Helms Design District

POSTPONED - Textile Arts Hosts an In Depth Session into Nurturing Your Natural Dye Practice
2020-03-14 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO AN UNDETERMINED FUTURE DATE.
On Saturday, March 14th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, please join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles and artist and natural dye explorer Trudy Barnes for an in depth session on natural dyeing: Nurturing Your Natural Dye Practice: Spring Color.
Celebrate the season of renewal as we explore the hidden color in our landscape by learning about local plants and their potential for dyeing. We will discuss using native and invasive plant species, how to source dyestuffs responsibly, using mordants to fix color, as well as how to broaden your color palette using modifiers. Participants will come away with samples of color on various textiles and instructions on how to repeat the process at home.
• Learn how to forage and source dyestuffs ethically.
• Understand the science behind mordants and color modifiers.
• Discuss best practices to increase color and light fastness.
• Learn how to achieve multiple colors with one dye pot.
• Bring your own textiles to dye if time allows. Small pieces of lightweight, natural fibers only. Further instructions on how to prepare your fabric will be sent out before class.
• Explore how to integrate natural dyeing into your art practice, personal wardrobe or commercial clothing line.
• Work with locally and ethically sourced dyestuffs and textiles.
• Connect with others who share your interest in textiles and natural dyeing in our open studio atmosphere.
Materials fee to be paid to the instructor the day of class. (We are working on sourcing local finished textiles – in keeping with the Fibershed ethos. We’ll add the price as soon as we get more details. It will be more than $25 and less than $50!)
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Save the Date (Upcoming Sessions)
May 16: Eco Printing: Creating Pattern and Playing with Color
August 15: Shibori: Bind, Stitch and Fold
October 10 or 17 (tbd): Nourishing Your Natural Dye Practice: Fall Color

Arcana Books Welcomes Bruce Licher, Karen Nielsen Licher, and SR2
2020-03-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, March 7th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please stop by Arcana: Books on the Arts for a very special afternoon with Bruce Licher and Karen Nielsen Licher of Independent Project Press & Records as they celebrate the release of Savage Impressions with a book signing, one-day exhibition and sale of printed matter, and a musical performance at 5:00 PM sharp by SR2.
Savage Impressions is the first extensive monograph on Bruce Licher’s Independent Project Records and Independent Project Press. With the current explosion of interest in letterpress, many are looking to see how new work can be influenced by the past. Active since 1982, Bruce Licher’s Independent Project Press is a contemporary studio that has bridged technological eras and produced an unparalleled body of work. It has culled from the past while simultaneously turning it on its head with a distinct visual vocabulary that continues to influence current aesthetics.
For the first time, a comprehensive overview of Independent Project Records and Independent Project Press has been compiled into a monograph published by P22 Type Foundry, produced in a quality that displays their limited edition, hand-made work in over 200 pages of full color, from mechanical process work (for clients such as REM, Stereolab, and Camper Van Beethoven) to finished works of art with insights into the creative process along the way. The text includes an essay by Karen Nielsen Licher as well as material from Rudy Vanderlans’ Emigre magazine that featured the work of IPR & P. Co-designed by Bruce Licher and Jim Greishaber at P22, Savage Impressions is a 12 x 12-inch hardcover book that displays in full color the diverse range of art and design produced by Independent Project Records & Press.
This first printing is an edition of one thousand copies, with three-hundred and fifty of those being a now-sold out Deluxe Edition that includes a 12” vinyl record and other letterpress-printed ephemera. This book is a profound reminder of the value of the hand-made and how it can interface with the mass-produced. It will stand as major documentation of one of the most influential letterpress studios currently in existence.

A reception, lecture, and discussion with Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular
2020-02-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free – Please RSVP
On Thursday, February 27th, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly L.A. Metropolitan Program in Architecture and Urban Design are excited to host a reception, lecture, and discussion with Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular.

Jimenez Lai
Jimenez Lai Jimenez Lai works in the world of art, architecture, culture, and education. Early in his career, Jimenez Lai lived and worked in a desert shelter at Taliesin and resided in a shipping container at Atelier Van Lieshout on the piers of Rotterdam. Before founding Bureau Spectacular, Lai worked for various international offices, including MOS and OMA. Lai is widely exhibited and published around the world, including the MoMA- collected White Elephant. His first book, Citizens of No Place, was published by Princeton Architectural Press with a grant from the Graham Foundation. Draft II of this book has been archived at the New Museum as a part of the show Younger Than Jesus. Lai has won various awards, including the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Debut Award at the Lisbon Triennale, and the 2017 Designer of the Future Award at Art Basel / Design Miami. In 2014, Lai represented Taiwan at the 14th Venice Architectural Biennale. In 2015, Lai organized the Treatise exhibition and publication series at the Graham Foundation. Alongside MoMA, Lai’s work has been collected by SFMOMA, Art Institute of Chicago, and LACMA.

Introduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips, AIA, PhD, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor, director, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Free Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd.
Photos (Left to Right): Image of Jimenez Lai, Image of Tower of Twelve Stories, and Image of The Pool House.

