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THE HIVE GALLERY Celebrates 10 Years in Downtown

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“The last 10 years has brought upon a rash of self-guided ART WALK events now taking place in almost every city across the nation. Taking the stuffy sales staff and “hushed” gallery experience and turning it into more of a festive atmosphere, ART WALKS expose thousands of people to new experiences in an artistic wave of creative influence.”

LA MAGAZINE – JULY 2014 “Downtown’s Art Walk turns the streets into an artistic carnival. Here on Gallery Row -- bounded by Main and Spring streets from 2nd to 9th streets -- the scene is as eclectic as the people it has attracted: haircuts being given on sidewalks; saxophone melodies wafting through the smoggy air; a retrofitted 1940s school bus shuttling attendees to off-site galleries. Inspired by the scene, artists let the environment dictate the imagery as they paint on makeshift canvases taped to chain-link fences.”

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Giant Iron Carousel Horse: Guardian of the Gate.

2100 N Main St Los Angeles Ca 90031

This April 25th - 26th at the Brewery, The Brewery Artwalk Association is pleased to feature the largest contingent of pioneering artists in the Los Angeles area. While some of our talented resident artists are painters, photographers. printmakers and sculptors, other resident artists have been experimenting with Immersive 3D environments, LED light sculpture, high tech and high class furniture design, contemporary fashion and environmental design, new media and digital art. The artists of the Brewery stretch the meaning of art in different directions, but are often on the leading edge of the Los Angeles art scene.

Located northeast of downtown Los Angeles, off the 5 Freeway’s Main Street exit, sits 16 acres packed with creative energy, artistic dreams, and a little piece of historic LA.

The Brewery Arts Complex was an operating brewery from 1897 through 1979. Its second life as an arts complex began in 1982 with the passing of the Artist-In- Residence code, a Los Angeles housing code that gave artists the right to rent live/work space in industrially zoned buildings.

Housed in the industrial buildings of the complex is a uniquely vibrant and creative community.

The artists (there are around 500) residing and working at The Brewery have opened their studio/homes to the public every year and most recently twice a year, for 33 years. The Brewery Artwalk is the largest original Artwalk in the world.

The Brewery Artwalk is FREE and open to the public! Whether you are an art collector, connoisseur, curator, want to buy unique fine art gifts, learn about the history of the community or discover how art, science and technology are linked; come enjoy an

exciting free afternoon in the heart of LA’s art scene.

There is free parking right across the street as well as a free shuttle from the Lincoln Heights/Cypress Park Gold Line metro station.

This spring you can look forward to many new artists, food trucks, a beer garden hosted by our very own Barbara’s restaurant and a peaceful engaging environment. This is THE go-to art event of Los Angeles.

FMI:facebook.com/BreweryArtLA

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CULVER CITY

Sonce Alexander Gallery Presents Nature of Painting & Photography March 14th - April 25th - A reconsidered pairing of painting and photography, vision and influence, figurative and abstraction. Intimately linked, the nature of these mediums presents a juxtaposed alliance when viewed transitionally through social change. Abstraction as a language of reasoning and senses, like the figurative, is central to our engagement with history: an argument for representation. As Sonce Alexander Gallery expands its artist programme to incorporate a harmony of mediums, this group exhibition interjects latent offerings which triumph and shift our understanding of the nature of painting and photography today.

Layered responses to the process of painting weave pictorial strategies, presenting figures and landscapes in flux as indeterminate dialogues.

Colin Patrick Smith

Deconstructs formal sensitivities, regarding elemental subjects as object within a multiplicity of references and glancing realizations.

Donel Williams

textural paintings reflect cross-media gestures in an era of image manipulation and monumentality.

Carrie Yury

presents contextualized portraits as photographic diptychs, displaying and disrupting the classic ideal of the female nude.

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DANIEL ROLNIK

BRING ART MINEO MIZUNO /TAKE ART STANDARD, SAMUEL FREEMAN

GALLERY PRESENTS

Mineo Mizuno presents a suite of six single channel films, shot in New York, California and Japan.

