Join us as we dive into films produced by the Japanese American National Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center! We will be releasing a selection of films, some for a limited time only. Organize a (virtual) screening party with your friends or family or just get cozy and enjoy the past JANM Digital Film Festivals.
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Upcoming Events
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The Brick’s Grand Opening- In Concert: Roscoe Mitchell
Celebrate The Brick’s Grand Opening with Legendary Musician Roscoe Mitchell The Brick (formerly LAXART) is celebrating the Grand Opening of its new home with two very special performances with legendary musician Roscoe Mitchell. On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., the bass saxophonist will perform with baritone vocalist Tom Buckner and guitarist Sandy Ewen. On Monday evening, June 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., Mitchell will be joined for a set of duets with Moor Mother, one of the most galvanizing…
Free
The Crazy Superhero Vacation
The Crazy Superhero Vacation is a production by Ms. Neate’s class at Vena Avenue Elementary. Animation and editing are by Pieter Hardeman of Toy Story Lab. Southland Sings is a creative organization using the arts to unlock creative potential through live opera, musical theatre production, education assemblies, and music composition for all ages.
Free
Island Block Jam Sessions
The Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM) presents Island Block Jam Sessions, six live contemporary music performances by seasoned Pasifika artists. This Virtual Backstage provides an inside look into the artists’ backstories. Their music is a gift for our ancestors and all the little spirits of the human journey. This is where music and mana meet.
Wakaji Matsumoto – An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917–1944
This exhibition highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and of urban life in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
Free
The Life and Work of George Hoshida
This project honors the spirit and talent of George Hoshida, an incarcerated artist who documented life with pencil and brushwork in a series of notebooks he kept between 1942 and 1945. Through examples of Hoshida’s artwork and personal correspondence with his family, this site hopes to provide insight into one individual’s incarceration experience.