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# Avenue 50 Studio
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
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- [2025](https://avenue50studio.org/about)
- [¡YAhora: Una aventura del leer y escuchar! / A Reading and Listening Adventure!](https://avenue50studio.org/about) - ¡YAhora: Una aventura del leer y escuchar! / A Reading and Listening Adventure! &Now * ¿Y Ahora? * ¡Ya es hora! * What now? * ¿Ahora qué? * Now is the time! * ¡Ya es el momento! * ¡Como ya! * And how! ** English version of this info appears below ** Co-curado/no-curado por Antena
## Pages
- [Open Saturday to Thursday, 1-5pm. Closed Fridays.](https://avenue50studio.org/) - Avenue 50 Studio on Fig 3714 N. Figueroa St.Los Angeles, CA 90065(Highland Park, Northeast Los Angeles) (323)352-3010 | avenue50studio@gmail.com
- [Upcoming Events](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-events-2/upcoming-events-4) - Sunday, November 30th, 2025 Script Reading for "Guillermo Calles: The Last Bohemian" A Special Los Angeles Premiere Reading Event:Step into the extraordinary world of Guillermo Calles, the groundbreaking Indigenous Rarámuri filmmaker whose fearless creativity helped redefine Mexican and Indigenous representation on screen. Be among the first to experience the debut Los Angeles public reading of
- [OMEYOCAN: EL LUGAR DE DUALIDAD](https://avenue50studio.org/omeyocan-el-lugar-de-dualidad) - Avenue 50 Studio on Fig is proud to present "Omeyocan: El Lugar De Dualidad" by Kalli Arte Collective from February 14, 2026 to March 14, 2026.
- [8x8 2025](https://avenue50studio.org/8x82025) - December 13 - January 3Bid Increments: $25 - ALL BIDS START AT $125CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR VIRTUAL BID
- [Guadalupe: The Strength and Resistance of La Morenita](https://avenue50studio.org/guadalupe-the-strength-and-resistance-of-la-morenita)
- [2025](https://avenue50studio.org/2025-2)
- [Kalli Arte Collective: Muertos De Print](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view) - Click here to view the collection on exhibit.
- [Monthly Event Calendar](https://avenue50studio.org/monthly-event-calendar) - [ECFG_calender_events]
- [Upcoming Exhibitions](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming) - Check Out Our Current Exhibits Please subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all upcoming programming.
- [8x8 2024](https://avenue50studio.org/8x82024) - November 16 - December 21
- [Upcoming Literary Events](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-literary-events) - Past Literary Events
- [Muertos De Print by Kalli Arte Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/muertos-de-print-by-kalli-arte-collective) - Please email avenue50studio@gmail.com for general or sale inquiries on the artwork below. "Maiz #2"Linocut Print, 2024Artist, Edgar Martinez$100 - Sold "Ya Empezó el Dia"Linocut Print on Rives Lightweight Cream Paper, South Gate, 2025Edition 1 of 10Artist, Nic Vasquez$80 unframed, $100 framed "Funeral"Linocut, 2025Artist, Marcel Flores$200 "Death Death to the IDF"Linocut Print, 2025Artist, $150 "Evergreen"Serigraph on
- [THE SERPENT AND THE DRAGONFLY](https://avenue50studio.org/the-serpent-and-the-dragonfly) - Curated by Mark Chavez & Ina Conradi Artistic Approach and Conceptual Framework The exhibition blends influences from Chicano art, Mexican painting, Late Classic Maya literature, Southeast Asian textile aesthetics, and quantum metaphysics, employing a distinctly decolonize and post-industrial pop approach. Each artwork fosters new visual dialogues, transforming monumental or intimate spaces into sites of poetic
- [Upcoming Dia De Los Muertos Events](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-dia-de-los-muertos-events) - Join Us for The Upcoming Events Below For more information, email Avenue50Studio@gmail.com
- [Pete Escovedo: The CaliArt Tour](https://avenue50studio.org/escovedocaliart) - Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6th, 2025, 3pm -5pm The Avenue 50 Studio on Fig is proud to present: "Pete Escovedo & The California Art Tour" curated by Eric Murphy.Los Angeles, CA - Pete Escovedo, a globally celebrated musician and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, celebrates his 90th birthday by unveiling his lesser known side of
- [LA PALABRA POETRY](https://avenue50studio.org/la-palabra) - This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and Poets & Writers. 2023
- [Our Team](https://avenue50studio.org/our-team) - Kathy Gallegos - Founding Executive & Artistic Director Avenue50Studio@gmail.com "From 2000 to the present, I have been the Founding Executive and Artistic Director of Avenue 50 Studio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts presentation organization located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park. Previous to the Avenue 50 Studio, I had a successful career
- [Changes/Cambios](https://avenue50studio.org/changes-cambios) - As we step into 2025, we collectively confront a world plagued by life altering fires, widespread displacement, and a new administration that seems to be advancing unchecked toward fascism. As artists, we hold the power to use our work to spotlight critical issues and create meaningful change. Much like the pandemic, the future remains uncertain,
- [CONTACT & VISIT](https://avenue50studio.org/visit) - Gallery Hours: Monday through Thursday | 1-5 pm Saturday and Sunday | 1-5 pm Closed Friday Contact: PHONE: (323) 352 3010 EMAIL: Avenue50Studio@gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA /MARKETING INQURIES: Avenue50StudioKevin@gmail.com Address:Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts presentation organization3714 N. Figueroa StreetHighland Park, CA 90065 Street parking only.
- [Fire Relief Resources](https://avenue50studio.org/fire-relief-resources) - Below are some resources for those affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles. Click on the images to access the resources.
- [The Cactus and I](https://avenue50studio.org/the-cactus-and-i) - November 16 - November 14 Cactus in BloomIn conjunction with Cactus and I. "My work consists of a variety of media. My preferred media are pastels,acrylics, oils and silk screens. Filled with bright vibrant colors, my works areboth, dramatic and poetic. Traveling, literature, my garden and life are thesources of my inspiration. Loyalty to my
- [De Cuatro Patas, Raices, y Ojos](https://avenue50studio.org/de-cuatro-patas-raices-y-ojos) - Works by Rigoberto Soltero La pintura de Rigoberto Soltero podrá no ser perfecta en lo que a pinceladas se refiere,pero si tiene ese magnetismo que atrapa a la mirada y que en esa red de rojos,azules y verdes brinda al espectador sensaciones que van desde la humedad de la selva,hasta el calor quemante del desierto,en
- [Tobacco Embers](https://avenue50studio.org/tobacco-embers) - November 16 - November 14 PRICELISTDownload
- [2024 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2024-2) - November - December October - November August - September July - August May - June April - May March - April January - February
- [Peace & Unity](https://avenue50studio.org/peace-unity)
- [Defining Our Legacies Ancestor to Ancestor](https://avenue50studio.org/defining-our-legacies-ancestor-to-ancestor) - “This Día de los Muertos we remember those from whom we learned. We honor their legacies and their specific contributions that left their indelible impact on our lives. What long-lasting action or event in our lives will we leave behind so that our community can learn and/or benefit from? What is our contribution to the
- [FUNDERS](https://avenue50studio.org/funders) - Thank you to all our funders, past and present, for making our work possible. The Sisters of St. Francis through Dignity Health The Pacificus Foundation
- [Upcoming Blue Wall Exhibit](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-blue-wall-exhibit) - Check out the Blue Wall's Upcoming
- [2024](https://avenue50studio.org/2024-4) - October September August July June May April March
- [Reshaped Realities](https://avenue50studio.org/reshaped-realities) - "In “Reshaped Realities” I will explore the intersection of creativity, sustainability, and the social consciousness through mixed media and recycled materials. Each piece in this collection is made from objects that have outlived their original purpose, transformed into vibrant sculptures and art forms that challenge our perception of waste and value.The materials I use are
- [What's on Tap](https://avenue50studio.org/whats-on-tap) - LA's Water Story....Source to Spigot The Los Angeles River is the birthplace of the Los Angeles (LA) region and was once a thriving, unifying water source for the people and wildlife of LA. For thousands of years, the River provided sustenance to the Gabrieleño-Tongva, Fernandeño Tataviam, Gabrieleño Kizh, and Chumash. But over the past century,
- [Maintaining Fire](https://avenue50studio.org/maintaining-fire) - Avenue 50 Studio unveils an intergenerational and intercommunity art exposition showcasing mid-career and emerging artists deeply rooted in their respective cultural landscapes. This exhibition aims to reveal a continuum bridging generations, spotlighting the evolving artistic narratives within LA Chicano art. Each week, we orchestrate artist dialogues and live painting sessions pairing intergenerational artists. Our aspiration is to
- [This is Based on a True Story: Artist S. Armani](https://avenue50studio.org/this-is-based-on-a-true-story-artist-s-armani) - “The artist lives in a city by the bay. She is a woman with artistic skill and knows how to paint. She paints portraits of women mostly, and sometimes, men too. She never hit the big time but she’s free and prolific. Kind of like Basquiat, kind of like Picasso. Then something happens…. She loses
- [Ritual Unknowing](https://avenue50studio.org/ritual-unknowing) - "‘Ritual Unknowing’ engages with the liminal spaces found at the edges of our comprehensive views of the world. The work considers what is lost when we try to define these boundaries through language, and what sacred meanings can arise through nonverbal engagement with the Unknown. By externalizing this notion of sacrality of the Unknown, rituals
- [Make Light to Me](https://avenue50studio.org/make-light-to-me) - Love, a word often used to describe the feeling of desire or fixation, and as a result the word has gradually been trivialized into having a superficial connotation. The phrase Make Light to Me is an attempt to provoke the viewer to rethink how they interpret love and intimacy. In ancient times, love was recognized
- [Michael Feldman](https://avenue50studio.org/michael-feldman)
- [Ironicamente Impavido](https://avenue50studio.org/ironicamente-impavido) - Ironically Undaunted Works by Judith Duran What’s This new body of work by Mexican artist Judith Duran is her statement on the current state of Global Warming. Duran uses the image of a Dress not to denote women, but mankind in total! These faceless figures do not want to engage with the realities of life
- [Land in the Radical Imagination](https://avenue50studio.org/land-in-the-radical-imagination) - Curated by Jamie Martinez "‘Land in the Radical Imagination’ is an exploration of our conceptualizations of Land, Self, and Community, as well as the relationships between those facets of our existence. Focusing on Indigenous and Latinx cultures, pedagogies, and mythologies, this exhibition aims to ideologically dissolve false binaries – between Self & Land, Community &
- [Yvonne Jongeling](https://avenue50studio.org/yvonne-jongeling)
- [My Favorite Things:](https://avenue50studio.org/my-favorite-things-2) - A fundraiser for the Avenue 50 Studio. Artist coming together for the Avenue 50 Studio.May 25 - June 22, 2024 To place a bid contact us at Avenue50studio@gmail.com or call us at (323) - 258 - 1435Click on the artwork to view the full image. Thank you to everyone joining our Father's Day Coffee &
- [Poetry For Peace](https://avenue50studio.org/poetry-for-peace) - An open mic and zine fundraiser. There will be zines for sale to benefit the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund @thepcrf featuring:Terry Wolverton, Ron Baca, féi hernandez, Karineh Mahdessian, Edith B. de Guzman, Shoshana Ben-Horin, Matt Sedillo, Kate Martin Rowe, Teresa Mei Chuc, and Yvonne M. Estrada.
- [Presidential Indictment Readings](https://avenue50studio.org/presidential-indictment-readings) - A reading about the court filings touching on the January 6th insurrection.Hosted by Suzanne Lummis and Jim Natal.We’re also joined by Jeremy Ra, Marilyn Robertson, Ralph Waxman, Pam Ward, Beverly Lafontaine, Ron Baca, Thomas K. Nagano, David Trujillo, Dig Wayne, Karen Elaine, Mia Iwaktaki. A reading of The Presidential 3rd Indictment with the three core
- [Past Literary Events](https://avenue50studio.org/past-literary-events) - "Four distinguished authors (Teresa Mei Chuc, Alicia Viguer-Espert, Toti O'Brien and Lisbeth Colman) share their journeys from their respective homelands (Vietnam, Spain, Italy and Venezuela) to America. Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, PHD, moderates a round-robin discussion about the authors' personal stories, visions, dreams and experiences as they left their original culture and started a new
- [Paisajeros Urbanos](https://avenue50studio.org/paisajeros-urbanos) - Urban Passages My inspiration comes from my close observations of the landscape that surrounds me. I am naturally attracted to color in nature, the contrast of light and shadows, space, form, sounds and the smells of the air through the different seasons of the year. I use color and texture as main elements to engage
- [DONATE](https://avenue50studio.org/buy-donate) - Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. is an arts presentation organization grounded in Latin@ Chican@ culture. Our monthly shows principally exhibit artists of color who display a high quality of work, as we seek to build bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. Using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding, we build relationships and
- [Give What You Can, Take What You Need!](https://avenue50studio.org/give-what-you-can-take-what-you-need) - Come drop off food at our food pantry or pick food that you need.Located on the black table in front of the gallery. 131 N. Avenue 50Highland Park, CA 90042
- [Antecedent](https://avenue50studio.org/antecedent) - "I have been creating collages for the past 30 years. After spending most of my career in the entertainment industry and working with digital platforms, I have decided to switch to analog work. I grew up in England during the 1960s and as a boy, I collected stamps. Nowadays, I often include them in my
- [ABOUT](https://avenue50studio.org/about-2)
- [Spring Fling](https://avenue50studio.org/spring-fling) - April 13 through May 11 2024 GAA.-List-of-Artwork.Avenue50.Spring2024Download
- [Currents](https://avenue50studio.org/currents) - "For this exhibition, Currents, I have worked on twelve new paintings/collages thatare works in progress, like pages from a sketch book, that explore a range ofcurrent events and social issues. I am deeply interested in the intersection of thearts, communities, and social justice, and these new works focus on climatechange, genocide, the arts and culture,
- [Drop by Drop](https://avenue50studio.org/drop-by-drop) - "I have always found comfort when connecting to nature. As part of that ongoing conversation, I work with natural and existing materials, such as plant life, water, stone and detritus that originate from sites that represent their local character. This current work revolves around the daily study of the evolution of plant decay and water.
- [2024](https://avenue50studio.org/2024-3) - February March
- [Dark Into Light: Legacies of Resistance](https://avenue50studio.org/dark-into-light-legacies-of-resistance) - Artists Robbin Légère Henderson and Juan Fuentes join forces to create an exhibition steeped in history, social welfare, and our shared humanity. Their etchings, scratchboard drawings and silk-screened prints speak personally to the struggle for equal rights and social justice. April 13 through May 113pm - 6pm Dark-into-Light-Price-ListDownload
- [Inner Machinations](https://avenue50studio.org/inner-machinations) - "My work is a multimedia exploration and re-presentation of the natural world. Investigating our perceptions, valuations and representations, I examine both natural and crafted objects, alongside their relationships between one another. Through a material fusion, shaping and transformation into natural symbols, I reference the sublime by using scale and spatial distortions. I’m emphasizing a visceral
- [Llamas del Fuego](https://avenue50studio.org/llamas-del-fuego) - Works by Fernando Barragan The paintings of Fernando Barragan are a true synthesis of his study of art history and his natural, self taught talent. A muralist in the truest sense, Barragan brings a life and vigor to his paintings that render the subjects as almost three dimensional. His use of color and space is
- [Kulay Archives](https://avenue50studio.org/kulay-archives) - “This series takes a look at the pleasure and challenges of being outdoors. In recent years there has been an upsurge in the number of people seeking outdoor activities. The surge has been partly driven by the advent of social media by those who want to post selfies in picturesque settings. Moreover, there was also
- [America Invertida](https://avenue50studio.org/america-invertida-3) - America Invertida, curated by Jimmy Centeno, brings the spirit of El Sur to the doorsteps of Los Angeles, showcasing a new generation of artists including Laura V. Vasquez, Adyee Martinez, and Barbara Rivera. The artworks featured in this exhibition are inspired by poets, writers, environmental activists, and Zapatista leaders, fostering a dialogue that transcends borders
- [Keepers of Memory: Women of the Diaspora & Displacement](https://avenue50studio.org/keepers-of-memory-women-of-the-diaspora-displacement) - Women are the heart of the home - Whether it is packing and carrying the heirlooms and keepsakes, or maintaining the physical space in a time of displacement - be it the backseat of a car or a tent in a refugee camp or building a home away from her traditional homelands. This exhibit redefines what
- [Out of the Shadows](https://avenue50studio.org/out-of-the-shadows-2) - Richard Valdes is a Los Angeles born and raised artist whose life and work span quite a few years. He is a graduate of Chinouard Art school, and was a student along with some of Chicano art’s modern masters. Richard oddly has never had a solo show. It’s his time now! Working in the advertising
- [Maja: Multidisciplinary Works](https://avenue50studio.org/maja-multidisciplinary-works) - Since his arrival from Ecuador to Los Angeles in the early 1970’s, the artist known as Maja (Milton Jurado) has been an undeniably important part of the Los Angeles art scene. He was one of the founding members of Self help Graphics along with Sister Karen Boccalero, Carlos Bueno and Antonio Ibañez. Maja is renowned
- [Unconditional Love](https://avenue50studio.org/unconditional-love-2) - Group Show Unconditional love is a love without limitations To love regardless, a complete love Love for the sake of love. Featuring Artists such as Miguel Pichardo, Isabel Martinez, Francisco Mejia, Margarita Medina, Sergio Robleto, Isabel Ramirez, Douglas Alvarez. January 13, 2024 - February 10, 2024 Unconditional-Love-Price-List-1Download
- [2022 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2022-archive) - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022 Reboot: Visions of the Future NELAscape Landscapes of Memory Trees of Life: The Bridge to our Ancestors AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2022 Taking It To The Next Degree Ode to the Earth JUNE - JULY 2022 Kapwa: Communal Spirit MAY - JUNE 2022 Choices: A Reproductive Rights Exhibition Shade in L.A. MARCH
- [Landscapes of Memory](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-events-3/landscapes-of-memory) - A photography and mixed media exhibition curated by Christopher Velasco & Sybil Venegas. Landscapes of Memory Art Exhibition opening will be on October 8th, 2022 from 3pm - 6pm and the last day of the exhibition will be on November 12th, 2022. Featuring: Jackie Castillo, Josie Rodriguez, Gloria Sanchez, Evelyn Hang Yin Check back soon
- [2023 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2023-exhibition-archive) - December - January October - November August - September June - July April - May February - March Solace Conversations in Color/Conversaciones en Color The Future is Now January - February
- [Walking Echos](https://avenue50studio.org/walking-echos) - Works by Sandra Vista "My upcoming exhibition at Ave 50 Studio 'Walking Echos' consists of four mixed media series primarily with beads as a material. The bead series focuses on my formal concerns of pattern, repetition, and lines in space. The beaded gourd series which began over twenty years ago during a visit to my
- [MRH Fund for Artists Presents: 8 Visions X 8 Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/mrh-fund-for-artists-presents-8-visions-x-8-artists) - A Message from the MRH Fund for Artists: Eight Visions X Eight Artists 2022 Cohort Nathaniel Cas Ancheta, Rejeana V. Black, Jen LaVita, Nicole Merton, Theresa D Polley-Shellcroft, Robin Rosenthal, Marissa Magdalena Sykes, and Elena Yu The MRH Fund for Artists was established to provide artists with direct financial support to expand their creative reach through the
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective: Blue Wall 2023](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arroyo-arts-collective-blue-wall) - 2023 Archive December - January Seen Unseen October - November August - September Ruth De Nicola's Mind Storms/Witnessing Humanity June - July Ricardo Tomasz's Embracing the Storm April - June Connie Rohman's Thomas Guide Project February - March M.A. Olivares "Orchid Finch" December 2022 - January 2023 Deborah Krall's Resist/Persist
- [Seen Unseen](https://avenue50studio.org/seen-unseen) - Works by Lisa Tomcczeszyn Painter Lisa Tomczeszyn explores light and shadow in the chemistry between sunlight and atmosphere. "I spend time in the natural world observing light. I paint from memories of these experiences. Often what is expressed on the paper is as much a representation of the physical world my eyes see as it reflects the experience of observing
- [Art For Peace](https://avenue50studio.org/art-for-peace) - A Recognition and Call to Action Regarding Current Events "We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." ~Mahatma Gandhi With these words in mind, we invite all who believe in peace and negotiations to join us for this very timely exhibition showing in our Gallery. We are all understandably horrified
- [Sacred Sites](https://avenue50studio.org/sacred-sites-2) - “‘Traditional African philosophy teaches that the physical departure of breath from the body does not constitute the death of the individual, it merely makes that person “a human being without life”…the spirit and the life force…lives on’ Zadia Ife, ‘The African Diasporan Ritual Mode’, 1993 Honoring our ancestors as African people in the Diaspora is a way to
- [Honoring Our Ancestors Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/honoring-our-ancestors-archive) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present our annual Honoring Our Ancestors Day of the Dead exhibition. Aleka Corwin, Anne Brace, Cat Bolivar, Charlotte Hildebrand, Children’s Hospital Substance Use Prevention & Treatment Leaders of Los Angeles (L.O.L.A.), Dolores Udave, Gloria Vasquez-Warner, Hembert Guardado, Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, Jose Lozano, Lola Cruz, Melora Walters, Miguel Olivares,
- [2023](https://avenue50studio.org/2022-2) - 2022
- [Kulay](https://avenue50studio.org/kulay) - Arni Tecson “This series takes a look at the pleasure and challenges of being outdoors. In recent years there has been an upsurge in the number of people seeking outdoor activities. The surge hasbeen partly driven by the advent of social media by those who want to post selfies in picturesque settings. Moreover, there was
- [Sacred Sites](https://avenue50studio.org/sacred-sites) - Theresa P. Shellcroft and Jan C. Eaglin Our roots run deep. As an artist, I am a Griot, a story teller. My art becomes the “Sites” of those stories, places of memory; Narratives of my family and our ancestors in Diaspora. In “Sacred Sites” the art is the recording of history and culture. As such
- [Honoring Our Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/honoring-our-ancestors-2) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present our annual Honoring Our Ancestors Day of the Dead exhibition. Aleka Corwin, Anne Brace, Cat Bolivar, Charlotte Hildebrand, Children's Hospital Substance Use Prevention, Treatment Leaders of Los Angeles (L.O.L.A.), Cidne Hart, Dolores Udave, Gloria Vasquez-Warner, Hembert Guardado, Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, Jose Lozano, Melora Walters, Miguel Olivares, Milton Jurado, Mita
- [Welcome to Avenue 50 Studio!](https://avenue50studio.org/linkinbio) - Walk-ins welcome 1-5PM (closed Fridays) Or by appointment: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com Mask optional for entry. Press LAVA Coalition Press Release Place History: Avenue 50 and other Eastside havens from gentrification Upcoming Events Click here for upcoming events! NEWSLETTER: Read our Latest Newsletter Subscribe to Our Newsletter FOLLOW US ON: YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram
- [Ruth De Nicola "Mind Storms/Witnessing Humanity"](https://avenue50studio.org/ruth-de-nicola-mind-storms-witnessing-humanity) - Installation Photos:
- [](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/politicsofportrayal) - The Politics of Portrayal: Three Generations of Chicana Portraiture in Los Angeles In the 1970s when Chicano art emerged as an activist art movement (not yet with the label Chicanx), Chicana artists participated within this new and very political genre, sometimes as graphic artists or printmakers, sometimes as filmmakers or photographers, but most often as
- [Raices, Sonrisas y Recientes Observaciones de Jose Lozano](https://avenue50studio.org/jose-lozano) - Jose LozanoFacing Those Faces onodream GALLERYJuly - September 2023 Exhibition Catalog Kene RosaCurators Mat GleasonExhibition Essay A Conversation With Jose Lozano and Kene J. Rosa Included in the Catalog are the 30 images from the exhibition as well as the images in the concurrent exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio, also curated by Kene J. Rosa
- [Copandaro by Catdonuts](https://avenue50studio.org/copandaro-catdonuts) - "These photos featured were taken in my mother's hometown of Copándaro De Galeana, Michoacán. The word Copándaro is a Purépecha word and means "place of the avocado." In Copándaro before Ash Wednesday, a week-long carnival takes place every year. They were taken in 2022/2023 during that week. During this time there are weddings, baptisms, rodeos
- [Chile Sin Cuenta](https://avenue50studio.org/chile-sin-cuenta) - Commemorating 50 years of countless stories since September 11, 1973, the date of the violent US aided military coup that overthrew the freely elected government of Chilean president Salvador Allende and sent hundreds of thousands into exile. An exhibit that remembers decades of solidarity, memory and resistance, and recognizes generations of artists whose work is
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- [2023 Latina Writers Conference](https://avenue50studio.org/literary-arts/2023-latina-writers-conference) - As an official and FREE session for the Latina Writers Conference, this panel will feature three Latina animation writers and showcase the different career stages of writing for animation from staff writer (Jeannette Lara) to story editor (Norma P. Sepulveda) to showrunner (Natasha Kline). The discussion will also dig into how each writer navigates and draws
- [Linda Arreola's Abstract Wanderings From the LA Borderlands: 2020 -2023](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/abstract-wanderings) - "This body of work represents the years 2020 to 2023 when the only interaction with the outside world was through social media and television news. It was a period of intense introspection.These works bring my audience into my realm as I grappled with a world in turmoil while dealing with the complexities of living with
- [Mother's Nature](https://avenue50studio.org/mothers-nature) - Mother's Nature is an exhibit of work by artists whose artistic interests deal with the beauties of nature, both urban and rural. The work demonstrates that we cannot afford to take for granted the smallest nor largest of nature's gifts that surround us. ARTISTS: Judith Amdur, Kevin Hass, Bonnie Lambert, Bobby Rojas, Yvonne Ruiz, Michi
- [A Day's Work by Roberto Gutierrez](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/a-days-work) - A Day's Work by Roberto Gutierrez To view Roberto Gutierrez's catalog click here Installation Shots: [ngg src="galleries" ids="53" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] Price List: [ngg src="galleries" ids="52" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]
- [2015 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2015-archive)
- [Punk Meets Art](https://avenue50studio.org/punk-meets-art) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex presents: Punk Meets Art A solo exhibition featuring the photography of Louis Jacinto that reveals the diversity inherent in Los Angeles’ original punk rock scene. Dating back to the 1970’s, Jacinto’s photographs include images of legendary punk rock performing artists from bands such as The Bags, The Last, The Snappers, Monitor, Fat
- [Ancestral Connections](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/scwca-ancestral-connections) - Artworks for Ancestral Connections were selected by Chelo Montoya around the premise of artmaking as a communal gathering place. In her words —“each artwork provides a field of entry — a family tree as an iconic grounding force that reminds us of roots yet points to the sky and the spiritual, assemblage works that tell
- [Ricardo Tomasz's Embracing the Storm](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arroyo-arts-collective-blue-wall/embracing-the-storm)
- [2023](https://avenue50studio.org/la-palabra/lapalabra2023) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="51" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]
- [2021](https://avenue50studio.org/2021-2)
- [2020](https://avenue50studio.org/2020-2)
- [2019](https://avenue50studio.org/2019-2)
- [2018](https://avenue50studio.org/2018-2)
- [2016](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-4)
- [2015](https://avenue50studio.org/2015-2)
- [2014](https://avenue50studio.org/2014-2)
- [Conversations in Color](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/conversations-in-color) - Established –and prolific artist- Annie Marini-Genzon will exhibit concurrently in our Annex Gallery in an exhibition entitled Conversations in Color. Ana’s exciting abstracts have strength of color and superior design reflective of our vibrant California life. She has professionally exhibited throughout Southern California, Arizona, Mexico and Argentina. Apr - May Exhibit: Installation shots(Feb - Mar):
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- [Golden Years: Weighing Philippine Martial Law 1972 - 1981](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/golden-years) - Golden Years: Weighing Philippine Martial Law 1972 - 1981 Installation Shots: [ngg src="galleries" ids="55" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]
- [Tascots: Talisman of Fashion](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/tascots-talisman-of-fashion-strong) - Tascots: Talisman of Fashion Installation Shots: [ngg src="galleries" ids="54" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]
- [Connie Rohman](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arroyo-arts-collective-blue-wall/connie-rohman)
- [Solace](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/solace) - Emerging artist Johnny Castillo explores his reality as a first generation Guatemalan immigrant now assimilating in Los Angeles. Castillo will have a one-person show, Solace in our Red Floor Gallery. His use of a limited palate in many of his works, and technical control of his art tools, ensure us that he is firmly on
- [The Future is Now](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/the-future-is-now) - Future is Now exhibition in our Main Gallery, features the work of nine emerging and established artists who are worthy of our attention. Each artist has their own unique style of artmaking. Our nine artists: Amy Doyo, Brenda Paola Gomez, Carlos Castrejon, Catalina Bolivar, Jose Carlos Virgen, Julianna Aparicio-Curtis, Nina Koyfman, Victoria E. Orantes, and Yeltsin
- [Avenue 50 Studio Board of Directors](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studio-board-of-directors-2013) - Raoul De la Sota, Secretary Raoul De la Sota has had a 43-year history of lecturing and travel programming, starting with his 1964 Fulbright Fellowship in Peru, South American, up to his curation of the “Spirits of Los Angeles” exhibition at the LA Municipal Art Gallery. He has been an exhibiting artist for over 44
- [LAVA Coalition Press Release](https://avenue50studio.org/funders/lava-coalition-press-release) - Avenue 50 Studio is pleased to share the news that we are a member organization of the Los Angeles Visuals Arts Coalition (LAVA). LAVA is a coalition of over 30 small to medium-sized contemporary visual arts organizations that have come together in a scalable, sustainable model to collectively fundraise, share, and amplify financial resources and
- [CONTACT](https://avenue50studio.org/contact) - Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.131 North Avenue 50Los Angeles, CA 90042 PHONE: (323) 258-1435 EMAIL: avenue50studio@gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA /MARKETING INQURIES: jovanyavenue50studio@gmail.com Like us, Follow us, Reach us:
- [2017](https://avenue50studio.org/2017-2)
- [La Palabra Poetry Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/la-palabra-poetry-archive)
- [2023](https://avenue50studio.org/2023-2)
- [2016](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-2)
- [2012](https://avenue50studio.org/2012-2)
- [2013](https://avenue50studio.org/2013-2)
- [M.A. Olivares "Orchid Finch"](https://avenue50studio.org/m-a-olivares-orchid-finch) - After a hiatus, M.A. Olivares is returning with new works. In his upcoming solo exhibition, Orchid Finch, Olivares is poised to share new paintings and sculptures that reflect on life, space, ethnobotany, frequencies, and love. Do not miss what M.A. Olivares has in store for you. Installation Photos:
- [Programs Archives](https://avenue50studio.org/programs-archives)
- [Literary Archives](https://avenue50studio.org/literary-archives)
- [Solastalgia // Strange Landscapes](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/solastalgia-strange-landscapes)
- [Reboot: Visions of the Future](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/reboot-visions-of-the-future) - Reboot: Visions of the Future The opening reception on Saturday December 10 is free to attend. After the opening on Saturday, we will update this page with images of the artists work. Installation Shots: The Work
- [Curator Spotlight 2019](https://avenue50studio.org/curator-spotlight) - Nica Aquino (b. January 1, 1990) is a multidisciplinary artist & analogue photographer originally from Los Angeles, CA. She holds a BFA in Photography from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR and an MA in Visual Culture from the School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Her work
- [Bringing Together Art Catalogue](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/bringing-together-art-catalogue) - On Saturday, December 17, 2022, Taking It to the Next Degree will have its closing reception as well as a panel discussion at 4pm featuring Andy Lipkis (Founder of TreePeople), Victoria Arriola (Victoria Arriola is a mixed media visual artist) and Francisco Escobedo (Research Social Scientist USFS). Join us this weekend and experience each of
- [Donate Your Car](https://avenue50studio.org/donate-your-car) - Selling a vehicle takes time, money, advertising, counter bidding, stress, and more. Have you considered the advantages of donating your vehicle to Avenue 50 Studio? Not only will you cruise past the hassles of selling, but you’ll make a lasting impact in the community. 5 Reasons to Donate a Vehicle: 1. It’s easy and the
- [The Tenochtitlan Mural: Historic Cultural Nomination](https://avenue50studio.org/mural-restoration/the-tenochtitlan-mural-historic-cultural-nomination) - Let's protect this mural by turning it into a Historic Cultural Nomination ****Update December 2022**** At its meeting of November 17, 2022, the Cultural Heritage Commission took the actions below to include Tenochtitlan: The Wall that Talks in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments, subject to adoption by the City Council: 1. Determined that the proposed designation
- [NELAscapes](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/nelascapes) - NELAscapes Curated by Ramses Martinez Students were encouraged to draw how they see and feel about North East Los Angeles. These "NELAscapes" are abstract expressions of the visual fabric that Franklin High School youth appreciate from their part of the city, Northeast Los Angeles. The spirited artworks communicate their beliefs and feelings through a visual
- [Landscapes of Memory](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/landscapes-of-memory) - Curated by Christopher Velasco & Sybil Venegas
- [DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2022](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming/dia-de-los-muertos-2022) - Join us for a community celebration of Dia de los Muertos at Culebra Park, enjoy local food and artisan vendors while you watch folklorico, poetry, and musical performances. Make sure to stop by our community altar and face painting station to take part in the tradition of the holiday! This is a free community event
- [Trees of Life: The Bridge to our Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/now-on-view/trees-of-life-the-bridge-to-our-ancestors) - "Our ancestors planted the seeds for our existence, as we now plant seeds towards a new generation" Throughout world cultures, The Trees of Life shares the idea that a tree connects the physical world with the spiritual ancestral world. Cultures such as the Native Americans/Mexican, Egyptians, Celts, Vikings, and the Catholic, Muslim and Jewish religions acknowledge their
- [Mural Restorations](https://avenue50studio.org/mural-restoration) - (click links for more information) The Tenochtitlan Mural: Historic Cultural Nomination Southwest Museum Mural
- ['REEL ARTISTS' VIDEO SERIES](https://avenue50studio.org/reel-artists-video-series) - We wanted to give our friends an opportunity to dive deeper with some of our exhibits by getting to know these wonderful artists. Thus, a few years ago our good friend Marisol Medina Cadena initiated an Avenue 50 Studio video series for us called "Reel Artists", and we most recently launched a second series entitled, "Meet the Artist." For a few
- [Artist Resources](https://avenue50studio.org/artist-resources) - Call to Artists: Taking it to the Next Degree Call To Artists Taking It To The Next Degree: Rising action to meet rising heat, drought, and wildfire Llegando a la acción en un tiempo de aumento de calor, la sequía y el fuego A two-part exhibition opening at Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park and
- [6th Street Bridge Series by Roberto Gutierrez](https://avenue50studio.org/6th-street-bridge-series-by-roberto-gutierrez) - Avenue 50 Studio is highlighting a series of abstracts by Roberto Gutierrez created with Sumi Ink on archival watercolor paper. They are new interpretations of the cityscapes characteristic of his work; where he focuses on the 6th Street Bridge. The bridge was a historic Los Angeles monument that was an icon of Gutierrez’s childhood; it
- [2021 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2021-archive) - NOVEMBER 2021 - JANUARY 2022 What A Gift! Holiday Art Market Mermaid Avenue OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2021 Día de los Muertos: A Community Remembers, A Community Heals SPIRITS: New Works by Raoul de la Sota AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2021 20TH ANNVERSARY ART
- [accoutrements: a public literary series](https://avenue50studio.org/accoutrements) - ac·cou·tre·ment /əˈko͞odərmənt,əˈko͞otrəmənt/ noun: additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity. or words as our stories as documentation of our pasts, as person as neighborhood as community as collective. we carry ourselves in past, present, and in future, in our poetry, and
- [El Cuentista](https://avenue50studio.org/el-cuentista) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Main Gallery Wayne Healy "El Cuentista" Monoprints, Paintings, Silkscreens Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present EL CUENTISTA an exhibit featuring the work of celebrated Chicano artist Wayne Healy showcasing his work of monoprints, paintings and silkscreens (many which were created at Self-Help Graphics). Wayne Healy grew up in
- [10th Annual Holiday Sale and Party](https://avenue50studio.org/3276-2) - Celebrating another wonderful year of art and community! Avenue 50 Studio cordially invites you to our 10th Annual Holiday Sale & Party! Saturday, December 13th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm Original prints, paintings, photography, jewelry, and gifts Buy direct from the following artists! Delectable finger foods, Spiced Cider, Tamales, and Good Cheer! Festive Attire encouraged!
