Author Talk + Book Signing with Fibershed Founder, Rebecca Burgess
2020-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Arcana Books Invites All Book Lovers to Steven Rea's Celebration + Book Signing
2019-11-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, November 2nd, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts to celebrate the release of The Hollywood Book Club — author, compiler, and their longtime pal Steven Rea’s delightful anthology featuring the fabulous stars of the silver screen with the books they read – and/or posed with!
“Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe – the brightest stars of the silver screen couldn’t resist curling up with a good book. This unique collection of rare photographs celebrates the joy of reading in classic film style.
The Hollywood Book Club captures screen luminaries on set, in films, in playful promotional photos, or in their own homes and libraries with books from literary classics to thrillers, from biographies to children’s books, reading with their kids, and more. Featuring fifty-five enchanting images, lively captions about the stars and what they’re reading by Hollywood photo archivist Steven Rea, and a glamorous stamped case design, here’s a real page-turner for booklovers and cinephiles alike”.

Share Your Story During the October 29th Textile Slam!
2019-10-29 18:30 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Tuesday, October 29th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, please join Textile Arts Los Angeles (TALA) for an evening of conversation, good food, and short presentations. Have a story to tell about your work, someone else’s work, a show you saw, an idea or a process that intrigues you? Apply to present a 6 minute talk or slide show at the next Textile Slam!
Here’s how it work:
Textile Slam! 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) presentation.
TALA invites members, artists, designers, architects, educators, and all-around neat thinkers to talk about their work, ideas that interest them, or projects they are exploring.
The Slam! is a casual, community, conversation-oriented event.
SCHEDULE
6:30 Arrivals and Conversation
7:00 Dinner
7:30 Presentations Begin
9:00 Evening Ends
Six spaces are available: applications are due no later than midnight Friday, October 19.
Cocktails, dinner, and program: $45 members; $60 non-members; students + concessions $25
Although there is no application fee to present; all attendees and presenters must purchase a ticket for the Slam!

H.D. Buttercup Hosts Author and Interior Designer Farah Merhi
2019-10-28 18:00 - 20:00 | H.D. Buttercup | Coco Republic, 3225 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles,, CA, 90034, United States
On Monday, October 28th at 6:00 pm, please join H.D. Buttercup in hosting author and interior design sensation behind Inspire Me! Home Décor, Farah Merhi, as she discusses her new book Inspire Your Home: Easy Affordable Ideas to Make Every Room Glamorous. Audience Q&A and book signing to follow.
Admission + Book

Cultivating a Conscious Closet with Elizabeth L. Cline
2019-10-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Sunday, October 27th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, please join Fibershed for an afternoon with Elizabeth L. Cline, author of The Conscious Closet and expert on consumer culture, fast fashion, sustainability, and labor rights. Fellow conscious fashion advocate Kestrel Jenkins will lead Cline through an engaging dive into the fashion industry and tease out concrete tips for achieving a more ethical and sustainable wardrobe. JUST ADDED: Daisy Gonzalez, representing Garment Worker United, will join Elizabeth and Kestrel!
Plus a handful of ethical brands will join in for a mini expo! Please welcome Swap Society, NRDC, Greenpeace LA, ReWeave LA, Danu Organic, Tact and Stone, Accoutrements LA, Trudy Barnes Studio, Home School Handwork, Chickasaw Homestead, and more. More brands to be announced. Interested in being one of those brands? Email here!
RSVP please! We just want to make sure we have enough chairs. Optional $18 fee includes a copy of the book reserved for you at the door.
Swap Society Pop-up!! Sunday is a rare opportunity for in-person swapping! Please bring clothes you’ve fallen out of love with and use points to swap for new loves.

Arcana Books Hosts Diane Keaton for a Book Signing of California Romantica
2019-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, October 26th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts as they host their longtime supporter, Diane Keaton, who will be signing copies of the lovely new edition of her long out of print Rizzoli classic, California Romantica.
California Romantica features the most important, yet rarely seen, residential examples of the California Mission and Spanish Colonial styles designed by such illustrious architects as Paul R. Williams, George Washington Smith, Wallace Neff, Richard Requa, and Lilian Rice, among others. From whitewashed stucco walls and cloistered patios to tile roofs and sumptuous gardens, each house shown is a rare masterpiece; splendidly appointed with authentic Monterey furniture, California tile, and Navajo rugs.
Included among these magnificent seaside estates, canyon villas, and courtyard bungalows is Diane Keaton’s former home in Beverly Hills, which she thoughtfully restored with noted designer Stephen Shadley, and for which she has been recognized as a committed preservationist. As the author and compiler, Ms. Keaton brings her cinematic eye, a keen sense of natural drama, and a profound appreciation for the nuances of shadow and light to the elucidation of these buildings, through the selection of specially commissioned photography. Noted historian D.J. Waldie lucidly explicates the architecture and provides an intimate tour of a historic and distinctly Californian lifestyle.

