Meet Artists (And Buy Their Merch) at Mercado Los Olvidados #3 – Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23
The pskaufman… gallery, located in Downtown Los Angeles, will host the third annual Mercado Los Olvidados next weekend. Footwear designer Paul Kaufman, who co-created the pop-up marketplace with artist Camille Rose Garcia, says, “It’s an artists’ market that’s different from other markets in that it’s a little more merchandise driven, with small exclusives that the…
ICA LA Celebrates Its First Year in the DTLA Arts District with an ‘INCOGNITO’ Benefit – Friday, September 7 & Saturday September 8
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, better known as ICA LA, emerged in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District last year. The museum’s previous incarnation, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, needed a new home, and after a short time when it was known as SMMoA Unbound, the museum settled in DTLA, not far from…
Kelly “Risk” Graval Talks Sculpture, Sharks, and Curating the Mayfair Hotel
Graffiti legend Kelly “Risk” Graval‘s art career started on the streets of Los Angeles about thirty years ago, and he has been making art in and around the DTLA Arts District, where Cartwheel Art is based, for a long time. He recalls visiting the Rendon Hotel over twenty years ago. “One of the first art…
Join Chaz Bojórquez to Celebrate the Deluxe Edition Release of His Art Book – Saturday August 11
This Saturday, Los Angeles artist Chaz Bojórquez will be at The Container Yard in the DTLA Arts District for a book signing and the deluxe edition release of his art book. He worked closely with ZERO+ Publishing to create Chaz Bojórquez Deluxe Edition, which covers his work decade by decade beginning in the ‘70s. Bojórquez…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: “How They Ran” at Over the Influence Features 23 L.A. Artists
A new exhibition opening this week at Over the Influence in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District brings together a diverse group of artists that represent the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. “How They Ran” features work by Miya Ando, Amanda Maciel Antunes, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Uta Barth, Whitney Bedford, Tanya Brodsky, Kelly Brumfield-Woods, Jo…
Join a Mural Tour of the DTLA Arts District to Benefit Art Share L.A. – Saturday August 11
Cartwheel Art has partnered with Art Share L.A.’s Emerging Leaders Board on a mural tour of the DTLA Arts District—and it’s happening on Saturday, August 11. The tour, led by Cartwheel Art’s Cindy Schwarzstein, will feature murals by artists such as Nuke, El Mac, Augustine Kofie, Hueman, Christina Angelina, Tristan Eaton, and Kent Twitchell. Ticket sales…
Gabba Gallery’s Jason Ostro Talks Art, Music, and Giving Back to the L.A. Community
On Saturday, August 4, Gabba Gallery is hosting a public reception to celebrate the launch of “Remix: The Art of Music,” a group show of visual art inspired by music. As in the gallery’s previous exhibitions, “Cratedigger” (2016) and “Cratedigger, Vol. 2” (2017), part of the Remix show will feature pieces that are 12 inches…
Meet Steve Grody, Photographer, Historian, and Cartwheel Art’s DTLA Graffiti Tour Guide
Sunday, August 26, Cartwheel Art kicks off a new Graffiti and BBQ tour, offering an insider’s look at the graffiti of the DTLA Arts District, a graffiti lettering workshop, and late lunch at Pearl’s BBQ. Pearl’s will be serving the tour group a special menu. Steve Grody has been leading graffiti tours for Cartwheel Art…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “All Lit Up” at Eastern Projects Gallery – Saturday July 28
Earlier this year, Los Angeles magazine recommended five Los Angeles based neon artists to follow on Instagram. If seeing photos of their work in an app isn’t enough for you, you’ll have an opportunity to experience it in person at Eastern Projects, starting Saturday. The gallery’s new show “All Lit Up” features work from four…
SAVE THE DATE: DTLA Arts District Block Party – Sunday July 22
Cartwheel Art is excited to announce that we will be participating in DTLA’s first Arts District Block Party. On Sunday, July 22, the 1800 block of Industrial St. between Mateo St. & Mill St. in the south area of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, will be closed to traffic from noon to 8 p.m.…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “Jim Jocoy – Order of Appearance” at These Days – Saturday July 14
On Saturday, DTLA gallery These Days will hold an artist’s reception and book signing to kick off their new exhibit “Jim Jocoy | Order of Appearance,” an intimate and revealing selection of images embracing the burgeoning San Francisco punk club scene from 1977-1980. I met Jim around 20 years ago. He carried with him a photo album of…
