Gallery Visits Los Angeles

The Other Side of the Moon: Private Gallery Reception & Artist Talk

Join **Women of Culture LA** for an intimate after-hours evening with artist **Katie Shapiro** and a private viewing of her exhibition, ***[The Other Side of the Moon](https://www.hannahsloan.com/exhibitions/katie-shapiro-the-other-side-of-the-moon)*** at Hannah Sloan Curatorial & Advisory. **[Advance registration required here](https://luma.com/1iy8fpta)** With the gallery closed to the public, we’ll experience the exhibition alongside Katie as she shares the stories, ideas, and personal experiences behind this deeply autobiographical body of work. Throughout the evening, guests will have the opportunity to engage directly with the artist, ask questions, and explore the work through conversation. In *The Other Side of the Moon*, Shapiro pushes photography beyond the traditional image, combining photographs with glass, mirrors, obsidian, jade, and other sculptural materials to explore the spaces between the **seen and unseen, physical and psychological, intimate and cosmic**. Her lunar imagery becomes a lens for considering motherhood, memory, healing, transformation, and the cyclical nature of life. Katie’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public collections including LACMA, The Huntington, and the California Museum of Photography. She lives and works in Los Angeles. Drinks and light snacks will be served, with plenty of time to mingle, connect, and meet fellow **Art-full Angelenos** who share a love of art and culture. Come for a special evening of **art, conversation, and connection**—with rare access to both the exhibition and the artist in an intimate setting. *** **Full Schedule:** **6 PM \|** Arrival & mingling **6:30 PM \|** Artist talk & exhibition walk-through **8 PM \|** Close **Location:** Hannah Sloan Curatorial & Advisory 5613 San Vicente Blvd. Please note that parking is avaiable on the street only, so it's advised to allow extra time to find a spot, or take a rideshare. **[Advance registration required here](https://luma.com/1iy8fpta)** **______** **Note about tickets/ RSVP's:** * RSVPs on Meetup do NOT count as official registrations for this event, and the RSVP count on Meetup may not reflect the actual number of attendees. To attend, you must purchase a ticket, which guarantees your spot, regardless of whether you RSVP here. * All paid and confirmed attendees will receive an email from [[[alex@womenofculture.org](mailto:alex@womenofculture.org)]([mailto:alex@womenofculture.org](http://mailto:alex@womenofculture.org))]([mailto:alex@womenofculture.org](http://mailto:alex@womenofculture.org/))] 1–2 days before the event with further details, including a link to a WhatsApp group for important updates. If you do not receive this email (make sure to check your spam as well), it likely means you did not complete registration or payment. ***

Free! Music/Words LA: Curated by Inna Faliks

**Date**: Friday, November 20 • 7 PM - 9 PM Possible dinner before, TBD **Venue**: [The Wende Museum's Community Center](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/musicwords-la-curated-by-inna-faliks-tickets-2003085787512#location) 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90230 **Free, but you must RSVP here:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/musicwords-la-curated-by-inna-faliks-tickets-2003085787512](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/musicwords-la-curated-by-inna-faliks-tickets-2003085787512) **Overview** Inna Faliks, cellist Ani Aznavoorian, and composer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev open the season with music, electronics, and poetry. *Music/Words LA* returns to the Wende for a second season of live music and poetry. Pianist Inna Faliks opens the season with *Breaking Screens*, joined by cellist Ani Aznavoorian and London-based composer, performer, and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev. Piano and cello meet Prokofiev's electronic soundscapes in music by Prokofiev, Lera Auerbach, and Claude Debussy, alongside poetry from the community. Founded by Faliks in New York, *Music/Words* is a platform for artists working where music and text meet. This Los Angeles residency at the Wende builds each program around close listening and live collaboration. **Inna Faliks** is Head of Piano and Professor of Piano at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and author of *Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage*. *The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time and is available for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.*

