PST ART Family Day @ Cal State University Los Angeles

ArtsMatter, PST ART, Self Help Graphics & Art, and the Luckman Gallery at Cal State University Los Angeles have partnered to host a FREE Family Day for local community members to enjoy a unique and exciting PST ART exhibition!

FREE transportation, lunch, gallery tour, artmaking workshops, and tickets to an evening performance of the New Orleans Songbook are available for the whole family!

DATE

Saturday, February 1st, 2025

TIME

11:30PM - 2:30PM

LOCATION

The Luckman Gallery on the California State University Los Angeles (CSULA) campus. Once on campus, the Luckman Gallery is located on the corner of Paseo Rancho Castilla and Circle Drive.

Click here for driving directions.

PARKING

Free parking is available on the top deck of Structure C, located directly in front of The Luckman.

LUNCH

Complimentary lunch is provided...vegetarian options are available.

PROGRAM

11:30am

Families arrive to CSULA

11:45am - 12:30pm

Complimentary lunch is provided...vegetarian options are available.

12:30pm - 2:30pm

Explore : Communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. The exhibition highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities located near Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG): Exide Battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon/Mobil Oil Corporation) in Willowbrook.

Relief printmaking workshop with Ernesto Vazquez, BMAS Teaching Artist at Self Help Graphics: Learn how to create relief prints on foam plates inspired by Sinks: Places We Call Home. Artists will demonstrate how to create prints with materials accessible in everyone's home and techniques to create various printing effects. Participants will create images that highlight disparities that affect them in their own neighborhoods or designs that bring hope to a better future of our environmental health.

Artivism & Research workshop with Beranger LeFranc, ArtsMatter Teaching Artist: Inspired by PST ART exhibitions such as Sinks: Places We Call Home, this workshop empowers participants to combine art and science to drive meaningful change. Through the creation of impactful graphic design posters, attendees will spotlight environmental injustices and inspire actionable solutions to address climate crises.

Dip painting workshop with Luz Kobayashi, UCLA Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) and ArtsMatter Teaching Artist: Explore themes of pollution, texture, and abstract pattern. Artists will use oil and water to create marbled textures and pull a print. This activity is inspired by the work of Beatriz Jaramillo and others in Sinks: Places We Call Home.

1:000pm and 1:30pm

Enjoy a curator-led exhibit tour.

8:00pm

All families are invited to return to the Luckman Fine Arts Complex to enjoy a free performance of the New Orleans Songbook presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center. This concert brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to celebrate the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz.

Be sure to reserve your free concert ticket on the final page of this RSVP form.

Host or Publisher Richard Corral