The 18th Street Arts Center supports artists from around the globe and showcases their artwork to the world. Their annual Make Jazz Fellowship, selected pianist and composer Paul Cornish, as their 2021 artist in residence. Cornish performed his original works in a free concert streamed from the iconic World Stage in Leimert Park, on April 25, 2021.
Read MoreArt installation in Santa Monica offers a space for the community to honor the lives lost to COVID 19 and reflect on the impact of this ongoing pandemic.
Read MoreThe Motion Picture soundtrack to Judas and the Black Messiah, equals the relevance of the film and is an authentic reflection of the time period.
Read MoreThe 78th Annual Golden Globe hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Read MoreThe ability for students to experience the growing technology and resources involved in the interactive design industry is at their fingertips. Santa Monica College (SMC), students have the opportunity to fully apply themselves to their passions by engaging in the Interactive Design Program housed in the newly remodeled Center of Media and Design. The deadline to apply is March 1 for the Fall 2021 semester.
Read MoreLACMA, The Getty, and The Broad revamp their online programming bringing films, talks, music, and family programming to Angelenos at home.
Read MoreOn April 22, the Aga Khan Museum, located in Toronto, Canada opened its virtual doors for guests to enter “a window into worlds unknown” and experience #MuseumWithoutWalls.
Read MoreIn a driveway in Santa Monica, two young artists display their own art for patrons to enjoy (from a six foot distance) and even take home any pieces they like.
Read MoreThe band kicked off the tour for their fourth studio album "Always Tomorrow" with back to back southern California shows.
Read MoreDue to the pandemic, you can now take a close look at art exhibitions from the comfort of your living room. Museums are opening virtual tours and they are available for anyone and anywhere in the world.
Read MoreNathan Sawaya, a New York City corporate lawyer turned contemporary artist, transformed over one million LEGO® bricks into more than 100 sculptures in California Science Center's new exhibit "The Art of the Brick" which opened Friday, Feb. 28.
Read MoreA display case of letters written by the famous women’s rights activist, Alice Stone Blackwell, attracted a small crowd of museum visitors on Thursday March 5, during the grand opening of the “All Is Possible: Women’s Suffrage in California” Exhibition at the Santa Monica History Museum. The exhibition is open in tandem with Women’s History Month and will run until June 6.
Read MoreJohn Maul is the solo artist of his own sold-out gallery exhibition in Los Angeles (LA). He also happens to be in his mid-sixties and have non-verbal learning disability (NVD). “Well, it’s not that he’s completely non-verbal,” explains Page Wery.
Read MoreOn February 29 was the official opening for the new exhibit Unreality at SMC’s Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery. Showcasing works by Lisa Adams and Kelly McLane. The exhibit is free and will be on display until Saturday, March 28.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Sept. 22, The Hammer Museum, under the guidance of curator Aram Moshayedi, will unveil their second exhibition for the season: Hammer Projects: Shadi Habib Allah. Allah’s creations will transport his viewers to Liberty City, an impoverished neighborhood of Miami, to examine its economic conditions, more specifically, corner stores.
Read MoreThe 18th Street Arts Center held the third annual Pico Block Party this Saturday, May 19 from 3-6 p.m. to promote youth voices by getting them involved in the community. The block party is a community arts festival that featured events for the whole family, with art workshops that kids could participate in, musical performances, artists' open studios, and food trucks for the hungry attendee.
Read MoreThe welcoming sound of piano echoes throughout the hallway behind Santa Monica College’s concert hall on the college's Performing Arts Center. Performing at the head of the class is Leo Rodriguez, 20, president of the Music Appreciation club who is excited to get the club up and running again for another semester along with previous members and newcomers.
Read MoreThe sound of the Jazz Ensemble welcomes your echoing footsteps as you enter the Santa Monica City College Performing Art Center, curious for what is to come behind the closed doors of the Barrett Art Gallery.
Read MoreAfter a very intense month of rehearsal, ranging from four to six hours a day, the cast of Moon Over Buffalo took to the Theater Arts main stage at Santa Monica College on Thursday September 28, 2017, for their preview showing. It takes place in 1953 and is about the madcap comedy, Moon Over Buffalo.
Read MoreOn the evening of Tuesday, September 26th, Santa Monica College hosted a screening of the documentary West Los. “I’m not Charlie from Culver City, I’m just Charlie.” Charlie Chacon, a first time filmmaker from Culver City, says this to highlight why he is making this documentary. He has spent the last three years trying to create a film about how the lowrider culture within West Los Angeles was a way to unite former rival neighborhoods.
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