December 2016
Report from Standing Rock
REPORT FROM STANDING ROCK Sunday, December 18, 2-4 PM Please join us for a slide presentation and conversation with artists Molly Larkey and Jen Rosenstein. They recently visited Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock, where they interviewed organizers and supporters who came to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux. They will discuss the powerful movement that has been created by this historical gathering of First Nations and their allies. Oceti Sakowin Camp is a living model of co-struggle that places concrete…
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Curators: Emerging into what?
CURATORS: EMERGING INTO WHAT? Panel Discussion as part of the Annual Emerging Curators Program Presented by LACE and art ltd. Saturday February 4, 2017 2-4 PM The current exhibition at LACE, The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley offers a forum to this year’s group of emerging curators. But for all its mystique, the role of the curator in the art world is constantly evolving, and can vary greatly with different types of cultural institutions and the social, political and economical situation of the…
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Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101
Los Angeles Tenants Union Workshop for Artists: Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101 March 12, 2017 2PM The Los Angeles Tenants Union invites you to a Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101 workshop. In the wake of the Ghost Ship fire and increased pressure on housing in Los Angeles, many artists are facing evictions from their live-work spaces, rent-controlled apartments, and studios. If you are a renter in Los Angeles, you have rights. And knowing them is key to resisting…
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Know Your Rights: Artists & Civil Disobedience
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ARTISTS & CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE a FREE workshop presented by CCI and LACE April 12, 2017 7PM More and more artists are driven to use their artworks, actions and voices to defend their beliefs and lifestyles. Whether protesting with a group, or performing acts of civil disobedience, it is critical that artists understand their rights. Representatives from the National Lawyers Guild will help you understand best practices when you are confronted by police, potential consequences of civil disobedience actions,…
Find out more »The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Conversation and Book signing Thursday April 13, 2017 7-9PM Sharon Louden in conversation with artist contributors Edgar Arceneaux, Courtney Fink, Paul Ha, and Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Hyperallergic, Hrag Vartanian, at LACE. Book signing to follow. Organized by Sarah Russin, Executive Director, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Special thanks to Courtney Fink for connecting us. This event is partially supported by the Ford Foundation. The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life is a collection of essays by 40…
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