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Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
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Los Angeles + Community Arts
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
by Carol Cheh
Thank You for Coming is a new restaurant that is also an artist residency space.
Bullet Points: How Hip-Hop Handles the Gun
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
Llyn Foulkes: The 'Torment' of Painting and the Joy of Music
Featured
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
by Drew Tewksbury
Filmmaker Sharon Lockhart intently interprets the world under her watchful lens.
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
Santa Barbara + Film/Media Arts
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
by Ethan Stewart
Photographer and Santa Barbara native Morgan Maassen's career in the surf editorial world is on a meteoric rise.
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
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Los Angeles + Community Arts
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
by Kenya Davis-Hayes
The Los Angeles Unified School District Art and Archive Collection houses precious works of art and artifacts that were gifted over the span of 150 years.
Vote Head-to-Head: The Artwork of Llyn Foulkes vs. Morgan Maassen's Surf Photography
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
Featured
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Los Angeles + Community Arts
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
by Carol Cheh
Thank You for Coming is a new restaurant that is also an artist residency space.
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
by Drew Tewksbury
Filmmaker Sharon Lockhart intently interprets the world under her watchful lens.
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
Featured
San Luis Obispo + Multi-Disciplinary
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
by Catherine J. Trujillo
Tony Corley, founder of the Black Surfing Association, recalls his early life on the Central Coast and his lifelong quest for unity amongst Black surfers.
Vote Head-to-Head: The Artwork of Llyn Foulkes vs. Morgan Maassen's Surf Photography
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
Featured
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
Los Angeles + Community Arts
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
by Kenya Davis-Hayes
The Los Angeles Unified School District Art and Archive Collection houses precious works of art and artifacts that were gifted over the span of 150 years.
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Los Angeles + Community Arts
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
by Carol Cheh
Thank You for Coming is a new restaurant that is also an artist residency space.
Drew Oberjuerge's New Direction for the Riverside Art Museum
Featured
Riverside + Visual Arts
Drew Oberjuerge's New Direction for the Riverside Art Museum
by Evan Senn
As its new director, Inland Empire native Drew Oberjuerge has a vision for the museum to be accessible and relevant to all communities.
Vote Head-to-Head: The Artwork of Llyn Foulkes vs. Morgan Maassen's Surf Photography
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Featured
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
San Luis Obispo + Multi-Disciplinary
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
by Catherine J. Trujillo
Tony Corley, founder of the Black Surfing Association, recalls his early life on the Central Coast and his lifelong quest for unity amongst Black surfers.
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
Los Angeles + Community Arts
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
by Kenya Davis-Hayes
The Los Angeles Unified School District Art and Archive Collection houses precious works of art and artifacts that were gifted over the span of 150 years.
On My Block: DJ Day's Desert Inspirations
Featured
Riverside + Music
On My Block: DJ Day's Desert Inspirations
by Oliver Wang
Oliver Wang speaks to Palm Springs native Damien "DJ Day" Beebe about hip-hop culture in the Coachella Valley and how the desert cities are a world unto themselves.
Vote Head-to-Head: The Artwork of Llyn Foulkes vs. Morgan Maassen's Surf Photography
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures of the LAUSD Archives
Featured
Drew Oberjuerge's New Direction for the Riverside Art Museum
Riverside + Visual Arts
Drew Oberjuerge's New Direction for the Riverside Art Museum
by Evan Senn
As its new director, Inland Empire native Drew Oberjuerge has a vision for the museum to be accessible and relevant to all communities.
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
San Luis Obispo + Multi-Disciplinary
Tony Corley: Evolution of the Black Surfing Association
by Catherine J. Trujillo
Tony Corley, founder of the Black Surfing Association, recalls his early life on the Central Coast and his lifelong quest for unity amongst Black surfers.
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
Featured
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
by Shana Nys Dambrot
L.A. designer Victor Wilde sees fashion as the ultimate forum for a literally and metaphorically collaborative art form.
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We select the most compelling article and produce a short video documentary based on the story. Every other Month, we compile the best online material to create a TV episode. We pick it, they make it, you watch it. Enjoy!

Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
by Shana Nys Dambrot
L.A. designer Victor Wilde sees fashion as the ultimate forum for a literally and metaphorically collaborative art form.

