BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Helms Design District - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Helms Design District REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230329T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230329T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20230314T183642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T011803Z UID:10000527-1680116400-1680123600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Material and Mind: An Author Talk with Chris Bardt DESCRIPTION:Material Encounters in partnership with PLP So Cal is delighted to welcome Christopher Bardt\, AIA\, to discuss his recent book\, Material and Mind.\nIn Material and Mind\, Christopher Bardt delves deeply into the interaction of mind and material world\, mediated by language\, image\, and the process of making. He examines thought not as something “pure” and autonomous but as emerging from working with material\, and he identifies this as the source of imagination and creative insight. This takes place as much in such disciplines as cognitive science\, anthropology\, and poetry as it does in the more obvious painting\, sculpture\, and design. In some fields\, the medium of work is\, in fact\, the very medium of thinking—as fabric is for the tailor. \nMore info and tickets available here. \nBrought to you by Material Encounters\, in partnership with PLP So Cal. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/christopher-bardt/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ChrisBardt_Composed_1000w.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T093000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20230316T225658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T163521Z UID:10000529-1679557500-1679563800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Urban Forum Breakfast Talk: Intended Taxes & Unintended Consequences: Measure ULA’s Real Estate Transfer Tax DESCRIPTION:Intended Taxes & Unintended Consequences: Measure ULA’s Real Estate Transfer Tax\nThursday\, March 23rd\, 2023
\nHelms Design Center\n7:45 am – 9:30 am PST \nPanel from 8:30 am – 9:30 am\nDoors open at 7:45 for registration\, breakfast and networking. \nRSVP Required!

 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Register Here\n \n \n \n \n Nonmembers Register Here\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nIn the November 2022 election\, Los Angeles voters approved ballot Measure ULA to enact a new real estate transfer tax to fund affordable housing and tenant assistance programs. Marketed controversially as the “Mansion Tax\,” Measure ULA taxes all real property transactions valued over $5 million\, both commercial and residential\, with very few exceptions. The measure is anticipated to generate hundreds of millions or even one billion dollars annually that will be deposited in a special trust fund\, known as the “House LA Fund\,” intended to be used to subsidize housing\, preserve affordable housing\, prevent homelessness\, and guarantee counsel to tenants in eviction court. \nDespite the urgency and wide consensus of LA’s housing crisis\, some pro-housing advocates and experts question if a transfer tax or the ultimate form of Measure ULA was the right vehicle to support affordable housing and homelessness initiatives. Some industry experts worry that with limited exemptions Measure ULA will result in a halt of the residential and commercial purchase and sale market and actually hinder housing production in the City of Los Angeles. Some Measure ULA opponents are fighting the passage with a lawsuit to strike ULA down\, arguing it violates California’s Prop 13\, and through a proposed state ballot initiative to invalidate the law. \nOn the other hand\, implementation of ULA is not fully formed and there is an important opportunity for stakeholders to shape the process. Was ULA drafted as housing advocates expected\, or will there be unintended consequences including for new developments? And what’s the outlook for the pending lawsuit\, prospective ballot initiative\, and ULA implementation? Join us to discuss these questions and more. \nPanelists to be announced shortly. \nRegistration Fees:\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members & Retired Members\n$15 Student Non-Members & Retired Non-Members \nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, March 22nd\, at 4:00 PM.  After Wednesday\, March 22nd\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10.  No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \n
Event Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nLocation\nParking will be available in the adjacent\, interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City (look for the red banners)\, or there is ample parking throughout the Helm Bakery complex. Alternately\, the Expo Light Rail line is located one block to the east of Helms Bakery. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-urban-forum-measure-ula/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WestsideUrbanForum_Logo_sq.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20230214T182138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T222916Z UID:10000525-1677924000-1677942000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Groundwork: So Cal Fibershed Symposium DESCRIPTION:The inaugural Groundwork: So Cal Fibershed Symposium will bring together ranchers and farmers\, designers\, advocates\, academics\, and changemakers for a day of project presentations and networking. If you’re interested in regen ag and local fiber (or sheep and goat grazing for fire mitigation)\, please join us. \nWe’ll be sharing projects underway in our Fibershed\, and encourage networking and resource sharing before\, during\, and after the event. Confirmed speakers include Jenya Schneider of Cuyama Lamb\, Christina Wheeler of Greg Lauren\, Cole Bush of Shepherdess Land & Livestock\, Tony de Verya of Rodale Institute (hemp!)\, Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens also of Rodale (but here to talk cotton)\, and one more special guest\, we hope! \nTicket purchase includes programming\, networking opportunities\, morning coffee-tea service\, lunch (primarily vegetarian options)\, a closing reception\, and free onsite parking. \nMore info and tickets available here: https://www.socalfibershed.org/groundwork URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/groundwork/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Groundwork_March4.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20230214T171927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T203217Z UID:10000524-1677337200-1677348000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Path of Resistance Charity Event DESCRIPTION:Free \nLove. Freedom. Ukraine. event series \nPath of Resistance Charity Event\nFebruary 25\, 2023 | 3:00 to 6:00 pm \nHelms Design Center\n8745 Washington Blvd\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \n\nPath of Resistance is a pop-up exhibition and a silent auction featuring a selection of fine art pieces by contemporary Ukrainian artists that celebrate creative authenticity and share with the audience their vision of beauty\, hope\, freedom\, and love.