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March 2019
Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley Opens to the Public
For the past three decades, David Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa, born 1954) has been a recognized voice from Indian Country, confronting through his art questions of identity, self-determination, and self-representation, as well as definitions of “traditional” Indian art. Drawing influence from diverse sources such as Santa Fe–style painting of the 1930s–40s, Renaissance art, pop culture, advertising, and film, Bradley’s work is at once serious and fun, historical and contemporary.
October 2019
Event Listing: Art Exhibit at Art+Practice October 12, 2019-January 25, 2020
Below is information about an upcoming exhibit at Art+Practice exhibition space in Leimert Park. Address: 3401 W. 43rd Place, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Hours: Mon-Sat, 12:00pm-6:00pm Free admission Phone: (323) 337-6887 October 12, 2019-January 25, 2020 Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning At the center of this exhibition, the monumental installation Birth of a Nation (2014) represents a Black woman nursing a white infant against the backdrop of the first official flag of the United States. Suspended above a mound…
Comics of Color- FREE Workshop
Comics of Color with Allegra Jones Join artist Allegra Jones for this free comic book making workshop! Open to students of all skill levels ages 11 and up, this class is an exciting opportunity to learn about composition, character design, story layout and comic storytelling from a working animator and artist. Over 9 weeks, you will build basic comic creation skills through exercises and short projects. Each artist will leave the class with a student-edited anthology of comics made in…
Entrepreneurship for Artists
Entrepreneurship for Artists This four part mini workshop series is a resource for self-employed artists that are interested in the tools to be successful entrepreneurs. Co-hosted by the Sustainable Little Tokyo Arts Action Committee and the Little Tokyo Service Center Small Business Assistance Program we aim to bridge the gap between small business and careers in the arts. Working to end the ‘starving artist’ stereotype not only will you gain valuable knowledge from our expert speakers but you’ll also find…
Like the Ocean – Community Art Workshop – Bridging San Pedro
Build an ocean tile by tile in a workshop with ceramic artist Alexis Slickelman. Participants will paint hand cut tiles with a variety of green and blue glazes that will be provided by the artist. Harness the power of making and collaborating with the community to create enough tiles for an 8’ x 10’ mural, representative of both the diversity of the San Pedro community and the uniting force of the Port. During the workshop, share your ocean and San…
Maritime Identity Flags – Bridging San Pedro Community Art Workshop
Maritime Flags are hung on boats to alert and share information from ship to ship. These flags often designate where the ship is from, whether or not it’s friendly, and can even communicate its cargo. Our workshop poses the question, wouldn’t it be useful to communicate, from afar, a clear identity or state if you so choose? Maybe a flag will be the introduction most important to you or maybe it will draw attention from a stereotype. People of all…
Loitering is delightful
Join us for the opening reception of Loitering is delightful, an exhibition exploring the joyful possibilities of slowing down. Featuring new work by Milano Chow, Lauren Davis Fisher, Ishi Glinsky, David Horvitz, Dylan Mira, Joshua Ross, Asha Schechter, Cauleen Smith, Lani Trock, and Megan Whitmarsh, Loitering is delightful invites you to delight in dawdling. To celebrate the opening, exhibition artist Lani Trock will present the co-creation of aural harmony with collaborators Dominoe Farris, Joe McKee and the Open Source Community…
November 2019
Loitering with Lauren Davis Fisher, Ishi Glinsky and Joshua Ross
Join artists Lauren Davis Fisher, Ishi Glinsky and Joshua Ross for a talk on their work in Loitering is delightful.
Fathom – Bridging San Pedro
Blue McRight’s artwork focuses on water, especially the ocean. Join Blue in creating suspended vertical sculptures that address projected sea level rise and the urgent problem of ocean plastic, utilizing simple techniques such as knotting, twisting, and looping using rope, nets, and salvaged ocean plastic collected and donated by South Bay community members including Captain Charles Moore, the Surfrider Foundation, and the Glove Boat. How will we fathom, or understand, these issues? “Fathom” also can mean the span of your…