On Saturday, July 7th from 7:30 - 9:30 please join us for a reception and discussion with photographer Kevin McCollister along with award-winning author and friend, Lynell George.
On Friday, July 20th from 8 am to 12 pm, join AIA Los Angeles for SMALL FIRMS 101: A series of hands-on professional development workshops that will serve as a forum to give architects and designers insight and access to the tools and resources which will help organize and operate a successful architectural & design practice.
On Saturday, July 21 from 7 to 10 pm, join us for the second installation from Little Bite Gallery inside the Helms Design Center, presenting Inch by Inch, a solo exhibition featuring 70+ works of art by Melissa Falco Williams.
On Sunday, July 22 from 12 to 5 pm, join Rejuvenation for two FREE workshops with Modernica and Mickey Hargitay Plants.
This month, Christopher Hawthorne joins Westside Urban Forum to update us on what his tenure might mean for the city's architects, planners, and developers. We will have a wide-ranging discussion and audience participation to learn about, and contribute to, the future of urban design in Los Angeles.
On Saturday, July 28th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing and conversation with artist Simone Shubuck. The discussion - about her new book, her 'Wifey' project, and the relationship between art and food - will be moderated by curator Laura Fried and will include Wifey collaborator and James Beard-nominated pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz*. *And, yes, there will be cake.
On Thursday, September 6th from 6 to 8 pm, please join THIS X THAT and architect Jennifer Bonner, Director of MALL for a conversation and book signing of A Guide to the Dirty South - Atlanta inside the Helms Design Center. The Guide will be available for purchase during the event, as well as inside the Arcana: Books on the Arts showroom.
We are excited to welcome our artist-in-residence this summer, Aneesa Shami, who will camp out inside the Helms Design Center to continue her work on pieces from her "Syndication" series, as well as offer a suite of three workshops as part of the Helms fine art series, remnant & artifacts.
Join us on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, for our annual Sunset Cinema series. This year we embrace hopefulness, screening family-friendly heroic films with strong, brave, and courageous leaders who triumph when faced with challenging obstacles. First up: Black Panther
