Talk + Demo With Architect and Ikebana Teacher Ravi GuneWardena
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAJoin us on Saturday, June 11 from 2:00 to 3:30 as we welcome architect and ikebana teacher Ravi GuneWardena of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Los Angeles who will talk about the history of the Sogetsu School in Tokyo and its collaborations with artists.
In Harmony with Nature: The Architectural Work of James Hubbell
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Exhibition in the Helms Design Center
James Hubbell is a painter, sculptor and architectural designer who has spent 60 years designing and making buildings, artifacts and fine artworks that reflect a deep passion for the ocean and for earth’s gifts. From Ilan Lael, his self-made home, workshops and foundation in Julian near San Diego, Hubbell has created schools in concert with the community in Tijuana, an organic chapel at Sea Ranch and parks that span the cultures of the Pacific Rim. Now Angelenos can see his architectural work shown for the first time in L.A.
In Harmony with Nature: The Architectural Work of James Hubbell
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Exhibition in the Helms Design Center
James Hubbell is a painter, sculptor and architectural designer who has spent 60 years designing and making buildings, artifacts and fine artworks that reflect a deep passion for the ocean and for earth’s gifts. From Ilan Lael, his self-made home, workshops and foundation in Julian near San Diego, Hubbell has created schools in concert with the community in Tijuana, an organic chapel at Sea Ranch and parks that span the cultures of the Pacific Rim. Now Angelenos can see his architectural work shown for the first time in L.A.
Closing Day for the Exhibition In Harmony with Nature: The Architectural Work of James Hubbell
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Exhibition in the Helms Design Center
James Hubbell is a painter, sculptor and architectural designer who has spent 60 years designing and making buildings, artifacts and fine artworks that reflect a deep passion for the ocean and for earth’s gifts. From Ilan Lael, his self-made home, workshops and foundation in Julian near San Diego, Hubbell has created schools in concert with the community in Tijuana, an organic chapel at Sea Ranch and parks that span the cultures of the Pacific Rim. Now Angelenos can see his architectural work shown for the first time in L.A.
Extract No More: Phasing Out Oil Drilling in Greater Los Angeles
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Thursday, July 28th, from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, please join Westside Urban Forum for a member networking and panel discussion that considers how Greater Los Angeles will transition away from fossil fuel extraction and how these brownfields may be reclaimed for regenerative new land uses.
Welcome Blanket: An Exhibition + Conversation with Jayna Zweiman
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
On Thursday, August 4th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, please join us for an opening reception of the exhibition, Welcome Blanket, with founder Jayna Zweiman in conversation with cultural journalist Frances Anderton.
Knitting and Crocheting Workshop with Welcome Blanket
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAOn Sunday, August 7th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM stop in at the Helms Design Center to join in the knitting and crocheting workshop with the Welcome Blanket team. Beginning knitting will be taught by fiber artist and instructor Andrea Roth-Fedida. Yarn, needles and pattern supplied for novice knitters, but feel free to bring your own!
Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center
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.
Knitting Workshop with Welcome Blanket’s Linda Preuss and Joanne Poyourow
Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CAFree
Are you just learning to knit? Have you been knitting for a while? On Sunday August 14th from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, please join us for a FREE workshop led by Linda Preuss and Joanne Poyourow who over the years have knitted 9 blankets with a group of friends for the Welcome Blanket project. Come be part of making a Welcome Blanket, meet new friends from the fiber community, and share your immigration stories.
Welcome Blanket Exhibition in the Design Center
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.
