Art
Make the Getty’s Collection Your Own in Animal Crossing
The Getty's art generator is the latest tool to help players of the popular social simulation game create their own galleries and installations.
Los Angeles
Art
Introducing Films for Isolation, a Series About Community and Home
The LA-based filmmaker Alima Lee teamed up with the Women’s Center for Creative Work to bring you short films by contemporary, Black queer artists.
Art
A Photo Project Helps Mitigate Patient Loneliness During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Beth Heffernan came up with the PPE Portrait Project during the Ebola outbreak and found that patients felt more connected to their providers if they could see their smiling faces.
Art
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.
Art
What to Do (Online) This Week: Meditate With Art, Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright House, and More
Los Angeles art spaces are stepping up their virtual game.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Sharing Inspiration With People of Color “Has Always Been a Priority” for Shinique Smith
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.
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.
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.