Armory Center for the Arts

Congratulations to Armory Teaching Artist Sichong Xie, who was selected as the Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee, presented by the nonprofit grant making organization Artadia as part of their 2021 Los Angeles Awards. Sichong will receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds to support her practice, which combines movement and material in body-based sculptural forms, including masks, costumes, and other objects. Her work raises questions about identity, politics, cross-cultural...ism, and the surreal characteristics of her body in the ever-changing environment. The other 2021 Los Angeles Awardees, Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Adee Roberson, will both receive $10,000 awards to support their practices. Robinson, incidentally, was part of the Armory's 2019 exhibition "Calafia: Manifesting the Terrestrial Paradise." Visit our link in bio or linktr.ee/armoryarts.org to see Sichong's website and learn more about her art. . . . . First Image: Sichong Xie, courtesy of the artist. Second Image: Sichong Xie tours children through the Armory's 2019 exhibition "Sara Kathryn Arledge: Serene for the Moment." . . . . @sichongxie @artadia @adeeroberson #losangeles #artadiaawardee #artistgrant #visualartists #contemporaryart #losangelesartist #teachingartist #artmatters #armoryarts See more

Next Thursday! Join us for "Active Voice Part 1: Lockdown, One Year Later" the inaugural session of our new conversation series. Almost one year ago today, California became the first to issue state-wide safer-at-home orders... shuttering cultural venues and museums. A year later, most arts organizations remain closed and some may sadly never open again. On March 25, artists William Camargo and Dan McCleary will look back at the events of the last year, discuss their impact o...n the arts in Los Angeles, and consider their lasting effects on cultural production moving forward. Visit our link in bio or linktr.ee/armoryarts to learn more and RSVP. You will receive the Zoom link once you do. . . . . "Active Voice: Conversations at the Intersection of Art, Community, and Social Justice" is a new monthly conversation series hosted by Armory Center for the Arts and inspired by the conversations and reflections in the year under lockdown orders. As difficult as the challenges of the past year have been, they have also offered some opportunity for the arts community to reset, root out inequities, look beyond business-as-usual, and imagine different models built through collaboration. . . . . @billythecamera @artdivisionla #DanMcCleary #ActiveVoice #Lockdown #LockdownArt #LockdownLife #PandemicLife #OneYearAgo #OneYearLater #Conversation #Reflection #SocialJustice #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

Introducing our new series inspired by the conversations and reflections in the year under lockdown orders. As difficult as the challenges of the past year have been, they have also offered some opportunity for the arts community to reset, root out inequities, look beyond business-as-usual, and imagine different models built through collaboration. Join us next week for part 1 of Active Voice on March 25, with guests artists William Camargo and Dan McCleary. Visit our link in ...bio to learn more and RSVP for next week's inaugural conversation. . . . . @billythecamera @artdivisionla #DanMcCleary #ActiveVoice #Lockdown #LockdownArt #LockdownLife #PandemicLife #OneYearAgo #OneYearLater #Conversation #Reflection #SocialJustice #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

Today at 5 PM, join a panel discussion on Creating Cultural Community hosted by EngAGE led by Tim Carpenter featuring an inspirational panel of community arts leaders including our very own Executive Director Leslie A. Ito. Event will be held via zoom, register here bit.ly/3bAS3xa.

A year ago today, I took this photo as I left the office. All teaching artists were pulled out of the schools, probation camps, community centers. Tanya Aguiniga’s videos paused. Student work sat patiently on the drying racks. I thought it would be three weeks max - which at the time seemed unthinkable. Here we are a year later. We have experienced some of the most challenging times and yet we are thriving because of the community of artists, staff, board members, supporters, students and educators who have rallied to insure that we can continue. Art will help us heal our spirits and rebuild for the next generation. My deepest gratitude to all of you. ~ Leslie A. Ito, Executive Director Anchored, 2004 Logan Wood Ceramic 22x11X7

