The City of Irvine and the Fair Housing Foundation are hosting a free virtual workshop Tuesday, March 1 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

The Fair Housing Foundation, a nonprofit partner dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination and promoting equal access to housing, will share information including but not limited to:

The next Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Meeting will be held February 24, at 5 p.m.

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Agenda

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Inspired by crisis, Perin Mahler’s large-scale, epic narrative paintings reflect a recent and profound period of self-interrogation on behalf of the artist in light of social and environmental justice-related events. Informed by philosophic, sociological, and art historical developments, and concepts, Mahler’s works in Mirror represent a significant pivot in the artist’s oeuvre.

Navigating the intersection of parenthood, artistic production, and constructions of identity inform Kaitlynn Redell’s newest works on view in Mirror. The artist will discuss how periods of “intense togetherness” between her and her young children during COVID-19, led to the creation of work that is simultaneously specific and broadly accessible.

History—familial and historical—and the haze of memory inform Gretchen Batcheller’s paintings on view in Mirror. Situated between abstraction and representation, her paintings critically revisit her family’s generations of military service, as well as her earliest memories of living on military bases throughout Japan.

Meet Alkaid Ramirez, an emerging OC-based photographer whose newest mixed-media work in Terrain pays homage to and spotlights his local community. His photographs of swap-meet locals, coupled with material references to domestic spaces, yield work that is simultaneously playful and sentimental.

Alkaid’s work has been exhibited at Redwood Art Association, Eureka, California; Carnegie Plaza at MUZEO, Anaheim, California; and the Latinx Project.

Meet cross-disciplinary artist Beth Davila Waldman, whose work is featured in the exhibition Terrain. Learn about her creative practice, conceptual and material explorations, and how the “Divisions” series reflects her personal and social concerns. Her art practice has been influenced by borrowed symbols and landscapes from her maternal homeland Peru as well as other international sites such as Hong Kong and Vietnam.

The Irvine Police Department's Property & Evidence Unit is responsible for maintaining custody and control of evidence, found property and property held for safekeeping, and equipping police personnel with necessary gear such as safety equipment and uniforms.

Be Well OC in Irvine

Did you know that the Irvine Police Department responds to nearly 2,400 mental health-related calls for service a year? Irvine Police Department officers are highly trained in identifying those suffering from mental illness and those in crisis. In addition to patrol response, IPD also supports the community through the department's Mental Health Unit, its partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency, and its work with the City of Irvine's FOR Families program and Keen Center for Senior Resources at the Lakeview Senior Center. 

Meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

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