\nA few fine art images can be seen here: https://www.art-territory.com/gallery/ \nAll proceeds go to buying equipment for a new Children’s Hospital in Lviv\, Ukraine and to support the Ukrainian artists who have become refugees after the war broke out. \nUkraine is a country of striking natural beauty and of truly beautiful people. Today\, when Ukraine is devastated by war\, its once beautiful landscapes are maimed by the bombs and the rockets\, but the beauty of its people is heightened by their inner strength\, their continuous support of one another\, their never-ending willingness to resist\, and their ability to see beauty even in the darkest hour. \nTogether with their countrymen\, Ukrainian artists chose to overcome the horrors of combat by creating canvases that depict beauty rather than dread. This is their “Art of war”\, their path of resistance – the artworks that celebrate life in a time of terrible peril. \nThis exhibition features 30+ works by contemporary Ukrainian artists and creatives who continue to fight back by choosing life and beauty and showing us wondrous images of the world that could be\, and not the one disfigured by the war. The world needs love\, now more than ever. The world needs beauty and the world needs Ukrainian art. \n\nFeatured artists:\nTata Kolesnik\, Polina Kuznetsova\, Konstyntyn Lyzogub\, Anna Bondar\, Kateryna Ivonina\, Oleh Kalashnik\, Anna Moskalets\, Artem Volokitin\, Tetyana Malinovska\, Nataliya Karpinska\, Inna Kharchuk\, Nina Murashkina\, and Yevhenii Shapovalov \nOrganized by: \nArt Territory Ukraine\nStand With Ukraine Foundation \nSupported by:\nHelms Bakery District\nPoster Territory\nThe 4th Block \nFeatured painting by Tata Kolesnik URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/path-of-resistance/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/POR_tata-kolesnik-victory.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T093000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20230117T220116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T220116Z UID:10000365-1674114300-1674120600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Urban Forum Breakfast Talk: California’s Brave New World of Parking DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, January 19th at 7:45 am\, please join Westside Urban Forum for a breakfast reception and panel discussion about California’s Brave New World of Parking. \nFor at least two decades\, advocates and urban planners have decried the overabundance of parking in many cities. Many of the garages\, lots\, and spaces in Los Angeles exist not necessarily because they are needed but because regulations require them. The passage of Senate Bill 2097 last year nullifies minimum parking requirements across the state\, including large swaths of the Los Angeles region. The goal is twofold: give developers more freedom to build housing and discourage overuse of personal vehicles. \nNow developers — along with financiers\, architects\, and planners — get to figure out what to do with their freedom. \nIf developers choose to provide less parking\, they could\, potentially\, add more units\, experiment with design\, and transform entire corridors of the City. This could also set off battles for parking spaces and impose burdens upon neighbors. Please join WUF to discuss whether the relaxation of parking requirements will lead to a development revolution along the major corridors of the Los Angeles region or whether conventional wisdom about car dependency will persist. \nPanelists\nDonna Shen Tripp\, Vice President/Partner\, Craig Lawson & Co.\nHagu Solomon-Cary\, AICP; Principal City Planner; Los Angeles City Planning\nPatrick Tighe FAIA\, FAAR; Principal; Tighe Architecture\nAdditional panelists to be announced \nMembers Register Here\nNonmembers Register Here\nRegistration Fees\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members\n$15 Student Non-Members\nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, January 18th\, at 4:00 PM. After Wednesday\, January 18th\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \nEvent Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nFree Parking is located inside the interior parking garage located at 8711 Washington Boulevard\, adjacent to the event. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-urban-forum-breakfast-talk-californias-brave-new-world-of-parking/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WestsideUrbanForum_Logo_sq.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221122T212435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T230047Z UID:10000404-1670524200-1670531400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:NAHR Announces 2023 Residency on December 8th DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, December 8th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm\, please join us in welcoming Nature\, Art and Habitat for their 2023 Residency\, “AIR: Commons\, Chaotic Fluid\, Inspiration”\, an evening conversation focusing on the role of air as a connector\, imagining future scenarios about what we will be breathing. \nThe discussion will address pressing questions such as: \n\nHow can human relationships with air help to stop or slow the climate crisis?\nWhat is our awareness of the ecology of air?\nHow does air connect us and highlight issues of global justice?\n\nHead of Ceremony: Deborah Weintraub\, AIA\, LEED AP \nModerator: Frances Anderton\, Design Journalist \nKeynote Speaker: Laurie Lipton\, Artist \nInterlocutor: Richard Molina\, Designer \nRESERVE A SPOT\nSCHEDULE\n6:30: Arrival and socializing\n6:45: Introduction\, Welcome and the “5 Ws” of NAHR\n6:50: Keynote Address\n7:10: Topic Announcement and Workshop on AIR\n7:20: Audience Participation Workshop/Charrette\n8:05: Presentation and Final Summation Remarks followed by light bites and beverages \nABOUT NAHR\nNature Art and Habitat\, an Eco-laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice\, located in Taleggio Valley\, Bergamo\, Italy and Santa Ynez\, California\, is a program that aims to unfold and display a sensitive type of culture that relates to nature as a source of inspiration and a measure of available resources. \nNAHR is a non-profit organization dedicated to explorations on the environment and creativity\, hosting researchers and scholars from all around the world yearly. \nPhoto Credit: Brian Yulo Ng \nFREE Parking is located inside the interior parking garage located at 8711 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, adjacent to the venue. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/nahr-announces-2023-residency-on-december-8th/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1-002.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221205T194959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T201626Z UID:10000354-1670432400-1670439600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Culver City Chamber's Women in Business Holiday Mixer DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, December 7th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm\, please join us in welcoming the Culver City Chamber Women in Business Council for their final Quarterly Connect event of the year. Meet with other women in business\, and hear about their successes and opportunities. \nSpecial thanks to Rafia Cooper Jewelry for their support of the Culver City Chamber. \nRegister today and invite a few friends along. \nREGISTER FOR TICKETS\nLight bites and beverages will be served while you network and celebrate the holiday season! \nFREE Parking | Interior Garage | 8711 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/culver-city-chambers-women-in-business-holiday-mixer/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4th-WIB-Quarterly-Connect.