Long known for his mastery of large scale ceramics, intricate glazes, and environmental installations,

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Friday, April 10th - Have you ever wanted to trade your art with other artist’s work? Are you spending too much time in your studio alone?

Do you want to meet awesome new artists? If so, then go to The Standard, Hollywood on April 10th for an epic party + alcohol + music + fun + new friends! 8300 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

5:30pm - 11:30pm.

FMI: http://www.danielrolnikgallery.com/

Fabien Castanier Gallery presents LUKE NEWTON Off the Shelf FMR series 003, 2015. Porcelain, 8 x 19.5

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this turn to film introduces a new visual language for the artist. With each film a fixed camera position is set, gathering footage for days at a time. In New York he chose the East River, in California, a creek and the Pacific Ocean, in Japan, a waterfall. Rather than searching for a decisive moment, the hours are blended to create a serene meditation on the passage of time, tide and current. Reduced to elemental observation, Mineo’s subject is as it has always been: water. From his earliest teacups to the flattened water drops, the six-foot tall teardrops to the most recent moss islands, water has remained a constant element in all aspects of Mineo Mizuno’s career. Opening reception Saturday, April 11, 5-8pm. 2639 South La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90034.

FMI: http://samuelfreeman.com/

April 4th - 25th. Newton is a young British artist presenting a lighthearted satirical assessment of what it is to live in a commercially and technologically driven society.

For this exhibition, Newton decomposes precedent in order to create a new visual dialect, specific to a demographic dependent on digital form. Everything from e-cigarettes, shopping carts, iPads, and hashtags are all reborn as paintings, sculptures and mixed media objects made from non-traditional materials. By reorganizing the roles of these everyday articles, Luke Newton sparks a subversive yet important conversation about the things we own and how they define us.

A catalog of work will be available.

Contact the gallery for any inquiries. Luke Newton will still be present for the Opening Reception on Saturday, April 4. 2919 La Cienega Blvd, Culver City, 90232 FMI:http://castaniergallery.com

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The o u t side gates of SPRING STREET PARK, a.k.a. The Row have become another epicenter worthy of attention during the DT ART WALK, proving again, that no matter where the artists go the people are sure to follow.

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Over the past year, every 2nd THURSDAY over two dozen independent artisans have been arriving the earliest, between the hours of 10am and 1pm for a chance to earn space and set up their displays in time for the massive 6 o’clock crowds of the DT ART WALK. Despite past efforts to keep the artists from, setting up, hanging their works on the park’s gate, being on the park’s outside landscaping or occupying the sidewalk after 10pm, the Row remains as the day turns to night during the DT ARTWALK, with an abundance of art sales and eager patrons.

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THE ROW is located on the eastside of Spring Street between 4th and 5th, and is where Art Walk visitors have been eagerly cramming to get “through” on their way to-orfro the Old Bank District galleries on 4th and Main. The crowd moves slow and steady, and carries with it an array of enthusiatic faces, each person given a chance to meet the artists, buy art and get a glimpse at every creative set up.

The future of the Row is uncertain, but DT ART WALK artists have their hopes that the Row will permeate...So far, at least they have gained enough support from public officials to be able to stay...if not inside, outside the park... not to mention the support they have gained from thousands of DT ART WALK attendees.

DOWNTOWN ARTISTS FIND R E F U G E AT

LOS ANGELES CENTER THEATER

...ANOTHER DOOR OPENS.

Although the park gates are locked during the DT ART WALK the artists have secured the public sidewalk just outside the park and are ready to put forth a united effort to request park officials to allow them to possibly open the park for the artists of the DT ART WALK. Opening the park would allow for adequate security, eliminate side walk limitations and public safety issues, provide power for art displays, and give an iconic atmosphere for what the artists have to offer.

ART WALK NEWS contacted the park keepers back in January of 2015 in an effort to support opening SPRING STREET PARK for independent artists during the DT ART WALK but has not yet been given a response.

