Resident muralist John Valadez has been working with us since 2018 on his Long Beach Mural Project. He is now ready to reveal the completion of the mural. Please join us during the Opening Reception on April 13 from 7-10PM to get a first look at the completion of the mural! Light refreshments will be […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: April 13 - May 4, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 7-10PM Show Statement: 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 […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: April 13 - May 4, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 2-4PM Show Statement: History is often reimagined and contested in the popular imagination through visual media of all sorts. Moreover, much of our engagement with the past happens beyond the purely written word; we […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: April 13 - May 4, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 2-4PM Show Statement: Intersectionality is a project that explores hybridity. Through photographs, we engage different intersectionality within the Chicanx experience and culture. In the process we celebrate our cultural diversity. About the Collective: […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: April 13 - May 4, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 2-4PM INNER VISIONS/OUTER WORLDS: Dioramas, Prints, Assemblage by Aleka Corwin Show Statement: In INNER VISIONS I create dioramas as an experience of wonder and amusement for viewers. You enter a field of created landscapes, […]
Avenue 50 Studio presents a reading celebrating the launch of the chapbook anthology 2 DEGREES poetry in response to climate change A bilingual literary project in conjunction with Avenue 50 Studio’s visual art group exhibition on the dangers of climate change. FEATURING READINGS BY: Art Currim, Christine Jordan, elena minor, Fernando Salinas, Gloria Enedina Alvarez, […]
Avenue 50 Studio will be CLOSED Sunday, April 21, 2019. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please come visit us during our other gallery hours: Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, from 10-4PM. Closed Mondays & Fridays. Thank you, The Avenue 50 Studio Team
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.
Mourning Global Warming: Embroidering Workshop Sunday, April 28, 2-4PM In conjunction with our '2 DEGREES' group exhibition on climate change, featured artist, Sarita Zaleha, has volunteered to lead a free embroidery workshop here at Avenue 50 Studio! Please RSVP via e-mail at avenue50studio@gmail.com. Workshop Description: You are invited to stitch storm names as part […]
Workshop! May 4th from 1-3pm at Ave 50 Studio. Join us for a fun afternoon, we'll be making beautiful arrangements filled with seasonal flowers in one of the two compote vases. Please note in your purchase which vase you'd prefer-metal or ceramic. See you there! Free parking is available parallel to the train tracks. Cost: […]
Please join us for the opening reception of "IMPRESSIONS" Art by Art Therapists. Opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking will be available parallel to the train tracks, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See […]
Please join us for the opening reception of “QUIET PLEASE POPUP." Opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking will be available parallel to the train tracks, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. See you there! […]
Please join us for the opening reception of “Pasajuegos in California,” photography by Leopoldo Peña. Opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking will be available parallel to the train tracks, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line […]
Avenue 50 Studio & the Arroyo Arts Collective presents "CAPITALISM BULLIES EVERYONE," by Rebecca Nabarrete. Opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking will be available parallel to the train tracks, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: May 11-June 1, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, June 1, 2-4PM Panel Discussion on May 19th, 2-4PM, will be facilitated by artist Alan Hiroshi Nakagawa Show Statement: Art Therapy is a unique discipline that bridges the two practices of Psychotherapy and Art. To become a clinical art […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: May 11-June 1, 2019 Closing Gathering: Saturday, June 1, 2-4PM Show Statement: Quiet Please Pop Up is an ongoing rotating art installation that started at the Inn Gallery, Los Feliz, in December 2016 by two local artists. It has since gained popularity and the Quiet Please […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: May 11-June 1, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 2-4PM What is pelota mixteca? Pelota Mixteca Identity, migration and globalization in an indigenous ballgame "Pelota Mixteca is an indigenous ballgame that originated in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. While the exact relationship of the […]
Opening Reception: Sat, May 11, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: May 11-June 1, 2019 Closing Reception: Sat, June 1, 2-4PM The Arroyo Arts Collective presents "CAPITALISM BULLIES EVERYONE," by Rebecca Nabarrete. Rebecca Nabarrete is a Los Angeles based artist, with a Bachelors from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her art work is collage […]
Avenue 50 Studio and Penguin Poets is proud to present The Crazy Bunch a reading with Willie Perdomo with special guests Angelina Sáenz Elle Bosque Irene Monica Sanchez Joseph Rios Jose Desiray Contreras Karla Cordero Leonora Simonovis Luivette Resto Sergio Enrique Lima Friday May 17, 2019 | 8:00 pm Free | A limited number of […]
Monotype Printmaking Workshop with artist, Carolyn James of Green Dog Workshop Saturday, May 18 at Avenue 50 Studio, 2-4PM This workshop will cover the basics of monotype using hand printed layers of water based inks from Speedball’s Akua liquid pigment product line. Students will use Dur-a-lar wet media film for the 5" x 7” printing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This month's La Palabra will not be happening. Please visit us at LA Zine Fest in Culver City.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 , […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
“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.
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.
Application Deadline: Thursday July 18, 2019 by 12:00pm (noon) Click here for application guidelines.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
