News
A Week After Layoffs, LA MOCA Furloughs Most of Its Staff
Nearly all of the museum’s full-time employees will be receiving a full or partial furlough beginning on Friday.
California
Announcement
YBCA Presents Come to Your Census: Who Counts in America?
Join the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts online as they develop programming committed to offering the Bay Area inspiration and hope around the 2020 US Census.
Art
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.
Art
Find “Joy and Stress Relief” in Online Still Life Drawing Sessions
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna Breininger and Kristin Cammermeyer will be hosting “Be Still Life” drawing sessions via Zoom every Sunday.
News
After Coronavirus Shutdown, MOCA Los Angeles Lays Off All Part-Time Employees
The 97 workers represent half of the museum’s total staff of 185.
Art
An Online TV Station for the Strange, Insightful, and Psychedelic
Cathode TV will feature experimental shorts, bizarre television feeds, and special themed programs.
Film
Quintessential Movies About California, From Its Paradises to Its Paradoxes
This week, we have a roundup of great movies made in, set in, and/or otherwise about California, the home of the American film industry.
News
Renowned San Francisco Art Institute Is Closing Due to Rocky Finances
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students learned that the institution does not plan to reopen in the fall.
News
82 Grad Teaching Assistants Fired During University of California Strikes
The alarming emergence of COVID-19 has made the situation more complicated, though strike organizers have pledged to continue a digital picket online.
Art
Virtually Experience the Artworks of This Pioneering Chicano Artist
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is live streaming a walkthrough of its special exhibition on Carlos Almaraz.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Alexis Bard Johnson Is Versed in the Visual Culture of Lesbian Magazines
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.
Art
In Performance About Anxiety, Willow Smith and Tyler Cole Spent 24 Hours In a Box
Visitors viewed the pair through a glass wall, as they cycled through the eight stages of anxiety, including rage, numbness, euphoria, and acceptance.