The Whole 9 Art Gallery and online community presents the 2nd Affair of The Arts on Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Downtown Culver City, at the intersection of Culver Boulevard and Main Street.
The free outdoor festival includes live music, food trucks and a showcase of Southern California’s premiere painters, photographers, sculptors, and glass, ceramics and jewelry artists.
Proceeds from art sales will support the construction of 200 “instant houses” for families who lost their homes to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The centerpiece of the event will be the on-site construction of one of the dwellings to be painted and otherwise adorned by exhibiting artists.
“For the past three years, we’ve been using the power of TheWhole9.com’s artists’ community to fuel change through the non-profit Peace Project’s local and international initiatives,” Founder of TheWhole9.com and The Peace Project Lisa Schultz said. “Producing an arts festival is a natural extension that helps create another link between art and change, “
Adults and children alike are invited to participate in free workshops led by Whole 9 artists to create wind chimes using materials from dwellings destroyed by the typhoon.
In addition to visual arts, Affair of the Arts features two days of live, eclectic music from some of L.A.’s most loved musicians. Adults and children will also be able to participate in interactive art projects, or grab a snack from popular food trucks. Most of Culver City’s downtown eateries, including The Culver Hotel and Novecento, will offer specials so that festivalgoers can make a day of it in downtown Culver City.
For more information persons interested can call (310) 836-4600 or visit: www.affairofthearts.us
