Cartwheel Art Presents VALTD’s “The Sereal Killers” at Fabrik Expo Art Fair – Friday, October 5, to Sunday, October 7

Fabrik Expo Art Fair returns to The Reef in Downtown Los Angeles next weekend, kicking off with an opening night party on Friday, October 5. Cartwheel Art will present a new art activation at the event. Join us in The Experience Lounge for “The Sereal Killers” by art duo VALTD. While Cartwheel is well known…
The Historic “Undiscovered America” Mural in the DTLA Arts District Has Been Restored After 25 Years

After 25 years, Earth Crew 2000 has renewed their historic mural in the DTLA Art District, a mural that has often been viewed on Cartwheel Art’s walking tours. Titled “Undiscovered America,” the mural was painted in 1992 by Earth Crew 2000. This collective of graffiti crews came together through a TEKIO youth project. They wanted to…
Meet Steve Grody, Photographer, Historian, and Cartwheel Art’s DTLA Graffiti Tour Guide

Sunday, August 26, Cartwheel Art kicks off a new Graffiti and BBQ tour, offering an insider’s look at the graffiti of the DTLA Arts District, a graffiti lettering workshop, and late lunch at Pearl’s BBQ. Pearl’s will be serving the tour group a special menu. Steve Grody has been leading graffiti tours for Cartwheel Art…
EVENT PHOTO COVERAGE: Opening Reception of Vitality and Verve III: Transforming the Urban Landscape, at Long Beach Museum of Art

Friday, June 30 marked the opening of Vitality and Verve III: Transforming the Urban Landscape. This is the third iteration of the Vitality and Verve series, presented by Long Beach Museum of Art, and in curatorial collaboration with Thinkspace Projects Los Angeles and POW!WOW! Long Beach, a week-long mural festival dedicated to bringing art and…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening Party for POW! WOW! Long Beach at ArtExchange – Sunday June 24

POW! WOW! Long Beach is a week-long live art exhibition during which renowned artists create large-format art pieces using Long Beach buildings as their canvas. From Sunday, June 24, through Saturday, June 30, the public will be able to witness the creative process as these giant murals come to life. The Long Beach event is…
PREVIEW: Art at The Rendon // Hidden Rooms Explores DTLA’s Past with an Eye to the Future

Brothel. Dive bar. Murder site. Flophouse. The Rendon Hotel has been all of those, and because it’s Los Angeles, the four-story brick building eventually became a filming location. Now with Los Angeles blooming as a major art city, the Rendon Hotel has been reborn as an installation location called Art at the Rendon. The Rendon,…
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 PHOTO COVERAGE – BEYOND THE STREETS: Press Preview (May 3) | Artist Reception (May 4) | VIP Party (May 5) – by Cindy Schwarzstein

These are photos that were taken for Cartwheel Art Magazine at BEYOND THE STREETS during Thursday’s Press Preview, Friday’s Collectors & Artists Reception, and Saturday’s VIP Party. As part of Cartwheel Art’s media support partnership for BEYOND THE STREETS, we provided two preview articles. First up was a Preview by Shana Nys Dambrot who interviewed…