Summer Days of Art, Music, Singing, Doll Making, African Martial Arts, Dance, and Creative Exploration! The William Grant Still Arts Center’s Art and Jazz Summer Camp is a six-week day camp that runs each summer! All camp sessions are led by professional artists, musicians, and educators (who also teach at the Center through the rest …
The William Grant Still Arts Center Presents Nearly Gone Gal: The Rescued Archives of Nellie Lutcher March 11-June 10, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11, 3:00-6:00pm Los Angeles (February 24, 2017) – “Nearly Gone Gal: The Rescued Archives of Nellie Lutcher”,March 11-June 10, will exhibit archival recordings, newspaper articles, personal letters, original photographs, …
It’s your last chance! Join Leimert Park’s own Amaechina Anyanwu for a workshop making your own “Sassy Sistah” doll with repurposed fabrics, jewels, and other found objects to reflect inner beauty. The class is limited to 20 participants and we strongly encourage you to RSVP at 323/734-1165. This will be the third, and final, dollmaking …
36th Annual Black Doll Show Paper, Plastic, Ceramics and Wood December 10, 2016-February 18, 2017 Curated by Rosalyn Myles Opening Concert: Saturday, December 10, 3-6pm Saturday Dollmaking Workshops: December 17, January 21, & February 4, 2-4pm Influenced by African artists who use recycled and repurposed materials, and in an effort to be green and sensitive …
Dear friends, if you knew Aeros Pierce, had her as a teacher, played music with her, were involved in various community struggles with her, you know what an amazing fun spirited and generous woman she was. Please come help us celebrate Aeros Pierce as she would have wanted with a Memorial Jam, at the William … Continue reading
Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Paid Internship Opportunity at William Grant Still Arts Center Research and Publication Assistant, Intern Position – Summer 2017 Are you interested in visual and community art, history and cultural preservation and want to take part in an exciting internship program at an important institution this summer? The William Grant Still Arts … Continue reading
In a time when collaboration and solidarity are most vital, legendary professor and photographer Ron Wilkins will speak on the long-existing, mutually-beneficial Black Brown relationships. Ron Wilkins’ experience ranges from being a member of the “OG” Slausons to serving as a Western Regional Chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s. He was … Continue reading
As part of the 36th Annual Black Doll Show, The Friends of William Grant Still Arts Center invite you to get creative and making at a hands-on dollmaking workshop for all levels and ages with renowned doll making artist and member of the Crescent Bay Doll Fanciers Stephanie Moore. Ms. Moore has been a featured … Continue reading
The Center will be open during the holiday week. On most days, visit us during our regular hours Tuesday-Saturday from 12-5pm, but please note that on Saturday, December 24 and Saturday, December 31 the Center will close at 4pm. Continue reading
As part of the 36th Annual Black Doll Show “Paper, Plastic, Ceramics and Wood” curated by Rosalyn Myles, the Friends of William Grant Still Arts Center will host a dollmaking workshop by accomplished visual artist and longtime William Grant Still Arts Center educator Teresa Tolliver as the first dollmaking workshop of the exhibit and season. This … Continue reading
On Saturday, November 5 from 1-4pm, stop by the Center to visit our current photography exhibition, Intersections: Valena Broussard Dismukes, and meet with Valena Broussard Dismukes to discuss her work with her directly. The current exhibit features photographs from throughout Dismukes’ life, with a focus on her noted series and book “The Red-Black Connection” that draws connections … Continue reading