- [6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studios-6th-semi-annual-fundraiser-and-art-auction) - Avenue 50 Studio's 6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction Sunday, September 29th | 2pm - 6pm Silent Art Auction, Poetry, Music, Refreshments, and good friends! To BID on our growing list of auction items, click here. $35 general admission. Scroll down to purchase tickets or click here. LOCATION: Pico House (at Olvera Street) 424 N Main St.
- [dearantler test page](https://avenue50studio.org/dearantler-test) - This exhibition will be viewable virtually online, or in-person by appointment only (limited to 45 minutes per visit, with no more than 5 visitors per group allowed in at a time) from April 17-May 29, 2021 at Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N. Avenue 50 | Highland Park, CA 90042. For questions, please email avenue50studio@gmail.com
- [Thank you! We Have Received Your Appointment.](https://avenue50studio.org/appointment-confirmation) - Thank you for scheduling an appointment to visit Avenue 50 Studio. We are confirming that your appointment has been received. If you have any questions or need to cancel your appointment, please email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com or call us at (323)258-1435. We would appreciate if you can cancel any appointments at least 24-48 hours in
- [Evanescence of a dream - Booking Form](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming/evanescence-of-a-dream-booking-form) - [CP_APP_HOUR_BOOKING id="3"]
- [2020 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2020-archive) - DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021 These Days, curated by Ramon Ramirez OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ¡Presente! – An Homage to Author, Rudolfo Anaya In and Around Highland Park by Natalie Fratino SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER Fragile Connections by Cidne Hart Reoccurring Dreams by Rebecca Nabarrete
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- [Academia de Arte Yepes](https://avenue50studio.org/academia-de-arte-yepes) - "TrailBlazing Twenty Years Ahead of Time: Academia de Arte Yepes" Merging science, technology, and mathematics to gain a quality education and real- world applicable skills is not a new concept. In 1993, twenty years before the STEAM Program took form in schools nationally, the Academia de Arte Yepes and I, had already began to produce
- [WORKSHOPS](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-workshops) - DIY WORKSHOPS [pdf-embedder url="http://avenue50studio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EcoPrintRecipe.pdf"] DIY RECIPE ECO PRINTS Please read the directions above to create your own DIY eco prints, also know as botanical prints aka leaf prints! Thank you to artist, Cidne Hart for whipping up this fun recipe for us all! Click here for more information about the current exhibition Cidne Hart has
- [Art Under the Influence - A Corona Virus Juried Competition](https://avenue50studio.org/art-under-the-influence) - We ask our virtual gallery visitors to please participate in the exhibition by voting for their favorite art pieces in the competition! 3 artists will win cash prizes. 1st Place: $300, 2nd Place: $200, 3rd Place: $100. Click here to learn more about the competition. CLICK HERE TO VOTE VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO
- [2019 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2019-archive) - DECEMBER The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents: Critters and Chapeaux Silent Art Auction 2019 Winter Break Dia De Guadalupe NOVEMBER The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents: FROM THE HEART: AN ART MARKET FOR THE HOLIDAYS FREEZE FRAME: WORKS BY MICHAEL C. ARATA OCTOBER Carceral Liberation? A Native American Prison Art Show La Vida
- [2003 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2003-archive) - 12/06/03 Shelter 11/29/03 Mercado arte 10/19/03 Honoring our ancestors 10/11/03 Beneath the surface 09/06/03 Memories not yet written 08/16/03 Oiga
- [2004 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2004-archive) - 09/06/04 Something In The Air... 07/23/04 Primera Edicion 06/19/04 Triangulo/Triangle: Antonio Gomez Bueno; Arturo Mallmann; Eloy Torrez 05/07/04 Balancing Beliefs: Guest Curator Joy Anderson 04/10/04 Tres Caídas/Three Strikes: Jose Lozano, Ixrael, Victor Gastelum 02/17/04 The Erotic Art of Rubén Rodríquez 01/10/04 Mezcla
- [2005 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2005-archive) - 12/17/05 Holiday Sale -- 2d Annual 12/08/05 Artist Forum -- Internal Contrasts 11/11/05 Internal Contrasts -- Abstract Work by 4 Los Angeles Artists 11/02/05 Homenaje/Homage A Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Exhibition 10/29/05 Hurricane Relief Musical Benefit 09/04/05 Inter/Arts Program Exchange with France 09/03/05 Transits: An Overseas Exchange with Galerie Par-ci Par-La 08/05/05 Women Only Massage Party 07/29/05 Angela Correa in Concert 07/23/05 Fabulous
- [2007 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2007-archive) - 12/15/07 3rd Annual Christmas Sale & Fundraiser 12/1/07 Readymade Film Festival 11/29/07 Artist in Discussion Series With Leigh Salgado and Abel Alejandre 11/11/07 Into The Arms of Pushkin - T.S. Eliot Prize Winning Poet 11/10/07 Salgado Alejandre - New Work 11/4/07 La Palabra - Our Monthly Poetry Reading -- The Echo Space Poets 10/27/07 An Afternoon Of Visual Delights -
- [2006 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2006-archive) - 12/17/06 Holiday Sale and Fundraiser 12/17/06 Posada for Immigrant Rights 11/19/06 Arroyo Arts Collective 14th Annual Discovery Tour 11/19/06 Help Robert Gutierrez Get To Paris 11/11/06 Get Wired -- Make your own Handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry Workshop 10/19/06 Exhibiting in Alternative Spaces While You're Waiting for the Louvre to Call 10/18/06 Conversations on Conscientious
- [2008 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2008-archive) - 12/20-21/08 Fourth Annual Christmas Sale and Party 12/14/08 Two Important Poetry Events Back-to-Back 12/13-1/17/09 Silent Testimonies - Contemporary Ex Votos 11/09/08 The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism 11/08/08 Gracias a la Vida 10/25/08 Inspiration House PoetryChoir, Part 4 10/18/08 The Yowling & Other Sounds from Highland Park 10/11/08 Secretos y Cartas de los Muertos 10/3/08 Commun i que: From Los
- [2009 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2009-archive) - 12/19-20/09 Fifth Annual Holiday Sale and Party 12/16/09 Splinter Generation 12/13/09 La Palabra Poetry: Holiday Party 12/12/09 And The Annex Presents: Highland Park Stories 11/22/09 La Palabra Poetry: Frankie Salinas, Linda Gamboa, Pat Viera 11/21/09 Collector's Tour: Gwen and Jim Beazell 11/20/09 Alliance with
- [2011 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2011-archive) - 10/2/11 Alchemi-Que? Forging Wholeness in Early Chicano Art and Identity 9/16/11 Poesia Para La Gente 9/4/11 Closing Party for Ganas 2020 and Fortress of Solitude 8/28/11 La Palabra Poetry: David Romero and Matt Sedillo 8/13/11 Ernesto Yerena: Ganas 2020 8/13/11 The Annex Presents: Fortress of Solitude 7/9/11 Glass Gourd Mosiac 7/9/11 The Annex Presents:
- [2010 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2010-archive) - 12/18-19/10 Sixth Annual Holiday Sale & Party! 12/11/10 Reflections on the Poetry of Octavio Paz 12/11/10 8" x 8" - A Silent Art Auction 11/7/10 Artists in Discussion - Day of the Dead Planet 10/9/10 Day of the Dead Planet 9/19/10 H.I.P. Presents: Mujerismo
- [2013 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2013-archive) - 12/14/13: Paintings, Roberto Gutierrez 12/14/13: Indigenous Roots: Visual Interpretations of Personal Histories 12/21/13-12/22/13: Eighth Annual Holiday Sale & Party 12/10/13: 36 Exposures, images and discussion with Leopoldo Peña 11/23/13: Collector's Tour at the home of Surito 11/17/13: Remembering Frida: Book Reading and Presentation 11/09/13: Passing Through, Photographs by Leopoldo Peña 11/09/13: Preview Party for Arroyo
- [2012 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2012-archive) - 12/15-16/12 Eighth Annual Holiday Sale & Party 12/8/12 The Power of Movement 12/8/12 The Annex Presents: 8" x 8" Benefit Art Auction 11/10/12 Words on Paper 11/10/12 The Annex Presents: From Bukowski to St. John the Evangelist 10/13/12 Que Te Vaya Bien 10/13/12 The Annex Presents: Guatemala: A
- [2014 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2014-archive) - 12/13/14 - 01/31/15 The Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery presents Wayne Healy's "El Cuentista" 12/13/14 - 01/31/15 "Stairway to Heaven" Thoughts on the Story of the Virgen de Guadalupe 12/13/14 - 01/17/15 "8x8 Squares" Year-End Silent Art Auction 12/13/14 - 12/14/14 10th Annual Holiday Sale & Party 12/07/14 70th Annual Highland Park Christmas Parade 11/23/14 La Palabra
- [2016 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-archive) - 12/10/16 8x8 Silent Auction 12/10/16 Change is Gonna Come 12/10/16 Silent Testimonies Roberto Gutierrez - A video portrait 11/12/16 On The Map 11/12/16 From Other Lands Lights of Farewell, Reinterpreting Tõrõ Nagashi Honoring Our Ancestors Skateboards, Surfboards and Signs Light and Lively Chicano Steel 10/02/16 This Used to be Mexico Public Artist: The Work of Sonia
- [2017 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2017-archive) - Portraits: The Faces of Margaret Garcia's Workshop 2017 Silent Art Auction Gimme Shelter November 2017 Closing Reception Call for Artists - Gimme Shelter Not in LaLa Sacred Remains Seismic Shift: Confronting Catastrophe Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour Preview Mythic Lands Pasajes de un Migrante, I. Holiday Wreath Workshop Creative Exchange Workshops A Revolution in the
- [2018 Exhibition Archive](https://avenue50studio.org/2018-archive) - Arroyo Arts Collective: Discovery Arts Pop-Up Read the Signs: Paintings by Natalie Fratino Viva Las Fotos: A Day of the Dead Memorial for Laura Aguilar Memory Room The Face of Color Threads Tlatelolco '68 - Never Forget! 8x8 Silent Art Auction Mini Fundraiser NELAscapes Dog Days of Summer Mi Cuento Through Walls: A Heritage Dialogue
- [Art Under the Influence (test)](https://avenue50studio.org/art-under-the-influence-test) - We ask our virtual gallery visitors to please participate in the exhibition by voting for their favorite art pieces in the competition! 3 artists will win cash prizes. 1st Place: $300, 2nd Place: $200, 3rd Place: $100. CLICK HERE TO VOTE Click here to learn more about the competition (click images to enlarge and learn
- [ABOUT](https://avenue50studio.org/about) - The Avenue 50 Studio is an arts presentation organization grounded in Chicana/o and Latina/o culture, visual arts, and the Northeast Los Angeles area. We seek to build bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. We develop programming to inform our community through innovative projects that connect artists, students, academics, and members of the community. Avenue
- [2019 Year-End 8x8 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/2019-8x8) - To place a bid, please call the gallery at (323) 258-1435 or email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com. BIDDING ENDS ON JANUARY 18, 2020 AT 2:58PM. To return to the auction event page, please click here.
- [LITERARY ARTS](https://avenue50studio.org/literary-arts) - PROGRAMS: EVENTS & WORKSHOPS PAST PROGRAMS:
- [Southwest Museum Mural](https://avenue50studio.org/southwest-museum-mural) - Funds are still needed. Please click one of the icons below to donate: To donate via PayPal: To donate via Venmo: August 13, 2019 Update: A great start to Pola Lopez's restoration of Daniel Cervantes' mural. Thank you for all your hard work out there, Pola! July 21, 2019 Update: Artist, Pola Lopez, starts her
- [Mexico-Tenochtitlan Mural](https://avenue50studio.org/mexico-tenochtitlan-mural) - Funds are still needed. Please click one of the icons below to donate: To donate via PayPal: To donate via Venmo: “Quetzalcoatl, The Wall that Speaks” is created in part by artists John Zender Estrada, Rafael Corona, Oscar Deleon, Isabel Martinez, Dominic Ochoa, Jaime Ochoa, Anthony Ortega, and Rene Andy Ledesma. Mexico-Tenochtitlan Mural The mural
- [Womyn's Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/womyns-writing-circle) - The writing circle welcomes any and all self-identified womyn to write together on a weekly basis. You may participate by attending, writing and/or sharing your work and if desired receive feedback. WOMYN'S WRITING CIRCLE is on hiatus as of August 2019. Please return here in the near future for updates. Or sign up to our
- [Poesia DE LA GENTE](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-2) - "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." - Robert Frost This page is dedicated to publishing poetry written by our community of friends, family, neighbors, artists, and students, who are both experienced, and who have never written a poem in their lives. Because poetry makes invisible the everyday
- [A – Z (Armendinger – Zelko)](https://avenue50studio.org/a-z-armendinger-zelko) - Poetry & Conversation Poesía & Conversación A – Z (Armendinger – Zelko) Tuesday/Martes 9 de abril/April, 7:30pm Avenue 50 Studio Dani Zelko from Buenos Aires and Brent Armendinger from Los Angeles present public poetry experiments that redefine poetic practice as social space. Dani Zelko de Buenos Aires y Brent Armendinger de Los Ángeles presentan experimenos
- [Our Mission](https://avenue50studio.org/our-mission) - Mission Statement: Avenue 50 Studio is an arts presentation organization grounded in Latina/o culture, visual arts, and the Northeast Los Angeles area that seeks to bridge cultures through artistic expressions, using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding. Vision: In our vision, Avenue 50 Studio is widely recognized as an innovative leader in
- [The Practice Room](https://avenue50studio.org/the-practice-room) - Classical Guitar Workshop Classical Guitar Workshop at Avenue 50 studio, Join us! The workshop is designed to further the development of right and left hands and fingering, shifting, arpeggios, legatos, exchange technique. Major and minor scales. Lessons are every Sunday. Beginners - 9:30-10:30AM, $30 monthly Intermediate - 11:00AM-1:00PM, $40 monthly Book online. For more Information
- [Arpilleras Story Quilts](https://avenue50studio.org/arpilleras-story-quilts) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Arpilleras Story Quilts Saturday, March 30, 2019. 11: 00 AM to 2:00 PM. We invite you to learn about the history of arpilleras (‘burlap’ in Spanish) and how this beautiful art form has given voice to communities struggling with social and political repression. Arpilleras were used by Chilean women to document
- [Events](https://avenue50studio.org/events) - Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery is located at 131 N Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042 Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019. Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2019. 2:00 - 4:00PM. Unfettered sponsored by the SCWCA Bottom Feeder: Views from the Arroyos works by Richard Willson LUCHX FOREVER Works by Maritza Torres TODD
- [Call for Artists: 2 Degrees, April 2019 Group Exhibition](https://avenue50studio.org/call-for-artists-2-degrees) - 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
- [2018 Year End 8x8 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/2018-year-end-8x8-silent-art-auction) - Year End 2018 Annual Fundraiser Silent Art Auction is now live. Avenue 50 Studio will be adding more artworks throughout the week. Stay tuned! To place a bid, please call in to the gallery at (323) 258-1435 or email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com Auction runs December 8, 2018 through January 26, 2019. Auction closes at 3
- [Otomi Spirit Figures Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/otomi-spirit-figures-workshop) - Avenue 50 Studio Presents OTOMI SPIRIT FIGURES History + Art of Otomi Spirit Figures 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
- [2018 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/2018-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
- [In Search of Myself](https://avenue50studio.org/in-search-of-myself) - Floyd Strickland, The Massacre of the Innocents In Search of Myself Paintings by Floyd Strickland My art is unique because of my worldview and upbringing, which has been directly shaped by being raised in south central Los Angeles. Simply put, there are not many visual artists from my community. My art occupies a space that,
- [Love Vibes II](https://avenue50studio.org/love-vibes-ii) - Love Vibes II Featuring Works by Single Artists In a 2019 world of internet dating, how do we truly connect? How has virtual dating changed from the past when singles would meet in person, or be introduced? Can we feel the vibe through a computer monitor? We call on unattached single artists over 18, of
- [Earth, Fire & Ice](https://avenue50studio.org/earth-fire-ice) - EARTH, FIRE AND ICE By Kay Brown Prints, Woodcuts, Monoprints, and Acrylics Kay Brown, a member of the Arroyo Arts Collective since her return to Los Angeles in 2000, gives homage to the forests where she grew up. Recent California fires inspire a series of images made with monoprint impressions, woodcuts portray the crisped remnants,
- [Art For Our Sake](https://avenue50studio.org/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
- [Holiday Wreath Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/holiday-wreath-workshop-2) - 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
- [Discovery Pop-Up](https://avenue50studio.org/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
- [Read the Signs](https://avenue50studio.org/read-the-signs) - Read the Signs Works by Natalie Fratino I’ve spent some time thinking about how we read situations, people, neighborhoods and life. There is so much that is blatant but there is just as much that we miss. Signals that are overt as well as covert, timeless and ephemeral. For Read the Signs, I am presenting
- [Historieta](https://avenue50studio.org/historieta) - Historieta Works by Jose Lozano Jose Lozano is a multi-media artist. He is a drawer, print maker, painter, children's book author and illustrator. He has also done public art for Metro and other organizations. This small exhibit will include illustrations from his latest children's book (not used for the final publication). It also includes drawings,
- [Hear Our Voices!](https://avenue50studio.org/hear-our-voices) - Hear Our Voices! A Women-centric Group Art Exhibition Our vision for a feminist future demands that we hold each other and all others accountable in this fight for equity. Women, especially women of color, have been deprived of basic rights for centuries. Women’s rights have historically been attacked with laws in place to ensure power
- [Enterprise & Narratives](https://avenue50studio.org/enterprise-narratives) - Enterprise & Narratives the paintings of Wenceslao Quiroz Curated by Jose Lozano Exhibition Dates: May 12 through June 2, 2018.
- [Quiet Please pop up](https://avenue50studio.org/quiet-please-pop-up) - A Group Show Curated by Leo Eguiarte 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 initiative was invited to feature an installation at Avenue 50 studio in Highland Park.
- [Through Walls: A Heritage Dialogue](https://avenue50studio.org/through-walls-a-heritage-dialogue) - Through Walls: Communities Connecting Heritage Highland Park Mural Unveiling Works by: Grace Haynes, Nuria Ortiz, Valentina Zapata, Mai El-Mostafa, Fajr Soliman and Noura Slim. Saturday | July 7th, 6 PM - 9 PM Starting at: The Highland Theater 5604 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042 Ending at Avenue 50 Studio: 131 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA
- [Dog Days of Summer](https://avenue50studio.org/dog-days-of-summer) - Artwork by Arthur Carrillo Dog Days of Summer “We are the sultry part of the summer, when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun.” Featuring Works by: Charisse Abellana, Arthur Carrillo, Salvador Correa, Claudia Cox, Marcela El-Ayoubi, Suzanne Gibson, John Marcella Grant, Hhcita, Geoffrey Levitt, Cecilia Marmol, Rebecca Nabarrete, Nadia
- [NELASCAPES](https://avenue50studio.org/nelascapes) - Cidne Hart, Gold Line NELASCAPES Northeast Los Angeles is a community where the urban meets the rural, where flashy new restaurants are near rustic trails that lead to hilltop parks. Where meditation centers and bird sanctuaries overlook busy parkways and Gold Line trains. This is where historic houses and museums border the Arroyo Seco Wash.
- [8x8 Mini Silent Art Auction 2018](https://avenue50studio.org/8x8-mini-silent-art-auction-2018) - Avenue 50 Studio’s Summer 8x8 Silent Art Auction Displaying works by: Richard Wilson, Roderick Smith, Lore Eckelberry, Heather Hoggan, Carol Colin, Ramon Ramirez, Sonye Fe, Wm. Earling Wheeler, Judith Amdur, Cidne Hart, Raoul de la Sota, Gwen Freeman, Suzanne Siegel, Katsu Washington, Lynn E. Coleman, Violetta Antonia Sorcini, Karen Neubert, Kikki Eder, Peter Hess, Olivia
- [OLDER WORKSHOPS](https://avenue50studio.org/old-workshops) - Regarding Sacred Objects and Herbs A Community Talk Sponsored by UCLA Latin American Institute featuring Ysamur Flores Peña and Felicia Montes. April 14th, 2017, 6pm Rsvp @ Ave50studio@sbcglobal.net A little bit more…. Ysamur Flores Peña is a well-respected elder and keeper of the traditions Lucumi. He has received a Ph.D in folklore from UCLA,
- [Tlatelolco '68 - Never Forget!](https://avenue50studio.org/tlatelolco-68-never-forget) - In partnership with Instituto Cultural Mexico Los Angeles, Avenue 50 Studio presents Tlatelolco '68-Never Forget! A Group Show Curated by Margarita Medina In the summer of 1968, Mexico was experiencing the birth of a new student movement. But that movement was short-lived. On Oct. 2, 1968, 10 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics
- [Threads](https://avenue50studio.org/threads) - Equality Road by Val Echavarria THREADS Works by Val Echavarria and Samantha Harrison Exhibition Dates: September 8 through October 6, 2018.
- [The Face of Color](https://avenue50studio.org/the-face-of-color) - The Face of Color Paintings by Lore Eckelberry Lore Eckelberry is an international contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her paintings are featured in contemporary museums, galleries and private collections throughout the United States, Japan, England, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Taiwan, Korea, Chile, Thailand, Holland, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico. A love of travel and curiosity
- [Past](https://avenue50studio.org/past)
- [Board Spotlight](https://avenue50studio.org/board-spotlight) - Raoul de la Sota Board Member, Artist and Art Educator
- [Las Calaveras Vivientes Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/las-calaveras-vivientes-workshop) - Registration is closed.
- [Exhibits](https://avenue50studio.org/exhibits)
- [Upcoming Workshops/Events](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-events) - ATTENDANCE: The Book Launch Las Calaveras Vivientes Workshop Día de los Muertos Pumpkin Patch Festival at Culebra Park Otomi Spirit Figures Workshop Arroyo Arts Collective's Call for Artists
- [Viva Las Fotos](https://avenue50studio.org/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 Cathey-Adams, Julie Cabral, Amina Cruz, Sandra de la Loza, Mercedes Dorame, Ruben Esparza, Christina Fernandez, Luis Jacinto, Star Montana, Delilah Montoya, Monica
- [Memory Room](https://avenue50studio.org/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
- [Summer 2018 Mini Fundraiser](https://avenue50studio.org/summer-2018-mini-fundraiser) - To place a bid, please call in to the gallery at (323) 258-1435 or email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com Auction runs August 11, 2017 through September 1, 2018. To return to auction, click here.
- [Arpilleras Story Quilts Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/arpilleras-story-quilts-workshop) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Arpilleras Story Quilts Saturday, September 22, 2018. 11: 00 AM to 2:00 PM. Create three Arpilleras, learn their history and cultural context. Teachers: learn to accommodate materials and instructions for multiple grade, ELD & ability levels. Facilitated by Barbara Goldstein, Ph.D. and Lucia Vigil Francis, M.A. Class fee: $65 (includes all
- [Mi Cuento](https://avenue50studio.org/mi-cuento) - Mi Cuento Works by Emilia Cruz “Mi Cuento” is a collection of work that shares the two sides of my personality, morbid and colorful. I constantly tap into the parts of my mind that I do not know how to convey with words, so the best way for me to tell my story is through
- [Metamorphosis](https://avenue50studio.org/metamorphosis) - “METAMORPHOSIS” Organized by Leah Knecht and Patricia Woodlin OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, July 14, 7pm – 10pm A six-women exhibition that encompasses the concept of metamorphosis/transformation from different perspectives, and in various media. As our country is undergoing a drastic transformation, including politically, we as women artists felt that by forming our own group, a “Women’s
- [The Wounds of War](https://avenue50studio.org/the-wounds-of-war) - Galileo Gonzalez, Explosion The Wounds of War: The Salvadoran Civil War 1980-1992 The Salvadoran Civil War was a gruesome one, not unlike any other war. The cause of two opposing forces left very little to the people of their country. As a result of this war, many fled to the United States, a country whose
- [Word of the Day](https://avenue50studio.org/word-of-the-day) - BetZ Ross, "Peace, There is No Peace" The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Word of the Day A Three Woman Show The Truth Matters "Fabric is my chosen medium. The texture of my hand dyed fabrics and sewn lines add unusual character to my art. I have always been fascinated by language and how we use
- [LATINX](https://avenue50studio.org/latinx) - LATINX A Group Show Curated by Raoul de la Sota Featuring Artists: MAR ABELLA, OLIVIA BARRIONUEVO, JOE BRAVO, JAIME CHAVEZ, RAOUL DE LA SOTA, LORE ECKELBERRY, IGNACIO GOMEZ, WAYNE HEALY, ERNIE HERRERA, FRANCISCO LETELIER, HERIBERTO LUNA, OSCAR MAGALLANES, ISABEL MARTINEZ, RAMON RAMIREZ, FRANK ROMERO, SERGIO TERAN, and JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE. Opening Reception: June 9, 2018
- [In the Works](https://avenue50studio.org/communities-connecting-heritage) - Communities Connecting Heritage Avenue 50 Studio x Athar Lina Initiative Avenue 50 Studio Teams Up With Athar Lina Initiative in Cairo in an Artistic Effort to Preserve Cultural Heritage in Underserved Communities. Communities Connecting Heritage(SM) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that is administered by World
- [Postales de Espana](https://avenue50studio.org/postales-de-espana) - Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Postales de España Works by Rebeca Guerrero The series exhibited here depicts sites, monuments, and memories from travels through Spain. Not unlike postcards that capture specific locations or convey a personal message, these works on paper are studies of architectural elements, celebrated monuments, and poetic perspectives. The subject matter ranges from
- [Lowrider](https://avenue50studio.org/lowrider) - Lowrider A Group Show Curated by Frank Romero Works by: Art Meza, Brandy Maya Healy, David Flury, Ernie Lucero, Frank Romero, Ignacio Gomez, Jin Tran, Margaret Garcia, Michael Amescua, Michael Flecnor, Oscar Castillo, Pinche Minche, Ramon Ramirez, Rich Raya, Richard Valdes, Roberto Gutierrez, Salvador Correra, and Todd Tostado. Exhibition Dates: April 14 through May 5,
- [Spirits of the Desert](https://avenue50studio.org/spirits-of-the-desert) - Curated by Denise Lugo Artist Isabel Martinez shares with us her latest works “Spirits of the Desert”. They serve as visually abstracted documentation of herNagual shamanistic ritual with the Huichols in the desert of San Luis Potosi in Mexico. This body of work breaks away from her more long established painterly and highly figurative work.
- [New York in Black & White](https://avenue50studio.org/new-york-in-black-white) - Paintings by Roberto Gutierrez Reputable for his attention to landscapes, artist Roberto Gutierrez transforms the mundane into spaces full of heart and sentiment. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Gutierrez takes inspiration from the gravelly streets of the city and encapsulates everyday life using colors and shapes. His current body of work, New York
- [Immigration 101: Artists Speak Out](https://avenue50studio.org/immigration-101-artists-speak-out) - A Group Show Curated by Kathy Gallegos Why do people immigrate? Some because of economics: they don't have opportunities for their families. Some because of war or violence: they're escaping a dangerous place. Some because of famine. Some because they want a better life. Some migrate because they can't live in their land anymore
- [Back to Black](https://avenue50studio.org/back-to-black) - Curated by Kayla Salisbury and Peter Woods “You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.” Words by Nina Simone in reference to the Civil Rights Era, yet it seems even more relevant now than ever before. We often see how history repeats itself, how it
- [Family Friendly](https://avenue50studio.org/family-friendly) - Family Friendly Curated by Gwen Freeman “Family Friendly” is a loaded phrase for those who do not conform to the hetero-normative model--the paradigm often described as “normal,” “just regular,” or “traditional.” This phrase, “family friendly” can be interpreted by the LGBTQ community as code for “not including me.” But, of course, gay, lesbian, transgender, non-gendered,
- [The Path Forward: Reflections on Remembrance](https://avenue50studio.org/the-path-forward-reflections-on-remembrance) - THE PATH FORWARD, Reflections on Remembrance Never forget what has been lost, in order to remember that we can go on. Shadows, prints, and other thoughts by Leslie K. Gray.
