Presented in conjunction with Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971 is Isaac Julien’s Baltimore, a three-channel installation. Julien’s film is an homage to the writer, director, producer, and actor Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021), whose 1971 film Sweet Sweet back’s Baadasssss Song ushered in the “blaxploitation” era, a genre of low-budget films created for African American audiences during the 1970s. Artist Isaac Julien appropriates the look and feel of blaxploitation films, using Baltimore’s streets and museums as locations. Julian created this piece while filming Baadasssss Cinema (2002), a documentary on blaxploitation.
Sundays – Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Timed entry to the Academy Museum must be reserved online in advance
Upcoming Events
Free
The Downtown Santa Monica Farmers market is widely recognized as one of the largest and most diverse Certified Farmers’ Markets in the nation. Local residents, out-of-town visitors, celebrities, and many of Los Angeles’ best-known chefs and restaurants, can be found shopping in this location which features over 60 California farms.
Free
Community Band with Logan Hone is held outside in Hermon Park most Saturday, as a series of creative musical sessions and concerts. Musicians of all skill levels, ages, & backgrounds are invited to join the band in learning an eclectic mix of music, including jazz, Latin, folk, & original material. Participation is free. Bring your instrument, water, and snacks. Percussion instruments are provided.
Donation-based
Join Cultural Treasures of South LA & The Tree Yoga Cooperative for a fun plant-based food demo, story-telling activities, and a yoga & sound bath meditation suitable for all bodies and experience levels. To register for The Tree’s donation-based classes on June 3rd @ 8:30am, 9:30am, & 11am visit: thetreeyogacoop.org/studio-classes.
Free
Lively Saturdays with live music, food vendors, and fresh produce, every week from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Owensmouth Ave (between Sherman Way & Wyandotte Street)
FREE
Registration Day: Saturday, March 4, 2023 Time: 9am – 12pm Saturday Classes: March 11 – April 22, 2023 6 week session (Schedule subject to change) * There will be no Saturday classes on April 8. Special Art Workshop and Egg Hunt is scheduled for this day. FREE for the entire family! Classes include: S-1 Drawing, Cartooning and Animation In this class students will learn the funamentals of drawing such as line, form and perspective to apply in observational drawing…