ART WALK AT BATCHELDERS

With the closing of Batchelder’s 100 Year Old Coffee Shop Museum on 6th and Spring and the Downtown gap Art Walk’s ART MART on 6th and Main, came the between galleries on Spring (4th and 7th), independent artisans are feeling the downside of not being able to from secure a permanent space to gain economic support the night’s attendees. er Hope for artists and acoustic acts may be found howev e welcom they as r Theate Center s at the Los Angele independent artists to participate as vendors every 2nd Thursday. The Los Angeles Center Theater is a worldclass cultural center providing affordable space rental and and donation of space for rehearsals, performances at cultural events and over 39,000 people attended events

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RETURN OF THE

ART WALK SHUTTLE. ATTENTION": Downtown Art Walkers! PREPARE YOURSELF for some awesome additions THIS APRIL 9TH, including the return of the ART WALK SHUTTLE, a 15 seat passenger ride spanning over 15 city blocks of the DTLA ARTWALK - in one night.

Passengers sign up for two, and receive a Bus Pass, free gifts, and a not so small - BUY ART button - and drink and food specials good at participating venues.

ART WALK SHUTTLE STOPS: Explore the artwork of the night, at all four major Downtown gallery locations for meet and greet with the curators and the artists, including a list of galleries and pubs offering drink specials including ViP Sseating, no waiting , $4 drafts beers and half priced cocktails.

ART WALK SHUTTLE is loaded with trivia information about the Historic Core, free gifts, art work live music and theatrical performances. Buy a yearly pass for two for $45 or just ride for one night for $15 (includes +1 Guest). Special restrictions apply must be 21 or older to ride!!!

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DOWNTOWN ARTWALK TOUR.

Three days after the official announcement of the Return of

the Art Walk Shuttle the Downtown Art Walk announced their UPCOMING ART WALK TOUR on April 9th, lead

by Tour leader, Jeremy Quant. Quant who has worked with the Art Walk Board as an artist and event planner over the past three years, will provide tour-goers with gallery visits, artists meet and greets, and background information about the DT ARTWALK past, present and future. The tour cost is $20 per person and is available for purchase on Eventbrite. Tour is limited to 10 people.

historic MURAL TOURs.

The successful Historic Core Mural Tour beginning at Grand Central Market (3rd and Broadway), has made a successful effort to educate the public about public art for over a year. Brought to the art walk by the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, every 2nd Thuraday, the tour mixes in with the crowds Art Walk but focuses in on the many fantastic murals in and around the Historic Core.

The Mural Conservancy Tour has been so successful the Downtown Art Walk released plans to create a similar tour designed around the Historic Core, adding special presentations by local artists and gallery owners.

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DTLA Pioneer Hive

Gallery & Studios Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

BY AARON DOWNES

Despite his tall and lean stature, Nathan Cartwright, curator and owner of the Hive Gallery & Studio at 729 Spring St., has to stand at the very top of a wobbly stepladder, where the words DO NOT STAND are clearly posted.

He does this to paint the remaining details on a series of intricate “glyphs” along the coved ‘parapet’ of the upper wall.

Nathan, along with his colony of buzzing artists, has been hard at work every day for the past two months on The New Avatars of Hive Land, a collection of strange, mystical stone gargoyles YEARS that watch over the lobby.

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Each person-sized statue, painted by a different resident Hive artist on a foam cutout, represents the respective painters higher self. Nathan’s avatar, the Big Bee above the entrance, protects the “Compound Eye of Existence”, a layered projection of eyeballs and tripiness by Michael Allen, who is currently on-tour with Warpaint and responsible for the bands signature visuals. Hive Land is one of the main attractions at a special event being held at the upcoming Downtown LA Art Walk with opening reception on April 4th.

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THE HIVE celebrates its exciting past, “It’s like a Hall of Olympians…like these [statues] are some of our best warriors,” says Nathan with a smiling moustache.

