Shoebox Arts News

Hi everyone, Something big is happening. After five years of digital exchanges connecting artists across six continents, Call and Response is going physical for the first time. Startup Art Fair LA | February 27 - March 1, 2026The Kinney Venice Beach | Room 202 THE PROJECT In October 2025, we randomly paired 190 artists to create collaborative books together. Four months later, we have approximately 90 unique collaborative works—oracle decks, teabag weavings, painted photograp

Chelsea Dean at Shoebox 2018 Studio visit last week with an artist who's been making work for fifteen years. Beautiful, thoughtful pieces. Strong technical skill. Clear vision. "I just want someone to see my work," they said. Got me thinking (again) - why are we still making this so complicated? What If Getting A Show Wasn't About Luck? We have gallery space at the Brewery in Los Angeles. We have walls. You have work. Here's what we're doing: Sign up for a 12-month membership

Phyllis Martinez Chumley at Shoebox Projects Had a studio visit last week with an artist who's been making work for fifteen years. Beautiful, thoughtful pieces. Strong technical skill. Clear vision. "I just want someone to see my work," they said. And I thought: why are we still making this so complicated? The Usual Path (Aka The Exhausting One) You know the drill. Make the work. Take professional photos. Write the perfect artist statement. Research galleries. Send submission

There's something powerful about our hands creating the flag. Not just thinking about it, not just talking about it - but actually making it. Choosing the materials. Deciding what the stars mean. Determining how the stripes sit. When the flag feels like it belongs to one narrative or another, what happens when we physically remake it ourselves? Making America  is about that act of creation. Over 30 artists from across the United States have made flags by hand - through paint,

Hi friends, I'm sitting here looking at my studio calendar and realizing we're heading into that weird end-of-year time where everything feels both rushed and suspended at once. The holidays, sure, but also just... everything. So here's something actually concrete: 15% off our 6-month membership through December 31st with code Holiday15 . What you get: Every week: Mondays 11am PST  - Community Conversations where you bring whatever's on your mind (rejections, social media con

Shoebox Arts is seeking handmade artwork depicting the American flag for an ongoing exhibition. THE CONCEPT There's something powerful about our hands creating the flag. This show is about taking back the flag - honoring what America can be through the act of making it ourselves. Your interpretation, your hands, your voice matter. We'll fill the walls at Shoebox over the next few months and hold community gatherings every 2-3 weeks to bring our friends together around this wo

Hi everyone, This weekend is the Brewery Artwalk and we've got something sweet waiting for you at Shoebox. "Let Me Eat Cake, Please!" Group Exhibition October 25-26, 11am-6pm Shoebox, 660 South Avenue 21 #3 Our gallery is wall-to-wall covered in 80+ food-focused artworks exploring our complex relationships with sweetness, comfort, and indulgence. Salon-style hanging creates an immersive confectionery dream where every surface tells a story about food, memory, and healing. Thi

Tomorrow - September 30th Deadline This is it. The final hours to join the Call and Response Book Collaboration project. If you've been...

Sign up Deadline: September 30, 2025 About Call and Response Since 2020, Call and Response has connected over 500 artists across six...

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I have a confession to make: tucked away on my computer is a folder titled "Artists to Watch" that has grown to over 500 artist images....

Over the past few months, I've had so many conversations with artists about the same frustrating problem: "I can't drive at night anymore, so I'm missing everything." The stories crushed me. And made me furious. Artist after artist shared experiences about missing openings, skipping museum exhibitions, feeling cut off from the cultural life they desperately wanted to be part of. Some can't see well enough to drive at night. Others don't have cars (which in LA is basically lik