I’m posting this after the November 4th elections that took place across the country. We had a bit of a blue wave, maybe because the current administration sucks and people are waking up. Proposition 50 passed by a huge margin, which as we all know was spurred on by the bootlickers in Texas. There is hope, but we can’t relax. But we can make art, and help our neighbors, during this historic government shutdown.
Because Los Angeles is the center of the creative economy, in this nation, we have an abundance of opportunities to see art, make art, buy art, immerse yourself in the experience of art. For this I am forever grateful. I’m listing many art opportunities in our great city. Also, check out Linda’s poets over at Poet’s Place.
The Los Angeles Makery has a booth at West Edge! Come by and say hi!!
50 Years: A Golden Anniversary Weekend Celebration
Friday, November 7–Sunday, November 9, 2025
Celebrate 50 years of the Norton Simon Museum! Join us for a weekend full of live music, art-making activities and more, plus the exhibitions Gold: Enduring Power, Sacred Craft and Retrospect: 50 Years at the Norton Simon Museum.
Free museum admission all weekend!
Reserve your free admission ticket for one or all three days.
Pictured: Exhibition view of Making in Between: Indigenous Americans; work by Courtney M. Leonard.
Closing this Month
Making in Between: Indigenous Americans, works by Mercedes Dorame, Anita Fields, Courtney M. Leonard, and Cannupa Hanska Luger, artists who explore boundary-pushing themes of identity, culture, history, and community; through November 30, 2025.
Current Exhibitions
In Their Hands: The Evolution of Mata Ortiz Pottery, presenting a body of work that embodies cultural resilience, economic survival, and the power of community knowledge; through December 21, 2025.
Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People's Republic of China, presenting works created during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; through April 26, 2026.
A Traveler's Guide to Mettlach: Villeroy and Boch, showcasing everyday life in 1800s Mettlach, Germany; through December 2026.