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221019T180022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T173812Z UID:10000521-1668967200-1668974400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:¡AZÚCAR! Closing Reception with CONTRA-TIEMPO DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for the closing reception of the photo gallery show of CAÑA by photographer Farah Sosa and CONTRA-TIEMPO’S powerful 2-week residency at Helms Bakery. \nCome celebrate with CONTRA-TIEMPO all the magic that was created\, the relationships that were built\, the dancing that took place\, and the stories that were shared. We will close our partnership with a final screening of the film CAŃA that was created in collaboration with Ana María Alvarez\, Meena Murugesan\, and Anaïs Maviel. Immediately following the film\, join us in a dialogue with the collaborators of their newest work ¡AZÚCAR! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/azucar-closing-reception-with-contra-tiempo/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CT_AMA-Press-Image.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221026T180314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T165742Z UID:10000490-1668623400-1668630600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Celebration + Talk with Michael Boyd and Michael Webb DESCRIPTION:Free\nOn Wednesday\, November 16th from 6:30 – 8:30 PM\, please join us for a lively conversation with Michael Boyd and Michael Webb on the launch of Boyd’s new book MILLENNIUM MODERN Living in Design (Lund Humphries\, 2022) moderated by architecture journalist Frances Anderton and in partnership with the Wende Museum. \nMichael Boyd lives by Le Corbusier’s mantra: “To be modern is not a fashion\, it is a state. It is necessary to understand history\, and he who understands history knows how to find continuity between that which was\, that which is\, and that which will be.” \nA design connoisseur\, successful musician\, preservationist\, passionate tastemaker\, and furniture and rug designer\, Boyd believes modernism is a model for new and future design solutions. Boyd’s new book MILLENNIUM MODERN Living in Design (Lund Humphries\, 2022) illustrates his holistic design practice and reflects his belief that the tenets of Modernism—honesty and simplicity—developed more than century ago\, are still relevant to our pluralistic age. In contrast to those who have wanted to do away with the past\, Boyd’s creations and designs are deeply rooted in the history of design. \nOriginally a film music composer\, Michael Boyd is a major collector and curator of modernist design based in Los Angeles\, who has evolved into becoming a successful artist and designer of contemporary modernist homes\, furniture and landscapes. \nMichael Webb Hon. AIA/LA has authored 30 books on architecture and design\, most recently Architects’ Houses and Building Community: New Apartment Architecture\, as well as a memoir\, Moving Around: A Lifetime of Wandering\, while editing and contributing essays to a score of monographs. He is also a regular contributor to leading journals in the United States\, Asia and Europe. Growing up in London\, he was an editor at The Times and Country Life\, before moving to the U.S.\, where he directed film programs for the American Film Institute through the 1970s and curated a Smithsonian exhibition on the history of the American cinema. He now lives in Los Angeles in the Richard Neutra apartment that was once home to Charles and Ray Eames. \nIn an excerpt taken from Michael Webb’s introduction to MILLENNIUM MODERN: \n“An autodidact with strong opinions\, Michael Boyd has immersed himself in the history and creativity of modernism. His faith in the fundamentals is unflinching\, as is his certainty in a revisionist age. “Modernism is a philosophical approach based on rationality and reality\,” he declares. “It grew out of the visual chaos of the 19th century in a quest for honesty\, simplicity\, and truth in materials.” He shares the idealistic vision of the pioneers and has stayed true to their principles in his own work even as modernism has evolved from a narrow torrent into a broad stream with many tributaries.” \nFrances Anderton covers Los Angeles design and architecture in print\, podcasts\, exhibitions\, and public events. She is the author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles\, just published by Angel City Press. For many years\, Anderton hosted DnA: Design and Architecture\, broadcast on KCRW\, a public radio station. Her honors include the Esther McCoy Award\, bestowed by the USC Architectural Guild at USC School of Architecture\, for her work in educating the public about architecture and urbanism. \nThe Wende is an art museum\, cultural center\, and archive of the Cold War that explores social\, political\, and cultural change. The Wende reaches beyond the conventional walls of a museum in pursuit of international scholarship\, artistic interpretation\, community engagement\, digital access\, and experimental public programming. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-celebration-talk-with-michael-boyd-and-michael-webb/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BoydBookSigning2022_EventArt_1080x1080px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221019T170233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T230420Z UID:10000518-1668276000-1668283200@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Residency Launch\, Film Screening + Photo Exhibit with CONTRA-TIEMPO DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for the opening reception of CONTRA-TIEMPO’S gallery show and two week residency. Come help us celebrate the beginning of two powerful weeks of dancing\, creating\, and grounding! \nDuring this reception\, we will be screening the film CAŃA that was created in collaboration with Ana María Alvarez\, Meena Murugesan and Anaïs\, following with an opportunity to engage in dialogue with the collaborators of CONTRA-TIEMPO’s newest work ¡AZÚCAR! Additionally\, this marks the opening of the photo gallery showing of CAŃA that was captured by photographer Farah Sosa. The photos will be up for viewing inside the Washington Corridor Gallery at Helms Bakery District through November 20th. \nREGISTER FOR EVENTS HERE\nLearn more about ¡AZÚCAR! & all the amazing collaborators HERE. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/film-screening-gallery-exhibit-with-contra-tiempo/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AZUCAR-at-Helms-Bakery-1_1080x1080.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220915T225851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T170700Z UID:10000516-1668247200-1668258000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:smART Talks at Helms! For Artists and Creative Professionals DESCRIPTION:Free\nJoin us on Saturday\, November 12th as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center. smARTtalks are FREE intimate learning sessions with a panel of experts covering timely and important topics vital to artists and creatives working in the 21st Century. \nWith just 75 tickets available\, get your tickets now while supplies last! \nRESERVE A SPOT\nHere’s the lineup of discussions and panelists for November 12th: \n\nThe Power of Story in Selling Art: How Narrative Can Help Artists Drive Sales in a Social Media Landscape with speakers: Shana Nys Dambrot and Miles Regis\n\nPreview:Many artists would prefer for their art to speak for itself without having to talk about it. The reality is artists must know how to communicate their story effectively and impromptu when asked by a potential new collector\, curator\, gallery owner\, journalist or even a group of school children. Artists should be able to clearly answer basic