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18th Street Arts Center

18th Street Arts Center

1639 18th Street
Santa Monica CA, USA
(310) 453-3711
www.18thStreet.org

About 18th Street Arts Center

In its curatorial decision-making process, 18th Street seeks artists who demonstrate social consciousness and spiritual awareness in a well-developed art making practice. We emphasize artists who are emerging to mid-career in their development, manifest the spectrum of approaches to contemporary ideas and reflect the diverse population of Los Angeles. 18th Street Arts Center aspires to be an artist-friendly gathering place, providing a physical center in a city characterized by its de-centralization.

Upcoming Openings

Past Openings

War As a Way of Life
18th Street Arts Center
War As a Way of Life
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, September 27, 2008 - Friday, December 19, 2008
Reception: September 27, 2008, 6-9pm
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SHANGRI L.A.: architecture as a state of flux
18th Street Arts Center
SHANGRI L.A.: architecture as a state of flux
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, February 7, 2009 - Friday, March 27, 2009
Reception: February 7, 2009, 6-10pm
The exhibition celebrates architects, and non-architects, who make work that serves as visual/structural enhancers and pressure valves which might one day help Los Angeles or a city like it be more fun and less monotonous, more livable and less alienating. ...more info
Trading Dirt with Simon Rodia and Allen Kaprow
18th Street Arts Center
Trading Dirt with Simon Rodia and Allen Kaprow
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Reception: February 25, 2009, 7pm
A film by Rosie Lee Hooks and Paul S. Rogers, followed by a conversation with Rosie Lee Hooks, art historian Marlena Donahue, writer Jori Finkel, and Suzanne Lacy, Chair of the MFA Public Practice Program. ...more info
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20th Birthday Benefit Dinner
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 11, 2009 - Saturday, April 11, 2009
Reception: April 11, 2009, 6:30pm
An intimate benefit dinner at which 60 of our friends will join together to celebrate 18th Street Arts Center's 20th Anniversary as an internationally recognized creative community supporting contemporary arts and culture....more info
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Almost Utopia "Cults, Collectives, & Cocooning"
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, May 2, 2009 - Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Post-American LA
18th Street Arts Center
Post-American LA
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, August 1, 2009 - Saturday, September 26, 2009
Reception: August 1, 2009, 6-10pm
The exhibition Post-American L.A. features artists that question the scope, sphere and impact of American authority, from the international stage to municipal politics....more info
Without A Car In The World: 100 Car-less Angelinos Tell Stories...
18th Street Arts Center
Diane Meyer
Without A Car In The World: 100 Car-less Angelinos Tell Stories...
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - Friday, December 11, 2009
Reception: October 17, 2009, 6-9pm
This final exhibition of 2009 features 100 photographs by artist Diane Meyer with accompanying narratives from persons who live without a car in Los Angeles. ...more info