Zenka Publishes 75 AR/VR Free App Ideas For Content Creators (Los Angeles) Augmented reality and virtual reality hardware is heading into the consumer market at warp speed now, but will there be great content to keep the hype afloat? Los Angeles based artist, Zenka (www.zenka.org), decided to publish a free book with 75 AR/VR app […]
For Muralist Kent Twitchell, It’s Artwork Lost, Artwork Found
From LA Downtown News: by Richard Guzmán | Posted: Monday, March 26, 2021 6:15 am Kent Twitchell in front of the unfinished “Free Ballot,” one of three murals he is working on for the renovation of Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. The artworks will replace “lost” murals created by Helen Lundeberg in 1942. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES […]
Twitchell’s Ed Ruscha Mural Returns to Arts District
For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 9, 2021 On Thursday, June 11, Los Angeles City Council Member Jose Huizar and artist will reveal where and when the muralist will paint an updated version of his portrait of Ed Ruscha. The announcement will be made around 6 pm at the Art District’s weekly farmers’ market at Traction and E. Third St. […]
‘In Full Bloom’ Documentary Screening Mon June 22
Board member Michael Brewer will be screening his feature-length documentary In Full Bloom presented by The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West (BADWest) and Canon Hollywood. In Full Bloom…..transcending gender Monday June 22, 2021 Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins at 7:15pm. This event is FREE. To attend this event you MUST rsvp/sign up at http://4thmondaycanon.eventbrite.com Canon […]
Carlton Davis at the District Gallery
“The Past Retooled; The Present Rebooted,” new and old works by artist, architect, and writer Carlton Davis April 30 through June 12 District Gallery, 740 East Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 The Art Lunch Regurgitated The exhibit surveys 50 years of Carlton Davis’s art. The 28 works in the show trace his interests in drawing, […]
Artists Take On Augmented Reality
AR on the Streets of Los Angeles Augmented Reality is well known to NASA and hardcore techies but now artists and gamers have begun to flex the boundaries of this tempting new medium which allows viewers to mix the real with the surreal. The result are experiences which are not tied to desktop computers - […]
John Craig Freeman brings AR to the Streets of LA
The recipient of of LACMA‘s inaugural Art + Technology grant is John Craig Freeman — founding member of Manifrst.AR, the artists’ coalition that took over MOMA with renegade virtual artwork back 2010. Freeman is in town for a few final weeks to show off his piece “EEG AR: Things We Have Lost” on the streets […]
LADADSpace & Borghese Sponsor 4 Month Artist Residency in Italy
Kathy Leonardo writes about Harker’s upcoming show and 4 month Italian residency in her recent Huffington Post Article. Chasing a Dream From One End of the World to Another Each year thousands of young talented artists flock to big cities such as New York and Los Angeles to pursue their dreams. The global appeal in […]
Uncommon Ground 4
Uncommon Ground IV was a community planning workshop for the Arts District sponsored by the LaDAD space, the ADCA, and the NEA Artworks. The workshop was an all day event that was held on the campus of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) on Saturday, September 27th 2014. The purpose of the workshop was […]
Zenka Virtual Reality at the District Gallery
Virtual Reality and Traditional Japanese Art Form Meld in Show that Goes Back to the Future The Show The history of the future (at least the digital future) is the subject of a new show at District Gallery. More than 20 life-sized ceramic raku masks by the artist Zenka depicting augmented reality and virtual reality headsets from the […]