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Cultural Capital: Goodbye and Hello
This is Cultural Weekly’s last edition. Next week we will become Cultural Daily.
Arts
What Happened at ALOUD
On Monday, August 27, Louise Steinman, director of the popular ALOUD series, and Maureen Moore, ALOUD’s associate director, were abruptly fired.
The Question that Opens an Ocean of Creativity
A rough-hewn wood crate the size of a grand piano transported the collective aspirations of a hundred people to make a change on our planet.
What We Know About Trump’s Arts Council Nominees
Two Obscure Picks With No Public Profiles, No Presences in the Creative Community This article was first published in DCReport. It is written by Jeanette Lenoir. Today we look at two of Trump’s nominees for the National Council on the Arts. The council is an 18-member board that advises the chairman of the National Endowment …
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Arts & Psychology Intersect this Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Art Share LA
Artists watch and listen, very much like a therapist. Co-founders Pamela McCrory, PhD, and Terry Marks-Tarlow, PhD, created the Mirrors of the Mind project as a way to unite these two passions. Both intuitively knew it was a perfect combination…psychology and the arts. Now in its sixth incarnation, “Mirrors of the Mind 6” is sponsored …
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Idyllwild Idyll
Idyllwild Idyll from Rick Meghiddo on Vimeo. The planets were aligned in an uncommonly rare position: a) Architect John Lautner‘s Pearlman cabin in Idyllwild was scheduled to be open to the public (subject to RSVP + fee) on Labor Day, September 4; b) It coincided with our anniversary; c) We had not been in Idyllwild for about fifteen …
Labor and Creativity
My first job in any creative pursuit was in IATSE Local 44. IATSE is the labor union that governs below-the-line people who work in film and television. I was a very junior set dresser, and my first assignment on my first day was to go to a department store to get make-up and beauty supplies …
Volunteer to Organize #90X90LA Projects!
It is now the start of June, which means we have one month to go before we kick off #90X90LA. Hold on. Let me go hyperventilate, pass out, wake up, puke first. Ok. Back. We have actually made huge headway in the past couple of weeks with scheduling, venues, and the team has really started …
Nation Watch: January 26, 2017
As the Women’s Marches around the world demonstrated, the people listen, the streets listen, and a vast, strong community seeks a world of greater compassion and justice. Politicians listen too, when there are enough people in real and virtual streets. Cultural Weekly is beginning a column called Nation Watch, highlighting topics you may wish to …
Send in the Cavalry!
I’ve said this before, I figured it bears repeating, or resending, especially with so many of us dreading the state of our nation as a (check all adjectives you think appropriate) ___charlatan ___wind-bag ___con-man, ___sleeze-ball ___demagogue ___misogynist ___serial-liar ___racist ___pig ___racist pig ___white-nationalist ___right-wing-hooligan ___all-of-the-above has assumed the office of the most powerful man in …
Living & Working Remotely: Three Factors to Consider
[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] If you’re an introverted type who tends to hole up at home, rather than go out, or if you’re a self-starter, you might prefer to conduct much of your day-to-day business remotely, rather than commute to an …
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Living & Working Remotely: Three Factors to Consider
[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] If you’re an introverted type who tends to hole up at home, rather than go out, or if you’re a self-starter, you might prefer to conduct much of your day-to-day business remotely, rather than commute to an …
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On Hosting a Poetry Show on the Radio
For the last four years, I’ve been lucky enough to host a weekly community radio show all about poetry. It’s been an interesting adventure, and I’ve learned a great deal about public persona versus private self, how to conduct myself in a public role, and what not to say. I’ve also experienced a number of …
The Secret City – Season 10: Art! Community! Joy!
The Secret City, the world-renowned, award-winning performance gathering for people who believe in the arts, is about to enter its 10th season and is starting its annual fund drive. As they tell us: IT’S OUR MOST EXCITING SEASON YET! Hard to believe we’re launching our 10th season. Incredible. It’s been an amazing year: we dedicated …
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#ArtsDistrict #DTLA: 21st Century Soho and Chelsea
When Hauser & Wirth, the Zurich based global art dealers, opened their sixth gallery on March 13, 2016, in the Los Angeles Arts District, it contributed to the transformation of Los Angles from a provincial outpost in the international art scene to the potential of its becoming a major player. Called Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, the new gallery …
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