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A nomadic pop-up, two-day-only show at the Torrance Art Museum!Opening on Saturday June 30th, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm "Blank Land" is collaborative show exploring urban identity crises, sacrifice, and heroism through the lens of mythology and American values. The show features the work of over forty artists. Oh Nancy is an national art collective that provides a vehicle for artists -- presenting them wi...   [more]

Bleicher Project space is pleased to present a demonstration by artist Cathy Weiss who will discuss her art and show how she integrates the printmaking process into her work.  Members of the audience will experience the printmaking process. Attendees are encouraged to bring a recycled t-shirt for a demonstration of printing ready-made wood block images. Currently featured in the Bleicher project space,...   [more]

Participate in guided tour of Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974 to explore and contemplate natural and urban environments and their influence on artists. Then make sun prints with guest artist Christine Nguyen.   [more]

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of this great show!   [more]

CHANGE OF LIFE (Mudar de Vida)Directed by Paulo Rocha. With Geraldo del Rey, Isabel Ruth, Maria Barroso Portugal 1966, 35mm, b/w, 90 min. Portuguese with English subtitles. The second and arguably most important film by Paulo Rocha (b. 1935), one of the central figures of the Novo Cinema, Change of Life is a direct response to Oliveira’s Rite of Spring (and, indirectly, to Varda’s Pointe Courte)...   [more]

You probably never thought of zip ties as an artistic medium before…so explore the many possibilities of this great material and construct fun, colorful bracelets, keychains, and other accessories under the craft tutelage of Mark Montano. RSVP suggested to rsvp@cafam.org   [more]

RED: as slapstick WHITE: pass it on BLUES & GREENS: follows, feels, and fails BROWN: bows down, hands it over, looks away BLACK: cake is great even in weight Zac Monday (b. 1985 Meadville, Pennsylvania) has developed a practice centered on the possibility of interaction between people and objects. Compelled by the impact of touch, he wants us to be unafraid and unembarrassed to engage one another. I...   [more]

45-minute tours are led by trained Hammer Student Educators who are UCLA students from a variety of disciplines. Tours convene in front of the Hammer Museum Store and reservations are not required. To schedule a private group tour of Made in L.A. at the Hammer Museum, please visit hammer.ucla.edu/visit or call 310-443-7041.   [more]

Ever wonder why a museum changes the artworks on display in its permanent galleries? In this gallery talk, educator Mary Lenihan discusses the reasons for recent changes in the galleries, focusing on the European art collection, where some paintings are now on view that have never been displayed before.   [more]

The Conversation With… series brings artists to Laguna Art Museum to discuss their practice in a casual conversation with guests. The next artist in the series is Sandow Birk. Past guests in the series, which launched in 2011, have included Amy Caterina, The Legacy Project, Deborah Aschheim, Jeff Gillette, Ed Gomez, Mike Tauber, and Allison Schulnik. The evening will begin with a brief presentation...   [more]