Save the Date: “Above the Streets” Fundraiser for Art Share L.A. with Augustine Kofie on Thursday October 27th!
Art Share L.A. has announced its third annual Above the Streets fundraising event on Thursday, October 27, 2016. This years coinciding exhibition and benefit auction will highlight not only Los Angeles born and raised artist and muralist Augustine Kofie, but also honor the 6th Street Bridge Project for its contribution to the changing landscape of…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Atlas Obscura: Full Moon Trick-or-Treating in the DTLA Arts District
Photo by Matthew Roharik Trick-Or-Treat?! Join us for a nocturnal Halloween celebration in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, one of the most creative neighborhoods of Los Angeles, where we will go door to door visiting artists and creatives, in a historic 1890 furniture warehouse–one of the first adaptive re-use conversions into artist lofts. The…
Preview: Trap House at Think Tank Gallery in DTLA
Scott Hove “Smash” Art and horror have long been bedfellows—just look at Henry Fuseli’s famous Nightmare to see a very literal interpretation of that idea. But for the month of October, Think Tank Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles, has made the connection as visceral and interactive as possible by constructing an installation that is part horror-themed art…
Event Coverage: Opening Reception for Aise Born’s “Worth The Weight”
Thursday, September 22 marked the opening reception of Aise Born’s solo exhibition at The Container Yard, in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, titled “Worth The Weight.” Lights were dim and warm, live music bounced off the dense brick walls of the abundant gallery space, and the atmosphere was elevated with Aise’s opulent artwork. A Los…
Cartwheel Art Tours: “South of Seventh” Graffiti Tour with Steve Grody
Join Cartwheel Art Tours, in our neighborhood of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, more specifically “South of Seventh” for an in-depth graffiti tour experience, with Steve Grody, author of Graffiti LA. This tour is a great opportunity to become familiar with the major forms of modern graffiti by a strong variety of graffiti “writers” as well…
Cartwheel Art Tours x The Wheelhouse for #AD3rdSat: DTLA Arts District – Coffee & Bike!!
Community is built in conversations and shared experiences that so often begin over a cup of coffee. If you want to get to know a neighborhood, the local coffee shop is a good place to start. And, when it comes to connecting that community, what better way than to hop on a bicycle. Join Cartwheel…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Hoffy Tours: Bus Tour from Laguna Beach to DTLA Arts District
Join Cindy Schwarzstein, founder of Cartwheel Art Tours and local resident of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, and Bill Hoffman, founder of Hoffy Tours, on a unique bus adventure from Laguna Beach to the DTLA Arts District, and back to Laguna Beach. It’s on this tour, where the following will occur in the DTLA…
Tour Event Photo Coverage: Cartwheel Art Tours x Women Who Whiskey – DTLA Arts District
Group photo with Elle Street Art and her mural in the background by Cindy Schwarzstein Cartwheel Art Tours founder Cindy Schwarzstein, led a group of 40 ladies for the Women Who Whiskey – Los Angeles Chapter in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, on Sunday August 7th. This was the second custom tour itinerary Cindy created for…
UTI Mural Commemorates 30 Years of Artistic Union, Spiritual Growth and LA’s Elevating Graffiti Culture
“The wall facing Olympic has been tagged just about every other day. I have to call the city’s graffiti removal service weekly and they come down and spray over the graffiti,” said an exasperated manager at Westbrass, a Los Angeles based plumbing manufacturer whose warehouse was once on the “wrong side of the…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Atlas Obscura: “Intoxicating Spirits – Made in DTLA’s South of Seventh Neighborhood” Tour
Join Cindy Schwarzstein of Cartwheel Art Tours and Atlas Obscura field agent Erin Johnson, as we explore four Arts District manufacturers producing our favorite delights—coffee, chocolate, bread, and intoxicating spirits! Culminating at Greenbar Distillery, we’ll test our own crafting skills as we create an exquisite cocktail using the imaginative and locally inspired spirits of Greenbar…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Atlas Obscura: Bridges, Brothels, & Breweries
Join Cartwheel Art Tours and Atlas Obscura, as we recount the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District’s past; transitioning from a post-war, manufacturing ghost town to a thriving visual and culinary arts community. As we discover, explore and experience, the heart of this neighborhood, we’ll weave together past and present—saying goodbye to the 6th Street Bridge and welcoming Iron…