questions such as: Why art matters? Why they became an artist and what drives them as an artist? Learn from the experts about best practices in social media to tell a story\, create an on-line persona and promote work online. \n\nHas Digital Art Finally Earned Respect? How Web3\, NFTs\, AR\, VR\, AI and The Metaverse Are Impacting The Art World with speakers: Ronnie Pirovino\, Heidi Johnson\, and Daniel Nomad\n\nPreview:Art and tech comprise exciting new frontiers for art making and selling. And\, while the media love to talk about the big sales numbers some artists are getting for their NFTs\, most people don’t even have a crypto wallet. Still\, NFT’s equipped with built-in resale royalties are a major development. Web3\, Augmented Reality\, Virtual Reality and the Metaverse are hyped topics in the media too. Do these innovations truly represent a real and fundamental shift in the art market or are they simply new tools and mediums for artists and art lovers to enjoy? What should artists know and do with these new media? \n\nCan Public + Immersive Art Experiences Save The World? with speakers: Carmen Zella\, Shana Nys Drambot\, and Isabel Beavers\n\nPreview: In recent years\, communities and entrepreneurs have been producing public and immersive visual art experiences for people to enjoy. They took a dive during the pandemic but are on the way back. Some art installations are free to the public through corporate or civic sponsorship while others charge admission as for-profit ventures. Some are temporary pop-ups\, while others are semi-permanent or permanent. What is driving this trend? Are these exhibitions for the love of art and the public good or simply making money? Where it is all going and how might artists produce their own public art installations? \n  URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/smart-talks-at-helms-empowering-talks-for-artists-creative-professionals-2/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/smARTtalks-Nov-12_resize.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T093000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20221024T184002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T185621Z UID:10000522-1666856700-1666863000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:BIDs In View: What do Business Improvement Districts do and who do they represent? DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 27th\, from 8:30 am – 9:30 am\, please join Westside Urban Forum for their monthly breakfast and panel discussion inside the Helms Design Center. \nDoors open at 7:45 for breakfast and mingling before the panel begins | RSVP Required \nOn the Westside and throughout Greater Los Angeles\, Business Improvement Districts provide placemaking services to commercial neighborhoods. BIDs are tasked with making their districts cleaner\, safer\, and more prosperous\, and studies show they often succeed. But for BIDs funded by commercial assessments\, there can be a tension between the desires and goals of the businesses in the district and those of the broader community. Whom do BIDs serve and whom should BIDs serve? Join WUF as we explore the role played by BIDs in Los Angeles\, what they do well\, who they represent and what the recent frictions between BIDs and their communities might mean for their future. \nPanelists\nKathleen Rawson – President and CEO of Hollywood partnership\, former Chair of International Downtown Association\nKeith Corbin – Business Owner\, West Adams BID Board President\nChristopher Garcia – City of Los Angeles\, Office of the City Clerk – Business Improvement Districts\nDr. Fernando Guerra – Professor of Political Science and International Relations\, Loyola Marymount University and Director of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles \nModerator\nThomas Aujero Small – President and CEO of Culver City Forward\, former Mayor of Culver City \nRegistration Fees\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members\n$15 Student Non-Members \n(Members Register Here) & (Non-Members Register Here)\nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, October 26th\, at 4:00 PM. After Wednesday\, October 26th\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \nEvent Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nCOVID UPDATE\nPlease note that while the use of a face mask will not be mandated\, Westside Urban Forum highly encourages all of their attendees to wear a mask at all times while indoors. \nThanks to the generosity of annual Sponsors\, WUF has a small number of free tickets available to members of the community. If you are not able to join as a member or purchase a ticket for this month’s panel presentation\, but would like to join us\, please write to WUF at info@westsideurbanforum.com to inquire if we have any remaining sponsor provided tickets. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/bids-in-view-what-do-business-improvement-districts-do-and-who-do-they-represent/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WestsideUrbanForum_Logo_sq.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220915T181537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T165355Z UID:10000515-1666432800-1666443600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED - smART Talks at Helms! For Artists and Creative Professionals DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE. \nJoin us on Saturday\, October 22nd as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center. \nsmARTtalks are intimate learning sessions with a panel of experts covering timely and important topics vital to artists and creatives working in the 21st Century. \nEach smARTtalk event costs $20 to attend. Only 75 tickets are available for each month’s event. \nBUY TICKETS NOW\n\nHere’s the lineup of discussions and panelists for October 22nd: \n\nIs Art School Worth The Money? The Truth About Arts Education in America + it’s Impact on the Creative Economy with speakers Lorne Buchman\, Erin Yoshi\, Ibuki Kuramochi\, and Cara Levine. \n\nPreview: Experts say kids who get an arts education do better in school and life\, and the professional tier in the arts is hot; the creative economy is valued at $2T. But\, primary arts education in the U.S. has been defunded over the last 30 years. Meanwhile\, at the college level\, the cost of an arts degree can put an undergrad in debt for life. Is the ROI worth it? What should artists\, designers\, creatives and educators do with this information? With that much cash in the creative economy\, why do artists\, designers and creatives often continue to struggle economically? \n\nArt in an Age of Political Unrest: How Current Events and Cultural Trends Drive Artistic Expression with speakers Brian McCarty\, Karen Fiorito\, Linda Vallejo\, Marianne Sadowski\, and Olga Severina. \n\nPreview: The social and political tumult of the last five years inspired many artists to express themselves politically about racism\, politics\, social injustice\, police brutality\, gun rights\, climate change\, LGBTQ+ rights\, and more. What is the impact and proper role of political art? Where is it most relevant and effective? And\, how is freedom of expression in the arts impacted by cultural trends around language about gender coding\, sexual identity\, race and privilege? Does the art world have room for conservatives? \nFor information\, click HERE! URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/smart-talks-at-helms-oct-22/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/smARTtalks-Oct-22_1200px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221008T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220914T000036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T164005Z