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Art exhibit to benefit AIDS Assistance Thrift Store
The Long Beach AIDS Assistance Thrift Store, 2011 East 4th St., will kick off its annual spring art…
April 19, 2013
Ex-gymnast finds new direction as painter, uses pieces to advocate for those diagnosed with ‘mental illnesses’
Ariana Gastelum Editorial Intern It only took a second for Brigitte Johnston’s life to change almost completely when…
April 9, 2013
Long Beach Opera production to examine the U.S.-Mexico border and the War on Drugs
Long Beach Opera (LBO) will present Camelia La Tejana: Only the Truth on Sunday, March 24 at 2pm…
March 22, 2013
Local ‘crackpot’ artist aspires to show 108 tea bowls
Ariana Gastelum Editorial Intern “Crackpot” art is made with various techniques that can take anywhere from five minutes…
March 22, 2013
Local collage artist discusses her classical and modern-day influences
Cory Bilicko Culture Writer Since March of 2011, I’ve committed myself to featuring a different local artist in…
March 15, 2013
Cal Heights artist’s background in dance and sewing informs her work as sculptor
Cory Bilicko Culture Writer When you look at Susan Hawkins’s life choices leading up to her becoming a…
March 8, 2013
Long Beach muralist’s work is ‘representative of historical, environmental and community narratives’
Cory Bilicko Culture Writer Jose Loza is an artist of few words. Perhaps he relates to the theory…
March 1, 2013
First Fridays Art Walk to go ‘green’
The March 1 First Fridays Art Walk in Bixby Knolls will celebrate a theme of “The Sides of…
March 1, 2013
Local author to discuss her book on acclaimed Long Beach wax artist
Gatsby Books, 5535 E Spring St., will host Long Beach author Suzanne Sumner Ferry for a Q&A session…
March 1, 2013
Group art exhibit to reveal artmaking process
Greenly Art Space, 2698 Junipero Ave. in Signal Hill, will host a group art show exploring the spiritual…
February 22, 2013