BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Art - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Art X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://art.metro.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Art 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:20231029T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231029T130000 DTSTAMP:20231019T172252Z CREATED:20231006T211844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T172252Z UID:10000105-1698577200-1698584400@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Meet the Artist Eamon Ore-Giron DESCRIPTION:Meet Metro Art commissioned artist Eamon Ore–Giron\, one of 27 artists selected to create site-specific\, integrated artworks for the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. Ore-Giron will give a talk about his art practice and his artwork for the future Wilshire/La Brea Station. He will be joined by Josh Kun\, cultural historian\, USC Vice Provost for the Arts\, and USC Annenberg Professor\, who will present on the cultural and architectural history of the Wilshire Corridor and how it relates to Ore-Giron’s design for the station. Following the presentation\, Ore-Giron and Kun will lead a short walking tour of four of the historic buildings that inspired the artwork.  \nSunday\, October 29\, 2023\n11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nHEXI at The Deco Building\n5209 Wilshire Boulevard\nLos Angeles\, CA 90036  \nThis free event requires an RSVP on Eventbrite by Friday\, October 27th. \nGetting there:\nGo Metro: metro.net/riding/trip-planner\nParking info: Street parking is available along La Brea Ave and surrounding streets. \n> For questions\, please email metroart@metro.net or call 213.922.4278\n> Learn more about the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project \n  \nDetail of Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre design in progress by Eamon Ore-Giron \n\n \n \n \n \n Portrait of Eamon Ore-Giron. Credit: Fabian Guerrero\n \n \n \n \n \n Exterior of The Deco Building\n \n \n \n \n \n Interior of The Deco Building URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meet-the-artist-eamon-ore-giron/ LOCATION:HEXI at The Deco Building\, 5209 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-0562_Giron-Source-1920x1080_HH_RGB.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T130000 DTSTAMP:20230816T221620Z CREATED:20230807T232756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T221620Z UID:10000100-1692874800-1692882000@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Meet the Artists of the future Westwood/VA Hospital Station (Part 1) DESCRIPTION:Artwork above: Details of  Five Veteran‘s Stories by Eloy Torrez \n  \nMeet three of the five Metro Art-commissioned artists creating artworks for the under-construction Westwood/VA Hospital Station. Come see their designs in progress\, learn about their inspiration and process\, and get information about future opportunities with Metro Art. \nThe event is an open house in the main hospital at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center across from the future Westwood/VA Hospital Station. This is the first of a two-part Meet the Artists event series for this station. \nParticipating artists will include Eloy Torrez\, Sandow Birk\, and Piece by Piece. Learn more about the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. \nRSVP on Eventbrite required\nEvent Details:\nThursday\, August 24\, 2023\n11am – 1pm \nWest Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center\, Multipurpose Room 1281\n11301 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA 90073 \nFree and open to the public\nLunch will be provided \nGetting there:\nGo Metro \nParking info:\nCost: Free\nLot: Parking Lot 6 (approximately 8 min walk to Multipurpose Room at the West LA VA Hospital) \nVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Transportation Service and Schedules\nParking Shuttle Service\nShuttle runs 24/7\nMonday – Friday: Pick-ups every 10 minutes\, 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. \nFor questions\, please email Metro Art at metroart@metro.net or call 213.922.4278 URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meettheartistswestwoodvahospitalstationpart1/ LOCATION:West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center\, Multipurpose Room 1281\, 11301 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90073\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/24-0072_msc_Metro-Art-Meet-the-Artist-Digital_1920x1080_Final_JM-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T153000 DTSTAMP:20230803T210403Z CREATED:20230726T232058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T210403Z UID:10000099-1691850600-1691854200@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Exhibition Walkthrough with Metro Art Commissioned Artist Gala Porras-Kim DESCRIPTION:Join Metro Art commissioned artist Gala Porras-Kim on Saturday\, August 12th\, for a tour of her exhibition\, The weight of a patina of time\, at The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, next to the future Westwood/UCLA Station. \nThe artist and The Fowler Museum’s Chief Curator\, Matthew H. Robb\, will provide a walkthrough of her exhibition\, highlighting the artworks that relate to the artists’ Metro commission. Porras-Kim is one of 26 artists/artist teams creating site-specific\, integrated artworks for the Westside Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. \nEvent Details:\n\n\nSaturday\, August 12\, 2023 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA (308 Charles E Young Dr. N\, Los Angeles\, CA 90024 )\nTours offered at 1 and 2:30pm. Each tour lasts approximately one hour. \nTours and museum entry will be free\nEvent capacity is 50 people per tour\nRSVP required (below)\n\nRSVP HERE\nGetting there:\n\n\nGo Metro\nParking: Enter UCLA Lot 4 from Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza. Campus parking is maximum $12.