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#Repost @armoryarts - Tomorrow: Join Karen Mack & Nicole Rademacher in conversation on the effects and responses to isolation, social distancing, and the pandemic on our communities and us as individuals. Visit our link in bio or linktr.ee/armoryarts to RSVP and receive your unique Zoom link. . . . .... Thursday's talk is the second installment of "Active Voice: Conversations at the Intersection of Art, Community, and Social Justice," moderated by the Armory's Heber Rodriguez. This new monthly series is 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. . . . . @lacommons @nicrrad @acogedor.space @heberrodmayen #ActiveVoice #HealingCenteredEngagement #Lockdown #LockdownArt #LockdownLife #PandemicLife #OneYearAgo #OneYearLater #Conversation #Reflection #SocialJustice #ArmoryExhibitions #ArmoryArts See more

[LIVE] Diapora Dialogue: Rhythm of Thiossane w/ Malik Sow and Magatte Fall Official https://youtu.be/tWtmRzAvpXM

TODAY at NOON(PST): Malik Sow and Magatte Fall Official in Dialogue! 2021 DIASPORA DIALOGUE - Day of the Ancestor Festival of the Mask at the Leimert Park Artwalk!

On April 18, join us to kick off the 2021 Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks season with an event that will tap the artistry and wisdom of Africa, Senegal to be exact, as a source of knowledge needed to thrive right now. This First Diaspora Dialogue will feature Artist Malik Sow and his son Magatte in conversation. Register for the FREE event https://bit.ly/326iFkl

Join us to kick off the 2021 Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks on April 18th with the Diaspora Dialogue, which will tap the artistry and wisdom of Africa, Senegal to be exact, as a source of knowledge to thrive right now.

Join LA Commons’ ED Karen Mack and the Fowler for a conversation w/ comedian and performance artist Kristina Wong and Chicana feminist Martha Gonzalez of rock band Quetzal about how one can powerfully organize and engage hearts and minds by creating a narrative about struggles to promote justice through art. The event will take place on Thursday, April 15th at 5pm. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/148696119095

WE ARE HIRING! The Community Arts Program Manager will work as a core member of the LA Commons team under the direction of the Community Arts Program Director. The manager will serve a key role in administration, outreach and facilitation of the work of LA Commons Community Arts Projects in South Los Angeles, MacArthur Park and neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles County.... Projects include: intensive neighborhood-based youth artist (age 15-25) workshops, community arts engagement workshops, Leimert Park Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks, and community arts to advance equity including: public art, public messaging and cultural asset-mapping. To read the full job description and apply, https://bit.ly/3lQN8vG

LA Commons would like to invite you to our Leimert Park Story Circle on Saturday, March 12th from 2:30pm-4:15pm for "A Conversation on Ancestors and Community Wellness." You can register at bit.ly/3uXkqgC

New Artist Opportunity! We are looking for TWO (2) Artists to lead an art project for our MacArthur Park Lakeside Stories Project! This is a PAID project DEADLINE to Apply is FEB 4 ... Qualifications: Experience in visual arts and public art Experience working with youth and community Familiarity, experience and connection with MacArthur Park Bilingual Spanish/English speakers Check out our application with more information by clicking https://bit.ly/3ipXy3T Timeline: February to June Compensation for the project (for entire 3 part project) $3500 stipend for lead artist $2000 stipend for associate artist

Last Week to Apply LA Commons is searching for 1 lead artist and 1 associate artist to work with a core Youth Arts Team (Age 15-25) to collect South LA community stories, and to design and create artwork that is connected to mental health and wellness. Youth Arts team members will meet weekly and be paid a stipend for their work. LA Commons will coordinate project partners, supply acquisition, workshop space and recruiting the Yout...h Arts team. The role of the lead artist with support of the associate artist, is to lead youth arts workshops, design the art work incorporating images from the team, and create the final art. Compensation for the entire project $3000 stipend for lead artist $2000 stipend for associate artist To Apply click here, https://bit.ly/3q51ERk Due January 21st See more

DCA seeks to commission approximately 70 creative-tributes by 70 lead artists who will receive seed-funding of $600 each to reflect the lifetime of a person who has died from COVID-19. Corona Memorials may be songs, poems, paintings, photographic presentations, as well as any other forms that can be shared online for the general public. For more information visit, ... https://culturela.org//arts-activation-fund-corona-memori/ See more

LAST DAY TO APPLY https://bit.ly/3ipXy3T This is a PAID project We are looking for TWO (2) Artists to lead an art project for our MacArthur Park Lakeside Stories Project!... Qualifications: Experience in visual arts and public art Experience working with youth and community Familiarity, experience and connection with MacArthur Park Bilingual Spanish/English speakers Check out our application with more information! Timeline: February to June Compensation for the project (for entire 3 part project) $3500 stipend for lead artist $2000 stipend for associate artist

The pandemic isn’t over and our neighborhoods are getting hit the hardest. Let’s stick to the basics to protect our friends, families and communities. Wear a mask Wash your hands Social distance when in public ... When we work together, we can stay healthy and safe. Learn more how YOU can stop the spread this holiday season. COVIDhelpLA.org - We invite you to support LA Commons work with a year end donation by visiting our website www.creatingournextla.com - Art: Alfonso Aceves Commissioned through the collaborative efforts of the City's Emergency Management Department, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and @lacommons

This week our youth are hosting a free Hyde Park Community Online Event. Our youth from the Hyde Park neighborhood are creating public art for the community and are gathering stories from residents to help inspire their designs Register by emailing Beth Peterson at [email protected] ... See you there!

