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Arts & COVID

Break the barriers of physical distance as the arts re-connects the broken lines between us.

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Join Bobo and his guide, Miss Missy, as they explore puppets old and new, big and small.
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Southland Sessions Presents: From high school operas and drive-thru art exhibitions to Chicano comedies and underground DJ sets—we are showcasing the…
Matthew Brandt “Vatnajökull CMY5” and “Vatnajökull MYC8,” 2018–20. Heated chromogenic print, with acrylic varnish and Aqua-Resin support | Photo: Ed Mumford, Courtesy the artist and M+B, Los Angeles
Writer Carol Cheh speaks with a handful of galleries to ask how they are faring as galleries are allowed to reopen. Her conversations reveal a fascinating range of perspectives and prospects.
Artists on the mic | Still from "Change(Makers): The Future of Arts and Culture"
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Ben Caldwell, a leading voice in the arts especially with marginalized communities, says artists have been totally abandoned not just in the pandemic, but even in events leading up to it.
Detail of Scott Hove's 'The Beauty War' | Courtesy of Scott Hove
Three months after Scott Hove’s ‘The Beauty War’ was first scheduled to open, the exhibition now open to the mask-wearing public at Cakeland LA.
Adult art classes learning freehand brush strokes. | Dorothea Lange, War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement / National Archives  ABs10 MMD
Creativity resides in all of us, but imagine if we actually nurtured it during the good times, in preparation to keep ourselves whole during the challenging ones.
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Austin Antoine wants to brighten your day with "Smile, Part 2"
April Bey, "COMPLY (Borg Feminism)," 2018. | Courtesy of the artist.
In recent weeks, artists have found their practices upturned, expanded or reenergized because of COVID-19 and calls to address racial injustice.
A piece from Jake Sheiner’s "Scenes from my Quarantine," a series of 19 paintings completed from March 15 through May 1, 2020. The series is still on going as stay at home orders continue. All paintings are acrylic on 11x14 inch wood panels. Courtesy of
Whatever you want to call these times we’re living through, they are certainly historic. Four local institutions share with us their approach to archiving COVID-19.
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Clarinetist and USC Thornton student Max Opferkuch performs Bach’s Invention No. 8 in F major, accompanied by... Max Opferkuch? Enjoy a bit of digital magic with Max!
A dancer performs on the pavement of the Santa Monica Airport. | Matthew Brush
Creative restrictions can often mean creative breakthroughs, as seen in Jacob Jonas’ ‘Parked’ and #adigitaldance projects. 
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Marnie Weber takes us through her multifaceted practice from her beginnings in music to her current work on sea witches.
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