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…
Save the Date: April 17 “Dark Progressivism” LA Sneak Peek, World Art Day
Cartwheel Art celebrates Los Angeles’ place as an international art city on April 17 as part of World Art Day. Now in its fourth year, World Art Day is a global event that promotes awareness of creative activity worldwide. And while World Art Day is officially April 15, in LA we love a party, so…
2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review
This year was an amazing year for art, and for those of us at Cartwheel Art! We kicked off the year with a special exhibition booth at the 2015 LA Art Fair, “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising,” curated by Rodrigo Ribera D’Ebre and Lisa Derrick, and featuring14 artists, including Chaz Bojorquez, Defer, Big Sleeps, Prime, Abel…
Cartwheel Art Brings Obscura Society LA to Arts District Bridges
SOLD OUT! Wait list here through Atlas Obscura. Cartwheel Art Tours takes Obscura Society LA, the Los Angeles’ exploration arm of Atlas Obscura–the online guidebook to the world’s most wondrous places– on a living art and history walking tour featuring the area’s past, present, and future. The Atlas Obscura Society LA guides fellow adventurers through the…
Save the Date: “Above the Streets” at ArtShareLA
ArtShareL.A. is an astounding space–above a community area which features exhibition space, a theater, classrooms, painting studios, and an open atrium with a koi pond are thirty live/work micro lofts with a shared common space. ArtShareLa opened in 1997 to meet the demand for affordable space in the Arts District, and flourished as an after-school…
Arts District Farmers Market Grand Opening June 19
A farmers market means so much to a community: The market provides an opportunity to buy organic and locally sourced fruits, vegetables and other foods at reasonable prices. Local suppliers are supported. People browse the stands and interact with each other, creating a stronger community spirit. And it’s a sign that the community has…
Paul Schimmel Announces HUGE Arts District Gallery
Former MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel who left over MOCA’s then-director Jeffrey Deitch’s shall we say “deitchiness”–has returned victorious and triumphant to downtown Los Angeles, specifically to the Downtown Art District. On his Facebook page, Schimmel posted: My new home in downtown LA -a late 19 th early 20 th Century flour Mill. The 100,000…
Save the Date: Create:Fixate “Serendipity” May 17, 2014
Springtime serendipity! On May 17th, Create:Fixate presents Serendipity, a one-night-only art exhibit featuring Create:Fixate’s signature blend of emerging artists, designers, DJs, and musicians. Plus there’s the always popular Kids’ Kreative Zone open from 4pm to 7pm where children and their parents have the opportunity to make art together. Create:Fixate presents art and music in a…