SAVE THE DATE: Presentation of Moiré Mandala by Mark Walsh in Pershing Square – Thursday July 12
Pershing Square will celebrate its newest sculpture, Moiré Mandala by Mark Walsh, at a special event on Thursday, July 12, from 6 to 9 pm. The evening will include a Q&A with the artist, as well as live music from singer/songwriter Raspin Stuwart and other musicians. Louise Capone, Senior Recreation Director and Facility Manager for…
SAVE THE DATE: “Resilient Cities – Kiev: Art as Protest” Screening & Panel Discussion at RVCC Intersect -TONIGHT- Monday April 16th
The role of art as activism is being acknowledged with a group of female artists who are standing up for human rights in the face of extreme adversity. Now Art LA, a local public arts organization, is partnering with LinkTV, a national independent public satellite television network to host a screening and panel discussion TONIGHT –…
SAVE THE DATE: Programming for World Art Day 2018 in Los Angeles – Thursday April 12th through Sunday April 15th
Yes, the international day to celebrate art is April 15th– Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday – and although it is also Tax Day, we prefer to celebrate the beauty of ART on that day! Established in 2012, World Art Day was first brought to our attention by the fab folks behind the monthly Downtown LA Art…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: The Spring Brewery Art Walk is April 7th & 8th!
One of the most highly–anticipated annual art events of the Spring season – The Brewery Art Walk – is coming up on Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8th, from 11 AM to 6 PM each day. This beloved semiannual event has been occurring for over 30 years, with approximately 15,000 people attending throughout the course of…
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…
Obscura Society LA Explores “Inside” Laguna Beach with Cartwheel Art Tours
Laguna Beach is a famed art colony, best known for its plein-air art, but you’ll discover a different side of this beach community when you join Cartwheel Art Tours and Obscura Society LA in Laguna Beach. This special tour provides a unique perspective and immersive experience in art, food/beverage and history with a tour itinerary that…
N. Arts District Tour to benefit Art Share LA. Sponsor: Angel City Brewery
Cartwheel Art Tour, founder Cindy Schwarzstein, will enthusiastically guide participants, while offering her “insider” knowledge through, the art and history of what was once a gritty section filled with disused warehouses, train tracks and manufacturing plants by the L.A. River, to what is now rapidly becoming the hippest and most vibrant and dynamic art-centric part…
Illumetric: Public Art Shapes Santa Monica Blvd With Light
As dusk drapes Santa Monica Boulevard, geometric forms along the median begin to glow in primary colors. In day light the shapes are solid, bold. At night they luminesce magically thanks to photovoltaic sensors that detect a drop in ambient light levels that energizes the LED lights contained within the sculptures. The diamond, cube and…
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…
Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project at Mack Sennett Studios
Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project, served up a cocktail last Thursday, March 6th that drew an overflowing crowd from all corners of Los Angeles. What art lover could resist a blend of ingredients like an historic East Hollywood venue, a wide array of emerging and established local talent, and a brand with 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…