Join Us For The First Textile Slam! of 2020
2020-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Tuesday, February 25th from 7:30 – 9:00 pm, (Doors at 7:00 pm) join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles for Textile Slam! This event occurs three times a year and is an opportunity for friendly conversation and networking, featuring a rotating slate of presenters, each of whom will deliver an informal six-minute (or less!) slide show / improv / show-and-tell presentation.
Guests include TALA members, artists, designers, architects, educators, and all-around neat thinkers to talk about their work, ideas that interest them, or projects they are exploring or have completed or would like help with. APPLY TO PRESENT HERE.
The Slam! is a casual, community, conversation-oriented event. You do NOT need to present to attend the Slam! Each Slam! sold separately. Wine, water, dinner, and Slam!: $40 members; $55 non-members; students $25
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SOLD OUT - Textile Arts Hosts a Random Weave Workshop with Polly Giacchina
2020-02-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, please join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles and Polly Jacobs Giacchina in an exploration of the random weave technique with different flexible materials. Medium and small pieces will be created as vessels and stuffed forms. This workshop is perfect for artists and enthusiasts looking for a basis in understanding how to create dimensional form, play with unconventional materials, and investigate how form and material can be combined for creative and functional use.
Materials supplied by the instructor are twine, reeds, wire, natural fibers and fabric. This is a great technique to combine with other basketry and weaving methods.
Polly Jacobs Giacchina had an introduction to fiber with 2 diverse views. Studying at San Diego State University with Joan Austin and independently exploring natural materials with Misti Washington in Solana Beach CA started a unique lifestyle of discovery. She has exhibited in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally and teaches basketry and hand weaving techniques. Polly has been published in American Craft Magazine, Fiber Art Now, the National Basketry Organization Quarterly and several books on fiber art. Polly travels internationally to teach workshops.
Please BYOLunch – we’ll have a break to eat and chat amongst ourselves.
Limited to 10 students. Members $135, non-members $150. No material fee.
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Westside Mayors Forum
2020-02-21 07:15 - 09:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
It is time for Westside Urban Forum’s signature annual event, the Westside Mayors Panel! On February 21, 2020, WUF is pleased to welcome the Westside mayors for a candid discussion of each mayor’s priorities for 2020, specific issues of importance to each city, and where these priorities and issues intersect to anticipate changes that may be coming to the Westside in 2020.
Topics will include the economic outlooks for their cities; planning for transportation changes and the implications for future land use related to extension of the Purple Line subway, automated vehicles, ride-hailing companies, shared mobility devices; planning for climate change; and the issue that ranks at the top for all of LA County: homelessness and the provision of more housing. The Westside cities are also facing their respective regional housing allocations, requiring them to plan for hundreds or even thousands of new units. Whether or not SB 50 passes, the mayors may discuss their visions for increasing density and managing traffic.
Come hear directly from the decision makers what’s on their minds, what they would like to accomplish, and how they intend to work together in 2020.
Panelists
Mayor John Mirisch, City of Beverly Hills
Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells, City of Culver City
Mayor Kevin McKeown, City of Santa Monica
Mayor John D’Amico, City of West Hollywood
Moderator
To Be Announced
Parking
Available in the adjacent, interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Blvd., Culver City (look for the red banners), or ample street parking, or via the Expo Light Rail line, one block to the east of Helms Bakery.
7:15 am-9 am
7:15 am Registration
7:30 am Breakfast
7:45 am Panel Discussion
$50 members
$65 nonmembers
$10 student members
$15 student nonmembers
A limited number of discounted tickets are available for members of neighborhood councils and other community-based organizations. Please inquire at info@westsideurbanforum.com.
Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. After February 19, 2020 and at onsite registration the cost will be an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this date.
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Arcana Books Hosts a Meet + Greet with Ryan Mungia
2020-02-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, February 15th from 4:00 and 6:00 PM. stop in Arcana: Books on the Arts to meet and greet Ryan Mungia and celebrate the publication of his excellent Hat & Beard Press book, Do You Compute? – Selling Tech From the Atomic Age to the Y2K Bug, 1950-1999.
“Before Alexa and the iPhone, there was the large and unwieldy mainframe computer. In the postwar 1950s, computers were mostly used for aerospace and accounting purposes. To the public at large, they were on a rung that existed somewhere between engineering and science fiction. Magazine ads and marketing brochures were designed to create a fantasy surrounding these machines for prospective clients: Higher profit margins! Creativity unleashed! Total automation! With the invention of the microchip in the 1970s came the PC and video games, which shifted the target of computer advertising from corporations to the individual. By the end of the millennium, the notion of selling tech burst wide open to include robots, cell phones, blogs, online dating services, and much, much more.
‘Do You Compute?‘ is a broad survey featuring the very best of computer advertising in the 20th century. From the Atomic Age to the Y2K bug, this volume presents a connoisseur’s selection of graphic gems culled from museums, university archives, and private collections to illustrate the evolution of the computer from its early days as a hulking piece of machinery to its current state as a handheld device. Accompanied by two essays – one by cultural anthropologist Ryan Mungia and the other by graphic design historian Steven Heller – and including five different decade-long timelines that highlight some of the most influential moments in computer history, this fun yet meaningful volume is a unique look at the computer and how it has shaped our world.”

