Posts Tagged ‘Corita Art Center’

THURSDAY: Viva Corita!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Sister Corita was a highly influential and inspirational art teacher and nun who created controversial pop art in Los Angeles during the 60’s. Earlier this year I edited a short film directed by Aaron Rose with a score by Money Mark to commemorate what would have been Corita’s 90th birthday. Today the art of Sister Corita will be on display and for sale at Landis Gifts & Stationery in Hollywood’s Larchmont Village. A percentage of sales all day will benefit the Corita Art Center.

Here’s an excerpt of the “ABC” song from our short film Become a Microscope-90 Statements on Sister Corita (music by Money Mark and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond. Title design by Keith Scharwath. Motion graphics by Max Erdenberger, Alex Dervin, and Miguel Bautista. Produced by Jon Barlow and Arlo Rosner):

ABC’s from Central Office on Vimeo.

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THIS WEEKEND: Found Footage, Fine Print and a Festival

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Find yourself watching unintentional comedy and painting words while writing images in Hollywood, and then eat, drink, and be merry on the Westside before the cops come to harsh your mellow.

  • Stop watching the Youtubes because the Found Footage Festival is back and ready to celebrate “laughably bad videos rescued from garbage bins, garage sales, thrift stores, and warehouses across the country.”

Found Footage Festival
Friday,September 25th, 8 & 10pm
M Bar
1253 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90038
Tickets $15
  • The always inspiring Corita Art Center opens it’s doors to the public for Saturday’s Smithsonian sponsored Museum Day and will host workshops based on Sister Corita’s use of “text as image” special guest artist John Carrera’s use of “image as text” as seen in his book Pictorial Webster’s. The day is free to all, however the workshop is limited to 15 participants and costs $20. Advance registration required.

Painting Words/ Writing Pictures
Saturday, Sept 26th, doors open at 11am workshop begins at 12:30
Corita Art Center

5515 Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028
(NW corner of Franklin and Western Avenues in Hollywood. Entrance is on Western at the AFI gate)
Admission is free. Workshop cost is $20.

  • And for the beach lovers and Westsiders, Venice’s Abbot Kinney Festival ends the weekend with fun for everyone with an all day extravaganza of music, art, food, and the obligatory drum circles.

Abbot Kinney Festival
Sunday, September 27th, 10am-6pm
Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291

* approximate times

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THIS WEEKEND: Cute & Dangerous Erotica in Real Life, Corita Wynn Evil Roman Jottobots, and Mitch Hedberg in Los Enchiladas

Friday, June 12th, 2009

One of the funnest parts about putting together these weekend event lists is coming up with an appropriate title using the words from said events. As seen above, this weekend’s happenings has churned out the perfect storm of words. From partying with porn stars to making art with nuns, Los Angeles has a lot going for it under our overcast skies, including our beloved Lakers winning it all in Orlando this Sunday!

Erotica LA 2009
LA Convention Center
June 12-14, 2009
Friday 4:00-11:00 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM-11:00 PM, and Sunday 11:00 AM-6:00 PM
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tickets and day passes are on-sale now.

Cute & Dangerous
seven-degrees
Opening reception: Friday June 20th, 8pm to 1am
891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Real Life presented by Bob Odenkirk
Silent Movie Theater
Friday June 12th, 8:00pm
611 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
  • The celebration of Sister Corita’s art and inspiring spirit just keeps on going as a modern day happening happens at the Corita Art Center in Hollywood. Complete with silk-screening, banner and flag making, music, food, a procession with pipes, the day’s festivities also include the release of the 2nd edition of Jan Steward’s Learning By Heart. Corita is definitely alive and well.

Corita Art Center
Saturday June 13th, from 1-5pm
5515 Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 (NW corner of Franklin and Western)

The Detournements of Wynn Miller
Exhibit A Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday June 13th, 7-11pm

1086 S Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90019
Show runs from June 13 through July 11, 2009

Attaboy-A Touch of Evil
POVevolving Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday June 13th, 6-10pm
939 Chung King Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Show runs from June 13 through July 8, 2009
  • Mark A. Rodriguez brings a variety of medias with his architectural constructions to Echo Park’s Hope Gallery with Roman Title IV Plain Jane.

Mark A. Rodriguez-Roman Title IV Plain Jane
Hope Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday June 13th, 7-10pm
1547 Echo Park Ave. Echo Park, CA 90026
Show runs from June 13 through July 12, 2009

J. Otto Seibold-Jottobots
GR2
Opening reception: Saturday, June 13th, 6:30 -10:00pm
2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025
Show runs from June 13 through July 8, 2009
  • And finally, end the weekend laughing with a tribute to unorthodox cult comedian Mitch Hedberg at The Silent Movie Theater as the Cinefamily “commemorates the comic’s legacy with a screening of his TV appearances, live performances, and the pilot to his unreleased MTV reality show, The Mitch Hedberg Project. Also showing is his autobiographical 1999 feature, Los Enchiladas; directed by Hedberg, the film focuses on the humorist’s early days as a Mexican restaurant employee in the suburbs of St. Paul.”

Mitch Hedberg Tribute Night (feat. Los Enchiladas)
The Silent Movie Theatre
Sunday June 14th, 8pm
611 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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