MOLAA: New Exhibition Captures Tradition in Southern California Landscape Painting
On September 19th the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (MOLAA) unveils a regional aesthetic of landscape painting, focusing on Southern California artists. “Somewhere Over El Arco Iris” presents works from the Chicano Movement, while simultaneously contrasting these works with modern-day street artists Man One, Vyal Reyes, and Johnny KMDZ Martinez. Coincidentally, “Somewhere…
Back to School : A juried exhibition of Ryman Arts Alumni & Students at RAWSalt Fine Art Gallery in Laguna Beach
Join RAWsalt + Ryman Arts tonight from 5-8pm in Laguna Beach, where they will be presenting BACK TO SCHOOL, a juried exhibition with work by Ryman Arts Alumni. The panel of jurors who are all distinguished leaders of the Southern California arts community included: Ryman Arts Board Member Robin Kalota, art writer and editor Evan Senn and our…
“Common Side Effects” with Ed Templeton at Huntington Beach Art Center, Opens Tonight!
Huntington Beach Art Center will be presenting the work of Huntington Beach local, Ed Templeton in the exhibition titled Ed Templeton “Common Side Effects” that opens tonight from 6-9pm. The exhibition is a survey of 20 years of investigations into photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media, along with a curated selection of local photographers, curated by…
Positively 6th Street: “Ode to the 6th Street Bridge” at Art Share LA
“Ode to the 6th Bridge” lives up to its name, with over 30 artists creating lyrical, poignant memories of what will soon be nevermore: Los Angeles’ iconic landmark, the 6th Street Bridge. The Art Share LA exhibition, curated by Dale Youngman and Tanner Blackman opens Wednesday September 9, with an artists’ reception on Friday, September 11. The…
3rd Annual Coaster Show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery Opens Tonight!
Who hasn’t sat at a bar, drinking a beer and doodled on a coaster? But many of us aren’t the extremely skilled painters, illustrators, animators, tattooists, sculptors or collage artists that are featured in the Annual La Luz de Jesus Coaster Show exhibition that takes a love of craft brewing and elevates it to high…
Chinatown’s the Place for Labor Day Celebrating!
This weekend Chinatown celebrates in the end of summer with four days of music and art on Chung King Road and an over-the-top, all-you-can-eat taco event with live painting and DJs on Sunday at KGB Gallery. Chung King Road kicks it off Friday night with two stages of music from 7pm to 11pm featuring Ruthann…
Call to Artists: Museum of Latin American Art, Dia de los Muertos
The Museum Latin American American Art issues a call to artists: To honor Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), ofrendas, altars celebrating the dead, by local artists will be the focus of a MOLAA show, “MOLAA Día de los Muertos Community Ofrendas,” opening October 21st and running through November 29th. Individual adult artists,…
Bansky Dismaland Has West Coast Artists We Love!
Banksy’s Dismaland is a huge hit on the Internet and will be even more epic in real life. Showcasing “The finest collection of contemporary art ever assembled in a North Somerset seaside town,” Dismaland features artists like Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer and Jimmy Cauty, and a slew of artists from the West Coast that we’ve…
Saber ” Too Many Names” Addresses Death by Cop at Long Beach Museum of Art
Graffiti artist Saber has created a bold piece of art to confront the topic of officer-involved shootings. Here is the background: Pow! Wow!, a graffiti and Pop Surrealism arts organization, recently worked with the Long Beach Museum of Art to help bring street art and graffiti into a museum setting, with Saber as a contributor. As Saber…
Art in Alternative Space: # Savor Life, Thursday Aug 13
The Los Angeles art scene is exploding, and more artists equal more art, and the need for walls on which to hang it. With galleries booked far in advance, artists are turning to coffeehouses, restaurants and bars–the career of Margaret and Walter Keane launched at San Francisco’s Hungry I jazz club–and local boites that want…
RAW Artists “Paramount” August 13 at the Exchange
RAW Artists is an international organization by artists for artists which creates monthly events to showcase their talents ranging form fine art to fashion, make up to music, performance to photography. This Thursday, August 13, RAW Artists are holding their Paramount events in 20 different cities around the globe, including here in Los Angeles at…