- [St. Valentine: The Subversive](https://avenue50studio.org/st-valentine-the-subversive) - St. Valentine: The Subversive Curated by Kathy Gallegos We think hearts and chocolate, but did you know Valentinus is a saint for being subversive? When the Roman Emperor issued a ban on marriage (because he wanted it easy to conscript single men to fight his wars), Valentinus, a humble priest, defied the government and
- [Portraits: The Faces of Margaret Garcia's Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/portraits-the-faces-of-margaret-garcias-workshop) - PORTRAITS: THE FACES OF MARGARET GARCIA'S WORKSHOP Curated by Art Carrillo Participating Artists include: Art Carrillo, Margaret Garcia, Gloria Molina, Bonnie Lambert, Gloria Vazquez Warner, Frank Montoya, Lynn Dwyer, Nolan Fansler, Noel Alumit and Estela Hyde, Natalie Fratino. Opening Night Reception: Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 7-10 pm Exhibition runs December 9, 2017 through January
- [8x8 Silent Art Auction 2017](https://avenue50studio.org/8x8-silent-art-auction-2017) - Avenue 50 Studio’s Annual 8x8 Silent Art Auction Displaying works by: Bonnie Lambert, Cidne Hart, Douglas Alvarez, Ernesto Vasquez, Frank Romero, Grey James, Gwen Freeman, Heather Hoggan, Heriberto Luna, Isabel Martinez, Jessica Ceballos, Jessica Rocha, Jin Tang, Jose Lozano, Judith Amdur, Kathi Flood, Kevin Hass, Leo Eguarte, Linda Arreola, Mar Abela, Margaret Garcia, Margaret Sosa,
- [Gimme Shelter](https://avenue50studio.org/gimme-shelter) - Gimme Shelter Curated by Kathy Gallegos Opening Night Reception: Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 7-10 pm Featured Artists: Adam Villanueva, Aslym, Cecily Willis, Daniel Amador, Elmer Guevara, Ernesto Vasquez, Eyeone, Greedy Bastards, Guadulesa Rivera, Hembert Guardado, Lisette Carrasco, Martin Bustamante, Melanie Maria Ciccone, Mercedes E. Vasquez, Michelle Dakan, Nelson Munares, Patrick Quinn, Peter Liashkov,
- [Not in LALA](https://avenue50studio.org/not-in-lala) - Not in LaLa Works by Sergio Teran “La La Land” is defined as the mental state of someone who is not aware of what is really happening and it is also the nickname for Los Angeles California. The current presidential administration's hostile attitude and policies towards healthcare, immigration, women, people of color, (just to name
- [Sacred Remains](https://avenue50studio.org/sacred-remains) - Sacred Remains Works by Ernesto Vazquez Opening Night Reception: Saturday, November 11, 2017, 7-10pm Exhibition runs November 11 through December 2, 2017
- [Seismic Shift](https://avenue50studio.org/seismic-shift-2) - LAUNCH LA, in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio presents Seismic Shift Confronting Catastrophe Catastrophes force us to confront how we live and to reflect upon our past and our future. The artists of Seismic Shift: Confronting Catastrophe respond to cataclysmic shifts due to natural or economic disasters, political policy, immigration, gentrification, and other occurrences by
- [Honoring the Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/honoring-the-ancestors) - Honoring our Ancestors A Dia de los Muertos Exhibit Featuring artists: Hembert Guardado Rosalie Lopez Art Carrillo Raoul De la Sota Suzette Vidal Andy Ledesma Susanna Negrete Fernando Niebla Abel Salas-Vela Rosa Limon Steven Correa Robert Lowden Cidne Hart Mar Abella Nica Aquino Dolores Udave Kathy Metz Sonia Romero Rafael I. Delgado, Jr. Milton Jurado
- [Altar for Our Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/altar-for-our-ancestors) - Ysamur Flores-Peña Altar for Our Ancestors Ysamur Flores-Peña publishes and lectures on Afro-Caribbean Ritual Art and Afro-Cuban religious cultures and Latino Folklore. He is a practitioner of the religion, a lecturer at WAC, Center for Afro-American Studies, and an Adjunct Professor at Otis College of Art and Design. Dr. Flores-Peña is co-author with Roberta J.
- [La Fauna Errante](https://avenue50studio.org/la-fauna-errante) - La Fauna Errante Armando Brito New Works Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14, 2017, 7-10pm Exhibition runs October 14 through November 4, 2017
- [Dreams, Reflections & Memories](https://avenue50studio.org/dreams-reflections-memories) - Dreams, Reflections & Memories Works by Ron Garcia Sculptures | Photography | Cinematography Curated by Juliana Mojica Ron Garcia, ASC, most notably known for his work as a cinematographer, returns to his ELA roots at the Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park, debuting his solo multi-medium exhibition of his sculptures, photo paintings and cinematography, with
- [Postales de España](https://avenue50studio.org/postales-de-espana-2) - Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Postales de España Works by Rebeca Guerrero The series exhibited here depicts sites, monuments, and memories from travels through Spain. Not unlike postcards that capture specific locations or convey a personal message, these works on paper are studies of architectural elements, celebrated monuments, and poetic perspectives. The subject matter ranges from
- [Through Walls Press Release](https://avenue50studio.org/through-walls-press-release)
- [Night Walks](https://avenue50studio.org/night-walks) - NIGHT WALKS Thomas Voorhies presents a series of oil paintings inspired by the walks he likes to take at night, where the streets are quiet, empty, and warm, and his mind is free to wander. Thomas Voorhies recieved his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and writes and paints from his home in
- [Centavo Bohemio](https://avenue50studio.org/centavo-bohemio) - Etchings, Lithographs, Ball point pen by Juan Solis Cruz "My work is about identity, culture, family, and trying to find a creative way to explore the pros and cons of different forms of assimilation. It’s the story of learning through hard work that I’d rather bend the world to myself then myself bend to it.
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective Space](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arroyo-arts-collective-space) - Artists curated by The Arroyo Arts Collective APRIL 2018 NIGHT WALKS AUGUST 2017 SO YOU SAY YOU WANNA REVOLUTION? JULY 2017 Fairyland JUNE 2017 The Art of Displacement MAY 2017 The Blue Wall APRIL 2017 Collage Works by Ginger Mayerson MARCH 2017 WeAreNotAllOfTheSameColor FEBRUARY 2017 Love & Hate
- [Sky Walkers](https://avenue50studio.org/sky-walkers) - New works by Jaime Chavez Chicano artist, Jaime Chavez, is showcasing new works centered on a stark fusion of ancestral indigeneity and contemporary folk as seen from growing up in Los Angeles. This body of work introduces wood cut outs and and brilliant use of color and form. Exhibition will be on view until April
- [Isabel Martinez](https://avenue50studio.org/isabel-martinez) - About the Artist Isabel Martinez, was born in Alpoyeca, Guerrero, Mexico. She has both a Masters in Fine Arts and a Single Subject Art Credential from California State University Los Angeles, in addition to a Bachelors of Fine Arts from La Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City. Isabel has been working as a professional
- [HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK](https://avenue50studio.org/how-to-submit-artwork) - Send a minimum of 10-15 images (no larger than 600dpi) to avenue50studio@gmail.com. Please include title, dimensions, and medium with each image. Also, please provide an artistic resume and brief bio.
- [Artists Corner](https://avenue50studio.org/artists-corner) - Welcome to Artists Corner Starting this year, every month we will highlight an integral artist from our Arts community in Los Angeles. As we showcase their work, we fully intend to dive in. In this project, we explore the ways in which artists undergo their process of art making. Avenue 50 Studio provides the platform
- [Leslie K. Gray](https://avenue50studio.org/leslie-k-gray) - About the Artist Leslie K. Gray is a visual artist, puppetry and theater designer and director whose work has been seen both locally and internationally at such places as The Music Center on Tour, The Skirball Cultural Center, The Getty Museum, Highways Performance Space, Ma Chere Artspace in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and El Museo Nacional
- [Salsa! Classes Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/salsa-classes-workshop) - Salsa! For Everyone Our classes at Avenue 50 Studios are continuing! We had a great run last year and will be continuing with the new addition of an intermediate section. 7:30 will be for beginners and skills practicing 8:15 will be for intermediates and combinations $10 for 1 class or $15 for both No partner necessary!
- [January 2018 Highlights Art Carrillo](https://avenue50studio.org/january-2018-highlights-art-carrillo) - About the Artist I’m from East Los Angeles. I grew up in the City of Commerce and went to school in Bell Gardens. In 2011, I received my Bachelor's degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of California, Hollywood. In graphic design, I got into painting. I am a naturalistic artist who works with
- [PROGRAMS/PROJECTS](https://avenue50studio.org/programsprojects) - the BLUEBIRD READING series CLASSICAL GUITAR WORKSHOPS LA PALABRA reading HIGHLAND PARK LEGACY MURAL PROJECT LAC + USC HUB CLINIC LECTURES / DISCUSSIONS REEL ARTISTS SERIES POESIA PARA LA GENTE RECORDED HISTORIES: Voices from the Chicano Arts Collectives of Highland Park SIN TURISTAS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS
- [Call for Artists - St. Valentine](https://avenue50studio.org/callforartists-stvalentine) - Call for Artists St. Valentine: The Subversive We think hearts & chocolate, but did you know Valentinus is a saint for being subversive? When the Roman Emperor issued a ban on marriage (because he wanted it easy to conscript single men to fight his wars), Valentinus, a humble priest, defied the government and fought the
- [Call to Artists - AAC](https://avenue50studio.org/call-to-artists-aac) - Call For Artists Arroyo Arts Collective’s Exhibiting Opportunities at Avenue 50 Studio March through December 2018 After completing a successful year partnering with Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park through our exhibitions at our Blue Wall Alcove, the Arroyo Arts Collective is eager to continue this successful program. We are expanding our call to artists
- [8x8 Silent Auction 2017](https://avenue50studio.org/8x8-silent-auction-2017) - To place a bid, please call in to the gallery at (323) 258-1435 or email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com Auction runs December 9, 2017 through January 20, 2018
- [Palabreando](https://avenue50studio.org/palabreando) - PALABREANDO A Night of Spoken Word, Music, Film & Dialogue featuring Bocafloja Quilombo-Oficial (MX/NY) Spoken word set / Screening of Documentary Nana Dijo + Q&A Yosimar Reyes Poetry Spoken word set Locatora Radio Dialogue / music selection Complex Spoken Word set Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017 Time: 7pm Location: Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue
- [Current Exhibit at the Satellite Gallery](https://avenue50studio.org/current-satellite-gallery) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents Exhibit information not available at this time. Please check back soon. Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery @ Man Insurance 1268 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
- [BLUEBIRD READING SERIES](https://avenue50studio.org/bluebird-reading-series) - The Bluebird Reading Series happens in collaboration with the Hollywood Institute of Poetics. Since May of 2012 it has featured an open mic and guest poets every Second Sunday of the month at Avenue 50 Studio. The Bluebird Reading Series is curated and hosted by Jessica Ceballos and is a component of Avenue 50 Studio's literary arts
- [POESÍA](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia) - This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. Subscribe to our literary arts newsletter, to receive the latest in Avenue 50 Studio poetry and lit happenings! VOICES of the people/poets, a communal poetry project the BLUEBIRD READING series LA PALABRA reading POESIA PARA
- [November 2017 Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/november-2017-closing-reception) - Closing Reception for November Exhibits Join us for our Closing Reception for our November exhibits. It will be your last chance to view the current artwork and meet some of the artists. Light refreshments will be served. November 2017 Exhibits: Not in LaLa: Works by Sergio Teran Sacred Remains: Works by Ernesto Vasquez Seismic Shift:
- [Upcoming Satellite Gallery Exhibit](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-satellite-gallery-exhibit) - Information not available at this time, please check back soon. Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery @ Man Insurance 1268 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
- [Holiday Wreath Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/holiday-wreath-workshop) - Holiday Wreath Workshop Hosted by Jardin Del Eden Join us for an opportunity to create a holiday wreath with fresh greenery and poinsettias and various decor. You will be provided all the tools and instructions to create and decorate your own wreath and take it home. With enough time to enjoy it all December long!
- [Current Partnered Gallery Exhibits](https://avenue50studio.org/current-partnered-gallery-exhibits) - The following exhibits are in cooperation with our partner gallery/organizations and take place at a third party site, please make sure to read where the exhibits will be located. No Partner Gallery Exhibits at this time, be sure to check current exhibits in our Main Gallery and Satellite Gallery!
- [Call to Artists - Gimme Shelter](https://avenue50studio.org/call-to-artists-gimme-shelter) - CALL TO ARTISTS Gimme Shelter “…a storm is threat’ning, My very life today If I don’t get some shelter ….I’m gonna fade away….” The opening lyrics to the Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic rock song still rings true today. In that spirit, Avenue 50 Studio invites artists to submit work speaking to the words of the
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- [Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour Preview](https://avenue50studio.org/arroyo-arts-collective-discovery-tour-preview) - Preview of Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour After twenty five years, the ground breaking Arroyo Arts Collective Annual Discovery Tour is going out with a bang. Join us for the Preview Party featuring sample work from Tour artists which will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Avenue 50 Studio, in conjunction
- [Creative Exchange Workshops](https://avenue50studio.org/creative-exchange-workshops) - Join us at one of two Creative Exchange Workshops on Tuesday 11/14 from 4:30-6:30pm or Saturday 11/18 from 10am-12pm in Lower Herrick at Occidental College. These workshops are an opportunity to dialogue about ideas for future Oxy Arts programming and to develop a collective vision for the Oxy Arts space on York Blvd (at Armadale Ave.), which will open as early as Fall
- [Mythic Lands](https://avenue50studio.org/mythic-lands) - The ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE presents Mythic Lands New Paintings by Roderick Smith Roderick Smith presents and exhibition of acrylic paintings depicting the landscape in the realm of myth. His works evoke a strange displacement of reality with a sense of longing for the narrative. In them legends and tales are called forth from the shadows
- [Pasajes de un Migrante, I.](https://avenue50studio.org/pasajes-de-un-migrante-i) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents Pasajes de un Migrante, I. Works by Saul Aguilera These works allow the viewer to encounter a glimpse on the life cycle, the suffrage, the struggles, assimilation, and transcultural changes that a migrant confronts as he or she begin their journey in life. These works are part
- [A Revolution in the Making](https://avenue50studio.org/a-revolution-in-the-making) - Artwars LA presents A Revolution in the Making Genocide by Gentrification A Revolution in the Making, Genocide by Gentrification is a contemporary look at the ever-changing landscape of Los Angeles. A story told by inner-city emerging artists led by Artwars LA in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio. It involves 20 different artists. The open mic
- [Seismic Shift Call to Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/seismic-shift) - Call for Artists… Seismic Shift: Confronting Catastrophe Catastrophes force us to confront how we live and to reflect upon our past and our future. The artists of Seismic Shift: Confronting Catastrophe respond to cataclysmic shifts due to natural or economic disasters, political policy, immigration, gentrification, and other occurrences by exploring how we process, critique, analyze
- [Color Up Closing](https://avenue50studio.org/color-up-closing) - Color Up Closing Event Avenue 50 Studio's exhibition at the ACE121 Gallery in Glendale will close October 30, 2017. We invite you to join us on this last day of the show. Featured artists include Bobby Rojas, Heriberto Luna, Isabel Martinez, Leo Eguiarte, Margaret Garcia, Melly Troches, Peter Tovar, Ramon Ramirez, Raoul De la Sota,
- [Heart of the Matter](https://avenue50studio.org/heart-of-the-matter) - LA County Department of Mental Health & Northeast Wellness Center present Heart of the Matter Clients from the Northeast Wellness Center will be displaying their works of art on trauma, healing, and recovery. The arts have benefitted our clients' sense of well being as they explore their creativity process by becoming engaged in their healing.
- [Hellmouth](https://avenue50studio.org/hellmouth) - THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE presents Hellmouth Curated by Leonard Greco Many a morning I awaken with a fiery knot in the pit of my stomach. It frequently feels we are live in dire times and I know many share my dread. That being the case I've invited a few friends to jump right into the
- [Dia De Los Muertos Flower Arrangement Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/dia-de-los-muertos-flower-arrangement-workshop) - Dia De Los Muertos Flower Arrangement Workshop In honor of Dia de los Muertos, please join us as Jardin Del Eden guides us in making flower arrangements for our homes/gifts or offerings for the altars. So join us for a fun morning with good company, cocktails and flowers! When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 11-1pm Price:
- [Upcoming Partner Gallery Exhibits](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-partner-gallery-exhibits)
- [Chicana Photographers LA](https://avenue50studio.org/chicana-photographers-la) - Chicana Photographers LA Chicana Photographers LA features the work of Laura Aguilar, Sandra de la Loza, Christina Fernandez, Star Montana and Aydinaneth Ortiz. The exhibition is curated by Sybil Venegas. Oxy Arts and Avenue 50 Studio invites the public to the opening reception in Weingart Gallery on Thursday, October 19 from 5pm – 8pm. This
- [Practice Room - Brenda's Ballad](https://avenue50studio.org/practice-room-brendas-ballad) - A guitar piece by one of the students of the Practice Room. To learn more about the Practice Room and its Classical Guitar Classes, please visit thepracticeroomsite.com
- [A Great Deal to No Purpose](https://avenue50studio.org/a-great-deal-to-no-purpose) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents A Great Deal to No Purpose Works by Kimo Bautista Please join us for the Opening Reception of works by Artist Kimo Bautista at our Satellite Gallery location. Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 2017 Exhibition runs September 9 through September 30, 2017
- [RetiredShows](https://avenue50studio.org/retiredshows) - Summer in the City Featuring: Bonnie Lambert Connie Rohman David Botello Emi Motokawa Hembert Guardado Isabel Martinez Jorge Bernal Margaret Garcia Martin Charlot Melly Trochez Rosalie M. Lopez Steven Correa Toti O’Brien Val Echavarria Opening Night Reception: Saturday, July 8, 2017 from 7-10 pm Exhibit runs July 8 through August 5, 2017 Ronald J. Llanos,
- [Voice for the Voiceless](https://avenue50studio.org/voice-for-the-voiceless) - Malaquias Montoya: A Voice for the Voiceless: In Conversation Avenue 50 Studio and Oxy Arts present Malaquias Montoya: A Voice for the Voiceless: In Conversation Join us for an Artist Panel with Malaquias Montoya (Artist), featuring Betty Avila (Self Help Graphics) and Richard Montoya (Actor, Writer, Filmmaker) Location: Choi Auditorium Date: Sunday, September 10, 2017
- [No Human Trace](https://avenue50studio.org/no-human-trace-2) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents No Human Trace Featuring Works by Maria Di Stefano Curated by Nathalie Sanchez Avenue 50 Studio Satellite at Man Insurance Gallery proudly presents No Human Trace, a conceptual photography exhibition that explores the liminal space between the photographer and her subject, the photograph and the viewer, and
- [August 2017 Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/august-2017-closing-reception) - Join us for our Closing Reception for our August exhibits. It will be your last chance to view the current artwork and meet some of the artists. Light refreshments will be served. August Exhibits: Faces in the Crowd Projections, Digital Designs by Martin Bustamante So You Say You Wanna Revolution? Closing Reception: Saturday, September 2nd,
- [Dia De Los Muertos Call for Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/dia-de-los-muertos-call) - Juried call for Dia De Los Muertos at the Avenue 50 Studio: What: Dia De Los Muertos: Honoring Our Ancestors When: October 14 - November 4, 2017 We invite you to submit a work of art for consideration for our annual Day of the Dead exhibition. Día de los Muertos dates back 3,000 years, before
- [Photos from September 9 Opening](https://avenue50studio.org/photos-from-september-9-opening) - 2017 – September 9 Opening Photos from the Opening Night of September 9, 2017 Thank you to everyone who came out Saturday night to support the Artists and their Artwork! Photography by Noel Alumit. www.noelalumit.com
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- [Color Up](https://avenue50studio.org/color-up) - Color Up A September 16 Group Show Preview Showing: Friday, September 15, 6-9pm Avenue 50 Studio is partnering with the ACE121 Gallery in Glendale for an exhibition entitled “Color Up” which will take place September 16 through October 30, 2017. Featured artists include some of our most well know and beloved artists, and many who
- [Quiet Please II](https://avenue50studio.org/quiet-please-ii) - Pop Up Curated by Leo Eguiarte and Melly Trochez Please join us for the Opening Reception of Quiet Please II. The second Pop Up installation curated by Leo Eguiarte and Melly Trochez. Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 2017, 7pm-10pm Exhibition runs September 9 through September 30, 2017
- [Along the Border/A lo Largo de la Frontera](https://avenue50studio.org/along-the-bordera-lo-largo-de-la-frontera) - Along the Border/A lo Largo de la Frontera Malaquias Montoya Printmaker Malaquias Montoya will exhibit his politically oriented prints at the Avenue 50 Studio during the month of September. Malaquias grew up in the San Joaquin Valley raised by a single mother in a family of migrant farm workers (which includes brother, José Montoya). His
- [Forward Motion](https://avenue50studio.org/forward-motion) - ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE SPACE presents Forward Motion Painting through Depression Although depression takes people into black holes, Natalie Fratino used her experiences as a place to help propel her through compromised moments. The paintings in this show express both the hopefulness and frustration through this time period. Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 2017 Exhibition runs September
- [Paisanos](https://avenue50studio.org/paisanos) - Paisanos Works by Johnny Quintanilla Los Angeles based artist, Johnny Quintanilla will have his work displayed at The Annex Gallery in Avenue 50 Studio from September 9th-October 7, 2017. His pieces often deal with love and sacrifice with imagery that reflects a deepened sense of spirituality. His depiction of nature is a key element
- [Call to Artists - Communities Connecting Heritage](https://avenue50studio.org/call-to-artists-communities-connecting-heritage) - Call to Artists Avenue 50 Studio is in the process of being evaluating for a grant project. We are looking for the following qualifications for artists to join our grant project: Womxn of Color Age 21-35 Visual Artist Artist Resume Artist Bio + Picture Artist Portfolio (10 minimum / 20 maximum images) Artist Statement of
- [Closing Conversation: Chicano Art & Social Justice](https://avenue50studio.org/closing-conversation-chicano-art-social-justice) - Closing Conversation Chicano Art & Social Justice As this month's shows come to a close, please join us for our Closing Conversation on Chicano Art & Social Justice as we have artists from both Los Angeles and Central California discuss social justice topics and art making from a Chicano perspective. Saturday, August 5, 2017, 2-4pm
- [Vision Zero](https://avenue50studio.org/vision-zero) - Vision Zero Los Angeles is the city's goal to reduce traffic deaths to ZERO by 2025. Trees of Life - Figueroa Street is a street activation project that will take place over 5 days (Wednesday, June 21st - Sunday, June 25th, 2017) along Figueroa Street from Avenue 50 to Avenue 60 with experiences to engage
- [Abstraction In An Abstract World](https://avenue50studio.org/abstraction-in-an-abstract-world) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents Abstraction In An Abstract World Works by Antonio Perez Antonio Perez, is a self-taught, Los Angeles based artist working in disciplines of printmaker and ceramics. Antonio has exhibited in a wide range of venues in and around Los Angeles County including, Avenue 50 Studio and Museum of
- [Fairyland](https://avenue50studio.org/fairyland) - ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE SPACE presents Fairyland Works by Leonard Greco At this stage of my life, off center of a century, I am grappling with ways in which to express my “being-ness.” Unable to avoid the “who am I” question any longer, I find myself, as a visual artist reaching beyond my usual studio practice
- [North of the Grapevine](https://avenue50studio.org/north-of-the-grapevine) - North of the Grapevine Works by Artists from California’s Central Valley Curated by Frank Delgado, Director, Arte Américas, Fresno The San Joaquin Valley is widely and frequently recognized as a world leader in agricultural production, yet often overlooked for its contributions in the areas of visual and performing arts. This is even unfortunately the case with
- [Snapshots](https://avenue50studio.org/snapshots) - Snapshots Ronald J. Llanos Ronald J. Llanos has exhibited regionally at Bamboo Lane Gallery, Ghetto-gloss, Black Maria Gallery, the Eagle Rock Community Center, The Drawing Club and multiple times at the Avenue 50 Studio. We are proud to say Ron was selected as the artist for the Van Nuys Metro Through the Eyes of Artist
- [Summer in the City](https://avenue50studio.org/summer-in-the-city) - Summer in the City Featuring: Bonnie Lambert Connie Rohman David Botello Emi Motokawa Hembert Guardado Isabel Martinez Jorge Bernal Margaret Garcia Martin Charlot Melly Trochez Rosalie M. Lopez Steven Correa Toti O’Brien Val Echavarria Opening Night Reception: Saturday, July 8, 2017 from 7-10 pm Exhibit runs July 8 through August 5, 2017
- [Faces In The Crowd](https://avenue50studio.org/faces-in-the-crowd) - Faces in the Crowd Curated by Gwen Freeman Anchored by the appealing, colorful, and thought provoking drawings of Alden Marin, Faces in the Crowd focuses on that moment when one face or figure, among many, captures your attention. The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. - Ezra Pound,
- [Shadow Puppetry Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/shadow-puppetry-workshop) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Shadow Puppetry: Utilizing the Magic of Light Professional Development Teacher Workshop 2 hours towards one LAUSD/UTLA salary point Come explore the wonders of SHADOW PUPPETRY, a cultural art-form in Southeast Asia, but relatively new here. This professional development workshop for teachers and community members led by Artist and Educator, Leslie K.
- [SO YOU SAY YOU WANNA REVOLUTION?](https://avenue50studio.org/so-you-say-you-wanna-revolution) - ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE SPACE presents “SO YOU SAY YOU WANNA REVOLUTION?” BetZ Ross, Connie Rohman and Alden Marin are patriots, dedicated to the ideals that this country was founded on, including the separation of church and state, free speech, free press, the equality of all people, the right to vote, and the rule of law.
