2016 LA Art Show Panels
Dialogs LA, the free panels at the LA Art Show always provide a stimulating adjunct to the art fair itself. This year, there is a focus on collecting, beginning with –for the first time ever at an art fair– a panel on the process of valuing and pricing fine art wil be made transparent wiht…
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…
Kent Twitchell “Above the Streets” Art Share L.A. Gala May 14
Now we can all view the work of Los Angeles’ world renown muralist, Kent Twitchell, with a series of eight billboards that bring his work to major intersections across the city, while alerting us to the upcoming “Above the Streets” gala benefiting Art Share L.A., May 14. Twitchell, the evening’s honoree, provided eight images from…
The Olympic Freeway Murals: Celebrating 30 Years
It’s been thirty years since the Los Angeles Olympics. There have been earthquakes, riots, floods and fires; mountain lions and and bears have come down from the hills, buildings have gone up, landmarks have been torn down. And the Olympic murals–designed and painted in 1984 to celebrate the city, the Olympics and the athletes–have come…
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.
Mural Tour Showcases Arts District for LA Art Show Visitors
On Saturday January 18, over sixty guests of the Los Angeles Art Show explored the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District for a mural tour, CARTWHEEL’s first event of 2014. Conceived by CARTWHEEL founder Cindy Schwarzstein to compliment the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles‘ (MCLA) LA Art Show exhibition and panel discussion, Will Los Angeles Reclaim…
LA City Council: “I Love Murals, But….”
Tomorrow, Wednesday Sept 4, Los Angeles City Council meets at 10am for the final vote on the LA City Mural Ordinance, and will address staff recommendations regarding murals on private homes, including the Opt-In policy, discussed below. Your input is important. Please contact your City Councilmember, and if you can, come down to City Hall,…