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May 2019
Panel Discussion: IMPRESSIONS, Art by Art Therapists
Show Statement: Art Therapy is a unique discipline that bridges the two practices of Psychotherapy and Art. To become a clinical art therapist one must pursue a graduate degree as a Marital and Family Therapist or a Clinical Social Worker through an art therapy accredited university that offers the specialized dual degree program. All the artists featured in this exhibit have graduated from Loyola Marymount University and are working in the field as Art Therapists. The title of the Exhibit…
Find out more »CALL FOR ARTISTS: Some Place Like Home
SOME PLACE LIKE HOME A Call for Art on Home and Displacement Avenue 50 Studio is accepting submissions for our August show titled 'Some Place Like Home,' curated by Yeu Q Nguyen. We live in a world where nearly 1 person is forcibly displaced every two-seconds. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from their home as a result of conflict or persecution, and 143 million people may soon become climate migrants.…
Find out more »Project ARTvertise Launch Party!
Avenue 50 Studio and Outfront JCDecaux are announcing the launch of our first Project ARTvertise! This art activation includes the installment of 18 pieces on the theme of mental health and radical inclusion in bus shelters along Figueroa. The project intends to empower local artists to re-imagine public spaces and transform the way commuters experience public transit through art. Featured artists are from Franklin High School and Northeast Wellness Center. Join us at Avenue 50 Studio for our project Launch…
Find out more »La Palabra
This month's La Palabra will not be happening. Please visit us at LA Zine Fest in Culver City.
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Rebellious Creatures Large and Small, a reading & launch
Avenue 50 Studioand the Glendale Community College English DepartmentpresentRebellious Creatures Large and Smalla reading & launchby students of Glendale Community CollegeArevik TorosyanLynn BenderJulian Magallanes Ani BabayanJames KellyHeliazar Ramirez RiveraRhiannon RamirezChristian FloresAlfredo Loza Jennifer GilMadeline MolinaHeather Robertson Manifa BaghomianRen Madlangsakay7:30pm | Free, but zines will be available for a small donation.
Find out more »June 2019
CLOSING GATHERING: Impressions -Art by Art Therapists, Pasajuegos in CA, Quiet Please Pop Up, Capitalism Bullies Everyone
Please join us for the closing gathering of our May 2019 exhibitions, on Saturday, June 1, from 2-4PM. The artists will be taking down the artwork & getting together one last time. Join them for one last look at the artwork & dialogue. Admission is free & free parking is available behind the building (entrance is parallel to the train tracks). RSVP HERE For more information on our current exhibitions on view, please click one of the banners below.
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Zarzamora & Cruising: A Macondista Celebration of Two 2019 Books
Help us celebrate the 2019 releases of Vincent Cooper's ZARZAMORA: POETRY OF SURVIVAL (Jade Publishing) and Alex Espinoza's CRUISING: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF A RADICAL PAST TIME (The Unnamed Press) with this all-star lineup of Macondo Writers Workshop writers from Los Angeles and San Antonio.Featured Readers: Vincent Cooper Alex Espinoza Sarah Rafael García Liz GonzalezClaudia Rodriguez Luis Javier Rodriguez Viktoria Valenzuela Cohosted by Francisco Aviles Pino & Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: The Fine Art of Manual Labor
Please join us for the opening reception of THE FINE ART OF MANUAL LABOR! Opening in our main gallery space on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! RSVP HERE Opening Reception: Saturday, June…
Find out more »The Fine Art of Manual Labor
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 - July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM Show Statement: Often times thinking about the world of fine art visions of immaculate white walls, sleek lines and incredibly expensive unattainable pieces come to mind. Almost something out of reach. With this exhibit , however, The Fine Art of Manual Labor has been created to remind one of what came before that, where that all started. At some point,…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: Moments of Beauty, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza’s Canyon
Please join us for the opening reception of MOMENTS OF BEAUTY, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza's Canyon. Opening in our Annex Gallery on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! RSVP HERE Opening Reception: Saturday,…
Find out more »Moments of Beauty, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza’s Canyon
