“Drawing on the Moon Music and Arts Festival” (DOTM), continues through Memorial Day, May 27th.  See Sunday’s events for more info.

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One more all weekend festival…..but you can’t camp on these grounds….

Topanga Days 2013 celebrates 40 years and kicks off today….always a fun event, I have been many times.

“Topanga Days get’s bigger and better every year without losing the rich traditions on which it was founded,” said Mimi Williams, Festival Director. “We’re thrilled to have both the support of community members and people from all parts of Southern California keeping this unique Topanga tradition alive for 40 years and counting.”

Enjoy live music, arts and crafts, local vendors, amazing food and beverages and fun family activities.

No Advanced Tickets
Tickets: $20
TCC Members & Military: $15
Children 6-12 & Seniors 65+: $10
Children 5 & under: FREE!

What: Festival
Where: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290, halfway between the Ventura Blvd and the PCH
When: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Website: Seniors 65+: $10; Children 5 & under admitted free. Be sure to check their website for more details.
http://www.topangadays.com/

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In the Miracle Mile area…..

Tobey C. Moss holds an opening reception for a group show.

Enjoy photographic works by Alfred Stieglitz and the Photo-Secession group alongside Edward Weston and Edmund Teske, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Bruce Barnbaum, Michael Kenna, Gyorgy Kepes, Bill Brandt, Hella Hammid, Basil Langston, Lou Jacobs Jr., and others.

What: Opening reception
Where: Tobey C. Moss, 7321 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90036
When: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Phone: (323) 933-5523


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Also nearby….

Overduin and Kite, (6693 Sunset Blvd.,) holds an artist reception from 6-8pm. http://www.overduinandkite.com/

Kayne Griffin Corcoran has moved to a new space on La Brea. For the inaugural exhibition, Kayne Griffin Corcoran celebrates the work of acclaimed artist James Turrell.

Curated by Richard Andrews, the exhibition will include drawings, photographs and models, as well as notes, tools, and architectural plans, that chart the evolution of Turrell’s vision for the Roden Crater project over four decades.

The exhibition will also include a Meditation Room, an immersive environment from his Perceptual Cells series.

What: Opening reception
Where: Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 1201 South La Brea Ave.
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6886
Website: https://www.pacegallery.com

2022 Update: Pace Gallery has bought Kayne Griffin

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The Craft & Folk Art Museum holds an artist talk and a reception for two exhibitions.

Four contemporary Alaska Native artists’ installation-based work explores gender, memory, experience, race, nationality, and cultural heritage.

While each artist addresses their personal responses to being “Native” and narrow assumptions about “Native” art, between them they represent a multitude of cultures and communities. Featuring Da-ka-xeen Mehner and USA Artists Fellows Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Susie Silook, and Nicholas Galanin.

Sonya Clark incorporates both the actual hair of Black women and culturally associated hair-braiding techniques into textile form and sculptural objects.

Her symbolic and innovative interpretation of materials and weaving processes explores the layered historical and intergenerational contexts of racial identity, political disenfranchisement, and definitions of beauty within Black American cultures. This is her first solo museum exhibition in Los Angeles.

Members can enjoy a preview from 12:00 to 7:00 pm. Then from 6:00–7:00pm, there will be an artist panel Discussion for “This Is Not A Silent Movie” and a public reception from 7:00–9:00pm. $12.00 admission/Free for members

On view: May 25, 2013 – September 1, 2013

What: Art Talk/Reception
When: 6:00 am – 9:00 pm
Where: Craft & Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. LA, 90020
Phone: 323.937.4230
Website: www.cafam.org

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Back in Santa Monica…..At Bergamot Station….TAG Gallery’s latest exhibit features artists Andrea Rubin Kichaven, Suki Kuss, and Joe Pinkelman.

The gallery offers an opening tonight and an Artist Talk on Saturday, June 8, 3-4 p.m.

See image: Joe Pinkelman Heaven and Hell #2, 2012 Porcelain, 23 x 15 x 15 in.

On view: May 21 – June 15

What: Opening reception
Where: TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue D3, Santa Monica CA 90404
When: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (310) 829-9556
Website: www.taggallery.net

At the later part of the evening…Copro Gallery always puts on a fun art party. Enjoy a group show featuring artists, John Cebollero, Mark Elliott, Matthew Grabelsky and Ken Keirns.

On view: May 25th – June 15th

What: Opening Reception
Where: Copro Gallery (T-5), Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica
When:  8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Phone: 310.829.2156
Website: http://www.copronason.com/

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Downtown….

Night Gallery hosts a reception for two exhibitions “Skechers Shape-Ups Work” featuring the work of artist Anna Rosen as well as “Work” showcasing the art  of Matt Connolly.

On View: May 25th – June 22nd

What: Opening reception
Where: Night Gallery, 2276 East 16th St.,
When: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Phone: 323 589 1079
Website: http://www.nightgallery.ca

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Finally, one more in the Miracle Mile area…

Known Gallery offers “Out of Left Field,” an art show depicting works from revolutionary artist Pat Riot and special guest artist, Bill Barminski.