PREVIEW WITH ARTIST INTERVIEWS: Art at The Rendon // Hidden Rooms – June 1st through June 3rd
ART AT THE RENDON: HIDDEN ROOMS is a 3-day multi-sensory event taking place this coming weekend, June 1-3rd, at the former Rendon Hotel on the corner of 7th and Santa Fe. The building, which was recently sold, has been one of the last hold-outs for gentrification in this now-trendy Arts District neighborhood. Luckily, the new…
Event Coverage: Designer Con 2017 Show Recap
Designer Con, an incredible art and design convention, again broke its own attendance records with between 35-37 thousand attendees, including kids, passing through its doors all weekend November 11th – 12th at the Pasadena Convention Center. This was an increase of almost 10 thousand for Designer Con 2017! Cindy Schwarzstein of Cartwheel Art was at Designer…
Cartwheel Art Tours x Obscura Society LA in Lincoln Heights: “LA Bulla” Preview and the history of Plaza de la Raza and the nighborhood
Join Cartwheel Art Tours x Obsucra Society LA of Atlas Obsucra in Lincoln Heights at Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for a preview of “La Bulla” art show and the Lucha Libre event. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE (Tour Tickets) ACT NOW! The first 10 preview tickets include free admission to La Bulla. DISCOVER: “La Bulla” a…
Save the Date: “La Bulla” at Plaza de la Raza – Saturday April 30th
Join Exodus Events for their one night only and highly anticipated event, “La Bulla,” at Plaza de la Raza on April 30, from 7:00pm – 1:00am. Created by Exodus Events, “La Bulla”– a new type of cultural experience in art, live entertainment, concerts, community outreach and fundraising- showcases Los Angles artists and musicians, while featuring lucha libre…
MOLAA: New Exhibition Captures Tradition in Southern California Landscape Painting
On September 19th the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (MOLAA) unveils a regional aesthetic of landscape painting, focusing on Southern California artists. “Somewhere Over El Arco Iris” presents works from the Chicano Movement, while simultaneously contrasting these works with modern-day street artists Man One, Vyal Reyes, and Johnny KMDZ Martinez. Coincidentally, “Somewhere…
Party Tonight! Red Bull Latagráfica at Plaza de la Raza
Tonight October 24, starting at 8:30pm at Plaza de la Raza, Red Bull presents a festival celebrating their major Los Angeles mural project, Latagráfica.Beginning in January, 2014 Red Bull gave wings to Southern California artists and unveiled one mural every month showcasing artists’ interpretations of the Spanish term “puedes” or “you can.” And tonight night…
Save The Date: Sept 19 to 21, Barrio Roots Street Art Fest
Experience three days of murals, music, workshops, panels and art during the first annual Barrio Roots Street Art Fest in the City of Bell, celebrating bi-national expression and relationships between Mexico, Mexican-American artists, and youth in the greater Los Angeles area. This free, three day event focuses on art and creativity, with workshops in musical…
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…
Red Bull Canvas Cooler Brings Out the Talent
I looked forward to Red Bull’s Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler for months before it began. Seeing posts by artists and fans made me even more excited not so much for the competitive aspect, but just for the sheer talent joined under one roof. The show took place at Factory West and the locale…
Street Art Exclusive Photos Behind the Scenes at Red Bull Curates: Red Bull Canvas Cooler
Put twenty of street/urban artists in a brand new art space and have them go to town on your product: That’s the idea behind Red Bull Canvas Cooler Los Angeles which is taking place one night only, Thursday March 28, at Factory West, a new gallery/lounge/artists space which opens officially in April. This year, two…
Mural Discussion at LA Art Show Sheds Light on Public Art
The LA Art Show 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center was the first art fair I ever attended, so I felt a bit overwhelmed by all the art assailing my eyes from seemingly every corner! I found a few great gems and even spotted some familiar names–like graffiti artist TILT whom I recently…