- [Projections](https://avenue50studio.org/projections) - Projections Digital designs by Martin Bustamante As a consequence of going through life with a heart that is well protected, ones beliefs and assumptions are to be mistrusted. The mind, even though it is limitless in its creative power, cannot replace the heart. What one thinks or feels should be subject to a constant examination
- [Day 2](https://avenue50studio.org/visionzero-day-2-earth) - Photos from EARTH Thursday, June 22, 2017 Earth, a symbol of land and travel, to honor those before us, whose spaces we occupy. Symbolically we will plant trees to honor those who have died from traffic violence. The trees will be installed at 10am. On this day, please join us for a workshop on writing
- [Day 3](https://avenue50studio.org/visionzero-day-3-fire) - FIRE Friday, June 23, 2017 A mobile Luminaria workshop will take place along the corridor throughout the day, featuring papel picado workshops. Workshops will begin at 12pm at Food4Less, 5100 N. Figueroa Street. Vision Zero Day 3 Photos Photography by Genessis Martinez PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Margaret Sosa has been working as a paper cutter in
- [Art Release](https://avenue50studio.org/art-release) - Art Release Presented by The Fair Chance Project Reproductions and original artworks done by incarcerated artists. All sales help fund the Fair Chance Project and their work in demanding just sentencing laws and fair parole practices, as well as helping to integrate formerly incarcerated men and women back into society. Exhibit runs May 13 through
- [Remind Me Again How We Are Related](https://avenue50studio.org/remind-me-again-how-we-are-related) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents Remind Me Again How We Are Related Prints and Works by Susanna Negrete Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery @ Man Insurance 1270 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042 Opening Night Reception: June 10, 2017 from 7-10 pm Exhibit runs June 10 through July 1, 2017
- [Art of Displacement](https://avenue50studio.org/aac-art-of-displacement) - THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE SPACE presents The Art of Displacement Works by Michele Antenorcruz This series of work focuses on displacement ranging from the personal (displacement of self due to trauma) to modern-day living (urbanization, alienation, graduation) to the political (deportation, gentrification). It coalesces with the ubiquitous feeling that we are all targets and tries
- [Crossing Boundaries](https://avenue50studio.org/crossing-boundaries) - Crossing Boundaries: Engendering LGBTQ Identities Sponsored by Michael Wilson A curated exhibit exploring the diversity of LGBTQ experiences and identifications that give expression to issues of gender and transgressive sexualities colored by race, politics, geography, culture, ethnicity, and the pluralities of desire. This curated show builds on the Avenue 50 Studio’s legacy of providing voice
- [Reigning Cats & Dogs](https://avenue50studio.org/reigning-cats-dogs) - Reigning Cats & Dogs Works by Linsley Lambert Opening Night Reception: June 10, 2017 from 7-10 pm Exhibit runs June 10 through July 1, 2017
- [New Paintings & Drawings by Jose Ramirez & Ramon Ramirez](https://avenue50studio.org/new-paintings-drawings-by-jose-ramirez-ramon-ramirez) - New Paintings and Drawings by Jose Ramirez and Ramon Ramirez Opening Night reception: June 10, 2017 7-10 pm Exhibit runs June 10 through July 1, 2017
- [Pet Adoption Event](https://avenue50studio.org/pet-adoption-event) - Pet Adoption Event Inspired by the art of Linsley Lambert's exhibit, "Reigning Cats & Dogs," Avenue 50 Studio is excited to partner with cat rescue organization, Luxe Paws and host a Pet Adoption event right here at the studio. So if you're looking to adopt a new best (feline) friend, be sure to join us
- [June 2017 Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/june-2017-closing-reception) - Sadly, our June exhibits are coming to a close and we would like to invite you to be a part of our closing day events. This is another opportunity to meet the artists and take one last look at their beautiful artwork. The closing exhibits include the following: New Paintings & Drawings by Jose Ramirez
- [2017 - July 8 Opening](https://avenue50studio.org/2017-july-8-opening) - Photos from the Opening Night of July 8, 2017 Thank you to everyone who came on such a hot summer night to support the Artists and their Artwork! Photography by Noel Alumit. www.noelalumit.com
- [Day 1](https://avenue50studio.org/visionzero-day-1-air) - AIR Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Traditional Aztec Danza will ceremonially open our week-long altars building by cleaning each Tree of Life site. The day will be split into two, 12-4 for Danza and 4-8 for painting the seeds. Beginning at Food 4 Less, 5100 N. Figueroa Street. PARTICIPATING ARTIST: Kimo Bautista is the participating artist who
- [Art as Resistance](https://avenue50studio.org/art-as-resistance) - Art as Resistance: Paintings in Protest to a Trump Presidency Curated by Eric Almanza Executive Orders, Alternative Facts, Muslim Bans and Border Walls. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, ICE Raids, Cuts to the EPA, NEA and PBS. Enough! In response to the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency, Avenue 50 Studios presents a group exhibition displaying the raw
- [Animating the Archives](https://avenue50studio.org/animating-the-archives) - Animating the Archives: The Woman’s Building A Metabolic Studio Special Project in Archiving Opening Reception is May 13th, 2017 from 7:00-10:00PM May 13 – June 3, 2017 Animating the Archives: the Woman’s Building is a Metabolic Studio Special Project in Archiving. Fifteen emerging Southern California women artists have created new works about the legacy of
- [Day 5](https://avenue50studio.org/visionzero-day-5-community) - COMMUNITY Sunday, June 24, 2017 We will culminate with a sidewalk fair honoring community members while we share our concerns, messages, and their connections to Vision Zero's message. Two tables will be setup at each Tree of Life Altar location. Zines will be available at each table. PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS: Adam's Forge Arroyo Seco Neighborhood
- [Day 4](https://avenue50studio.org/visionzero-day-4-water) - WATER Saturday, June 24, 2017 Water, a symbol of rebirth, baptism, cleansing, healing, and growth. Visual artists will paint the element of water at each Tree of Life altar along Figueroa. The community is invited to join us as we activate the water element for our Trees of Life altars, through the reading of poetry,
- [The Blue Wall](https://avenue50studio.org/the-blue-wall) - THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE SPACE presents The Blue Wall featuring Jeanie, Wesley, and Donald Frias Long-time El Sereno residents, Jeanie, Wesley, and Donald explore their environment through photography, but each presents a different use of the camera, view of the city, and final presentation. Opening Night Reception: May 13th, 2017, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Exhibit runs
- [Surviving East Los](https://avenue50studio.org/surviving-east-los) - AVE 50 SATELLITE GALLERY @ MAN INSURANCE presents Surviving East Los Artworks by Armando Bobadilla Roaming the cold dark streets of East Los Angeles, just a boy his brother’s bike and a couple cans of paint. Disillusioned or not, he was chasing an infamous dream of art, expression, fame and significance. Surviving East Los is
- [Herencia (Inheritance)](https://avenue50studio.org/herencia-inheritance) - Herencia (Inheritance) Artwork by Ruben Zavala Opening Night Reception: Sat, May 13, 2017, 7-10 p.m. Exhibit runs May 13 – June 3, 2017
- [Animating the Archives: An Evening of Women's Music](https://avenue50studio.org/animating-the-archives-an-evening-of-womens-music) - Animating the Archives: An Evening of Women’s Music The Woman’s Building was a community gathering place; concerts and dances frequently occupied the third floor. We’re concluding our month-long Animating the Archives: the Woman’s Building series with a concert including Alice Bag, Phranc and Upset (perhaps other guests to be announced.) Seating is limited. An event
- [Avest Awards](https://avenue50studio.org/avest-awards) - The Avest Awards Honoring Women in the Arts Honoring the decade long legacy of the Woman’s Building Vesta Awards (1982-1991), Onya Hogan-Finlay and Phranc will collaborate to create the 2017 Avest Awards, a limited edition of handmade, miniature paper vest sculptures and letter pressed certificates that will be presented to 10 women in recognition of
- [Feminist Art Worksharing](https://avenue50studio.org/feminist-art-worksharing)
- [Artists Talk of Resistance](https://avenue50studio.org/artists-talk-of-resistance) - Artists Talk of Resistance Please join the curator of Art as Resistance: Paintings in Protest to a Trump Presidency Eric Almanza Along with fellow artists: Karla Diaz CiCi Segura Gonzalez Sergio Teran and Peter Woods For an engaging conversation about their work and the intersection of art and politics. The artist talk will be moderated
- [Readings by Lisa Diane Wedgeworth](https://avenue50studio.org/readings-by-lisa-diane-wedgeworth) - Readings by Lisa Diane Wedgeworth Teach Your Daughters Well, Enseñe Bien a Sus Hijas, a project by Lisa Diane Wedgeworth for Animating the Archives: the Woman’s Building, collects stories, rituals and traditions from women in exchange for a functional ARTifact to create an army of women who will remind their communities to teach (stimulate, empower,
- [Animating the Archives: An Evening of Women's Performance](https://avenue50studio.org/animating-the-archives-an-evening-of-womens-performance) - An Evening of Women’s Performance Animating the Archives With Performances by Raquel Gutierrez, Hackers of Resistance, Marissa Magdalena and J. Alex Mathews The Woman’s Building was critical to the development of this art form in the 1970s. A new generation will demonstrate how performance has evolved. “Fissures in Frisson” is a performative rendering of inter-generational
- [Animating the Archives Gallery Talk](https://avenue50studio.org/animating-the-archives-gallery-talk) - Gallery Talk Animating the Archives with Charlotte Cotton This is an opportunity for art students and the public to tour the exhibition and discuss the work with Metabolic Studio’s curator-in-residence Charlotte Cotton. Several artists in the exhibition will be in attendance. Charlotte Cotton is an independent curator of and writer about photography. She is currently
- [Collage Works by Ginger Mayerson](https://avenue50studio.org/aac-collage-works) - In the Arroyo Arts Collective Space: Collage Works by Ginger Mayerson On view April 8 through May 6, 2017
- [Atomix Avis](https://avenue50studio.org/sg-atomix-avis) - Atomix Avis Avis Atomix finds _Ana Chaidez and Hembert Guardado_ collaborating to create a series of pieces both light as a feather and stiff as a board (excuse the pun). Guardado’s “Jazz”- inspired works of caulking, glue and bondo on unfinished birch panels betray an urban vibrancy as well as restlessness, depicting figures in gritty
- [Adopt an Art Piece](https://avenue50studio.org/adopt-an-art-piece) - Avenue 50 Studio presents ADOPT AN ART PIECE In it’s almost 20 years of operation, Ave 50 has received numerous works of art as contributions and some “orphans” that have been stored at the gallery. By way of spring cleaning, Ave 50 has put together a sale of over 150 pieces of quality art ranging
- [Sacred](https://avenue50studio.org/sacred) - A photo installation by Yvonne M. Estrada that explores evidence of the sacred in the everyday. Yvonne M. Estrada is the author of the chapbook, My Name on Top of Yours, a crown of sonnets accompanied by original photographs. Her photographs have been exhibited at the Vincent Price Art Museum, Avenue 50 Studio, Cal-Poly Pomona
- [Spiritual Medicines](https://avenue50studio.org/spiritual-medicines) - Religion is rooted in need. Society batters us, government ignores us,safety nets are disappearing. We seek ways to heal and protect ourselves. Spiritual Medicines is an exhibition in which spirituality, a belief in a power greater than ourselves, is evaluated In all its myriad forms. Solace is a state of peace. Spiritual medicines seeks to
- [WordsUncaged](https://avenue50studio.org/wordsuncaged) - WordsUncaged is a creative, interactive, exhibit for incarcerated artists, writers,students and poets at California State Prison, Lancaster, to dialogue, and critically engage with YOU. We invite YOU to experience these voices, uncaged from the prison walls, and to imagine new ways of understanding our current system of mass incarceration in California, as well as alternatives
- [Soul Together](https://avenue50studio.org/soul-together) - SOUL Together is a collective response to the lack of exhibit space for people of color in Los Angeles. While suffocating under the extreme weight and sheer abundance of white artistry, artists of color have been creating dynamic and engaging work that disposes of stereotypes and decimates gatekeepers and the boxes they reside in. SOUL
- [WordsUncaged Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/wordsuncaged-closing-reception) - WordsUncaged Closing Reception May 5th, 2017 7:30pm - 10:00pm Mi Prisión, Cinco de Mayo: Incarceration from a Latino perspective. This event is a fundraiser for the Fair Chance Project.
- [Saturday Night Culture Series: Performing Prison](https://avenue50studio.org/saturday-night-culture-series-performing-prison) - Saturday Night Culture Series In conjunction with our Words Uncaged Exhibit April 29th, 2017 Performing Prison featuring music by Tim Stafford, theatre by Amad Jackson and dance by Erica Brannon 7:30pm – 10:00pm
- [Friday Night Lecture Series: Fair Chance Project](https://avenue50studio.org/friday-night-lecture-series-fair-chance-project) - Friday Night Lecture Series In conjunction with our Words Uncaged Exhibit April 28th, 2017, 7:30pm – 10pm The Fair Chance Project: How prisons intersect our lives
- [Call to Artists - Crossing Boundaries: Engendering LGBTQ Identities](https://avenue50studio.org/call-to-artists-crossing-boundaries-engendering-lgbtq-identities) - CALL TO ARTISTS Avenue 50 Studio is curating an exhibit titled Crossing Boundaries: Engendering LGBTQ Identities to open on Saturday June 10, 2017 in celebration of Pride month across the nation. We invite submissions exploring the diversity of LGBTQ experiences and identifications that give expression to issues of gender and transgressive sexualities colored by race,
- [Poetry Reading 4/22](https://avenue50studio.org/poetry-reading-422) - Poetry Reading – 4/22 Hosted by Suzanne Lummis, 2017 ISLA Poet in Residence Please join The Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA) as we celebrate the culmination of a six week series of workshops with the 2017 ISLA Poet in Residence, Suzanne Lummis. Members of Occidental College and the community attended these intensive
- [Friday Night Lecture Series: Sister Inmate](https://avenue50studio.org/friday-night-lecture-series-sister-inmate) - Friday Night Lecture Series In conjunction with our Words Uncaged Exhibit April 21st, 2017, 7:30pm - 10pm Sister Inmate: What does it mean to have a loved one in prison?
- [Regarding Sacred Objects and Herbs](https://avenue50studio.org/regarding-sacred-objects-and-herbs) - Regarding Sacred Objects and Herbs A Community Talk Sponsored by UCLA Latin American Institute featuring With Ysamur Flores Peña and Felicia Montes. April 14th, 2017 6pm Rsvp @ Ave50studio@sbcglobal.net A little bit more…. Ysamur Flores Peña is a well-respected elder and keeper of the traditions Lucumi. He has received a Ph.D in folklore from UCLA, a
- [Love & Hate](https://avenue50studio.org/love-hate) - Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective and curated by Gwen Freeman and Leonard Greco. The gathering of art explores the complexities of love, hate and the overlap of these fundamental emotions. Works to be exhibited include: Bibi Davidson Gwen Freeman Christopher Anthony Velasco Paul Torres Leonard Greco Opening night reception: Saturday, February 11, 2017 starting
- [Las Chingonas](https://avenue50studio.org/las-chingonas) - Women, predominantly separated from the mechanisms of representation, are identified by often pernicious images created by others. In celebration of Women’s History Month, Avenue 50, a female led space, presents a group show representing women by women. Curated by Marissa Magdalena, Las Chingonas explores universal themes of femininity through visual art and personal narrative. Exhibit
- [At Risk!](https://avenue50studio.org/at-risk) - Ralph Massey We are proud to present Ralph Massey’s first solo exhibit. His work confronts the dilemma of second generation migrants in an ever changing environment and the reality of species extinctions happening around the world. The subjects overlap when animal species are used as metaphors. The sometimes harsh imagery is delivered with colorful streams
- [WeAreNotAllOfTheSameColor](https://avenue50studio.org/wearenotallofthesamecolor) - Mark Verrillo WeAreNotAllOfTheSameColor Paintings by Mark Verrillo Presented by The Arroyo Arts Collective Artist Statement “The rainbow flag is also known as the pride flag and the peace flag. From the rainbow covenant of the bible to many of the pre-Columbian cultures to the peace movement of the 1960’s, the image has been a unifying
- [Celestial Mosaic](https://avenue50studio.org/celestial-mosaic) - Avenue 50 Studio's is proud to present: Celestial Mosaic Works by Emi Motokawa This "...exhibit brings the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most influential scriptures of Buddhism, to light in the simplest and most accessible of ways through the lens of hip-hop and wide-eyed souls occupying the space of another realm. This
- [Black & Brown Love is Revolutionary](https://avenue50studio.org/black-brown-love-is-revolutionary) - Avenue 50 Studio presents an exhibition of Black and Brown solidarity, a show that gives praise to art that is unapologetically Black, Brown, Resilient, and Powerful. It is important to bring awareness of the next generation of artists of color whose voices will become the new powerful agents of change and drive. The artwork provided
- [The Other Barrio](https://avenue50studio.org/the-other-barrio) - venue 50 Studio in partnership with SF Noir Films, is proud to present THE OTHER BARRIO screening and panel discussion with filmmakers and local anti-gentrification activists at our very own Highland Theatre Thursday February 23, 2017 7:30 PM | $10.00 Tickets Available: http://tinyurl.com/zyh35zp Directed by Dante Betteo Produced by Louis F Dematteis Based on a
- [Change is Gonna Come](https://avenue50studio.org/change-is-gonna-come) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery is proud to present: Change Is Gonna Come Featuring the work of Andrea Aguilar, Kacy Treadway, Beth Peterson, Sandy Huse, Brandon Harrison, Christopher Rivas, Jane McCabe, Kuriseteiun Takagi, Patrick Quinn, Rebeca Guerrero, Sofia Zueva, Thomas Evans III, Tia Blassingame, Toti O'Brien, Wendell Wiggins, Yvonne Ruiz, Linda Sue Price, Andrew K.
- [Silent Testimonies](https://avenue50studio.org/silent-testimonies) - Silent Testimonies Curator Raoul De la Sota has assembled a group of artists that for a special exhibit at the Avenue 50 Studio Gallery will create contemporary Ex-Votos. Ex-Votos historically were devotional visual offerings to the Church for a miraculous cure or for some intervention by a specific religious figure that prevented harm or
- [2016 Eight By Eight](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-eight-by-eight) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery is proud to present: Eight by Eight Small 8'x8' canvases will feature the work of: Armando Bobadillo Arni Tecson Barbara Carrasco Chloe Welmond David Botello Gabriela Maldanado Gwen Freman Hataya Tubtim Hembert Godonez Isabel Martinez Jessica Ceballos Johnny Quintanna Judith Amdur Linda Arreola Margaret Garcia Mercedes Gertz Mita Cuaron Olga
- [From Other Lands](https://avenue50studio.org/from-other-lands) - Curated by Raoul De la Sota, From Other Lands, is a visual discussion on immigration to the United States. Each continent is represented by the 11 artists chosen to exhibit. featuring: Jose Antonio Aguirre - Mexico Yrneh Brown - Jamaica Jimmie Centeno - Ecuador Estella Cheung - China Dora Magana - El Salvador Farril Nawir
- [ON THE MAP](https://avenue50studio.org/on-the-map) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery x Angels Gate Cultural Center present On The Map After months of creative collaboration, Angels Gate Cultural Center will unveil a much anticipated event with Avenue 50 Studio and The Arroyo Arts Collective: On The Map: Artists Maps from Opposite Ends of the 110 Freeway, an Ancient Route Reconnected. The
- [2016 8x8](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-8x8) - [nggallery id=50]
- [8x8 Silent Auction (2016)](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studio8x8-silent-auction-2016) - Welcome to Avenue 50 Studio's 8 by 8 Silent Auction Gallery page. Your tax deductible donations are fundamental to the development of Avenue 50 Studio into an arts and culture hub. Show your support today, so that we may continue to center the community around multicultural programming.Opening Bids are $100.00 with $25.00 incremental bid increase. To bid,
- [Roberto Gutierrez - A Video Portrait](https://avenue50studio.org/roberto-gutierrez-a-video-portrait) - Roberto Gutierrez, A Video Portrait By Filmmaker Robertino Fonseca Roberto Gutierrez has been an artist for 40 years. While well known in the Eastside of LA, he is virtually unknown outside the area. Roberto documented through painting the Chicano community of 70's and 80's, expanded his vision through Los Angeles, and ended up painting in
- [Skateboard, Surfboards & Signs](https://avenue50studio.org/5356-2) - The Satellite Gallery is proud to present the work of: Skateboard, Surfboards & Signs by Ricardo Duffy This exhibit is held at our off site satellite gallery, located at M.A.N. Insurance @ 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042 October 8 through November 5, 2016
- [Light and Lively](https://avenue50studio.org/light-and-lively) - The Avenue 50 Studio Community Gallery presents: Light and Lively A Dia De Los Muertos Celebration featuring: Armando Bobadillo Arni Tecson Denice Salas Donna Leteresse Heriberto Luna Francisco Palomares Maja Manuel Lopez Aguilar Mercedes Gertz Oscar Castillo Patrick Quinn Robert Lowden Sandra Guillen Susanna Negrete Todd Westover Yana Nervana Yvonne Ruiz
- [Honoring our Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/honoring-our-ancestors) - Avenue 50 Studio Main Gallery presents for Día de los Muertos: Honoring our Ancestors Featured Artists: Ann Le Christina Carroll Christopher Velasco Esau Andrade Valencia Isabel Martinez Miriam Jackson Elizabeth Espinoza Jacqueline Dreager Kacy Treadway Leonard Greco Ofelia Esparza Rebeca Guerrero Richard Turner Rosalie Lopez Toti O'Brien Ester Petschar Maja October 8 through November
- [Lights of Farewell, Reinterpreting Tõrõ Nagashi](https://avenue50studio.org/lights-of-farewell-reinterpreting-toro-nagashi) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents Lights of Farewell, Reinterpreting Tõrõ Nagashi An installation by Leslie K. Gray An installation re-imagining, with shadow and light, the Tōrō nagashi, a Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns (chōchin) down a river. A writer, director, and puppetry artist, Leslie K. Gray has designed for theatres in
- [This Used to be Mexico](https://avenue50studio.org/this-used-to-be-mexico) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents: This Used to be Mexico A visual response to the turbulent and inflammatory discourse surrounding the 2016 Presidential Elections. Featured Artists: Lalo Alcaraz Art Carillo Daniel Gonzalez Ricardo Duffy Jose Lozano Linda Vallejo Mark Vallen Jose Antonio Aguirre Margaret Alarcon Manuel Alaniz Aguilar Eric Almanza Chris Velasco Laura Aguilar
- [The Devil and Tomás Benditos](https://avenue50studio.org/the-devil-and-tomas-benditos) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents: The Devil and Tomás Benditos New Works by Sergio Teran “Hell is Empty all the Devils are Here.” –William Shakespeare. My images are inspired by mythologies and personal stories. The people in the paintings are part of me in some way. I paint people of color in order to
- [Public Artist: The Works of Sonia Romero with photography by Rafael Cardenas](https://avenue50studio.org/public-artist-the-works-of-sonia-romero-with-photography-by-rafael-cardenas) - Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery presents: Public Artist: The Works of Sonia Romero with photography by Rafael Cardenas Los Angeles based artist, Sonia Romero known for her large-scale public art installations opens a solo exhibition on September 10, 2016. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Romero’s sold-out debut show at Avenue 50 Studio, the exhibition
- [Chicano Steel](https://avenue50studio.org/chicano-steel) - Please save the date! Chicano Steel Based on the popular Monster Drawing Rally, developed in 2000, by San Francisco organization Southern Exposure, Chicano Steel is a community and artist oriented public event, featuring live drawing. Local artists are publicly showcased and their work is sold immediately at an affordable price, on a first come basis.
- [Roberto Munguia](https://avenue50studio.org/roberto-munguia) - Avenue 50 Studio's Satellite Gallery presents: Roberto Munguia Paintings by Roberto Munguia This exhibit is held at our off site satellite gallery, located at M.A.N. Insurance @ 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042 August 13th, 2016 - September 3rd, 2016.
- [Return Voyage](https://avenue50studio.org/return-voyage) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents: Return Voyage Mixed media art by John Patrick Hill Assemblage and earlier paintings based on love and peace. Each work is built on earth energy and visions of epiphany. Artists Bio: John began his career in 1990, just after leaving school at CSU Dominguez Hills. He became connected to
- [Dancing Cantos of an Evicted Pueblo](https://avenue50studio.org/dancing-cantos-of-an-evicted-pueblo) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents: Dancing Cantos of an Evicted Pueblo In Dancing Cantos of an Evicted Pueblo, the Northeast Los Angeles Alliance (NELAa) transforms the community gallery at Avenue 50 Studio into an action hub for creative action that address the ill effects of gentrification on the neighborhood directly outside of the gallery’s
- [What I See](https://avenue50studio.org/what-i-see) - Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery presents: What I See Curated by Art Carrillo What I See aims to explore each participating artist's own personal vision and at the same time bring together 12 artists of very diverse styles and points of view in one exhibit. featuring: Arturo Urista, June Edmonds, Gregg Stone, Margaret Garcia, Bonnie
- [I Ain't Gonna Sit and Let The World Go By](https://avenue50studio.org/i-aint-gonna-sit-and-let-the-world-go-by-2) - Avenue 50 Studio's Satellite Gallery is proud to present: I Ain't Gonna Sit and Let The World Go By Photography by Aydinaneth Ortiz This stunning exhibit includes images from her family’s albums, her personal archive, and photographs documenting the aftermath of her brother’s death at the hands of her other brother struggling with schizophrenia. The
- [Cloudy Dreams](https://avenue50studio.org/cloudy-dreams) - Avenue 50 Studio's Satellite Gallery presents: Cloudy Dreams by Johnny "Zurdo" Quintanilla This exhibit will feature his work of fantastic and surreal drawings, paintings and illustrations. Free giveaways to the first 24 visitors. This exhibit is held at our off site satellite gallery, located at MAN Insurance @ 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
- [Dryland Commute](https://avenue50studio.org/dryland-commute) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex The Annex at Avenue 50 Studio presents Dryland Commute Pavel Acevedo Prints and Mixed Media Opening reception: May 14th, 2016. 7pm Exhibit runs through June 5, 2016
- [Earthly Delights](https://avenue50studio.org/earthly-delights-2) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents Earthly Delights The thirty artworks in the exhibition explore the theme of "Earthly Delights" from many perspectives including celebrating (or defying) the simple pleasures of nature or the joys of artistic expression or delving into the environmental and ever so human concerns of our
- [Body Politics](https://avenue50studio.org/body-politics) - Avenue 50 Studio presents: Body Politic An exhibition inspired by the documentary, No Más Bebés by film director, Renee Tajima-Peña and producer, Virginia Espino. Curated by Sybil Venegas and featuring the work of: Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon Lili Bernard Alisa Gabrielle Blatt Yreina Cervantez Mita Cuaron Pola Lopez Poli Marichal Noni Olabisi Toni Scott Opening reception:
- [Art of the Comics](https://avenue50studio.org/art-of-the-comics) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents: Art of The Comic A comic book inspired exhibit featuring: Lalo Alcaraz Carlos Saldana Jules Rivera Lonnie Millsap Graciela Rodriguez Rafael Navarro Beyrnece Talley Kiyoshi Nakazawa Javier Hernandez Sarah Roman and John Narcomey Curated by Javier Hernandez and co-sponsored by The Latino Comic Expo and on July 3rd we
- [Paintings Under The Influence](https://avenue50studio.org/paintings-under-the-influence) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents: Paintings Under The Influence Blacklight paintings by Adam Vilanueva. Adam Villanueva is a self taught Artist from Los Angeles. He started doing flyers for local bands and eventually he started experiencing with comic style and psychedelic art. Including black light paintings and stop motion animation. Opening Night Reception: Saturday,
- [Under the Skin](https://avenue50studio.org/under-the-skin) - Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery Presents: Under the Skin: Revealing Portraits curated by Nancy Buchanan featuring: Donovan Vim Crony Nancy Mizuno Elliott Jos Sances Opening Night Reception: Saturday, June 11, 7–10pm Closing reception on July 2, 2016 featuring:
- [Our Home Grains](https://avenue50studio.org/our-home-grains) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents: Our Home Grains. A photo-portraiture series by Jaydee Dizon. “It is embedded in my memory as I remember the early mornings at about 6 am as I pour water buffalo (Carabao) milk with salt crystals in my bowl of rice. It was a morning ritual when I headed off
- [Barrow Funk](https://avenue50studio.org/barrow-funk) - Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery presents Barro Funk Ceramic sculpture by Tony Natsoulas After receiving his Masters of Fine Art at the University of California at Davis in 1985, Tony has been working as a professional artist in ceramic sculpture. His main interest has been in large scale humorous figurative ceramic sculpture. In undergraduate and
- [2016 Summer Breeze Silent Auction Gallery](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-summer-breeze-silent-auction-gallery) - Summer Breeze Auction Items Below is a growing list of works to be featured in our Summer Breeze Party Fundraiser and Silent Art Auction on Saturday, July 30th from 2-5pm at the award-winning home of Maggie Reyes-Rothner & Glenn Rothner Artists include: Bonnie Lambert, Carlos Almaraz, Cidne Hart, Frank Romero, Isabel Martinez, J. Michael Walker,
- [I Ain't Gonna Sit and Let the World Go By](https://avenue50studio.org/i-aint-gonna-sit-and-let-the-world-go-by)
- [Portraits of the L.A. River](https://avenue50studio.org/portraits-of-the-l-a-river) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents Portraits of the LA River ~ Judith Amdur Despite Los Angeles' reputation for relentless sprawl, there are areas of unmatched beauty and serenity to be found, often just around the corner. Amdur has highlighted the gorgeous aesthetic of the Los Angeles River with her new collection. Opening Night Reception:
- [Saints, Sinners and Los Angeles](https://avenue50studio.org/saints-sinners-and-los-angeles) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents Saint, Sinners, and Los Angeles. featuring: Eric Almanza, Manuel Lopez Aguilar, Joel Aguilara, Saul Aguilera, Armando Bobadilla, Steven Correa, Jesus De Dios, Nelson Gaspar, Jackie Gonzalez, Elmer Guevara, Brenda Holguin, Magda Keriakos, Gabriela Maldonado, Benjamin Morales, Sean Munley, Andrew Murga, Susanna Negrete, Gilbert Ortiz and Javier Ruiz. Opening Night
- [Through the Eyes of a Busrider](https://avenue50studio.org/through-the-eyes-of-a-busrider) - Commemorating EARTH DAY 2016 and Month of Photography Los Angeles Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present: "Through The Eyes Of A Bus Rider" a photography installation by Edward E. Solis "Through The Eyes Of A Bus Rider,” is comprised of black & white and color photographs that document Solis’ travels on the MTA. The
- [Cloudy Dreams by Johnny "Zurdo" Quintanilla](https://avenue50studio.org/cloudy-dreams-by-johnny-zurdo-quintanilla) - Avenue 50 Studio's Satellite Gallery presents: Cloudy Dreams by Johnny "Zurdo" Quintanilla This exhibit will feature his work of fantastic and surreal drawings, paintings and illustrations. Free giveaways to the first 24 visitors. This exhibit is held at our off site satellite gallery, located at MAN Insurance @ 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
- [Earthly Delights](https://avenue50studio.org/earthly-delights) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents Earthly Delights 40th anniversary exhibition of the Southern California Women's Caucus The thirty artworks in the exhibition explore the theme of "Earthly Delights" from many perspectives including celebrating (or defying) the simple pleasures of nature or the joys of artistic expression or delving into the environmental and ever so
- [Dryland Commute by Pavel Acevedo](https://avenue50studio.org/dryland-commute-by-pavel-acevedo) - The Annex at Avenue 50 Studio presents Dryland Commute Pavel Acevedo Prints and Mixed Media Opens May 14th Exhibit runs through June 4, 2016
- [Body Politic](https://avenue50studio.org/body-politic) - Avenue 50 Studio presents: Body Politic An exhibition inspired by the documentary, No Más Bebés by film director, Renee Tajima-Peña and producer, Virginia Espino. Curated by Sybil Venegas and featuring the work of: Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon Lili Bernard Alisa Gabrielle Blatt Yreina Cervantez Mita Cuaron Pola Lopez Poli Marichal Noni Olabisi Toni Scott Opens May
- [Pieces to Purchase](https://avenue50studio.org/pieces-to-purchase) - Art of the Comics Curated by Javier Hernandez Items below are currently showing in our exhibit "Art of the Comics" displayed in the back room - with each item below is the title, description, and price. To view in person, feel free to come into our studio or to purchase online through Paypal - contact
- [Decolonize Your Diet](https://avenue50studio.org/decolonize-your-diet) - Avenue 50 Studio and the UCLA Latin American Institute present: Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Recipes for Health and Healing Book Reading and Signing with Luz Calvo and Catriona R. Esquibel One symptom of accepting colonization is adhering to the typical American Diet, even while it is killing us. —Devon Abbott Mihesuah (Choctaw) More than just
- [Mi Ciudad of Los Angeles](https://avenue50studio.org/mi-ciudad-of-los-angeles) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Mi Ciudad of Los Angeles Curated by Raoul De la Sota Mi Ciudad exhibit sponsored by Kathy Hanks. Mi Ciudad is intended to demonstrate the life and energy of our city as seen through the eyes of eleven local artists working in paint, assemblage and sculpture. Their work bears witness to
- [On Inhabiting](https://avenue50studio.org/on-inhabiting) - Avenue 50 Studio's Annex Gallery presents: On Inhabiting Mixed Media Prints Carmen Argote Artist Statement: In 2014, I stayed at a family owned Neoclassical house/events venue called Mansion Magnolia in Guadalajara, Mexico for several months. I used the action of inhabiting the space as a starting point in my artistic process. On Inhabiting, seeks to
- [Politics of the Plate](https://avenue50studio.org/politics-of-the-plate) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present: POLITICS OF THE PLATE Politics of the Plate explores food through identity, social significance and the ever-continuing class struggle. We are challenging artists to produce work in any medium regarding how food can heal and be part of health, family remembrances of your mom’s cooking, or to speak
- [Artist Talk: Margaret Garcia](https://avenue50studio.org/artist-talk-margaret-garcia) - Avenue 50 is pleased to present our 2nd entry in a new series: Generations in Art [GIA e02]: Margaret Garcia in conversation with Sandra Cornejo Join us for an inter-generational exchange between LA Chicana artists Margaret Garcia and Sandra Cornejo. [About Margaret Garcia] Margaret García studied at California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles City College,
- [Artist Talk: Oscar Castillo](https://avenue50studio.org/artist-talk-oscar-castillo) - Generations in Art [GIA e01]: Oscar Castillo in Conversation with Isabel Avila An inter-generational exchange between LA Chicano photographer Oscar Castillo and noted photographer/ videographer, Isabel Avila who uses analog color photography and digital video to document aspects of cultural history. Oscar has documented our LA Cultural scene since the turbulent 60's. Sunday, November 29
- [Artist Talk: Roberto Gutierrez](https://avenue50studio.org/artisttalk1) - In conjunction with our Elegy to the 6th Street Bridge exhibition, Roberto Gutierrez, Armando Duron, Domingo Rodriguez and Jose Orozco will discuss Chicano Art post Phantom Sightings (LACMA Chicano Art exhibition of 2008), the importance of collecting and Roberto's work as it informs Chicano Art. The Moderator for the evening will be Avenue 50's own,
- [PAST SHOWS/EVENTS](https://avenue50studio.org/2016-3) - 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 12/12/15 Jose Ramirez 12/12/15 Wishes and Dreams 12/12/15 Local Color 12/12/15 8X8 11/14/15 James Naish 11/14/15 Arroyo Arts Collective 11/14/15 Oscar Castillo 11/14/15 Water: A Necessary Conversation 10/10/15 Corozon de Oro 10/10/15 Dia de los Muertos 09/19/15 heARTbreak:ReImagined - Poetry Reading 9/12/15 American Immigrant Stories 9/12/15 Unknown Relics 9/12/15 heART break 09/09/15 Pieces of LA: Poetry
- [RECORDED HISTORY](https://avenue50studio.org/recorded-history) - Avenue 50 Studio's Artist Talk Videos. Art Carillo Brandon Harrison Cindy Suriyani Derrick Maddox Felix Quintana Ismael de Anda III Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan Khalid Hussein Linda Arreola Meg Madison Mt. Washington Plein Air Painters Olivia Barrionuevo Pete Bettencourt Ramon Ramirez Roberto Gutierrez Sergio Hernandez Victoria Plata Wayne Healy Avenue 50 Events On March
- [Resilience by Ernesto Yerena Montejano](https://avenue50studio.org/resilience-by-ernesto-yerena-montejano) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Annex Gallery: Resilience Featuring the print work of Ernesto Yerena Montejano Curated by Nathalie Sanchez Ernesto Yerena Montejano was born in El Centro, CA, a mid- sized farming town bordering Mexicali, BC, MX. Fueled by his cross-national upbringing, his art practice reflects his observations of the views
- [Painting with Light](https://avenue50studio.org/painting-with-light) - Avenue 50 Studio presents at our Satellite Gallery: Felix Quintana Photography: Painting With Light Satellite Gallery @ MAN Insurance 1270 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042 Opening Night Reception: February 13, 2016 from 7-10pm Exhibit continues through March 5, 2016
- [The Love Show](https://avenue50studio.org/the-love-show) - The Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents "The Love Show" Avenue 50 Studio's artistic contribution to Valentine's day. On this night Love will be defined in myriad ways and mediums: romantic/familial brotherly/sisterly self/universal. Featuring contributions from: Alfonso Aceves + Adriana Caranza Anna C. Javier Brandon Harrison Cidne Hart Charity Capili Douglas Alvarez Gwen Freeman Isabel
- [Duality: Blaxicans of L.A.](https://avenue50studio.org/duality-blaxicans-of-l-a) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in our Main Gallery: Duality: Blaxicans of L.A. Featuring the work of Walter Thompson-Hernandez Curated by Nathalie Sanchez Since its founding in 1781 by a group of settlers of predominantly Afro-Mexican descent, Los Angeles has been a city with multiracial and multilingual roots. Today, LA has evolved
- [Avenue 50 Studio's Holiday 8 x 8 Silent Art Auction Fundraiser Final Bid Party](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studios-holiday-8-x-8-silent-art-auction-fundraiser-final-bid-party) - Avenue 50 Studio's Holiday 8 x 8 Silent Art Auction Fundraiser Final Bid Party January 16th, 2016 from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. Our year-end fundraiser, 8" x 8" will come to an end on January 16th at 3pm. We invite you down to make your final bids that day and enjoy some libations with us as
- [Wishes and Dreams](https://avenue50studio.org/wishes-and-dreams) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in our Community Gallery: Wishes and Dreams Curated by Raoul De la Sota Considering that usually December has a seasonal "wish list","Wishes and Dreams" is an exhibit that deals with the wishes, aspirations, hopes, realizations, desires and dreams that one has and that could involve simply oneself or
- [Local Color](https://avenue50studio.org/local-color) - Avenue 50 is proud to present in our Main Gallery: Local Color A testament to Margaret Garcia’s workshops, LOCAL COLOR celebrates this artistic collective centered around these workshops and recognizes the diverse talents of these Northeast Los Angeles artists. featured artists: Kikki Eder Bonnie Lambert George Labrada Frank Montoya Lynne Dwyer Sarah Truher Dolores Carlos
- [James Naish](https://avenue50studio.org/james-naish) - In our Satellite Gallery, Avenue 50 Studio is excited to exhibit the work of James Naish James Naish is a Los Angeles based designer and artist who works primarily in metal. From jewelry to gates, James' work is influenced by organic forms and a unique understanding of the material possibilities of metal. His work is
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective's Discovery Tour Exhibit](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arroyo-arts-collectives-discovery-tour-exhibit) - Avenue 50 Studio's Community Gallery presents: The Arroyo Arts Collective's Discovery Tour Exhibit Stop by and enjoy a preview of art of the artists who will were part of the Arroyo Arts Collective's annual tour. The 23rd Annual Arroyo Arts Collective's Discovery Tour, "All Together Now", is a self-guided tour of the homes and studios
- [Oscar Castillo](https://avenue50studio.org/oscar-castillo) - Avenue 50's Annex presents the photography of OSCAR CASTILLO Since the late 1960s, photographer Oscar Castillo has documented the Chicano community in Los Angeles and South Texas, from major political events to cultural practices to the work of muralists and painters. His photographs explore major themes (social movement, cultural heritage, urban environment, and everyday barrio
- [WATER: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION](https://avenue50studio.org/water-a-necessary-conversation) - Avenue 50 Studio x SCWCA present WATER: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Curated by art historian, Susan M. King, “Water: A Necessary Conversation” features selected contemporary works and historical posters from The Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) archives in Avenue 50 Studio's Main Gallery. Participating artists: Elaine Alibrandi, Melissa Richardson Banks, Mariona Barkus, Andrea
- [8 x 8 2015](https://avenue50studio.org/8-x-8-2015-2) - [nggallery id=48]
- [8 x 8 2015](https://avenue50studio.org/8-x-8-2015) - [nggallery id=48]
- [2015 8x8 Exhibit Preview](https://avenue50studio.org/2015-8x8-exhibit-preview) - Start bidding today! Starting bids are $100 with increments of $25. Bidding ends January 16th, 2016. To place a bid, please contact: Kathy Gallegos with Title and Artist at 323/258-1435 or ave50studio@sbcglobal.net
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente) - Poesia Para La Gente (Poetry for the People) is a program that brings poetry to the people of the community in non-traditional spaces/places. Some of these places have been affected, in one way or another, by economical hardship or various forms of social stigmas. All locations are unique in providing a safe setting for artistic
- [Commentary](https://avenue50studio.org/commentary) - Commentary Using the visual arts, Bravo expresses his views on Immigration, American military intervention, the Murdered Women of Juarez, Mexico, and other social/political acts of reality. Opens 7/11/15
- [Corazon de Oro](https://avenue50studio.org/corazon-de-oro) - Avenue 50 is proud to present in our Main Gallery Corazon de Oro: Appreciating the Imperfect Installation by Rosalie Lopez "“You have a heart of gold” was a memorable phrase my mom used to say. She used this phrase to describe the strengths and assets found within people worth recognizing and remembering. It was a
- [Dia de los Muertos](https://avenue50studio.org/dia-de-los-muertos) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Dia de los Muertos Every year the Avenue 50 Studio celebrates Dia de los Muertos in memory of loved ones who have passed. This year will feature an art exhibit in our Annex and Community Galleries, A Day of the Dead Marketplace featuring hand crafted Dia de los Muertos gift items
- [Aquaria](https://avenue50studio.org/aquaria) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Aquaria Paintings by Carol Colin Opening Night Reception: Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 7-10 pm Exhibit runs from August 8th through September 5, 2015
- [Take a Breath, Feel The Fire](https://avenue50studio.org/take-a-breath-feel-the-fire) - Avenue 50 takes a cultural and critical look at the causes and conditions that lit the powder keg of revolution in Watts, CA fifty years ago. This series opens with a group art exhibit entitled "Take a Breath, Feel the Fire” Curated by Michael Massenburg and featuring the artwork of: Mira Gandy La Monte Westmoreland Cedric
- [Rapture of Color](https://avenue50studio.org/rapture-of-color) - Avenue 50 is delighted to present in our main gallery: Rapture of Color paintings by Gwen Freeman & Catalina Quinn Colwell Artist Statements: “When I arrived in Los Angeles I was alone, a recent graduate, quite desperate to find a job and a continent away from my family and from where I grew up. Walking
- [heART break](https://avenue50studio.org/heart-break) - heARTbreak a group art exhibit on love, loss and leaving. curated by Karineh Mahdessian featuring: Alyssa Forstmann Ana Bernal Anahid Boghosian Arlene Velis Arminda Arroyo Aurelie Davis Benita Elliott Brooke Sauer Bryana Tepper BUENA Catalina Bolivar CE Jordan Connie Martin Constance Castillo Courtney Pickard Cynthia Velásquez Dane Baylis Davidd Batalon Frankie Sims HERO Imrith Rode
- [Unknown Relics](https://avenue50studio.org/unknown-relics) - The Annex @ Avenue 50 presents Unknown Relics Paintings by Steven Correa Exhibit runs through October 3rd, 2015
- [American Immigrant Stories](https://avenue50studio.org/american-immigrant-stories) - The Main Gallery @ Avenue 50 presents American Immigrant Stories The US is known as a melting pot of cultures, a fusion of nationalities and ethnicities. Yet, when we think of immigrants, we primarily think of Mexicans. Our exhibition American Immigrant Stories honors our new immigrants and encourages our community to hear their stories. We have
- [Dia de los Muertos Call for Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/dia-de-los-muertos-call-for-artists) - Every year the Avenue 50 Studio celebrates Dia de los Muertos in memory of loved ones who have passed. This year we are sending out a call for Dia de los Muertos inspired work. Here are the particulars: Theme: Dia de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life Medium: Paintings, prints, Photography, Mixed Media, small sculptures
- [Help Us Save The Southwest Museum Mural!](https://avenue50studio.org/save-the-southwest-mural) - Our beautiful Southwest Museum Mural has been completely graffitied. Please donate to restore the mural. Created in 2004 by local artist Daniel Cervantes. There are many reasons to appreciate this mural on Marmion Way, under the Southwest Museum: the colors that seem to glow in the sun, the attractive graphic style and most importantly, the
- [Elegy to the 6th Street Bridge](https://avenue50studio.org/elegy-to-the-6th-street-bridge) - The Main Gallery at Avenue 50 studio presents: Elegy to the 6th Street Bridge Renown Chicano artist Roberto Gutierrez latest series is an abstract deconstruction of a major architectural artery connecting the East LA region to Central City (DTLA), the 83 year old 6th Street bridge (which is scheduled for demolition). A departure from his
- [A Fabricglassmosaicgourd World](https://avenue50studio.org/a-fabricglassmosaicgourd-world) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Community Gallery: A Fabricglassmosaicgourd World A craft show curated by Raoul De la Sota and featuring: David Abernethy Leigh Adams Angela Briggs Jacquelin Cooper Bea Jones Luz Mack Dawn Mendelson Cathi Milligan Belinda Morgan Gale Sorenson Howard Swerdloff Julie Williams Stephen Woodruff Zoe Topsfield Opening Night reception June 13th,
- [Painting Chicano](https://avenue50studio.org/painting-chicano) - Painting Chicano: A Solo Show by Eric Almanza Opening Night reception June 13th, 2015 7pm-10pm and running through July 4th, 2015 @ Avenue 50 Studio. About Eric Almanza: Eric Almanza's body of work examines social and political issues such as Chicano identity, the criminalization of immigrants, urban life both present and future, and visualizes how
- [Troubled Water](https://avenue50studio.org/troubled-water) - California Lawyers For The Arts and The Los de Abajo Printmaking Collective join forces to present a water-themed exhibition hosted by Avenue 50 Gallery. Troubled Water Opening Night reception June 13th, 2015 7pm-10pm and running through July 4th, 2015 @ Avenue 50 Studio. Artists include: Kay Brown Cas Donovan Nguyen Ly Yvette Mangual Poli Marichal
- [Qualia](https://avenue50studio.org/qualia) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in The Annex” QUALIA (individual conscious experience) The coffee, watercolor and ink expressions of Nikki McCauley Opening Night Reception May 9th, 2015 7:00pm – 10:00pm Exhibit runs until June 6th, 2015.
