Three special performances: 2 pm, 7 pm on March 8 and 2 pm on March 9.
Ten artists of different faiths and spiritual paths boldly jump into the swirling waters of interfaith collaboration in this work-in-progress performance of personal stories, dance, poetry and song.
Come witness their plunge into the deep as they question:
How can multi-dimensional religious identities live ... » Read more
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Saturday, Mar 8, 2008
2 PM
– 7 PM
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2 pm. Please see March 8 for program details.
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Sunday, Mar 9, 2008
2 PM
– 4 PM
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In conjunction with Allan Kaprow -- Art as Life, art historian and writer Jeffy Kelly will discuss his close friend Allan Kaprow and the artist's work in a talk entitled, Memory of Happenings.
For more information, please call 213-621-1745 or education@moca.org
This program is in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Sunday, Apr 6, 2008
3 PM
– 5 PM
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The Buffalo War
Chronicling the struggle over America’s last wild buffalo, filmmaker Matthew Testa joins a 500-mile spiritual march led by Lakota Sioux elder Rosalie Little Thunder; who explains their culture's deep-seated connection to the bison.
Scheduled discussion to follow screening with Dr. Troy R. Johnson, Program Director of American Indian Studies at Cal State Long Beach and ... » Read more
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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In conjunction with MOCA’s Allan Kaprow—Art as Life, curator Philipp Kaiser moderates a discussion between the artists who recreated Kaprow’s Environments for the exhibition: John Baldessari, Skylar Haskard, Paul McCarthy, Allen Ruppersberg, and Barbara T. Smith. Call 213.621.1745 or email education@moca.org for more information.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
3 PM
– 5 PM
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) exposes the armed confrontation between Mohawks and Canadian government during the 1990 standoff in Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec. Her portrait of the resistance focuses on the human dimension of the conflict, exploring their conviction and communal spirit that enabled them to stand firm. Music by Jamie Coon (Creek ... » Read more
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Thursday, Jun 19, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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June 28-29
ArtWallah Proudly Presents the 8th annual ArtWallah Festival !!!
A multi-disciplinary festival showcasing artistic expressions of the South Asian Diaspora
FEATURING
Sheetal Gandhi, Sandra Chatterjee, Malathi Iyengar & the Rangoli Dance Troupe,
Oliver Rajamani, Shaheen Sheik, Deep Unnikrishnan and many more
DATE/TIME
Saturday, June 28th 7PM - Evening Show Performance
Sunday, June 29th 2PM - Matinee Performance
LOCATION
National Center for ... » Read more
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Saturday, Jun 28, 2008
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Los Angeles Art Association and The Japanese American National Museum present: Lita Albuquerque’s Stellar Axis. An expansion of LAAA’s ongoing ArtSpeak programming, this special evening will feature a presentation of Albuquerque’s powerful site-specific art installation in Antarctica. Ms. Albuquerque is an internationally-renowned installationist, environmental artist, painter and sculptor. She is committed to developing a visual language that ... » Read more
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Thursday, Jul 17, 2008
7:30 PM
– 9:30 PM
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Black Indians: An American Story
Narrator James Earl Jones brings to focus a forgotten part of American history – the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Black Indians: An American Story explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today. Scheduled discussion to follow screening with Valena Broussard Dismukes (Choctaw ... » Read more
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Thursday, Jul 31, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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In Whose Honor?
Filmmaker Jay Rosenstein focuses on the story of Charlene Teters (Spokane) whose campaign against Chief Illiniwek, mascot of University of Illinois, forced many to rethink the larger issue of culture and identity and their representation in the media, and effects on both Native Americans and non-Natives. Poetry by Los Angeles artist Tschetan to start the screening!
Bringing ... » Read more
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Thursday, Aug 14, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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Screening of 'Discovering Dominga'
When Denese Becker, an Iowa housewife who was adopted, looks into her birthplace in Guatemala, finds that she is the last survivor of her family after a massacre of Mayan peasants. Denese's journey home is both a voyage of self-discovery that permanently alters her relationship to her American family and a political awakening that sheds ... » Read more
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Thursday, Sep 11, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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In collaboration with the Imprint Culture Lab, the National Museum hosts this annual one-day conference on the CULT in Pop CULTure. For more information, visit imprintlab.com.
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Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008
8:30 AM
– 6 PM
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FREE!
Los Angeles Art Association is proud to partner with Otis College of Art and Design on an essential screening of Otis’ time-based and new media artists. Part of Otis’ 90th Anniversary celebration, this screening will acknowledge and commemorate the many important video artists fostered at Otis. Curated by Erika Suderburg.
For more information, visit: www.laaa.org.
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Thursday, Oct 2, 2008
7:30 PM
– 9:30 PM
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Screening of 'Aleut Story'
In the turbulence of war, the Aleuts of Alaska would redefine themselves – and America. From indentured servitude and being put into concentration camps during World War II, to Congress and the White House, this is the incredible story of the Aleuts’ decades-long struggle for our nation’s ideals. Special guest author/poet Marie Huskey (Unangan/Aleut ... » Read more
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Thursday, Oct 23, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Screening of 'Alcatraz Is Not An Island'
When a small group of Native American students and “Urban Indians” began the occupation of Alcatraz Island in November 1969, they sparked a movement joined by thousands, retaking “Indian land” for the first time since the 1880s. This historic event altered U.S. Government ... » Read more
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Thursday, Nov 20, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Screening of 'Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School'
On June 10, 2008, the government of Canada formally apologized to the world for its treatment of American Indians in the last century. This story examines the harrowing story of young Native American and First Nation’s children who were ... » Read more
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Thursday, Dec 4, 2008
7 PM
– 9 PM
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