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October 2018
Viva Las Fotos
Main Gallery & Red Floor Gallery: Viva Las Fotos: A Day of the Dead Memorial for Laura Aguilar Curated by Sybil Venegas & Christopher Velasco Featuring works by: Monica Almeida, Isabel Avila, Brittany Kathe Adams, Julie Cabral, Amina Cruz, Sandra de la Loza, Mercedes Dorame, Ruben Esparza, Christina Fernandez, Luis Jacinto, Star Montana, Delilah Montoya, Monica Orozco, Aydinaneth Ortiz, Paul Pescador, Clifford Pun, Miguel Angel Reyes, Juan Silvero, Mei Valenzuela, Ricardo Valverde, and Christopher Velasco. Opening Night Reception: Saturday, October…
Find out more »Memory Room
Memory Room Nica Aquino Interactive altar installation: mixed media, textile, natural materials, 35 mm photos and video. Since 2016, Nica Aquino creates mixed media altar installations & textiles that examine loss & memory as an Ilokana in the US diaspora. Her last mixed media altar installation in 2017, titled ‘Saan Kayo Nga Nalipatan (You Are Not Forgotten)’ addressed the extrajudicial killings happening in the Philippines, ordered by Rodrigo Duturte, elected president of the islands in 2016. Through this altar installation,…
Find out more »Attendance: The Book Launch
Avenue 50 Studio in conjunction with The Operating System is excited to invite you to the book launch of ATTENDANCE by Rocío Carlos and Rachel McLeod Kaminer Friday, October 19, 2018 Doors 7:30 PM | Reading 8:00 PM Featuring Rocío and Rachel Along with with very special guests: Sara Borjas traci kato-kiriyama Ashaki Jackson ////soul and motown from DJ Douglas Brown, in honor of Theandrew\\\\ At Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park 90042 Parking behind the building…
Find out more »Las Calaveras Vivientes Workshop
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Avenue 50 Studio presents Las Calaveras Vivientes: The History of Skeleton Figures on the Day of the Dead Facilitated by Designer Rosa Limon and Barbara Goldstein, Ph.D. Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018. 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Class fee: $45 (includes all materials) This workshop is made possible by the Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Find out more »November 2018
Día de los Muertos Pumpkin Patch Festival at Culebra Park
Avenue 50 Studio presents Día de los Muertos Pumpkin Patch Festival at Culebra Park Friday, November 2, 2018 3:30 PM You're Invited! All ages, open and free to the public. On November 2, 2018, the Avenue 50 Studio will join forces with the Arroyo Arts Collective, the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce, La Culebra Action League, Mi Vida Boutique, DSTL Arts and CD 14 to present our very first Dia de los Muertos/Pumpkin Patch…
Find out more »Rememberance, The Faces & Places Art Opening
OPENING RECEPTION. Admission is free. November 3rd, 2-4 PM at the historic Southwest Museum. This pop-up exhibition asks local artists to explore a deepened understanding of Halloween, Día de los Muertos, and all rituals, historically and worldwide, associated with how we grieve, how we continue to love, and how we go on in the face of loss. The rituals of death are different in each culture, but grief for lost loved ones is universal, as is the need for a…
Find out more »Closing Reception for October’s Exhibits
Closing Reception Saturday, November 3, 2018 2 PM - 4 PM Join us for our Closing Reception of our October exhibits. It will be your last chance to view the brilliant artwork and meet some of the artists! Light refreshments will be served. Our October exhibits include: Viva Las Fotos: A Day of the Dead Memorial for Laura Aguilar Memory Room, an interactive installation by Nica Aquino Heaven or Hell in a Handbag, works by Kristen Johannesen Closing Reception: Saturday,…
Find out more »Discovery Pop-Up
Arroyo Arts Collective presents Discovery Pop-Up Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 2018) - The Arroyo Arts Collective (AAC) invites the entire Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) community to experience an assembly of artists, ranging from emerging to well established, including fine artists and craftspeople, to congregate at AVE 50 STUDIO for an exhibit opening on Saturday, November 10, 2018 as part of the NELA Second Saturday Art Walk. We are calling this celebration of art, the Discovery Pop-Up. At the Discovery Pop-Up,…
Find out more »LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting
Tenants Rights Meeting Facilitated by the Los Ángeles Tenants Union, Northeast Los Ángeles chapter. ---------- Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM • Free (but feel free to join the LATU as a member) Is a lease-buyout your best option? Organize with your neighbors to stay in your apartments! FIGHT TO STOP GENTRIFICATION! LEARN YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER! ¿Que te compren tu alquiler será la mejor opción? ¡Organiza con tus vecinos para permanecer en sus aprtmentos!…
Find out more »LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting
Tenants Rights Meeting Facilitated by the Los Ángeles Tenants Union, Northeast Los Ángeles chapter. ---------- Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM • Free (but feel free to join the LATU as a member) Is a lease-buyout your best option? Organize with your neighbors to stay in your apartments! FIGHT TO STOP GENTRIFICATION! LEARN YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER! ¿Que te compren tu alquiler será la mejor opción? ¡Organiza con tus vecinos para permanecer en sus aprtmentos!…
Find out more »Gentrification Comedy Show
Thigh Gap Comedy presents Gentrification Comedy Show Funny. Feminist. Diverse. Every last friday of the month at Avenue 50 Studio. Thigh Gap Comedy is Danielle Perez, Madison Shepard and Danielle Radford.