How String Changed the World! A Conversation with Artist and Educator Cameron Taylor-Brown
2020-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, February 12th from 7:30 to 9:00 pm (Doors at 7:00 pm), please join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles and Cameron Taylor-Brown for practiceLAB, an artist conversation – How String Changed The World: An Exploration of Fiber, Culture, and Human Ingenuity.
Traces of ancient flax – colored, twisted, spun and cut – show that textiles were already an integral part of human life 35,000 years ago. Discover why humans first twisted fibers into thread, and how this invention revolutionized early cultures. Track the history of flax, wool, silk and cotton in the ancient world, view textiles through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and explore how string and textiles are woven into language and identity. We’ll follow the presentation with a hands-on exercise where participants will ply their own string and make their own cloth – and in the process discover why using the fiber arts as a vehicle for self-discovery and innovation is so satisfying.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Cameron Taylor-Brown was introduced to textiles by artist Ed Rossbach at UC Berkeley, studied design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (PCT&S) and worked as a fabric stylist in New York. She subsequently taught textile design and worked as an exhibition curator at PCT&S. Since 1985, Taylor-Brown has lived in Los Angeles, where she founded ARTSgarage, a textile resource center. Her work is widely exhibited and is featured in publications including American Craft Magazine, Fiber Art Now, Handwoven and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. She teaches workshops at ARTSgarage, schools, guilds, museums and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. She is a past president of California Fibers and on the advisory boards of the Fowler Textile Council and Textile Arts | Los Angeles.
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Arcana Hosts a Book Signing with Russell Hoover - Surf, A Photographer's Journey
2020-02-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, February 8th from 4:00 and 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a reception to meet and greet Russell Hoover and celebrate the publication of his sumptuous new book with equally sumptuous refreshments courtesy of their friends at Immaginaire Press.
Surf, A Photographer’s Journey is the first comprehensive survey of celebrated international photographer Russell Hoover’s decades of work. Seeking beauty in the unexpected, his passion for surf photography has taken him all over the world, including documenting twenty consecutive winters on Oahu’s North Shore. As the longtime Senior Staff Photographer for “Surfer Magazine”, he lived and breathed the magic of photography and the ocean, with his commitment and keen eye setting him apart from his peers. His photographs have graced the covers of over one hundred publications worldwide, including the inaugural issue of “Surfer’s Journal.” When not on assignment shooting extensive commercial work overseas, Russell is based out of his studio in Seal Beach, California.

Author Talk + Book Signing with Fibershed Founder, Rebecca Burgess
2020-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Thursday, January 30th, the Southern California Fibershed Affiliate is delighted to welcome Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess to Los Angeles for an exclusive conversation and book signing for Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy. Rebecca will be joined by moderator Kamea Chayne of the Green Dreamer Podcast.
Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast and multimedia journal illuminating our paths to ecological regeneration, intersectional sustainability, and true abundance and wellness for all.
There will be a few copies of the book available for sale at the event.
Seating is limited – Please RSVP Here.
Doors Open at 7 pm.
Conversation with Rebecca 7:30 – 8:30 pm, including a brief Q&A. Mingling and light bites until 9:30 pm.
Free Valet Parking is located at 8711 Washington Boulevard, adjacent to the event location.

practiceLAB: Textile Arts Explores Meaningful Art Practices
2020-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, January 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, please join us for Mindful and Meaningful: Exploring the Synergies Between Textile Waste and Fine Art Practice, Textile Arts LA‘s inaugural session of practiceLAB, featuring talks from artists, architects, designers, and creatives.
In this session, we are treated to a discussion of how artists and designers can work together to create a more sustainable future. Three Los Angeles based artists share their diverse practices and individual experiences, creating responsible objects that honor the past and endure in the future.
If you attended the October Textile Slam you were treated to a sneak preview of this talk. We’re thrilled to invite the trio back for a longer form discussion of this critical topic: questions of sustainability, reuse, and upcycling are necessary considerations. Please join this lively presentation and discussion showcasing how three artists are responding.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Renae Barnard is a multi-disciplinary artist interested in exploring the network of interactions between environment, perception, and well-being. Using found materials and waste from the furniture manufacturing industry, Barnard received her Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University and her BA from California State University, Los Angeles. Barnard has recently completed projects in cooperation with the National Immigration Law Center and the City of Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs. She is a recipient of the Sue Arlen Walker and Harvey M. Parker Memorial Fellowship, the Armory Center for the Arts Teaching Artist Fellowship, The Ahmanson Annual Fellowship, Lincoln Fellowship Award, and Christopher Street West Art and Culture Grant.

Chuck Hohng is a Korean American artist, born in Long Beach California. Chuck spent fourteen years of his early life in his family’s native South Korea. He received his undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Southern California and received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Art Center College of Design. His early childhood exposure to Catholic practice and a bicultural household furthered interests in vanitas, identities, symbols, and rituals. Chuck makes a range of fiber artworks from teddy bears to haute couture hanbok. Exploring salvaged textiles connections to love and loss, Chuck’s artworks give a physical body to intellectual and emotional experiences. He believes we can always grow out of the mud, lift ourselves above the murky water and bloom.