“But instead it’s the Hall of Honey” - King Bee

One of the first art galleries to pop up in DTLA

present and future at the Hive Ten Year Anniversary, which features eye catching installations, live DJ spinning, live painting and even a birthday cake. Besides the New Avatars of Hive Land, there will be a Family Reunion that brings past residency artists together with new Hive dwellers. Best Of The Hive will feature established or recognizable artists that started as unknown ‘larvae’ in the buzzing 3000 square/foot space.

The first 100 attendees to the April 4th celebration also get free goodies including Royal Jelly 2 DVDs, chronicling past shows, video art pieces and interviews with the artists who have called the gallery home.

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“I think that’s the BIG THING to remember,” “We’ve done a show every month since our opening in 2005.”

Cartwright recalls

I got discovered at the grand o p e n ing of the Art Walk in 2004.

I did an event on the roof of a parking lot.

And we had all this projection, performances and I had all these featured artists, many of them well known around the world.”

This brought Nathans artistic and organizational talent to the spotlight. It also caught the attention of LA Art Walk founder Burt Green, who encouraged Nathan to get his band of merry artists into a permanent space, which eventually became Hive.

says Cartwright. “That back in 2005, NO ONE was here. The big incentive for building owners was to bring galleries here…pioneering into a seemingly rough neighborhood, and [artists and gallery owners] take the brunt of the craziness.” However, despite perceived danger, patrons would flock by the thousands from all over Los Angeles County and beyond for a night of art, which gradually warmed people to the idea of moving downtown.

“We need to remember that art is what makes any living environment special…knowing there’s new things to see on a regular basis. Not just bars and food.”

In spit of the Hive’s long running popularity, Cartwright sees a worrisome trend of galleries closing shop in

PG.11 work on display. Unlike the white-wall gallery next door, which displayed abstract art that would require an art school degree to enjoy, Hive artwork tends to be figurative (resembles people) or narrative (tells a story) and draws you in immediately with “very repulsive FROM LEFT or very attractive” TO RIGHT: imagery. Some of the artists KING BEE PHOYO BY even employ RUSH VARELA HIVE TAROT DECK pop-culture NATHAN CARTWRIGHT characters DAISUKE OKAMOTO and symbols CHINA CAT 663 like McDonalds, MEIRAV HABER Disney, X-Men, Star Wars and other instantly recognizable symbols or fictional characters, bringing in a broader audience. Such practices might be called ‘pandering’ in certain artistic circles.

The Hive Gallery & Studio the Historic Core. “ This all started from the galleries that were here and making their mark at the time.”

In the middle of the interview, two teenage skateboarders checked out some of the pieces on display. One of Hive Gallery & Studio’s main philosophies is Art for the People; exemplified by affordable pricing, eye catching visuals and the often-humorous

Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary during the April 2015 Downtown Art Walk on Saturday the 4th from 8PM – 11PM. Food will be provided by Karma.

The show continues until May 2nd.

The Hive Gallery is 729 South Spring Street, Los Angeles CA, 90014 FMI:THEHIVEGALLERY.COM

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HYDE PARK

LEIMERT PARK

April 24 – May 3, 2015. Project Space 2920 (PS 2920) is pleased to present Monster Mash, a site specific collaborative performance by four Los Angeles-based artists Collin and Becky Stafford, Ofelia Marquez and Von Curtis. Using referential material as both pastiche and parody, the ensemble explores a distinct form of celebration: the dance. Both an informal and formal dance are performed in succession as four distinct monsters come to life in playful dances ranging from the waltz to twerking. By removing the familiar, the ensemble creates a neutral substrate negating how one comes to choose sides in a competition. Together, the ensemble disrupts personal and collective narratives by toying with meaning using fractured and incongruent content. Investigating themes of class, gender, the origin and processes of food & commerce and race; their cumulative efforts result in a furry, colorful, multi-media performance employing live and recorded music, installation, video, painting, sculpture, costumes and more. PS 2920, located in the Hyde Park district of Los Angeles, is an artist-run project space dedicated to collaborating with emerging artists and exhibiting experimental works. Monster costumes will be on display and available for public viewing on Fridays & Saturdays from noon to 6:00pm through Saturday, May 2nd. Opening reception/performance on Friday, April 24th from 7-10pm.