Please join us for the opening reception of MOMENTS OF BEAUTY, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza's Canyon. Opening in our Annex Gallery on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8,…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: Sicilian Fire, Paintings by Roderick Smith
Please join us for the opening reception of SICILIAN FIRE, Paintings by Roderick Smith. Opening in our Red Floor Gallery on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! RSVP HERE Opening Reception: Saturday, June…
Find out more »Sicilian Fire, Paintings by Roderick Smith
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 - July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM Sicilian Fire These paintings are arrangements of form and color drawn upon distant memories from the island of Sicily. Intuitive landscapes. They are improvisations of mountains and buildings, flora and sea. Beneath the pulsating colors are hidden paths and trails buried in the search for compositional clarity. It is an exhilarating process. Not knowing. Getting lost. Finding your…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice to Perceive, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Please join us for the opening reception of OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO PERCEIVE, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective. Opening in our AAC Blue Wall Alcove on Saturday, June 8. Join us for the opening reception from 7-10PM. Free admission, light refreshments & snacks will be served (for a donation of $2-4), valet parking will be available during the reception ($5 donation), or we are located walking distance from the Highland…
Find out more »OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO PERCEIVE, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: June 8 – July 6, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM A Community Weaving Weaving is an ancient art form, known to even the Paleolithic people, as early as 27,000 years ago. The oldest known weavings in the Americas are remnants of finely woven textiles found in Guitarrero Cave Peru, made from plant fibers between 10100 and 9080 BC. Join us in continuing the weaving legacy, here in Highland Park.…
Find out more »Loose Lips: The Book Launch
Avenue 50 Studio & Prickly Pear Publishing present Loose Lips the book launch Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Briana Muñoz as she reads out of her first collection of poetry, Loose Lips, published by Prickly Pear Publishing. Hosted by Sam Roland featuring: Briana Muñoz Matt Sedillo Iris De Anda with musical sets by Miles Bandit June 29th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Avenue 50 Studio 131 N Avenue 50 Los Ángeles CA 90042 Books will be…
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet. Please note the change to the 5th Sunday of this month. This change only applies to June. See you soon!
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet.
Find out more »July 2019
July 2019 Art Auction – Heriberto Luna
“The Bridge Between Worlds,” by Heriberto Luna Value: $400 Starting Bid: $150, with bid increments of $25 To bid: e-mail us: avenue50studio@gmail.com call us: (323) 258-1435 Auction ends July 31, 2019. Good luck.
Find out more »Open Call for Fall 2019 Programs at WCCW
Open call for fall 2019 programs at the Women's Center for Creative Work (WCCW). For more information, or to submit a proposal click here.
Find out more »Paid Artist Opportunity: Civic Art Program
The Department of Arts and Culture's Civic Art Program is inviting emerging and established professional artists residing or working within the United States to respond to this national RFQ. Application Deadline: Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 5PM PST For more information, click here.
Find out more »Writer Residency at the Annenberg Community Beach House
Application Deadline: Thursday July 18, 2019 by 12:00pm (noon) Click here for application guidelines.
Find out more »Call for Filipinx-American Visual Artists: Araw Ng Mga Patay
ARAW NG MGA PATAY Call for art by Filipinx-American visual artists for Day of the Dead. Curated by Nica Aquino with assistance from Anna Calubayan. Giving offerings to our ancestors is an indigenous practice in the so-called Philippines that predates Catholocism. It is a way of honoring our ancestors & the time they spent with us on this physical plane. Once a year, many cultures around the world take the time to honor our ancestors, such as 'Dia de los…
Find out more »CLOSING GATHERING for June 2019 Exhibitions
Saturday, July 6, 2-4PM RSVP HERE Please join us for the closing gathering of our June 2019 exhibitions. Artists will be in the gallery meeting together one last time & taking down their artworks. Come join them in this final celebration & feel free to ask them any questions about their works or their artistic practices. Gathering will take place on Saturday, July 6, from 2-4PM. Free parking is available parallel to the train tracks, or we are located walking…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: ‘Remixing Reality: Art, Identity & Beyond’ curated by Sofia Gutierrez Calderon