Aneesa Shami received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in both Fiber and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute. Aneesa’s work speaks to a broader understanding that we are all fundamentally human. She tries to utilize universal themes that are inclusive, referencing the sublime, and an otherworldly sense of the human conscious and subconscious. A love for repetitive mark-making drives her practice. Multiple strands of yarn, strips of felt, and even pen strokes build depth and density in each piece. Layers of material and process combine to lend the impression that there is more than what the eye sees. She recently completed a residency at the Helms Design Center, is currently researching textile and fiber history and is completing large sculptural pieces in her current body of work, Syndication.

Textile Arts LA Hosts Bookmaking with Sue Ann Robinson
2020-01-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, January 25th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, please join Textile Arts LA for this all-day workshop, Bookmaking: Art Material Storage with Sue Ann Robinson. Learn to make a beautiful and functional artist’s book, using a “baggie book” structure to store samples of thread, fiber, dye, swatches, or anything you can dream up!
This six-hour workshop will teach a useful concertina spine fold technique and then how to attach archival bags to the spine, and end the afternoon with covers. Examples will be provided to ensure that multiple sizes and uses for the Baggie Book can be adapted to your particular needs and will provide for reusable pages. Materials will be provided for one size book. All participants will leave with one Baggie Book ready to use.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sue Ann Robinson is a maker of artist books and teaches Artist Books and Paper Making at California State University Long Beach. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers and has exhibited her artist books nationally and internationally. Robinson is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships and residencies including the Library Fellows of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, a CoLA Fellowship, the Visual Studies Workshop and the Women’s Studio Workshop among others. Her artist books are included in the collections of the Getty Research Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Yale University, and many other public and private collections.
Please BYOLunch. There will be a short break with an opportunity to run across the street to the Co-op Market.
Material fee $15 payable to the instructor; class size limited to 15 students.

Re-imagining the Avant-Garde: Book Launch with Matthew Butcher, Andrew Kovacs, Jimenez Lai, and Mimi Zeiger
2020-01-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free – Please RSVP
On Thursday, January 23rd, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design are excited to host a reception, presentation, discussion, and book launch with Matthew Butcher, Andrew Kovacs, Mimi Zeiger, and Jimenez Lai.
Copies of Re-imagining the Avant-Garde will be available for sale at the event courtesy of Arcana: Books on the Arts.

Matthew Butcher
Matthew Butcher is a designer based in London. His work has been exhibited at the V&A Museum, London; Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York; The Architecture Foundation, London; Betts Project, London and the Prague Quadrennial, Prague. Recent projects and exhibitions include ‘Flood House’ a floating architecture developed in collaboration with Jes Fernie and Focal Point Gallery in Southend and The Mansio, a retreat for writers and poets that travelled sites across Hadrian’s Wall which was nominated for the 2017 Architects Journal Small Projects Prize. Matthew is also the editor and founder of the architectural newspaper P.E.A.R.: Paper for Emerging Architectural Research and Associate Professor in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, London and Visiting Professor at Genoa University, Italy. He has recently contributed Articles And Papers For Journals Including Conditions, Architecture Research Quarterly (ARQ), The Riba Journal and Architecture Today. He has also recently edited a special issue of Architectural Design (AD) titled Re-imagining the Avant-Garde: Revisiting the Architecture of the 1960s and 1970s.

Andrew Kovacs
Andrew Kovacs is a Los Angeles based architectural designer and educator. Kovacs’ work on architecture and urbanism has been published widely including A+U, Pidgin, Project, Pool, Perspecta, Manifest, Metropolis, Clog, Domus, and The Real Review. Additionally, Kovacs is the creator and curator of Archive of Affinities, a widely viewed website devoted to the collection and display of architectural b-sides. In 2015 Kovacs published the book Architectural Affinities as part of the Treatise series organized and sponsored by the Graham Foundation in Chicago. Kovacs’ design studio, Office Kovacs, works on projects at all scales from books, exhibitions, temporary installations, interiors, homes, speculative architectural proposals and public architecture competitions. The recent design work of Office Kovacs includes a proposal for a network of parks in downtown Los Angeles alleys, a large scale installation entitled Colossal Cacit at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival and an experimental camping pavilion in the Morongo Valley Desert.

Jimenez Lai
Jimenez Lai works in the world of art, architecture, culture, and education. Early in his career, Jimenez Lai lived and worked in a desert shelter at Taliesin and resided in a shipping container at Atelier Van Lieshout on the piers of Rotterdam. Before founding Bureau Spectacular, Lai worked for various international offices, including MOS and OMA. Lai is widely exhibited and published around the world, including the MoMA-collected White Elephant. His first book, Citizens of No Place, was published by Princeton Architectural Press with a grant from the Graham Foundation. Draft II of this book has been archived at the New Museum as a part of the show Younger Than Jesus. Lai has won various awards, including the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Debut Award at the Lisbon Triennale, and the 2017 Designer of the Future Award at Art Basel / Design Miami. In 2014, Lai represented Taiwan at the 14th Venice Architectural Biennale. In 2015, Lai organized the Treatise exhibition and publication series at the Graham Foundation. Alongside MoMA, Lai’s work has been collected by SFMOMA, Art Institute of Chicago, and LACMA.