- [On A Shoe String](https://avenue50studio.org/on-a-shoe-string) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in our Community Gallery: ON A SHOESTRING.... The Obsessive Collection of Enrique Serrato ____________________________________________ Over 50 years ago, with a single small bowl by El Sereno potter Doyle Lane, the collection of Whittier resident Enrique Serrato began. It now contains over six thousand works of art and continues
- [Call for Artist Proposals](https://avenue50studio.org/call-for-artist-proposals) - CALL FOR PROPOSALS ATTENTION ARTISTS WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES OR SAN PEDRO AVENUE 50 STUDIO, ANGELS GATE CULTURAL CENTER, and ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE WILL PRESENT CONCURRENT COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS NOVEMBER 2016 – FEBRUARY 2017 Of ARTISTS’ MAPS PROPOSED PROJECTS CAN BE: VISUAL, PERFORMANCE, LITERARY, MUSICAL There’s a deep continuous history between
- [Mesquite Flat](https://avenue50studio.org/mesquite-flat) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in our Satellite Gallery Photographer Ronald Rocha presenting his latest photography series: MESQUITE FLAT Hosted by Avenue 50’s Satellite Gallery on YORK @ M.A.N. Insurance 1270 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042 ____________________________________________ Opening Night Reception April 11th, 2015 7:00pm – 10:00pm Exhibit runs until
- [Geologic Timescale Interpretations](https://avenue50studio.org/geologic-timescale-interpretations) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in The Annex: GEOLOGIC TIMESCALE INTERPRETATIONS by Bobby Rojas ____________________________________________ Bobby Rojas is a masterful painter. His current series combines a mixture of cartoon realism and narrative. Narrative is an aspect of his work developed from his interest in comic books and he wanted his artwork to tell
- [4 L.A. Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/4-l-a-artists) - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present in the Main Gallery: 4 L.A. Artists a group show. ____________________________________________ Avenue 50 Studio is a quintessential L.A. art gallery and this exhibit features 4 quintessential L.A. based artists from myriad disciplines. featuring: 1) Marissa Magdalena 2) Ronald J. Llanos 3) Wayne Perry 4) Steven Correa _______________________________________________ Opening Night
- [PAPEL PICADO WORKSHOP FOR K-12 EDUCATORS](https://avenue50studio.org/papel-picado-workshop-series) - Sundays - May 3rd, 2015 A professional development workshop on Mexican paper-cutting led by master papel picado artist, Margaret Sosa. Cut tissue paper with pattern of a sun. (Photo courtesy of Margaret Sosa) Approved for 4 LAUSD professional development hours Date & Location: Sunday, May 3, 2015 10:30 am – 3:00 pm Avenue 50 Studio 131 North
- [Avenue 50 Art Party Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-art-party-auction)
- [LECTURES / DISCUSSIONS](https://avenue50studio.org/lectures-discussions) - Free Papel Picado Classes w/ Margaret Sosa - May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2015 08/16/14 FLESHING THE SPIRIT: a book launch 08/02/14 Highland Park Painted: Discussion and On-Site Demonstration 07/12/14 Sin Turistas Photography Workshop: LA Incidentals 05/31/14 El Camino: A Journey, Artist Discussion and Presentation 03/27/14: “Women of Light
- [Papel Picado in May](https://avenue50studio.org/papel-picado-in-may) - May 2nd, 9th, 16th and the 23rd We’re excited to announce our upcoming papel picado workshop series, facilitated by master papel picado artist Margaret Sosa! The series has been generously funded by The Alliance of California Traditional Arts. This is a FREE five-week class on Mexican paper cutting, known as papel picado. Students will learn
- [SIN TURISTAS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS](https://avenue50studio.org/sin-turistas-photography-workshops) - Monday May 4 2015 Sin Turistas presents at Avenue 50 Studio Introduction to Photography: Starting From Scratch Workshop begins Monday 05.04.15 and will include 9 sessions meeting at Avenue 50 Studio on Monday at 6:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 10:00am Get an introduction to the functions on your digital camera and practice using them in challenge
- [La Palabra April 26](https://avenue50studio.org/la-palabra-april2015) - Sunday April 26 2015
- [Poesia April 26](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-april2015) - Sunday April 26 2015
- [Dear Chavela](https://avenue50studio.org/4182015-dear-chavela) - Saturday April 18 2015 Avenue 50 Studio and Izote Press present: "Dear Chavela" : the book launch Dr. Daniel A. Castro is an educator who has served as college president/superintendent at both Riverside City College, and Los Angeles Trade Technical College. For 16 years he produced, and was the voice behind, The Sancho Show on public radio.
- [Thank You!](https://avenue50studio.org/thanks) - Avenue 50 Studios greatly appreciates and thanks you for your support!
- [Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studio-satellite-gallery) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. Please stop by and say hello to the owner of M.A.N., Yolanda Nogueira. She’d love to talk art with you. Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery at M.A.N. Insurance 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
- [EVENTS AT THE COMMUNITY ART SPACE](https://avenue50studio.org/community-art-space) - April March 14, 2015 In our Salon Room featuring the artwork of: Ildiko Laszlo, Sergio Teran, and Armando Brito and in the Community Art Space ON A SHOESTRING…. The Obsessive Collection of Enrique Serrato (click the link above for more info) Val Echavarria will be featuring her artwork at her Casa Marengo
- [Sorry, This item/class/workshop/event has sold out.](https://avenue50studio.org/sorry-this-itemclassworkshopevent-has-sold-out) - We here at Avenue 50 appreciate your support but unfortunately we have reached our limit on this purchase :(
- [L.A. Times](https://avenue50studio.org/l-a-times) - L.A. Times is a group show featuring a wide range of uber talented L.A. based artists of multiple disciplines. Over the course of 3 weeks L.A. Times will examine the disciplines of: Visual art (March 14th Opening) Featuring: Derrick Maddox, J Michael Walker, Brandon Hunter Harrison, Selamawit Mekonen, Yuki Miyazaki, Billy Burgos, Michael Puede Hernandez,
- [Silk Dyeing Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/silk-dyeing-workshop) - Saturday April 18 2015 Fiber Arts Institute and Avenue 50 Studios present: A Silk Dyeing Workshop with Teacher Connie Rohman Learn how to dye silk the easy way, with Colorhue silk dyes. These non-toxic dyes are used on silk, wool and other protein fibers. Colorhue dyes are instant-set: no steaming required. These dyeing methods can be
- [CACAHUATL: The Orgins and Global Impact of Chocolate](https://avenue50studio.org/cacahuatl-the-orgins-and-global-impact-of-chocolate) - Sunday March 29, 2015 UCLA Latin American Institute (LAI) and Avenue 50 Studio present: CACAHUATL: The Orgins and Global Impact of Chocolate Trace the history of chocolate from its birthplace in Mesoamerica to its global spread in this free community event. Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Avenue 50 Studio 131 North Avenue 50 Los
- [En la memoria de Michele Serros](https://avenue50studio.org/en-la-memoria-de-michele-serros) - Saturday March 21, 2015 the avenue 50 studio presents En la memoria de Michele Serros Saturday, March 21 7:00-9:00 AVENUE 50 STUDIO 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park CA 90042
- [FEATURED ART OF THE MONTH](https://avenue50studio.org/featured-art-of-the-month) - Personajes, Armando Brito acrylic on canvas and wood, 33" x 21", 2012 $980.00 TO PURCHASE PLEASE CONTACT US 323-258-1435 or EMAIL
- [Everybody's Bread: A Book Launch Party](https://avenue50studio.org/everybodys-bread-a-book-launch-party) - Featuring Readings by: Claudia Rodriguez Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano others TBD Claudia Rodriguez’s debut collection of poetry Everybody's Bread (Kórima Press), is as much a welcoming as it is an introduction to her voice, her counter narratives of Compton, the love for mother, scars of poverty and the freedom she finds in expressing her sex,
- [Ghostmaker, Reading #2](https://avenue50studio.org/ghostmaker-reading-2) - Join Katz's Deli and Writ Large Press for the second installment of Chiwan Choi's Ghostmaker, an experiment in composing, destroying, and collectively reproducing a manuscript. Tuesday, March 31st Reading @ 8PM Avenue 50 Studio 131 N Avenue 50 Los Angeles, CA 90042 *** Chiwan Choi is the author of The Flood and Abductions. He is
- [Madre, Mother](https://avenue50studio.org/madre-mother) - the main gallery features Madre, Mother the Mujeres de Maiz Collective featuring the artwork of: Margaret Alarcon, Ofelia Esparza, Textli Gallegos, Jessica Gutierrez, Celina Jacques, Michelle L. Lopez, Felicia Montes, Lilia Ramirez, Lilia Reynoso, Martha Rodriguez, Rosalinda Ruiz, Maggie Santiago, Linda Vallejo, Joan Zamora Mother earth is a quintessential notion of motherhood, a sacred living entity
- [The Ark…And on Earth](https://avenue50studio.org/the-arkand-on-earth) - The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to once again collaborate with the Violence Intervention Program Forensic Center and Community-based Assessment and Treatment Center at the LAC+USC Medical Center Outpatient Department. This upcoming exhibit is in line with our goal of helping to create a welcoming and inviting space within the Clinic that reflects a comforting, engaging, humorous, or familiar theme
- [PETER HESS: TILE WORKS](https://avenue50studio.org/peter-hess-tile-works) - the annex gallery presents “His form of figurative expressionism often seems more authentic than the trendy stuff of current prominence.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES “If you admire skill in rendering a strong image, you will appreciate Hess’s low-relief, mixed media paintings.” – ARTWEEK "…His painting evokes a mysterious and spiritual atmosphere…an overriding concern for content lends a
- [Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery presents Street Sweet](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studio-satellite-gallery-presents-street-sweet) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. Please stop by and say hello to the owner of M.A.N., Yolanda Nogueira. She’d love to talk art with you. Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery at M.A.N. Insurance 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
- [A Tribute to Amiri Baraka](https://avenue50studio.org/a-tribute-to-amiri-baraka) - Avenue 50 Studio welcomes A Tribute to Amiri Baraka A Tribute to Amiri Baraka: Leading dramatist, Poet Laureate, Essayist and Revolutionary of the 20th century Featuring an excerpt poetry reading from his speech on Black and Brown Revolutionary Unity captured at Los Angeles City College in 1988, followed by a panel discussion featuring Kamau Daáood (performance
- [Bluebird Presents the Inspiration House PoetryChoir](https://avenue50studio.org/bluebird-presents-the-inspiration-house-poetrychoir) - Sunday March 8, 2015 Avenue 50 Studio and Hollywood Institute of Poetics present the Bluebird Reading series featuring the Inspiration House PoetryChoir virtuoso poets and musicians blending their artistry in a seamless flow of 'VoiceMusic': POETS Cecilia Woloch Hiram Sims S. Pearl Sharp & Peter J Harris MUSICIANS Curtis Robertson Jr on bass Tracy Wannomae on saxophone Maia
- ["Places" Raoul De la Sota](https://avenue50studio.org/places-raoul-de-la-sota) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. Please stop by and say hello to the owner of M.A.N., Yolanda Nogueira. She'd love to talk art with you. Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery at M.A.N. Insurance 1270 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
- [Voces of the People](https://avenue50studio.org/voces-of-the-people) - a communal poetry project Poets, writers and artists are usually at the forefront of a struggle. 2014 was not without struggles; black lives matter, Ayotzinapa 43, LGBTQ equality, immigration reform, wage slavery, gentrification, the list goes on, and on, and on. In February of 2015, Avenue 50 Studio invited artists to visually discuss the issue(s)
- [I’ve Been a Woman](https://avenue50studio.org/ive-been-a-woman) - [Inspired by Sonia Sanchez’s I’ve Been a Woman and in honor of International Women’s Day] by Alexandra Hohmann In a hurricane born of struggle I’ve been a woman A Mother Nature dominatrix wearing a crown of tears I’ve been a woman of the night slinking between bed sheets walking on fire and ice I’ve been
- [Nowhere Left to Turn](https://avenue50studio.org/nowhere-left-to-turn) - by Yvonne M. Estrada Violent storm ended in arrival. Next day clear skies greeted by strange Others lucky to be found for their survival by keepers that were not their new brothers. Back in London The Tempest’s Caliban justified civilization’s pure blade. Now in the tired New World the "Tallyban", Other of today pay for trouble made, wrong color, god, language, place at wrong time. Violent desert
- [Trust Worthy](https://avenue50studio.org/trust-worthy) - by Julie Britzman Van Brasch We came together guilelessly, Ease being present so quickly What now is this caution in your eye? As if you are scaning for trouble; As if pain were a deeper truth Than happiness is But how are you to know that I'm sane, Which is better than not being crazy.
- [AVENUE 50 VIDEO SERIES](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-video-series) - MEET THE ARTISTS RECORDED HISTORIES: Voices from the Chicano Arts Collectives of Highland Park
- [Los Angeles, The City That Un-paths, Re-frames, and Refrains](https://avenue50studio.org/los-angeles-the-city-that-un-paths-re-frames-and-refrains) - by Josette Siqueiros Los Angeles, the city that un-paths its soul of cement, Struggles constantly to re-frame And reftain its existance. Los Angeles, what's it going to be? How are you going to survive with so much hopelessness? You are witness-ing day to day Whom your trees are shading. What are you going to hang
- [Voces / Voices](https://avenue50studio.org/voces-voices) - Saturday February 14, 2015 the main gallery presents Voces / Voices of the People VOCES Artists are usually at the forefront of a struggle. 2014 has given us a plethora of struggles to think about: black lives matter, LGBT equality, immigration reform, sex/wage slavery, gentrification. We have invited artists to visually discuss
- [Love is Data](https://avenue50studio.org/love-is-data) - Saturday February 14, 2015 Avenue 50 Studio presents Love is Data Online dating is a billion-dollar industry. It offers singles an opportunity to meet and arrange dates with people outside their usual circle. Digital technology bustles with dating websites, smartphone “friend finder” apps, and text and video chat-rooms. It’s a fast and easy way to
- [injustice](https://avenue50studio.org/injustice) - is a woman seemingly unarmed without a blindfold or any form of balance oh she can dance pirouette preferably on someone's forehead or back she whispers during sermons taunts at celebrations and mutters in any mob her parasol showing she is not part of it she cheerleads vigilantes sits on some juries breathes on some
- [Eat It](https://avenue50studio.org/eat-it) - by Trista Hurley-Waxali Many times I daydream of getting my own monkey, maybe even a magic carpet too. I would first hover over the Golden Gate Bridge in the early afternoon, to scream down the mistakes I’ve made over the years. People pulling over to watch, some honking to stop the crazed woman on the
- [Give Me Questions (On the Eve of Gulf War, August 1990)](https://avenue50studio.org/give-me-questions-on-the-eve-of-gulf-war-august-1990) - by Jeff Rogers In countries Much east Tank treads Churn ocean of sand To black froth. While the dictator, Our mad-bandit, mustachioed villain, Hides in his palace, Counting on his fingers, Silently re-figuring, silently praying; While birds mad to fall On anything that moves in that desert, Fill sky, running oil-black trails of bile. Every
- [the cage](https://avenue50studio.org/the-cage) - by Devin Murphy fatty arbuckle redd foxx and a can of hot soup shooting hoops on west third street before a crowd at sixth avenue it’s all outside it’s beautiful, it’s what new yorkers do caged plays with summer days wasting lazy afternoons soon changed to shade soon draped in gray spent the whole of
- [Ghost of Smoke](https://avenue50studio.org/ghost-of-smoke) - By Janet Macias Trance within confinement, Rules obeyed. Happiness became conspiracy through the killing of hummingbirds. Origins of melted leaves, Solidify through the raining tears of weeping children. Abused, Torn, Degraded, Beauty defined by conservatives makes clones of indigenous hearts into plastic. Consequences of our betrayal, Paid with the flesh of our bodies. Flesh burned,
- [My Middle-Aged Punk Band](https://avenue50studio.org/my-middle-aged-punk-band) - by Margaret Garcia I’ve often thought that Having a middle-aged all female punk band Would be cool. It would be different Than the first time around. When I was 18 I screamed with a trio Called the Celibate Sluts and after getting Boyfriends and each others boyfriends We went by Nubile Sponge We broke up over
- [Howl Again](https://avenue50studio.org/howl-again) - by Emily Fernandez We saw the best minds of our generation lulled by manufactured reality technology and uninspired plastic, lose their ambitions to the crunch of ever-demanding invisible bosshands, washed away in tidal wave debt, barely able to get past the single hope of a cheaply fashionable survival sitcom they can call their own, blinded
- [Wayne Healy at Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery](https://avenue50studio.org/wayne-healy-at-avenue-50-studio-satellite-gallery) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. For those of you who missed Wayne Healy’s EL CUENTISTA exhibit at the Ave 50 Studio, you’ll now have a second chance to view his fabulous monoprints, paintings, and silkscreens at our Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery,
- [Introduction to Bookbinding](https://avenue50studio.org/3642-2) - Tuesday February 3, 2015 Avenue 50 Studio presents Introduction to Bookbinding Artist Cidne Hart will offer an Introduction to Bookbinding workshop in the new Community Space at Avenue 50 Studio. The cost is $30 which includes materials Each student will make a book using Japanese stab binding, and will also be introduced to three other more
- [Stairway to Heaven](https://avenue50studio.org/stairway-to-heaven) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Main Gallery Stairway to Heaven Thoughts on the Story of the Virgen de Guadalupe (pictured above, "Renaciendo/Re-Birth," by Isabel Martinez, mixed media on wood) Stairway to Heaven Thoughts on the Story of the Virgen de Guadalupe is an exhibit featuring contemporary versions of the story of Don Diego and the Virgen de Guadalupe
- [8x8 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/3171-2) - [nggallery id=40] We are proud to collaborate with over 40 artists who will be creating beautiful paintings, collages and mixed media set upon an 8-inch square board. Each pieces will be auctioned starting at $100 each with 50% of the proceeds being donated to Avenue 50 Studio. featuring the artwork of Alexandra Wiesenfeld, , Andres Montoya,
- [Educación & Enrichment](https://avenue50studio.org/education-enrichment) - Opportunities _____________________________________________________________ California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) has started accepting applications from all talented and motivated high school students for the 2015 summer session held on July 12 - August 8, 2015. Applications are found online at csssa.ca.gov and are due on February 28, 2015. CSSSA is the only state-supported arts summer
- [22nd Annual Discovery Tour Preview Party](https://avenue50studio.org/22nd-annual-discovery-tour-preview-party) - Saturday November 8, 2014 Avenue 50 Studio welcomes the Arroyo Arts Collective to our new Community Art Space for the “Change is in the Air!” – Northeast Los Angeles celebrates the 22nd Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour Be the first to preview work by the artists participating in this years Discovery Tour! On November 22nd,
- [Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Presents Yvonne Estrada](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studio-satellite-presents-yvonne-estrada) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. For those of you who missed Yvonne Estrada's MY NAME ON TOP OF YOURS exhibit at the Ave 50 Studio, you'll now have a second chance to view it, at our Avenue 50 Studio Satellite
- [70th Annual Highland Park Christmas Parade](https://avenue50studio.org/70th-annual-highland-park-christmas-parade) - Sunday December 7, 2014 presented by the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Avenue 50 Studio welcomes you to join us, Poesia Para La Gente, and our community of artists for the Los Angeles’ second oldest annual holiday parade will kick off on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 1pm sharp From North Figueroa Street and Avenue
- [TENTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE](https://avenue50studio.org/tenth-annual-holiday-sale) - Celebrating another wonderful year of art and community! Avenue 50 Studio cordially invites you to our 10th Annual Holiday Sale & Party! [nggallery id=41] Saturday, December 13th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm and Sunday December 14th from 12:00 - 4:00 pm many more artists to be featured above...soon! Affordable and original prints, paintings, photography, jewelry, and
- [Tour the Latin American Collection at LACMA](https://avenue50studio.org/tour-the-latin-american-collection-at-lacma) - Saturday November 15, 2014 Please join Avenue 50 Studio for a tour of the Latin American Collection at the LA County Museum of Art Two Los Angeles County Museum of Art docents and Art Professor/Artist Raoul De la Sota will lead the tour of the Latin American collection. The LACMA Latin American collection spans 21
- [Living on the Edge](https://avenue50studio.org/living-on-the-edge) - Saturday November 8, 2014 Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Annex Gallery Living on the Edge Painting by Gregg Stone LIVING ON THE EDGE, paintings by modern realist Gregg Stone. Born in Los Angeles, Stone is a tenth generation Californian. His paintings depict everyday life in the Latino world, concentrating mainly on the border region of
- [Our Sacred Maíz is our Mother: Indigeneity and belonging in the Americas](https://avenue50studio.org/our-sacred-maiz-is-our-mother-indigeneity-and-belonging-in-the-americas) - Friday November 14th, 8pm Join us for a very special reading... "Indigenous people have resisted colonialism in many ways - holding fast to traditional foods, like maíz, performing ancestral dances and songs, and passing legends from generation to generation." Our Sacred Maíz is our Mother: Indigeneity and belonging in the Americas By Roberto Dr. Cintli
- [OPEN JAM v2](https://avenue50studio.org/open-jam-v2) - Thursday October 30, 2014 sin turistas workshops & collective presents OPEN JAM open photo critique and presentation sin turistas workshops & collective with avenue 50 studio would like to invite you to the next open photo critique. come to share your digital projection of a photography project or comment and discuss other photographer’s work. Thursday
- [OTRA TAZA DE CAFÉ: DAY OF THE DEAD PRINTS](https://avenue50studio.org/otra-taza-de-cafe-day-of-the-dead-prints) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. For those of you who didn’t have a chance to check out Sergio Teran’s work during his ALGUNAPARTE exhibit at the Ave 50 Studio, you’ll have a chance at M.A.N. Insurance at our Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Gallery, 1270 North
- [Wine Pairing Auction Items](https://avenue50studio.org/wine-pairing-auction-items) - Below is a growing list of works to be featured in our A Perfect Pairing: Avenue 50’s Wine & Art Fundraiser on Saturday, October 25th from 2-6pm at the award-winning home of Home of Dr. Mercedes Narez and Francisco Fernández The following wine bottles have been artfully decorated, illustrated and celebrated by the following prominent Los Angeles
- [A Perfect Pairing: Avenue 50’s Wine & Art Fundraiser](https://avenue50studio.org/a-perfect-paring) - October 25th, 2014 2-6pm $60 donation includes: the opportunity to bid on a selection of hand-crafted wine in bottles painted by L.A. artists a flight of wine-tasting a glass of wine of your choice from the flight delectable cheeses and savory finger foods tour of wine cellar tour of Francisco and Mercy's art collection
- [Los Angeles de América ](https://avenue50studio.org/los-angeles-de-america) - Avenue 50 Studio presents in our Annex Gallery Los Ángeles de América / Angels of America Altars by students of Verdugo Hills Senior High School Los Angeles de América 2014 Día de los Muertos Ofrendas en honor a los espíritus de: Ms. Maya Angelou – Escritora y cantante estadounidense Ms. Columba Domínguez – Actriz mexicana Mr.
