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Almost Utopia

October 11, 2009EcoLOGIC LAAngelinos, California State University, California State University Northridge, City Of Lakewood, Department Of History, Department Of Mathematics, Dj Waldie, Loyola Department, Marymount University, Meaney, Pedestrian Culture, Public Discussions, Public Information Officer, Santa Monica, Shame Train, State University Northridge, Suburban Memoir, Transportation Planner, Ucla Department, Urbanist

For the fourth and final installment of Almost Utopia, the gallery at 18th Street Arts Center will be dedicated to an unprecedented investigation of 100 Car-Less Angelinos and it will tell their stories of living in Los Angeles.

Public Discussions are as follows:

November 6, 9:30PM
Ride-ARC Ride on Santa Monica Car and Pedestrian Culture: Alex Amerri

November 11, 7:OOPM
â€œWalking in LAâ€ Panel/Discussion with:
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Professor, UCLA Department of Urban Planning; author of Sidewalks: Conflict and Negotiation Over Public Space
Herbert Medina, Professor, Loyola Department of Mathematics
Nigel Raab, Assistant Professor, Loyola Department of History
DJ Waldie, author of Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir, Real City:Downtown Los Angeles Inside/Out and Where We are Now: Notes from Los Angeles, Public Information Officer for the City of Lakewood
Damon Willick, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Loyola Marymount University

November 14, 2pm
â€œTransportation and the Future of Los Angelesâ€
Jessica Meaney, Transportation Planner, So. CAL Assoc. of Governments
Browne Molyneux, Journalist and Blogger, Shame Train LA
Claude Willey, Artist, Urbanist and Educator, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, California State University, Northridge

Others to be confirmed

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SCRAP CASTLES | SUSTAINABLE BEACH ART EVENT

September 20, 2009EcoLOGIC LAAnnenberg, Art Event, Beach Art, Beach Sand, Castle Tools, Egb, Event Description, Furniture Lumber, Glass Doors, Lifeguards, Member Participation, Pacific Coast Hwy, Pch, Sand Castle, Santa Monica Ca, Scrap Materials, Small Furniture, Tower 4, USGBC, Window Frames

Emerging Green Builders – Los Angeles
EGB-LA Committee
Upcoming Opportunities for Member Participation

SCRAP CASTLES | SUSTAINABLE BEACH ART EVENT
Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 9am
Lifeguard Tower 4 | In front of 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica, CA
Near Annenberg Community Beach House | Parking south of 415 PCH

Event Description | Designers and builders are encouraged to come out and enjoy the morning on the beach with fellow Emerging Green Builders (EGB). We will design and create large and small scale scrap castles comprised of sand and your scrap materials. This is a great time to meet the group, learn about upcoming events, and of how you can become involved. Please review the Beach Rules included below.

What You Bring | Used scrap materials such as: window frames (no glass), doors, small furniture, lumber, ply, (no nails) and any decorative item that you can haul out to the beach. Sand castle tools such as: buckets, shovels and maybe a ladder. Bring a friend, co-worker, or partner.

Beach Rules | Normal beach restrictions will apply: No smoking, no fires or fireworks, no tents or temporary enclosures, lifeguards’ directions must be obeyed, etc. For more on Beach Rules, see http://www01.smgov.net/osm/beachrules.htm. Be sensible when choosing scrap to bring to the beach. If you are unsure about what you may bring or are looking for more information about this event, you may contact Paul at pjramirez@gmx.com

*Note | Tours of the Annenberg Community Beach House are at 11am, 1pm and 3pm for more information contact Paul at pjramirez@gmx.com

About EGB-LA
EGB-LA, a committee of the USGBC-LA Chapter provides emerging green builders, primarily young professionals and students, a network from which to gain knowledge and become involved in the green building community, established by the USGBC-LA.

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Leave the Land Alone by Bruce Nauman

September 20, 2009EcoLOGIC LAblog, Bruce Nauman

Realized September 12th, 2009 in Pasadena
See previous post regarding this work on the ecoartspace blog here.

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Armory 20th Anniversary Exhibition

August 17, 2009EcoLOGIC LAAnniversary Exhibition, Armory Center, Art Installations, Barry Mcgee, Betye Saar, Bruce Nauman, Daniel Buren, Deborah Aschheim, Ed Ruscha, Edgar Arceneaux, John Trevino, Kim Abeles, Mario Ybarra Jr, Matthew Moore, Pae White, Rudy Perez, Sarah Perry, Seth Kaufman, Site Specific Art, Southern California Artists

Installations Inside/Out
September 20 â€“ December 31, 2009
Opening reception, Saturday, September 19, 2009, 6â€“9 p.m.
Jay Belloli and SinÃ©ad Finnerty-Pyne, curators

This exhibition will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Armory Center for the Arts by commissioning twenty contemporary artists, who have created art installations in the past, to make new site-specific art installations both inside and outside the Armory. Artists in the exhibition will include Kim Abeles, Edgar Arceneaux, Deborah Aschheim, Daniel Buren, Carl Cheng, Seth Kaufman, Bruce Nauman, Barry McGee, Michael C. McMillen, Carlos Mollura, Matthew Moore, Jane Mulfinger, Sarah Perry, Rudy Perez, Ed Ruscha, Betye Saar, Barbara T. Smith, John Trevino, Pae White, and Mario Ybarra Jr.

The Armory has a long-standing goal of supporting contemporary Southern California artists, as well as the Galleryâ€™s determination to bring art to the public in exterior, non-art locations.

At the Armory, Caldwell, Mezzanine, Art All iance Galleries and outside the Armory.

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