Free! Two Films on Oscar Rabin & Valentina Kropivnitskaya

**Date**: November 23\, 2026 \| 07:00 PM \- 10:00 PM Meet at the venue 6:30 to ensure seating. Possible dinner before, TBD **Venue**: [The Wende Museum's Community Center](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/musicwords-la-curated-by-inna-faliks-tickets-2003085787512#location) 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90230 **Free, but you must RSVP here:** [https://wendemuseum.org/event/a-road-of-many-colors/](https://wendemuseum.org/event/a-road-of-many-colors/) **A Road of Many Colors: Two Films on Oscar Rabin & Valentina Kropivnitskaya** Oscar Rabin wanted to paint. In the Soviet Union that made him a dissident. In 1974 Rabin helped organize an open-air show of unofficial art in Moscow. The authorities broke it up with bulldozers and water cannons. Images of the attack went around the world, and within weeks officials had to allow a second outdoor show. Thousands came. Several years later Rabin and his wife, the painter Valentina Kropivnitskaya, were forced into exile, and he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship. They started over in France. *A Road of Many Colors* tells their story in two documentaries written and directed by Alexander Smoljanski and Evgeny Tsymbal. *In Search of a Lost Paradise* (2015, 52 minutes) follows the life and art of Kropivnitskaya. *Oscar* (2018, 90 minutes) turns to Rabin. It draws on archival footage, some of it shown publicly for the first time, and on conversations with artists and writers including Ilya Kabakov, Vitaly Komar, Eric Bulatov, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Vladimir Sorokin, and Vladimir Paperny. Rabin died in 2018 at 90, shortly after the Paris premiere of *Oscar*. The films ask what art can do when power demands obedience, a question artists, writers, and cultural institutions face again today. Alexander Smoljanski joins us for a conversation after the screening. Smoljanski is a writer, director, and producer who conceived *A Road of Many Colors* and made both films with Evgeny Tsymbal. RSVPing to this program does not guarantee admission. Seating is first come, first served.

Lucky Cat Gallery Figure Drawing

Free Discussion: Visualizing the Cosmos: Science | Art | History

**Free exhibition tour and artist talks** **Date:** Saturday November 7, 12 pm **Meet at entrance 11:30 am** **Venue:** Wende Museum - A-Frame Theater 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230 **Free but you must register:** [https://wendemuseum.org/event/visualizing-the-cosmos-science-art-history/](https://wendemuseum.org/event/visualizing-the-cosmos-science-art-history/) ***Visualizing the Cosmos: Science \| Art \| History*** is a panel presented by the Wende Museum and the History of Science Society. **Nobel laureate and astrophysicist Kip Thorne,** artist **Lia Halloran**, and NASA historian **Lois Rosson**, co-curator of the exhibition ***Competing Cosmologies: Interpreting the Sky*,** discuss how visual artists and scientists have inspired each other to build a deeper understanding of the universe and the forces that shape it. History of Science Society president **Soraya de Chadarevian** and the Wende’s Chief Curator **Joes Segal** moderate. How did we arrive at the images in astronomical reference books, and what aesthetic decisions stood behind them? How have scientists developed their work through collaborations with artists? And how have the interactions between artists and scientists changed over time? **Kip Thorne** is an astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish for their contributions to the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) detector and the observation of gravitational waves. Thorne was the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech from 1991 until 2009. He was a longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan and a scientific consultant for Christopher Nolan’s films *Interstellar* and *Tenet*. In 2018 he received the Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing. **Lia Halloran** is an artist who often incorporates science and nature to create projects that draw from scientific materials, flying, skateboarding, historical influences, and identities. She has taken part in a wide range of interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists and architects, including a book with Kip Thorne, *The Warped Side of Our Universe*. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is represented by Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, and is a professor in the Art Department at Chapman University, where she teaches painting and courses that explore the intersection of art and science. **Lois Rosson** is a historian of science and technology based in Los Angeles, where she is a field historian in the NASA History Office. Her current book project traces the impact of Los Angeles’s art and special effects industry on the look of the space environment in planetary science and popular culture. She has held the Guggenheim Predoctoral Fellowship at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and the Octavia E. Butler Fellowship at the Huntington Library. Her work has been supported by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Berggruen Institute, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Southern California. **Soraya de Chadarevian** is the president of the History of Science Society, an elected member of the European Academy of Sciences, and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and the Institute for Society and Genetics at UCLA. She is a historian of science, technology, and medicine with a background in biology and philosophy. Her main areas of interest are the life sciences in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. **Joes Segal** is the Wende Museum’s Chief Curator and Director of Programming. *As this event takes place during museum open hours, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time and is available for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.* **Image**: Lia Halloran, *Andromeda, After Mollie O’Reilly*, from the series *Your Body Is a Space that Sees*, 2017, cyanotype, United States. Courtesy of the artist and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.

