Downtown Flea
Promising the wares of “Etsy-esque” displayed against the historic backdrop of downtown L.A., the Downtown Flea is the fourth Sunday of each month. It launched in July, and judging by the large crowd and positive reviews it drew then, will have plenty of returning seekers of vintage, antique, and handmade goods back on Aug. 25,…
Silent Art Auction Benefiting The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
On Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, a Silent Art Auction will benefit The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 50 mile Challenge Walk. The event will be held at 1302 Yosemite Dr. in Eagle Rock. The auction will be open 7pm to 9pm, and a cash bar will be available. Join the Facebook event here. Artists include Aaron…
Photos, Interviews: Mural Painting on La Brea via Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Over the weekend of August 17 and 18th the fabulous Merry Karnowsky Gallery, in partnership with TarFest 2013 hosted a rousing street art event that brought fine art and street art together in a bold new way. Gallery artists hit the streets alongside tried and true graffiti artists to share their craft by creating unique…
Fred 62: Art in a 24-hour Diner
People sip cherry cokes 24 hours a day under the sherbet-orange awnings at Fred 62, whether Vermont Avenue’s passing traffic is at 9am rush hour intensity or 3am’s streetlights and occasional revving motorcycle. Inside this neighborhood institution, which has been serving Los Feliz as Fred62 since 1997 (before that it was George’s Coffee Shop), the…
TarFest: Craola, Axis Team Up on La Brea
A crowd gathered on La Brea Blvd between 1st and 2nd late Sunday afternoon to watch Axis and Craola participate in TarFest Art, a live painting event. We were lucky enough to catch Craola and Axis doing a team mural. More photos to come from the reception at Merry Karnowsi Gallery where participant Edward Walton Wilcox…
Le Summer Street Art Show at Lexington Social House
For one night, the Hollywood supper club/nightclub Lexington Social House will be turned into a street art gallery, but not just any street art gallery — a French street art gallery featuring the works of 15 artists. The show, “Le Summer Street Art Show,” takes place on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 starting at 8pm until…
Photos: Dark Beach Curated by Innocnts at New Image
Dark Beach, curated by Innocnts for New Image Art Gallery, took visitors into the gritty underbelly of the Southern California surf scene. But despite the dark themes of lost loves, lost lives, pollution, destruction, and “locals only,” attendees were in good spirits, fueled by the music from Cal Arts alumnae Stupid Man Suits, the camaraderie…
Theft Alert! Lab Art’s Desire Obtain Cherish Mural Vandalized, Stolen
A custom mural by Desire Obtain Cherish was stolen from Lab Art‘s back wall on Friday, August 9th. A security cameras captured a bearded hipster driving a black or dark gray or dark blue compact car who pulled in the alley behind Lab Art at 5:50pm, snapped photos of the DOC mural, then tore it…
Art Salon Brings Fine Art, Innovative Presentation to Larchmont
Larchmont Village is the main shopping district for the wealthy Hancock Park and Windsor Square districts south of Beverly Blvd. between La Brea and Western, featuring boutiques, restaurants, shops, including one the best beauty supply stores in L.A., as well as a celebrity-populated yoga studio. Now an art gallery has opened on the street, one…
The New L.A. Folk Fest
With musical performances taking place at a California Historical landmark, the New L.A. Folk Fest on Aug. 10, 2013 is set to be a “throwback” style get-together in which summertime is celebrated and the golden state’s natural landscape can be appreciated. Performances by The Americans, Willie Watson formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show, White Dove,…
The Karma Underground Charity Art Show
The Karma Underground’s “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” Charity Art Auction is August 8, 2013 at Angel City Brewery. Last year’s TKU auction for Karmablast raised over $10,000 to help that organization, and this year Tibet House will be the beneficiary. From the organizer: On September 21st 2012 the TKU held its first charity art…