Renée Amitai Art Opening + Reception
2019-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Thursday, October 24th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, please join us for a reception and celebration of trained architect and artist Renée Amitai, with a special exhibition of her work spanning her career and including some of her most recent pieces. Happy 90th Renée!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Renée Amitai graduated from l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, France and gained professional experience in fine art and architecture, in France, Israel, Italy, and America. Her artistic interests evolved from architecture, moving to printmaking, painting, and sculpture. Renée arrived in the United States in 1984, taught printmaking, painting and architecture in San Antonio Texas and in Los Angeles California. She lives in Paris, France and Los Angeles, California USA . Her work is exhibited in California, France, China, Japan, Korea, and around the globe.

Arcana Books Celebrates Artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
2019-10-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, October 19th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing and celebration of Magdalena Suarez Frimkess.
Born in 1929, Venezuelan-born, Venice, California-based artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess is just now getting the recognition she deserves, with her work finding its way into the collections of LACMA and The Hammer Museum. Her unique approach to ceramics – incorporating cartoon characters such as Felix the Cat, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Goofy, and Betty Boop as well as more traditional motifs such as landscapes, birds, and flowers – has charmed a younger generation of artists such as Jonas Wood, Shio Kusaka, Mark Grotjahn, Lesley Vance, and Ricky Swallow.
Published to coincide with a South Willard exhibition that commemorates the artist’s ninetieth birthday, this lovely new catalogue features a foreword by Mr. Swallow and offers a broad, beautifully illustrated range of the colorful autobiographical pieces Magdalena Suarez Frimkess has produced over her long and varied career.

Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival Returns! Copy
2019-10-12 11:00 - 18:00 | Helms Design District, 8800 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90034, United States
Free
On Saturday, October 12 from 11 am to 6 pm, Helms Bakery is excited to partner with the Culver City Arts District for their annual Culver City Art Walk and Roll Festival, a self-guided tour and celebration of art, culture, and our creative community.
Begin at Helms Avenue where you’ll grab a program and map your route to everything happening at the Bakery and beyond. Art and Design are at the core of our programming, featuring artists Diana Wong, Diego Cardosa, Kayla Sweet-Newhouse, Sarajo Frieden and Philip Hidenach, photography collective Square Off/LA – in support of the Culver Arts Foundation, Studio II open house, and more than 100 works by local, contemporary artists inside Room & Board.
Plus, we’ve partnered with the City of Culver City to activate Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza, to bring you Riveropolis, an actual working river where kids of all ages come together and experiment with buoyancy, currents, gravity, waterfalls, and boat building.
Then stroll through the Arts District along Washington Boulevard to visit galleries, enjoy live music, grab a bite, or stop at the mobility test area for e-bike, scooter, and board demos.

Square Off/LA: A Photography Exhibit Supporting Culver Arts
2019-10-12 11:00 - 18:00 | Washington Corridor Gallery, 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Free
Helms Bakery is excited to host a special photography show entitled Square Off/LA during the Culver City Art Walk and Roll Festival on Saturday, October 12th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm in the Washington Corridor Gallery.
Square Off/LA is an intimate portrait of Los Angeles as seen through a square lens by over 50 local photographers. Its intent is to inspire and engage viewers to observe life and landscape in Los Angeles from a slightly different perspective.
Each photographer will exhibit 3 photographs (15 x 15 inches) that will sell for a fixed price of $100 each, with 50% of the proceeds supporting The Culver City Arts Foundation for local art programs and projects to inspire the public and help creatives turn dreams into reality.
This is an opportunity to own a fine art print, sponsor artists, and support The Culver City Arts Foundation.
58 Participating Photographers:
Al Quattrocchi | Alan Kupchick | Alison Wright | Alon Goldsmith | Andrew Strauss | AnnaMaria Zunino Noellert | Barbara Katz | Bob Glaub | Buddy Weiss | Carl Richards | Charlie Smith | Connie Conway | Dana Hursey | David Zaitz | Debra Dobkin | Drew Carolan | Eric Alan | Forrest Pittard | Gia Trovela | Holly Wilder | Horacio Rodriguez | Iona Green | Issei Morrissey | Ivan Lopez | Jack X Proctor | Janet Chang Quattrocchi | Jeff Smith | Jim Wimberg | JJ Heureux | Jon Nakano | Jon Rou | Josh LIbermann | Juan Tallo | Julian Rosenbloom | Kate Turning | Kevin McCollister | Lennie Loftin | Leslie Rosenthal | Lisa Gimmy | Luis Camano | Nancy Nimoy | Noe Montes | Patti Gounnard | Piero Giunti | Randall Michelson | Raul Flores | Ricardo Caillet-Bois | Richard Ruthsatz | Richard Rownak | Robert Meyers | Roberto Maiocchi | Sam Vasquez | Tim Broadley | Tim Bernett | Titano Cruz | Tony Manzella | William Short | Yulia Morris
