The Leimert Park Artwalk is a monthly public celebration of Art, Music, Cinema, and History. This event features galleries, food, gift shops, free movies, children’s art making, a variety of music such as Pop, Jazz R&B, Hip Hop, and spoken word, and a continuous African Drum Circle in scenic Leimert Park. It also includes the Art and Practice gallery with displays of known and emerging artists.
Leimert Park Artwalk
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Upcoming Events
$13 – $36
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Explore living collections of orchids and camellias, a botanical conservatory, a fragrant rose garden, a children’s garden, and more, in 16 themed gardens spread over 120 acres. All visitors, including members, must reserve tickets online in advance. Open Daily, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Closed on Tuesdays
Free – $25
Outside the Mainstream
Adjacent to John Waters: Pope of Trash, in the Warner Bros. Gallery, the Academy Museum presents Outside the Mainstream, an installation that pays homage to the work of other radically independent filmmakers—such as Kenneth Anger, Shirley Clarke, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, Gregg Araki, Todd Haynes, and Rose Troche—who operate beyond the pale of mainstream cinema. The gallery focuses on examples from the American avant-garde, underground film, and New Queer Cinema movements, united by how forward-thinking film journalists including Jonas Mekas…
$29
THE HUNTINGTON’S CHINESE GARDEN – THE GARDEN OF FLOWING FRAGRANCE
Liu Fang Yuan or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one of the finest classical-style Chinese gardens outside of China. Filled with Chinese plants and framed by exquisite architecture, the landscape is enriched with references to literature and art. Visitors can find both physical relaxation and mental stimulation when exploring the dramatic 15-acre garden.
Check the website for ticket prices
Paintings in Print: Studying Art in China
This exhibition examines how painting manuals published in the 17th and 18th centuries used innovative printing methods to introduce painting techniques, history, and appreciation to widening audiences in early modern China.
Free
JAPANESE HERITAGE SHOYA HOUSE
Experience a restored home and agricultural compound from 18th-century Japan that provides a glimpse into rural life 300 years ago. Built around 1700, this 3,000-square-foot residence was the center of village life in Marugame, Japan. Check the website for ticket prices and advance reservations, which are required.