I started Artstuff.wtf because I was looking for low-cost events and to expand my community in LA, and wanted a way to share what I've found. I've now been operating Artstuff.wtf for over a year. Thanks to everyone that reads and suggests events. I'm very open to ideas and comments. One note on my politics: I won't be listing events that are all-male lineups of speakers or performers. Thanks.-Lee
Acid-Free Los Angeles Art Book Market
Blum and Poe
6pm - 9pm (also 11am - 7pm Sat and Sun)
FREE
Join 80+ West Coast and international exhibitors presenting new publications and projects alongside Artist Performances, Publisher Conversations, as well Video and Music organized by local artists.
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Float Land Arcade and VRLA Afterparty
Navel
7pm - 11:59pm
FREE
Join us after VRLA to help celebrate our official launch! View several of our VR experiences including Irrational Exuberance, Liminal Realities, and prototypes for The Dark Spring, Guirado: Rebirth VR, Vibrant Matter and more. Live Performances by Kid 606 + Eras
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WasteLAnd: Rage Thormbones
ArtShare
8pm - 10pm
$15/$5
The astounding RAGE THORMBONES presents new works by Max Murray and Catherine Lamb alongside a piece by our featured composer of this season, Wolfgang von Schweinitz. RAGE THORMBONES: Matt Barbier, Weston Olencki
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Vision Valley | Opening Reception
Brand Library and Art Center
6pm - 9pm
FREE
Conceived and organized by The Pit, an artist-run gallery located on Ruberta Street in Glendale, Vision Valley features work by 32 artists in mediums including painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, video, photography, and film. Adam D. Miller and Devon Oder founded The Pit in 2014, opening the project space in the same building that has housed their studios since 2011. Recognizing the significant number of artists whose studios were located along San Fernando Road--the major thoroughfare that is adjacent to the gallery and which also connects Glendale and Los Angeles--the inaugural exhibition at The Pit comprised works made by artists with studios along the busy street. That first exhibition set the stage for The Pit’s ongoing experiment in building a community of artists and friends. There are no conceptual, political, or philosophical themes upon which this exhibition turns, and it does not claim to distill a particular trend, aesthetic, or idea. Though most of the artists in the exhibition are currently active in Glendale, the exhibition includes a significant bit of history through the inclusion of Edward Weston. First visiting Glendale (then known as Tropico) in 1906, Weston subsequently set up a photography studio in Glendale in 1910. Vision Valley offers a diverse selection of works that are part of an ongoing, dynamic multilogue between artists living or working in a specific geographical area and aims to showcase the many coincidental visions at work in the valley known as Glendale.
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Show #31: JODI
And/Or Gallery
7pm - 9pm
FREE
An exhibition of new work by the legendary JODI. Dirk will be in attendance at the opening.
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Davy Sumner / Ted Byrnes / Burnt Dot / National Parks Concert
Peter Strauss Ranch
6pm - 9:30pm
FREE
As part of a Residency with the National Park Service and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Davy Sumner will present a FREE outdoor concert of original, park-centric music at 6PM on Sunday, May 6th. Ted Byrnes will perform using only objects found in the park, Burnt Dot will take over an abandoned aviary, and Davy will be joined by Ben Finley, Chris Williams, and Marta Tiesenga for a multi-channel piece staged from inside an abandoned 10,000 gallon pool and centered around its resonant frequency.
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