EVENT COVERAGE: “5.18.19” Runway Show by Ilan Pozeilov, Jersey Bond, and Jonah Abraham
On Saturday, May 18, 2019, three teenagers held their first runway show, “05.18.19,” in the DTLA Arts District. The fashion show showcased avant-garde clothing lines by two young designers. Ilan Pozeilov has an established streetwear line, “Ilan A.P.,” while Jersey Bond used the runway show as an opportunity to create a brand new line of…
Kim Martindale, Producer of the LA Art Show, Has Big Plans for the Show’s Future
Cartwheel Art is a media partner for the LA Art Show, which is returning for its 24th year. The show runs from Wednesday, January 23, to Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Cartwheel will be in booth 154.) We reached out to Kim Martindale, who has been producing the LA Art…
How Art At The Rendon: STORIES Combined Film, Theater, and Community in the DTLA Arts District
Anyone who happened to walk by the old Rendon Hotel in DTLA last weekend might’ve been surprised to see the rooms lit up and people visible inside. Was the Rendon back open for business? Well… not exactly. The people in the windows weren’t real—they were prerecorded film projections—but the entire hotel was abuzz with activity.…
EVENT PHOTO COVERAGE: Opening Reception of Vitality and Verve III: Transforming the Urban Landscape, at Long Beach Museum of Art
Friday, June 30 marked the opening of Vitality and Verve III: Transforming the Urban Landscape. This is the third iteration of the Vitality and Verve series, presented by Long Beach Museum of Art, and in curatorial collaboration with Thinkspace Projects Los Angeles and POW!WOW! Long Beach, a week-long mural festival dedicated to bringing art and…
EVENT PHOTO COVERAGE – BEYOND THE STREETS: Press Preview (May 3) | Artist Reception (May 4) | VIP Party (May 5) – by Cindy Schwarzstein
These are photos that were taken for Cartwheel Art Magazine at BEYOND THE STREETS during Thursday’s Press Preview, Friday’s Collectors & Artists Reception, and Saturday’s VIP Party. As part of Cartwheel Art’s media support partnership for BEYOND THE STREETS, we provided two preview articles. First up was a Preview by Shana Nys Dambrot who interviewed…
EVENT PHOTO COVERAGE: BEYOND THE STREETS VIP Party on May 5th – by Paul Koudounaris
Connect: Website Instagram Facebook Exhibition: The exhibition is open from May 6 – July 6, 2018. Tuesday – Sunday 12-7pm. Closed Monday. Address: WERKARTZ 1667 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tickets: $25 https://www.showclix.com/event/BTSLA MORE INFO: BEYONDTHESTREETS.COM
EVENT COVERAGE: “Tales of the American”: A Documentary on DTLA’s Arts District Nexus of Art and Music
My first experience of the Arts District came in the early 80’s when someone clued me in on Al’s Bar. I think there had been a Punk Rock show, now long-lost in my memories, I got the word on Al’s after befriending some folks at the show who recommended this fun and cool and…
EVENT COVERAGE & INTERVIEW: “Treasured Again” The Transformation of TATABA Vintage
Gilena Simons’s TATABA Vintage has set the stage for moving the store from its current location as a conventional retail store to be transformed to a highly curated gallery space in a new location at the beginning of next year. The kick-off party last weekend of “Treasured Again” set the stage for that transformation. TATABA…
Event Coverage: Photo/Video Highlights from the Littletopia section at the 2018 LA Art Show, by Cindy Schwarzstein
Littletopia – the show within a show – was back for its fifth year at the LA Art Show on January 10-14th. This years section curator was Rachael Cronin of Red Truck Gallery in New Orleans, who not only brought artists from her gallery but also invited galleries and artists from around the world to participate in the…
Event Coverage: Art Los Angeles Contemporary by Dale Youngman
The 9th annual Art Los Angeles Contemporary was held two weeks ago at Barker Hanger, and having attended all but one of them, I think this was the best show to date. With nearly 70 exhibitors from around the world and an exceptionally strong LA showing, it is certainly safe to say that the high-end…
Event Coverage: Photo Highlights by Dan Levy of the 2018 LA Art Show Opening Night with L.A.: LEY LINES, a Featured Programming Exhibition, Presented by Cartwheel Art
Check out Dan Levy‘s photo coverage of the LA Art Show Opening party in the Featured Programming booth “L.A.: LEY LINES” which was Presented by Cartwheel Art, and Curated by Alex “AXIS” Ventura. This is part one of two posts from Dan for coverage of the opening night on Wednesday January 10th, 2018. Artists…