UID:10000514-1665226800-1665252000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:The Art Walk and Roll Festival is Back! DESCRIPTION:Free\nOn Saturday\, October 8th from 11 am to 6 pm\, Helms Bakery is excited to partner with the Culver City Arts District for their annual Art Walk and Roll Festival\, a self-guided tour and celebration of art\, culture\, mobility\, and our creative community. \nBegin at Helms Avenue where you’ll enter a dream-like world inhabited by playful and curious mythical creatures from Dragon Knights Inc. Then move on to creating “cardboard” sculptures with our friends at reDiscover Center or join in the fun with Studio 203 and artist collective Spool to create a community art journal\, plus Cadfab Creative pops up with workshops\, live drawing\, and more art-centered fun inside the Helms Design Center. \nThen off on your journey through the Arts District along Washington Boulevard to visit galleries\, enjoy live music\, grab a bite\, or stop at the mobility test area. It’s a full day of fun festivities for the entire family. Complete details to follow. \nCome on out and show your love for Culver City! URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/the-artwalk-roll-festival-is-back/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CCAWR_SquareLogoBlock_800px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220922T001151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T200119Z UID:10000517-1664632800-1664640000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Join us for Frances Anderton's book release celebration! DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, October 1st at 2:00 pm as we celebrate the release of Frances Anderton’s book Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles\, published by Angel City Press. Stop in for a reception\, a lively talk and Q&A. \nPLEASE RSVP\nLiving in Los Angeles has always been equated with the suburban single-family home with a big backyard. But for decades\, L.A. has also been the consummate laboratory for exceptional experiments in multifamily housing — dwellings centered on shared open space\, from the central courtyard to the rooftop garden. In Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles\, author Frances Anderton explores that fascinating history— from the bungalow courts and apartment-hotels of the 1910s\, through the development of garden apartments\, to contemporary mid-rise “urban villages” and co-living spaces. Common Ground features the work of the Zwebells\, R.M. Schindler\, Richard Neutra\, John Lautner\, Ralph Vaughn\, Koning Eizenberg\, Sean Knibb\, Michael Maltzan\, Brooks + Scarpa\, Lorcan O’Herlihy\, Shin Shin\, and many more. In a time of housing crisis\, Frances Anderton makes the case that well-designed\, equitable\, connected living is tomorrow’s American dream. \n\n \n  \nABOUT FRANCES\nFrances Anderton covers Los Angeles design and architecture in print\, podcasts\, exhibitions\, and at public events. For many years Anderton hosted DnA: Design and Architecture\, broadcast on KCRW\, a public radio station. Her honors include the Esther McCoy Award\, bestowed by the USC Architectural Guild at USC School of Architecture\, for her work in educating the public about architecture and urbanism. Anderton resides in Santa Monica\, California. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/join-us-for-frances-andertons-book-release-celebration/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COGR-cvr1-1448-x1448.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220913T231144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T000326Z UID:10000512-1664476200-1664483400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Signing + Talk with Joseph Giovannini DESCRIPTION:Free\nJoin us on Thursday\, September 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm for a conversation and book signing with Joseph Giovannini and architectural journalist Frances Anderton about the new authoritative history of the Avant-Garde architecture of our times. \n Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde (Rizzoli)\, by noted critic and designer Joseph Giovannini\, has been called “an amazing achievement\,” “a masterpiece\,” and “an instant classic.” The book chronicles the century-long influence of avant-garde art and the theories of the oblique on prominent architects and some of their highest-profile projects—many of which are in Los Angeles. Don’t miss this lively discussion of architecture that is transgressive\, oblique\, aberrant\, deconstructed\, and digital. \nArcana: Books on the Arts will be at the event selling books. \n  \n \nABOUT JOSEPH \nJoseph Giovannini\, author of Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde\, is a practicing designer who has written on architecture and design for such publications as the New York Times\, Architectural Record\, Art in America\, and Art Forum\, and was architecture critic for New York Magazine\, Los Angeles Herald Examiner\, and Los Angeles Review of Books. He has also taught widely in graduate architecture programs. \nPhoto credit: photographer Tom Bonner \n \nABOUT FRANCES \nFrances Anderton covers Los Angeles design and architecture in print\, broadcast media and public events. Her book\, Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles\, will be published in fall\, 2022\, by Angel City Press. Anderton also co-creates talks and events at Helms Bakery District. Recent programs included the public symposium Seeding The City; In Harmony With Nature\, a show of architectural work by James Hubbell; and the 2021 exhibition Low Rise Mid Rise High Rise: Housing in LA Today. She is producing Art For Earth’s Sake\, a series of conversations about the art world and its environmental footprint\, to take place at MOCA in fall\, 2022. For many years Anderton hosted DnA: Design and Architecture for KCRW public radio station\, having got her start at KCRW producing Warren Olney’s current affairs shows Which Way\, LA? and To The Point. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-signing-talk-with-joseph-giovannini/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Arch-Unbound-Cover_500x750_web.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220907T002433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T173929Z UID:10000508-1664013600-1664024400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:smART Talks at Helms! FREE For Artists and Creative Professionals DESCRIPTION:Starting on Saturday\, September 24th\, we are excited to partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center. \nsmARTtalks are intimate learning sessions with a panel of experts covering timely and important topics vital to artists and creatives working in the 21st Century. \nThanks to the wonderful generosity of an arts patron\, smARTtalks is now FREE to all artists in Los Angeles. Simply register to reserve your seat now as it is an intimate event with only 75 seats available. Free coffee and refreshments (donuts!) will be served starting at 9:30 and Parking is located at 8711 Washington Boulevard\, just east of the event venue. \nREGISTER FOR TICKETS!\nHere’s the lineup of discussions and panelists for September 24th: \n10:00 am \n\nWho Are We Now? Artists Discuss COVID + Creativity. How Did The Pandemic Help or Hurt Artists with speakers Dr. Kim Cookson and Eric Weiss\, LMFT.