Happy New Year! Our online classes are back for a six week Winter session. In case you are burnt out on zoom and schedules, we’re continuing our video tutorials from last spring. If you never got a chance to take some of our classes, take a look at our WilliamGrantStillAC page or follow our IGTV to catch up on everything we offered once we had to close up the art center physically and go virtual.
Starting January 11, we will be rolling out daily video tutorials, for six weeks, Monday – Saturday that you can learn from at your schedule. Our offerings for this season are a continuation of Drums and Percussion with Delton Davis, Keyboard with Kevin Goode, a new class, Vocals with Cydney Davis, African Martial Arts with Professor Jahsun Olufemi and Low impact workout with Byron Mapp. One class, Line Dancing with Nawili Gray will be offered every Friday at 11am on Zoom. Registration and the Zoom App is required for Line Dancing. All classes and videos are free and for all ages to enjoy.
To catch up and keep up on our classes, follow us on our social media:
YouTube: WilliamGrantStillAC
Instagram & IGTV: @wgsarts
Facebook: William Grant Still Arts Center
To register for Line Dancing Fridays, 11am PST or if you have any questions regarding our video tutorials, please email monica.bailey@lacity.org for further information.
Upcoming Events
Free
The exhibit presents the artists’ personal and familial histories as a woman of The exhibit presents the artists’ personal and familial histories as a woman of Afro-Puerto Rican and Jewish descent, transforming genetic data into colorful pie charts that call to mind hard-edged abstractions. Elsewhere, she embroiders vintage doilies with her own hair to depict the human body, as well as language that references the legacy of colorism and passing in the African diaspora. In the works debuting at CAAM,…
Free
Behind the Mask investigates the role of the mask as an icon in contemporary artistic explorations and understandings of race, gender, sexuality, mythology, histories, and cultural remembrance. Guest curated by Sarah Umles, Behind the Mask features artists Jack Black, Skount Garcia, Ashley Johnson and Alicia Piller. An interactive, self-guided virtual tour of the exhibition will be released on Friday, January 22nd at angelsgateart.org with gallery appointments pending the guidance of state and local health orders. The exhibition will run through…
Free
This brand new initiative is a free collection of diverse performances: from Flamenco song and dance to Latin-Soul music to enjoy from the comfort of your home, on the second Saturday of every month. We invite you to preview the full season announcement at the website and to RSVP to your favorite concert and dates.
Free
The online exhibition Carlos Almaraz: Evolution of Form focuses on the artist’s early life that significantly influenced his artistic style and form, from conceptualism and minimalism when he lived in New York in the 60s, to color and figurative work when he returned to Los Angeles.
Free
SOUND/STAGE is an online concert film series produced by LA Phil Media, the media and digital initiatives arm of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. The series brings the LA Phil’s musical programs to the screen through collaborations with music video, documentary, and feature film directors. Each episode is organized around a single artist, ensemble, or theme that is explored through music as well as supporting essays, artwork, playlists, and interviews. Created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series is…