\n\nPortrait of Gala Porras-Kim URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meet-the-artist-gala-porras-kim/2023-08-12/2/ LOCATION:Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Dr N\, Los Angeles\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Exhibitions,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gala-Porras-Kim-91-Artifacts-from-The-Fowler-Collection-Detail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T140000 DTSTAMP:20230803T210403Z CREATED:20230726T232058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T210403Z UID:10000098-1691845200-1691848800@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Exhibition Walkthrough with Metro Art Commissioned Artist Gala Porras-Kim DESCRIPTION:Join Metro Art commissioned artist Gala Porras-Kim on Saturday\, August 12th\, for a tour of her exhibition\, The weight of a patina of time\, at The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, next to the future Westwood/UCLA Station. \nThe artist and The Fowler Museum’s Chief Curator\, Matthew H. Robb\, will provide a walkthrough of her exhibition\, highlighting the artworks that relate to the artists’ Metro commission. Porras-Kim is one of 26 artists/artist teams creating site-specific\, integrated artworks for the Westside Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. \nEvent Details:\n\n\nSaturday\, August 12\, 2023 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA (308 Charles E Young Dr. N\, Los Angeles\, CA 90024 )\nTours offered at 1 and 2:30pm. Each tour lasts approximately one hour. \nTours and museum entry will be free\nEvent capacity is 50 people per tour\nRSVP required (below)\n\nRSVP HERE\nGetting there:\n\n\nGo Metro\nParking: Enter UCLA Lot 4 from Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza. Campus parking is maximum $12.\n\nPortrait of Gala Porras-Kim URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meet-the-artist-gala-porras-kim/2023-08-12/1/ LOCATION:Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Dr N\, Los Angeles\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Exhibitions,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gala-Porras-Kim-91-Artifacts-from-The-Fowler-Collection-Detail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T140000 DTSTAMP:20230511T190525Z CREATED:20230508T173908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T190525Z UID:10000093-1684839600-1684850400@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Francesco Simeti sketch and collage workshop at the West LA Veterans’ Garden DESCRIPTION:Image above: Detail of Francesco Simeti’s in-progress station artwork design. \n  \nFrancesco Simeti is one of four artists commissioned for the under construction Westwood/VA Hospital Station. Learn about Simeti’s artwork in-progress and create sketches and collages inspired by the garden. Participants may choose to have their work considered for inclusion in the artist’s final design for the station. \nRSVP by May 19. Art supplies and lunch will be provided to all who RSVP.  \n> To RSVP and for more information\, please email metroart@metro.net or call 213.922.4278\n  \nFrancesco Simeti sketch and collage workshop at the West LA Veterans’ Garden\nTuesday\, May 23\, 2023\n11am-2pm\n100–138 Davis Av\nLos Angeles\, CA 90049\n(Located behind the Jackie Robinson Stadium on Davis Av. Note: Map apps call it the “Grow Native Veterans’ Garden”) \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n Photo of participant with Simeti during past art workshop at the West LA VA\n \n \n \n \n \n Photo of participant with Simeti during past art workshop at the West LA VA URL:https://art.metro.net/event/francesco-simeti-sketch-and-collage-workshop/ LOCATION:West LA Veterans’ Garden\, 100–138 Davis Av\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90049\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Francesco-Simeti-Proposed-Station-Artwork-Design-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230507T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230507T130000 DTSTAMP:20230425T223443Z CREATED:20230215T221022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T223443Z UID:10000046-1683455400-1683464400@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Community Bike Ride and Westchester/Veterans Station Art Tour DESCRIPTION:Join Metro Art commissioned artist\, Geoff McFetridge\, and Ride-On! Bike Shop/Co-Op on a 5-mile community bike ride from Ride-On! in Leimert Park to Westchester/Veterans Station. \nRide-On staff will guide riders to arts and cultural landmarks along the way and will end at Westchester/Veterans Station where Geoff McFetridge will give a tour of his station artwork. \n> RSVP on Eventbrite required\n(capacity limited to 30 spots) \n  \nDrawing by Geoff McFetridge \nMeet the Artist Geoff McFetridge\nCommunity Bike Ride and Westchester/Veterans Station Artwork Tour\nSunday\, May 7\, 2023\n10:30am – 1pm \nMeet at Ride-On! Bike Shop & Co-Op\n4319 Degnan Blvd\nLos Angeles 90008 \nMeet at 10:30am\, ride starts promptly at 11am.