What to know about COVID testing: Free tests are available, regardless of immigration status Drive-through and walk-up sites are available A test does not protect you from getting COVID-19... To register for a test: Call your doctor first. If you do not have one, call 211 or go here: COVIDhelpLA.org - We invite you to support LA Commons work with a year end donation by visiting our website www.creatingournextla.com - Art: Jose Lozano Commissioned through the collaborative efforts of the City's Emergency Management Department, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and @lacommons

' !! ELECTION DAY Pollings close at 8pm.. so #GO VOTE Remember, YOUR Vote Matters! Don't forget to #GetOutToVote Sending support to our LA communities on this day. ... . . . . Artwork is by LA Commons youth artist participating on our current #GOVOTE2020 art project . . . . #GoVote2020 #VoteTogether #LACommons #SouthLA #Community Arts See more

Today is Election Day! If you haven’t voted yet, now is the time. Look up your polling location and hours at vote411.org. Pack your bag with the identification you need, a mask, and hand sanitizer. Save the Election Protection hotline 866-OUR-VOTE to your phone. Share that you voted in the comments! #govote

!! There's still time to register to vote and #GOVOTE!! Remember, YOUR Vote Matters! Don't forget to #GetOutToVote ... . . . . Artwork is by LA Commons youth artist participating on our current #GOVOTE2020 art project . . . . #GoVote2020 #VoteTogether #LACommons #SouthLA #Community Arts See more

Call for Youth Artists! Join us on November 11th @ 4pm for a Zoom Info Session. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3oRj8RC

Artist Statement: Handwriting is as individual as fingerprints. Now that we’re constantly typing it feels even more unique. I asked my circle to WRITE me a note about voting, share a memory or a motivation. These are the voices of beloved aunts, valued colleagues, the gals from book club and the gym, my piano teacher, friends of the family, neighbors, my daughter’s old babysitteryou get the range. Different backgrounds, different life experiences, but each one committed to raising her voice through her vote. Every. Single. Election. You can always count on the ladies. #govote Art by @visockyogrady

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Don't break a sweat, just #GOVOTE!! Remember, YOUR Vote Matters! Don't forget to #GetOutToVote . . . . ... Artwork is by LA Commons youth artist participating on our current #GOVOTE2020 art project . . . . #GoVote2020 #VoteTogether #LACommons #SouthLA #Community Arts See more

Artist Statement: During shelter in place using objects surrounding me in my home, I constructed an image that touches on just a few of the reasons why voting is critical to our well-being in this country. This poster was designed and completed when two of the three current (seismic events) were in full swing: Covid 19 and economic collapse. Highlights in the image that speak to the concerns of today mirroring my values: women’s rights/civil rights/democracy/environmental sustainability and repair/inner peace and love. Los Angeles Artist @knikitas #govote

Artist Statement: There are so many messages today employing fear and facts. Those tactics can be very successful, but for this project I wanted to use beauty as a means to draw people to the message and inspire voting. Flowers not only represent beauty but women and the feminine as well. And they come in many colors! For this project the image seemed perfectly befitting. Los Angeles Artist @louisesandhaus #govote

Artist Statement: The female physical body was, and continues to be, affected by colonialism. The image of the female torso represents the body vulnerable and strong, incorporating the words as scars, yet fully present with agency over her transformability. My inspiration for the text are words by Daina Ramey Berry, Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin, which I interpret to accept the incompleteness of the emancipation process and are a call to action to reshape our systems of oppression. "During this moment, I feel that we still need to be emancipated. There are still freedoms that need to be protected. There are still laws that need to be revised. There are more people that need to be included. There are more things to achieve. There is more space for change and growth." #govote Art by @rebecamendezstudio

Have you voted yet?? Let us know in the comments. If not, let us know your plan! #govote Art by @LynneYun

ELECTION is 8 DAYS AWAY!!! Whose nervous? We sure are! But our youth art is calming our nerves because it's so awesome to see them promoting to #GOVOTE Remember, YOUR Vote Matters! Don't forget to #GetOutToVote ... . . . . Artwork is by LA Commons youth artist participating in our current #GOVOTE2020 art project . . . . #GoVote2020 #VoteTogether #LACommons #SouthLA #Community Arts See more