Cultural Programs, Events & Tours
MARION DAVIES GUEST HOUSE & DOCENT TOURS
Discover the rich history of the Beach House with Santa Monica Conservancy docents. Movies with or about Marion Davies will be on view.
There's no charge to visit, and reservations are never required.
Summer Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday & Wednesday from 11am-2pm and occasional Tuesday evenings from 5-6:30pm (check web calendar for Tuesday dates).
Drop-in between 11am - 2pm when docents are available to share history, answer questions and provide brief tours, and to view films.
Scheduled tours are available at 11am, 12pm and 1pm.
Tours are free, last approximately 30 minutes, and accommodate up to 15 people.
Please view the website calendar or call 310-458-4904 to confirm open hours.
Summer Group Bus Tours 2017 Schedule and Application:
To apply for a free guided tour of the Marion Davies Guest House for a group of 25 - 45, please complete and submit this form via email a minimum of 2 weeks prior to requested date.
OUT OF THE BLUE: Kaleidoscope - Tuesday - Thursday, June 20 - 22, 10am - 1pm
Out of the Blue is a new Beach=Culture series that
promotes up close and personal opportunities to interact with art and artists.
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This three day series of open rehearsals features the conductorless orchestra Kaleidoscope. Come and listen each morning as the string quartet practices their craft in preparation for a concert at a local homeless shelter. For more information please click here.
7/17-21 Out of the Blue: Monsters on Vacation with Beck + Col
Monday through Friday throughout the day, experience Monsters on Vacation home movie-making and other Monster Beach House activities. Drop into a workshop (on space available basis).
7/17 10-11am: Monster Color Coordinated Fruit Dispersal, while it lasts
1-2pm: Paper Mache Monster Mask Making Workshop
7/19 11am-12pm: Monster Life Drawing Workshop
7/21 1-2pm: Monster Instrument-Making Workshop followed by parade, jam session and dance party
6:30pm: Short dance performance by the Monsters, all are welcomed
Identity in Los Angeles - On View June 13 - November 6
IDENTITY in LOS ANGELES showcases artworks created by the students of Art Division led by founder, Dan McCleary and instructors Luis Serrano and Fabian Cereijido, PhD. Students were asked to explore their identities through utilizing an array of media including sculpture, photography, video, painting, and drawing. This project was also coupled with investigating the term "identity" through the study of short stories, lectures, films, poems, and visiting other exhibitions concerning immigration, gender, race, and stereotype. This exhibition is a product of this research. Participating artists include:
Alfredo
Alvarado, Javier Carrillo, Jessica Cuautle, Emanuel Galvez, Alex “Otiswoods”
Gonzalez, Luis Hernandez, Luis Mateo, Robert Ortiz, Yuya
Parker, Guillermo Perez, Victor Reyes, & Art Division Film Collective
*Please check the website calendar or call 310-458-4904 to confirm hours.
About the Gallery:
As part of the City’s ongoing commitment to provide cultural programming, a rotating exhibition program has been created to showcase the work of local artists, artist groups, photographers and curators—both emerging and established. Exhibitions are programmed a year in advance through an open call for group exhibitions issued each year in May. To receive this call and for information about other artist opportunities, please click here or visit the Cultural Affairs website and navigate to the “Artist Opportunities” page to join our mailing list. For more cultural offerings in Santa Monica, visit the Cultural Affairs website. For more information about the gallery, please e-mail Laura Becker at laura.becker@smgov.net or call (310) 458-8350.
Call
for Writers – Fall and Winter Writer Residencies
Applications
are open to all LA County-based writers of fiction, poetry, plays and
screenplays in need of a quiet place to write. Click here for proposal. Due date is 12pm, July 18.
About Artist In Residence:
In celebration of Marion Davies’ support of artists, and to further the work of artists in all disciplines, the City of Santa Monica created the Annenberg Community Beach House Artist Residency program. Several times a year a local artist works out of an office at the Marion Davies Guest House, sharing their progress with the public both in person and online. Check out the Artist in Residence blog at http://beachhouseair.blogspot.com.
For questions about the Residency, please contact Naomi Okuyama, Cultural Affairs Supervisor at Call For Artists: Theater/Performance Ensembles or call (310) 458-2257 or email naomi.okuyama@smgov.net. Get calls for applications for future residencies by signing up for the Artist Opportunity list here.
To be added to the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division's mailing list, including upcoming artist opportunities, sign up here.
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