Find out more »December 2018
Book Launch: My Zócalo Heart
Avenue 50 Studio invites you to the book launch celebration of My Zocalo Heart by Mary E. Torregrossa featuring Ron Baca Lory Bedikian Mary E. Torregrossa Poet Anne Babson Carter says of the portrait and persona poems collected inside, My Zocalo Heart; " hold evocative images of memory that caught and drew me close as could be possible to the world she writes of." One finds poignant detail in the telling and retelling of stories. Artist and writer Toti O'Brien…
Find out more »Art for Our Sake
Painting by Elmer Guevara Art for OUR Sake Curated by the Eastside Collective We create for an additional voice. We create to express. We create for ourselves. We create to please the muse. Our Art stands for a voice in the wind, charting a course through the Chicano continuum. Art for OUR Sake keeps the spirit alive, our culture strong, and the identity of a mixed-race individual experimenting a resurgence of aggression that has never wavered. We battle with our…
Find out more »Year End 8×8 Silent Art Auction
Avenue 50 Studio’s Annual 8x8 Silent Art Auction Displaying works by: Alex Lozano, Arni Tecson, Bobby Rojas, Bonnie Lambert, C. Nolan Fansler, David Botello, Denice Salas, Douglas Alvarez, Fano Gutierrez, Gwen Freeman, Heather Hoggan, Hembert Guardado, Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, Jessica Rocha, Joe Bravo, Jose Lozano, Judith Amdur, Kacy Treadway, Karen Neubert, Kathy Bolivar, Leo Eguiarte, Mar Abella, Melly Troches, Raoul de la Sota, Salvador Correa, Steven Correa, Susanna Urquiza, Timothy Garcia, Yvonne Ruis, Keef Butterworth, Frank Romero, Katsu Yokoyama,…
Find out more »In Search of Myself
In Search of Myself Paintings by Floyd Strickland Opening Reception: Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7 – 10 PM Exhibition Dates: December 8 through January 26, 2019 Click Here to RSVP.
Find out more »Holiday Wreath Workshop
Jardin del Eden presents A Holiday Wreath Workshop Join us December 9th from 1-3 PM at Avenue 50 Studio and for an afternoon of wreath making, friends, and holiday spirit! We will be creating a wreath for your door with fresh greenery, dried flowers and various holiday decor. We will guide you in creating your wreath, but wish to give you an opportunity to be able to create a wreath that reflects your unique personality and style. Arrive early to…
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 »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 »LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting
Tenants Rights Meeting Facilitated by the Los Ángeles Tenants Union, Northeast Los Ángeles chapter. ---------- Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM • Free (but feel free to join the LATU as a member) Is a lease-buyout your best option? Organize with your neighbors to stay in your apartments! FIGHT TO STOP GENTRIFICATION! LEARN YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER! ¿Que te compren tu alquiler será la mejor opción? ¡Organiza con tus vecinos para permanecer en sus aprtmentos!…
Find out more »LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting
Tenants Rights Meeting Facilitated by the Los Ángeles Tenants Union, Northeast Los Ángeles chapter. ---------- Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM • Free (but feel free to join the LATU as a member) Is a lease-buyout your best option? Organize with your neighbors to stay in your apartments! FIGHT TO STOP GENTRIFICATION! LEARN YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER! ¿Que te compren tu alquiler será la mejor opción? ¡Organiza con tus vecinos para permanecer en sus aprtmentos!…
Find out more »Gentrification Comedy Show
Thigh Gap Comedy presents Gentrification Comedy Show Funny. Feminist. Diverse. Every last friday of the month at Avenue 50 Studio. Thigh Gap Comedy is Danielle Perez, Madison Shepard and Danielle Radford.