For Thursday's book launch, we welcome special guests Sasha Archibald and Sarah McColl, who will read from their contributions to "Sara Kathryn Arledge: Serene for the Moment," the first major publication dedicated to the late pioneering filmmaker and artists who was the subject of a 2019 Armory exhibition. This virtual book launch also features readings by the Armory's Director of Exhibition Programs/Chief Curator Irene Georgia Tsatsos, plus an Arledge-inspired art activity ...by Teaching Artist Julia Orquera Bianco. Visit our link in bio or linktr.ee/armoryarts to RSVP for Thursday's virtual event and find out how you can purchase a copy from Armory Press. . . . . . Image 1: Photograph of Sasha Archibald by Richard Steiner, courtesy of the author's website. . . . . Image 2: Photograph of Sarah McColl by Joanna Eldredge Morrissey, courtesy of the author's website. . . . . @soft__disaster @sarah_mccoll @bighedva @contentobject @staceyallallan @opcoles @bamblerdander @davidevansfrantz @lafilmforum @friends_of_rockhaven @clairephillips0 @bampfa @pasadenaartalliance @hillenburgkaren @bradengraeber #sashaarchibald #elipulsinelli #SaraKathrynArledge #CineDance #VisionaryArtist #AheadOfHerTime #ExperimentalFilm #SereneForTheMoment #Pasadena #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

Get our 3 newest publications in time for Christmas at Homage Pasadena, including the catalogue for our upcoming Alison Saar exhibition, plus the first ever monograph on the under-recognized painter and experimental film pioneer Sara Kathryn Arledge. Because of increased COVID safety measures, we've instructed our staff to limit their exposure, which means mailing online catalog orders will have to wait until the new year. However, our friend and neighbor Jill from Hömage has... volunteered to sell our new catalogs for us at her retail location in Old Pasadena, and will give all proceeds back the Armory! Please support Jill and other small businesses. Get your Armory catalogs at Hömage today, and pick up some more high quality gift and jewelry while you're there. Visit www.homagepasadena.com or their Facebook page for store hours and location. . . . . Please note: Hömage cannot mail Armory catalogs via their online store, they are only available for in-store purchases. . . . . #holidayshoppingmadeeasy #holidayshopping #artbooks #alisonsaar #sarakathrynarledge #belowtheunderground #pasadena #onlyinoldpas #armoryexhibitions #armoryarts See more

Join us for a conversation and Q&A with Tanya Aguiñiga and Jackie Amézquita in conjunction with the exhibition Tanya Aguiñiga: Borderlands Within/La Frontera Adentro at Armory Center for the Arts. This Zoom event will be hosted by Heber Rodriguez, the Armory’s Exhibition Program Production Manager.

Tonight at 6:00 PM PST: Join us for a conversation and Q&A with Tanya Aguiñiga and Jackie Amézquita (pictured) in conjunction with the exhibition "Tanya Aguiñiga: Borderlands Within/La Frontera Adentro" at Armory Center for the Arts. This Zoom event will be hosted by Heber Rodriguez, the Armory’s Exhibition Program Production Manager. Visit our link in bio or armoryarts.org/borderlands-conversation to get the Zoom link and learn more about the artists. . . . .... Images: Tanya Aguiñiga, "Tensíon" (2017), performance photos of border wall intervention, performed with Jackie Amézquita. Image courtesy Tanya Aguiñiga and the AMBOS Project. . . . . Tanya Aguiñiga and Jackie Amézquita both learned to backstrap weave from Mayan women in Chiapas (Southern Mexico) and Guatemala respectively. For Aguiñiga backstrap weaving represents the resistance and resilience of pre-colonial culture and knowledge. It is a tool for creating fiber that records the bodily connection to labor. In this performance, Aguiñiga and Amézquita are tied together through the border fence, the former in Douglas, Arizona, US, and the latter in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico in constant view of the US Border Patrol. Their tension and support became crucial in one another’s weaving. This site is of particular significance because it is the town where Amézquita attempted to enter the US illegally as a teenager to reunite with her mother. . . . . @TanyaAguiniga #MujeresArtistas #ArteFronterizo #BorderArt #usmexicoborder #lafrontera #everydaylafrontera #resist #communityactivism #artivist #artivism #borderwallprototypes #Pasadena #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

