Summer in LA really starts in August. At least the hot part. It’s time for people to take vacations, go to weddings (I just returned from a family wedding), or just take it easy with a staycation. The pace can be slower during August, ramping up as the kids get back to school, and wind down of summer is right around the corner. While you’re kicking it, staying cool, check out this month’s Poet’s Place, where Linda Kaye brings poets together every month to share their art with all of you. If you write poetry, send it to Linda, and it could end up here.
The art is still out there, and there’s a whole bunch coming with PST Art - Art and Science Collide, put on by The Getty, which is starting next month, with exhibits in over 70 organizations, across Southern California. I want to go to every single one, twice. How about you?
Here’s what’s coming to the Hammer.
Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice
Sep 14, 2024 – Jan 5, 2025
Breath(e): Toward Climate
and Social Justice
Sep 14, 2024 – Jan 5, 2025
Part of Getty’s region-wide initiative PST ART: Art and Science Collide, the Hammer presents Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice, organized by guest co-curators Glenn Kaino and Mika Yoshitake. The exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection with issues of equity and social justice. Breath(e) features works by more than 20 artists, including works by Mel Chin, Ron Finley, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Garnett Puett, and Lan Tuazon, commissioned specially for this exhibition.
Breath(e) was conceived during the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic and America’s racial reckoning in 2020, and as such explores pressing issues related to the ethics of climate justice, while proposing pragmatic and philosophical approaches to spur discussion and resolution. The exhibition strives to challenge and deconstruct polarized political attitudes surrounding climate justice in America and offers new perspectives around land and indigenous rights of nature.
DATE: Last Saturday in August
LOCATION: Worldwide
10am-10pm
Play Music on the Porch Day is an international day of music, held on the last Saturday in August. Participation is easy. Just go outside and play music. You don't even need a porch to join in! Share a video on your favorite social media with #playmusicontheporchday.
In 2019 thousands of musicians from at least 70 countries and over 750 cities from around the world participated! Join us this year on August 26, 2023 for Play Music on the Porch Day!
Please register on our website to be officially counted and added to our worldwide map.
Join us to welcome our new nonprofit artist support network,
Sunday August 18th 3-6pm
MoonHuts
5320 Valley Blvd LA CA 90032
Catered by @district5kitchen
Small works exhibition, fundraiser, silent auction and more...
January Arts is a support network for our art community.
It's tough to go it alone in the art world. It's challenging to build your career without support—where do you turn when you're struggling in the studio or have questions about social media, unsure how to get your work seen or how to ask for a studio visit?
At January Arts, we believe that peer support is as essential a tool as your paintbrush, your camera, or your kiln.
Programs include: Artist Membership, Art and Cake, Artist Directory, Artist Resources, Call for Art Subscription, Speed Dating Studio Visits, Peer Mentor Exchange, Workshops, Portfolio Reviews, Critique Groups, Artist Classifieds, Residencies, Exhibitions and more.
January Arts is a 501(c)(3) art service organization designed to meet all of your professional needs, from networking to mentorship to exhibition opportunities.
Board Members: President Ellen Friedlander - Secretary Richard Gaskin -Treasurer Tim Schomaker - Board Member Cathi Milligan - Board Member Kristine Schomaker