2920 W. Florence Avenue Los Angeles, California 90043.

FMI: https://instagram.com/projectspace2920/

“Women Art Not Seeking Your Validation” install shot of site specific mural by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh from her Stop Telling Women To Smile series.

This group exhibition features work by artists both in and outside of LA. It is the first of a three part curatorial idea that seeks to examine the consciousness of a country by asking or answering questions like “What is the consciousness of a country? How do you push that consciousness forward?

How do we raise the vibrational frequency of a culture by educating the psyche?” Part: I of American Survey serves as a time capsule for 2015. The artists included are Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Lisa Diane Wedgeworth, EJ Hill, Sadie Barnette, J. Michael Walker, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Calida Rawles, Lex Brown, Andy Robert, Timothy Washington and February James.

Opening reception Saturday April 4 from 5-8pm. 4336 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008. FMI:http://www. papillionart.com

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LONG BEACH

MASSIVE, BRILLIANT AND MINT AT LBCC April 1st – May 1th - Long Beach City College presents “Massive, Brilliant, Mint” (artworks by SoCal members of the British diaspora). A presentation

on his work by British photographer William Ellis will be held in G Building, Room 118, 5 – 6pm prior to the reception. Come early and beat the traffic. Please rsvp for this event. Long Beach City College Art Gallery. 4901 Carson St, Long Beach, CA 90808. TEL 562-938-4815.

On Facebook see LBCC Art Gallery.

Opening reception. Wed. April 1, 6:30 - 8:30pm. FMI:LBCC.EDU

POMONA

Frequencies & Realities at Space Gallery April 11Th - “FREQUENCIES: Concepts in Reality” - Photography

by Rik Garrett and duo Sally Egan & Amy Bystedt. With music provided by PegLegLove and Swords of Fatima.

Opening reception from 6-9PM. Music starts at 9:30PM. SPACE Pomona is now a multi-medium fine art gallery and rental darkroom called “F/8 Darkroom”. Located in the Pomona Arts Colony space host exhibitions showcasing the work of emerging and established visual artists from Los Angeles and beyond. In addition to exhibitions SPACE POMONA also offers art talks, workshops, and quality live music. 250 West Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766.

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POMONA ARTWALK

Every month on the 2nd Saturday the Pomona Arts Colony brings big crowds to the streets. Over 3 dozen galleries host artist receptions for their latest exhibits. Many shops, studios and restaurants open late.

There is no better way to get a feel for the lively community that hundreds of artists have built here. Experience the diverse array of top quality art work, ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography and more.

It’s FREE. Bring your friends and family!

Art Walk starts at 6pm. Come Early and Stay Late! Hours are from 6:00-9:00pm.

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HARE/O/SCOPE Aries

Mar 21 - Apr 19 Aries is ruled by fire and with the total red moon eclipse you should be feeling very charismatic about endless opportunities that allow you to be your fun loving and playful self.

Like Bugs Bunny created by Ben “Bugs” Hardaway and voiced by Mel Blanc 1938, you’re perfectly nonchalant about most things, especially when you’re in your own element.

With the Sun in Aries, this month almost everyone who stands between you and success will be quickly outsmarted. Just remember to guard yourself from being too manipulative when it comes to your collaborations. Just because others will have a hard time outwitting you doesn’t mean their ideas aren’t relevant to the project.

Taurus

Apr 20 - May 20 You don’t have to be stingy with your finances, dear Taurus, but you should guard against being too giving.

