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Mark Moore Gallery is honored to host Against the Grain, a one-night charity exhibition on August 25th, 2012 - 7-10pm - produced by LA-based curatorial entity, 5790projects and curator Amir H. Fallah. Arches and Rembrandt, leading fine art material manufacturers, present "Against the Grain", a one-night exhibition and art auction to raise grant funds for one Los Angeles-based student artist....   [more]

The World of Inkjet Paper and The Digital/Darkroom Convergence with Eric Joseph of Freestyle Photographic Supplies The world of inkjet paper has come a long way and choosing the proper paper for your image is as important as choosing the proper exposure. There’s a daunting array of inkjet paper available to photographers today, but where to begin? Combining his expert product knowledge with ha...   [more]

Twice a month artist Ohie Toshio will be present in the exhibition Ohie Toshio and the Perfection of the Japanese Book  to answer questions and talk with visitors about the art of book design. Ohie introduced decorative bookbinding to Japan in 1974 after studying the art form in France for five years. He will discuss how he adjusted the style to appeal to Japanese taste and the ways in which he co...   [more]

Join a Museum educator for a one-hour tour discussing the influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the Impressionists. Meets in Entrance Gallery | Free with admission | Please note that space is limited to 25 participants. Sign up at the Information Desk no later than 15 minutes prior to the tour.   [more]

Museum audiences are asked to remember and be part of the inaugural event for the monument by participating in a communal sing-along and live recording of a historic Suffragist-era song, which has never before been recorded. Suffragists wrote the song while in prison; it tells the story of their experience and marks this historic turning point in the nearly century-long struggle to secure women's rig...   [more]

From the harsh lights illuminating the stage to the wonder of reproductive technology, these works elucidate the intimate through a delightful range of genres and techniques. The artists in this program have used self-portraits, documentary and fictional narrative methods, performance, animation and choreography to ask a question essential to cinema: Who’s looking at whom?Austria’s avant-garde fi...   [more]

Wayne Leicht, world renowned collector and dealer of gold and mineral specimens will discuss the pieces that he has loaned the Bowers in the current exhibit California Gold closing September 9th. This exhibition highlights some of the finest examples of native California gold as it is found in its natural form as leaves, crystals, and nuggets. The Mojave Nugget, weighing over 10 pounds and the lar...   [more]

In conjunction with the exhibition Eating Grass, LACMA celebrates artist Alia Syed’s West Coast debut with a special screening of select works in their original 16mm format. Priya (2008-2011) is an extended aerial shot of a twirling Kathak dancer. The footage was then buried in various organic materials and left to deteriorate, merging the skin of the film with the body of the dancer. A Story Told...   [more]

Curated and founded by filmmaker and MCASD Film Curator Neil Kendricks, this special installment of alt.pictureshows features more than 20 intelligent, inspirational, and thought-provoking short films guaranteed to challenge, surprise, and engage adventurous film lovers in search of a true alternative to the usual multiplex experience. Part film festival and part art happening with a twist, the always surprising and inno...   [more]

Dedicated to championing the works of aspiring and established filmmakers, OCMA and the Newport Beach Film Festival proudly embrace the passion, independent spirit, and creative vision of these talented artists with the Cinema Orange film series. Celebrating its eighth season, the 2012 Cinema Orange film series spotlights independent films about art, architecture, innovators and culture shapers f...   [more]

5:00-8:30 p.m.  Giuseppe's Bar Service 5:00-9:00 p.m.  Installation of The Quilt Conversation Quilts 6:00-7:00 p.m.  Art-Making Activity: Flip-Flop Art 7:00-8:00 p.m.  Salon Round-up 8:15 p.m.            Mark Dzula: La Playa Sin Fronteras (the borderless beach)   The Quilt Conversation Artist Andrew Printer, with Ann Olsen, has organized two groups of quilters who worked at...   [more]