Since its initial screening in 2015, Robert Adanto’s documentary The F Word has provided viewers with a snapshot of what radical, “4th-Wave” feminist artists were up to in a pre-Pussy Hat, pre-Trump Brooklyn. As noted New School Lecturer, Kristen Sollee, wrote The F Word was the first film to explore fourth-wave feminism; moreover, back in […]
My journey into self-care
In 2012, my life as I knew it changed forever when I became the caregiver to one of my parents. All of my goals, where I thought I was going came to a full stop when my mom’s health fell on my lap. I never expected that she’d have a stroke, but she didn’t take […]
I’m very excited to share that you can now find my work online at two well-known sites for purchasing art prints: Imagekind.com and FineArtAmerica.com. Link to Art & Being on Imagekind: http://artandbeing.imagekind.com/ Link to Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/claudia-villalta Also, I submitted three works to Contemporary Online Art Gallery’s 5th Annual “ALL Women” Online Art Competition […]
As 2018 comes to a close, I’m honored to announce something I’m very much looking forward to in the new year. On Jan 31st, I’ll be showcasing at RAW: Miami presents REFLECT. Please visit my Artist Profile page here to get tickets to the show. Pre-sale ends Jan 24.
Robert Adanto is the director of the documentary film Born Just Now (2018), which profiles the Belgrade-based artist, Marta Jovanović. The work of female artists remains largely under-represented and underpaid in comparison to their male counterparts. That is the premise and raison d’être of Adanto’s 2015 film, The F Word, wherein he surveys a select […]
Announcement: New Project!
Now recruiting participants for #StandUp4HumanRights Participatory Video Art Project with Art & Being. This creative effort is inspired by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To participate, send an email to ARTANDBEING@gmail.com for more information, write #STANDUP4HUMANRIGHTS in the Subject line.
**UPDATE: The latest edited version of this post can be found on Medium.
On Wednesday, 7/11/18, I, along with six other facilitators will be teaching how creative self-expression can be a form of self-care. This event will be hosted by Luminaire X in the Miami Design District. Seating is limited, RSVP is required. In other news, I recently launched a Facebook Page for Art & Being! I look forward to posting […]
Yes. I have been keeping a sketchbook (and journals) for a long time. And, while most artists do, you do not have to be an artist to give yourself a sketchbook and adopt it as your own creative practice. I have found that keeping a sketchbook has granted me the space to create in a […]