\n\nPreview: Given the tumult of the last 24 months\, we are changed people — and artists. What have we learned? How do we best process the impact of the pandemic? And where do we go from here? Part collective group therapy session\, this discussion will address these relevant\, existential questions touching all of us. We will also address personal wellness in the arts. \n11:00 am \n\nHow To Launch Your First Collectible Art Toy with speakers Ben Goretsky and kaNO\n\nPreview: Collectible art toys and vinyls represent a small but hot and growing segment of the contemporary art market. If you’re an artist interested in launching your first collectible art toy\, don’t miss this smARTalk. You learn about toy design\, fabrication\, packaging and marketing process. You’ll learn how a 2D concept drawing becomes a 3D product\, where to have it manufactured and how to budget the costs. You will get the answers to these and other important questions from top industry experts. \n12:00 Noon \n\nThe Long Overdue and Beautiful Rise of BIPOC Artists in the Primary Art Market: A Sincere and Permanent Correction or Cynical Opportunism by Art Dealers? with speakers April Banks\, Badir McCleary\, Sarah Mantilla Griffin\, and Man One.\n\nPreview: Artists of color are hot in the art market right how — and it’s about time. But why did it take so long for the mainstream art world to rightfully recognize them? What did it take for the art world to finally give artists of color a platform? And\, most importantly\, will it last? How will it be sustained? Or will the fickle and profit-driven art world eventually get bored and move on? URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/smart-talks-at-helms-empowering-talks-for-artists-creative-professionals/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/original_free_22.09.24_WEB.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220922T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220922T093000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220908T235535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T235535Z UID:10000509-1663832700-1663839000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Urban Forum Returns to In-Person Events! DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 22nd from 8:30 to 9:30 am\, please join Westside Urban Forum for Piece by Piece – Modular Construction’s Future in the LA Region\, a discussion about present and future obstacles for modular construction and the exploration of  its potential for transformative change. \nWith panelists Margaux Rotter\, Director of Development\, BLVD Hospitality\, Scott Baldridge\, President\, Aedis Real Estate Group and Hope Street Development Group Partner\, Lana Cook\, Business Development Manager\, Prefab Logic\, and moderated by Shane Phillips\, Housing Initiative Project Manager\, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. (An Architectural Consultant to be announced.) \nDoors open at 7:45 for breakfast and mingling before the panel begins and RSVP Required. \nModular construction has been long promoted as the future of real estate development\, but still has yet to widely and significantly break ground for how we build in Los Angeles. However\, with skyrocketing construction costs\, a historic housing supply crisis\, and advances in technology\, is this sector poised to reenter the mainstream and become a widespread method of construction? As property prices and market rate rents soar\, and with affordable housing construction costs regularly exceeding $500\,000/unit\, governments\, community leaders\, and real estate professionals are eager to find ways to reduce the cost of building and bring more units to market. Can modular construction reduce costs and usher in a future of housing abundance? Are city governments and the State welcoming this new technology? Or are the cost savings not so clear\, is implementation easier said than done\, and are our building codes and lending practices too rigid to meet this new opportunity? \n(Members Register Here)\n(Nonmembers Register Here)\nRegistration Fees\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members\n$15 Student Non-Members \nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, September 21st\, at 4:00 PM. After Wednesday\, September 21st\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \nEvent Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nCOVID UPDATE\nPlease note that while the use of a face mask will not be mandated\, we highly encourage all of our attendees to wear a mask at all times while indoors.\nThanks to the generosity of our annual Sponsors\, WUF has a small number of free tickets available to members of the community. If you are not able to join as a member or purchase a ticket for this month’s panel presentation\, but would like to join us\, please write us at info@westsideurbanforum.com to inquire if we have any remaining sponsor provided tickets. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-urban-forum-returns-to-in-person-events/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wufLogo_V6.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220918T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220918T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220913T234146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T001409Z UID:10000513-1663509600-1663516800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Back! Balloon Installation & Community Dialogue with Frances Anderton DESCRIPTION:Free\nWe’ve been through unprecedented times\, marked by a retreat from public spaces and by a reevaluation of intimate spaces. On Sunday\, September 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm\, join Frances Anderton and  The L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design as we welcome you back and we’ve blown up big balloons! Thought balloons with your messages and observations about how you occupied space over the last 2 ½ years are on display. Welcome to the conversation. \nFor over two years\, we have been confronted with a novel approach to living in space\, one that is unfamiliar and mostly unprecedented. Social distancing and isolation have had a multitude of effects on the global population\, on how we relate to each other and to space. During this pandemic\, (personal) space has increased for some and decreased for others\, with access to and options for different safe physical and mental spaces being sadly granted on the basis of income and privilege. \nThe L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design invites the Los Angeles community to join the conversation about space in a “post-pandemic” world. Two and half months ago L.A. Forum released their limited edition Welcome Back! newsletter that included big balloons! They asked you to write or draw your perception of space during the pandemic on this pneumatic object. \nWhat do you define as a safe space\, physical or mental? | What felt like home during this time\, and how it felt to be (forced) at home? | What spaces did you wish to have more access to or were grateful for? | How did your spatial routine change? \nWith this Welcome Back! Balloon Installation and Community Dialogue\, we’ve created an exhibit with your responses\, celebrating you and your reflections at this public gathering\, one honoring the special exchange that naturally occurs when humans interact in space together. \n“Alone in the empty city. So vast\, so quiet\, for me alone.” \n“2022\, we are ‘normal’ again but I hold space for the new ‘me’ I found.” URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-back-balloon-installation-community-dialogue-with-frances-anderton/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LAF-Welcome-Back-Balloon.