Like the Easter Bunny, (German Lutherans 1680) who never runs out of colorful eggs, give to those who have shown themselves to be kind and devoted to your needs. Keep your mind on your money as Libra shines its balancing light on your second house of work and finances. There will be plenty of unexpected financial costs but also much needed timely bonuses. Although you won’t be able to put all your eggs in one basket at least your nest egg will be glowing in bright green and gold colors.

Gemini

May 21- Jun 20 English author Richard Adams, published Water Ship Down (1972) a story of a small group of rabbits with morals and ideals who had to escape the destruction of their warren and seek a new home. Like Hazel, dear Gemini, you will need to become the leader of your herd of collaborators. Use your leadership skills to avoid any opposition snares or attempts from others who want to use your efforts without giving you credit.

With the Sun in Aries, your eleventh house, only with teamwork and vision you will be able navigate towards the best destination.

Cancer

June 21- July 22 Like the Velveteen Rabbit, written by Margery Williams (1922) dear Cancer, success is eminent. Whatever your heart desires will be yours for the taking and you may even be recognized publicly for your works.

Whether it be fine tuning an existing project or seeking out a new one, the Sun is in Aries until April 20th, your tenth house of ambition and professional takeovers, giving you the energy to almost magically organize and successfully nurture any project until it becomes a reality.

Leo

Jul 23 - Aug 22 Although it may seem like others are deliberately trying to stop you in your efforts to complete a present project, with the lunar eclipse on April 4th, it may just be that you’re neglecting your own intellect and curiosity when it comes to using your creative talents to get what you want. But like the Silly Rabbit, created for Tricks Cereal by Joe Harris (1959), you may have to add a few new colors or set your sites on broader horizons. Whatever you do, don’t give up!

Just know that sooner or later you will eventually produce an amazing project that everyone will want to share. After all eclipses are known for changing the game.

Virgo

Aug 23 - Sept 22 This month may have you riding an emotional roller coaster dear Virgo. With the eclipse on the 4th and Libra in your second house, on the 20th, you may feel as frantic and explosive as Roger Rabbit after a few drinks. Until the planets pass do your best to remain calm when it comes to promoting your projects to potential collectors. If you can avoid becoming to over-anxious you’ll be able to create a better world for you and your collectors.

Libra

Sep 23 - Oct 22 This month is going to feel more like the weight of the world is on your shoulders dear Libra, as for Mimzy, (directed by Robert Shayne 2007) the scientific rabbit sent into the past to save the world’s future. As more and more of your friends and family seek your advice and attention you’ll feel a definite need to help them escape their fates. Just remember to promote your own needs as well. There’s no need to keep your own wants and needs a secret, especially if you can find a couple of good listeners to trust.

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 21

It’s not going to be easy outsmarting your competitors but you’ll need to do just that.

Like B’rer Rabbit first created in Cherokee folklore (1800s), you are well sought after but some people just persist on trying to buy your pieces for far less than what they’re worth. If you find yourself in a situation where you’re not being valued. Do what you have to do and say what you have to say to get out of it…even if it means diving into a bed of thorns or taking a hot tar bath, you will find you come out unscathed with some great memories to look back and laugh at.

Sagittarius

Nov 22-Dec 21 You’ve been predicting doom for quite some time now, dear Sag, and frankly your friends and family are starting to think you’re a worrywart.

Like Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh, written an illustrated by Christopher Robin Milne and Ernest H. Shepard’s (1926) you’re the first to cast a shadow of doubt. However, a collaborative project could indeed be in danger, so don’t be afraid to use caution when making the next move, until you figure out what’s best. Here’s a hint, anything that involves social issues or important causes will bring you success.

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Capricorn

Dec 22 - Jan 19 You’ve been racing around without taking a breath, trying to win every race against your peers, and even time itself. Like the tortoise and the hair there is no doubt that you have the ability and talent to reach the finish line, but with the ground-breaking total lunar eclipse in Libra, your tenth house of career and professional recognition you might feel like taking a break from your project or possibly dropping out all together. As far as you have come, you can feel the pressure of wanting to take that much needed rest from the norm. Take it! And the time it gives you to fully plan your next move and reach your ultimate goals.

