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Art doesn't exist in a vacuum. Often it is an expression of a community's desires and struggles. Explore how communities inform and enrich civic life, arts and culture.

Julian Torres in mariachi outfit | Still from "Southland Sessions" S1 E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance
Julian Torres in mariachi outfit | Still from "Southland Sessions" S1 E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance
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Love on San Pedro: Meet the Skid Row Community Members
Three actors participating in community play "Love on San Pedro" share stories of life in Skid Row.
San Bernardino Art + Film Lab: A Travelogue from the LACMA9 Outpost
LACMA9 Art + Film Lab recounts the projects' five-week residence in Perris Hill Park, and the stories of community that unfolded.
Redlands Art+Film Lab: A Travelogue From the LACMA9 Film Outpost
LACMA's mobile educational initiative, the LACMA9 Art + Film Lab, reports on their first city run in Redlands.
Jackrabbits and Date Farmers
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Season 1 Episode 1
Jackrabbits and Date Farmers
The series premiere focuses on art in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties, including a profile on hijabistas who are redefining Muslim-American fashion.
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Season 1 Episode 3
Guerrilla Gowns and Performance Crafting
This episode of 'Artbound' features Danny Heller's modern midcentury paintings, Tanya Aguiñiga's "performance crafting," and Shari Elf's Joshua Tree found art gallery.
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Market Makeovers: Public Matters, Place, and Pedagogy
Public Matters' Market Makeovers green the food desert -- one corner store at a time.
Origami and Worker’s Rug
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Season 1 Episode 2
Origami and Worker’s Rug
This episode features artwork inspired by the life and death of Kelly Thomas and an exhibition of origami influenced by scientific and mathematical techniques.
Borderblaster: Transmission 2 "Market Exchange"
Transmission 2 documents the history, evolution, and challenges facing vendors and shopowners at a market at the US/Mexico border that has served as the base of operations for cognate collective's projects.
Sounds in Oaxacalifornia: Gala Porras-Kim Investigates Indigenous Tones
Gala Porras-Kim's exhibition "Prospecting Notes About Sounds," currently on view at 18th Street Arts Center, researches Zapotec culture, its tonal language, and the variations of dialects contained within Oaxaca.
Sonia Romero: From her Print Studio in North East LA, an Artist Depicts and Adorns her Imagination and the Public Life of a City
Painter and print-maker Sonia Romero's new project, "Revolving Landscape", depicts characters based on people she's met and photographed.
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The Balikbayan Box
Balikbayan boxes contain items destined for the loved ones that Filipino families in Los Angeles and beyond left behind in their homeland. The image of a balikbayan box appears in the new video installation "Perpetual Peace" by contemporary artist Mich...
The Many Lives of the Fremont Theater
The Fremont movie theater in San Luis Obispo is a historic construction. With the decreased appeal for movie houses, owners plan to reinvent the downtown property.
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