Mimi Zeiger
Mimi Zeiger is a Los Angeles-based critic, editor, and curator. She was co-curator of the U.S. Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and curator of Soft Schindler at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture. She has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Review, Metropolis, and Architect and is an opinion columnist for Dezeen. Zeiger is the 2015 recipient of the Bradford Williams Medal for excellence in writing about landscape architecture. Zeiger is author of New Museums, Tiny Houses, Micro Green: Tiny Houses in Nature, and Tiny Houses in the City. In 1997, Zeiger founded loud paper, an influential zine and digital publication dedicated to increasing the volume of architectural discourse. She has curated, contributed to, and collaborated on projects that have been shown at the Art Institute Chicago, Venice Architecture Biennale, the New Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, pinkcomma gallery, and the AA School. She co-curated Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City, which received the Bronze Dragon award at the 2015 Bi-City Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture, Shenzhen. Zeiger has taught at the School of Visual Art, Art Center, Parsons New School of Design, California College of the Arts (CCA), SCI-Arc, Sandberg Institute, and the GSD, and is former co-president of the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from SCI-Arc and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University.

Introduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips, AIA, PhD, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor, director, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Free Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd.
Photos (Left to Right): Book Cover of Reimagining the Avant-Garde (Architectural Design (AD) Wiley, 2019), Image of Matthew Butcher; Image of Andrew Kovacs; Image of Jimenz Lai; Image of Mimi Zeiger.

Arcana Books Hosts a Meet & Greet with Photographer Mark Steinmetz
2020-01-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, January 18th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts to meet and greet photographer Mark Steinmetz. Hot off The Nazraeli Press, this latest monograph of his work, MARK STEINMETZ: SUMMER CAMP, is a collection of photographs that captures the spirit of youth during trips spent away at a summer camp.
“Two projects I focused on were little league baseball – which became 2015’s The Players – and summer camps. Every year, from spring into summer, one would lead into another and certain things never changed… At summer camp, you have sleeping bags, cabins, and campers. There isn’t much difference between them in 1990 or 1965. I like that time of age, too. There’s a kind of grave maturity developing at around eleven years old. When a little kid laughs or cries, it doesn’t have real resonance, whereas if someone has these emotions between eight and twelve, there’s a poignancy to it. When they become adults, it’s just not the same. Many of these photos are about the predicament of being a kid put into a certain situation. In one picture, these girls who have been so horrible to each other all summer are now parting – and the depth of their love just gushes out. It’s almost excruciating…” – Mark Steinmetz, for Huck Magazine

Curator and Artist, Rachel X Hobreigh in The Corridor Gallery: Closing Sunday, January 12th
2020-01-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Washington Corridor Gallery, 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Free
On Thursday, December 12th from 6:00 to 9:30 pm, we are pleased to partner with artist and curator, Rachel X Hobreigh to present The Wall of Infinite Possibilities, a collection of three hundred, four-inch square canvases that create an interactive, ever-changing tapestry. This very literal barrier is connected through a microcosm of hidden and overt paintings of spirals coming together to create the whole.
The title and structure of the wall speak to the inequities of trapping someone inside or keeping out (as with border walls), while the energetic form of the spiral represents evolution and infinite growth. Spirals are one of the oldest human symbols known to originate in Neolithic times in cave drawings. In using the spiral, each individual piece considers visual balance as a form to access a language of serenity in times of uprooting.
A portion of the sales of each individual painting will be contributed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), helping refugees around the world.
Opening Reception: Thursday December 12, 2019 from 6-9 :30 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday January 12, 2020 from 4-6 :30pm
Exhibition Dates: December 12 – January 12 (by appointment)

ABOUT THE ARTIST /Curator
Rachel X Hobreigh is an International artist. She has exhibited in Paris, France, Jena, Germany, as well extensively nationally. Hobreigh’s work depicts the feminine in nature, and captures moments in time. Hobreigh’s latest installation, invites the viewer to experience a collaborative curation of painting
Rachel X Hobreigh
(310) 850-8140
rachelxart.com
rxhobreigh@gmail.com

Arcana Books Welcomes Photographer Melba Levick and Author Ruben G. Mendoza
2019-12-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, December 14th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing with photographer Melba Levick and author Ruben G. Mendoza for the release of Mission San Miguel Arcángel published by Nazraeli Press.
“Mission San Miguel Arcángel was founded on July 25, 1797 in what is now California’s Central Coast. The site was chosen in part because of the large number of Salinan Indians that inhabited the area, whom the Spanish priests wanted to evangelize. Unlike most of the other missions in California, Mission San Miguel’s appearance is much the same as it was when founded. The inside has never been repainted; the pictures and the colors decorating the six-food thick adobe walls are the originals that were created and painted by Indian artisans under the direction of Esteban Munras of Catalonia, Spain.
The physical beauty of the structures and gardens is unparalleled, but among California’s twenty-one Spanish missions, San Miguel is in many ways considered to be the “poor stepson” of the chain, and has until now been lacking a dedicated book. As it is only a short distance from Nazraeli Press’ editorial office and olive farm, we are therefore especially pleased to announce this book, dedicated to the history and present state of Mission San Miguel.
With over fifty photographic books to her credit, Melba Levick is well known for her work as an architectural and travel photographer. Her photographs have been published and exhibited across North America and Europe for over thirty years, ranging in subject matter from California ranches and Spanish-style homes, to Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona, Mexican gardens, and the colors of India. Ruben G. Mendoza is an archaeologist, author, photographer, and founding faculty member of California State University, Monterey Bay.”