Find out more »January 2019
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Find out more »Why Can’t It Be Tenderness
Avenue 50 Studio & Wisconsin Poetry Series invite you to join us in celebrating the release of WHY CAN'T IT BE TENDERNESS by Michelle Brittan Rosado at Avenue 50 Studio 131 N Avenue 50, Highland Park 90042 4pm | Free featuring Michelle Brittan Rosado Corinna McClanahan Schroeder Douglas Manuel Books will be available for purchase and signing!! _______________________ Parking is available in the back, please follow the unpaved dirt path, nearest the train (on the north side of the building).…
Find out more »The Blanket Exercise by Native Americans in Philanthropy
Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation - Los Angeles (TRHT-LA) presents Hand in Hand 2019 National Day of Racial Healing The Blanket Exercise by Native Americans in Philanthropy Join us for an experiential learning opportunity that will introduce the epic historical narrative of the Indigenous people of Turtle Island, now also known as North America, in a unique and evocative way. This workshop will serve as a great teaching moment for most and will re-introduce, for some participants, stories related to…
Find out more »Gentrification Comedy Show
Thigh Gap Comedy presents Gentrification Comedy Show Funny. Feminist. Diverse. Every last friday of the month at Avenue 50 Studio. Thigh Gap Comedy is Danielle Perez, Madison Shepard and Danielle Radford.
Find out more »Otomi Spirit Figures Workshop
Avenue 50 Studio presents OTOMI SPIRIT FIGURES History & Workshop of Otomi Spirit Figures Facilitated by Artist Margaret Sosa and Barbara Goldstein, Ph.D. The Otomí pre-dates the Mexica (“Aztecs”). This group occupies Central Mexico for thousands of years before the Christian era, and is predecessor to many native groups that currently reside in the area. Otomí art is deeply influenced by nature, and by the relationship between humans and natural forces. Otomí paper cutouts are made from amate paper (a…
Find out more »Closing Reception of December’s Exhibits
Join us for our Closing Reception of our December-January exhibits. It will be your last chance to view the current artwork, place your final bids in our Annual 8x8 Silent Art Auction and meet some of the artists! Silent Art Auction closes at 3 PM, PST. We suggest you come in early to secure your bid! A list of our Winter Exhibits include: Art for Our Sake In Search of Myself: Paintings by Floyd Strickland 8 x 8 Silent Art…
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 »February 2019
Opening Reception – Four Women, curated by Peter Woods
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. FOUR WOMEN. Curated by Peter Woods. A Modern Look at Black Women Artists in 4 Chapters. Four Women is an art exhibit that takes its name from the Nina Simone classic. The concept was simply to create space for the artist's work to communicate with each other/to us/to what it means to be black, a woman, an artist. Four…
Find out more »Main Gallery Exhibition: Four Women, curated by Peter Woods
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 2-4PM. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. FOUR WOMEN. Curated by Peter Woods. A Modern Look at Black Women Artists in 4 Chapters. Four Women is an art exhibit that takes its name from the Nina Simone classic. The concept was simply to create space for the artist's work to communicate with each other/to us/to what it means to be black, a woman, an artist. Four Women is an art exhibit…
Find out more »Opening Reception – VEINTE by Sandra Vista
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Gallery Hours: Tues-Thurs, Sat & Sun 10AM-4PM Opening in our Annex Gallery & Red Floor Gallery is VEINTE, a collection of works by artist, Sandra Vista, made between 1999-2019. Vista has exhibited nationally and internationally in Baltonfured and Budapest, Hungary (1997 & 1998, where she was also an artist-in-residence), at the Organizations of Independent Artists in New York (1998…
Find out more »Annex Gallery & Red Floor Gallery Exhibition – VEINTE by Sandra Vista
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 2-4PM. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Gallery Hours: Tues-Thurs, Sat & Sun 10AM-4PM Currently in our Annex Gallery & Red Floor Gallery is VEINTE, a collection of works by artist, Sandra Vista, made between 1999-2019. (Artist Sandra Vista with our gallery director, Kathy Gallegos. Photo courtesy of Sandra Vista.) Artist Insights: "If you are lucky a change in location will bring a change in your…
Find out more »Opening Reception – The Emperor’s New Clothes
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Opening in our Arroyo Arts Collective’s Blue Wall Alcove is The Emperor’s New Clothes by the Group Think Collective, featuring the works of Jenna Goodman, Sandy Huse, Mona Lind, Robin Potash, Robyn Sanford, Nathalie Tierce & Olesya. The Emperor's New Clothes exposes hidden truths about ourselves and worlds that are seen & unseen.