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 - August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM RSVP HERE Please join us for the opening reception of 'REMIXING REALITY: ART, IDENTITY & BEYOND,' curated by Sofia Gutierrez Calderon, on Saturday, July 13, from 7-10PM. Admission is free, light snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation, valet parking will be available for a $5 donation, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park…
Find out more »‘REMIXING REALITY: ART, IDENTITY & BEYOND,’ curated by Sofia Gutierrez Calderon
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 - August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM Show Statement: Frida Khalo, nevertheless, is still the artist (along with Posada) who best reminds us that what was codified by the French Surrealists has always been our daily bread in Mexico and Latin America, part of the cultural current, a spontaneous fusion of myth and fact, dream and walking, reason and fantasy. The books of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: ‘Rumbo al Norte,’ works by Elmer Guevarra
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM RSVP HERE Please join us for the opening reception of ‘Rumbo al Norte,’ works by Elmer Guevarra, on Saturday, July 13, from 7-10PM. Admission is free, light snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation, valet parking will be available for a $5 donation, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station!…
Find out more »‘Rumbo al Norte,’ works by Elmer Guevarra
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM About the Works: "My work investigates how personal and group identity changes in reaction to the physical, psychological and cultural environment. One’s identity is in part a result of place of origin, past experiences, life choices, age, social stereotypes and unpredicted events that can lead to economic change or departure from one place to another. I am specifically interested in…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: ’11 Steps Ahead: Future Forward Armenian American Visionaries,’ curated by Margarita Simonian
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM RSVP HERE Please join us for the opening reception of '11 Steps Ahead: Future Forward Armenian American Visionaries,' curated by Margarita Simonian, on Saturday, July 13, from 7-10PM. Admission is free, light snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation, valet parking will be available for a $5 donation, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park…
Find out more »’11 Steps Ahead: Future Forward Armenian American Visionaries,’ curated by Margarita Simonian
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM Mission Statement: While the original Futurists in Italy applied their aesthetics and social practices of technology and the industrial city to diverse artistic mediums in order to emphasize a movement of youth and the “new,” futurism as a term has since been tied to other movements using diverse genres in order to advance thought and artistic output. Notably, Afrofuturism has…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: ‘American Daisies,’ by Karen Duckles. Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM Please join us for the opening reception of ‘AMERICAN DAISIES,’ by Karen Duckles (presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective), on Saturday, July 13, from 7-10PM. Admission is free, light snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation, valet parking will be available for a $5 donation, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold…
Find out more »The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents ‘American Daisies,’ by Karen Duckles
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: July 13 – August 3, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, August 3, 2-4PM The title for this grouping of pieces is “American Daisies”, and they deal with the issue of gun culture in this country. The pieces utilize bullets, targets, rhinestones, and other items on framed wood panels. The assemblages tell stories about how we think about guns, and the issues surrounding gun violence. The beauty in the metallic bullets, the symmetrical targets…
Find out more »ARTIST CALL OUT: Pandora’s Box at Gallery Azul
ARTIST’S CALL OUT Pandora’s Box - A group exhibition about chaos and hope The vast majority of us are familiar with the myth of Pandora’s box. We use this term often to refer to a release of negative or bad situations, to the unleashing of chaos. According to www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/pandoras-box-myth/, the purpose of Pandora’s box is to answer the question of evil and why it exists. This myth has inspired artists throughout time to create their perception of Pandora opening this…
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet.
