On the Street: Urban Sketching with Sandow Birk (In-Person)

Westwood Village Westwood Village, Los Angeles, CA

Join Metro-commissioned artist and urban sketcher Sandow Birk for a three-hour sketching workshop on the streets of Westwood. Birk will draw and discuss sketching in the urban environment and how this process informs the design of his artwork for the future Westwood/VA Hospital Metro Station. See some of the local sights and landmarks Sandow is including in this site-specific artwork. Materials will be provided. This class is outdoors, requires walking throughout the neighborhood, and is subject to weather.

Free

‘The Yellow Car and Los Angeles’ Opens

Union Station Waiting Room 800 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA

The Yellow Car and Los Angeles, an original exhibition organized by Metro Art and featuring materials sourced from Metro's Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive, highlights the Yellow Cars of Los Angeles Railway Corporation (or LARy, for short) and LA’s early buses to offer a fond look back at Los Angeles transit history. Together, these early rail and bus lines are the foundations which shaped the transit system Metro is restoring today.

Free

Veterans Legacy Art Project Workshop

Bandini Foundation Heroes Golf Course 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Join Metro Art and Piece by Piece for the Veterans Legacy Art Project workshop on Tuesday, January 31, 11am-1pm at the Bandini Foundation Heroes Golf Course adjacent to the West LA VA campus.

Meet Analia Saban, D Line (Purple) artist + view prehistoric fossils

Westfield Century City Mall 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Come meet Century City/Constellation Station artist, Analia Saban, on Saturday February 11th from 11am-2pm at the Westfield Century City mall, Level 2 Dining Terrace and participate in an interactive drawing and collage activity.

Free

Metro Art Bus at CicLAvia—The Valley

Canoga Park Hub 22222 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA

By popular demand, #MetroArtLA now has a 4th Metro Art Bus traveling through the streets of Los Angeles County! Join us for its debut at CicLAvia—The Valley on Sunday, February 26, from 9am-3pm.

Free