Chelo Montoya

Inspired by ideas and techniques from Adler Guerrier’s exhibition Conditions and Forms for blck Longevity, CAAM educators guide participants in an art-making workshop to draw, shape, and collage images of places in 3D.

Our monthly book club continues this summer with titles selected in conjunction with the exhibition Shinique Smith: Refuge, which explores consumption, displacement, and sanctuary. July’s book is Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks. In August, we’ll discuss Lynell George’s After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame, and in […]

KCRW Summer Nights at CAAM is back! Come for a sizzling summer evening featuring sets from KCRW DJs Garth Trinidad and Aaron Byrd, after-hours museum access, food trucks, a beer garden, and more! Dance, hang, and enjoy art, and be sure to check out all of the current exhibitions.

Reclaiming Our Time: Radical Self Care Now! When Representative Maxine Waters invoked the phrase “reclaiming my time” during a House Financial Services Committee meeting, social media went ablaze. Used by the Congresswoman to demand that her questions be answered, the phrase signaled that it was the moment for Waters—and maybe all of us—to take back […]

It’s a Reunion! Washington Prep High School Inspired by Nicole Miller: Athens, California, hear from three esteemed alumni of Washington Prep High School about the impression that Athens, California, made on them. Participants include actress Wendy Raquel Robinson; producer and writer Devon Sheppard; and hip-hop recording artist, actress, and entrepreneur Yolanda Whitaker, also known as […]

Join us for an afternoon of radical self care with an Afro-drum and flow yoga class, presented in conjunction with Workout Week LA fitness festival. Experience a meditative combination of African drums with easy-to-follow yoga flows for a soul-centered, non-judgmental, and fun experience. All skill levels welcome; bring your yoga mats. Following the session, enjoy […]

Calligraphy, Collage, Marks, and Material Artist Shinique Smith’s forceful and fluid marks evoke graceful writing found in calligraphy, graffiti, and painting. Use watercolor, fabric, collage, and embellishments to create your own layered collage painting.

Writing on the Walls: Street Art Lettering Workshop with Eric "KING CRE8" Walker In conjunction with the exhibition Charting the Terrain, street and graffiti artist Eric “KING CRE8” Walker guides participants through the process of drawing fonts and elements commonly used in graffiti and street art. Workshop participants will be encouraged to design their own […]

In Conversation: Shinique Smith and Hamza Walker Presented in conjunction with Shinique Smith: Refuge, this conversation between the artist and Hamza Walker, executive director at the nonprofit art space LAXART, explores Smith’s work and its intersections with both contemporary art and social justice advocacy through the arts.

Refuge: Collected with Care Donation Drive Shinique Smith: Refuge includes a section in the gallery titled Donation Center, where donations of new and unused travel-sized toiletries, feminine hygiene products, socks, blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, tarps, crayons, sketchbooks, composition notebooks, and similar items are welcomed. Visit the exhibition and contribute. Donated items will be distributed at […]