Join us for the opening reception for our upcoming exhibitions: Vandalismo Artesanal, Embers of Generational Memory, and Laboratorio Fuego Medicinal.   Members enjoy free, early access to the reception starting at 5:00pm. The public opening begins at 7:00pm with ticketed entry.  Be among the first to explore the new exhibitions, meet the artists and curators, and…

What happens to the soil beneath our feet after a wildfire? How can we support nature in restoring the health of our soil and landscape? Join Lynn Fang, MS, soil and landscape ecologist at SoilWise and DENA Soil Project, for an exploration of soil contaminant bioremediation and post-fire recovery. This talk will feature case studies…

Following the After the Fire talk, we invite you to take part in a hands-on activity bringing together art, ecology, and regeneration. Using tools of soil renewal including clay, compost, biochar, zeolite, beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, and phytoremediation seeds, participants will shape earth forms inspired by native plants, seeds, roots, and microbes. These can be taken…

Create a Copalero for your altar or home with Taty Hernandez, founder of Lumbre Ceramics! A meditative class to build community, be in relationship with the land, and with the element of fire. Lumbre Ceramics is a queer Indigenous–owned studio focused on hand-building techniques and honoring Latin American traditions through clay. Rooted in a connection…

Join us in our new community gallery gathering space to weave with Aneesa Shami Zizzo! We’ll gather on select Sundays to create a collaborative woven rug using frame looms, yarn, and fabric strips. No weaving experience necessary! Whether you’re a pro weaver or picking up a loom for the first time, everyone is welcome to…

Let’s sharpen our chisels, blades, and woodworking tools together! Bring your own tools and sharpening equipment and spend your afternoon sharpening and yapping. A fun way to be in the company of hand tool enthusiasts while taking care of your favorite tools! Sharpening expert Camerino Velazquez will be present to support and answer any questions.…

What does it look like to rebuild after fires? California’s fire followers – the plants that grow in the wake of fires – offer one vision of how to heal.  Join award-winning embroidery artist Jamie Maloney to explore these singular wildflowers through embroidery. You’ll pick a local wildflower that only blooms after fire to stitch…

Join us in our new community gallery gathering space to weave with Aneesa Shami Zizzo! We’ll gather on select Sundays to create a collaborative woven rug using frame looms, yarn, and fabric strips. No weaving experience necessary! Whether you’re a pro weaver or picking up a loom for the first time, everyone is welcome to…

Join Embers of Generational Memory CCF Visual Arts Fellow Reynaldo Rivera for a screening of his debut feature, Fistful of Love (95 minutes), followed by a conversation with Rivera. Shot throughout the 1990s, the film draws from Rivera’s archive of Hi8 footage, capturing vignettes of his life between Mexico and California, from punk clubs, drag performances to…

Join us for a monumental intervention on Miracle Mile. This reflective, interactive tour will emphasize Indigenous history, as well as histories of the land and look for traces of this history in our memorial landscape. Through guided discussions and outdoor activities engaging with public statuary, we will dream up our own counter-monuments and decolonize the…