On Thursday, October 6th from 6:30 - 8:30, Urban Land Institute's Young Leader Group takes over the Helms Design Center for their own version of Shark Tank.
On Saturday, October 8th, from 2 to 4PM please join us on Helms Avenue for SEW WHAT?! a sewing workshop for beginners and beyond.
In conjunction with the Culver City Art Walk, Tornado Creative will curate an art collective show featuring work from some of their creative friends and associates. This event will take place in the new Helms Design Center. Art will be for sale: cash and carry!
Join us on Saturday, October 8th from 2 to 6PM as the Culver City Arts District (CCAD) - a unique collection of art galleries, creative businesses, specialty retail and restaurants - presents Culver City Art Walk 2016. The Art Walk event will celebrate the beginning of the fall season with a free self-guided tour of galleries exhibiting new and distinguished artists, musical and dance performances throughout the day at various venues, interactive experiences and special offerings at several area restaurants.
In support of Culver City Art Walk 2016, Studio II kicks off their fall exhibition on Saturday, October 8th from 2 to 6PM inside the Helms Design Center.
On Saturday, October 8th from 4 to 6PM, Arcana: Books on the Arts and The Photographic Arts Council/LA invite you to a book signing with Anthony Hernandez, in conversation with artist Thomas Demand.
We are excited to announce our newest partnership with The New Urbanism Film Festival (NUFF), an organization concerned with how we design our cities and the effect on residents living and working in those cities. "Safe sidewalks and open spaces encourage healthy lifestyle habits for ourselves and our community." Well NUFF kicks off their fourth season today, with a series of screenings, tours, discussions, and events throughout the city, ending with closing night awards and festivities on October 9th at Helms Design Center.
On Thursday, October 13th from 5 to 7PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts and KMWstudio for an L.A.-centric conversation between Paul Ruscha and photographer Lloyd Ziff to celebrate the publication of the lovely New York / Los Angeles, Photographs: 1967-2015. The discussion will be followed by a book signing.
On Saturday, October 15th from 4 to 6PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts as they welcome The LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design in partnership with Verso Books to present a conversation about the history of the US / Mexico border and the militarization of border walls around the world on the occasion of the launch of Reece Jones’ Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move. Jones, an expert on international border security projects and a geographer at the University of Hawaii, will discuss his book with architect Rene Peralta.
