The Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk is a free event held every second Thursday afternoon and evening in and around the Historic Core’s Gallery Row neighborhood. For this one night each month, Downtown LA returns to its historic pedestrian-based culture, a vibrant scene that is itself a draw for locals and tourists seeking an authentic urban experience. Launched in 2004 by the then-marginal community’s pioneer gallerists, Art Walk has become a grassroots urban success story, with upwards of 10,000 people coming out each month to see the newest art exhibits, enjoy the bustling street culture, eat, drink and socialize.

Visit Artwalk website for more information.

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays, May 23–September 6, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Museum galleries
Admission: Free; sign-up required.

Get creative with Art Adventures, a one-hour gallery program that’s part tour, part art lesson, and part family teamwork. You’ll join a small group led by a gallery teacher, who will introduce you to a handful of artworks revolving around a theme, such as portraits or artists as storytellers.

Working as a team, your family will use what you see to tackle fun, hands-on drawing, writing, or drama projects that help you look closely and think creatively about works of art. Whether you sketch royalty or script your own dramatic performances, you’ll come away with your own artistic treasure.

How to Participate
Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 1:30 p.m. on the day you’d like to participate. The program is geared for families with children ages 5 and up.

If anyone is planning what to do this weekend, here is a suggestion.

ARTWALK Culver City is a free, self-guided tour of local art galleries and exhibition spaces. This event celebrates the Culver City Art District, a cluster of galleries exhibiting emerging and established artists, which has formed where Washington and La Cienega Boulevards intersect.