Autry Museum of The American West

Trip to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts

Hi everyone! It’s been a minute since our last museum trip- and I’d love to get back into it with a trip to the long awaited Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts, which will be opening in LA on September 22- In addition to the amazing architectural feat that this museum is, the inside tells a story of Lucas’ journey through storytelling and the creation of Star Wars and its universe, in addition to featuring work from other prominent storytellers. Please book your own ticket through the Lucas museum website for November 15 within the 2-3 pm window. The link for ticketing is https://my.lucasmuseum.org/production/timed-entry/86,205 This museum is located in Exposition Park and there should be plenty of parking on site- I’ll wait in the front of the museum for everyone to arrive in my BLUE Cowboy hat so that I’m easy to spot! Looking forward to exploring with you!

Free: Exhibition Opening: COSMOLOGIES: INTERPRETING THE SKY

**Free exhibition tour and artist talks** **Date:** Saturday November 7, 12 pm **Meet at entrance 11:30 am** **Venue:** Wende Museum - A-Frame Theater 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230 **Free but you must register:** *[https://wendemuseum.org/event/exhibition-opening-competing-cosmologies-interpreting-the-sky/](https://wendemuseum.org/event/exhibition-opening-competing-cosmologies-interpreting-the-sky/)* visit the Wende Museum for the opening of Competing Cosmologies: Interpreting the Sky on Saturday, November 7. 12 p.m.: Curator-led tour 2 p.m.: Opening speeches 3 p.m.: Opening reception Co-curated by the Wende Museum’s chief curator Joes Segal, associate curator Emma Diffley, and NASA historian Lois Rosson, Competing Cosmologies explores how new discoveries in space exploration during and after the Cold War have inspired visual artists around the world. Its four sections, Astronomy, the Space Race, Futurisms, and Aliens, bring together artists from the East, the West, and the Global South and trace how they responded to advances in space science and technology and connected these discoveries to their own cultural contexts. The exhibition combines historical artifacts, including a full-scale model of Sputnik-1, an original meteorite, and cosmos-themed sculptures, with contemporary and Cold War-era artwork inspired by the cosmos. Artists include Pyotr Belenok, Nuotama Bodomo, Chesley Bonestell, Beatriz Cortez, David van Eyssen, Bettina Forget, Chitra Ganesh, Mark Steven Greenfield, Lia Halloran, Jitish Kallat, Paul Laffoley, Alexei Leonov, Aaron Samuel Mulenga, Truong Minh Quy, Sun Ra, Leo Raudys, Ionel Talpazan, Fedir Tetyanych, and Li Tianbing. Competing Cosmologies is on view through October 17, 2027.

Art of Huguette Caland & Art of French Lunch 🍴🖼️

Bonjour les amis! Join us for a relaxing Saturday, with a French-inspired lunch and art tour! As we discover the art of Huguette Caland, Lebanese-born, French/American artist. First we enjoy a lunch at the French-inspired Lulu's, located inside the museum\~ Followed by a guided tour of the art exhibition. \*$5 RSVP fee \*Entry To Hammer Museum is Free \*Parking museum, weekend flat fee $9 **PLAN:** * **Meet us for lunch at LULU's, in the museum's courtyard** * **Enjoy Lunch together from 11:30am- 12:45 pm** * **Head over to the exhibition** * **Tour begins at 1:00 pm (first come first serve).** **Lulu's:** *Conceived with legendary chef and food activist Alice Waters and opened by acclaimed chef, writer, and cookbook author David Tanis, LULU is a shared celebration of good food that is good for the planet. LULU is a restaurant committed to prioritizing sustainability through local, regenerative food and design. Our mission focuses on procuring food directly from small, nearby farms practicing regenerative organic agriculture, which results in wholesome, delicious food grown using methods that combat the climate crisis.* Their *3- course market lunch is inspired daily -* *First course + Entrée + Dessert for $55* OR you can order à la Carte: *[Sample Menu](https://www.lulu.restaurant/menu)* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ***On the exhibition:*** *Featuring approximately 150 drawings, paintings, sculptures and textiles alongside archival materials and ephemera, Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines presents an artist deeply connected to community, communication, and the idea of home. It also reveals her defiance of social and sexual norms in sensual and vibrant works that explore notions of humor, language, gender, aging, and physicality.* *Lebanese by birth, French by marriage, and American by choice, **Huguette Caland**(1931–2019) spent her last decades in Venice, California, where she engaged with leading artists even as she struggled to establish her own artistic standing. Caland’s work reached wider audiences following her inclusion in the Hammer Museum’s biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, which helped (re)introduce her to a global art world where her oeuvre quickly found footing.* PARKING: Hammer Museum parking is $9 flat fee all day on weekends. OR, find street/metered parking in Westwood village.

