
Nicola Vruwink
Libby Gerber

2009

TarFest Art Exhibition @ Korean Cultural Center

[ Friday, September 25, 2009 ]

Juried by Rita Gonzalez, Curator, American Art, LACMA
Produced in collaboration with the Los Angeles Art Association.

Niku Kashef
Tm Gratkowski
Flora Kao
Hung Viet Nguyen
Ching Ching Cheng
Linda Jo Russell
Sara Abbott
Jorge Oswaldo
Jose Juarez
Amy Kaczur
Libby Gerber
Christina Pierson

TarFest Music Festival @ The El Rey Theatre

[ Saturday, September 26, 2009 ]

Curated by Mark Sovel and TarFest

The Deadly Syndrome w/ visual artist Sterling Andrews
The Polyamorous Affair w/ DeJa Franciose & VJ Mr. Cocoon
eskimohunter
DJ Macaya

TarFest Film Festival @ Korean Cultural Center

[ Saturday, September 25, 2009 ]

16 short films and music videos, each under 5 minutes.
Curated by AB5TRAX

RADIO FREQ! / "FREQ BEAT"
Directed by Seaton Lin

"TUESDAY IN COPACABANA"
Directed by Anna Christopher

"OCTO-DANCING"
Directed by Reza Dolatabadi

LENKA / "TROUBLE IS A FRIEND OF MINE"
Directed by Josh Forbes

MAN MAN / "RABBIT HABITS"
Directed by Lex Halaby

"RIFT"
Directed by Andy Huang

"CIVILIAN"
Directed by Seaton Lin

"SWAN LAKE"
Created by Glenn Marshall

"?????"
Directed by David O'Reilly

"BIRDLOVE"
Directed by Uma Sanasaryan

BIRDY NAM NAM / "THE PARACHUTE ENDING
Directed by Steve Scott

"EAT, EAT"
Directed by Christian Simmons

"DARK CLOUDS"
Created by Ian Teh

"WITH RAIN"
Created by Takafumi Tsuchiya

YORIYOS / "ENDOSCOPISES"
Directed by Ron Winter

"THE MAX BRIXTON CHRONICLES: BOX OF BLOOD"
Directed by The Maxwell Brothers

Check out the Tarfest Film YouTube page.

2008

TARFEST Art Show @ Korean Cultural Center

Juried by Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art and Senior Curatorial Fellow, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

TARFEST Film Festival @ Korean Cultural Center

Curated by AB5TRAX

Music Videos

FLURRY / AFO MOS
Dir. Sean Stiegemeier

THE ETTES / "CROWN OF AGE"
Dir. Andy Huang

THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS / "MOTORIN'"
Dir. Michael Maniglia

ERIC AVERY / "ALL REMOTE & NO CONTROL"
Dir. Andy Huang

WHITE PINE / "BARBACOA"
Dir. Jonathan Parra

THERESA RYAN / "LIKE A MAN"
Dir. Malcolm Goodwin

SEEING THINGZ / "INFINITE SILENCE"
Dir. Marianne Magne

ROGER MOON / "ALICE"
Dir. Seaton Lin / AB5TRAX

CASTLEDOOR / "DUMPSTER DIVING"
Dir. Seth & Bobby

MINUTES TILL MIDNIGHT / "VINTAGE HEARTS"
Dir. Seaton Lin / AB5TRAX

THE BLACK PINE / "GOODBYE HOLLYWOOD FOREVER"
Dir. Seth & Bobby

Shorts

LOVE HURTS
Dir. Christian Simmons

PAPER WILLY
Dir. Seoung Joon Lee

TREASURE OF RIVERSIDE PARK
Dir. JSOK

ARMY GUY
Dir. Adam Stein

MEDICAL EXAMINER
Dir. Chad Anderson & Jose Fernandez

HELLO GEORGE
Dir. Ryan Apuy / AB5TRAX

THE LAST STARS OF LA
Dir. Marianne Magne

ORIGAMI
Dir. Jack Wung

THE CAVE: AN ADAPATION OF PLATO'S ALLEGORY IN CLAY
Dir. Michael Ramsey

DINNER
Dir. Jason Shawn Alexander

BALLOON MAN
Dir. Lorenzo De Guia

THE ACCEPTABLE SIN
Dir. Jack Truman

I WAS MURDERED
Dir. Loredana Palivoda

THE GLOAMING
Dir. Andy Huang

DUKE BAA
Dir. Shu-Han Yang

INSIDE EVERY MOMENT IS ANOTHER MOMENT
Dir. Kacey Morrow

1 AGAINST 1
Dir. Seaton Lin / AB5TRAX

SUNSHINE BOB
Dir. Christian Simmons

LEVITY
Dir. Gus Trauth / Jordan Held / & Adam Lukas

TARFEST Music Festival @ The El Rey

Curated by Olivia Brown and the Miracle Mile Players

Love Lies Sleeping
Castledoor
DJ Diabetic (Shepard Fairey)
The Illuminoids

Miracle Mile Run

Inaugural Miracle Mile Run, Race Director, Luis Canales

2007

TARFEST Art Show @ Korean Cultural Center, A+D Museum

Juried by Michelle Urton, Curatorial assistant, Contemporary Art, LACMA

Special Performance by Tiffany Trenda

TARFEST Film Festival @ Korean Cultural Center, A+D Museum

Produced in collaboration with Very Short Movies, Echo Park Film Center, dublab and the  Miracle Mile Players. Screened on The Engine at A+D

The Bar Dir. Zachary Weintraub
OM Dir. Frededric Reshew
Fourteen Dir.  Nicole Barnette
Cub Soda Dir. Paul Carafotes
Memory Collector Dir. Soo Jin Hwang
Fourteen Dir. Nicole  Barnette
80 Individual Seconds Dir. Johnny Naked
Your Mama Dir. Joel Lava
Happy Day Dir. Jason Lockyear

TARFEST Music Festival @ LaBrea Tar Pits, A+D Museum 

Curated by Renee Faia and the Miracle Mile Players

Una
Young-B
Stewboss
Renee Stahl
Bardo
Misty Odell
Los Abandoned
DJ Henry Strange
Anne Montone
Composer/VJ Jim Cowgill

2006

TARFEST Art Show @ Korean Cultural Center, Desmonds Bldg.

