Exhibits on the Los Angeles River

Cristina Bertrand and Cynthia D`Agosta are organizing VISIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER, a day of rediscovery and celebration of the Los Angeles River, Saturday, November 22 at El Pueblo Gallery on Olvera Street and La Plaza of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.

"Visions of the Los Angeles River --Ribera Promenade" is conceived as a multicultural, multidisciplinary educational exhibition and celebration at El Pueblo Gallery and other facilities located in the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.

The exhibit at El Pueblo Gallery will present paintings, sculptures, photographs, ceramics, and computer graphics with the Los Angeles River as the unifying theme.

Music, composed with the river as inspiration, will introduce multicultural aspects of other cities in which the river plays an important cultural role.

Conferences and seminars will present historical, geographical, artistic, and literary perspectives on rivers in general and the Los Angeles River in particular.

Finally, ethnic food and entertainment will provide a festive celebration during which individuals and the entire family can learn about, celebrate and enjoy the river.

The day of celebration will take place the 22nd of November, Saturday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The exhibit at El Pueblo Gallery will be open to the public from the 22nd of November until the 31st of December, 1997.

For more information call: Cristina Bertrand (310) 559-5608. E-mail: cbertrand(at)earthlink.net, or Cynthia D`Agosta (310) 858-7272 x 153. E-mail: dagostac(at)smmc.ca.gov.

PREVIOUS ART PROJECTS

Discovering the River: Perspective on the Watershed of the Los Angeles River, was curated by Lane Barden for the Los Angeles Public Library, Downtown branch, September 21, 1996 to January 5, 1997. The exhibit featured the history of the river through photos, drawings and historical documents and looked at the possibilities for the future. The work has been preserved online as the Virtual Exhibit : Discovering the L.A. River. Susan Oppenheimer of the Los Angeles Public Library has prepared Visions of the River: a selected bibliography on the Los Angeles River's history and possible transformations.

Other projects have included May Sung's video on the river and chinese immigrants. Susan Boyle (an LAUSD teacher at Roosevelt H.S.) and Cheri Gaulke created a video tour of the river with was shown at the L.A. Museum of Modern Art and other museums around the world. Scenes in movies such as Grease, Repo Man and Terminator 2: Judgement Day have been filmed in the river.

The LA River even has its own needlework pattern presented by the Needlework Gazette.

If you aware of any art project involving the Los Angeles River, please contact us. We would like to hear from you.

UNOFFICIAL ART PROJECTS

Cats are visible on drain covers from the 5 freeway! In recent years drivers along the Golden State Freeway, north of Los Feliz have been able to view storm drain covers that have been painted with cat faces.

These cats have escaped the taggers. But unfortunately many more drain covers are now covered with graffitti.

Continue the tour here. So batten down your hard drives and cover your keyboards. The adventures of the urban river awaits you. Good Luck and remember, don't drink the water!

Yes! I like the Los Angeles River Virtual Tour, but my socks are wet and my feet are cold, so I would like to learn more about . . .

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