American Indian Heritage Month

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection with issues of equity and social justice.  The exhibition strives to challenge and deconstruct polarized political attitudes surrounding climate justice in America and offers new perspectives on land and indigenous rights of nature.
Website Link
hammer.ucla.edu
Event Date
-
Event Location

Hammer Museum, UCLA
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0591217, -118.4436674

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.443.7000
Event ID
10347447
Event Main Image

Sinks: Places We Call Home

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home, highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities near Self Help Graphics: the Exide battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon Mobil) site in Willowbrook.
Website Link
theluckman.org/gallery
Event Date
-
Event Location

Luckman Fine Arts Complex
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0620391, -118.1736587

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.343.6600
Event ID
10334135
Event Main Image

On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition showcases forty-seven portraits of speakers and students of endangered languages living in the United States. The artist, B.A. Van Sise, collaborated with numerous Indigenous and diasporic cultural organizations, as well as Native Tribes and Nations, to raise awareness about these languages and the ongoing efforts to revitalize them.

 

Adults — $18, Seniors, Students & Children (2 – 17), $13, Free to Members & Children under 2.
Free on Thursdays

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.,
Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
skirball.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, 90049
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1247412, -118.4791706

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$18
Contact Phone
(626) 699-9307
Event ID
10347184
Event Main Image

ICON CDC: Free Business Help: Getting Started

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Are you planning to launch your own business or currently managing one? Are you interested in becoming a sidewalk vendor? Do you need help with business licenses, permits, DBA filing, crafting a business plan, seeking marketing consultations or securing small business capital? If so, come and meet the Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (ICON CDC) professionals who will help you with your questions about starting a small business or improving an existing one. It’s all for free!
Website Link
lapl.org/branches/van-nuys
Event Date
-
Event Location

Van Nuys Branch Library
6250 Sylmar Ave.,
Van Nuys, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1839469, -118.4462841

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
818.756.8453
Event ID
10347943
Event Main Image

Taming the Desert: Resilience, Religion, and Ancestors in Ancient Peru

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The exhibition features 34 Moche and Nazca ceramics and textiles drawn from the collections of LACMA and the Fowler Museum at UCLA. The works depict fantastic creatures, powerful ancestors, and mythological beings—illustrating how ancient Andean societies sought spiritual meaning and help in an unpredictable and challenging world.

Website Link
fowler.ucla.edu
Event Date
-
Event Location

Fowler Museum, UCLA
308 Charles E. Young Dr. N.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0729274, -118.442983

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.825.9672
Event ID
10347562
Event Main Image

Social Forest: Oaks of Tovaangar

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Social Forest: Oaks of Tovaangar is inspired by Joseph Beuys’s influential work 7000 Oaks. In a multifaceted effort, The Broad will present his art, an offsite public reforestation project, and a series of programs connected with the legacy of Joseph Beuys’s art and environmental advocacy. Social Forest: Oaks of Tovaangar encompasses planting 100 native trees, primarily coast live oaks, in Elysian Park in Los Angeles and additional plantings at Kuruvungna Village Springs in West L.A. Reserve tickets at website
Website Link
pst.art/en/exhibitions/social-forest
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Broad
221 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0544669, -118.2505609

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10347846
Event Main Image

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection with issues of equity and social justice.  The exhibition strives to challenge and deconstruct polarized political attitudes surrounding climate justice in America and offers new perspectives on land and indigenous rights of nature.
Website Link
hammer.ucla.edu
Event Date
-
Event Location

Hammer Museum, UCLA
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0591217, -118.4436674

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.443.7000
Event ID
10347446
Event Main Image

Sinks: Places We Call Home

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home, highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities near Self Help Graphics: the Exide battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon Mobil) site in Willowbrook.
Website Link
theluckman.org/gallery
Event Date
-
Event Location

Luckman Fine Arts Complex
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0620391, -118.1736587

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.343.6600
Event ID
10334134
Event Main Image

On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition showcases forty-seven portraits of speakers and students of endangered languages living in the United States. The artist, B.A. Van Sise, collaborated with numerous Indigenous and diasporic cultural organizations, as well as Native Tribes and Nations, to raise awareness about these languages and the ongoing efforts to revitalize them.

 

Adults — $18, Seniors, Students & Children (2 – 17), $13, Free to Members & Children under 2.
Free on Thursdays

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.,
Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
skirball.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, 90049
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1247412, -118.4791706

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$18
Contact Phone
(626) 699-9307
Event ID
10347183
Event Main Image

Taming the Desert: Resilience, Religion, and Ancestors in Ancient Peru

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The exhibition features 34 Moche and Nazca ceramics and textiles drawn from the collections of LACMA and the Fowler Museum at UCLA. The works depict fantastic creatures, powerful ancestors, and mythological beings—illustrating how ancient Andean societies sought spiritual meaning and help in an unpredictable and challenging world.

Website Link
fowler.ucla.edu
Event Date
-
Event Location

Fowler Museum, UCLA
308 Charles E. Young Dr. N.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0729274, -118.442983

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.825.9672
Event ID
10347561
Event Main Image
American Indian Heritage Month