First Holiday Mixer of the season & Potluck @ Hollywood Sculpture Garden

The Hollywood Sculpture Garden is really a neat place . . . AND WE GET TO VISIT AND HAVE A SOCIAL THERE!!! It's located on private property and not normally open to the public. So it is indeed a special thing for us to go. (for free) Now . . . About this event: It is outdoors in a super-funky, pretty and cute location of The Hollywood Sculpture Garden. **This is intended as a "New To Meetup Mixer." Meaning if you are new to Meetup, or new to the group, been in the group for a while but not attended an event or even just new to the city, . . . then come.** A perfect way to meetup some quality people over some even better wine. **And very perfect if this is your first meetup ever!! Come join us.** If you are an existing member, . . . then you are equally welcome. After all . . who will be the welcome wagon for all the new people? Now . . . A little bit MORE about this event: Sunset is expected for 4:55 PM 4 PM Event STARTS 4 to 5 PM . . . General arrival window. 4:55 PM . . . . Sunset (if all goes according to plan) 6:00 PM . . . . The light show begins 4:0 PM to 8:59 . . . General socializing & art appreciation over food and drinks. 9:00 PM Event Ends 9:01 onwards . . . the night is young. Head off to other cool places with new friends. Oh!!!!!! One other thing **It's Pot-luck/Drink-luck.** Your ticket for entry is a dish or a drink. Bring anything that is good to share for serve 10 people. Or a nice bottle of wine, or dozen beers (if cheap beer), 6 pack of craft beer. We will provide the tables, dishes, plastic-ware, cups, napkins, etc. **Frist:** RSVP **SECOND**: Be sure to Fill out the Attendees Form so have name on guest list [https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9) **Third**: Pick up a dish or drink to bring to the event. **Fourth**: Show up (at the event) with your best self and be ready to be social and have fun. I know what you are thinking . . . * will this be fun? * is this a cool place? * will there be people as cool as me there? * or even . . . . I'm not cool & I am shy/introverted . . . * will I be able to fit in and enjoy too? ***And the answer is yes to all.*** **[WATCH THIS!!!](https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI) Here is a vid from an actual event we did there.** It was summer of 2021. Watch the whole thing and you will see the food/wine . . . the place, . . . where we hang out and how. As well as what it looks like at day and nite. AND . . . you get of feel of the people, place and vibe. (reg link to the vid) [https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI](https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI) And to see pix from past visits. [https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGoqMzDfCuFT4NDJA](https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGoqMzDfCuFT4NDJA) ***The Plan:*** * ***Event Starts 4:00 PM*** * ***We socialize . . . Catch Sunset.*** * ***Then more socialize and the the lights will go on.*** ***Question:*** Tell me about this socialize thing? ***Answer:*** It's a Potluck. Bring a dish. OR bring Merlot. Then social happens from there. Question: ***The cost for all this?*** Answer: ***FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE. And bring a dish or drinks.*** PARKING: Parking is tight to non-existent the location. The Google Form will used to make sure you have ALL the best parking info. This event is cross posted to several meetup groups. So there will be plenty of folks. Some goals for this event . . . * To make new friends. * To make more friends. * To go to new places. * To be more social (in real life). NOTICE: For our events we do not discriminate by Age, Race, Color, Religion, Ethnicity, National Origin, Political Affiliation, Relationship Status, Gender, Gender Preference, or even Belly Button Lint. We welcome all, . . . and that includes you.

Long Pose Nude Model Painting - live at Kline in LA or ONLINE

Drink and Draw @ Stories Books & Cafe | Thurs. Nov 19th 2026

Join us at [Stories Books and Cafe](https://www.instagram.com/storiesbooksandcafe/) (1716 Sunset Blvd) on **Thursday November 19th 6:00pm-9:00PM** for our monthly drink and draw. Paper and markers will be provided but guests are encouraged to bring their own supplies too. Sessions are uninstructed and creative exploration is encouraged. The event takes place on the back patio, seating is first come first serve, guest are allowed to draw inside the cafe as well. Free. Open to all skill levels. Bad Artist Welcome. Follow us on Instagram @[bringyourownpen](https://www.instagram.com/bringyourownpen/) or visit [www.bringyourownpen.com](https://www.bringyourownpen.com) for more info and photos from past events **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** **Nearest Public Transit lines.** 2, 4, 92, 93, 204 Street and paid lot parking available nearby, there are two lots behind the cafe on Lemoyne and Logan St.