Art on the Waterfront 2007

Port of Los Angeles
Art on the Waterfront Festival 2007

Satuday, May 12, 11-5 PM
Artists Reception for FR8 7-9 PM

The Port of Los Angeles is holding its second annual "Art on the Waterfront" event on the L.A. Waterfront in San Pedro on Saturday, May 12, from 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The festival, along the Main Channel of the nation's number one containerport, is free and open to the public.

Produced by Angels Gate Cultural Center and San Pedro Arts Association, Art on the Waterfront brings together a broad collection of artists to showcase their talents. Activities for the day include art and video installations in cargo containers called "FR8", an artisan fair, chalk art exhibitions, skateboarding demonstrations, artist-led children's activities and the team from Radio Disney. Food vendors will also be on-hand.

The festival also will mark the first major Port event where free trees will be given to the public as part of the Port's efforts to support the Million Trees Los Angeles campaign. Attendees can take two, one-gallon trees home for free.

Free shuttles will usher attendees from the parking lots at 22nd Street & Miner and 22nd Street & Sampson Street to the event on Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street. The Red Car can also be utilized for visitors who want to park in Ports O' Call Village to the south of Harbor Blvd. Parkway or the Cruise Ship Promenade to the North, and rides are free.

Details & Directions

Port of Los Angeles Art on the Waterfront Festival - Saturday, May 12

Festival Hours 11am - 5 pm, Artists Reception for FR8 7 - 9 pm

All events take place at Berth 87, at the intersection of 1st and Harbor Streets in San Pedro

Take the 110 South to Gaffey, exit left on Gaffey Street, Make a left at 1st Street, only five blocks to the festival

all events are free to the public

FR8
an exhibition of works by
24 commissioned artists
The Port of Los Angeles and Angels Gate Cultural Center have commissioned fourteen installation and performance artists, nine video artists and one documenting artist to install and present art in shipping containers as part of the Port of Los Angeles Art on the Waterfront Festival 2007.
Under the supervision of Angels Gate curator Marshall Astor, the fourteen artists will create new works that can be seen on the day of the festival only. The works will be site specific, taking advantage of the challenge provided by the limitations of the 20-foot shipping containers. Photographer Slobodan Dimitrov, will document the artists as they work. Video curator Anne Bray has selected works from nine artists, organized into themes relevant to the harbor environment. The videos will show all day in rotation in a special 40-foot container outfitted with projection equipment and seating.
During daytime hours (11:00 AM - 5:30 PM), the container installations and five of the nine video artists' works will be on view. Four different videos artists will be represented during the evening's Artists Reception, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. The public is invited to the free, catered reception, which will feature a cash bar.
Artists and sponsor information

installation & performance artists 11 am - 5 pm & 7-9 pm
David Deany, Beth Elliott, Mark X Farina, Jeff Foye, Jocelyn Foye, Megan Geckler, Bean Gilsdorf, Dan Gilsdorf, Pato Hebert, Eric Medine, Christine Nguyen, Joe Sola, Matthew Thomas, Michael Webster
Video artists 11 am - 5:30 pm:
Jaco Bouwer, Sabine Maier, Hilary Mushkin, Agnes Nedregard, Karolina Sobecka
Video artists 7 - 9 pm
Sebastien Pesot, Mikael Prey, Aaron Valdez, S. Vijayaraghavan
Documenting artist - Slobodon Dimitrov

Installation and performance artists curated by Marshall Astor, Visual Arts Director,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
video artists curated by Anne Bray, Executive Director, Freewaves

FR8 is made possible by generous support from The Port of Los Angeles, Fast Lane Transportation, Inc., American Portable Storage, and The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

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items are from between 30 Apr 2007 & 05 May 2007.