\nNo late arrivals. \nTo get there\, take Metro K Line to Leimert Park or ride Metro Bus 102 to 43rd/Degnan. The nearest Bike Share is available along the Expo Line at Expo/Vermont or Palms. \nFree and open to ages 10 and up (no training wheels). Participants under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Safety gear is strongly recommended and required for any participants under 18. \nParticipants are required to sign a Release of Liability. \n  \nGeoff McFetridge is one of 14 artists and artist teams selected to create site-specific\, integrated artworks for the K Line. Read more about the artists selected to create artwork for the K Line. URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meet-the-artist-geoff-mcfetridge/ LOCATION:Ride-On Bike Shop and Co-Op\, 4319 Degnan Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90008\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T130000 DTSTAMP:20221209T013446Z CREATED:20221115T213724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T013446Z UID:10000081-1670500800-1670504400@art.metro.net SUMMARY:REGISTRATION FULL - Conversations on Art with Meg Linton\, featuring Sandow Birk (Online) DESCRIPTION:A series of free online conversations with creatives about the state of making. Join Meg Linton\, independent curator and writer\, as she virtually visits the studios of known and emerging artists\, exploring their work\, influence\, philosophy\, and creative process. \nSandow Birk has been commissioned to create a site-specific artwork for the future Westwood/VA Hospital Metro Station in the Brentwood/Westwood neighborhood. Sandow will discuss his past projects\, the steps involved in creating public artworks\, and engage with the audience regarding potential ideas for representing aspects of the neighborhood and community\, past and present\, for his Metro station artwork. \n> The free online talk is co-presented with Brentwood Art Center and will take place via Zoom.\nREGISTRATION FULL\nSANDOW BIRK (b. 1962\, Detroit) is a Los Angeles artist who develops expansive\, multi-media art projects that deal with a variety of contemporary subjects\, including inner-city violence\, graffiti\, social and political conflicts\, prisons\, Islam\, surfing\, and skateboarding. Birk earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design (now Otis College of Art and Design) in 1988. His many awards include an NEA International Exchange Scholarship (1995)\, a Guggenheim Fellowship (1996)\, a Fulbright Scholarship (1997)\, and a Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant (2021). His work has been exhibited internationally and is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Harvard University Art Museum\, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma in Italy\, and Kunstmuseum Reutlingen in Germany. \nBRENTWOOD ART CENTER (BAC) provides visual arts education for diverse students of all ages\, backgrounds\, and experiences through in-person and online learning. BAC provides equitable community access to arts programming throughout the greater Los Angeles region. BAC is committed to a learning environment that is inspiring and fun for everyone with small programs\, individualized artistic development for each participant and award-winning teaching artists. Learn more about BAC at brentwoodart.org\, and on Instagram and Facebook. \nFlyer: Detail of Sandow Birk’s preliminary sketch for the future Metro Westwood/VA Hospital Station URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meglinton-coa-sandow/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Public Programs,Online Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sandow-Birk-Chapel-Urban-Sketch.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Brentwood Art Center":MAILTO:info@brentwoodart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221029T170000 DTSTAMP:20221026T002211Z CREATED:20221021T235756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T002211Z UID:10000079-1667055600-1667062800@art.metro.net SUMMARY:Be Part of the Artwork with Metro commissioned artist Moses X. Ball DESCRIPTION:Meet Metro Art commissioned artist Moses X. Ball and hear about his art practice and his artwork for the future Westwood/UCLA Station. \nFollowing his presentation\, attendees can participate in a photo shoot with professional photographer Andreas Branch. Moses Ball will select portraits to develop into paintings that will become part of the final artwork for the station. \nAttendees will receive a free digital copy of their individual or family portrait. \nActivities will also include a live drumming performance and more. \nAll are welcome. Free and open to all ages! Light refreshments will be served. \n> Please RSVP via Eventbrite.