Aquarius

Jan 20 - Feb 18 The month is all about personal growth dear Aquarius, and like the Energizer Bunny (1991) who never seems to run out of batteries your status will keep growing and growing.

With the full moon in Libra and Pluto in your twelfth house, you have a lot going on, and that’s okay because the lunar eclipses set you up as a receptor of excess energy well into the end of the month.

Pisces

Feb 19 - Mar 20 Expect the unexpected with the April 4 full moon and lunar eclipse in your seventh house dear Pisces. As did, Author Lewis Carroll’s, White Rabbit featured in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865 ) you may feel like you’re in a helpless rush to complete unfinished projects or meet upcoming deadlines. But if you play your cards right and don’t lose your head, you’ll find that when you do get your projects done, collectors will still be just as intrigued and waiting patiently for their chance to follow you down the Rabbit Hole.

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Small Towns"

BIG Dreams

By Nate Woodside

REDLANDS

is a little historical town with odd roads, a lot of old people, some young people who can’t drive, and a downtown area which hosts a market night every Thursday (which obviously doesn’t help the traffic, let me tell you, even with a small four-door sedan). Honestly, it’s always best if you get up early to get to the art walks before the crowds come in, one because you’ll be able to escape the unbearable heat of the SoCal in the “spring,” and two because you get to converse with said artisans about their work and what made them decide to become such. If you go when everyone else goes, chances are someone’s booth that has caught your eye is so busy the guy won’t have a chance to explain what makes a particular piece special to him or what inspired him.

But, you know, it’s never about the creator with some people, it’s about what you want to hang on your wall or set on your table, right?

I got to the art walk two hours after it started, around 10 am. Downtown Redlands is a sleepy part of town with small business and a few landmarks and hangouts. A lot of what used to be considered modern art has had nothing on what some of these artists had to offer. And even though it was early in the morning, there was a lot of crowding around some of the best booths. I pressed on to see if I could find anything, and boy, oh, boy, I wasn’t disappointed.

Art refers to anything and everything that can be created (even though some things should probably not be, such as the girl who vomits milk onto canvases, but who am I to judge, really?), everything from music to paintings to models to a parkour routine. Redlands had quite a diverse genre of different art pieces, some I had never even thought of before that quite honestly pleasantly surprised me. There was stonework, jewelry shining, metal art where the artist used a high-powered plasma cutter to create scenery in plate metal, photographs that

Art refers to anything and everything that can be created (even though some things should probably not be. were repainted over, acrylic, oil, 3-D clay models made by a couple of 8-year olds who were off to an early start, and even a collection of robotic welded art.

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Due to my love of surrealism, I was drawn to a booth outside downtown’s biggest seller, Augie’s coffee shop, run by a man named Owen Klaas, who’s labeled his works as Fiendishthingies, which he’s got a Facebook and a website for. I wasn’t able to get in too deep about what he did before he decided to support his wife and three children (two of them the 8 year-olds getting themselves promoted as well, who had their own separate booth) full-time, but now he paints and sculpts to put food on his table, and quite frankly, he’s very good at it. Just a quick mention of his sculpting, he does very fine and detailed work on his sculpts, using the chosen medium of baking clay, and spending possibly weeks at a time crafting each figure and painting it. He’s done Jesse and Walter from Breaking Bad, John Lennon, Napolean Dynamite, and several other more orc-like sculpts, as a tribute to his works’ namesakes.

The one that really caught my eye, however, was a custom sculpt of Dimebag Darrell, the late guitarist of Pantera. Being a musician, I had to say his attention to detail was astonishing, everything from the shirt dear Dimebag would wear to the Strap, to the beard color, and even the headstock on guitar (not one to complain, but most people don’t understand the importance of getting the headstock right on different guitars) was all painstakingly accounted for, which to no end impressed me.

