By Eric Ahlberg The purpose of this set of articles is to encourage dialog about the role of artists in our community, and to examine how they make their livelihood. Some definitions are in order: Venice Artwalk is the center of the Venice Family Clinic’s annual fundraising. Venice Artblock is an alternative Artwalk which was...

By Anne Alvarez On May 19 Google opened its doors for the second year in a row to host the Venice Family Clinic’s 34th annual Art Walk and Auction, with 100% of the $650,000 proceeds going to fund the VFC, the largest free clinic in the country. Over the years The Venice Art Walk &...

By Eric Ahlberg EA: How was Artblock for you? WA: I was great, I did well, but it wasn’t necessarily from  Artblock people per se,  it was some people who have always been here for every year, but the energy was good.  I wasn’t sure how many people would show up, and then it got...

I keenly look forward to the day that the Venice Artwalk stops being a centerpiece in our conversations. The Venice Family clinic continues to be a noble and exemplary cause, but for decades brilliant cultural endeavors have been occurring in Venice entirely off the radar of Artwalk organizers. Some see the Artwalk as a vehicle...

By Martin Rubin, Director, Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution (CRAAP) Our Los Angeles election is now behind us, so let me begin by saying that CRAAP’s endorsed candidates were elected! Congratulations to Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti and City Attorney-elect Mike Feuer who promise to be the team players we need to move the ball further downfield and...

Jim Smith Mark Lipman Hillary Kaye Mary Getlein Ron McKinley Roger Houston Humberto Gómez Sequeira-HuGóS ———————————————— NOPD, NOPD, a thousand times NOPD By Jim Smith Venice is a beach town Not a highfalutin suit-and-tie town The waves come and go ’cause they’re free, and, yes indeed, so are we. It’s a pleasure to live by...

By Jim Smith Venice is a beach town Not a highfalutin suit-and-tie town The waves come and go ’cause they’re free, and, yes indeed, so are we. It’s a pleasure to live by the ocean blue but that don’t mean you can’t come too. Our friends drop by when they please there’s no need to...