The community is invited to attend Ballet Beyond Borders special events happening at LMU this month, including dance performances and “Cultural Crossroads–Cultural Diplomacy in a Changing World.” Photo courtesy BBB. By Sarah Ahern Nearly 1,200 miles northeast of...
Next time you stop by Noodle World on Sepulveda or drop off your dry cleaning at Spring Cleaners, make sure to check out the alleyway connecting the building at 8636 Sepulveda Blvd. to the parking lot. What were once gray stucco walls have been transformed into...
Jawsh Smyth works on Melting Man, located on La Tijera Blvd. at Sepulveda Westway. Colorful mini-murals on utility boxes are popping up all over the neighborhood, thanks to talented artists who are helping bring more public art to the community and beautifying some of...
Westchester’s Otis College of Art and Design is turning 100 on September 30, and the college is kicking-off a number of community collaborations to help celebrate its centennial. One of these first partnerships is with Los Angeles World Airports, which recently held a...
Otis instructor, David Russell, in a collaboration with Karen Dial of Drollinger Properties, is busy transforming the Westchester Business District with colorful murals that pay homage to the community. Russell, who painted the 5-story mural on the Drollinger Office...
Culver Boulevard’s Clean Aesthetic might be the hippest shop on the block due to the hard work and creative sensibilities of co-owners Aaron Rosenstock, Matt Rheault and Charlie Carroll. Once a traditional surf and skate shop known for selling t-shirts with original...
After more than a month of painting and months of planning, artist and Otis professor, David Russell, completed his five-story “Welcome to Westchester” mural in early December. On December 18, the mural was officially dedicated at a ceremony in Westchester....
The Westchester Rotary is hosting the Jim Bunch Memorial Arts Scholarships open to 8th graders who reside or attend school in the Westchester, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Del Rey or Marina del Rey areas. The Rotary Club is looking for candidates talented in the fine...
In September, the Westchester 75th Anniversary Committee put out a call for student artists in the area to create drawings using the theme “Our Little Piece of Paradise: Celebrating 75 Years of Westchester.” The committee received more than 100 entries from students...
4/08/16 Update: IN CASE OF RAIN If the weather does not cooperate on Saturday, shuttles will take participants back to Otis' Main campus on Lincoln Blvd. where kite workshops will still take place. Stay tuned on Otis' Facebook and Twitter for day-of updates....