- [Cajitas y Recuerdos](https://avenue50studio.org/cajitas-y-recuerdos) - Cajitas y Recuerdos Cigar-Box Shrines FEATURING Alfonso Aceves • Steven Amado • Ron Baca • Tanya L Bernard • Adriana Carranza • Jose Chavez • Aaron Donovan • Ofelia Esparza • Ricardo Flores • Emilia Garcia • Cidne Hart • Sergio Teran • Sergio Hernandez • Tory Lin • Alvaro D. Marquez • Ofelia Marquez
- [Notes from the Chicano Sublime](https://avenue50studio.org/notes-from-the-chicano-sublime) - Notes from the Chicano Sublime curated by Linda Arreola Featuring the artwork of: Linda Arreola Val Echavarria Cici Segura Gonzalez Ramon Ramirez ______________________________________________ Notes from the Chicano Sublime is an exhibition of abstract work that brings into focus ideas that border on otherworldly
- [Ave 50 Studio Satellite Gallery Presents: Highland Park Painted](https://avenue50studio.org/ave-50-studio-satellite-gallery-presents-highland-park-painted) - We are thrilled to partner with M.A.N. Insurance to bring to the York end of Avenue 50 monthly curated exhibitions. “Highland Park Painted“ will travel from the Avenue 50 Studio, to this new location. For those of you who haven’t had a chance to see the show at the Ave 50 Studio, you’ll have another chance at M.A.N. Insurance
- [Mingle with the Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/mingle-with-the-artists) - NOTES FROM THE CHICANO SUBLIME Linda Arreola | Val Echavarria | Cici Segura Gonzalez | Ramon Ramirez Join us for an evening of mingling, where you can meet with the artists and discuss this show, their work, and their notes, from the Chicano sublime. read more about the exhibit, and preview some of the work... MEG
- [Ruptured: Girls at Eleven](https://avenue50studio.org/ruptured-girls-at-eleven) - Ruptured "Girls at Eleven" Mixed Media Photographs Featuring photographs by: Meg Madison ______________________________________________ [nggallery id=38] “…go home and make work out of what you have in your studio. You already have what you need.” - Kim Abeles, Art & Activism Panel, 2011 With this in mind, Madison’s 1998 photo essay of girls as they
- [KCET Honors a Local Hero](https://avenue50studio.org/kcet-honors-a-local-hero) - The Board of Directors and the Staff at Avenue 50 Studio are excited and honored to announce that KCET has awarded its founder and director Kathy Gallegos with the 2014 Hispanic Heritage Month Local Hero Award! Each year KCET honors two members of the community who have a proven track record of providing great leadership and making
- [Day of the Dead Altar Making Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/day-of-the-dead-altar-making-workshop) - DAY OF THE DEAD • DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Altar Making Workshop Please join us for the first of many Teacher Training Art Workshops! This promises to be a fun evening where you will learn: history of Day of the Dead, altar installation, papel picado and paper flower making. Monday, September 8th, 2014, 6:30 -9.30
- [Artist Closing Tour: ALGUNAPARTE & El Pueblo de Wyvernwood](https://avenue50studio.org/artist-closing-tour-algunaparte-el-pueblo-de-wyvernwood) - Saturday September 6, 2014 Avenue 50 Studio presents an Artists Closing Tour of ALGUNAPARTE Sergio Teran & Phung X Huynh also closing this week in the Annex Gallery: El Pueblo de Wyvernwood: The Memories, The Movement, and the Struggles Continue Adriana Carranza & Alfonso Aceves on display will be the hundreds of stamps that were used for the
- [LA2050](https://avenue50studio.org/la2050) - Poesia Para La Gente & Writ Large Press Present: the Neighborhood Literary-scape Project Avenue 50 Studio (Poesia Para La Gente) & Writ Large Press have teamed up to develop a year long three-part project that aims to explore the literary talent and inspiration that is embedded, but unseen, deep within our cities roots. And then
- [Poesia Para La Gente: PUBLICAR](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-publicar) - [puhb-lish] verb. to make publicly or generally known Writ Large Press' DT•LAB and Avenue 50 Studio's Poesia Para La Gente present: PUBLICAR:PUBLISH /escribir. leer. publicar/ [puhb-lish] verb. to make publicly or generally known On Sunday August 24th at 7pm, please join us at Union Station (Traxx Restaurant & Bar) 800 N. Alameda Street,
- [El Pueblo de Wyvernwood: The Memories, The Movement, and the Struggles Continue ](https://avenue50studio.org/el-pueblo-de-wyvernwood-the-memories-the-movement-and-the-struggles-continue) - the Annex Presents: El Pueblo de Wyvernwood: The Memories, The Movement, and the Struggles Continue Featuring the artwork of: Adriana Carranza | Alfonso Aceves ______________________________________________ Wyvernwood Garden Apartments in Boyle Heights opened in 1939 and spans nearly seventy acres. It is the first large-scale garden apartment complex in Los Angeles. With its innovative layout and park-like setting,
- [Algunaparte](https://avenue50studio.org/algunaparte) - ALGUNAPARTE Featuring the artwork of: Phung X Huynh | Sergio Teran ______________________________________________ The Avenue 50 Studio is pleased to present Sergio Teran and Phung X. Huynh in a two-person show. Teran and Huynh work in two completely different painting styles. While Teran’s paintings are vibrant with color,thick with paint and surreal and personal in
- [Forest of Fortune: A Book Signing ](https://avenue50studio.org/forest-of-fortune-a-book-signing) - FOREST OF FORTUNE: a reading and book signing by Jim Ruland Los Angeles Times calls Forest of Fortune “a masterpiece of desperation and delusion” in rave review! Something’s not right at Thunderclap Casino… Forest of Fortune tells the story of three haunted
- [Summer Breeze Garden Party Auction Items](https://avenue50studio.org/summer-breeze-garden-party-auction-items) - Below is a growing list of works to be featured in our Summer Breeze Garden Party Fundraiser and Silent Art Auction on Sunday, August 17th from 2-5pm at the award-winning home of Maggie Reyes-Rothner & Glenn Rothner Artists include: Álvaro Márquez, Andrés Montoya, Art Carillo, Beth Peterson, Bobby Rojas, CiCi Segura Gonzalez, Cidne Hart, Ester Petschar,
- [Fundraiser and Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/summer-breeze-garden-party-fundraiser-and-silent-art-auction) - The Board of the Avenue 50 Studio, a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery invites you to our Summer Breeze Garden Party Fundraiser & Silent Art Auction VISIT THE AUCTION PAGE TO BID ON ITEMS BEFORE THE EVENT! Please join us on Sunday, August 17, 2014 from 2-5 pm as we celebrate 14 years of art brought to
- [Highland Park Painted Discussion and On-Site Demonstration](https://avenue50studio.org/highland-park-painted-discussion-and-on-site-demonstration) - Saturday August 2, 2014 Facebook Event Page Saturday, August 2th | 2pm-5pm avenue 50 studio | 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park 90042
- [Fleshing The Spirits: Book Launch](https://avenue50studio.org/fleshing-the-spirits-book-launch) - Avenue 50 Studio invites you to celebrate the book launch of FLESHING THE SPIRIT: Spirituality and Activism in Chicana, Latina, and Indigenous Women's Lives a reading and platica featuring: Irene Lara Lara Medina Felicia Montes Maria Figueroa Books will be available for purchase and signing __________________________ "A comprehensive collection of feminist spirituality will be incomplete
- [Prognosis by BOCAFLOJA: Los Angeles Book Release](https://avenue50studio.org/prognosis-by-bocafloja-los-angeles-book-release) - Saturday, February 1st, 2014 Prognosis: Decolonial Poetic Exhale In collaboration with Sidony O'neal for literary transcreation, Prognosis is a book of poems, short stories and essays which allows us to unlearn oppression through the body. -"The relevance of this project is coherent with the multi-dimensional condition of people of color around the world, for whom
- [El Camino: A Journey, Artist Discussion and Presentation ](https://avenue50studio.org/el-camino-a-journey-discussion-and-slideshow-presentation) - Avenue 50 Studio presents El Camino: A Journey Discussion and Slideshow Presentation with artist, Raoul De la Sota Join established artist and art instructor Raoul De la Sota as he shares music and images from and stories about his trek through the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, in Northern Spain. Established in the 11th
- [BUY TICKETS](https://avenue50studio.org/buy-tickets) - Your generous tax-deductible donation will help preserve the richness of culturally diverse visual art in our community. By PayPal on line: Use PayPal donation button. Please choose from the drop down button how many tickets will be purchased. Quantity 1 General Admission Ticket $30.00 USD2 General Admission Ticket $60.00 USD3 General Admission Ticket $90.00 USD
- [Copa Poética](https://avenue50studio.org/copa-poetica) - Poetry + World Cup = Copa Poética Copa Poética is a series of three readings by 15 poets in Los Angeles on the rest days of the 2014 World Cup. The Copa Poética celebrates futbol as it is played on the field, in the mind, and through the page. To help us celebrate the
- [Tory Lin ](https://avenue50studio.org/tory-lin) - Art in Various Forms [nggallery id=26] "I make art in various forms. I paint, sculpt and write to bring my ideas to life. All these different processes reflects a different side of me and as a whole my work shows the way I think and approach things as well as who I am as a person.
- [Highland Park Painted](https://avenue50studio.org/highlandparkpainted) - The Mt. Washington Plein Air Painters featuring: Diane Behrens | Jose de Juan | Ann Dudrow | Kevin Spitze | Richard Willson | Chris Zambon DIANE BEHRENS [nggallery id=21] Diane Behrens studied art history in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria. Painting at the Art Students League in NYC and at Barnsdall in Los Angeles. Diane paints from life, responding
- [DIRECTIONS/PARKING](https://avenue50studio.org/about/directions) - View Larger Map Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts presentation organization 131 North Avenue 50 Highland Park, CA 90042 Ph/Fax: (323) 258-1435 DIRECTIONS Avenue 50 Studio is on the corner of the Metro Line and Avenue 50. By Metro Gold Line Take Gold Line to Highland Park Station, located between Avenue 57 and
- [HOURS/LOCATION](https://avenue50studio.org/hours-and-location) - Gallery Hours: Tue-Thurs, 10am-4pm | Sat-Sun, 10am-4pm | or by appointment Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts presentation organization 131 North Avenue 50 Highland Park, CA 90042 Ph/Fax: (323) 258-1435 View Larger Map
- [The Caridad Project: Para Todos y El Bien de Unos Cuantos](https://avenue50studio.org/the-caridad-project-para-todos-y-el-bien-de-unos-cuantos) - Avenue 50 Studio presents "The Caridad Project -- With Everyone and for the Good of Some/Para Todos y El Bien de Unos Cuantos" Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Sculptor Tanya Lucia Bernard, Photgrapher [nggallery id=28] Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, fine artist living and working in Havana, Cuba and Tanya Lucia Bernard, fine artist living
- [BELIEVE! - Art about the Curious Nature of Faith](https://avenue50studio.org/believe-art-about-the-curious-nature-of-faith) - Avenue 50 Studio presents "BELIEVE!" Art about the curious Nature of Faith curated by José Lozano [nggallery id=27] Featuring the artwork of: Pat Gay, Kim Abeles, J. Michael Walker, Alfonso Aceves, June Edmonds, Noni Olabisi, Maria Palacios, Miguel Angel Murillo and José Lozano. “The days always bring news of turmoil, decay, cruelty and greed. People and
- [ETC.](https://avenue50studio.org/etc)
- [ONLINE AUCTION](https://avenue50studio.org/online-auction) - AVENUE 50 STUDIO presents a limited time opportunity to bid on a one-of-a-kind featured artwork, from the current exhibit at Avenue 50 Studio art gallery. This month's featured art work is by José Lozano Value $500 Opening Bid $250 Current Bid $250 MAKE YOUR BID
- [Visual Poetry: A Survey of Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/visual-poetry-a-survey-of-artists) - The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present an exhibition of artwork from artists associated with the Avenue 50 Studio. We are honored to have been tapped by Councilman Cedillo, CD 1, to curate the first of what will prove to be an exciting and diverse exhibition line up. The Avenue 50 Studio would also
- [BALD NEW WORLD Reading Party](https://avenue50studio.org/bald-new-world-reading-party) - Avenue 50 Studio presents BALD NEW WORLD reading party Join Peter Tieryas Liu as he celebrates the release of his novel, Bald New World. Local author Shoshana Seidman will also be a guest reader. Bald New World asks the question: What if everyone in the world lost their hair? Selected as one of Publishers Weekly's Best Science
- [Fostering Youth Connections: A Fundraiser Extravaganza](https://avenue50studio.org/fostering-youth-connections-a-fundraiser-extravaganza) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Fostering Youth Connections: A Fundraiser Extravaganza A night of music, art, food, wine & storytelling to support art, foster youth advocacy and foster youth development programs. California Youth Connections (CYC) and Fostering Media Connections (FMC) are pairing up for their 3rd Annual Foster Youth Questival; a climb and festival to support youth-led
- ["El Camino: A Journey" Raoul De la Sota](https://avenue50studio.org/raoul-de-la-sota) - The main gallery features Raoul De la Sota, on he and his wife Leticia Garcia-De la Sota's sensory experiences during the Camino de Santiago. [nggallery id=17] Artist Statement THE CAMINO: A JOURNEY In the 11th century began the stream of pilgrims to the northwestern corner of Spain and to Santiago, the believed final resting place
- [Juan Carlos Muñoz-Hernandez](https://avenue50studio.org/juan-carlos-munoz-hernandezjaime-guerrero) - [nggallery id=16] Paintings, Juan Carlos Munoz-Hernandez The main gallery will feature Juan Carlos Munoz-Hernandez who grew up in the streets, turned to graffiti in his youth, and is now an established artist. He currently works for the Robert Graham Studio in Venice, CA. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12th | 7pm-10pm Exhibits run: April 12th - May 3rd
- [Jaime Guerrero](https://avenue50studio.org/jaime-guerrero) - [nggallery id=15] Glass Sculptures, Jaime Guerrero Jaime Guerrero was trained professionally in the art of glass blowing. For the past three years, Jaime has been teaching glassblowing to at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles. He will be sharing works from his Homies series. In these works Jaime Guerrero transcends the limitations of the medium
- ["My Name on Top of Yours", Yvonne Estrada](https://avenue50studio.org/my-name-on-top-of-yours-yvonne-estrada) - [nggallery id=14] My Name on Top of Yours, Yvonne Estrada The Avenue 50 Studio proudly presents Yvonne Estrada's "My Name on Top of Yours" on exhibit in the Annex Gallery. Yvonne Estrada travels the streets as an ambulance driver photographing graffiti while writing poems about its presence. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12th 2014| 7pm-10pm Exhibits run: April 12th - May
- [El Camino: A Journey / Lost Language](https://avenue50studio.org/el-camino-lost-languages) - "El Camino: A Journey" Raoul De la Sota The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present El Camino: a Journey featuring the art of Los Angeles artist Raoul De la Sota. The Main Gallery exhibit of over 24 works were inspired by De la Sota’s sensory experiences while traveling last year along the famed pilgrimage El
- [EVENTS](https://avenue50studio.org/upcoming-events-2) - Saturday, April 12th, 2014 Juan Carlos Muñoz-Hernandez/Jaime Guerrero The main gallery will feature Juan Carlos Munoz-Hernandez who grew up in the streets, turned to graffitti in his youth, and is now an established artist. He currently works for the Robert Graham Studio in Venice, CA. Jaime Guerrero was trained professionally in the art of glass
- [Closing Party for "En Las Calles" & "My Name on Top of Yours"](https://avenue50studio.org/closing-party-for-april-exhibit) - Join us in celebrating the art of Yvonne Estrada, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Hernandez and Jaime Guerrero, as their work leaves our studio to make way for the next journey. And if you enjoy reading poetry, we encourage you to read one of Yvonne Estrada's poems while we informally record the process for documentation onto our website!
- ["Lost Languages" Connie Rohman](https://avenue50studio.org/lost-languages-connie-rohman) - The annex will feature Connie Rohman, an artist working with fabric and fiber as a chosen medium. Artist Statement I've always been fascinated by language and how we use it, and how it evolves over time. The Lost Languages series looks at communication systems that are no longer being used in this digital age; Morse Code, marine
- [Fundraiser for Armenian Genocide Documentary](https://avenue50studio.org/fundraiser-for-armenian-genocide-documentary) - Saturday, April 19th | 6pm-8pm Fundraiser for Armenian Genocide Documentary Three emerging documentary-filmmakers and social activists are proud to share with you our dedication and hard work of the past 16-weeks. Please join us for wine, cheese, and discussion about our process and watch a teaser of our documentary. We will be asking for financial
- [“Women of Light and Shadow”, ARTISTS IN DISCUSSION](https://avenue50studio.org/women-of-light-and-shadow-artists-in-discussion) - Thursday, March 27th | 7pm-10pm “Women of Light and Shadow”, ARTISTS IN DISCUSSION Please join us for a discussion with current exhibiting artists: • Olivia Barrionuevo • Angela Roa • Marianne Sadowski • Beatriz Valls ...on art, and the light and the shadow in lives of women. This event is part of our artists-in-discussion series
- [Mujeres de luz y de sombra](https://avenue50studio.org/mujeres-de-luz-y-de-sombra) - Mujeres de luz y de sombra [nggallery id=12] Exhibit runs: March 8th – April 5th, 2014 Cecilia Aguilar Castillo – Video of an Urban Intervention Olivia Barrionuevo – Photography Angela Roa – Singer/Songwriter Marianne Sadowski – Mixed Media Beatriz Valls – Video A multidisciplinary exhibit that portrays the essence of women in light and in shadow. From subtle to bold, within
- [Community Press: Printmakers from Barnsdall Art Center](https://avenue50studio.org/community-press-printmakers-from-barnsdall-art-center) - Community Press: Printmakers from Barnsdall Art Center [nggallery id=11] Exhibit runs: March 8th – April 5th, 2014 Etchings, monotypes, collagraphs, and relief prints by thirteen artists from Barnsdall Art Center (BAC), a community art center located in the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Opportunities to engage in printmaking are few; many techniques require specialized chemicals,
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE : poems on demand | poemas a la carta](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-poems-on-demand-poemas-a-la-carta) - Avenue 50 Studio in collaboration with Writ Large Press and Grand Park presents POESIA PARA LA GENTE : poems on demand | poemas a la carta 12:00pm - 5:00pm FREE/GRATIS at Grand Park Downtown Los Angeles For more info visit: Gran Park LA http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/grand-parks-downtown-bookfest/?instance_id or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/411784155591001 Travel Directions- METRO RED or PURPLE LINE
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- [LACC ART AUCTION](https://avenue50studio.org/lacc-art-auction) - Silent Art Auction ends SATURDAY, MARCH 1 at 2pm. Raising money for Art Scholarships with work from the Burke and Peggye Byrnes Collections, the Raoul De la Sota Collections and local artists, Instructors and Alumni: Billy Al Bengston, Gail Brown, Yrneh Brown, Raoul De la Sota, Richard Duardo, Diane Gamboa, Betty Garcia, Eric Gill, Dolores
- [Sex. Romance. Love. Passion. Eroticism.](https://avenue50studio.org/sex-romance-love-passion-eroticism) - Thursday, February 13th, 2014 Sex. Romance. Love. Passion. Eroticism. A night of Pre-Valentines Day Readings of Poetry and Prose. Presented by The Godly Monsters & Guests. Free. Wine and Chocolate will be served. Featuring: Simeon Den, Tony Di Zinno, Kym Ghee, Rose Portillo, Brenda Varda, Carol Ojeda Kimbrough, Tomas Benitez. Guests include Gloria Alvarez and
- [Paintings, Roberto Gutierrez](https://avenue50studio.org/paintings-roberto-gutierrez) - [nggallery id=10] Paintings, Roberto Gutierrez The Avenue Studio proudly presents Roberto Gutierrez – Paintings. Roberto Gutierrez, painting for over 30 years, is one of the more important artists to come out of East Los Angeles. His inspiration comes from the gritty streets where daily he walks, and the coffee houses and bookstores he frequents. Roberto
- [Indigenous Roots: Visual Interpretations of Personal Histories](https://avenue50studio.org/indigenous-roots-visual-interpretations-of-personal-histories) - [nggallery id=9] Indigenous Roots: Visual Interpretations of Personal Histories “This exhibit was conceived in order to give gallery visitors a clearer understanding as to the ethnically diverse population of Southern California that continues to contribute to the local art scene. The 8 foreign-born artists and 5 from the United States continue to work with their
- [Artists at the Round Table for INDIGENOUS ROOTS](https://avenue50studio.org/artists-at-the-round-table-for-indigenous-roots) - Sunday, January 5, 2014 | 2-4 pm Artists at the Round Table for INDIGENOUS ROOTS On January 5, 2014 at 2:00 pm, Avenue 50 Studio will present it’s first Artists-In-Discussion event. Artists from the Indigenous Roots exhibition will sit for a round table exploration on questions of cultural histories and how those histories contrast, and sometimes
- [ir](https://avenue50studio.org/ir) - [nggallery id=9]
- [EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE & PARTY!](https://avenue50studio.org/eighth-annual-holiday-sale-party) - Saturday, December 21st - Sunday, December 22nd EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE & PARTY! Celebrating another wonderful year of art and community! Avenue 50 Studio, Two Tracks Studio, and She Rides the Lion cordially invite you to our 8TH Annual Holiday Sale & Party! Saturday, December 21th from 7:00pm to 11:00pm, and Sunday, December 22nd from
- [36 Exposures: images and discussion with Leopoldo Peña](https://avenue50studio.org/36-exposures-images-and-discussion-with-leopoldo-pena) - Tuesday, December 10th 36 EXPOSURES: images and discussion with Leopoldo Peña 36 exposures: photography talks with sin turistas at avenue 50 studio Leopoldo Peña is based in Los Angeles and photographs immigrant cultures and communities of california. Using symbolism and landscapes he reveals the dance we do to assimilate as americans. He himself migrated from
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE on demand, books y PARA LOS NINOS](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-on-demand-books-y-para-los-ninos) - Poesia Para La Gente is back!!!! Avenue 50 Studio proudly presents... POESIA PARA LA GENTE (poetry) on demand ...of a different kind! benefiting PARA LOS NINOS and also, join us for the launching of LIBROS PARA LA GENTE "Poetry on Demand" has become a popular form of delivering poetry to the masses, an alternative to
- [Collector's Tour at the home of Surito](https://avenue50studio.org/collectors-tour-at-the-home-of-surito) - Saturday, November 23rd Collector's Tour at the home of Surito Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 2-5 pm Join us for an intimate afternoon in the home of avid art collector Surito. He will conduct a tour of his collection which includes the work of over 50 artists such as Gronk, Frank Romero, Diane Gamboa, Germs, Artemio
- [TRANSFORMATION: Masks from Los Angeles and Beyond](https://avenue50studio.org/transformation-masks-from-los-angeles-and-beyond) - TRANSFORMATION: Masks from Los Angeles and Beyond "Mask #4", Leonardo Ibáñez Masanari Kawahara • Gustavo Boada • Julie Boada • Andy Ledesma • Sam Koji Hale • Leonardo Ibanez • Poli Marichal • Marianna Sandowski • Jeoung Ae Neal • Beth Peterson • Metabrafor Agindotan • Michelle Zamora The power of a mask is transformative: we
- [HONORING FALLEN HEROES IN OUR LIVES: Altars & Artwork in Celebration of Dia de los Muertos](https://avenue50studio.org/honoring-fallen-heroes-in-our-lives-altars-artwork-in-celebration-of-dia-de-los-muertos) - HONORING FALLEN HEROES IN OUR LIVES: Altars & Artwork in Celebration of Dia de los Muertos "Última Canción de Cuna (Last Lullaby)", Donald Gialanella Cola Smith • Lalo Alcaraz • Joe Bravo • Billy Burgos • Mita Cuaron • Roberto Delgado • Ruth DeNicola • Consuelo Flores • Donald Gialanella • Cidne Hart • Mavis
- [Remembering Frida, Book Reading and Presentation](https://avenue50studio.org/remembering-frida-book-reading-and-presentation) - Saturday, November 17th Please join us for a very special book reading: Remembering Frida: Chicana/o essays, music, and art reflecting on the impact of Frida on our lives. Edited by Roberta "LaVela" Orona-Cordova ROBERTA ORONA-CORDOVA will tell the story of the inspiration for and the process of creating the anthology LARA MEDINA will read from her essay "Imagining
- [PASSING THROUGH: Photographs by Leopoldo Peña](https://avenue50studio.org/passing-through-photographs-by-leopoldo-pena) - [nggallery id=8] (We encourage you to view the artwork in person.) The Avenue 50 Studio Annex presents: PASSING THROUGH: Photographs by Leopoldo Peña "Passing Through is an excerpt of a larger body of work in which I am using street photography as a register of demographic change resulting from the deployment of economic forces to
- [BUY TICKETS](https://avenue50studio.org/buy-tickets-2) - Click BUY NOW below to purchase tickets for our Collector's Tour at the Home of Surito. Quantity 1 ticket $50.00 USD2 tickets $100.00 USD3 tickets $150.00 USD4 tickets $200.00 USD5 tickets $250.00 USD
- [PREVIEW PARTY for DISCOVER! — The 21st annual Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour](https://avenue50studio.org/preview-party-for-discover-the-21st-annual-arroyo-arts-collective-discovery-tour) - Saturday, November 9th | 7-10pm PREVIEW PARTY for DISCOVER! — The 21st annual Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour A PREVIEW PARTY and exhibition featuring a representative sample of the work of artists on the Tour will be held on Nov. 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Ave. 50, Highland
- [An evening to celebrate the release of DAMNATION by Janice Lee](https://avenue50studio.org/an-evening-to-celebrate-the-release-of-damnation-by-janice-lee) - Saturday, October 26th | 7:30pm With readings by Jared Woodland, Anna Joy Springer, Amina Cain, & Jon Wagner A short film by Bill Basquin And selected readings from Damnation by Janice Lee "DAMNATION is a crucial node in contemporary ekphrasis, an inspired contribution to the art of slow seeing, and a document of cinematic obsession.
- [FUNDRAISERS](https://avenue50studio.org/fundraisers) - Saturday, November 23rd Collector's Tour at the home of Surito Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 2-5 pm Join us for an intimate afternoon in the home of avid art collector Surito. He will conduct a tour of his collection which includes the work of over 50 artists such as Gronk, Frank Romero, Diane Gamboa, Germs,
- [Avenue 50 Studio's 6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/avenue-50-studios-6th-semi-annual-fundraiser-and-art-auction-2) - Avenue 50 Studio's 6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction Sunday, September 29th | 2pm - 6pm Silent Art Auction, Poetry, Music, Refreshments, and good friends! To BID on our growing list of auction items, click here. $35 general admission. Scroll down to purchase tickets or click here. LOCATION: Pico House (at Olvera Street) 424 N Main St.
