Miami 2013: Touring Wynwood Walls By Scooter
Scooters are the perfect way to view Wynwood Walls, the vibrantly colored graffiti arts district in Miami that becomes the canvas for artists from around the world. Photos: All photos taken using an iPhone 5 by Tina M. van Gils, used with permission.
MEAR One: A Decade of Live Art at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice
Legendary street artist and graphic designer MEAR One will show a decade of his work at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, Calif.
Photos! It’s Legal! And Big! New Ron English Mural in LA Arts District
Ron English began work on Urban Bigfoot the first legal work to begin under the new Los Angeles Mural Ordinance. You can see it at Imperial and Jesse, Los Angeles, CA. 90021 in the Downtown LA Arts district, across from Urban Radish. (The actual building address is 667 Santa Fe). Los Angeles-based street artist…
Preview: Calavera Gallery Part of Evolving Urban Landscape
Northeast Los Angeles has new gallery: Calavera Gallery on a strip of Cypress Ave that also houses the new bar from punk rock filmmaker Dave Travis who took over the Tops Club, keeping the interior intact adn renaming it Cafe NELA, at 1906 Cypress, conveniently located next to a taco joint–a dollar a taco! Perfect…
TarFest 2013: Live Painting, Bands, Food Trucks and More
Through September, visitors to La Brea Blvd are seeing murals between 1st and 2nd Streets, a lead up to TarFest 2013, a live music and community event at the La Brea Tar Pits, now in its 11th year. Free for all ages, TarFest features live painting, food trucks, outdoor arts and activities, plus a wine…
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,…
LA City Murals Ordinance Passes, But Private Homes Still Banned from Public Art
With a vote of 13-2 the Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved the Mural Ordinance that would lift a decade-long prohibition on murals adorning privately owned buildings, a move that council member José Huizar said would restore the city’s reputation as the “mural capital of the world.” Under the mural ordinance, there would be a…
Mural Ordinance Vote Wednesday, Aug 28 City Council
Show your support of murals and street art by showing up Wednesday, 10am at City Hall for the mural ordinance vote. And here’s the link to contact your city council member: COUNCIL MEMBERS Twelve LA-based arts organizations including: Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (MCLA), Venice Arts Council (VAC),…
Call to Artists: METRO SILVER LINE STATIONS Deadline Sept 3
Street artists! Muralists! Painters! Here’s an opportunity to do public art, be seen by thousands of people daily, and get paid for it! Deadline for proposal delivery is September 3 (keep in mind Monday September 2 is a holiday) Here are the details: Metro is seeking five artists for Silver Line stations. The Los Angeles…
B.B. Bastidas: That New Blue Magic in DTLA Murals
B.B. Bastidas—whose deep blue artworks striped with infinite dashes recall the night sky, seen through a shaman’s eyes, the kisses of the stars raining hard upon his body–has been busy painting murals in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District on Garey Street at 3rd, as thes photos. He’s also finishing art work for his opening…
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…