Art on the Waterfront this Saturday
It's Art on the Waterfront time again. Last year's festival was a big success, so the Port asked Angels Gate and the San Pedro Art Association to do it again. I've curated, along with Video Art Curator Anne Bray of Freewaves, FR8, a much expanded version of the commissioned container art installations that we did last year - This year we have a total of fifteen commissioned artists and selected nine video artists.I've been posting a ton of photos over at the Center's blog, and there's a Flickr set devoted to the festival as well - you can see a lot of images of the artists preparing their work there.
Details, Details, Details...
Port of Los Angeles
Art on the Waterfront Festival 2007
Satuday, May 12, 11-5 PM
Artists Reception for FR8 7-9 PM
The Port of Los Angeles is holding its second annual "Art on the Waterfront" event on the L.A. Waterfront in San Pedro on Saturday, May 12, from 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The festival, along the Main Channel of the nation's number one containerport, is free and open to the public.
Produced by Angels Gate Cultural Center and San Pedro Arts Association, Art on the Waterfront brings together a broad collection of artists to showcase their talents. Activities for the day include art and video installations in cargo containers called "FR8", an artisan fair, chalk art exhibitions, skateboarding demonstrations, artist-led children's activities and the team from Radio Disney. Food vendors will also be on-hand.
The festival also will mark the first major Port event where free trees will be given to the public as part of the Port's efforts to support the Million Trees Los Angeles campaign. Attendees can take two, one-gallon trees home for free.
Free shuttles will usher attendees from the parking lots at 22nd Street & Miner and 22nd Street & Sampson Street to the event on Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street. The Red Car can also be utilized for visitors who want to park in Ports O' Call Village to the south of Harbor Blvd. Parkway or the Cruise Ship Promenade to the North, and rides are free.
Details & Directions
Port of Los Angeles Art on the Waterfront Festival - Saturday, May 12
Festival Hours 11am - 5 pm, Artists Reception for FR8 7 - 9 pm
All events take place at Berth 87, at the intersection of 1st and Harbor Streets in San Pedro
Take the 110 South to Gaffey, exit left on Gaffey Street, Make a left at 1st Street, only five blocks to the festival
all events are free to the public
FR8
an exhibition by twenty-four commissioned artists
installation, performance and video art in shipping containers,
all part of the Port of Los Angeles’ Art on the Waterfront Festival 2007.
Hours: 11 am – 5:30 pm & 7 - 9 pm
Installation/performance artists:
David Deany, Beth Elliott, Mark X Farina, Jeff Foye, Jocelyn Foye, Megan Geckler, Bean Gilsdorf, Dan Gilsdorf, Pato Hebert, Eric Medine, Christine Nguyen, Joe Sola, Matthew Thomas, Michael Webster
Video artists 11 am – 5:30 pm:
Jaco Bouwer, Sabine Maier, Hilary Mushkin, Agnes Nedregard, Karolina Sobecka
Video artists 7 - 9 pm
Sebastien Pesot, Mikael Prey, Aaron Valdez, S. Vijayaraghavan
Documenting artist - Slobodon Dimitrov
Installation and performance artists curated by Marshall Astor, Visual Arts Director, Angels Gate Cultural Center (that's me!).
Video artists curated by Anne Bray, Executive Director, Freewaves
Labels: Angels Gate, art, Art on the Waterfront, music, Port of Los Angeles, shipping containers