“Dark Progressivism” Screening at Orange County Museum of Art
The sneak peak screening of the documentary Dark Progressivism at the Orange County Museum of Art, presented by the OCMA and the Newport Beach Film Festival, was both the culmination of two years of hard work by the filmmakers and the beginning of the film’s path through festivals. The documentary follows the careers and progress…
Bumblebee Loves You and Mikael Brandrup Mural Collaboration in the DTLA Arts District with Google’s Street Art Project.
Cartwheel Art Tours and Cartwheel Art spent time with Bumblebee Loves You and Mikal Brandrup while they were painting a new mural in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District at The Container Yard yesterday. The painting occurred during the Google Cultural Institute‘s Street Art Project launch. Check out some of the photos here from their work while we…
Septerhed’s Mural and Happy Healthy Dog Day in the Arts District Dog Park
Join us in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District Dog Park where there is a really cool commissioned mural by Septerhead this Saturday February 21 from 2pm-5pm, for a day of dog health and behavior presented by the Los Angeles River Artists and Business Association (LARABA) with special guest Jose Huizar, his family, and his best friend Beau the…
Elabrew Opens Brick and Mortar and Downtown Los Angeles
No longer “just” a truck, Elabrew has built a storefront downtown. Finally.
Street Artist Faith47: New DTLA Mural
We’ve beeen following Internationally acclaimed street- and studio-based artist, Faith47 who currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and now we can see her work in person–she just finished a new mural in the South Park area of DTLA last week titled The Preciousness of the Hunt. Faith 47’s poetic elegant swan mural, painted across…
Save the Date: July 20th Atlas Obscura Cartwheel Art Tour
On July 20, join Atlas Obscura Society LA, Los Angeles’ exploration arm of Atlas Obscura–the online guidebook to the world’s most wondrous places–on a Cartwheel Art tour in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, led by Cindy Schwarzstein. The Atlas Obscura Society LA guides fellow adventurers through the unknown, the curious, and the obscure across the…
Sickid Paints a New Mural at the American Hotel in the Arts District
Local wheat-paste artist Sickid is shown as he paints a mural on the brick-side of The American Hotel in the Arts District.
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.
Cryptik Movement Warhol Mural Unveiling
You’re invited to the unveiling of the Andy Warhol mural Saturday January 25 from 4pm to 7pm at the Box Depot. The mural, located on the Box Depot Building, is collaboration between Cryptik, photographer Karen Bystedt, and painter Nick Flatt, and is legally permitted under the new city mural ordinance. Please RSVP to info@brandedarts.com The…
Photos: Irish Street Art and More
Snapped a few quick pics around Dublin’s Temple Bar district, and found a street art piece in Dalkey, the historic seaside suburb where I’m staying. Plus an Arts & Crafts frieze and two portraits from a private home. Happy New Year! (top: off Castle Road, Dalkey) Mural wrap, celebrating 100 years of unions, on the…
Ron English: POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery
Hold on to your eyeballs and be prepared to take your brain on a wild ride as Ron English guides you into the culture-crazed landscape of “POPagandanstan,” opening October 26 at Corey Helford Gallery. English, whose work is included in major collections, appropriates brand and advertising iconography and morphs them into pointed social and…