Arcana Books Hosts a Book Signing Celebrating Todd Hido
2019-12-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, December 7th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts to celebrate master publisher Nazraeli Press‘ remastered edition of Todd Hido’s iconic and highly sought-after first monograph, House Hunting.
To celebrate the upcoming twentieth anniversary of this important book, Nazraeli has collaborated closely with the artist to achieve a new impression of the highest possible fidelity. Printed on heavy weight matte art paper, using cutting-edge technologies in both the pre-press and production phases, this new edition stays true to the original design and format while delivering even more accurate color rendition and nuances in tone and saturation. It will be a welcome addition to collections lacking access to the very scarce original printings; and to those fortunate enough to own a copy of the original edition, it further illuminates the images themselves that first catapulted the artist and his first monograph to fame.
“Todd Hido’s large color photographs of suburbia are lonely, forlorn, mysterious… and strangely comforting. Hido photographs the interior rooms of repossessed tract homes, and the outsides of similar houses at night whose habitation is suggested by the glow of a television set or unseen overhead bulb. Seldom does the similar evoke such melancholy. Yet rather than passing judgment on his anonymous subjects, Hido manages to turn the banal into something beautiful, imbuing his prints of interiors with soft pastels, and allowing the exteriors to glow in the cool evening air.”

Textile Arts Material Swap + Holiday Party
2019-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, December 7th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, please join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles for a material swap meet and holiday celebration.
Thinking about all the excess material in your studio, stashed in the closets and under the bed at home, languishing in plastic bins stacked one on top of the next? So are we. Time to clean up! All textile-related materials are welcome: fabric, tools and equipment, notions, samples, paints, adhesives, paper, yarn, scraps, storage containers, you name it. Your never-been-used or no-longer-used item could be the solution to someone else’s needs.
We’ll have tables* and light snacks. We encourage any cookie bakers among us to bring some goodies to share!
Attendance is FREE for all Textile Arts LA members, unless you need to reserve a table, and $5 for non-members to attend (cash at the door). BYO bags or boxes to carry home your haul. You are welcome to bring your own table, or set-up on the floor / on a mat / other. Please also RSVP if you plan to attend, so we know how many to look for!
*Table reservation is $10 and the deadline to sign up will be November 25th. Please limit 1 table per person. Each table is 8’ x 3.5’ (no refunds – thank you for your understanding!).
Set-up for swappers will be at 9:00 am. Please note you will be responsible for setting up your own table.

Come Mix and Mingle with WiA and AWA+D
2019-12-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Thursday, December 5th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, please join WiA LA and AWA+D in a special holiday celebration that captures the spirit of the season. Expect a fun evening of networking and mingling, hosted by our friends in the Louis Poulsen showroom. WiA members will be able to sign up for the same AWA+D member pricing using the discount code “WIA”.
To be with us for this wonderful party, click here to register.
$15 for Members
$20 for Non-Members

Rejuvenation Hosts a Wreath-Making Workshop with Claire Thomas
2019-11-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Rejuvenation, 8780 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90034, United States
On Sunday, November 24th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, please join Rejuvenation in welcoming Claire Thomas – designer, author, and co-owner of Sweet Laurel Bakery – and learn how to create a fresh, festive wreath to welcome guests for the holidays. Fuel your creativity while sipping on hand-crafted mocktails from Hi-Lo Liquor and gather inspiration for your holiday gatherings from the textures, tones, and elegant lighting inside the showroom.
Wreaths are FREE to make and yours to take home! Please RSVP to secure a space.
Help for the Holidays
You will also have the opportunity to participate in Rejuvenation’s Thanks and Giving campaign for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The Los Angeles store goal of $4500 serves to provide hope, healing, and love to families of childhood cancer. The campaign runs from November 8th to December 8th.

Wu-Tang Clan Art Show by Photographer Kyle Christy
2019-11-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Washington Corridor Gallery, 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Free
On Saturday, November 23rd from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, please us join inside The Corridor Gallery for 36 Frames, photographer Kyle Christy’s one-night-only art show and reception featuring photos of the legendary Hip-Hop group, The Wu-Tang Clan. The work included in the exhibition was shot for the group to promote the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album: Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
The show will highlight Kyle’s love of photography and his current state as portrait specialist. Black & White live concert images mixed with color portraits, all focused on one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups of all time. This special installation directly supports NKLA and the Best Friends Animal Society, one of California’s amazing Animal Rescue organizations close to Kyle’s heart as a dog (Pitbull) lover. ALL proceeds from the show will be donated to NKLA , silent auction w/ Venmo payments.
Wu-Tang is also for the Doggies…

Arcana Books Hosts a Book Signing With Legendary Photographer Hugh Holland
2019-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, November 23rd from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts in celebrating photographer Hugh Holland’s latest release, Silver. Skate. Seventies, chronicling the local skate scene of the 1970s. And as a bonus, Arcana Books will be debuting the release of two brand new WAX Posters featuring Holland’s iconic images of youthful four-wheeled abandon.
In the 1970s, photographer Hugh Holland masterfully captured the burgeoning culture of skateboarding against a sometimes harsh but always sunny Southern California landscape. This never-before-published collection showcases his black-and-white photographs that document young skateboarders sidewalk surfing off Mulholland Drive in concrete drainage ditches and empty swimming pools in a drought-ridden Southern California. From suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, this was the place that inspired the legendary Dogtown and Z-Boys skateboarders. With their requisite bleached-blond hair, tanned bodies, tube socks and Vans, these young outsiders evoke the sometimes reckless but always exhilarating origins of skateboarding lifestyle and culture.

