Jean Trinh

Pottery is getting a reboot both in the Southland and mainstream media (just check out Seth Rogen's work and a few episodes of "The Great Pottery Throw Down). Here's why it matters in the age of endless video meetings and social media doomscrolling.

From its humble beginnings as a family-run soap shop, to its evolution into a vibrant gallery space that propelled California’s lowbrow art movement into popularity, Soap Plant, WACKO and La Luz de Jesus Gallery made an indelible mark on California's lowbrow art scene.

The Cumbiatón collective is finding new creative ways to connect to undocumented immigrant and queer communities through its virtual dance parties.

These L.A. artists have been using the craft of embroidery to send messages of hope, renewal and justice. With designs inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and the presidential inauguration, their pieces have become a way to protest and record history.

The team behind Band of Vices has been a longtime champion of bringing diverse artists into the fold.

With museums closed, publicly oriented art is coming to the forefront in new and exciting ways.

Learn more about the spaces filling the holes left behind by the historically white-centric L.A. art world.

The Watts Towers Day of the Drum and Simon Rodia Jazz Festivals have been bringing together cultures for generations.

As staying at home has become the norm, children are finding ways to cope and express their creativity through surprising artworks, aided by adults and cultural institutions.

From Japanese katsu sandos to Tijuana-style tacos and Hong Kong buns, here are some purveyors from Smorgasburg’s lineup that will help you relish the last days of summer.