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220917T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220805T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T212653Z UID:10000340-1663416000-1663430400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition Closing Event DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! For the closing of Welcome Blanket on Saturday September 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 17th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-09-24/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WelcomeBlanket_Emailheader.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220915T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220915T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220912T235753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T165316Z UID:10000511-1663268400-1663273800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Khadim Dai DESCRIPTION:Free\nAs part of the Welcome Blanket exhibition at the Helms Design Center\, please join us on Thursday\, September 15th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm for a conversation\, film screening and Q+A with filmmaker Khadim Dai. Khadim will be joining us remotely from Pakistan. He will be sharing two shorts: “Your Dust Will Carry” and “Machid.” \nYour Dust Will Carry\nA sense of obligation to keep the memories of his friends and classmates alive\, Dai films at his friends’ graveyard on the seventh anniversary of their deaths. As he begins filming\, a stranger approaches and gives him some news. \nMachid\nMachid\, 12 years old\, is the second generation of Hazaras refugees living in Pakistan. Confined in the ghetto built for Hazaras in Quetta\, Machid explores her surroundings as she is growing from a careless child into a curious teen. Growing in the middle of ongoing genocide\, Machid is beginning to question the “normal life” in her community. \n \nAbout Khadim\nKhadim Dai is a filmmaker from Afghanistan. His family fled to Pakistan when he was two years old to escape Taliban persecution of his minority group\, the Hazara people. He has lived most of his life as a refugee in Pakistan and\, after surviving a school bombing in 2013\, he fled on his own to Indonesia. There\, he lived in a refugee settlement for three years and started documenting his experience. Khadim has been making documentary films since 2014. He worked as a cinematographer for the “The Staging Post” and “Chasing Asylum.” His films have been shown at the Van Abbemuseum\, Ian Potter Museum of Art\, QUT Art Museum\, and the REDCAT. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/conversation-with-documentary-filmmaker-khadim-dai/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Khadim-Dai-Filming.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220912T232214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T003945Z UID:10000510-1663084800-1663088400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Craft Along & Helms Exhibition Tour DESCRIPTION:Free \nThe Second Tuesday of every month\, Welcome Blanket founder Jayna Zweiman hosts a virtual Welcome Blanket craft along. People join from Alaska to Florida\, and from California to Maine. Whether you’re crafting\, craft curious\, or just want to connect\, everyone is welcome! \nThis Tuesday\, September 13\, Jayna will hosting from the Welcome Blanket exhibition at the Helms Design Center. If you haven’t been able to see the show in person\, this is a great way to see it! And if you’re in LA\, please join us in person — the doors at Helms will be open. \nSign in virtually HERE.\nFor more information on Welcome Blanket\, please visit WelcomeBlanket.org \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 18th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-09-13/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jayna-22.09.13-Event.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220901T215810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T215810Z UID:10000506-1662811200-1662825600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center Copy DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! Open gallery hours Saturday\, September 10 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-09-10-copy/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/5-SEPT-10.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220908T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220908T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220901T220638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T202133Z UID:10000507-1662638400-1662645600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Knit-Alongs during the Month of September Copy DESCRIPTION:Free \nThursdays in September! Please join us for an afternoon knit-along from 12:00 -2:00 pm with Welcome Blanket Founder\, Jayna Zweiman. \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-09-10-copy-2/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JZ-Thursday-Knit_along.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220903T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220903T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220805T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T232507Z UID:10000339-1662206400-1662220800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! Open gallery hours Saturday\, September 3 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-09-03/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/4-SEPT-3.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220827T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220827T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105314 CREATED:20220805T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T232338Z UID:10000338-1661601600-1661616000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! Open gallery hours Saturday\, August 27 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-08-27/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3-AUG-27.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220820T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220820T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105315 CREATED:20220811T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T174111Z UID:10000344-1660996800-1661011200@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! Open gallery hours Saturday\, August 20 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket-2022-08-20/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2-AUG-20.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220814T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220814T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105315 CREATED:20220805T232319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T232319Z UID:10000342-1660483800-1660491000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Knitting Workshop with Welcome Blanket's Linda Preuss and Joanne Poyourow DESCRIPTION:Free\nAre you learning to knit? Have you been knitting for years? On Sunday August 14th from 1:30 to 3:30 PM\, please join us for a FREE workshop led by Linda Preuss and Joanne Poyourow who over the years have knitted 9 blankets with a group of friends for the Welcome Blanket project. Come be part of making a Welcome Blanket\, meet new friends from the fiber community\, and share your immigration stories. \nPattern and yarn will be supplied\, although you may also bring yarn from your stash (DK gauge acrylic or superwash-wool\, please; any color.) If you have #7 or #8 needles\, pop them in your bag as well. Otherwise we’ll have some for you to borrow. \nThis is a knitting workshop and although we won’t be mentoring crocheting or quilting skills at this workshop\, feel free to join us. The more the merrier! \nThis workshop will be an indoor event. Out of consideration for others we kindly ask that participants wear masks. \nQuestions? Contact welcomeblanketvolunteer@gmail.com URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/knitting-workshop-with-welcome-blankets-linda-preuss-and-joanne-poyourow/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Workshop-750x500_22.08.14_web.