Ankore: Tearing It Down and Putting It Up
Because it’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and in my eyes graffiti is beautiful. For the love it gives me has been forged my heart by the same destructive force that allows me to cope with the pressures created by a social conscience. ~ Rafael Reyes, Living Dangerously Ankore roams…
Save the Date: Cartwheel Art Tour for the LA Art Show, “The Development of An Art Scene and The Art of Development”.
Join us for our one-year anniversary celebration of Cartwheel Art Tours as we travel by bus from the Convention Center to the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District on an immersive experience in the most unique, art-centric, and rapidly changing part of Los Angeles. This special Cartwheel Art Tour, designed for LA Art Show guests, as…
N. Arts District Tour to benefit Art Share L.A., Sponsored by Angel City Brewery
Cartwheel Art Tour founder Cindy Schwarzstein, will enthusiastically guide participants, while offering her “insider” knowledge through, the art and history of what was once a gritty section filled with disused warehouses, train tracks and manufacturing plants by the L.A. River, to what is now rapidly becoming the hippest and most vibrant and dynamic art-centric part…
“Utilize” from the UTI Crew at American Hotel for Bloomfest LA
Modern graffiti in Los Angeles started to catch on in the mid ‘80s and quickly grew in popularity among kids that were attracted to its half-art-half-sport (lots of climbing and running), getting-away-with-it nature. One of the crews to achieve acknowledged veteran status in the world of Los Angeles graffiti is UTI (Under The Influence, Using…
Jesse Hazelip “Mark of Cain” : Must-See Show, Through Nov 22
UPDATE: DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THIS SHOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED! “MARK OF CAIN” OPEN THROUGH SATURDAY NOV 22 November 4 is mid-term election day, and in the United States, over 5.85 million citizens are denied the right to vote because they have felony convictions. The majority of these disenfranchised voters are people of color. A…
N. Arts District Tour to benefit Art Share LA. Sponsor: Angel City Brewery
Cartwheel Art Tour, founder Cindy Schwarzstein, will enthusiastically guide participants, while offering her “insider” knowledge through, the art and history of what was once a gritty section filled with disused warehouses, train tracks and manufacturing plants by the L.A. River, to what is now rapidly becoming the hippest and most vibrant and dynamic art-centric part…
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: Urban Playground at The Gabba Gallery
“Urban Playground,” opening on Saturday August 23rd at The Gabba Gallery in Los Angeles brings the urban environment into their almost 2000 sq. ft. gallery. The Gabba Gallery: The playful excitement of children playing tag, a pick-up game of basketball, happy dogs, dandelions, metallic buildings, graffiti covered walls, boom boxes on full blast and skateboarders…
ArtExpoSD: Artist/Musician Rafael Reyes Booksigning Friday July 25, 5pm
Because it’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and in my eyes graffiti is beautiful. For the love it gives me has been forged my heart by the same destructive force that allows me to cope with the pressures created by a social conscience. ~ Rafael Reyes, from Living Dangerously…
“Made in Los Angeles” Smoking Mirrors at Pomona Art Walk
Make a bold move and explore the far edges of the county at the Pomona Art Walk! The Pomona Art Walk happens twice a month, the second and last Saturdays from 6pm to 9pm, and involves over thirty galleries. This month Smoking Mirrors Gallery presents “Made in Los Angeles,” featuring L.A.-centric art and photography (Robert…
LA Art Show 2014: Los Angeles Murals Reclaim Their Place
Saturday at the LA Art Show, Isabel Rojas-Williams presented “Will Los Angeles Reclaim Its Title as the Mural Capital of the World?” CARTWHEEL is presented a special guided tour of the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District murals for LA Art Show guests which tied into the exhibition. Rojas-Williams also curated “Paris Women & Bicycles” a photo exhibit by former Los Angeles District attorney Gil Garcetti, the father of our current mayor, Eric Garcetti and lead discussions on both exhibitions as part of the LA Art Show’s Dialog series.