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE at LIT CRAWL LA 2013](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-at-lit-crawl-la-2013) - Avenue 50 Studios presents Poesia Para La Gente at Lit Crawl LA:NoHo 2013 !!! Woohoo! We're proud to be joining the most extraordinary literary event that the Valley has ever seen! Join us as we come together, in the great outdoors of North Hollywood, to dance along with sounds of poetry around a pitfire... or
- [Auction Items](https://avenue50studio.org/auction-items) - Below is a growing list of works to be featured in our upcoming 6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction on Sunday, September 29th at the Pico House near Olvera Street. To place bids on the items below: 1. Email ave50studio@sbcglobal.net with the artist and 'title' of the piece in the subject heading (i.e. "subject: name
- ["hay tiempo", Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan](https://avenue50studio.org/hay-tiempo-jennifer-gutierrez-morgan) - Annex Room: Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan Hay Tiempo Untitled, Monoprint Drawing from a fascination of symbolism and ritual, this experimental series of monoprints explores our physiological existence and its interaction with memory, alignment of time, and the sacred. Avenue 50 Studio VIDEO about Jennifer and 'hay tiempo': VIDEO Statement from the artist: The origin of this
- ["LA VECINDAD": A series of photo-realist paintings by Art Carrillo](https://avenue50studio.org/la-vecindad-art-carrillo) - [nggallery id=1] Art Carrillo loves his community. He knows the negative stigma attached to Latino communities — his community. As an artist, Art wants to right that wrong. As a photo realist, Art Carrillo painstakingly reproduces every detail of the captured photo in a sort of spiritual journey, every stroke a testament to his love
- [Armando Baeza, Sculptor](https://avenue50studio.org/armando-baeza-sculptor-2) - Armando Baeza, Sculptor [nggallery id=7] Armando Baeza has been sculpting since 1949. He has worked with all major toy companies such as Mattel and Hasbro sculpting dolls and animals. Starting off in clay, which was his first love, he then moved into bronze sculpture. Baeza sculpts the beautiful “Niños del Sol” award for the yearly
- [SO EAST LOS: New Artwork by Jose Ramirez and Ramon Ramirez](https://avenue50studio.org/so-east-los-new-artwork-by-jose-ramirez-and-ramon-ramirez) - [nggallery id=6] Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present SO EAST LOS, an exhibition by two LA-based artists: Jose Ramirez and Ramon Ramirez. Their art is deeply rooted in the urban fabric of Los Angeles. Both Jose and Ramon share a commonality reflected in their color palate and love of community. Statement by Armando
- [Opening Reception Party for "SO EAST LOS: NEW ARTWORK BY JOSE RAMIREZ AND RAMON RAMIREZ" & "Armando Baeza, Sculptor"](https://avenue50studio.org/opening-reception-party-for-so-east-los-new-artwork-by-jose-ramirez-and-ramon-ramirez-armando-baeza-sculptor) - Saturday, September 14th Opening Reception Party for "SO EAST LOS: NEW ARTWORK BY JOSE RAMIREZ AND RAMON RAMIREZ" & "Armando Baeza, Sculptor" Main Gallery: Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present SO EAST LOS, an exhibition by two LA-based artists; Jose Ramirez and Ramon Ramirez. Their art is deeply rooted in the urban fabric of
- [Statement by Armando Durón about Ramon Ramirez.](https://avenue50studio.org/statement-by-armando-duron-about-ramon-ramirez) - Sky predominates in the latest work by Ramon Ramirez. Like an overture to a great movie or ballet, it sets the mood and hints at what Ramirez is trying to tell us. For us to hear, we need to see beyond that sky in each work to understand that these pieces are not about the
- [A Sunday Afternoon w/ the MT. WASHINGTON PLEIN AIR PAINTERS!](https://avenue50studio.org/a-sunday-afternoon-w-the-mt-washington-plein-air-painters) - Sunday, September 1st A Sunday Afternoon w/ the MT. WASHINGTON PLEIN AIR PAINTERS! | 12:30pm-3:30pm The MT. WASHINGTON PLEIN AIR PAINTERS will be set up on the sidewalk right outside our gallery to give art appreciators a firsthand look at how each artist approaches his/her process of Plein Air Painting. The artists will be painting
- [Statement by Armando Durón about Jose Ramirez.](https://avenue50studio.org/statement-by-armando-duron-about-jose-ramirez) - Jose Ramirez’s latest work for Avenue 50 Gallery is both a leap of faith and of vision for this veteran artist. Ramirez has long been known as a painter in the naïve style, with the continued use of a primary pallet for many years. Yet his works have always had social and political context that
- [Mt. Washington Plein Air Painters](https://avenue50studio.org/mt-washington-plein-air-painters) - [nggallery id=4] Diane Behrens Ann Dudrow Kevin Spitze Richard Willson The Mt. Washington Plein-Air Painters is a group of artists inspired to paint landscapes outdoors, under changing light, weather, and seasonal variations. Our exhibition will feature four of the plein-air painters who have painted Northeast LA for over two decades. Exhibit runs: August 10 through
- [CHISPAS: A survey exhibition of L.A. woman artists](https://avenue50studio.org/chispas-a-survey-exhibition-of-l-a-woman-artists) - [nggallery id=3] The exhibiting artists activate our thought processes through their compassionate and strong work. Chispas means sparks, and these artists are creating stimulating contemporary art. Exhibit runs: August 10 through September 8, 2013 Isabel Avila Carolyn Castano Mita Cuaron Val Echavarria Margaret Garcia Isabel Martinez Ofelia Marquez Toti O‘Brien Cici Segura Gonzalez ARTIST STATEMENTS
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: at the local grocery](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-at-the-local-grocery) - Saturday, April 27, 2013 starting at 12 pm hosted by: Jessica Ceballos Featuring poetry in spanish + english: GLORIA ENEDINA ALVAREZ YAGO CURA RYAN NANCE LUIVETTE RESTO with music accompaniment/poetry by: Julio the Conga Poet PLUS OPEN MIC! Bring your produce-inspired poetry! ALL languages welcome!! GUERRERO'S PRODUCE 5535 York Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90042 (parking
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: poetry under & over ground](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-poetry-under-over-ground) - RSVP here Avenue 50 Studio proudly presents... POESIA PARA LA GENTE This time…poetry is continuing the metro ride... A one-time event on a Saturday afternoon, to stimulate and encourage artistic expression throughout the Los Angeles area… via the gold metro line ________________________________________ SATURDAY, September 7 | 12PM | $5 for all day metro pass Meeting
- [LINEA ACTUAL/CURRENT LINE: Emerging Art from Mexico's Northern Border](https://avenue50studio.org/linea-actualcurrent-line) - [nggallery id=2] Those of us living in Los Angeles have a limited knowledge of life across the border. We believe it's a life filled with drugs and gun violence, children thrown into the streets to beg, and that any kind of sexual pleasures are procured easily. This month the Avenue 50 Studio brings you an
- [DEBORAH THOMAS 1951-2012: REMEMBRANCE EXHIBITION](https://avenue50studio.org/deborah-thomas-1951-2012-remembrance-exhibition) - EXHIBITS RUN: June 8 – July 7, 2013 _________________________________________________ Main Gallery: DEBORAH THOMAS 1951-2012: REMEMBRANCE EXHIBITION Detail from Walking Meditation Installation, photograph by Peter Brenner Avenue 50 Studio and the Southern California chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art (SCWCA) announce the opening of a community exhibition in honor of artist, educator and curator Deborah Thomas
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: at the mission](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-at-the-mission) - Coming Friday, December 2, 2011 Poesia Para La Gente @ The Los Angeles Mission Avenue 50 Studio has initiated a new poetry program called “Poesía Para La Gente” (“Poetry for the People”) Poesía Para La Gente brings the poets of our monthly La Palabra poetry and spoken word series out into the community in an
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: at the taco shop](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-at-the-taco-shop) - May 26, 2012 Coming Friday, December 2, 2011 Poesia Para La Gente @ The Los Angeles Mission Avenue 50 Studio has initiated a new poetry program called “Poesía Para La Gente” (“Poetry for the People”) Poesía Para La Gente brings the poets of our monthly La Palabra poetry and spoken word series out into the
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: at the laundromat](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-at-the-laundromat) - Friday, October 19, 2012, starting at 8:00 Avenue 50 Studio in collaboration with Brooklyn & Boyle proudly present a Poesia Para la Gente poetic intervention Trapos Sucios/Dirty Laundry A poetic purification, erotic & otherwise Featuring Will Alexander Gloria Enedina Alvarez Olga Garcia Reina Prado Luivette Resto Bus Stop Profit Abel Salas Mike “The Poet” Sonksen
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: under the freeway](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-under-the-freeway) - Avenue 50 Studio proudly presents POESIA PARA LA GENTE: Under The Freeway A site specific one-time event on a Saturday afternoon, to stimulate intercultural understanding and erase social stigmas. Saturday, May 25 | 10AM-12PM | FREE featuring poesía in Español & English: IRIS DE ANDA REBECCA GONZALES ABEL SALAS MATT SEDILLO and the day laborers
- [POESIA PARA LA GENTE: on the metro](https://avenue50studio.org/poesia-para-la-gente-on-the-metro) - Avenue 50 Studio proudly presents... POESIA PARA LA GENTE This time…poetry is riding on the metro! A one-time event on a Sunday afternoon, to stimulate and encourage artistic expression throughout the Los Angeles area… via the red blue gold expo purple and red metro lines ________________________________________ SUNDAY, June 30 | 12PM | $5 for all
- [HIGHLAND PARK LEGACY MURAL PROJECT](https://avenue50studio.org/highland-park-mural) - Be a part of our Highland Park art history Mural Design Contest The public wall at Marmion Way near Avenue 57 Contest Rules: All artist are welcome to submit their designs for our first mural on Marmion Way. The winning design will be premitted through the City of LA and be a registered work in
- [LAC + USC Hub Exhibitions](https://avenue50studio.org/lac-usc-hub-exhibitions) - The Avenue 50 Studio has been commissioned by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission to curate three art exhibitions for the Violence Intervention Program Forensic Center and Community-based Assessment and Treatment Center at the newly renovated LAC+USC Medical Center Outpatient Department. Our goal for these exhibitions is to create a welcoming and inviting space within the Clinic that
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## Events
- [Opening Reception: "Omeyocan: El Lugar De Dualidad"](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-omeyocan-el-lugar-de-dualidad) - Los Angeles, CA - Avenue 50 Studio is proud to exhibit Kalli Arte's Retrospective "Omeyocan: El Lugar De Dualidad" Love is in the air.. and on the walls of Avenue 50 Studio. Kalli Arte Collective is headed by a wonderful husband and wife duo. This exhibit is a retrospective spanning the years they have put
- [Women of Nour Writer's Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/women-of-nour-writers-circle)
- [Sip and Paint a Cactus with Will Loya](https://avenue50studio.org/event/sip-and-paint-a-cactus-with-will-loya) - Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 from 4pm to 7pm. Teaching artist Will Loya is an artist and home chef. Will Loya will provide wine friendly bites and select wines for your enjoyment. He will guide you through how to paint beautiful nopales, with many expressive possibilities! Click the image below to get your ticket, or in
- [January's La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/januarys-la-palabra)
- [Artful Glow: A Winter Market](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artful-glow-a-winter-market-2) - Dates: December 5–7, 2025 Location: Avenue 50 Studio on Fig, 3714 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065 https://arroyoartscollective.org/artful-glow-a-winter-market/ The Arroyo Arts Collective (AAC), in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio on Fig, is thrilled to announce Artful Glow: A Winter Market — a curated exhibition and holiday market celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and community. This festive
- [Salt and Gin Soiree](https://avenue50studio.org/event/salt-and-gin-soiree) - Friday, December 5th from 6 to 9 PM will be the return of another Salt and Gin Soiree. To celebrate opening night, market goers will enjoy the offerings of artists Marita De La Torre of Godmother Salt Company and Brian Giovanni of Ginnovation, his own brand of gin as they will serve up cocktails and
- [Artful Glow: A Winter Market](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artful-glow-a-winter-market) - Dates: December 5–7, 2025 Location: Avenue 50 Studio on Fig, 3714 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065 The Arroyo Arts Collective (AAC), in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio on Fig, is thrilled to announce Artful Glow: A Winter Market — a curated exhibition and holiday market celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and community. This festive event
- [Make Mole Negro with Master Chef Sandi Romero](https://avenue50studio.org/event/make-mole-negro-with-master-chef-sandi-romero) - All supplies provided with ticket purchase! Make Mole Negro with master chef Sandi Romero
- [¡Presente! - An Homage to Author, Rudolfo Anaya](https://avenue50studio.org/event/presente-rudolfo-anaya) - Exhibition Dates: October 24 through November 27, 2020 On view virtually at avenue50studio.org or by appointment only. For appointments: Call (323)258-1435 or email avenue50studio@gmail.com Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042 Admission is free. Free parking is available behind the building, enter through the driveway parallel to the train
- [Mask Required Project](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mask-required-project) - Avenue 50 Studio Presents Mask Required Project A project to help highlight the importance of wearing a face mask. All pieces are for sale, unless stated otherwise. Please call (323)258-1435 or email avenue50studio@gmail.com to purchase or for inquiries. Temporary Gallery Hours: Monday through Thursday | 2-4 pm Saturday and Sunday | 2-4 pm
- [Evanescence of a dream / : a mixed media installation by Victoria Arriola](https://avenue50studio.org/event/evanescence-of-a-dream) - Viewable only in-person from April 17-May 29, 2021. Temporary Gallery Hours: Walk-ins everyday between 2-4PM (closed Fridays) | or by appointment Appointment Schedule: Monday - 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM Tuesday - 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM Wednesday - CLOSED Thursday - 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM Friday - 10:30AM, 11:30AM Saturday - 10:30AM & 11:30AM
- [ELEMENTS OF EXISTENCE by dearantler](https://avenue50studio.org/event/elements-of-existence) - Temporary Gallery Hours: Walk-ins everyday between 2-4PM (closed Fridays) | or by appointment To Schedule an Appointment: Please send an email to avenue50studio@gmail.com (subject: "GALLERY APPOINTMENT") with information on what show you'd like to come see, what date, what time slot, how many people in your party and contact info (name, email, phone number).
- [ON BECOMING, presented by Proud Asian Women+](https://avenue50studio.org/event/on-becoming) - *Flyer artwork by Crystallee Farris. Viewable virtually online and in-person from May 15-June 12, 2021. GALLERY HOURS: Temporary Gallery Hours: Walk-ins everyday between 2-4PM (closed Fridays) | or by appointment To Schedule an Appointment: Please send an email to avenue50studio@gmail.com (subject: "GALLERY APPOINTMENT") with information on what show you'd like to come see, what
- [What A Gift!](https://avenue50studio.org/event/what-a-gift) - The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents AAC invites you to experience an assembly of fine artists, blacksmiths and craftspeople at AVENUE 50 STUDIO for an exhibit taking place
- [Writing From Our Immigrant Hearts](https://avenue50studio.org/event/writing-from-our-immigrant-hearts)
- [Día de los Muertos Festival de Otoño Community Celebration](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-de-otono-community-celebration) - Día de los Muertos Festival de Otoño Community Celebration Saturday Nov. 5th from 4pm - 7pm Join us for a community celebration of Día de los Muertos at Culebra Park, enjoy local food and artisan vendors while you watch folklorico, poetry, and musical performances. Make sure to stop by our community altar and face painting
- [Trees of Life: The Bridge to our Ancestors](https://avenue50studio.org/event/trees-of-life) - "Our ancestors planted the seeds for our existence, as we now plant seeds towards a new generation"
- [Landscapes of Memory](https://avenue50studio.org/event/landscapes-of-memory) - Landscapes of Memory Art Exhibition October 8th, 2022 from 3pm - 6pm Evelyn Hang Yin - "Dear Ancestors" A photography and mixed media exhibition curated by Christopher Velasco & Sybil Venegas Featured artists: Jackie Castillo Josie Rodriguez Gloria Sanchez Evelyn Hang Yin
- [Ode the the Earth Opening Exhibit](https://avenue50studio.org/event/ode-the-the-earth-opening-exhibit) - "ODE TO THE EARTH” Curated by Raoul De la Sota “ODE TO THE EARTH” pays tribute to the beauties of nature in today's world. It honors the earth that provides us with pleasure and serenity and certainly life itself. Featured artists: Bobby Rojas, Bonnie Lambert, Cidne Hart, Gwen Freeman, Judith Amdur, Katsu Yokoyama, Kevin Haas, Olga Seem, Raoul
- [ART, SCIENCE AND CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE ACTION PANEL](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-science-and-conversation-on-climate-action-panel) - How do art and science intersect to inform climate action? ART, SCIENCE AND CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE ACTION In conjunction with the exhibit TAKING IT TO THE NEXT DEGREE: Rising action to meet rising heat, drought, and wildfire SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 4-7PM 5PM Panel discussion Dr. Francisco Escobedo Research Social Scientist, US Forest Service Pacific
- [8x8” Fundraiser Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/event/8x8-fundraiser-closing-reception) - Annual 8x8 Fundraiser for Avenue 50 Studio Please join us now until the closing date of Saturday August 13,2022 at 4:00 pm when the gavel hits the desk ending our 2022 Silent Art Auction. Stop by every day -- except Friday -- from 2pm-5pm to place your bid in person, or email us at avenue50studio@gmail.com. As
- [Catalog: Taking it to the Next Degree](https://avenue50studio.org/event/catalog-taking-it-to-the-next-degree) - [pdf-embedder url="http://avenue50studio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catalog-Taking-It-To-The-Next-Degree.pdf" title="Catalog Taking It To The Next Degree"]
- [Taking it to the Next Degree Opening Reception August 6, 2022](https://avenue50studio.org/event/taking-it-to-the-next-degree) - Taking It To The Next Degree: Rising action to meet rising heat, drought, and wildfire Llegando a la acción en un tiempo de aumento de calor, la sequía y el fuego A two-part exhibition opening at Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park and subsequently traveling to the Gateway to Nature Center at El Pueblo in
- [8x8” Fundraiser Opening Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/event/8x8-fundraiser) - Annual 8x8 Fundraiser for Avenue 50 Studio Join us for the silent auction of small works in support Avenue 50 Studio and our artists. This exhibition directly benefits our mission to provide community arts programming and supports local artists. We have been doing great work in the Highland Park community for over 20 years, bidding
- [“Los Angeles (Some)Times: A (R)evolution of Self and Environment” Jolly de Guzman](https://avenue50studio.org/event/los-angeles-sometimes-a-revolution-of-self-and-environment-jolly-de-guzman) - Los Angeles (Some)Times A (R)evolution of Self and Environment Jolly de Guzman is Avenue 50 Studio’s first artist-in-residence, a role that he simultaneously holds with the Los Angeles Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability. For this joint art residency, Jolly spent the first half of 2022 immersed in exploration of how extreme heat, drought,
- [Avenue 50 Studio Poetry Bash](https://avenue50studio.org/event/avenue-50-studio-poetry-bash) - Suzanne Lummis, Melissa Studdard, and friends present the Avenue 50 Studio Poetry Bash! Join us Saturday, June 25th at 2:00pm for an afternoon of poetry readings at the Avenue 50 Studio. Where: Avenue 50 Studio, 131, N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA, 90042
- [Choices: A Reproductive Rights Exhibition](https://avenue50studio.org/event/choices) - Choices: A Reproductive Rights Exhibition This exhibition includes artists who address the struggle for reproductive freedoms and the right to abortion. Our reproductive rights have been under constant attack as policymakers and anti-choice organizations in a number of states work insidiously to pass new, restrictive abortion laws. “Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range
- [Kapwa: Communal Spirit](https://avenue50studio.org/event/kapwa-exhibition) - ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: The creative world today walks a careful tightrope with the ego— it is the source of both vulnerable inspiration as well as toxic self-inflation. We believe there is an alternative path away from this cruel dichotomy through building empathy with our collective self. Our belief is expressed through kapwa, an Indigenous value
- [Colores de Delores: Opening Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/event/colores-de-delores-opening-reception) - Colores de Delores Art Show and Student Exhibit An introduction to the diversity of human culture and the metamorphosis of emotions. Stevan Moreno Mayuli Lemus Harley Grow Organized by El Mundo Paz https://www.elmundopaz.com Opening Reception: May 7, 2022 1pm-6pm @ Avenue 50 Studio Exhibition Runs from May 7th - May 28th, 2022
- [KAPWA: COMMUNAL SPIRIT](https://avenue50studio.org/event/kapwa-communal-spirit-2) - ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: The creative world today walks a careful tightrope with the ego— it is the source of both vulnerable inspiration as well as toxic self-inflation. We believe there is an alternative path away from this cruel dichotomy through building empathy with our collective self. Our belief is expressed through kapwa, an Indigenous value
- [KAPWA: COMMUNAL SPIRIT Opening Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/event/kapwa-communal-spirit) - ASIA PHOTO REVIEW x MATA ART GALLERY are proud to present KAPWA: COMMUNAL SPIRIT, a visual art exhibition in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio. Please join us for this community building event and opening reception to kick off AAPI Heritage Month in May! Opening Reception: DATE & TIME: Saturday, April 30, 2022; 3-7PM OPENING
- [Spring Flea Market](https://avenue50studio.org/event/spring-flea-market) - Spring Flea Market @ Avenue 50 Studio Food, vintage, crafts, original art, and more from LGBTQ and POC artists and vendors in LA! Saturday, April 16th, 2022 from 3PM - 7PM @ Avenue 50 Studio
- [Edgecliff Book Launch and Signing](https://avenue50studio.org/event/edgecliff-book-launch-and-signing) - Edgecliff Book Launch and Signing Join poet Angelina Sáenz for a live reading of her new book, Edgecliff Live and in person at Avenue 50 Studio, we are proud to host a special gathering of poets to celebrate the launch of Angelina Sáenz’s
- [La Palabra Poetry Reading and Open Mic](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-march-2022) - Live poetry reading and open mic
- [Arroyo Arts collective New Member Ubi Show](https://avenue50studio.org/event/arroyo-arts-collective-new-member-ubi-show) - In March and April, the Arroyo Arts Collective plants seeds in its garden with a "New Member Ubi Show". Come and enjoy the works of artists from all over California who have two things in common: their work is awesome and eclectic and they just happen to be brand new members of the Arroyo Arts Collective! Shown
- [The Annex Presents: Mask Required Project](https://avenue50studio.org/event/the-annex-presents-mask-required-project) - Avenue 50 Studio Presents Mask Required Project A project to help highlight the importance of wearing a face mask. Now on view in the Annex at Avenue 50 Studio from March 5th - April 2nd, 2022 All pieces are for sale, unless stated otherwise. Please call (323)258-1435 or email avenue50studio@gmail.com to purchase or for
- [Roberto Gutierrez: Abstracts](https://avenue50studio.org/event/roberto-gutierrez-abstracts) - Roberto Gutierrez: Abstracts On view March 5th - April 2nd, 2022 at Avenue 50 Studio On view in the Main Gallery March 5th - April 2nd, 2022, a series of abstracts by Roberto Gutierrez. Created with Sumi Ink on archival watercolor paper, these abstracts are new iterations of the bold and colorful cityscapes usually characteristic
- [Brown Girl Travels Community Free Book Fair](https://avenue50studio.org/event/brown-girl-travels-community-free-book-fair)
- [Living Jewels](https://avenue50studio.org/event/living-jewels) - Living Jewels New Work by Isabel Martinez About: This series of “Living Jewels” are inspired by my childhood memories. I grew up on a ranch in Mexico, and I enjoyed exploring, observing, playing and chasing butterflies, beatles, wasps and other animals. In this series, I rescue the magical world I used to imagine that existed
- [Coming Out of the Dark](https://avenue50studio.org/event/coming-out-of-the-dark) - Coming Out of the Dark The general theme of this exhibit is a reflection on the past two years of the Covid pandemic. As we now realize, those times did indeed change our way of thinking. For artists it meant that many gallery venues were closed or very limited. For some it meant that travel
- [Mermaid Avenue](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mermaid-avenue) - Arroyo Arts Collective presents Mermaid AVE at Avenue 50 Studio Blue Wall Alcove “From under the darkening sea and through the moonshine swam up the mermaids to conjure for our delight.” Mysterious and whimsical, the exhibit Mermaid AVE at the Blue Wall Alcove at Avenue 50 Studio, brings together an array of artists who speak mermish and express it through their pieces.
- [Día de los Muertos: A Community Remembers, A Community Heals](https://avenue50studio.org/event/diadelosmuertos) - | Val" Please save the date for Día de los Muertos: A Community Remembers, A Community Heals. Let's honor those we have lost and embrace community as we move towards healing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. About the Exhibition: In a year that saw an unprecedented number of deaths due to the COVID-19
- [A Sacred Community Celebration in memory of Soraya Medina](https://avenue50studio.org/event/community-celebration) - Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at La Tierra de la Culebra Please join us for the 3rd annual Día de los Muertos celebration at Culebra park This year, we will be honoring the life of community healer Soraya Medina at our annual Dia de los Muertos celebration. It will start at 2:00 PM with
- [Closing Reception and Poetry Reading](https://avenue50studio.org/event/covid-isolation-and-hope) - Día de los Muertos: A Community Remembers, A Community Heals, Closing Reception and Poetry Reading Please join us for the closing reception of the exhibition and a special poetry reading of “COVID, Isolation, and Hope”, hosted by curator Consuelo G. Flores. About: “Covid, Isolation, and Hope: Artists Respond to the Pandemic” is a new anthology of poetry edited
- [SPIRITS: New Works by Raoul de la Sota](https://avenue50studio.org/event/spirits-new-works-by-raoul-de-la-sota) - "The Day of the Dead is basically all about honoring the souls and spirits o those departed loved ones. Spirits are also all around us, among the plants and animals, and the places that we inhibit. They are of past histories and of today's memories. Most are benign and await our awareness. They may speak
- [La Palabra: Matt Sedillo, Iris De Anda, Fernando Albert Slinas](https://avenue50studio.org/event/october-24-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz October 24, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Matt Sedillo, Iris De Anda, Fernando Albert Salinas Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [20th Anniversary Silent Art Auction: Celebrating Art in Highland Park](https://avenue50studio.org/event/20th-anniversary-celebration) - Please save the date for our 20th anniversary Silent Art Auction! Let's join together in a celebration of art, music, poetry, family and friends. When? In-Person Bidding starts: August 16, 2021 - Saturday, September 25, 2021 Online Bidding starts: August 21, 2021 - September 25, 2021 Where? Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Los
- [CALL TO ARTISTS: Dia de los Muertos (2021)](https://avenue50studio.org/event/call-to-artists-dia-de-los-muertos-2021) - In a year that saw an unprecedented number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Brown communities, including Native communities, suffered disproportionately high mortality rates, in part due to economic and cultural systematic racism, including the prevalence of multi-generational families living together in a single household. Thanks to the efficacy of the several
- [20th Anniversary Silent Art Auction (2021)](https://avenue50studio.org/event/20th-anniversary-silent-art-auction)
- [ON BECOMING - Closing Event](https://avenue50studio.org/event/on-becoming-closing) - Closing Reception Saturday, June 12, 2021 | 2-6PM Performers: 2 Die 4 [ft. Kristine Nevrose (The Tissues), Celeste xxx & gel set] Softer Marley Otto Seyaa Vendors: Siyo May by Lyndsie Soriano GG Shrooms by Geisha Marianne Cotan (@gg_shrooms) Till I Gain Control Again zine by Alexandra Esperanza Please follow all community agreements when
- [ONE LAST LOOK: A Closing Reception](https://avenue50studio.org/event/one-last-look-closing-reception) - A closing celebration with dearantler, Victoria Arriola & musical guests The Peanut Butter & Jellies! Performance starts at 4:30PM by the train tacks! Missed the closing performance? You can now check out the recording on dearantler’s YouTube! Bravo! Encore!
- [La Palabra: Lida Parent Harris, Frankie Hernandez, Vincent Cooper](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-may-23-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz May 23, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Lida Parent Harris, Frankie Hernandez, Vincent Cooper Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [@Avenue50Studio x Victoria Arriola Instagram Takeover](https://avenue50studio.org/event/victoria-arriola-ig-takeover) - Check out our Instagram feed on the dates of Monday, May 10 - Friday, May 14, 2021 for an Instagram Takeover by one of our exhibiting artists, Victoria Arriola! WHERE? instagram.com/Avenue50Studio Follow us to stay up to date! Please click here for more information about Victoria's exhibition, 'Evanescence of a dream."
- [La Palabra: Vanessa Chica, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jessica M. Wilson](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-april-25-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz April 25, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Vanessa Chica, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jessica M. Wilson Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [@Avenue50Studio x dearantler Instagram Takeover (May 17-21, 2021)](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dearantler-ig-takeover-may-17-21-2021) - The dearantler artist duo, Edith & Jolly de Guzman, take over Avenue 50 Studio's Instagram Feed! When? Monday, April 26 - Friday, April 30, 2021 Monday, May 17 - Friday, May 21, 2021 IG Live Event: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 2PM (PST) Learn more about their exhibition, Elements of Existence. Please help us
- [@Avenue50Studio x dearantler Instagram Takeover (April 26-30, 2021)](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dearantler-ig-takeover-april-26-30-2021) - The dearantler artist duo, Edith & Jolly de Guzman, take over Avenue 50 Studio's Instagram Feed! When? Monday, April 26 - Friday, April 30, 2021 Monday, May 17 - Friday, May 21, 2021 IG Live Event: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 2PM (PST) Learn more about their exhibition, Elements of Existence. Please help us
- [Instagram Live with dearantler](https://avenue50studio.org/event/instagram-live-with-dearantler) - The dearantler artist duo, Edith & Jolly de Guzman, take over Avenue 50 Studio's Instagram Feed! When? Monday, April 26 - Friday, April 30, 2021 Monday, May 17 - Friday, May 21, 2021 IG Live Event: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 2PM (PST) Learn more about their exhibition, Elements of Existence. Please help us
- [ON BECOMING: Open Call for Artists](https://avenue50studio.org/event/on-becoming-call-for-artists) - SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: “All this time I told myself we were born from war—but I was wrong, Ma. We were born from beauty. Let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence—but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it.” Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Proud Asian Women+ is
- [THESE DAZE, Curated by: Ramon Ramirez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/these-daze) - (Artwork details on graphic by Mario Trillo, Raul Baltazar, Art Meza & Jaime Chavez) THESE DAZE Opening online December 12, 2020 Curated by: Ramon Ramirez Exhibiting Artists: Raul Baltazar | Salina Canizales | Jaime Chavez | Val Echavarria | Yolanda Gonzalez | Gemma Lopez | José Lozano | Belinda Martinez | Art Meza
- [La Palabra: Felix Guzman, Yago S. Cura, Claudia Elizabeth Duran](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-march-21-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz March 21, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Felix Guzman, Yago S. Cura, Claudia Elizabeth Duran Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [La Palabra: Don Kingfisher Campbell, Julieta Corpus, Marvin Dorsey](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-feb-28-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz February 28, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Don Kingfisher Campbell, Julieta Corpus, Marvin Dorsey Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [ART HOUR WITH AVENUE 50: Salina Canizales](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-hour-salina-canizales) - Join us for Art Hour with Avenue 50! A virtual artist talk with Salina Canizales, one of the many talented artists in our virtual group exhibition ‘THESE DAZE.’ Curated by Ramon Ramirez. When? Friday, February 19, 2021 at 7PM (PST) Where? Live at instagram.com/avenue50studio FREE FOR ALL INSTAGRAM USERS! (Thank you to the Wilhelm Foundation
- [ART HOUR WITH AVENUE 50: Raul Baltazar](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-hour-raul-baltazar) - Join us for Art Hour with Avenue 50! A virtual artist talk with Raul Baltazar, whose work is featured in our online group exhibition ‘THESE DAZE.’ Curated by Ramon Ramirez. When? Friday, February 12, 2021 at 7PM (PST) Where? Live at instagram.com/avenue50studio FREE FOR ALL INSTAGRAM USERS! (Thank you to the Wilhelm Foundation and
- [La Palabra: Lisbeth Colman, jo reyes-boitel, Donna Spruijt-Metz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/june-27-2021) - La Palabra Poetry Reading 2021 Hosted by Angelina Saenz June 27, 2021 2PM (PST) This week's featured poets: Lisbeth Colman, jo reyes-boitel, Donna Spruijt-Metz Zoom ID: 881 0616 8718 This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
- [ART HOUR WITH AVENUE 50: Gemma Lopez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-hour-gemma-lopez) - Join us for Art Hour with Avenue 50! A virtual artist talk with Gemma Lopez, one of the many talented artists in our virtual group exhibition ‘THESE DAZE.’ Curated by Ramon Ramirez. When? Friday, January 29, 2021 at 7PM (PST) Where? instagram.com/avenue50studio FREE FOR ALL INSTAGRAM USERS! (Thank you to the Wilhelm Foundation and
- [ART HOUR WITH AVENUE 50: Yolanda Gonzalez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-hour-yolanda-gonzalez) - Join us for Art Hour with Avenue 50! A virtual artist talk with Yolanda Gonzalez, one of the many talented artists in our virtual group exhibition 'THESE DAZE.' Curated by Ramon Ramirez. When? Friday, January 22, 2021 at 7PM (PST) Where? instagram.com/avenue50studio FREE FOR ALL INSTAGRAM USERS! More information about 'THESE DAZE' (Thank you
- [ART HOUR WITH AVENUE 50: Ramon Ramirez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-hour-ramon-ramirez) - Join us for Art Hour with Avenue 50! A virtual artist talk with Ramon Ramirez, Curator of 'THESE DAZE.' When? Friday, January 15, 2021 at 7PM (PST) Where? instagram.com/avenue50studio FREE FOR ALL INSTAGRAM USERS! More information about 'THESE DAZE' (Thank you to the Wilhelm Foundation and Los Angeles County Arts Commission for helping us
- [La Palabra Autumn Series: Propaganda](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-propaganda) - La Palabra Autumn Series 20 Minute Poetry Readings Hosted by Angelina Saenz Featured Poet: Propaganda FREE When? Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 2PM (PST) Where? Zoom: 854 9355 4801 | Passcode: 2020 Questions or more info: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com
- [La Palabra Autumn Series: bridgette bianca](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-bridgette-bianca) - La Palabra Autumn Series 20 Minute Poetry Readings Hosted by Angelina Saenz Featured Poet: bridgette bianca FREE When? Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 2PM (PST) Where? Zoom: 854 9355 4801 | Passcode: 2020 Questions or more info: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com
- [IN AND AROUND NELA, by Natalie Fratino](https://avenue50studio.org/event/in-and-around-nela) - The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents IN AND AROUND NELA Works by Natalie Fratino October 24-November 27, 2020 On view virtually at avenue50studio.org or by appointment only. To schedule an appointment: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com Where? Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park, CA 90042 Free parking available behind the building, entrance parallel to
- [La Palabra Autumn Series: Jubi Arriola-Headly](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-jubi-arriola-headly) - La Palabra Autumn Series 20 Minute Poetry Readings Hosted by Angelina Saenz Featured Poet: Jubi Arriola-Headly FREE When? Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 2PM (PST) Where? Zoom: 854 9355 4801 | Passcode: 2020 Questions or more info: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los
- [La Palabra Autumn Series: V. Kali](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-v-kali) - La Palabra Autumn Series 20 Minute Poetry Readings Hosted by Angelina Saenz Featured Poet: V. Kali FREE When? Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 2PM (PST) Where? Zoom: 854 9355 4801 | Passcode: 2020 Questions or more info: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los
- [Pumpkin & Candy Giveaway/Regala Calabaza y Dulces](https://avenue50studio.org/event/halloween2020) - Pumpkin & Candy Giveaway/Regala Calabaza y Dulces Saturday, October 31, 2020 | 4-7PM Sabado, 31 de Octubre, 2020 | 4-7PM Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Northeast Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042 Please wear a face mask & your spookiest costume. Por favor ponte tu mascara y tu disfraz mas espantoso.
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- ['REMIXING REALITY: ART, IDENTITY & BEYOND,' curated by Sofia Gutierrez Calderon](https://avenue50studio.org/event/remixing-reality) - 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,
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- [CALL FOR MURALISTS: Planned Parenthood](https://avenue50studio.org/event/call-for-muralists-planned-parenthood) - Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, in collaboration with Avenue 50 Studio, is looking for a Los Angeles mural artist or team to submit proposals for a mural to go on the side of Planned Parenthood’s new health center in Highland Park. "We are open to a range of aesthetics and creative visions, but
- [Arroyo Arts Collective Presents REOCCURRING DREAMS, by Rebecca Nabarrete](https://avenue50studio.org/event/reoccurring-dreams) - Avenue 50 Studio & The Arroyo Arts Collective Present Reoccurring Dreams A Solo Exhibition of New Works by Rebecca Nabarrete, curated by Dulce Stein Exhibition Dates: September 12-October 17, 2020 On view virtually at avenue50studio.org Or by appointment at 131 N. Avenue 50 | Highland Park, CA 90042 For questions or to schedule an
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- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-30) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-29) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-28) - 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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- [FRAGILE CONNECTIONS: Thread Collages by Cidne Hart](https://avenue50studio.org/event/fragile-connections) - Avenue 50 Studio Presents Fragile Connections Thread Collages by Cidne Hart Exhibition Dates: September 12-October 17, 2020 On view virtually at avenue50studio.org Or by appointment at 131 N. Avenue 50 | Highland Park, CA 90042 For questions or to schedule an appointment: (323)258-1435 | avenue50studio@gmail.com MASK REQUIRED. PLEASE WEAR A MASK. No admission fee.
