SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of Four Solo Shows with DYTCH66, Cyrus Howlett, Spacegoth and Kate Kelton at Gabba Gallery – Jan. 6th (7-11PM)

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SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of Four Solo Shows with DYTCH66, Cyrus Howlett, Spacegoth and Kate Kelton at Gabba Gallery – Jan. 6th (7-11PM)

Gabba Gallery will be presenting four simultaneous solo exhibitions by artists Dytch66, Cyrus Howlett, Spacegoth, and Kate Kelton, with an opening reception on Saturday January 6th. Art for your ears by DJ Jonathan Williams will be spinning music. Stay tuned for more info and an overall art preview of the four solo exhibitions next week! In…

Event Coverage: Mirror or Hammer-Social Practice Art at 2017 Miami Art Fairs

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Event Coverage: Mirror or Hammer-Social Practice Art at 2017 Miami Art Fairs

 “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht As a Teaching Artist, I recently became aware that Los Angeles-based Art Education organization, P.S. Arts, founded in part by prolific arts patron Herb Alpert, is using this Brecht quote as their educational theme of 2017-2018. It goes…

Cartwheel Tours: Nu Roots “Art & Artisans Crawl” – DTLA Arts District

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Cartwheel Tours:  Nu Roots “Art & Artisans Crawl” – DTLA Arts District

Join Cindy Schwarzstein, founder of Cartwheel Tours, based in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, to celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah, on an art + artisan crawl, as part of Infinite Light, a “citywide celebration powered by NuRoots. While on this walking tour, in Cindy’s rapidly changing and vibrant neighborhood, she will highlight the…

Cartwheel Art Tours x Atlas Obscura: “Shrine’s Haunted Shacks Gardens After Dark” – Pasadena

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Cartwheel Art Tours x Atlas Obscura: “Shrine’s Haunted Shacks Gardens After Dark” – Pasadena

Self-taught painter, installation, and performance artist Brent Allen Spears (a.k.a. Shrine) has spent the past 20-plus years transforming his Pasadena home into a vivid sanctuary of altars, totems, and sculptures. Join Cindy Schwarzstein, founder of Cartwheel Art Tours, for an exclusive “after dark” tour of this architectural wonder known as Haunted Shack Gardens. Guided by…

Cartwheel Art Tours: “Underground LA” – DTLA

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Cartwheel Art Tours: “Underground LA” – DTLA

Underground LA with Cartwheel Art Tours  Length of Tour: 2.5 hours Meeting Location: TBA by email before the tour date. Explore with Cartwheel Art Tours, the city’s “underground” past ranging from famous prohibition-era murders to the famous speakeasy haunts that the Hollywood elite would frequent. This experience will include a few stops, under the busy…

Cartwheel Art Tours: “Graffiti Walk with Steve Grody” – DTLA Arts District (South of Seventh)

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Cartwheel Art Tours: “Graffiti Walk with Steve Grody” – DTLA Arts District (South of Seventh)

Steve Grody has been documenting the evolution of graffiti for the last 27 years. He is the author of “Graffiti LA: Street Styles and Art” and has been featured on TedxSitka, as well as speaking at numerous universities and panels. Join Steve on a walk in alleys and a genuine graffiti “yard” where walls are decorated with graffiti…

SAVE THE DATE and PREVIEW: “Revisiting Humanity: Secrets and Lifetimes” Solo Exhibition by Tami Bahat at Building Bridges Art Exchange – Saturday January 6th (6-9pm)

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SAVE THE DATE and PREVIEW: “Revisiting Humanity: Secrets and Lifetimes” Solo Exhibition by Tami Bahat at Building Bridges Art Exchange – Saturday January 6th (6-9pm)

Tami Bahat Sets the Tableaux Opening on January 6th, 2018, Los Angeles photographer Tami Bahat will present her first solo exhibition titled “Revisiting Humanity: Secrets and Lifetimes” in Los Angeles at Building Bridges Art Exchange in Bergamot Station. The show curated by Marisa Caichiolo will feature new work from her ongoing series Dramatis Personae. Sometimes an…

PREVIEW & SAVE THE DATE: “NO SHITTY ADS” Opening Reception at Commonwealth – Saturday December 16th (6-9pm)

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PREVIEW & SAVE THE DATE: “NO SHITTY ADS” Opening Reception at Commonwealth – Saturday December 16th (6-9pm)

The lifestyle boutique Commonwealth has just opened in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, next to our other new neighbor, House of Machines. Not only are we so happy about their move to this part of the Arts District, but we are super excited that their first exhibition is “NO SHITTY ADS” a comprehensive 1980’s skate…

PREVIEW & SAVE THE DATE! “Winter Dream” a Pop Up Group Exhibition Presented by Obscura House at Nous Tous Gallery – December 15th & 16th (7-11pm)

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PREVIEW & SAVE THE DATE! “Winter Dream” a Pop Up Group Exhibition Presented by Obscura House at Nous Tous Gallery – December 15th & 16th (7-11pm)

The art collective Obscure House will open their inaugural exhibition, Winter Dream, at Nous Tous Gallery this weekend, on December 15-16 from 7-11 p.m. Using symbols of the winter season, the pop-up group show brings together work from L.A. artists as they process events of the last year and prepare for renewal in the next.…

SAVE THE DATE! Giant Robot Presents Two Shows – “Girls by Katsuya Terada” and “Pop Totoro Mash Up” – Saturday December 16th (6:30 – 10pm)

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SAVE THE DATE!  Giant Robot Presents Two Shows – “Girls by Katsuya Terada” and “Pop Totoro Mash Up”  – Saturday December 16th (6:30 – 10pm)

Giant Robot 2 Gallery will be presenting a solo exhibition featuring the work of Katsuya Terada, a famed manga artist. Stop by for the artist reception 6:30-10 PM, as he duels his pen, ink, and history for an exhibition that melds his worlds of art and manga. More live Terada events planned – check the…

SAVE THE DATE! Opening Reception of “Ya Ya” by Rick Robinson at Barbara’s at the Brewery – Saturday December 16th (7-10 pm)

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SAVE THE DATE! Opening Reception of “Ya Ya” by Rick Robinson at Barbara’s at the Brewery – Saturday December 16th (7-10 pm)

Another solo show by the master of Primitive Pop, Rick Robinson, opens on Saturday night at Barbara’s ( Restaurant) at the Brewery Artist Colony. Alone or in a grouping, these whimsical and brightly –hued steel wall sculptures will add POP to any room!  As Rick says, “High Energy, Blazing Color, Lots of Polymer and even…