Welcome Blanket Exhibition Closing Event
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected, catalogued, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors.
Welcome Back! Balloon Installation & Community Dialogue with Frances Anderton
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
We’ve been through unprecedented times, marked by a retreat from public spaces and by a reevaluation of intimate spaces. On Sunday, September 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, The L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design welcomes you back and we’ve blown up big balloons! Thought balloons with your messages and observations about how you occupied space over the last 2 ½ years are on display. Welcome to the conversation.
Westside Urban Forum Returns to In-Person Events!
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Thursday, September 22nd from 8:30 to 9:30 am, please join Westside Urban Forum for Piece by Piece – Modular Construction’s Future in the LA Region, a discussion about present and future obstacles for modular construction and the exploration of its potential for transformative change.
smART Talks at Helms! FREE For Artists and Creative Professionals
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAStarting on Saturday, September 24th, we are excited to partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10am-1pm inside the Helms Design Center.
Book Signing + Talk with Joseph Giovannini
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Join us on Thursday, September 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm for a conversation about the new authoritative history of the Avant-Garde architecture of our times with Joseph Giovannini and architectural journalist Frances Anderton.
Join us for Frances Anderton’s book release celebration!
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAJoin us on Saturday, October 1st at 2:00 pm as we celebrate the release of Frances Anderton's book Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, published by Angel City Press. Stop in for a reception, a lively talk and Q&A.
The Art Walk and Roll Festival is Back!
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
On Saturday, October 8th from 11 am to 6 pm, Helms Bakery is excited to partner with the Culver City Arts District for their annual Art Walk and Roll Festival, a self-guided tour and celebration of art, culture, mobility, and our creative community.
POSTPONED – smART Talks at Helms! For Artists and Creative Professionals
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAJoin us on Saturday, October 22nd as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center.
BIDs In View: What do Business Improvement Districts do and who do they represent?
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Thursday, October 27th, from 8:30 am - 9:30 am, please join Westside Urban Forum for their monthly breakfast and panel discussion inside the Helms Design Center.
smART Talks at Helms! For Artists and Creative Professionals
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Join us on Saturday, November 12th as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center. smARTtalks are FREE intimate learning sessions with a panel of experts covering timely and important topics vital to artists and creatives working in the 21st Century.
Residency Launch, Film Screening + Photo Exhibit with CONTRA-TIEMPO
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAJoin us on Saturday, November 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for the opening reception of CONTRA-TIEMPO'S gallery show and two week residency. Come help us celebrate the beginning of two powerful weeks of dancing, creating, & grounding!
¡AZÚCAR! Choreographic Lab at Helms Bakery
Washington Corridor Gallery 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, United StatesOn Sunday, November 13th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, come participate in the creative process of CONTRA-TIEMPO'S newest work ¡AZÚCAR! during this Choreographic Lab inside Helms Bakery's Washington Corridor Gallery.
Book Celebration + Talk with Michael Boyd and Michael Webb
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Wednesday, November 16 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, please join us for a lively conversation with Michael Boyd and Michael Webb on the launch of Boyd's new book MILLENNIUM MODERN Living in Design (Lund Humphries, 2022) moderated by architecture journalist, Frances Anderton and in partnership with the Wende Museum.
¡AZÚCAR! Sabor Session at Helms Bakery
Helms Walk 3270 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CADance and get down with CONTRA-TIEMPO during their Sabor Session! Join CONTRA-TIEMPO on Saturday, November 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, as you move through and embody social dance practices rooted in the African and Afro-Latin Diaspora.
Book Signing at Arcana with David Shrigley: Get Your Shit Together
Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CAFree
Please join us at Arcana: Books on the Arts on Sunday, November 20th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM, for a Book Signing with David Shrigley: Get Your Shit Together
¡AZÚCAR! Closing Reception with CONTRA-TIEMPO
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAJoin us on Sunday, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for the closing reception of the photo gallery show of CAÑA by photographer Farah Sosa and CONTRA-TIEMPO'S powerful 2-week residency at Helms Bakery.
Book Signing at Arcana with Roger Davies: Beyond The Canyon: Inside Epic California Homes
Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CAFree
Please join us at Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday, December 3rd, 4:00 - 6:00 PM, for a Book Signing with Roger Davies: Beyond The Canyon: Inside Epic California Homes
Culver City Chamber’s Women in Business Holiday Mixer
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Wednesday, December 7th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm,, please join us in welcoming the Culver City Chamber Women in Business Council for their final Quarterly Connect event of the year. Meet with other women in business, and hear their about successes and opportunities.
NAHR Announces 2023 Residency on December 8th
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Thursday, December 8th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, please join us in welcoming Nature, Art and Habitat for their 2023 Residency, “AIR: Commons, Chaotic Fluid, Inspiration”, an evening conversation focusing on the role of air as a connector, imagining future scenarios about what we will be breathing.
Art Opening in Support of TreePeople
Washington Corridor Gallery 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, United StatesTrees need people. People Need Trees. On Saturday, December 10th from 1:00 to 6:00 PM, please join us for the opening of the exhibition, ALL ABOUT TREES inside the Washington Corridor Gallery.
Book Signing at Arcana with Doug Aitken: Works 1992-2022
Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CAOn Saturday, December 10th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing afternoon with Doug Aitken for the launch of his latest book, Works 1992-2022. If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please contact the store for details.
12 Days of Giveaways on Instagram!
Helms Bakery District 8800 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNothing pleases us more than sending you good cheer during the holidays! We want to extend our warmest thanks to you for choosing Helms Bakery as your go-to design hub and favorite spot to dine, and for joining us for art and architecture exhibitions. Thank you, thank you, for your continued support. For all the #lovelocal you have shown us, Helms Bakery District sends love right back to you with 12 days of gifting on Instagram during the month of December.
Come to the Closing of the Art Exhibition in Support of TreePeople
Washington Corridor Gallery 8723 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, United StatesTrees need people. People need trees.
On Saturday, January 7th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, please join us for the closing of the exhibition, ALL ABOUT TREES inside the Washington Corridor Gallery.
Book Signing at Arcana with Lawrence Weschler: A Trove of Zohars
Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CAOn Saturday, January 14th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing for Lawrence Weschler's brand new Hat & Beard publication, A Trove of Zohars. For the event Mr. Weschler will be joined by photographer and early-photographic process historian Stephen Berkman for a discussion about the book and the shrouded-in-mystery Zohar Studios.
Westside Urban Forum Breakfast Talk: California’s Brave New World of Parking
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Thursday, January 19th at 7:45 am, please join Westside Urban Forum for a breakfast reception and panel discussion about California's Brave New World of Parking.