Ready to scream on Sunday? With the 1996 film "Scream" serving as a guide, artists Maura Brewer and Paul Pescador present "State of the Union," a virtual debate on the day after Halloween (scary!), the first day of Daylight Savings (falling backwards!), and 2 days before the General Election (the spookiest day of the year!). With artist Mandy Harris Williams serving as moderator, Brewer and Pescador will face off on themes such as victim complexes and the fantasy of escape as they explore archetypes of "victim" and "killer" in contemporary politics. Visit armoryarts.org/state-of-the-union below to learn more and get the Zoom link for Sunday's performance (November 1, 5:00 to 6:30 PM PST).

This Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6:00 PM PST: Join us for a conversation and Q&A with Tanya Aguiñiga and Jackie Amézquita in conjunction with the exhibition "Tanya Aguiñiga: Borderlands Within/La Frontera Adentro" at Armory Center for the Arts. This Zoom event will be hosted by Heber Rodriguez, the Armory’s Exhibition Program Production Manager. Visit our link in bio or armoryarts.org/borderlands-conversation to get the Zoom link and learn more about the artists. . . . .... Against the ongoing persecution of migrants along the US-Mexico border, the exhibition "Tanya Aguiñiga: Borderlands Within/La Frontera Adentro" highlights Aguiñiga’s long-standing commitment to thoughtful and urgent dialogue on immigration politics, transnational identity, and community activism. A lifetime of crossing back and forth has placed Tanya Aguiñiga emphatically on a threshold, navigating a space that may be seen as neither one place nor anotherwhere hostility, heartache, and hope coexist, says Irene Georgia Tsatsos, the Armory’s Director of Exhibition Programs/Chief Curator. These works reveal her efforts to understand the trauma of occupying these multiple places, physically, psychically, and metaphorically. . . . . Images: Tanya Aguiñiga, "Tensíon" (2017), video representation of border wall intervention, performed with Jackie Amézquita. Image courtesy Tanya Aguiñiga; photography by Ian Byers-Gamber for Armory Center for the Arts. . . . . @TanyaAguiniga #MujeresArtistas #ArteFronterizo #BorderArt #usmexicoborder #lafrontera #everydaylafrontera #resist #communityactivism #artivist #artivism #borderwallprototypes #Pasadena #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

Don't let reports of record turnout or favorable polls lull you into complacency. 43% of eligible voters didn't vote in 2016 that's over 100,000,000 people! Every. Single. Vote. Matters. If you've already voted, thank you. If you haven't, visit https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ to find ballot drop off boxes and early voting locations throughout California. If you have friends or family that haven't voted (or rarely vote), pleases encourage them to do so before November 3rd.... . . . . Live outside of California? Visit your Secretary of State's homepage for early voting information and polling places near you. . . . . Image created by Hannah Hunter during a recent "Get Out the Vote" collaborative zine class for young adults, presented in partnership with California Calls. Visit armoryarts.org/zine to learn more and download your free zine copy today. . . . . #Election2020 #GetOutTheVote #TeachingArtist #ArtMatters #PowerOfArt #ArmoryArts See more

If you haven't mailed in your CA ballot yet, maybe consider dropping off your completed ballot at one of the many official ballot drop boxes throughout the state. With just a week to go until the general election and continued issues affecting mail delivery, ballot drop boxes might be a safe alternative to consider. Visit our link in bio or caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov to locate your nearest ballot drop box as well as places you can vote early in-person. For our non-California fr...iends, please consult the web page for your state's Secretary of State to find out your options for early voting. . . . . Image created by Kathie Miranda during a recent "Get Out the Vote" collaborative zine class for young adults, presented in partnership with California Calls. Visit our link in bio or armoryarts.org/zine to learn more and download your free zine copy today. . . . . @cacalls @wercalifornia #Election2020 #GetOutTheVote #TeachingArtist #ArtMatters #PowerOfArt #ArmoryArts See more

Our online art classes begin this week! From watercolor to puppetry, we have many fun and engaging classes available for you and your family. There's still time to enroll, visit armoryarts.org/studio. Full scholarships available for eligible students ages 12-18.