A New Vision for the Westside, a Panel Discussion with WUF
2019-11-22 07:15 - 09:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Will the Westside change dramatically or will plans maintain the status quo? On Friday, November 22nd from 7:15 to 9:00 am, please join Westside Urban Forum’s breakfast discussion inside the Helms Design Center.
One of the many results of the failed, but influential, Measure S of 2017 was the City of Los Angeles’s pledge to hasten its historically slow process of updating Community Plans. The stakes have never been higher, with climate change, traffic, the housing crisis, and myriad other forces bearing down on the Westside.
While the City’s General Plan Framework Element establishes citywide principles for growth and development, its Community Plans collectively comprise the bedrock of urban planning, from visionary aspirations down to neighborhood-specific details. The Department of City Planning has completed several Community Plans since 2015 and is now working on its first four Westside updates: West Los Angeles, Palms/Mar Vista/Del Rey, Venice, and Westchester/Playa del Rey. The planning process is being accelerated – to three years rather than what has historically taken up to a decade. All of which may add up to a spirited, and necessary, discussion about the future of the community – and a challenge for the city to mediate.
This month at WUF, they will discuss the community planning process, get a status update on the Westside plans, and hear about the city’s initial vision for the future of the Westside. They will interrogate the processes for recently updated plans to learn how Westside stakeholders can share their visions with the city and discuss how the plans might respond to the re:codeLA project. Meanwhile, the plans will have to respond to new state and regional mandates concerning housing targets and, of course, will undergo scrutiny from stakeholders, the City Planning Commission, and City Council.
PANELISTS
Shana Bonstin, Dep. Director of Community Planning, Los Angeles Dept. of City Planning
Tom Donovan, Esq., Former Chair, West Los Angeles Planning Commission
Romerol Malveaux, Liemert Park Activist and former Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment Field Director
Mott Smith, Co-Founder, Civic Enterprise
7:15am Registration
7:30am Breakfast
7:45am Panel Discussion
Click Here to Register
$50 members
$65 nonmembers
$10 student members
$15 student nonmembers
Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. After November 20, 2019 and at onsite registration the cost will be an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this date.

Designing Community Experiences with AIGA
2019-11-20 18:45 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, November 20th from 6:45 to 9:00 pm, please join us in welcoming AIGA for a reception and panel discussion that tackles the topic of Designing Community Experiences.
While technology increasingly becomes more integrated into our lives, we still need human connection. Organizations are embracing online platforms to build online communities, workrooms, and meet-ups. But have we lost the qualities that allow for the discussion of ideas and incubation of new things? From strategists creating experiences that facilitate better connections to globally scattered teams working in a focused way — where are the opportunities to blend meetings both online and physical space? The evening explores ways creatives are forming substantive connections and robust communities.
TICKET PRICING
Members (Sustaining & above): Free
Members (Contributing & Supporting): $15
Non-Members: $25
AGENDA
6:45 PM: Mix & Mingle
7:30 PM: Introduction
7:40 PM: Speakers
8:30 PM: Q&A
8:45 PM: Closing Remarks
8:50 PM: Giveaways
ABOUT OUR MODERATOR

Erika Abrams
Erika Abrams is an LA native who loves weirdo creatives, art, design, tacos and all things Los Angeles. AIGA LA Advisory board member Erika brings her Mary Poppins style to organizational management and development in creative spaces, along with experience in Human Resources and Executive Level reporting. She is a creative leader and artist whisperer who is known for developing nimble workflows that fulfill high-quality and quantity demands. Erika currently oversees Deluxe Media’s television Visual Effects company’s (Encore VFX) 200+ strong North American team, maintaining a reputation as a positive force by leading with the mantra that happiness, trust and productivity are all linked.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Max Gates-Fleming
Max Gates-Fleming is LA General Manager for Second Home and has brought their workspace, tested and proven across London and Lisbon, to Hollywood. Second Home has built a “professional utopia” — bungalow offices nestled in garden of 6,000 plants and trees — filled with of LA’s creative entrepreneurs and professionals. Creating a collaborative culture is at the heart of Second Home’s mission — new members are selected based on what’s missing from the existing pool and results in over 80% of members having worked with another within the past year.

Marvella Muro
Marvella Muro is the Director of Artistic Programs and Education at Self Help Graphics. Prior to joining SHG, she was the Community Engagement Manager at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)(2016-2018), developing and executing art programs with community partners, artists, and social service organizations in the neighborhoods of East Los Angeles, Compton and North Hollywood. She has a B.A. in Art History from Cal State University, Fullerton and earned her M.A. in Arts Management from Goucher College.

Philip Otto
Philip Otto has been an entrepreneur and creative leader, exploring the intersection between architecture, design, art and culture. He has worked with disruptive growth stage companies, civic scale developments and eco-futurist projects. Philip has worked on strategy and concepts for brands like REI, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Nike, SunRun, Undefeated as well as The Solar Living Center and Bentonville, Arkansas to name a few.