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Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
San Luis Obispo + Music
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
by Sarah Linn
What did California mission music sound like? Cal Poly music professor Craig Russell has s …
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With your help, Artbound's editorial team reviews and rates the most compelling weekly articles. One of these articles will be passed along to our video production unit, who will produce a short-format documentary based on the selected story. Every week, a new video will debut online. And every other month, we compile the best online material to create a broadcast television episode. It's easy. We pick it, they make it, and you watch it. Enjoy!

Llyn Foulkes: The 'Torment' of Painting and the Joy of Music

Artbound sat down with artist/musician Llyn Foulkes to discuss the psychology behind his works, how music soothes his soul, and what he really thinks about the art establishment.

Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition

Photographer and Santa Barbara native Morgan Maassen's career in the surf editorial world is on a meteoric rise.

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Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Bullet Points: How Hip-Hop Handles the Gun
by Oliver Wang
Gun violence is ubiquitous in American life, but hip-hop seems singled out for critique in ways that …
Riverside + Cultural Politics
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
by Sarah McCormick Seekatz
The towns in the eastern side of the Coachella Valley have long utilized romanticized portrayals of …
San Luis Obispo + Visual Arts
A Camera with a Conscience: Documenting Diversity in America
by Sarah Linn
Atascadero photographer Joe Schwartz, whose 100th birthday coincides with his community's centennial …

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Big City Forum: Spaces In-Between at WUHO
Los Angeles + Multi-Disciplinary
Big City Forum: Spaces In-Between at WUHO
by Leonardo Bravo
Spaces In-Between is a community led project intended to advance broader participation in public discourse.
In Partnership with:
Big City Forum
How Arts and Culture Voters Can Change Los Angeles
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
How Arts and Culture Voters Can Change Los Angeles
by Danielle Brazell
Arts for LA presents a nonpartisan candidate survey which seeks to initiate public dialogue about the role arts and culture play in building communities.
In Partnership with:
Arts for LA
Pop-Life: From Social Media to Socializing
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Pop-Life: From Social Media to Socializing
by Chie Davis
Digital pop-up "events" have revolutionized the online efforts of savvy creatives to both share and sell their goods. Social media strategist Su Wu divulges how her pop-up gallery connects artists to consumers.
In Partnership with:
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's Engine 30 Project
Dispatches From the Border Reporters: The Story of Sergio Haro, 'Zeta Weekly' and the Documentary Film 'Reportero'
Imperial + Film/Media Arts
Dispatches From the Border Reporters: The Story of Sergio Haro, 'Zeta Weekly' and the Documentary Film 'Reportero'
by Marco Vera
Sergio Haro, veteran photojournalist and editor of "Semanario Zeta" is the subject of the documentary film "Reportero."
In Partnership with:
Mexicali Rose Media/Arts Center

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Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
Riverside + Cultural Politics
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
by Sarah McCormick Seekatz
The towns in the eastern side of the Coachella Valley have long utilized romanticized portrayals of the Middle East to shape views of their own desert backyard.
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Santa Barbara
Artists and writers in Santa Barbara acknowledge a shared common cultural history of a not-so-distant past where California and the West were ruled by others.
San Luis Obispo
The distance from the main urban hubs has afforded SLO the capacity to retain, preserve and celebrate its agrarian Mexican and Spanish past and allowed its cities and towns to grow at a sustainable rate.
Riverside
The cultural ecology of Riverside County is as diverse as its geography.
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Architecture/ Design

California becomes an international export by redefining the concept of city and home.

icon, Community Arts discipline

Community Arts

Through workshops, education and placed based projects, art is the connective tissue of a community.

icon, Cultural Politics discipline

Cultural Politics

Funding bubbles, cultural deserts and the politics of access to the arts in the 21st century.

icon, Film & Media Arts discipline

Film & Media Arts

At the shadow of the entertainment industry, video artists and underground filmmakers take a stand.

icon, Literature discipline

Literature

Noir, sunshine and dystopia create a multi-ethnic narrative that is read, watched and admired around the globe.

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Multi-Disciplinary

Multi-hyphenate works that combine disciplines, remix dogmas, and reinvent the wheel.

icon, Music discipline

Music

A dialogue between cultures, the music of our state serves up the California dream like no other artform.

icon, Performance discipline

Performance

Staging the drama of California through dance, music and theater.

icon, Visual Arts discipline

Visual Arts

Breaking away from the European and New York vanguard, California reinvents the art world.


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