Art competition for ages 4-18 brought to you by the Tournament of Roses. Details can be found here: https://tournamentofroses.com/about/diadelosmuertos

We have a wide variety of classes and workshops for you to choose from, visit armoryarts.org/studio to enroll today.

In this encore performance direct from our Caldwell Gallery, Aguiñiga will re-activate Ejercicios en Entendimiento (Exercises in Understanding), a room-sized weaving loom and the centerpiece of her current Armory exhibition. Using her body as the loom's shuttle, Aguiñiga will weave a horizontal wall within the gallery, using strips of cotton dyed with pigment made from rusted fragments of the US/Mexico border wall.

Live @ 8:00 PM PDT! In this encore performance direct from our Caldwell Gallery, Tanya Aguiñiga will re-activate Ejercicios en Entendimiento (Exercises in Understanding), a room-sized weaving loom and the centerpiece of her current Armory exhibition. Using her body as the loom's shuttle, Aguiñiga will weave a horizontal wall within the gallery, using strips of cotton dyed with pigment made from rusted fragments of the US/Mexico border wall. Visit our link in bio or armoryarts....org/artnight to stream it live. . . . . @TanyaAguiniga #MujeresArtistas #ArteFronterizo #BorderArt #usmexicoborder #lafrontera #everydaylafrontera #resist #communityactivism #artivist #artivism #borderwallprototypes #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

We are live! Visit armoryarts.org/artnight for a mix of live events and on-demand content. Happy 20th Anniversary, #ArtNightPasadena

Tonight! Virtual ArtNight at the Armory features the debut of a new mini-documentary about Los Jornaleros del Norte, a local band comprised mostly of day laborers. The group formed in 1995 after an ICE raid at a free mobile health clinic event. Omar Sierra, one of the main vocalists of the band was present during the raid and decided to write a Corrido (ballad) about the incident. As time went on, the Day Laborer Band expanded and became a fundamental tool in the organizing e...ffort, performing for day laborers at corners and centers, for local unions, for students, for activists, for teachers, and more. Visit armoryarts.org/artnight to join tonight's festivities and stream this powerful short video starting at 6:00 PM (PDT). We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to our partners at the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the Pasadena Community Job Center for the vital services they provide to this community and for their help in producing this video. . . . . #ArtNightPasadena #ArmoryArtsAtHome #ArmoryArts See more

Tonight! Join the Armory for the 20th Anniversary virtual celebration of ArtNight Pasadena. Our exciting line up includes live art workshops via Zoom (6:30 & 8:45 PM), plus an encore weaving performance by Tanya Aguiniga, live from her exhibition in our Caldwell Gallery (8:00 PM). On-demand offerings include virtual exhibitions of Armory teen artwork and a new mini-documentary about Los Jornaleros del Norte, a local band comprised mostly of day laborers whose mission is to (1) inform, educate, organize, and mobilize day workers; (2) sensitize the general community about day labor related issues; and (3) denounce the abuses committed against them. Visit armoryarts.org/artnight and join the festivities starting at 6:00 tonight (PDT).

Still time to RSVP! Today at 4:30 PM PDT, join the Armory and the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College for the virtual release celebration of "Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe," the most comprehensive publication on Saar to date. Special guests include co-curators Rebecca McGrew and Irene Tsatsos, scholar Christina Sharpe, as well as Saar herself, who will conclude the event with a libation created live, followed by a ceremonial blessing. Visit armoryarts.org/saar-book and... click the RSVP to join us today at 4:30. . . . . . #alisonsaar #exhibitioncatalogue #bookrelease #booklaunch #exhibitionevent #virtualmuseum #museumathome #laartist #foca #curatorialteam #armoryexhibitions #armoryarts See more