Juried by Molly Barnes, Kathy Gallegos, Sinead Finnerty, Peter Frank, Wesley Jessup, Shane Guffogg, and James Panozzo

TARFEST Film Festival @ LaBrea Tar Pits, A+D Museum

Curated by Kimberley Browning

SmileDir. Chris Mais
Dragon Dir. Troy Morgan
The Zit Dir. Mike Blum
Crosswalk Man Dir. Gina Kamentsky
Latent Sorrow Dir. Shon Kim
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot Dir. David Chai
Matisyahu Dir. David Baugnon
What the Water Saw Dir. Vanessa Woods
Kansas Dir. Patrick Gallo
Devils Canyon Dir. Kelly Sears

TARFEST Music Festival @ Molly Malones, LaBrea Tar Pits, A+D MUseum

Curated by Jill Ettinger and the Miracle Mile Players

West Indian Girl
Una
The Submarines
Bitter:Sweet
Rhythm Roots All Stars feat. Aloe Blacc
DJ Mark Rae 
Scratch DJ Academy

2005

TARFEST Art Show @ CAFAM

Juried by Laurie Frank, Wesley Jessup, Maryna Hruchetska, Leora Lutz, Peter Frank, Kathy Gallegos, James Panozzo

TARFEST Film Festival @ LaBrea Tar Pits, Subud House

Curated by Kimberley Browning and the Miracle Mile Players

The Morning Guy Dir. Mark W. Gray
Short On Sugar Dir. Joseph Anaya
La Femme Ballon Dir. Joseph Anaya
Trying the Knot Dir. Matthew Pierce
Tel Aviv Dir. Richard Goldgewicht
Gratuity Dir. Minh Collins
Golf  Dir.  Casper Frank
To A Man With A Big Nose Dir. Cecilia Aranovich
Ice Cream Man Dir. Dylan Rush
Hal Tara Dir. Nabby El-Soudini 
Mex Man Dir. German Alonso
Miracle Mile Dir. Dong Hyeuk Hwang

TARFEST Music Festival @ CAFAM, LaBrea Tar Pits, Subud House

Curated by the Miracle Mile Players

String Theory
Sylvie Lewis
VOCO
Mario Martin Zelaya
Joselyn & Wild Roots
Satellite Class
Haru Kuroi
Ginger Jackson
Abby Travis
DJ dminja
Todd Beauchamp
Sylvie Lewis

2004

TARFEST Art Show @ Lawrence Asher Gallery, Subud House

Juried by Holly Meyers and Peter Frank

Rhea Carmi
York Chang
Jennifer Faist
Sonia Romero
Israel Gutierrez
Joy Malari
Stephanie Han Wyndham
Jason Macaya

TARFEST Film Festival @ LaBrea Tar Pits

Curated by Fumiko Amano, Jack Merrick, The Goethe Institute and the Miracle Mile Players

Dangel Dir. Phillip Trail
Surprise Dir. Veit Helmer
Apple Jack Dir. Mark Whiting
Guerrilla Public Service Dir. Richard Ankrom
Restless Ball Dir. Tilo Schultz
Imagination is Revolution Dir. Elias Merhage
52 Miles of Concrete Dir. Mark Steger and Hannah Sim
The Memo Dir. Daheli Hall
The Pawn Dir. Dawn Westlake
Ice Age Fossils Dir. Thomas Bradford
Then Again Dir. Ken Heusey
The Crux Dir. Jeffrey Seckendorf
Subway Cosmos Dir. Brad Cooper
Day 37 Dir. Kent Osbourne and Dylan Haggerty
A Girl Named Charlie Dir. Richard Poulan

TARFEST Music Festival @ Conga Room, LaBrea Tar Pits & CAFAM

Curated by Miracle Mile Players

DJ Lillyanne
Quincy Coleman
DJ Frosty
Yerba Tribe
DJ Frank(E)
DJ J-Smooth
Telecast 
Daedulus
Burning Star
Kutmah 
Eric Coleman
Washington Prep Jazz Ensemble
DJ Len Lucci
Rayon
Ill Again
Kim Hill
The Shakes
The Orator
Monique DeBose

2003

TARFEST Art Show @ Subud House

All program juried by Miracle Mile Players

Jay Brockman
Melanie Pullen
Sonia Romero
Jane Goren

TARFEST Film Festival @ LACMA

Anguish Dir. Lamont Styles
The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers Dir. Matt Goldman
Silas Lynch Dir. Greg Daniels
Burls Dir. Maryam Karimi
American Seoul Dir. Jason Moore 
No Strings Attached Dir. Andrew P. Jones
Imanus Dir. Vincent Angell

TARFEST Music Festival @ LACMA

Los Abandoned
Natasha
Sylvie Lewis
Rachel Kahn
Derek McKeith