Past Events | OXY ARTS

Esraa wearing a black dress with her hands on her hips against a blue background

Raï Dance Workshop with Esraa Warda

July 8, 2023 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

A dance workshop with Esraa Warda in which participants will learn the basics of Raï movement.

Rose prints

Making Space: PRIDE Zine Making and Printmaking

June 29, 2023 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm

A workshop/drop-in session celebrating Pride Month and queer BIPOC resistance facilitated by our staff.

Mandy looking to the side with a beige hat and tank top

Workshop: Social Media for Social Justice

June 22, 2023 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm

A workshop with Mandy Harris Williams of the FCCW exploring the use of social media as a tool of resistance.

collage materials

Making Space: Collaging Night

June 8, 2023 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm

A collage making workshop/drop-in session facilitated by our staff.

FYEO, Photo by Gina Clyne

Opening Reception | for the sake of dancing in the street

June 3, 2023 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Celebrate the opening with a live DJ and dance performances, food, and drinks.

Colorful collage with purples, yellows, pinks and greens. At the bottom of the collage is a drawing of the Highland Theater in Highland Park.

Education, Reception

Just Imagine: LAUSD Youth Artist Exhibition

May 13 - May 18, 2023 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Featuring original work by youth artists in the Eagle Rock / Highland Park Community of Schools.

incense and coffee

Incense Presentation with Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

April 27, 2023 | 6:00pm

Olfactory artist Persephenie and Nesanet Teshager Abegaze share knowledge, scents and ceremony.

Portrait of Jonah Mixon-Webster, he is wearing a floral print suit and a pink shirt, looking into the distance.

Conversation, Reading

An Evening with Jonah Mixon-Webster

April 10, 2023 | 7:15pm - 8:45pm

A reading and conversation hosted by the Occidental College English Department.

diptych with top image of woman looking down while rain pours on window, bottom image of woman smiling through a window

Screening of Maborosi (Phantom Light) (1995)

April 6, 2023 | 6:00pm

The classic debut feature film by Hirokazu Kore-eda. A somber, revelatory story on grief and life after death.

black and white photo of a man playing an upright bass

Jonathan Richards and Ensemble in Concert

March 23, 2023 | 6:00pm

An intimate evening of jazz inspired by Kenturah Davis: Dark Illumination.

Kenturah Davis in Conversation with Ian F. Blair

March 9, 2023 | 6:00pm

Kenturah Davis is joined by Ian F. Blair, editor-in-chief of the L.A. Times Image magazine.

Close up of an artwork by Ashon Crawley. A yellow background with two hands outstretched, palms facing upward. The hands are purple and brown tones, and look collaged.

Altars Made, Altars Unmade

February 17, 2023 | 3:30pm - 5:00pm

An altar making workshop facilitated by writer and artist Ashon Crawley.