Find out more »August 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: Some Place Like Home, Curated by Yeu Q. Nguyen
(featured artwork by Jedediah Antler) Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 - September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM Please join us for the opening reception. Admission is free, $5 valet parking will be available & snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation. RSVP HERE Show Statement: We live in a world where nearly 1 person is forcibly displaced every two-seconds. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 68.5 million people…
Find out more »OPENING RECEPTION: The Vibrant Cityscapes of Bonnie Lambert
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 - September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM Please join us for the opening reception. Admission is free, $5 valet parking will be available & snacks & refreshments will be available for a $2-4 donation. RSVP HERE ARTIST STATEMENT: "I’m a cityscape oil painter in love with intense color and deep contrast. Los Angeles provides endless inspiration for my work with its fluid light, dramatic vistas, stark landscapes…
Find out more »Caged Bird & Other Stories by Martin Bustamante; Venial Venality by Rene Villa, Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 - September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM The Arroyo Arts Collective presents Caged Bird & Other Stories by Martin Bustamante & Venial Venality by Rene Villa. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, August 10, from 7-10PM. Admissions are free, light snacks & refreshments will be available for a small donation, $5 valet parking will be available, or we are located walking distance from…
Find out more »HALIKHA Grand Opening at Avenue 50 Studio
HALIKHA - Come and Create! Come celebrate the opening of the space of HALIKHA- which means "Come and Create!” (Halika Na + Maglikha!) A grand opening of a space as a cultural hub for creatives to come together, share and "tambay". This space is rooted in our connection to our ancestors. We step foot into the space to honor them. We use our sacred energy to create, to heal, and share the bayanihan spirit with the community. We are…
Find out more »Some Place Like Home: Art on Home & Displacement. Curated by Yeu Q. Nguyen
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 – September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM Show Statement: We live in a world where nearly 1 person is forcibly displaced every two-seconds. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from their home as a result of conflict or persecution, and 143 million people may soon become climate migrants. In wealthier urban areas, gentrification, increasing debt, and lack…
Find out more »The Vibrant Cityscapes of Bonnie Lambert
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 – September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM ARTIST STATEMENT: “I’m a cityscape oil painter in love with intense color and deep contrast. Los Angeles provides endless inspiration for my work with its fluid light, dramatic vistas, stark landscapes and dynamic neighborhoods. Using a vibrant palette and expressive brushstrokes, I hope to share my vision of an essence of the urban experience.” Live Oil Painting Demonstration with Artist,…
Find out more »The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents: Caged Bird & Other Stories by Martin Bustamante; Venial Venality by Rene Villa
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 10, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: August 10 – September 7, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, September 7, 2-4PM Caged Bird and Other Stories: This body of work deals with issues of self-identity and explores factors/ideas that affect our daily lives. Venial Venality: This body of work explores the reality that permeates the current political climate and highlights the absurdity of those in power.
Find out more »Low Income Artist Housing Workshop Presented by Meta Housing
RSVP HERE Join us for this free workshop on LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR ARTISTS presented by Meta Housing. Saturday, August 17, 2-4PM at Avenue 50 Studio. Free parking is available behind the building, entrance is parallel to the train tracks. Meta Housing develops affordable and mixed-income apartment communities that infuse vibrancy, inspire community, and support individuals. For more information about Meta Housing, visit their website at metahousing.com
Find out more »Kick Ass Women in the Arts! A Birthday Celebration
Avenue 50 Studio is excited to present KICK ASS WOMEN IN THE ARTS: a music | art | poetry pachanga celebrating liz gonzalez and her 60th dance around the sun Join us for an evening of music, art, and palabra to celebrate liz’ 60th, as she reads from her collection of poetry, Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds: Poems y Cuentos New and Selected published by Los Nietos Press. August 17th 2019 | 7:00 pm Joining liz for palabra will…
Find out more »FREE Live Oil Painting Demo with Artist, Bonnie Lambert
Live Oil Painting Demonstration with Artist, Bonnie Lambert Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 2-4 pm RSVP HERE Artist, Bonnie Lambert, will host a live oil painting demonstration in conjunction with her exhibition The Vibrant Cityscapes of Bonnie Lambert. Stop by to learn how she works through her painting process. Light refreshments will be served Free and open to the public RSVP HERE ARTIST STATEMENT: “I’m a cityscape oil painter in love with intense color and deep contrast. Los Angeles…
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet.