Find out more »Arroyo Arts Collective’s Blue Wall Alcove Exhibition – The Emperor’s New Clothes
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 2-4PM. Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Currently in our Arroyo Arts Collective’s Blue Wall Alcove is The Emperor’s New Clothes by the Group Think Collective, featuring the works of Jenna Goodman, Sandy Huse, Mona Lind, Robin Potash, Robyn Sanford, Nathalie Tierce & Olesya. The Emperor's New Clothes exposes hidden truths about ourselves and worlds that are seen & unseen.
Find out more »CALL FOR ARTISTS: 2 Degrees, April 2019 Group Exhibition
2 Degrees A Call for Environmental Art. Avenue 50 Studio is accepting submissions for our April show titled 2 Degrees. Climate experts around the world are warning us about the danger of our Earth’s temperature climbing higher each year. Two degrees Celsius is the number they’ve given us as the point of no return. Scientists expect in a post-2-degree world we would experience an increase in extreme weather; animals and plants will be at a higher risk of extinction; the…
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 »March 2019
Closing Reception: Four Women, Veinte & The Emperor’s New Clothes
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00PM RSVP Here Please join us for the closing reception of our current exhibitions: FOUR WOMENVEINTETHE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
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Opening Reception: BOTTOM FEEDER; Views from the Arroyos by Richard WIllson
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: Saturday, March 9 - Saturday, April 6 Opening in our Red Floor Gallery is BOTTOM FEEDER; Views from the Arroyos, by artist, Richard Willson. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. As always, our receptions are FREE, we offer valet parking during the receptions & are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. Please join us for an evening of…
Find out more »Opening Reception: TODD WESTOVER, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: Saturday, March 9 - April 6, 2019 The Arroyo Arts Collective presents TODD WESTOVER, opening in our AAC Blue Wall Alcove. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. As always, our receptions are FREE, we offer valet parking during the receptions & are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. Please join us for an evening of art & celebrate…
Find out more »Opening Reception: UNFETTERED, sponsored by SCWCA
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: Saturday, March 9 - April 6, 2019 Opening in our main gallery space is UNFETTERED, sponsored by the Southern California Women's Caucus for the Arts. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. As always, our receptions are FREE, we offer valet parking during the receptions & are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. Please join us for an evening…
Find out more »Opening Reception: LUCHX FOREVER, works by Maritza Torres
Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019. 7-10PM RSVP HERE Opening in our Annex Gallery is LUCHX FOREVER, works by artist, Maritza Torres. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 7-10PM. As always, our receptions are FREE, we offer valet parking during the receptions & are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. Please join us for an evening of art & celebrate…
Find out more »A Perfect Pairing
Sip handcrafted wine by longtime home winemaker, Francisco Fernandez, as you explore an exhibition and live auction of hand painted wine bottles by 12 prominent Los Angeles Artists. Francisco's wines are handcrafted from grapes selected from the many premiere wine regions throughout California. He will provide an overview of his winemaking techniques and also give a tour of the contemporary art collection he and his wife, Mercedes Narez, MD, have collected over many years. This event will showcase an exhibition…
Find out more »Queer Poetry Night
Poets Hanna Harris, Erin Sternstein, Bekah Fly, Edwin Bodney, and Claire Glass will be reading their original works March 23, 2019 at Avenue 50 studios! Come celebrate queer poetry with us and enjoy some wine and queer art.
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.
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