Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

Starts at 6 tonight!

Hey young artists, here is an opportunity to develop your photography skills and get recognition for your talent. Our friends at @gettyunshuttered and @educationamplifier are offering free art instruction to students ages 13 to 19, and a chance to be featured at the Getty Museum. Join each Sunday through December 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Students will learn how to produce powerful artworks that combine photographic imagery and text to convey a message. All students ...will need is a digital camera or camera phone - or even an old film camera, if you like! - a notepad, and a writing utensil. Students of ages 13-19 and their families are welcome! Winning student submissions will be projected onto buildings in cities nationwide and featured in a special J. Paul Getty Museum exhibit in 2021! Held via zoom, sign up for "In Pursuit of ___" here : linktr.ee/educationamplifier

What a year this week has been. Take a break from refreshing your browser and unwind with us. We have free all-ages art activities coming up from DCA Art Centers, including: Today at 1 pm, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery hosts an image transfer workshop led by artist #ArezooBharthania from their current exhibition Archive Machines. Register @ linktr.ee/lamagbarnsdall Tomorrow Lincoln Height Youth Arts Center hosts Dia de Los Muertos Face Painting Workshop. Tune in thei...r IG page Saturday, 11/7, at 11 am to learn #DíadelosMuertos fun facts, and face painting tips and tricks from special guests! See it here: instagram.com/dca.lhyac/ See more

Today we are launching weekly features on each of this year's 17 winners of the DCA Cultural Trailblazer award. We'll get things moving with a look at the multifaceted dancer and choreographer, Jay Carlon. Jay Carlon's performances are inspired by his upbringing in California’s Central Coast where he was raised the youngest of 12 in a family of Catholic Filipino migrant agricultural workers. Two years ago Jay began producing a series of works, starting with "Flex", committed... to excavating this personal history, and reclaiming the collective history of Filipino-Americans and the Filipino diaspora from colonial narratives. With "Flex", Jay illuminated the complex and often erased history of Filipino-Americans, using a large cast to explore the history of his own family and culture through dance. While "Flex "was highly theatrical, Jay’s next project shows the range of his practice also includes community-based work. Jay is developing a project to re-envision the kamayan (communal-style Filipino feast) as a forum to connect the artist’s ancestral culture with local communities. Jay’s work has been presented in Los Angeles at REDCAT, The Broad Museum, Los Angeles Dance Project, Annenberg Community Beach House, LA Dance Festival, Electric Lodge, Los Angeles Performance Practice, homeLA, and Beach Dances; in New York at 92ndY and The CURRENT SESSIONS; Jay has also performed with the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, Palissimo, Oguri, No)one. Art House, and danced for Rodrigo y Gabriela on Jimmy Kimmel Live (choreographed by Annie-B Parson), in Solange Knowles’ art film Metronia (2018) choreographed by Gerard & Kelly, and was appointed Choreographic Associate for Kanye West's opera, Mary (2019). See link in bio for the complete list of this year's winners. "Flex" lighting and photo: Matthew Johns Bench Dance ("Flex" excerpt) photo: Cheryl Mann "Out of Bounds" photo: Andrew Mandinach "Out of Bounds" photo: Andrew Mandinach

We are proud of DCA superheroes across Los Angeles, like Rebeca Guerrero (center), Jamie Costa (left), and Efren Landeros (not pictured), joined by staff lead Mr. Incredible, at Glassell Park Recreation Center. All are helping to run our voting centers. Make sure your is voice heard and #vote! On November 3 polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. You have the right to vote as long as you're in line by 8:00 p.m. ... More information here: https://www.instagram.com/votinginfocenter/

Michael Massenburg, painting 'Above the Water We See the Light' for a new pool at the Van Ness Park & Recreation Center, looks like he is in his own composition. No wonder, since his beautiful mural is a result of working closely with the community. This work and a nearby companion piece are on track to be completed this year. David Stork... A commission of the Public Works Improvements Arts Program (PWIAP) #inCD8 #inSouthLA #SouthLA #PublicArt #PublicArtLA #LAPublicArt #DCAPublicArt #Murals #LAMurals #MuralsLA #LAStreetArt #WallArt #LAContemporaryArt #LAArt #TranscendCommunity #TransformCommunity #AboveTheWater #TogetherInTheLight #BlackJoy #BlackRebirth #ReimagineLA

Tune in today at 5!