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220813T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220813T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105315 CREATED:20220805T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T231911Z UID:10000336-1660392000-1660406400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center DESCRIPTION:Free \nJoin us! Open gallery hours Saturday\, August 13 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWelcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, catalogued\, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close\, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. \nWelcome Blanket makes its inaugural Los Angeles exhibit at Helms Bakery District and will continue at Skirball Cultural Center and LAX airport. A national initiative in partnership with other museums and cultural institutions will continue in the years to follow. \nExhibition Dates\nAugust 4th through September 24th\nViewing Hours on Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM \n\nABOUT WELCOME BLANKET\nWoven into the fabric of our country is the fundamental idea that our diversity and individual freedoms\, together\, allow for our personal stories that collectively make the United States a great nation. The diverse migration stories are human stories; yet the abstraction of immigration\, from sweeping government policies to the use of language\, particularly by the media\, perpetuates “otherness\,” removing us from these human stories\, ones that we all have. Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms this abstraction into a tangible\, crowd-sourced\, artistic action. Participants use their heads\, hearts\, hands\, and histories to craft the country they wish to see. \nWelcome Blanket was initially a response to the proposed 2000-mile border wall between Mexico and the United States. The project reimagined the 2000-mile length\, one of exclusion\, as 2000 miles of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for refugees coming to the United States. Handcraft makers who knit\, sew\, quilt\, crochet\, weave\, felt\, etc.\, use any textile to make 40 inch x 40 inch blankets that are easy to care for and hard to give away. They included stories important to their families about immigration\, migration\, or relocation\, creating symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected\, cataloged\, and displayed at art and cultural institutions. During these exhibits\, the message of welcome is amplified through hosting craft circles\, performances\, discussions\, forums\, and legal assistance for immigrants. Post-show\, our 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors. Over 6500 have been made and distributed. \nAfter reaching our initial goal of 2000 miles of yarn\, resulting in 3400 blankets\, the impact was clear. New immigrants felt the welcome; they felt seen as they were gifted these heartfelt\, handmade blankets–a symbol of home\, itself. And the makers reflected the diversity of this country: the youngest was 4 and the oldest 104; there were evangelical Christians\, Muslims\, Jews\, Buddhists; and there were makers from a wide range of political leanings. Many participants had diverse migration stories\, from being descendants of slaves to displaced Native Americans\, from recent refugees to descendants of the Mayflower. \nWelcome Blanket’s impact reflected a sense of inclusion and we set a new goal–to bring people together to develop a new American tradition of welcome. We aim to create an enduring project and build a community of connection\, a network that creates thresholds of welcome that is a public visual pronouncement and a private and tactile experience. We are building a tapestry of American migration history\, connecting the stories of past migrations with people coming to the United States right now\, and creating a space to discuss the complex issues around immigration with humanity. \nMake a Welcome Blanket\, share your story\, come together and craft. Join us.\nFor more information: welcomeblanket.org and @welcomeblanket \nInformation about additional Welcome Blanket events will be posted shortly.  \nPrevious Exhibitions\nMuseum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta\, GA)\nSmart Museum of Art (Chicago\, IL)\nFuller Craft Museum (Boston\, MA)\nBuild Peace Conference (San Diego and Tijuana)\nWelcome Blanket Brookline \nUpcoming Exhibitions\nSan Francisco International Airport (San Francisco\, CA)\nHeritage Winooski Mill Museum (Winooski\, VT)\nRevere History Museum (Revere\, MA) \n\nABOUT JAYNA\nJayna Zweiman is an architecturally-trained multidisciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture\, art\, craft\, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical\, virtual\, and conceptual spaces. \nPerhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project\, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters\, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket\, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States. \nZweiman’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been nominated for the Beazley Design of the Year by the Design Museum in London\, has been acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and has been awarded the first ever Brand of the Year by the School of Visual Arts. Zweiman was awarded in 2017 as one of “The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture” by Artsy.\nJayna earned her AB from Brown University with concentrations in visual arts and economics and her Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles. \nSpecial thanks to Welcome Blanket sponsors: URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/welcome-blanket/2022-08-13/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1-AUG-13.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220807T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220807T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T105315 CREATED:20220805T185924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T190504Z UID:10000341-1659870000-1659880800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Knitting and Crocheting Workshop with Welcome Blanket DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, August 7th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM stop in at the Helms Design Center to join in the knitting and crocheting workshop with the Welcome Blanket team. Beginning knitting will be taught by fiber artist and instructor Andrea Roth-Fedida. Yarn\, needles and pattern supplied for novice knitters\, but feel free to bring your own! \nSuggested yarn: worsted weight and size US8-US11 knitting needles. \nAll levels of knitting/crochet are welcome to join the Welcome Blanket community knitting gatherings. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/knitting-and-crocheting-workshop-with-welcome-blanket/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Knit-workshop-1200px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR