SAVE THE DATE & REVIEW: Closing Reception of “Synthesis” – Featuring Collaborations by Aiseborne and Cache at Tonalli Studio – Saturday January 6th (3-8PM)
If you are a fan of great street art and have not yet seen this exhibit, don’t miss the closing of this first-time collaboration by Aiseborn and Cache. With styles as opposite as day and night, the two artists were introduced by a mutual friend, and came together while painting a mural. Cache is known…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of Four Solo Shows with DYTCH66, Cyrus Howlett, Spacegoth and Kate Kelton at Gabba Gallery – Jan. 6th (7-11PM)
Gabba Gallery will be presenting four simultaneous solo exhibitions by artists Dytch66, Cyrus Howlett, Spacegoth, and Kate Kelton, with an opening reception on Saturday January 6th. Art for your ears by DJ Jonathan Williams will be spinning music. Stay tuned for more info and an overall art preview of the four solo exhibitions next week! In…
Event Coverage: Mirror or Hammer-Social Practice Art at 2017 Miami Art Fairs
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht As a Teaching Artist, I recently became aware that Los Angeles-based Art Education organization, P.S. Arts, founded in part by prolific arts patron Herb Alpert, is using this Brecht quote as their educational theme of 2017-2018. It goes…
SAVE THE DATE! Wishlist 5 Closing Party at Gabba Gallery – Saturday December 16th (7-11pm)
Our favorite Historic Filipinotown gallery – Gabba Gallery – is hosting a closing reception for the final night of their Wishlist 5 Holiday group show. Over 80 artists, nothing over $1000, cash and carry – how’s that for convenient? New art added just for that night! Great affordable art, lively tunes by a local DJ,…
Save the Date & Preview: “Synthesis” – Featuring Collaborations by Aiseborn and Cache at Tonalli Studio – December 9th
It’s not unusual to have two or more two street or graffiti artists working on the same mural. Often, in fact, the artists work in groups, such as LA’s well-known UTI, CBS, and K2S crews, who have created many murals throughout the Arts District and LA. But when the collaborative work is for a gallery…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Women Who Whiskey: “Art of Whiskey” Street Art Tour with The Neon Queen + Robert Vargas & Bulleit Whiskey Tasting – DTLA
Join Cartwheel Art Tours x Women Who Whiskey – Los Angeles Chapter, on Sunday November 19th for a pre-Thanksgiving Art of Whiskey tour with The Neon Queen & Bulleit Frontier Whiskey. If you have holiday guests coming in from out of town, this is the ultimate DTLA tour! We’ll meet at the iconic Grand Central Market, which is…
Cartwheel Art Tours: Graffiti Walk with Steve Grody – DTLA Arts District (South of Seventh)
11/14/17 UPDATE: Based on the passing of #Serch, for this Saturday’s tour: Graffiti Walk with Steve Grody – South of Seventh Arts District, in addition to this being a discounted tour for Arts District Daze, Cartwheel Art / Cartwheel Art Tours will be donating a percentage of sales to the go fund me here: https://www.gofundme.com/og-serch-one-memorial-services. The…
Event Coverage: Opening Reception of “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Lancaster Museum of Art & History (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017
I’m glad I was able to make it out the opening of “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) on November 11th. The museum has a nice feel to it. Walking in, I found co-curator Lisa Derrick giving a filmed interview to some folks from New York and after almost…
Save the Date: “WISHLIST 5” at Gabba Gallery – Saturday November 18th
Gabba Gallery, LA’s “Best Art Gallery” (LA Weekly), is celebrating the fifth anniversary of WISHLIST, their signature affordable art show. Curated by Jason Ostro and Elena Jacobson, Wishlist 5 features original artwork by over 70 local and international artists. Every piece is priced under $1000, with many under $200. Buyers may take their art home…
Cartwheel Art Tours: “Graffiti Walk with Steve Grody” – El Serrano
Steve Grody has been documenting the evolution of graffiti for the last 27 years. He is the author of “Graffiti LA: Street Styles and Art” and has been featured on TedxSitka, as well as speaking at numerous universities and panels. Join Steve on an alley walk in a genuine graffiti “yard,” where you’ll view walls…
Preview & Essay: ” Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017 through January 14th, 2018
“Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment,” opening at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) on Saturday, November 11th, and curated by Lisa Derrick and Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, serves as a fine complement to the documentary film “Dark Progressivism.” The curatorial statement for “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment, is an appreciative and insightful academic perspective of…