Happy HolidaysFarmlab Closed Dec 24-Jan 2

Farmlab will be closed to the public through Wednesday, January 2.

From all of us who have been part of the Farmlab team in 2007, best wishes on a great end of the year, and better beginning to 2008.

Also:

The exhibition, Crystal Ship: A Family of Artists Searching for Arcadia has been extended and will remain on view throughout January.

And:

The weekly Farmlab Public Salon series, currently taking a three-week holiday hiatus, will resume on Friday, January 11, with Lane Barden presenting, "Flow Lines: The L.A. River, The Trench, and Wishire Blvd from the air."

This Week @ Farmlab -- December 12-18, 2007

Farmlab Public Salons

Friday, December 14, 2007 @ Noon
Film Screening & Discussion | Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Join co-directors Chris Metzler & Jeff Springer as they screen Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea -- a refreshingly upbeat film that gets friendly with the natives of the Salton Sea. Narrated by John Waters ..... full text

Dec. 21, Dec. 28, & Jan. 4 -- No Farmlab Public Salons
From All of Us To All of You, Have a Great Holiday!
Farmlab Public Salons to Resume January 2008. Look for our first Salon of 2008 on Friday, Janurary 11, as Lane Barden presents Flow Lines: The L.A. River, The Trench, and Wishire Blvd from the air ..... full text

News + Projects

Little Help? Farmlab Seeking Past Images of 'Under Spring'
Video, Film, Photos, Drawings -- Whatever You've Got, We'd Like To See
The Farmlab team would like to have a look at any and all representations of the Spring Street Bridge. We're particularly interested in the area underneath the bridge -- the space we lovingly call 'Under Spring.' .... full text

ArtScene Highlights 'Crystal Ship' Exhibition
Publication Says Works Are "Of an Unexpected and Delicate Magic."
The December issue of the art guide features a positive write-up on the 'Continuing and Recommended' Farmlab show by the Krut-Powell family ..... full text

Farmlab Exhibition Center

November 9 – December 28, 2007
Crystal Ship: A Family of Artists Looking For Arcadia
"One midnight we were woken by the sound of thunder. A distant storm was coming in across the sea and the lightning stood out in prolonged relief against the moonless sky. Suddenly a ship, lit up like a crystal" ..... full text

On this date, last year...

This happened.

ArtScene Highlights 'Crystal Ship' Exhibition

The December issue of this venerable Southland art guide places the show currently on view at Farmlab, Crystal Ship: A Family of Artists in Search of Arcadia, in its continuing and recommended category.

The mag's commentary concludes:

"This family of art makers, ranging in age from ten to forty-eight, set out on their metaphorical crystal ship and return with works that, beyond any other consideration, are of an unexpected and delicate magic."

To read the full write-up, click here; Crystal Ship is the third review from the top of the page.

Also, click here for more information about Crystal Ship, which is currently scheduled to come down on December 28, 2007.

This Week @ FarmlabDecember 5-December 11, 2007

Farmlab Public Salons

Friday, December 7, 2007 @ Noon
Robert Gottlieb | Reinventing L.A.: Nature and Community in the Global City
Join Robert Gottlieb as he draws on the recently published book of the same name and speaks about how a handful of imaginative and innovative social movements have coalesced around such issues as ..... full text

Friday, December 14, 2007 @ Noon
Film Screening & Discussion | Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Join co-directors Chris Metzler & Jeff Springer as they screen Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea -- a refreshingly upbeat film that gets friendly with the natives of the Salton Sea. Narrated by John Waters ..... full text

News + Projects

Echo Park Film Center Curates Film Festival at Farmlab
Short Films Cover Topics Ranging From Urban Gardening to Community Activism
Saturday, December 8 @ 7:30pm, Farmlab hosts This is The LA River / Sustainable LA. This one-hour program of short films, created by neighborhood teens, celebrates Angelinos engaged in the green revolution .... full text

Herms at Getty; Publico Transitorio Here
Two Conferences Held Last Week Have Farmlab Links
Both were multi-day gatherings held in and around Los Angeles. One, held at the Getty Museum, featured George Herms. The other, held at Farmlab, was part of Publico Transitorio .... More on Herms .... More on P/T

Exhibitions

November 9 – December 28, 2007
Crystal Ship: A Family of Artists Looking For Arcadia
"One midnight we were woken by the sound of thunder. A distant storm was coming in across the sea and the lightning stood out in prolonged relief against the moonless sky. Suddenly a ship, lit up like a crystal" ..... full text

Marigolds Still Available -- Give us a Call

Marigolds from Cornhenge are still available, free-of-charge and as they last, to anyone who would like.

Please call Olivia Chumacero at the Farmlab office for more information and assistance.