The Art of Wellbeing by South Central LA artists. A collection of works that envision COVID-19 safety. Commissioned through the collaborative efforts of the City's Emergency Management Department, DCA and @lacommons Jose Lozano... 'No Tan De Cerca Por Favor' Ink On Paper, 11x14, 2020 Artist Statement: It was fun and challenging to make images addressing this serious pandemic situation we are currently battling. I wanted the images to communicate a sense of community and humanity. I also wanted the images to communicate the seriousness of keeping safe and following behavior that helps combating the pandemic without being preachy.

We are wishing everyone a scary good Halloween! Have fun, be safe! from Legacy: Rocking the Nation (RTN), 30 Years of Creativity (Sept to Nov 23, 2019) at @wgsarts.

#fbf from DCA (Department of Cultural a-Scares) to a 2019 installation by Peter Wu. Titled 'Or, the Creatures of Prometheus II', and created on the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the work speaks to the fear of being controlled by your own creations. Here's to a safe and happy Halloween! by Jeff McLane

"I see you seeing me see you see me..." Artist Zeina Baltagi watches the watchers in her residency at 11:11 A Creative Collective's Embed Gallery. The artist will host discussions, performances, and art creation with featured artists and thinkers from November 8 to December 20, 2020. Visit 1111acc.org/air for programming info. See you there.... Until then, there is still time to see 'Common Ground', the current exhibition at Embed Gallery. This group show focuses on the planet earth as an ever-shifting politicized landscape of borders, exclusions, and omissions, on view through November 8. View it virtually at visiting www.1111acc.org or in person by appointment. Both programs are produced with support from DCA. Embed Gallery is located at Toolbox LA 9410 Owensmouth Ave Chatsworth, CA 91311 Email [email protected] for viewing appointments AIR participants Arshia Fatima Haq, Ron Athey, Yasmine Nasser Diaz, Loujain Bager, Casey Kauffmann, Gretchen Andrew, Lechedevirgen Trimegisto, Ted Meyer, Panteha Abareshi, Marton Robinson, Thinh Nguyen, Amitis Motevalli Common Ground Artists Kim Abeles, Mariona Barkus, Sharon Barnes, Pilar Castillo, Danielle Eubank, Samantha Fields, Eloisa Guanlao, Ann Isolde, Sant Khalsa, Meg Madison,Kaoru Mansour, Maryrose C. Mendoza, Sandra Mueller, Naida Osline, Pamela J. Peters, Sheila Pinkel, Sinan Leong Revell, Bonnie J. Smith / She Votes, Suvan Geer/ Stitch in Time, Linda Vallejo, Gail Werner.

Live now #WrightVirtualVisits with Allen House and Beth Sholom Synagogue. Two Frank Lloyd Wright sites paired up to go live side by side on Facebook.

Every year Sun Valley Youth Arts Center "Stone House" puts on one of the City's best Día de los Muertos celebration. This year the celebration continues virtually. Tune in to the DCA Art Center's FB page on Sunday, November 1, 5:00 p.m. for art, music and more. Festivities include a concert by Conjunto Zacamandu and Los Hermanos Herrera, and a closing ritual with Danza Temachtia Quetzalcoatl. This year’s celebration is dedicated those who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. See you there!

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence impacts millions of people, and it’s not only women who are victims; many men are victims too! If you or someone you know needs assistance: Los Angeles County DV Hotline: 800-978-3600 For shelter and services: lacity.org/dvresources... #NoExcuseForAbuse #SilenceHidesViolence #DVAM2020 #DVAM #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth