The Palette	March 8, 2007
Bring arts and culture to life in Santa Monica!
Free Symphony Concert on Sunday See Artists at Work in One of Santa Monica’s Hidden Treasures on Saturday! Individual Artist Studios 3100, 3050, 3000,& 2900 Airport Drive Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Avenue Ruskin Group Theatre 3000 Airport Avenue SMC Art Mentor Program 2800 Airport Avenue SMC Ceramic Studios 2800 Airport Avenue	If you have any comments or suggestions for the Palette, please send them along to Artpalette.mailbox@smgov.net.  Thanks!
Free Symphony Concert on Sunday Andre Myers Santa Monica Symphony 7:30 pm Sunday, March 11 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 1855 Main Street The Santa Monica Symphony presents the third concert of their season on Sunday at the Civic Auditorium.  Admission is free with open seating and no tickets are required, however parking at the Civic is $8.00 per car.  Along with Rossini's Overture to La Gazza Ladra, the Symphony will perform Andre Myers Colored Shadows and Mussorsgsky's Pictures at An Exhibition.  There will be a pre-concert talk on the works being performed at 6:30 by Raymond Knapp in the Auditorium's east wing for anyone who would like to learn more about Sunday's program. Click here for more...
See Artists at Work in One of Santa Monica’s Hidden Treasures on Saturday! Santa Monica Airport Art Walk 1 - 5 pm Saturday, March 10 Santa Monica Airport Airport Avenue between Bundy and 23rd Once upon a time, the pioneers of modern aviation such as Howard Hughes, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart leapt into the air from this historic site.  Where engineers once constructed models and blueprints and technicians hammered these designs into great flying machines, artists now take off into new worlds and fabricate works which carry no passengers or freight, but take flight with our imaginations and dreams. The City’s Cultural Affairs Division and the Santa Monica Airport, as well as all the venues participating, invite you to discover this hidden cultural resource and its unique creative atmosphere.  The Art Walk is intended to provide a unique opportunity to view the current work of local artists and explore the spaces where their magic comes to fruition.  And while the walk is not an art sale, many of the artists participating do have works for sale so feel free to ask them about purchasing one of their creations. Here are the venues that will be open on Saturday for your visit.  You won't want to miss a single one!
Individual Artist Studios 3100, 3050, 3000,& 2900 Airport Drive Oh, Deer, Trine Wejp-Olsen Private artist studios can be found throughout the buildings of the Santa Monica Airport.  Each open studio will have a sign displaying the Santa Monica Airport Art Walk Studio logo (above).  At 2900 Airport Avenue you can see the studios of artists such as Rachel Lachowicz, Renee Petropoulous, Brian Moss and Trine Wejp-Olsen.  More studios can be found at 3000 Aiport Avenue where artists including Tia Tuenge, Christropher Cassanova, Meg Cranston and Shelly Dale Corwin can be found.  In the T-Hangars at 3100 Airport Avenue, you'll visit with Joan Vaupen, Gus Harper, Ellwood T. Risk and others.
Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Rimi Yang, Chouchou-san In 2004 this hangar was extensively remodeled to house Santa Monica Art Studios.  You'll find artists Shelly Lamb, Gerard Bourgeois, Rimi Yang, Gwen Mayer, and Helen Youngblook and many more artists hard at work here.  You'll also be able to visit the complex's two galleries, Sherry Frumkin Gallery and Arena One Gallery while you're there.
Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Avenue Marshlands and Hackberry series, C.J. Strawn Originally built by Bill Lear of Lear Jet fame, visitors will find individual artist studios located at the Barker Hangar.  Some of the artists keeping studios in this historic building are Felicia Martinez, Luchita Mullican and C.J. Strawn.
Ruskin Group Theatre 3000 Airport Avenue Actor Dylan McDermott (left) directs two actors in one of Ruskin Group Theatre's L.A. Cafe Plays. The Ruskin Group Theatre company will perform highlights from its popular monthly offering L.A. Café Plays at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is free.  The theatre is also offering half-price tickets to the 8:00 pm showing of Strange Snow – Redux after the Art Walk.
SMC Art Mentor Program 2800 Airport Avenue Sharron Shayne's 2005 work from the Mentor Program Students in the Santa Monica College Art Mentor program, designed for gifted students, will display their work in a large common-area studio. The Art Mentor program provides highly talented students an opportunity to work one-on-one or in small groups with mentors.
SMC Ceramic Studios 2800 Airport Avenue Students from the Santa Monica College Ceramic Studios will be on-site demonstrating the creative process from molding and working on a wheel through baking the clay and glazing the finished designs.  Additionally, beautifully crafted ceramic and glass artworks will be on sale.  Collectors can take joy in the fact that they are also supporting young artists by buying their work.
The Santa Monica Airport Art Walk is only the first of the terrific outdoor productions that will be presented by Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs Division this spring and summer.  Mark your calendars now for the Santa Monica Festival that will take place on Sunday, May 20 in Clover Park.  The Festival gives us a chance to boast about our City's magnificent environment and abundant culture while we spend the day with friends and family. This year's talent line-up includes Hula Halau O Kamuela Elua performing Hawaiian music and dance; Leon Mobley & Da Lion, a West African music and dance company; Bollywood Step Dance which will bring us Bollywood spectacular; Rhythm Roots Allstars and their funky electro-Brazilian, dancehall afrobeats; and Los Super Elegantes a cross cultural, electronic, mariachi punk-pop melange that will have you dancing in the grass. Happy Weekend! The Palette Sign up here and receive the Palette in your inbox every Thursday!