Jam Tonight with Christopher McBride
By Kim Russo, Deputy Director, 18th Street Arts Center I got lucky. I joined 18th Street Arts Center as their new Deputy Director on Valentine’s Day, and I met 18th Street’s Make Jazz artist-in-residence, Christopher McBride, a month later. Christopher…
Summer 2022 Program Guide
Weaving Unity: Centering Decentered Voices JUNE - AUGUST 2022 PROGRAM GUIDE Care. Over the past few weeks (and really the past 2+ years), I can’t help reflecting on how we show care for ourselves and others. While it’s hard to…
Arts Communications Essentials | A Webinar Series with Robin Cembalest
Designed for arts professionals of all levels, this webinar series with Robin Cembalest, former longtime editor of ARTnews, offers training in essential communications skills in a collegial setting. Webinar sessions on content strategy, social media, elevator pitches, artist statements, and promotion share…
Sam Francis: Santa Monica and a Legacy of Supporting Artists
By Jeny Amaya 18th Street Arts Center has been collaborating over the past year with the Sam Francis Foundation to research their deep archive of oral histories around Sam Francis and his network of artistic influence in Santa Monica to…
Spring 2022 Program Guide
Weaving Unity: Centering Decentered Voices APRIL - JUNE 2022 PROGRAM GUIDE To receive this newsletter over email, sign up here.As I begin my service as the new Deputy Director of 18th Street Arts Center (a warm hello to everyone), I…
Artists at Work: Maru Garcia and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
Artists at Work brings togethers artists with cultural and community-based organizations to address deeply rooted economic and social issues laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Culture Hub, 18th Street Arts Center will collaborate with artists Maru Garcia and Marcus…
Winter 2022 Program Guide
Weaving Unity: Centering Decentered Voices JANUARY - MARCH 2022 PROGRAM GUIDE To receive this newsletter over email, sign up here. While the continued pandemic has meant a slowing of in-person events, artists are resilient and have found new ways in…
Weaving Unity Across Oceans
By Frida Cano I finally found some time to sit at my desk and write about the magical performance that happened on November 8th, 2021, which served as the opening for our exhibition Weaving Unity. The exhibition is intended to make…
The Making of a Roadside Shrine: Rodrigo Valenzuela and El Nopal Press
By Sue Bell Yank Tucked away behind glass in an unassuming storefront nestled between the Toy District and Pershing Square, just across the street from the historic Beaux-Arts Hotel Rosslyn building, is El Nopal Press. As Downtown LA has undergone…