Find out more »September 2019
LIKE HOME: poetry in response to displacement
Avenue 50 Studio presents a reading celebrating the launch of the chapbook anthology LIKE HOME: poetry in response to displacement part of the accoutrements: a public literary series and in conjunction with Avenue 50 Studio’s visual art group exhibition on displacement Friday, September 6th 2019 | 7:00 pm Free | Donations Accepted Chapbooks will be available for sale and signing. Light refreshments and appetizers will be served. The chapbook features poems by: Alejandra Argote, Alex Salazar, Andrea-Celeste Jimenez, Angelina Sáenz, Brenda Perez,…
Find out more »Becoming Home
Avenue 50 Studio presents BECOMING HOME readings by clients, ex-clients, and staff from the Northeast Wellness Center’s Writing Your Life Stories Group plus open mic Sunday, September 8th 2019 | 2:00 pm Free | Donations Accepted Light refreshments will be served. The Northeast The Northeast Wellness Center Center is a thriving and creative facility of the LA County Department of Mental Health. We cherish our relationships in the community and strive for inclusion and belonging. Inspired by Avenue 50 Studio’s “Some…
Find out more »Opening Reception: Tlapohualiztli Ipan Amatl, by Ernesto Vasquez
RSVP HERE Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14 - October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM Statement: "Tlapohualiztli ipan amatl" means "Stories on paper" are new illustrations and other works I have created on paper. The exhibition will feature over a dozen various sized illustrations on different types of paper, some machine milled other hand made from Oaxaca. It was important for me to use one of the oldest substrates made my our…
Find out more »Tlapohualiztli Ipan Amatl, by Ernesto Vasquez
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14 - October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM Statement: "Tlapohualiztli ipan amatl" means "Stories on paper" are new illustrations and other works I have created on paper. The exhibition will feature over a dozen various sized illustrations on different types of paper, some machine milled other hand made from Oaxaca. It was important for me to use one of the oldest substrates made my our species while applying…
Find out more »Opening Reception: The Broadside Project, in Collaboration with Cerritos College
Avenue 50 Studio in Collaboration with Cerritos College Presents The Broadside Project Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14 - October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM RSVP HERE 7 Los Angeles-based poets and 7 Los Angeles-based artists, created over 20 original, collaborative works using writing and various printmaking processes. Curated by (writer/activist) Jessica Ceballos y Campbell and (artist/professor) Sergio Teran. POETS: Will Alexander, Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, F. Douglas Brown, Sesshu Foster, Xochitl-Julisa…
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The Broadside Project, in Collaboration with Cerritos College
Avenue 50 Studio in Collaboration with Cerritos College Presents The Broadside Project Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14 - October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM 7 Los Angeles-based poets and 7 Los Angeles-based artists created over 25 original, collaborative works using writing, drawing, and printmaking. The unique and collaborative works were created at the Cerritos College Fine Art complex in Norwalk, CA during the annual summer Cerritos College Printmaking Residency. The project began…
Find out more »Opening Reception: Celestial Sentinels: Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel, Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14-October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents CELESTIAL SENTINELS Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel My artwork for decades has been painting, printing and mask-making. Color, humor, mythology and spirituality have been my overarching themes. I have been influenced by ancient petroglyphs and modern art. Mondrian, Kandinsky and Miro are three of the most significant artists that have inspired my work. Studying…
Find out more »The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Celestial Sentinels: Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: September 14-October 5, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, October 5, 2-4PM The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents CELESTIAL SENTINELS Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel My artwork for decades has been painting, printing and mask-making. Color, humor, mythology and spirituality have been my overarching themes. I have been influenced by ancient petroglyphs and modern art. Mondrian, Kandinsky and Miro are three of the most significant artists that have inspired my work. Studying…
Find out more »Border Kindness presents: Art Across Borders: A Migrating Exhibit
Art Across Borders: A Migrating Exhibit for Border Kindness includes work by some of the world's most important artist/activists - including Arizona Alexakis, Eric Almanza, Jacqueline Arellano, Devendra Banhart, Brolo, Sue Coe, Desdemona Dallas, Daniel Gibson, Ramiro Gomez - Art, Jenny Kendler, Tom Kiefer, Kelly Latimore Icons, Jose Lozano, Patrick Martinez, Cabell Ellington Molina & Ernesto Yerena Montejano. Thank you to the artists who have each donated their work in support of Border Kindness. Border Kindness provides migrants, refugees, and…
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Knitting the Fog by Claudia D. Hernández
Avenue 50 Studio and Feminist Press present KNITTING THE FOG by Claudia D. Hernández with special guest Josie Méndez-Negrete Weaving together narrative essay and bilingual poetry, Claudia D. Hernández’s lyrical debut follows her tumultuous adolescence and fraught homecomings as she crisscrosses the American continent. Join us as Claudia reads from Knitting the Fog and by way of illustrating migration and movement, special guest Josie Méndez-Negrete will read from Las hijas de Juan: Daughters Betrayed. Friday September 20, 2019 7:30 pm |…
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Scruffy and the Egg: Adventures on the Road
Avenue 50 Studio presents Scruffy and the Egg: Adventures on the Road the book launch, reading & signing Scruffy, a stray dog, and his half-hatched Egg don't have a home, but they have each other. But is that enough when the going gets tough? The pair will need to use their wits and find new friends as they they tackle far distances, explore a big city, and even take the Egg to their first day of school! Join author-illustrator Angela…
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet.