Lindsay Stuart
Lindsay Stuart is the host of the Los Angeles chapter of CreativeMornings, a free monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community. She is also the Director of Marketing and Communication at Noun Project. She is a communications and marketing pro with over a decade of experience in events, community building, corporate communications and PR. Prior to joining the team at Noun Project, she was Communications Director at digital agency Huge where she led PR, events and thought leadership initiatives across multiple markets.

Arcana Books Celebrates Bibliostyle: How We Live At Home With Books
2019-11-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, November 16th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts in a celebration of the release of a book near and dear to their hearts, the gorgeous Bibliostyle: How We Live At Home With Books. A collaborative labor of love from author Nina Freudenberger, photographer Shade Degges, and writer Sadie Stein, Lee and Whitney Kaplan are honored to be included in its stunningly beautiful pages along with some of their dear friends, valued clients, esteemed colleagues, and venerable bibliophiles.
“A visual delight and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library, this dream-and-drool design book features some of the most jaw-dropping book collections of homeowners around the world. Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections.”

Join Us At Room&Board for the Next Women in Business Chamber Event
2019-11-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Room&Board, 3231 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA, 90034
On Thursday, November 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, please join us in welcoming the Culver City Chamber for their fourth Women In Business Mixer of 2019, hosted by Room&Board. Room&Board designs their furniture in-house taking inspiration from the enduring design movements of the past. The principles they consider fundamental to good design: honoring natural materials, working with simple, organic forms, and making the functional beautiful. Room&Board’s designs are rooted in this heritage, but reinterpreted for life today.
The Chamber will be spotlighting one of the many awesome women in business in Culver City. This month’s spotlight is Debbi Jones of Marina Martial Arts.
The Holidays Are Fast Approaching!
Please bring an unwrapped gift for children of all ages. Gift cards are also welcome. We will be accepting donations to ensure children in need will have something to open during the holidays.
FEES/ADMISSION:
$15 Member • $20 Non-Member • $25 At The Door
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Info@culvercitychamber.com 310.287.3850

H.D. Buttercup Hosts a Popup with Soohyang Fragrances
2019-11-14 12:00 - 16:00 | H.D. Buttercup | Coco Republic, 3225 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles,, CA, 90034, United States
Free
On Thursday, November 14th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, please join H.D. Buttercup in welcoming the founder and creative director of Soohyang Fragrances, Soo Hyang Kim.
Cheers and Happy Shopping!

Staying Alive! How to Create and Maintain an Art Practice with Mary Little
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, November 13th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, please join Textile Arts Los Angeles for a seminar about how to create and maintain an art practice, with artist Mary Little.
In this seminar, Mary Little will relate her personal experience of creating and maintaining a sustainable art practice. That is, placing her work in homes and public spaces, and in turn having a healthy cashflow to continue making art! Mary will talk about how she developed her niche, set up a system to communicate regularly with collectors and buyers, and how she helps them purchase work. In essence, this seminar will cover how she organizes the business aspect of her studio practice. This event is open to any artist wishing to be rewarded for their work. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and discussions.
ABOUT MARY LITTLE
Little’s work can be viewed as an expression of her childhood among rolling farmland of Northern Ireland. She sculpts light and shadow with canvas to express her emotions and memories. The resulting works are often interpreted as objects of peace and meditation.
She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London. Her work has been acquired for private collections in Europe and North America, as well as public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris.She is a 2019 recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and lives in Los Angeles.
$35 FOR MEMBERS, $50 FOR NON-MEMBERS

Arcana Books Welcomes Architects Marmol Radziner
2019-11-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, November 9th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts in welcoming Leo Marmol, Ron Radziner and Mayer Rus for a book signing and discussion of their new release, Site: Marmol Radziner in the Landscape.
Combining style with substance, this lavish monograph from Princeton Architectural Press is an engaging document of nineteen homes drawn from twenty years of work. For the event principal partners Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner – who maintain an envious reference library, even by Arcana’s standards – will discuss the firm’s history and projects, and the making of their new book with the West Coast editor of AD, critic and historian Mayer Rus.
The spectacular houses of Marmol Radziner merge interior and exterior life as they engage the built and natural environment. With lush photography and an expansive format, Site: Marmol Radziner in the Landscape focuses on the evolving relationship between house and landscape, revealing what the architects describe as “the gradual erasure of boundaries between indoor and outdoor” spaces.
This collection of nineteen houses, shown in over two-hundred full-color photographs that will make readers swoon, is organized by habitat – desert, urban, canyon, and woodland – and includes projects in Southern California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and the Netherlands. A foreword by novelist Mona Simpson provides a personal reflection on her experiences in a Marmol Radziner house, while an interview with partners Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner and detailed descriptions of their projects offer insights into the architects’ philosophy and process.

Kao Pao Shu Pop Up Sample Sale Returns to Helms
2019-11-07 10:00 - 18:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Beginning on Thursday, November 7th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, please join us in welcoming one of our fave fashion brands, Kao Pao Shu. They are popping into the Helms Design Center for a 2019 Sample Sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Amazing designs at amazing prices, up to 70% off.
