News
Cultural Mapping Project Expands to 21 California Cities
Thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the state’s Creative Corps, artists can now apply to bring the project to their neighborhood.
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Learn How to Make Your Own Artist’s Book
Artist Debra Disman hosts an online workshop, “Bookmaking with Self-Compassion.”
Performance
Performances in Memory of Media Artist Kate Johnson, “a One-of-a-Kind Spirit”
"EVERYONE WAS INVITED" promises a heartfelt celebration and opportunity to get to know this under-sung yet influential artist.
Performance
How Cameras and Webcams Have Helped Us Bear Witness in 2020
Suzanne Lacy and her students suggest that screens can help us become more empathetic and aware of “each other’s practices, and realities.”
Art
Processing Our 2020 Feelings With Patty Chang
In March, Chang put out an open call for our fears and made a video out of them. Watching it eight months later, I hoped it would help name whatever it was I was feeling.
Announcement
Patty Chang, Beatriz Cortez, and Kang Seung Lee Present New Work at 18th Street Arts Center This Fall
Chang meditates on our fears in Milk Debt, and Cortez and Lee collaborate on the new exhibition Becoming Atmosphere.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Sue Bell Yank Believes Art and Organizing Produce “Real Social Change”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
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How Posters Have Targeted Police Violence, From the 1960s to Today
“There’s a story behind every poster,” says Carol Wells, a former medievalist who abandoned her dissertation to devote her life to posters.
Announcement
Celebrate Black Futures at 18th Street Arts Center’s Virtual Gala
Join the Los Angeles non-profit for an evening of experimental film programming curated by Jheanelle Brown and performance art by Ulysses S. Jenkins.
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Artists Are Teaching Free Online Classes to Kids in Both English and Spanish
The 18th Street Arts Center is launching a mini-semester’s worth of virtual art school for children, from toddlers to teenagers.
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Artist Patty Chang Puts Out an Open Call For Your Fears
Since the pandemic and lockdown, Chang has decided to recirculate a survey she’s been working on since 2019.
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A Vision for Sustainable Housing and Design in Los Angeles
The architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa makes the case for greater building density and more sustainable design practices to combat the region’s acute housing shortage.