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POSTPONED – Play! A Screen Print Weekend with Carrie Burckle, Inspired by Sarajo Frieden

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On Saturday and Sunday, March 14th and 15th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, please join us in hosting Textile Arts LA's Carrie Burckle for a weekend-long screen printing workshop where you’ll explore chance and improvisation as playful strategies incorporating collage, stamping, cut outs, and painting for designing prints.

A reception, lecture, and discussion with Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

Free
On Thursday, February 27th, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly L.A. Metropolitan Program in Architecture and Urban Design are excited to host a reception, lecture, and discussion with Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular. 

Join Us For The First Textile Slam! of 2020

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On Tuesday, February 25th from 7:30 - 9:00 pm, (Doors at 7:00 pm) join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles for Textile Slam! This event occurs three times a year and is an opportunity for friendly conversation and networking, featuring a rotating slate of presenters, each of whom will deliver an informal six-minute (or less!) slide show / improv / show-and-tell presentation.

SOLD OUT – Textile Arts Hosts a Random Weave Workshop with Polly Giacchina

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, please join us in welcoming Textile Arts Los Angeles and Polly Jacobs Giacchina in an exploration of the random weave technique with different flexible materials.  Medium and small pieces will be created as vessels and stuffed forms. This workshop is perfect for artists and enthusiasts looking for a basis in understanding how to create dimensional form, play with unconventional materials, and investigate how form and material can be combined for creative and functional use.

Westside Mayors Forum

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On February 21, 2020, Westside Urban Forum is pleased to welcome the Westside mayors for a candid discussion of each mayor’s priorities for 2020, specific issues of importance to each city, and where these priorities and issues intersect to anticipate changes that may be coming to the Westside in 2020.

Author Talk + Book Signing with Fibershed Founder, Rebecca Burgess

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On Thursday, January 30th, the Southern California Fibershed Affiliate is delighted to welcome Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess to Los Angeles for an exclusive conversation and book signing for Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy. Rebecca will be joined by moderator Kamea Chayne of the Green Dreamer Podcast.

practiceLAB: Textile Arts Explores Meaningful Art Practices

Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

On Wednesday, January 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, please join us for Mindful and Meaningful: Exploring the Synergies Between Textile Waste and Fine Art Practice, Textile Arts LA's inaugural session of practiceLAB, featuring talks from artists, architects, designers, and creatives.