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- [Virtual Artist Talk with Frank Ayala on IG Live, Hosted by Sara Aceves](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-frank-ayala) - Join us for an artist talk with Frank Ayala, the 1st Place winner of our Art Under the Influence virtual art competition! When? Friday, October 2, 2020 at 7PM (PST) on our Instagram Live feed @Avenue50Studio! Come learn more about his submission to the competition, Portal Hacia el Oasis del Lobo (Portal to the Oasis
- [Virtual Artist Talk with Silvia M. De Leon on IG Live, Hosted by Nica Aquino](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-silvia-m-de-leon) - Join us for an artist talk with Silvia M. De Leon, the 2nd Place winner of our Art Under the Influence virtual art competition! When? Friday, September 25, 2020 at 7PM (PST) on our Instagram Live feed @Avenue50Studio! Come learn more about her submission to the competition, The COVID Life, 2020, and what it means
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- [Virtual Artist Talk with David Martinez on IG Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-david-martinez) - Join us for an artist talk with David Martinez, the 3rd Place winner of our Art Under the Influence virtual art competition! When? Friday, September 18, 2020 at 7PM (PST) on our Instagram Live feed @Avenue50Studio! Come learn more about his submission to the competition, Looking Out My Window, and what it means to be
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- [Art Under the Influence: A Corona Virus Juried Competition](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-under-the-influence) - CLICK HERE TO ENTER VIRTUAL GALLERY JUROR'S SELECTIONS Congratulations to artists Jose Alejo, Victor Atkins, Frank Ayala, Jo Ann Block, Karen Burns, Carol Colin, Steve Graziani, Rebeca Guerrero, Edith De Guzman, Jolly De Guzman, Silvia M. De Leon, Christy Gurley, Kevin Hass, Peter Hess, Emily Hernandez, Edgar Ibarria, David Martinez, Kelli Mayhew, Guadulesa
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- [Artist Talk with Edith & Jolly de Guzman of Dearantler, Hosted by Nica Aquino on Instagram Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-dearantler) - Please join us for an artist talk with Edith & Jolly de Guzman of Dearantler, hosted by Nica Aquino, on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7PM (PST) over our Instagram Live feed. We will be discussing the Art Under the Influence competition and their submissions to the show! FREE and open to all Instagram users!
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- [10 Poets in 10 Weeks: Octavio Quintanilla on La Palabra Poetry's Facebook Live, hosted by Angelina Saenz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/octavio-quintanilla-la-palabra-poetry) - Please join us for our La Palabra 10 Poets in 10 Weeks virtual poetry reading series on Sunday, August 23, 2020, hosted by Angelina Saenz. Our featured poet for the week will be Octavio Quintanilla. Tune in every Sunday 2PM (PST) for 20 minutes on our Facebook Live at facebook.com/La-Palabra-Poetry-236744426369598 or via Zoom at Webinar
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- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-18)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-17)
- [Artist Talk with Edgar Ibarria, Hosted by Elise Viapiano on Instagram Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-edgar-ibarria) - Please join us for an artist talk with Edgar Ibarria, hosted by our intern, Elise Viapiano, on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 7PM (PST) over our Instagram Live feed. We will be discussing the Art Under the Influence competition and Edgar’s submission to the show! FREE and open to all Instagram users! Please follow us
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-16)
- [10 Poets in 10 Weeks: Lindsey Haley on La Palabra Poetry's Facebook Live, hosted by Angelina Saenz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lindsey-haley-la-palabra-poetry) - Please join us for our La Palabra 10 Poets in 10 Weeks virtual poetry reading series on Sunday, September 13, 2020, hosted by Angelina Saenz. Our featured poet for the week will be Lindsey Haley. Tune in every Sunday 2PM (PST) for 20 minutes on our Facebook Live at facebook.com/La-Palabra-Poetry-236744426369598 or via Zoom at Webinar
- [10 Poets in 10 Weeks: Willie Perdomo on La Palabra Poetry's Facebook Live, hosted by Angelina Saenz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/willie-perdomo-la-palabra-poetry) - Please join us for our La Palabra 10 Poets in 10 Weeks virtual poetry reading series on Sunday, September 6, 2020, hosted by Angelina Saenz. Our featured poet for the week will be Willie Perdomo. Tune in every Sunday 2PM (PST) for 20 minutes on our Facebook Live at facebook.com/La-Palabra-Poetry-236744426369598 or via Zoom at Webinar
- [10 Poets in 10 Weeks: Iire'ne lara silva on La Palabra Poetry's Facebook Live, hosted by Angelina Saenz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/iire-ne-lara-silva-la-palabra-poetry) - Please join us for our La Palabra 10 Poets in 10 Weeks virtual poetry reading series on Sunday, August 30, 2020, hosted by Angelina Saenz. Our featured poet for the week will be Iire'ne lara silva. Tune in every Sunday 2PM (PST) for 20 minutes on our Facebook Live at facebook.com/La-Palabra-Poetry-236744426369598 or via Zoom at
- [10 Poets in 10 Weeks: D. Colin on La Palabra Poetry's Facebook Live, hosted by Angelina Saenz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/d-colin-la-palabra-poetry) - Please join us for our La Palabra 10 Poets in 10 Weeks virtual poetry reading series on Sunday, August 16, 2020, hosted by Angelina Saenz. Our featured poet for the week will be Danielle Colin. Tune in every Sunday 2PM (PST) for 20 minutes on our Facebook Live at facebook.com/La-Palabra-Poetry-236744426369598 or via Zoom at Webinar
- [Artist Talk with Rebeca Guerrero, Hosted by Sara Aceves on Instagram Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-rebeca-guerrero) - Please join us for an artist talk with Rebeca Guerrero, hosted by Sara Aceves, on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7PM (PST) over our Instagram Live feed. We will be discussing the Art Under the Influence competition and Rebeca’s submission to the show! FREE and open to all Instagram users! Please follow us on Instagram
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-15)
- [Carte Blanche](https://avenue50studio.org/event/carte-blanche) - Artist explore the magical power of cards! During the months of February and March Avenue 50 will host an exhibition titled, "Carte Blanche". An exhibition where artist explore the magical power of cards. Curated by Jose Lozano. Displaying works by: Jose Lozano, Kim Abeles, Lalo Alcaraz, Lena Moross, Sara Aceves, Saul Aguilera RSVP HERE
- [All City](https://avenue50studio.org/event/all-city) - All City is a visual exploration of Black graffiti writers in Los Angeles via the work of 3 prominent artists from L.A.'s RTN, one of the few black graffiti crews that's been on the streets (and walls) for 30 years. During the months of February and March Avenue 50 Studio will host an exhibition titled,
- [Dia de Guadalupe](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dia-de-guadalupe-2) - Featuring: Alfonso Aceves, Artemio Rodriguez, Cidne Hart, David Botello, Elizabeth Espinoza, Dominic Ochoa, Ernesto Flores, Ernesto Vazquez, Isabel Martinez, Joe Bravo, J. Michael Walker, Mar Abella, Mita Cuaron, Nico Avina, Ofelia Esparza, Sergio Robleto, and Yaneli Delgado. The Virgen de Guadalupe is a powerful symbol of Mexican identity and faith. Her image is associated with
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective presents Critters and Chapeaux](https://avenue50studio.org/event/critters-and-chapeaux) - A melange of materials and medium - hats, bags and costumes by Kacy Treadway and Kerry Deco. Kacy Treadway and Kerry Deco have been showing their work together for more than a decade. They both incorporate found and upcycled materials into the hats by Kerry and animal bags and costumes by Kacy. Even though Kerry has
- [Mujer = Rights](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mujer-rights) - "We are worthy, we are special, we are capable, we are powerful" During the months of February and March, Avenue 50 Studio will be hosting an exhibition titled "Mujer = Rights". Displaying works by: Adriana Carranza, Emilia Cruz, Gabriela Malinalxochitl Zapata, Jackie Hernandez, Jazmine Puentes, Karen Neubert, Mar Abella, Suzanna Urquiza, Yaneli Delgado RSVP HERE
- [SkyLands](https://avenue50studio.org/event/skylands-2) - Enter into a show called, SkyLands. Journey into a world full of hidden lands, castles, and mystical creatures. A place which seems to have a beautiful view for all types of seekers with new experiences and better times. During the months of February and March, Avenue 50 Studio will host an exhibition titled, "SkyLands". Created &
- [Fiber](https://avenue50studio.org/event/arroyo-arts-collective-presents) - "Fiber" by, Oscar Ramos Rodriguez. "My work explores the intersections of quilting, collage and sculpture. I combine techniques such as fabric collage, piecing, applique, and quilting to create works rich in color and texture. My pieces are primarily fabric, overlaid with 'thread-painting', enhancing the color, texture, and detail." Oscar Ramos Rodriguez is a Cuban-American fiber
- [2019 Year-End 8 x 8 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/event/2019-year-end-8-x-8) - Displaying works by: Alfonso Aceves, Arlene Rivas, Arni Tecson, Art Carrillo, Betz Ross Bobby Rojas, Bonnie Lambert, Carey James, Carol Colin, Denice Salas, Douglas Alvarez, Emiliano Zalazar, Eric Almanza, Eve-Lauryn La Fountain, Frank Romero, Froy Mendoza, Gwen Freeman, Heather Hoggan, Hembert Guardado, Heriberto Luna, Isabel Martinez, Jazmine Puentes, Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, Jimmy Saldivar, Joe
- [Winter Break](https://avenue50studio.org/event/winter-break) - Winter Break is an art exhibition that bridges various aesthetics ranging from contemporary painting, photography, printmaking to comic arts. The show will include art market events that focus on hand made goods and printed editions. Curated by Sean McOmber, Christopher Details and Quiet Please.
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-14)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-13)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-12)
- [FOUR WOMEN, Curated by Peter Woods](https://avenue50studio.org/event/four-women) - Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 2-4PM 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
- [VEINTE by Sandra Vista](https://avenue50studio.org/event/veinte) - Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: February 9 - March 2, 2019. Closing Reception: Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 2-4PM. (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 art.
- [BOTTOM FEEDER: Views from the Arroyos by Richard Willson](https://avenue50studio.org/event/bottom-feeder-views-from-the-arroyos-by-richard-willson) - Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10Pm Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 2-4PM Currently open in our Red Floor Gallery is BOTTOM FEEDER; Views from the Arroyos, by artist, Richard Willson. Please join us for the closing reception on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 2-4PM. As
- [LUCHX FOREVER, works by Maritza Torres](https://avenue50studio.org/event/luchx-forever-works-by-maritza-torres) - Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 2-4PM About the Artist: Maritza Torres is a Xicanx artist based in Los Angeles. She was born in the suburbs of Murray, Utah in 1983 into a large Mormon family (She no longer practices
- [TODD WESTOVER, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/todd-westover-presented-by-the-arroyo-arts-collective) - Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7-10PM Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2019 About the Artist: If you could transcribe Todd’s paintings into music, they’d be symphonies. It’s as though they reach beyond the purely visual toward the musical, as though you could hear them if you
- [2 Degrees, Group Exhibition](https://avenue50studio.org/event/2-degrees) - 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
- [L.A.: A History of (dis)Place(ment) by Alvaro Marquez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/l-a-a-history-of-displacement-by-alvaro-marquez) - 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
- [INTERSECTIONALITY by Chicanx Unknown](https://avenue50studio.org/event/intersectionality-by-chicanx-unknown) - 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:
- [INNER VISIONS/OUTER WORLDS by Aleka Corwin, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/inner-visions-outer-worlds-by-aleka-corwin-presented-by-the-arroyo-arts-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,
- [PASAJUEGOS IN CALIFORNIA, Photography by Leopoldo Peña](https://avenue50studio.org/event/pasajuegos-in-california) - 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
- [IMPRESSIONS -Art by Art Therapists](https://avenue50studio.org/event/impressions-art-by-art-therapists) - 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
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-11)
- [QUIET PLEASE POPUP](https://avenue50studio.org/event/quiet-please-popup) - 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
- [CAPITALISM BULLIES EVERYONE, by Rebecca Nabarrete, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/capitalism-bullies-everyone) - 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
- [Moments of Beauty, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza's Canyon](https://avenue50studio.org/event/moments-of-beauty-paintings-from-suzanne-urquizas-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
- [OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO PERCEIVE, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [The Fine Art of Manual Labor](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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 ,
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-10)
- [Sicilian Fire, Paintings by Roderick Smith](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-9)
- [‘Rumbo al Norte,’ works by Elmer Guevarra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/rumbo-al-norte) - 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
- ['11 Steps Ahead: Future Forward Armenian American Visionaries,' curated by Margarita Simonian](https://avenue50studio.org/event/11-steps-ahead) - 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,”
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents ‘American Daisies,’ by Karen Duckles](https://avenue50studio.org/event/american-daisies) - 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.
- [Some Place Like Home: Art on Home & Displacement. Curated by Yeu Q. Nguyen](https://avenue50studio.org/event/some-place-like-home) - 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
- [The Vibrant Cityscapes of Bonnie Lambert](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents: Caged Bird & Other Stories by Martin Bustamante; Venial Venality by Rene Villa](https://avenue50studio.org/event/caged-bird-venial-venality) - 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
- [ARAW NG MGA PATAY: Filipinx-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead](https://avenue50studio.org/event/araw-ng-mga-patay) - About: 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
- [Artist Talk with Em Hernandez, Hosted by Nica Aquino on IG Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-em-hernandez) - Please join us for an artist talk with Em Hernandez, hosted by Nica Aquino, on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 7PM (PST). We will be discussing the Art Under the Influence competition and Em's submission to the show! FREE and open to all Instagram users! Please follow us on Instagram and turn on post
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-8)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-7)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-6)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-5)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-4)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-3)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-24) - 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.
- [Artist Talk with Mike Saijo, Hosted by Nica Aquino on Instagram Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-mike-saijo-hosted-by-nica-aquino-on-instagram-live) - Join us on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 7PM (PST) for an artist talk with Mike Saijo, hosted by Nica Aquino on our Instagram Live feed. They will be discussing Jo Ann’s piece in our ‘ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE‘ virtual art competition. FREE and open to all Instagram users! This free virtual programming is
- [Artist Talk with Jo Ann Block, Hosted by Sara Aceves on Instagram Live](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-talk-with-jo-ann-block) - Join us on Friday, July 31, 2020 at 7PM (PST) for an artist talk with Jo Ann Block, hosted by Sara Aceves on our Instagram Live feed. They will be discussing Jo Ann's piece in our 'ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE' virtual art competition. FREE and open to all Instagram users! Check out our last
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch-2)
- [Lunch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lunch)
- [ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE VOTING ENDS 08/31/2020](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-under-the-influence-voting-ends-08-31-2020) - Voting ends this day! Please head over to the virtual gallery to check out the artwork and place your votes through our voting form. CLICK HERE TO ENTER VIRTUAL GALLERY CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE COMPETITION Please help us keep Avenue 50 Studio going through the pandemic. If you can, please support
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-27) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-23) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-22) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-21) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-19) - 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.
- [Mujermosa](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mujermosa) - CardozaMax presents- Mujermosa A poetry event hosted by Luis Alfaro. Featured poets include- Iris De Anda, Jessica Ankeny, Maggie Glover, Frankie Hernandez, Alicia Portnoy, Corrie Greathouse Sloan, Pam Ward and music by Luna. RSVP HERE
- [Thread Painting Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/thread-painting-workshop) - What is Thread Painting? Thread painting, or free- motion machine embroidery, is a unique way of embellishing your quilts by "painting" the images on your quilt top. The quilt top is your canvas and the thread your painting. Description- In this workshop students will be introduced to two thread painting techniques, only using a straight
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-17) - 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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-20) - 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. RSVP HERE
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-31)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-32)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-16)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-33)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-28)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-14)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-29)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-30)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-15)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-27)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-13)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-18) - 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.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-26)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-15) - 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.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-25)
- [From the Heart: An Art Market for the Holidays](https://avenue50studio.org/event/from-the-heart) - The Arroyo Arts Collective presents FROM THE HEART An art market for the holidays featuring crafts, jewelry, and fine art. The Arroyo Arts Collective (AAC) invites the entire Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) community to experience an assembly of fine artists, blacksmiths and craftspeople at AVE 50 STUDIO for an exhibit opening on Saturday, November 9,
- [Meet and Greet with Kerry Deco](https://avenue50studio.org/event/meet-and-greet-with-kerry-deco)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-14) - 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.
- [Jardin del Eden presents: Holiday Wreath Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/jardin-de-eden-presents-holiday-wreath-workshop) - FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE Join us December 8th from 10am - 12pm at Avenue 50 Studio and for an afternoon of wreath making, friends, and holiday spirit! We will be creating wreaths for your door using a grapevine base and decorating with fresh greenery, ribbons and other holiday decor. We will guide you in creating your
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents: Freeze Frame: Works by Michael Arata](https://avenue50studio.org/event/freeze-frame) - The pictures in the show are presented in Graphic Novel, Comic book or Sunday comics format. They are accidental narratives derived from my spam, phone snapshots, public, personal and political moments. Images are paired allowing the viewer to fill in or contextualize their own story moving from image to image or image groups.
- [The Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Beat and Beatific: Works by Gil Hayes](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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 &
- [LA VIDA DE LOS MUERTOS](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [Carceral Liberation? A Native American Prison Art Show](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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,
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-24)
- [November/December 2019 Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/event/monthly-art-auction) - Unknown Artist, Hanging Out Starting bid: $100, with bid increments of $25 Value: $200 To bid: e-mail us at avenue50studio@gmail.com call us at (323) 258-1435 Auction through December 17, 2019. Good luck.
- [Día de los Muertos Festival de Otoño](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-de-otono) - 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!
- [Border Kindness presents: Art Across Borders: A Migrating Exhibit](https://avenue50studio.org/event/art-across-borders) - 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 &
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-13) - 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.
- [Shadow Puppetry Workshop with Leslie K. Gray](https://avenue50studio.org/event/shadow-puppetry-workshop) - Come explore the magic of Shadow Puppetry in November! You’ll learn about the cultural significance of this ancient art form and get skilled in how to “think shadow” for your own created shadow works. Techniques can be used by teachers and artists to channel their own unique stories, and for performance! Approved by LAUSD for
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-23)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-22)
- [Marks of Joy: Reading & Celebration](https://avenue50studio.org/event/marksofjoy) - 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,
- [One Day on the Gold Line: A Book Celebration](https://avenue50studio.org/event/goldline) - 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
- [Los Angeles Libros Festival](https://avenue50studio.org/event/los-angeles-libros-festival)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-21)
- [Talking Justice: with Matt Sedillo & Greg Palast](https://avenue50studio.org/event/talkingjustice) - 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:
- [PEN Presents: Re-Writing the Family](https://avenue50studio.org/event/pen-presents-re-writing-the-family)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-12) - 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.
- [Small Press Book Festival](https://avenue50studio.org/event/small-press-book-festival)
- [The Broadside Project, in Collaboration with Cerritos College](https://avenue50studio.org/event/broadside-project) - 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
- [Alan Nakagawa Closing Day Artist Talk](https://avenue50studio.org/event/alan-nakagawa-closing-day-artist-talk)
- [6th Annual Women Who Submit Submission Blitz](https://avenue50studio.org/event/6th-annual-women-who-submit-submission-blitz)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-20)
- [Alan Nakagawa Closing Day Artist Talk](https://avenue50studio.org/event/alan-nakagawa-closing-day-artist-talk-2)
- [Knitting the Fog by Claudia D. Hernández](https://avenue50studio.org/event/knittingthefog) - 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
- [Scruffy and the Egg: Adventures on the Road](https://avenue50studio.org/event/scruffyegg) - 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
- [LIKE HOME: poetry in response to displacement ](https://avenue50studio.org/event/like-home) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-19)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-11) - 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 Arroyo Arts Collective Presents Celestial Sentinels: Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel](https://avenue50studio.org/event/celestial-sentinels) - 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
- [Opening Reception: Celestial Sentinels: Paintings & Monoprints by Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel, Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-celestial-sentinels) - 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
- [Becoming Home](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: The Broadside Project, in Collaboration with Cerritos College](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-broadside-project) - 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
- [FREE Live Oil Painting Demo with Artist, Bonnie Lambert](https://avenue50studio.org/event/live-painting-demo-with-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
- [Tlapohualiztli Ipan Amatl, by Ernesto Vasquez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/tlapohualiztli-ipan-amatl) - 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
- [Opening Reception: Tlapohualiztli Ipan Amatl, by Ernesto Vasquez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-tlapohualiztli-ipan-amatl) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-18)
- [Low Income Artist Housing Workshop Presented by Meta Housing](https://avenue50studio.org/event/low-income-artist-housing-workshop) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-23)
- [Caged Bird & Other Stories by Martin Bustamante; Venial Venality by Rene Villa, Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-caged-bird-venial-venality) - 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 Grand Opening at Avenue 50 Studio](https://avenue50studio.org/event/halikha-grand-opening) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-22)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-9) - 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.
- [ARTIST CALL OUT: Pandora's Box at Gallery Azul](https://avenue50studio.org/event/artist-call-out-pandoras-box) - 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 Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-17)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: The Vibrant Cityscapes of Bonnie Lambert](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [OPENING RECEPTION: Some Place Like Home, Curated by Yeu Q. Nguyen](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-some-place-like-home) - (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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-21)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-8)
- [Kick Ass Women in the Arts! A Birthday Celebration](https://avenue50studio.org/event/lizgonzalezpachanga) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-20)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: '11 Steps Ahead: Future Forward Armenian American Visionaries,' curated by Margarita Simonian](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-11-steps-ahead) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-16)
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-19)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: 'Remixing Reality: Art, Identity & Beyond' curated by Sofia Gutierrez Calderon](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-remixing-reality) - 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
- [July 2019 Art Auction - Heriberto Luna](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [Call for Filipinx-American Visual Artists: Araw Ng Mga Patay](https://avenue50studio.org/event/call-for-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
- [Writer Residency at the Annenberg Community Beach House](https://avenue50studio.org/event/writer-residency-at-the-annenberg-community-beach-house) - Application Deadline: Thursday July 18, 2019 by 12:00pm (noon) Click here for application guidelines.
- [Paid Artist Opportunity: Civic Art Program](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [Open Call for Fall 2019 Programs at WCCW](https://avenue50studio.org/event/wccw-call-for-programs) - 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.
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-18)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-10) - 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.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-15)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: 'American Daisies,' by Karen Duckles. Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-american-daisies) - 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: 'Rumbo al Norte,' works by Elmer Guevarra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-rumbo-al-norte) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-17)
- [CLOSING GATHERING for June 2019 Exhibitions](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closing-gathering-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
- [Loose Lips: The Book Launch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/loose-lips) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-16)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-7)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-14)
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-15)
- [Zarzamora & Cruising: A Macondista Celebration of Two 2019 Books](https://avenue50studio.org/event/zarzamora-cruising) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-14)
- [Rebellious Creatures Large and Small, a reading & launch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/rebellious-creatures) - 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.
- [CALL FOR ARTISTS: Some Place Like Home](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-13)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: Moments of Beauty, Paintings from Suzanne Urquiza's Canyon](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-moments-of-beauty-paintings-from-suzanne-urquizas-garden) - 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
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-8) - 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](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-7) - This month's La Palabra will not be happening. Please visit us at LA Zine Fest in Culver City.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-13)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: The Fine Art of Manual Labor](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [OPENING RECEPTION: Sicilian Fire, Paintings by Roderick Smith](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [OPENING RECEPTION: Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice to Perceive, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [CLOSING GATHERING: Impressions -Art by Art Therapists, Pasajuegos in CA, Quiet Please Pop Up, Capitalism Bullies Everyone](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-12)
- [Monotype Printmaking Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/monotype-workshop) - 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
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-6)
- [Project ARTvertise Launch Party!](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: CAPITALISM BULLIES EVERYONE, by Rebecca Nabarrete, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-capitalism-bullies-everyone) - 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: PASAJUEGOS IN CALIFORNIA, Photography by Leopoldo Peña](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-pasajuegos-in-california) - 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
- [The Crazy Bunch: a reading with Willie Perdomo](https://avenue50studio.org/event/the-crazy-bunch) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-11)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-12)
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-10)
- [Mourning Global Warming: FREE Embroidering Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mourning-global-warming) - 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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-9)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-6) - 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.
- [UNFETTERED, sponsored by SCWCA](https://avenue50studio.org/event/unfettered-sponsored-by-scwca) - Gallery Hours: Tues - Thurs, Sat & Sun, 10-4PM Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2-4PM SCWCA has asked their members to be free to create artwork in their style and medium. Their artists have chosen to show us their passion in a work of their choice. This
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-11)
- [OPENING RECEPTION: Quiet Please Popup](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-quiet-please-popup) - 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!
- [Opening Reception: IMPRESSIONS, Art by Art Therapists](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-impressions-art-by-art-therapists) - 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
- [Mother's Day Floral Design Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/mothersdayworkshop2019) - 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:
- [Arroyo Arts Collective's Blue Wall Alcove Exhibition - The Emperor's New Clothes](https://avenue50studio.org/event/arroyo-arts-collectives-blue-wall-alcove-exhibition-the-emperors-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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-8)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-5)
- [CLOSED Sunday, April 21, 2019](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closed-sunday-april-21-2019) - 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
- [Panel Discussion: IMPRESSIONS, Art by Art Therapists](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [2 DEGREES: poetry in response to climate change](https://avenue50studio.org/event/2degreespoetry) - 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,
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-7)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-10)
- [Poetry & Conversation | Poesía & Conversación](https://avenue50studio.org/event/poetry-conversation-poesia-conversacion) - Poetry & ConversationPoesía & ConversaciónA – Z (Armendinger – Zelko)Tuesday/Martes 9 de abril/April, 7:30pmAvenue 50 StudioDani Zelko from Buenos Aires and Brent Armendinger from Los Angeles present public poetry experiments that redefine poetic practice as social space.Dani Zelko de Buenos Aires y Brent Armendinger de Los Ángeles presentan experimenos en la poesía pública que redefinen
- [Opening Reception: 2 DEGREES](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-2-degrees) - Avenue 50 Studio presents "2 DEGREES," a group art exhibition on the dangers of climate change. Please join us for the opening reception of the show on Saturday, April 13, from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking available during the opening, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-6)
- [SKYLANDS, featuring artwork by Benjamin Botello](https://avenue50studio.org/event/skylands) - Right before our opening at our main gallery at Avenue 50 Studio, Cafe de Leche will be having an opening of Benjamin Botello's show titled 'SKYLANDS.' Stop by for coffee & art just down the street from us, right before our opening reception!
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-5)
- [Opening Reception: INNER VISIONS/OUTER WORLDS by Aleka Corwin, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-inner-visions-outer-worlds-by-aleka-corwin-presented-by-the-arroyo-arts-collective) - Avenue 50 Studio & the Arroyo Arts Collective Present "INNER VISIONS/OUTER WORLDS," by artist, Aleka Corwin. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, April 13, from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Valet parking is available during the reception, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-9)
- [John Valadez Mural Reveal: Long Beach Mural Project](https://avenue50studio.org/event/john-valadez-mural-reveal-long-beach-mural-project) - 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: INTERSECTIONALITY by Chicanx Unknown](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-intersectionality-by-chicanx-unknown) - Avenue 50 Studio & Chicanx Unknown present "Intersectionality." Please join us for the opening reception of the show on Saturday, April 13, from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking available during the opening, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station. RSVP HERE Opening Reception:
- [Opening Reception - L.A.: A History of (dis)Place(ment) by Alvaro Marquez](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-l-a-a-history-of-displacement-by-alvaro-marquez) - Avenue 50 Studio presents "LA: A History of (dis)Place(ment)," by Alvaro Marquez. Please join us for the opening reception of the show on Saturday, April 13, from 7-10PM. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission, valet parking available during the opening, or we are located walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station.
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-4)
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-5) - 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.
- [CLOSING RECEPTION: Unfettered, Bottom Feeder, Luchx Forever & Todd Westover](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closing-reception-unfettered-bottom-feeder-luchx-forever-todd-westover) - Please join us for the closing reception of UNFETTERED, BOTTOM FEEDER: Views from the Arroyos, LUCHX FOREVER & TODD WESTOVER on Saturday, April 6, from 2-4PM! Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 6, 2019 Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2-4PM RSVP HERE SCWCA has asked their members to
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-3)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-4)
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-8)
- [Arpilleras Story Quilts Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/arpilleras-story-quilts-workshop) - Avenue 50 Studio presents Arpilleras Story Quilts Saturday, March 30, 2019. 11: 00 AM to 2:00 PM. We invite you to learn about the history of arpilleras (‘burlap’ in Spanish) and how this beautiful art form has given voice to communities struggling with social and political repression. Arpilleras were used by Chilean women to document
- [A Perfect Pairing](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle-2)
- [Womyn’s Writing Circle](https://avenue50studio.org/event/womyns-writing-circle)
- [Queer Poetry Night](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-7)
- [CALL FOR ARTISTS: 2 Degrees, April 2019 Group Exhibition](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: LUCHX FOREVER, works by Maritza Torres](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: UNFETTERED, sponsored by SCWCA](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: TODD WESTOVER, presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception: BOTTOM FEEDER; Views from the Arroyos by Richard WIllson](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-bottom-feeder-views-from-the-arroyos) - 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
- [Closing Reception: Four Women, Veinte & The Emperor's New Clothes](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closing-reception-four-women-veinte-the-emperors-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
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-4) - 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.
- [Opening Reception - VEINTE by Sandra Vista](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-veinte) - 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
- [Opening Reception - Four Women, curated by Peter Woods](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Opening Reception - The Emperor's New Clothes](https://avenue50studio.org/event/opening-reception-the-emperors-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
- [Otomi Spirit Figures Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [The Blanket Exercise by Native Americans in Philanthropy](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-3) - 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.
- [Why Can't It Be Tenderness](https://avenue50studio.org/event/why-cant-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
- [Closing Reception of December's Exhibits](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closing-reception-of-decembers-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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-5) - LA Tenants Union P.O.B. 27354 LA, CA 90027
- [Year End 8x8 Silent Art Auction](https://avenue50studio.org/event/year-end-8x8-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
- [Art for Our Sake](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [In Search of Myself](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [La Palabra](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-palabra-2) - 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.
- [Holiday Wreath Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Book Launch: My Zócalo Heart](https://avenue50studio.org/event/book-launch-my-zocalo-heart) - Avenue 50 Studio invites you to the book launch celebration of My Zocalo Heart by Mary E. Torregrossa featuring Poet Anne Babson Carter says of the portrait and persona poems collected inside, My Zocalo Heart; "[they] hold evocative images of memory that caught and drew me close as could be possible to the world she
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-4) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-3) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-2) - 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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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 Comedy Show](https://avenue50studio.org/event/gentrification-comedy-show-3) - 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.
- [Gentrification Comedy Show](https://avenue50studio.org/event/gentrification-comedy-show-2) - 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.
- [Gentrification Comedy Show](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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.
- [Second Saturday Art Opening](https://avenue50studio.org/event/second-saturday-art-opening-2)
- [Second Saturday Art Opening](https://avenue50studio.org/event/second-saturday-art-opening)
- [Rememberance, The Faces & Places Art Opening](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Closing Reception for October's Exhibits](https://avenue50studio.org/event/closing-reception-for-octobers-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
- [LA Tenants Union Northeast LA Local Meeting](https://avenue50studio.org/event/la-tenants-union-northeast-la-local-meeting-6)
- [Attendance: The Book Launch](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Día de los Muertos Pumpkin Patch Festival at Culebra Park](https://avenue50studio.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-pumpkin-patch-festival-at-culebra-park-2) - 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
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-3)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros-2)
- [Domingos Cancioneros](https://avenue50studio.org/event/domingos-cancioneros)
- [Discovery Pop-Up](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Las Calaveras Vivientes Workshop](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Memory Room](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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
- [Viva Las Fotos](https://avenue50studio.org/event/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,
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