Save the Date: LA Weekly’s Artopia, April 30 at The Container Yard
It’s a mega-art Thursday at The Container Yard on April 30 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm, featuring live art, music, fashion, artisanal cocktails and food trucks. Artopia is back for its third year and for 2015, art world superhero Shana Nys Dambrot has curated a sensory event to delight, entrance and expand your mind: My vision for…
Bumblebee Loves You and Mikael Brandrup Mural Collaboration in the DTLA Arts District with Google’s Street Art Project.
Cartwheel Art Tours and Cartwheel Art spent time with Bumblebee Loves You and Mikal Brandrup while they were painting a new mural in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District at The Container Yard yesterday. The painting occurred during the Google Cultural Institute‘s Street Art Project launch. Check out some of the photos here from their work while we…
Urban Exploration of the Southeast Quarter in the DTLA Arts District with Artists and Makers.
Join Cartwheel Art Tours on Sunday March 15 from 1:00pm – 4:30pm for a unique perspective and immersive urban experience in art, food/beverage and history. This exciting new tour itinerary provides an opportunity for guests to meet artists and makers along with learning about the new developments occurring in one of Los Angeles’s most unique, dynamic, art-centric…
Knowledge Bennett presented by Guerrilla Atelier Gallery opens March 26th.
Carl Louiseville’s, Guerilla Atelier, known for fashion, art, home, decor and interior design in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, presents an opening reception on March 26, 2015 from 7:00pm-10:00p for Knowledge Bennet “Cojones” Series. The series is a continuation with new paintings and limited editions on paper available. There will be house grooves by D.J. Dodge. RSVP:…
Preview of Virtual Reality’s “Presence” by Zenka, Opening at District Gallery Saturday!
Presence: A Humorous Collection of Virtual Reality Goggles in Clay 1965-2015: opens this Saturday, March 7th at District Gallery in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District from 7-10pm. The show is open though April 26th. Cartwheel Art Tours, based in the Art District, was provided a preview yesterday for a private group tour with Talenthouse. The show…
James Georgopoulos “There Is No End” Opens tonight at MAMA Gallery in the Arts District.
MAMA Gallery will be presenting There Is No End, James Georgopoulos’s first solo exhibition with the gallery on view February 28 through April 4, 2015. The opening reception for the artist will be held tonight in the DTLA Arts District, Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 6:00PM – 9:00PM. This exhibition of new work by American artist James…
A + D Museum “inCOLLABORATION: Michael Maltzan Architecture” tonight.
Join A + D Architecture and Design Museum from 6:30-9:00pm tonight, for a reception, presentation and discussion with Michael Maltzan of Michael Maltzan Architecture as part of their inCOLLABORATION series. Micheal Maltzan is the architect behind One Santa Fe in the Arts District that is the new mixed use development, that has created much controversy.…
The Art of Elysium “Pieces of Heaven” Tonight at MAMA Gallery.
The Art of Elysium and Samsung Galaxy along with Sotheby’s present the 8th Annual Charitable Art Auction ” Pieces of Heaven” this evening at MAMA Gallery in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District. The event is from 7:00pm – 10:00pm with the live auction 8:00pm with Andrew Fiuezynski, Chairman, Soethby’s West Coast. We took a few preview photos…
Sixth Street Viaduct Groundbreaking Friday Feb 20, 10:30am
The Downtown Los Angeles Arts District (where we are based) and Boyle Heights are getting a newly, designed bridge, with an arts plaza included, along with facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians and a soccer field. The Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project has begun! Please join Councilmember Jose Huizar, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Congressman Xavier Becerra, State Senate President…
Graffiti Primer by Steve Grody, author of Graffiti LA.
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass I should also add the phrase “don’t shoot the messenger.” Graffiti and its related activities, such as postering (“wheat pasting”), is very…
Septerhed’s Mural and Happy Healthy Dog Day in the Arts District Dog Park
Join us in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District Dog Park where there is a really cool commissioned mural by Septerhead this Saturday February 21 from 2pm-5pm, for a day of dog health and behavior presented by the Los Angeles River Artists and Business Association (LARABA) with special guest Jose Huizar, his family, and his best friend Beau the…