\nAbout the Artist: \nMOSES X. BALL (b. 1977\, Los Angeles) aims to inspire communities and uplift the heroism of everyday people through his colorful and boldly rendered murals and mosaics. He is particularly committed to the South Central Los Angeles area where he grew up; his Heart of Hyde Park mural in the Crenshaw District and Gateway to Greatness mural in Exposition Park are among his best-known public artworks. Ball has partnered with corporations\, sports teams\, nonprofit organizations\, and schools across the country to create positive impact through public art and community outreach. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2001. In 2021\, he was chosen as one of the inaugural artists to participate in In the Paint\, a competitive fine art program launched by the LA Lakers to recognize and support the BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color) artist community in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Metro Purple (D Line) Extension Project: \nThe Purple (D Line) Extension will begin at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue\, extending westward for about 9 miles with seven new stations. To learn about the 26 artists/artist teams artworks which have been commissioned for the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project\, click  here. \nAbout Metro Art: \nMetro Art enhances the customer experience with innovative\, award-winning visual and performing arts programming that encourages ridership and connects people\, sites and neighborhoods throughout LA County. A diverse range of site-specific artworks are integrated into the growing Metro system\, improving the quality of transit environments and creating a sense of place. \nVisit  metro.net/art  for more information about the Metro Art program. Follow Metro Art on Facebook and  Instagram\, and subscribe for email updates. URL:https://art.metro.net/event/meet-moses-x-ball/ LOCATION:Geffen Academy at UCLA\, 11000 Kinross Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Moses-Event-Header-Temporary.png ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T120000 DTSTAMP:20221209T013349Z CREATED:20220916T170018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T013349Z UID:10000077-1665824400-1665835200@art.metro.net SUMMARY:On the Street: Urban Sketching with Sandow Birk (In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Weds 10/12 – This event is at capacity! To learn about future events\, please sign up for the Metro Art email list.  \nJoin 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 station\, part of the under-construction Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. \nCheck out some of the local sights and landmarks Sandow Birk is including in his future station artwork. \nThe urban sketching activity will include three to four stops with dedicated time for sketching at each location. Materials will be provided. Space is limited to a maximum of 12 participants. \nThis class is outdoors\, requires group movement throughout the neighborhood and is subject to weather. Estimated distance will be approximately one mile. Location details and a map will be provided following registration. \n> Visit Brentwood Art Center’s website to register\n> Learn more about the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project\n  \nSANDOW BIRK (b. 1962\, Detroit) is a Los Angeles artist who develops expansive\, multi-media art projects that deal with a variety of contemporary subjects\, including inner-city violence\, graffiti\, social and political conflicts\, prisons\, Islam\, surfing\, and skateboarding. Birk earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design (now Otis College of Art and Design) in 1988. His many awards include an NEA International Exchange Scholarship (1995)\, a Guggenheim Fellowship (1996)\, a Fulbright Scholarship (1997)\, and a Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant (2021). His work has been exhibited internationally and is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Harvard University Art Museum\, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma in Italy\, and Kunstmuseum Reutlingen in Germany. \nBrentwood Art Center (BAC) provides visual arts education for diverse students of all ages\, backgrounds\, and experiences through in-person and online learning. BAC provides equitable community access to arts programming throughout the greater Los Angeles region. BAC is committed to a learning environment that is inspiring and fun for everyone with small programs\, individualized artistic development for each participant and award-winning teaching artists. Learn more about BAC at brentwoodart.org\, and on Instagram and Facebook. \nFlyer: Detail of Sandow Birk’s preliminary sketch for the future Metro Westwood/VA Hospital Station URL:https://art.metro.net/event/sandowbirk-onthestreets/ LOCATION:Westwood Village\, Westwood Village\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://art.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/UrbanSketchingwithSandoBirkOctober152022FINALSept7.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Metro Art":MAILTO:metroart@metro.net END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR