By C.J. Gronner The front of Surfing Cowboys is painted with a sign that says “Purveyors of Beach Culture & California Lifestyle” and that pretty much sums it up. Owners Wayne & […]
Artists Protest Commercial Vending on Ocean Front Walk
By Barbara Ransom I attended the Venice Beach Boardwalk Lottery, July 21, as an observer. A fascinating eclectic mix of people stood around chatting, drinking coffee, and waiting, waiting for their chance […]
Gale Goldman, Jazz Musician & Street Artist of the Venice Boardwalk, 1980 – 1996; Partner with Sonny Zorro
She just passed on into the ethers – A lover of life A life of lovers A lover of art An Artist of the Streets of Venice Beach We remember you Gail […]
The Jaya Mural
By Emily Winters and maryjane In March 1974, Judy Baca of the City Wide Mural Project approached Jaya (Sanskrit for non-violent Revolution/peace/victory), an active, uppity Women Artists Collective, to create a mural […]
Jaya Mural Celebration
Jaya Mural Celebration – On May 3, the Venice Arts Council (VAC) Endangered Art Fund is celebrating the completion of the Jaya Mural Restoration Project by honoring donors at a champagne brunch. […]
How Artists Survive In Cuba
Venice is a city of artists, musicians and writers. Yet most of them get no encouragement when it comes to survival. A network of support for artists and writers exists in Cuba. […]
Paul Robeson (play) in Venice
On December 19 & 21, Venice Food Not Bombs continued their tradition of resurrecting prominent leftists and bringing them to Venice. KB Solomon brought Paul Robeson’s songs and activism to life at […]
Windward Avenue Resident and Sculptor Robert Graham
By Jim Smith Sculptor Robert Graham died Dec. 27 from undisclosed causes. He was 70 years old and had been ill for about six months. Graham lived with his wife, Anjelica Huston, […]
The Earl Newman Story
By Jim Smith Earl Newman was back in town last month for events in his honor at Danny’s Deli and Sponto Gallery. Newman has been living in Oregon for the past 35 […]
September 2008 – The Situation for the Arts on Ocean Front Walk
By Samuel Brantley The writer has experienced the change in the area’s creativity from what was once free and vibrant to what is now oftentimes quite stifling under the influence of the […]
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