To me it seems due to the influx of this new way of earning money freelance has brought a lot of talent (and some anti-talent) to big cities and hubs, but people should never forget smaller, more humbler towns. Everyone once had a beginning, and a lot of people like to take what they’ve learned on their journeys and go back to their hometown to show what they’ve learned. So next time you want to go to an art walk that seems a bit out of reach, save some gas and try a smaller place. You’ll never know when you’ll be pleasantly surprised. FMI:Facebook.com/dtrartwalk

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Why We Have Love

for artwalks

CREATION: Everyone in the world

is on a quest to experience the most from the universe and all things in it. Each day we embark on a perpetual path to collect those experiences in hopes that we can eventually lend them to our long list of life-fulfilling moments.

What will you watch and comprehend today? What will you eat? What music will you listen to? Who will you touch? Will you discover something new? And what will be the end all be all?

A discovery of Self: ART WALK is Sight, Sound, Taste and Excitement.

ART: the conscious use of the imagination in the production of objects intended to be contemplated or appreciated while at the same instance being totally subjective in a person’s mind rather than the external world.

Whatever you want it to be - voila it is, and pretty much means, anything goes, but also, that it’s not to be rushed or easily forgotten.

WALK: to go on foot

Gallery exhibits, fashion shows, live music, local eateries, and mobile popups create individual artistic-interactive vis-

itor hubs, turning the entire region into one festive party which purifies the spirit of the neighborhood and lends to the stimulation of the local economy.

So many different people from all ethnic backgrounds, young and old have no trouble bonding with the energy of the night and overall feeling of being united under aesthetics.

For artists, the night proves just as profitable as collectors are everywhere during an Art Walk. While some may be well-versed in the arts, its likely the Art Walk will help mold plenty of future collectors as well.

Independent artists at art parks and pop

ups may sell art for less than hundreds of dollars while galleries with well represented artists, who are supported by their collectors, may go sky’s the limit.

Collectors may be the for pleasure or exercise; type that collect a particduring an ART WALK ular style such as photogis like taking a stroll on raphy or abstract, or just the Avenue of Creative attached to a particular Expression, mixing and artist. There may be buymingling with artists and lver City u C ers seeking to redecorate , ry le al astanier G curators indoors or strutthe office, or loft, or that RERO at C tin’ your stuff outdoors in impulse buyer who finalhigh fashion with hundreds ly got exposed to a place in their mind they sometimes thousands of your fellow open- thought they would never know. These are the night-air explorers. types of thought-provoking pieces you can purchase at Art Walks.

Dozens of participating businesses

keep a rotation of artists, creative installations, and product specials ready in conjunction with the night, either working together or independently to create a memorable experience for thousands of purposely-timed ART WALK visitors.

At Art Walk, the artists and art institutions are ultimately given highlights as art stays the main focus of the night’s festivities. Art Walk is an exploration into the 5 senses; sight, touch, taste, feel, smell and sound.

Bottom line__ its good for the soul.

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VENICE

Last Contact from SpacePort at DeSoto Gallery on Abbott Kinney

Fire Rescue Facility (Eyelash), 2010, archival pigment print, 24 x 30 in., edition of 5.

March 29 - April 26th - De Soto Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Connie Samaras, Last Contact: Spaceport America and Edge of Twilight. Culled from two recent bodies of work, these photographs spawn a nuanced view of each other.

Spaceport America (2010-11) portrays the quixotically futuristic and simultaneously boarded-up structures of the world’s first commercial space station. Located in the artist’s home state of New Mexico—between towns with names that seem destined for fiction, Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces—Samaras’ images of this hub are framed to underscore the everyday present in this future imaginary. In contrast, the works from Edge of Twilight (2010-present) seem to pulsate with an otherworldliness. Shot at night in an all women, predominantly lesbian retirement community in the southwestern desert, these pictures of RVs, palm trees, and shadows are nearly devoid of human presence and yet palpably signal it.

Gallery hours are from Thursday thru Sunday, noon to 5pm, and by appointment. 2255. 1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. FMI: http://desotogallery.com

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