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In Mongolia: a student photo exhibit

In June 2007, Kim Bogardus moved to the rural Mongolian town of Erdenet, where she taught a photography class for a small group of children who had never taken an art class before.



Hand to Hand – a coast-to-coast collage collaboration

A collection of collaborative collages from artists Rebecca Trawick and David Wallace. May 30 – July 19, 2009



So Long

New relief prints, collage and wall sculpture from LA-artist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.



the story of {open} art auction

Featuring Blaine Fontana’s “Fernwoods Lorax,” plus 11 more original pieces.



Robert Pokorny’s latest work, Transitions

Robert Pokorny is a secret Long Beach legend: Though some may not know his name, most are familiar with his work



Last Saturday: “Bewilder Me” by Justin Lovato

This Last Saturday, 4th Street is going on sale with an all-day Sidewalk Sale from noon to 8pm! Shops along the street will have sales and specials … including {open}! So come get the books you’ve been eyeing, before they’re gone for good!
*TONS of books from 50 cents to $1 … plus 15% off [...]



Review of SOUND!

Retro Row Features Evening Of Art

By Julian Bermudez /Gazette Arts Writer

Last Saturday turned out to be a successful art night for Fourth Street’s “Retro Row.” Throngs of artists, musicians, gallerists and the public-at-large took part in an evening filled with art, entertainment, food, drink and dance.

First on the list was Open.



“camera eye” opens March 29

“Camera Eye”
Polaroid photography from artist Marleah Tobin
opening reception // saturday, mar 29 // 6-9pm // free

Marleah Tobin’s work is unplanned, unchoregraphed and unscripted, what she calls “a left-hand path to digitization.”
Her goal is to capture an image as it happens, “the way your youth was captured. Tangible, visceral, but simultaneously dreamlike.Things immortalized not [...]



Michelle Caplan – Art Reception :: Saturday 4/28 6-8pm

Please join us this Saturday to celebrate our innaugural artist Michelle Caplan and her amazing collection of work in our new location.
Saturday, April 28th 6-8pm
light refreshments :: live dj



p.williams “Smoke Moves Like Ghosts Through The Trees” :: Nov. 25 – Jan. 14

p.williams

“Smoke Moves Like Ghosts Through The Trees”
Nov. 25 – Jan. 14

*opening reception November 25 // 7-10pm
w/ DJ’s Sean & Jon

more info @

www.pwilliamsart.com



Joshua Clay “Leave the Mystery Behind” // oct 28-nov 19

 
Leave the Mystery Behind
new work and window installation by Joshua Clay
opening reception: Saturday, October 28, 7 to 10pm
with DJ’s and a performance by Nihil Communication, (aka Andre Custillo) 9pm
free, with refreshments
Show runs October 28th through November 19th
Details on Joshua Clay’s work can be found at:
jclayart.com
myspace.com/nihil

2006 has been an important year for the dynamic, illustration-tinged
artist. In [...]



Glenn Bach – Atlas EVAD // sept 30 – oct 22

“Atlas EVAD”
new work by Glenn Bach
Long Beach artist Glenn Bach presents “Atlas EVAD,” the most recent project in his extended Atlas series. Over the summer of 2006, Bach walked and investigated the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach, California
 
 
Using drawings, photographs, found texts, and sounds, Bach has created a multi-faceted portrait of [...]



j.frede ‘Grey Rooms’ // aug 26 – sept 24 //

artist: j.frede
show: gray rooms 
august 26 – september 24

Los Angeles based artist j.frede presents Gray Rooms, a collection of new works based on the Beat Generation. frede is a multi-disciplinary artist and this show represents his work in the photography, sound sculpture and print, following the conceptual boundaries set in reference to the location in which [...]



Jamie Hammel-Russom

Jamie Hammel-Russom 
Floating Shift   
Mixed Media
 

June 24 - August 22 
Opening Reception July 29, 6 to 10pm
w/ an acoustic set by VAVAK @ 9pm 
info: 
Equally balanced with current forward thinking trends and his origins of eclectic gritty-beach soul, VAVAK is finding a niche within the diverse sounds of Long Beach, California. From the city that gave us Snoop Dogg, [...]



Thomas Lee Bakofsky

Thomas Lee Bakofsky
Thirty-two Ounces
Mixed Media

May 27 – June 20
Opening Reception May 27, 6 to 10pm
::light refreshments and DJ ::

More on the artist at: www.bakofsky.com