Ambitious new art/dining space, Compound, announces September opening
The 15,000-square-foot space will include a sculpture garden and be the new home of Ellie’s restaurant.
Plans move forward for Molina Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian
Molina Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum is set to open in 2021.
All About Long Beach: Stone Rose Gallery to Feature 60 Local Artists
On Saturday July 26, Stone Rose Gallery will make its mark on the local Long Beach art community. Featuring over 60 artists, the gallery’s exhibition Long Beach Summer III will be their most ambitious exhibition of Long Beach artists to date.
Long Beach Art Lovers Launch City’s First Gallery Guide
From the Second Saturday Art Walk in the East Village to First Fridays in Bixby Knolls, it’s more than obvious that Long Beach has a robust and thriving art community. But where and when can you experience the city’s diverse art scene outside of the more well-known monthly blowouts? Meet the Long Beach Gallery Guide, a start-up website still in beta mode that is attempting to compile all the current exhibitions, shows and spaces that support local art.
ArtX Forms Advisory Board of Long Beach Leaders as Expansion Continues
The ArtExchange has created an advisory board featuring some of Long Beach’s most prominent leaders, each of whom will serve one-year terms in order to focus on what ArtX CEO Nicolassa Gavez calls “high level visioning.”
SHINE: Jeff Foye Explores Identity
Jeff Foye is one of the artists being featured in the Arts Council for Long Beach exhibition, SHINE, opening tomorrow at The Collaborative gallery. In this interview, Jeff speaks about the works being presented, and his long time collaboration with Gordon Winiemko.
Sunday’s Morrison Birthday Celebration Benefits Food Finders
This Sunday, from 1 to 5 PM, the community is gathering to celebrate the birthday of Doors front-man Jim Morrison. The event is also a food drive for Food Finders, so people are encouraged to bring new cans of food. In this interview with Food Finders’ Executive Director Patti Larson, she speaks about the amazing work they do.
Intersect: Paul Hogue and the Nature of Art
The Arts Council for Long Beach 2013 Distinguished Artist of the Year, Paul Hogue, is joining with 2012 winner Trace Fukuhara, and Yoshino Rosalia Jasso, who was the first recipient of the Emerging Artist and Arts Leader award, to present new, existing, and site-specific installation works at The Collaborative.
Wilmore 9 Releases Festival Lineup; Includes World Premiere of Doc on Poly Football and Street Life
The ambitious Wilmore 9 team is gearing up for their first annual film, music and art festival in Downtown Long Beach this weekend, which over the last few months has drawn involvement from local crafters, comedians, skateboarders, musicians and more.