December 1st through
31st - Watchung, New Jersey
Several Artistamp editions by Jas are included
in the exhibition THE WORLD WITH PERFORATIONS (cc) at the Watchung Arts
Center. This unique exhibition, curated by American artist Thom
Lynch, focuses on international artists using postal items and themes in their
work. Other Artistamp makers included in the exhibition are Anna Banana,
Ed Varney, Picasso (Bill) Gaglione, Dogfish, E.F. Higgins III, Patricia
Tavanner, Elliot Cantsin, Pere Sousa, Harley, Greg Byrd, and and Piermario
Ciani.
A reception was held on Sunday, December 7th, from 1 to 4pm at the Gallery.
November 7 - 28th,
Bellingham, Washington
IMPRESSIONS DE BARCELONA opens
November 7th at the Viking Union Gallery at Western Washington University in
Bellingham, Washington.
The presentation includes collages and frottages (rubbings) created by Jas during the nine months of two extended sojourns to Barcelona in 1995 and 1997 where he discovered the contemporary "post-Christian, neo-pagan" culture of Spain. Most of the material for the collages was collected from Barcelona's daily newspapers. Other material includes 'found' objects such as metallic cigarette papers found on the city's streets. The frottages are rubbings of Barcelona's sidewalks.
A reception for the artist was held on Wednesday, November 12, from 6:30 to 8pm at the Gallery. The exhibition continued thrugh November 28th.
October 25 - November
23 - Vancouver
Jas' exhibition 8X10 is available for viewing as part
of the BROWSER Artropolis 97 art exhibition held at the Roundhouse
Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews in Vancouver. Regular exhibition hours
are Tuesdays to Fridays, 10am -9pm; Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 5pm. The
8X10 exhibition includes twenty-eight small works in 8 x 10" mats. The
period covered by this selection of Jas' art works is 1967 to 1994.
November - S.
Margherita Ligure, GE, Italy
Seven digital art works by Jas from the Jas
Cyberspace Museum are used to enhance the publication DIZIONARIO
ANTOLOGICO e CRITICO, di poeti, scrittori e artisti italiani
Contemporanei, edited by Marco Delpino e Paolo Riceputi and published
by Edizioni Tigullio - Bacherontius.
October 4th - Bellevue,
Washington
Jas presents his recent Artistamp limited edition prints,
introduces the Postes Mraur Artistamp Dispensor, and his Bottled Ray
Johnson Commemoratives at Alternative Artfest 97. This
event, attended by thousands, is held at the Meydenbauer Center.
September - Bertiolo,
Italy
Vittore Baroni's long awaited book entitled Arte
Postale is published and includes a reproduction of one of Jas'
artistamps. (on file).
September - Umbria e
Marche, Italy
Art by Jas is included in the exhibition Remembering
Assisi - earthquake shocks organized by Lia Garavini (documentation on
file)
20 - 21 junio -
Barcelona
Jas participates in the two day conference Jornades de arte
postal. On Friday, June 20th Jas gives a 15 minute presentation on
Artistamps and participates in the Round Table Discussion: Què és l'art
postal? On Saturday Jas is in the Espai Internet to
introduce conference participants to the Jas Cyberspace Museum. Jas
also contributes via the internet to the Art Mailing exhibit and
his essay, Artisellos: Jas.W.Felter, is printed in Spanish in the
conference proceedings.
Viernes 13 de junio -
EL PAÍS DE LAS TENTACIONES, p25
'COLLAGE', Jas W Felter: Tiene
afición por recortar periódicos de Barcelona y coleccionar el papel plateado
de cajetillas de tobaco. Cuando tiene suficiente material, esta canadiense
crea collages que son mundos de gran impacto visual, bautizados como Impressions de Barcelona II (cc). Hasta el 24 de junio.
Bar El Otro (93 / 323 67 50).
June 6 & 7th,
Mercat de les Flores, Barcelona
Postes Mraur and Merz Mail
present an international exhibition of Artistamps at the XVI Marató de
l'Espectacle 1997. Jas' recent Marcos Artistamp is featured on page
214 of the Cultural Marathon's catalogue of events.
Miércoles 28 de mayo de
1997 - EL PAíS, p19 (Cataluña), AGENDA:
Jas W Felter presenta en
Barcelona su uúltima expisición, Impressions de Barcelona II (cc), integrada por collages
realizados con recortes de periódico y papel plateado de paquetes de
cigarrillos. El Otro. València, 166. 23.00 horas.
May 28th - Barcelona
The latest exhibition of Jas' collages, Impressions de Barcelona II (cc), opens at EL
OTRO, in Barcelona. Jas and his wife Iris Garland, along with Rona
Murray and Walter Dexter from Victoria, Canada, are in attendance (invitation
on filel).
May - Vercelli, Italy
One of Jas' cyberstamps is reproduced in the publication Collana
interferenze Creative - Il Volo Di Icaro - (Utopia, tra sogno e realtá
quotidiana edited by Gian Piero Prassi (on file).
April 13th - Vancouver
Jas leaves for Barcelona for a three-month stay. While there he plans to
collaborate with Pere Sousa on several Mailart projects and present an
exhibition of a new series of collages. The Barcelona City Council has once
again refused permission to hold an Artistamp exhibition at the Philiatelic
Market in the Royal Plaza.
March 7th through May
9th - Chicago, USA
Important Artistamp and Mailart works from the FIVE/CINQ
Archives, as well as early Artistamp works by Jas, form part of the
exhibition Past, Present, Post: The Mail Art Show (cc) at The
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. This exhibit is
described as an idiosyncratic freefall through the lavish, democratic and
obscure world of Correspondance Art. If you get a chanch, do see it and send
us your impressions.
February 22nd &
23rd - San Mateo, California
Jas participates in the Pacific Rim Artistamp
Congress, along with many other Artistamp creators. For more information on
the Congress read the Pacific Rim Artistamp Congress Report (cc) in the JCM Library.
January 19th - Surrey,
British Columbia
Jas presents a lecture and demonstration entitled
Creating for the 'Net in conjunction with the exhibition
Why Can't Things Stay the Same? Transitions and Transformations in Art
Making at the Surrey Art Gallery from 1 to 2pm. He shares his secrets
and techniques of making art in cyberspace.
December 5, 1996 -
February 2, 1997 - Surrey, British Columbia
Jas is one of six artists
featured in the exhibition Why Can't Things Stay the Same? Transitions and Transformations
in Art Making (cc) at the Surrey Art Gallery. Jas will be represented
by 10 works. The earliest, the 1972 serigraph entitled Ch'ien (cc), the first work acquired by the Surrey Art Gallery
for its Municipal Collection. It is a mandala with the I Ching
trigram (representing the Creative) at its centre. Other works included
in the exhibition were selected to represent Jas' rubberstamp art, artistamps,
artist's books, computer art, computer prints and modular works created
between 1972 and 1996.
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