Side Street Projects

Side Street is proud to launch Care Talk, an interactive storytelling project that amplifies the voices of caregivers working on the front-lines of a global pandemic, by artist-in-residence Michael Rippens. Care Talk invites healthcare workers to call the Care Talk hotline number (626) 427-7293, and record personal experiences of living and working during the COVID-19 pandemic. All voice recordings can also be found on the Care Talk official website including resources for c...aregivers and care aides, and videos and articles about the migration of Filipino health workers to the U.S., and how COVID-19 is having a toll on Filipino communities. Rippens project will then culminate with two radio shows in collaboration with DubLab on Sunday, January 10th and January 24th from 12 pm to 1 pm PST. The public is invited to listen to these shows live through Dublab's online radio show that broadcasts through the Dublab website. Dial the hotline number today to share your story and listen to other’s experiences, and tune into Rippens’ radio show with DubLab to gather more insight on the project! For more information visit: www.sidestreet.org/artistresidenc/michael-rippens-care-talk https://caretalkproject.com/

Side Street Projects turns 28 today! Side Street would not be without the support of every community it has humbly called home through its journey. For nearly three decades, SSP has been creating bridges through art, connection, and community. Here's to the growing family we have yet to meet <3

Three days left! Join us for the En Movimiento Celebration this upcoming Saturday, December 5th at 7pm PST via Zoom, or watch a LIVE stream on Side Street Projects Facebook page. Register today to save a spot, visit: https://zoom.us//regi/tJYlduqurDwiEtSMBn_gVvYiV-m_vZ1wN6BD ... For more information on Jose Richard’s project, visit: www.sidestreet.org/artistresidencies/jose-richard-aviles We hope you join us in this final celebration of Aviles's amazing work!

The day is near! Don’t forget to TUNE INTO @soynalgona, or @sidestreetorg via Instagram this Sunday, November 1st from 10am - 7pm PST and take a 12.2 miles digital walk with Aviles through South Central. Through this stroll on Vermont Blvd, witness alongside Jose Richard the effects the pandemic has had on both bus riders and pedestrian's lives. . . . For more information on Aviles Project visit: www.sidestreet.org/artistresidencies/jose-richard-aviles ... . . . In partnership with Metro Art. Metro Art Los Angeles . . . El Camino De Vermont Sunday, November 1, 2020 10am-7pm PST See more

TUNE IN @soynalgona or @sidestreetorg at 10am-7pm on Sunday, November 1st to watch an IG Live and story posts of their guerilla-style performance and procession in El Camino de Vermont. In the performance, Jose Richard Aviles will walk 12.2 miles up the 204 bus route along Vermont inspired by the Catholic pilgrimage of El Camino de Santiago. In honor of the November 1st celebration of El Dia de Los Santos, a Catholic Indigenous celebration of the ancestors and all those who... have passed, El Camino de Vermont is an ode to the bus riders and pedestrians whose lives and relationship to the bus have been impacted by the pandemic. . . . For more information on Aviles Project visit: www.sidestreet.org/artistresidencies/jose-richard-aviles . . . In partnership with Metro Art. @metro.art.la . . . El Camino De Vermont Sunday, November 1, 2020 10am-7pm PST See more

The Residency Informational Meeting recording is up! If you were not able to attend our virtual meeting, we recorded the session, and it is now available on our Open Call homepage, including the PowerPoint presentation slides. Visit the link below to view the video: www.sidestreet.org/open-call-spring-2021 We are also conducting one-on-one virtual meetings with applicants that could not make the meeting. Email [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

re(VISION)s theme . . The Oracle speaks clearly:... Vision into and through Revolution Vision into and through Liberation Vision into and through New Realities Recycled Truths And Technologies of Freedom Modified Listen The Oracle has spoken and will speak further Of Visions and re(VISION)s Of Histories and Futures That Move through the Body through Relationship through Ancestral Bones Listen As Histories and Futures Weave together Prophecies In Circular-Spiral Formations Listen As they speak now with certainty: Vision into me. See me clearly Vision, yes vision . . . Artists are equally encouraged to respond to this poem in their Open Call proposals. To learn more information and access the application, visit: www.sidestreet.org/open-call-spring-2021 . . . Application Closes Sunday, November 15, 2020 11:59pm PST

OPEN CALL! We are excited to announce that re(VISION)s, our Spring 2021 residency is now open for proposals. Side Street Projects is offering a PAID three-month residency for artists to develop a community-engaged art project around the theme of re(VISION)s. Due to COVID-19, this Spring's residency will follow a digital format and be showcased digitally for the safety, and well-being of everyone. ... Application Closes on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at 11:59pm PST. For more information on the theme, eligibility, and the application process, please visit our Open Call homepage at: www.sidestreet.org/open-call-spring-2021 Leave us a like and share it with a friend! This project is made possible by the support of the California Art Council.

Be counted! Participating in the 2020 Census means more monetary gain for our community, which will help our roads, schools, hospitals, and job programs for the next 10 years. Learn more about the importance of the 2020 Census, and how you can be counted. Watch the link below to get informed.

Our beloved artist, Dominique Moody, has been featured on the Music Center online page For The Love of L.A.. Moody’s featured work entitled Junk Piano is a collage of photographs inspired by the aesthetics of a lonesome piano found in Leimert Park, located in South L.A.. To read more about the genesis of her new project, click on the link below and see through the eyes of Moody! ... www.musiccenter.org/tmc/for-the-love-of-la/dominique-moody/

In March our formal work quickly came to a pause as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe and we found ourselves together but separate. We watched the systems break down and fail our constituents. These failures clearly exposed our nation’s racist capitalistic oppressive structures. Despite going formally on pause, the Side Street community continued to work and connect. As waves of activism passed through our communities, our artists found themselves being leader...s in their own networks as everyone looked to support each other on a grassroots level, and dismantle repressive systems. We continued to connect and seek healing through artmaking, collaboration, sharing of skills and creative problem solving. Some painted murals in the park and at local businesses, while others collaborated on mutual aid networks to support some of the most vulnerable in our community. We marched. We shared art supplies, tools, seeds, and fruit from our trees. We sewed masks for each other. All of this work was done through informal economies working to disrupt capitalistic colonial structures that support systematic racism. We hold the essence of the community of artists who are Side Street Projects in these acts of service and collaboration. The community of Side Street Projects, never went on pause. We are here. . . Stay tuned for updates about our two current artist-in-residences and our upcoming Open Call for new artist projects next month!

Want to embark on a self-guided art bike tour? Look no further! Side Street collaborated with Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition, and the Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs by designing an interactive self-guided art tour that takes you to various public art locations in Pasadena. You can pick any location you wish to visit and listen to pre-recorded audio describing the history behind each art piece. You can also choose to see all sites in one day or break it into segm...ents. To learn more about this fun innovative tour, click on the link below where you will find the interactive audio tour to start your bike journey. Leave us a like and share with a friend. Visit for more: www.sidestreet.org/pasadena-rotating-public-tour

Looking for an easy quick DIY activity to do with the kids this weekend? Grab your: glue stick, glue gun, colorful construction paper, scissors, tape, ruler, marker, and a pencil. We are here to show you how to make paper flowers! Paper flowers are great for decorating or simply a fun activity to enjoy with others. Watch this video and don’t forget to leave us a like, and share with a friend. Tag us with your creations this weekend of your paper flowers. Happy Friday! :)

Check out our board member, Mark Steven-Greenfield, talk about his endeavor with the "Destination Crenshaw" art project on the balance of art and architecture.