Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Move: Cooking Samba with Viver Brasil Inspired by Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection, the bold dance theater troupe Viver Brasil presents a performance followed by their signature dance workshop, Cooking Samba. The event will explore the deep roots, explosive rhythms, and powerful orixas […]
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Remembering ’92 Artist and organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors will touch upon poignant moments from the 1992 LA Uprisings through a performance that explores their impact on black bodies. Khan-Cullors’s presentation will incorporate her memories of the city as people protested in the streets.
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. AYIBOBO! DETEMINASYON ak RESISTANS NAN AYITI Ayibobo! Resilience and Resistance in Haitian Art & Culture Performance artist, ethnologist, and scholar c . SCOTI scott presents an experiential workshop exploring the visual and performing arts of Haiti. Come prepared to move, sing, and celebrate the spirit of […]
Friday, September 15, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Artists Walkthrough of Circles and Circuits I Join exhibiting artists, including Nicole Awai and Andrea Chung, for an openingday walkthrough of Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diasporaled by co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong. and coordinating curator Mar Hollingsworth
Saturday, September 16, 2017| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Artists Walkthrough of Circles and Circuits II Location: Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles Street, LA 90012 Join exhibiting artists, including Margaret Chen, Maria Lau and Cisco Merel Choy, for a walkthrough of Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art led by co-curators Alexandra Chang […]
Sunday, September 17, 2017 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Concentric Circles Workshop Museum educators will lead craft workshops and other family-related activities inspired by Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora.
Tuesday, September 19, 201 | Reception 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Curators’ Talk begins at 6:30 p.m. Join us for the opening reception and curators’ talk for Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora. Co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong will provide an in-depth look at the two-part exhibition, moderated […]
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Reception 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Curators’ Talk begins at 6:30 p.m. Location: Pico House, 424 N. Main Street, LA 90012 Join us for a reception and curators’ talk moderated Julia P. Hertberg to mark the opening of the second part of Circles and Circuits—Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art
Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Chalk it Out Inspired by the chalk-like marks in Gary Simmons’s enormous new work on the walls of CAAM’s atrium, participate in a chalk workshop to create temporary murals on the Museum grounds. We welcome novice and advanced artists alike to participate in an afternoon of […]
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. In Conversation: Malik Gaines and Tavia Nyong’o Malik Gaines’s recent book, Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left, articulates the role that black theatricality played in the radical energy of the sixties. It follows the evolution of black identity politics to reveal blackness’s ability to transform […]
Free youth programs at the Natural History Museum Expected attendance: 80 spots available to any regular museum visitor For questions or concerns, contact Christina Kastely at ckastely@nhm.org or (213) 763-3257. Thank you