Find out more »Talking Justice: with Matt Sedillo & Greg Palast
Talking Justice with Matt Sedillo & Greg Palast at Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park, CA 90042 $5 cover charge walk-ins welcomed Join us for a series of powerful afternoons, offering participants the opportunity to experience and learn from remarkable individuals who will share, connect and fuel the conversation forward. September 29th: Matt Sedillo & Greg Palast Poets have thus far beautifully, brutally, elegantly described the world, the point, however, is to change it. Join us for…
Find out more »October 2019
LA VIDA DE LOS MUERTOS
Curated by Abelardo de la Peña Jr. This intimate exhibition explores the poignant and playful kinship between life and death. Through photography and fine art, the correlation between mortality and life beyond are brought to light. While the living take on the guise of the departed, surely the deceased are reveling in the afterlife.
Find out more »ARAW NG MGA PATAY: Filipinx-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead
Curated by Nica Aquino Assisted by Anna Calubayan Giving offerings to our ancestors is an indigenous practice in the so-called Philippines that predates Catholocism. It is a way of honoring our ancestors and the time they spent with us on this physical plane. Once a year, many cultures around the world take the time to honor our ancestors, such as ‘Dia de los Muertos’ in Mexico, ‘Pchum Ben’ in Cambodia and many more. In Philippine culture, ‘Araw Ng Mga Patay’ (translating to Day of the Dead…
Find out more »The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Beat and Beatific: Works by Gil Hayes
The dirty, coarse, raw and the wild, untamed & ecstatic. Punk Rock is beat & beatific. These paintings are a visual counterpart to the musical anarchy of Punk Rock. Portraits & scenes of punk life produced by the synthesis of technique, material & subject. Crude burlap, three chords; Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow & Ultramarine and wild abandon. The look & feel of the paintings is the same aesthetic as an old spiky jacket. Real & raw with unrestrained attitude. Portraits of old & young punks show…
Find out more »Carceral Liberation? A Native American Prison Art Show
Today Native American adults and youth are overrepresented in detention centers and receive some of the harshest treatment from state and federal carceral institutions. This art show will illuminate for public audiences the injustices of imprisonment in the Indigenous context, and conversely, how Native peoples have navigated these impositions for their futurities. Tria Blu Wakpa, UCLA Assistant Professor in Dance Studies, is curating the exhibition with the support of several organizations, including those founded and run by Native people who…
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Marks of Joy: Reading & Celebration
Avenue 50 Studio presents Marks of Joy: Reading & Celebration with Tanzila Ahmed Gabrielle Civil Jen Hofer Purvi Shah Tuesday October 15, 2019 7:00 pm | Free at Avenue 50 Studio 131 N Avenue 50 Los Ángeles, CA 90042 Join writers & activists Tanzila Ahmed, Gabrielle Civil, Jen Hofer & Purvi Shah for an evening of readings, performance, and embodied activities towards joy and justice. We will be celebrating new books including Miracle Marks (LA debut!) and Experiments in Joy. ABOUT AUTHORS Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed is an activist, storyteller,…
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One Day on the Gold Line: A Book Celebration
Avenue 50 Studio presents One Day on the Gold Line: A Book Celebration with author Carla Rachel Sameth Featuring: Annette Wong Gale Cohen Hazel Clayton Harrison Manuela Gomez Maria Elena Fernandez Thelma Reyna, Ph.D Toni Mosley & hosted by Gerda Govine Ituarte, Ed.D Thursday October 17, 2019 7:00 pm | Free Books will be available for purchase and signing at Avenue 50 Studio 131 N Avenue 50 Los Ángeles, CA 90042 TRANSPORTATION: Parking is available behind the building, enter through…
Find out more »La Palabra
La Palabra, a program of the Avenue 50 Studio, has been taking place since 2001. On the Fourth Sunday of every month from 2- 4 PM, La Palabra invites the community to come out and read their poetry through an open mic series, followed by a featured poet.
Find out more »November 2019
Día de los Muertos Festival de Otoño
Join us for a community celebration of Día de Los Muertos, opening with a procession at Avenue 58 Metro Station. At Culebra Park, enjoy performances, food vendors, stations, and much more!
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