May 17: Tour the Downtown Art District Murals with Cartwheel Art

Mural by Zes and Vans Omega. Photo: Cindy Schwarzstein Mural by Dabs & Myla and Greg “Craola” Simkins. Photo : Cindy Schwarzstein As media partners with Create:Fixate, Cartwheel Art founder Cindy Schwarzstein has designed a sunset walking tour of the murals in Central and South sections of Downtown Los Angeles Art District. Cartwheel Art created…

Photos: SXSW Art Scene

South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin, TX’s  annual music festival, focuses on promoting musicians, filmmakers, and interactive tech subdivisions.  The exciting, high energy scene makes a natural location for  muralists and installation artists who display visual art throughout the SXSW festival. SXSW is currently ranked as the largest music festival in the world, with more than 2,200…

Miami 2013: Chandran Gallery and Juxtapoz at Shore Club

The Beach House, the private villa at  Shore Club transforms into a gallery for just three days, December 5th, 6th and 7th, featuring art and installations from Swoon, Monica Canilao, Jason Jägel, Geoff McFetridge, and Andrew Schoultz presented by Chandran Gallery and Juxtapoz Magazine.  The lobby to the Shore Club features Andrew Schoultz’s new work–gold…

Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”

  ArtPadSF, now in its third year, pulled in about 9,000 attendees who all seemed to realize the same thing: it’s a great place to spend a sunny afternoon.  Unlike the giant fairs where you’re locked inside a huge, windowless Thunderdome of art, ArtPadSF allows you as many mini-sanity breaks as you need while you…

ArtPadSF 2013 VIP Opening, SFMOMA SECA Benefit

I knew I would be having an artfully art-filled weekend at ArtPadSF when I saw that the exterior of Phoenix Hotel, decorate by Zio Ziegler of Wallspace. The VIP Preview on Thursday was a benefit for the upcoming San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SECA Art Award exhibition. SECA, Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary…

CARTWHEEL’s Guide to ArtPadSF May 16-19, 2013

For three days and four nights beginning the evening of May 16, a selection of contemporary California galleries will all be poolside in San Francisco, and they’ll be doing more than just kicking back and relaxing! Quite the opposite: At ArtPadSF, the art fair at ultra-hip Phoenix Hotel, the whole complex is abuzz as collectors,…

Le Basse Projects: Nate Frizzell is Back with “Spectrum”

Nate Frizzell returns to Le Basse Projects with new works in “Spectrum” through February 2. Drop by on your way to photo l.a. this weekend, or make special trip to Culver City for this (and check all the other great shows in Culver City like Andrew Schoultz). For this exhibition Frizzell continues his exploration of…

Miami Project Recap: First Year Art Fair With Staying Power

When Miami Project, a brand new art fair, took place Dec. 4-9, 2012 in Miami Beach, art collectors were able to get an up close view of some of the world’s most exciting galleries. Below, our photo highlights. About Miami Project: The inaugural Miami Project, a new contemporary and modern art fair debuted December 4-9,…

CARTWHEEL: Highlights of 2012

  Just six months ago CARTWHEEL launched our website, and in that time we’ve visited studios and galleries, interviewed artists and collectors, and explored art fairs, with nearly 300 posts and thousands of photos that document our excitement over the art scenes in Southern California and beyond.  One of the most thrilling things for us…

Highlights from Pulse Miami Beach

CARTWHEEL’s photo highlights from Pulse Art Fair Miami Beach, Dec. 6-9, 2012 — enjoy! Here’s the scoop from Pulse Contemporary Art Fair: Pulse is the leading U.S. art fair dedicated solely to contemporary art. Through its annual editions in Miami and New York, PULSE provides a unique platform for diverse galleries to present a progressive…

The Best of 2012 Miami Beach Art Fairs

CARTWHEEL’s List of Trends, Successes and Discoveries at Miami Beach Art Fairs, Dec. 6-9, 2012 I didn’t know I had reached maximum art stimulus overload in Miami until it was 4am east coast time on Monday. The fairs were over, I was on a plane about to land in Los Angeles and, coming out of…