Special Pacific Standard Time art events March 3 and 4

Downtown Los Angeles cultural institutions join together to present a weekend of special events and promotions in celebration of the local Pacific Standard Time partners’ exhibitions.



WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, March 3–4, 2012

WHERE:

California African American Museum
Chinese American Museum
Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California
The GRAMMY Museum
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives (West Adams)
Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles College

PROMOTIONS:

· A free poster from the California African American Museum to visitors who mention Pacific Standard Time.

· Special 15% discount for gift shop purchases at the Chinese American Museum (some restrictions apply); visitors who purchase or renew a membership at the Advocate level get a free Breaking Ground catalogue.

· A free exhibition poster from The GRAMMY Museum to the first 100 visitors each day.

· A free USC Fisher Museum of Art tote bag to the first 100 visitors at the Museum on Sunday.


SATURDAY, MARCH 3



Chinese American Museum

12 – 7 pm In conjunction with the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Breaking Ground: Chinese American Architects in Los Angeles (1945-1980) and the annual Lantern Festival, the Museum offers a day with Chinese New Year fanfare and a host of activities including a Build Your Dream Home workshop where participants will design a modern home using unconventional materials such as yarn, poker chips, or hair rollers, while integrating their personal memories, visions, and ideas into physical forms.

Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California
12 – 3 pm In conjunction with the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Sight Specific: LACPS and the Politics of Community, the Museum offers an afternoon program filled with music, live entertainment, art-making activities, free food and refreshments.

California African American Museum
2 – 3 pm Join curators Mark Steven Greenfield, P. Stephen Hardy, Charmaine Jefferson, and Paul Von Blum for a tour of the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Places of Validation, Art, and Progression.

Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles College

2 – 3 pm Join Guest Curator Sonia Mak for an exhibition walkthrough of the Pacific Standard Time exhibition 'Round the Clock: Chinese American Artists Working in Los Angeles.



SUNDAY, MARCH 4



ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives (West Adams)

1 – 2 pm Join curator David Frantz for a tour of the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Cruising the Archive: Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles, 1945-1980: Rare Looks.

The GRAMMY Museum
2 – 3 pm Join curator Josh Kun for a tour of the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles 1945-1975.



WHERE:
California African American Museum 600 State Dr., Los Angeles 90037 www.caamuseum.org
Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., 90012 www.camla.org

Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California 823 Exposition Bl., Los Angeles 90089 www.fisher.usc.edu

The GRAMMY Museum 800 W. Olympic Bl., Los Angeles 90015 www.grammymuseum.org

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives 909 W. Adams Bl., Los Angeles 90007 www.onearchives.org

Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles College 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park 91754 www.vincentpriceartmuseum.org

For more information, visit www.pacificstandardtime.org