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(05.03.05) Los Angeles :: Kick off summer in Los Angeles at the LA Art Fest, a community arts festival scheduled June 3-5, 2005, in the Downtown Arts District. This spectacular art event was conceived by longtime Gallerist Julie Rico, who says, “this festival will galvanize the energy of the art community and bring out thousands of people down to center of the city, creating a very positive energy force for the art community and the many cultures of LA.”
An authentic indoor/outdoor art festival in Downtown Los Angeles ::
The first annual LA Art Fest Downtown Arts Festival will feature artists, exhibitions and performances in a celebration of the arts in the Arts District in Los Angeles.
Joining us from San Francisco are the Hybrid Processional Orchestra and Chant Ensemble and One People’s Voice, a fusion of Gamelan and Kecak music with modern instruments. In addition, there will be a long list of other amazing art elements, such as, Brian Tortora, exhibiting in the giant lot, the “Platonic Cube” a musical, interactive kinetic sculpture and Claudia de la Cruz and Tierra Flamenca, a school for Flamenco Dance to help low-income children, showcasing their many talents.
The Festival is located next to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc) near 3rd and Traction. Visitors are encouraged to “Go Metro” to the LA Art Fest. Trip planning for the festival easily can be done online through Metro.net or by calling 1-800-COMMUTE. Metro is one of the many community partners of this year’s festival.
Friday, June 3, 2005 OPENING NIGHT ARTISTS RECEPTION, 6 PM to 11 PM, $25 (405 Mateo, LA, CA 90013: enter at Traction and 3rd). This event will kick-off LA Art Fest. Proceeds will benefit LA Art Fest. Tickets are a $5 donation. LA Art Fest will be showing work by the most innovative and interesting artists in Los Angeles. The exhibition will run thru June 30 and will be a juxtaposition of styles and cultures reflecting the true tapestry of art communities throughout Los Angeles.
Saturday, June 4 and Sunday June 5, 2005 2-DAY OUTDOOR ART FESTIVAL A FREE EVENT. Event Location Entrance: Traction Ave. & Rose. On Saturday, June 4 and Sunday June 5, there will be an Outdoor Festival that is free to the public. The hours are from 11 AM to 6PM on Saturday. Artist booths close at 6PM, but performances and music will continue till 11 PM . On. Sunday, the Festival and booths will be open from 11 AM to 4 PM. Multiple art installations are the focal point of the Outdoor Festival, curated by Brian Tortora, (causalagency.com) In addition, the event will feature both indoor art gallery exhibits and artist booths that will be manned by artists hawking their wares on Traction Ave. Outdoor activities include a rich tapestry of folk/experimental music, conceptual performers, and hundreds of artists’ booths. See website for the spectacular lineup of artists. This is a family event and free to the public!
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Doug Rimerman :: Electronic Music Curator
The curator of LA Art Fest ís electronic music component is Doug Rimerman a.k.a. Constant Flux (Fateless Flows, Run Recordings) with the assistance of fellow Fateless Flows Collective members Henry Hsiao a.k.a. The Trace Element and Jess Stroup a.k.a. Reed Rothchild.
*LIVE* Performances ::
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