LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, also called LA Plaza is a Mexican-American museum and cultural center in Los Angeles, California, USA that opened in April 2011.The museum is near Olvera Street in the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, also called El Pueblo. It is next to La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles, also called La Placita or Plaza Church.The museum contains interactive exhibits designed by experience design expert Tali Krakowsky. Its president is Gustavo Herrera. It is run by the Los Angeles County, along with Los Angeles County Museum of Art and others.HistoryConstructionCounty Supervisor Gloria Molina was called "one of the project's earliest supporters and, by all accounts, the person most responsible for bringing it to fruition" by the Los Angeles Times. Part of the cost was funded by Molina's county discretionary spending funds. The center is on, with a price tag of $54 million and an operating budget of $850,000. It was designed by Chu+Gooding Architects.The rehabilitation of the shell and core of the historic Plaza House and Vickrey-Brunswig Building was completed in December 2009. The LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Foundation completed tenant improvements to the two buildings and relocated their administrative offices to the fifth floor of the Vickrey-Brunswig Building in October 2010.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall. MOCA's original space, initially intended as a "temporary" exhibit space while the main facility was built, is now known as the Geffen Contemporary, in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. The Pacific Design Center facility is in West Hollywood.The museum's exhibits consist primarily of American and European contemporary art created after 1940. Since the museum's inception, MOCA's programming has been defined by its multi-disciplinary approach to contemporary art.FoundingIn a 1979 political fund raising event at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Councilman Joel Wachs, and local philanthropist Marcia Simon Weisman happened to be seated at the same table. Throughout the evening, Weisman passionately discussed the city's need for a contemporary art museum. In the following weeks, the Mayor's Museum Advisory Committee was organized. The committee, led by William A. Norris, set about creating a museum from scratch, including locating funds, trustees, directors, curators, a gallery, and most importantly an art collection. That same year, Weisman and five other key local collectors signed an agreement whereby they would pledge chunks of their private collections, worth up to $6 million, "to create a museum of standing and repute."
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA)’s history is founded on organizing exhibitions of internationally recognized artists, including the first-ever U.S. solo museum exhibitions of artists Urs Fischer, Alvaro Siza, Jennifer Steinkamp, Mickalene Thomas, and others. During its tenure in Santa Monica, ICA LA (then SMMoA) organized over 250 shows featuring more than 300 artists and welcomed over 1 million visitors. ICA LA’s new downtown home will be a 12,700-square-foot space that will bring together architecture, urban design, and sustainability to create cutting-edge environments for exhibitions, education, dialogue, and collaboration.
MAMA facilitates progressive vision and ideas through multidisciplinary exhibitions and installations, both within its gallery and in alternative space. MAMA facilitates the production of both motion and motionless content and furthers the careers of artists who communicate thoughts, feelings and ideas through performance, visual objects, and installation. MAMA is located in the heart of the arts district of downtown LA and will be officially opening its doors on December 13th for Warming/Erection, a group show.
The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, new media, digital video art, net art, digital sculpture, interactive multimedia, and the vast panorama of hybrid forms of art and technology that constitute our moment in culture. We are committed to supporting local, international, emerging and established artists through exposure in our gallery. We have an ongoing schedule of exhibits and competitions, produce editions of wide format archival prints, and collaborate in the production of digital artworks in our studio. As well we are involved with curating digital exhibits at institutions and festivals outside of the LACDA gallery schedule.
Gallery Row is located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles adjacent to the Fashion District, Civic Center, Historic Downtown, and Old Bank District. With the Walt Disney Concert Hall and MOCA on Grand Avenue to the west, Little Tokyo to the east, LA Live! and the Staples Center to the south, Gallery Row is in the center of cultural activity.
The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, new media, digital video art, net art, digital sculpture, interactive multimedia, and the vast panorama of hybrid forms of art and technology that constitute our moment in culture. We are committed to supporting local, international, emerging and established artists through exposure in our gallery. We have an ongoing schedule of exhibits and competitions, produce editions of wide format archival prints, and collaborate in the production of digital artworks in our studio. As well we are involved with curating digital exhibits at institutions and festivals outside of the LACDA gallery schedule.
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The Chado Tea Room is the tea shop that has revolutionized tea drinking in the Los Angeles area. With one of the largest selection of Specialty Teas and exclusive tea accessories, Chado, whether in the shop or online, is a tea lover's' paradise. Chado has over 400 different varieties of tea ranging from the classics to specialty to the very hard to find. Our teas are sourced from all around the world. A tranquil respite from the hectic pace of downtown, we are the perfect location for a quick refreshment or full afternoon spent with tea, sandwiches, scones, and sweets. Our indoor and patio is the perfect venue for a casual outting or special event/tea party. We look forward to serving you, personally, at the Chado Tea Room.