S.3 Ep.9- CAAM x LACMA: Simone Leigh

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Ft. Nancy Meyer

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986652/fan_mail/new] In this episode, Fenix visits Heavy Metal at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, a landmark public gallery located in Barnsdall Art Park and operated by the City of Los Angeles through the Department of Cultural Affairs. Unlike commercial galleries that primarily focus on selling artwork, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery serves the public by presenting thought-provoking exhibitions, supporting artists, and making contemporary art accessible to communities across the city.  Curated by Nancy Meyer, brings together artists whose work challenges traditional ideas of sculpture, monumentality, memory, and our relationship to the natural world, inviting visitors to experience art as a space for reflection, dialogue, and discovery. If you've ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of an exhibition or how public art spaces help shape the cultural life of our city, this conversation is for you. Take the survey here: Members Survey [https://forms.gle/BQF4adymjaGTDAQb8] Email us at: Fenix@artwarsla.org Follow us on Ig: @artwarsla

ARTS ADVOCACY DAY 2026

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986652/fan_mail/new] Hosted by Arts For Los Angeles "Arts Advocacy Day" brings together Arts delegates that include Artist, Art workers & Cultural organizations to Los Angeles City Hall. Convining first atop of City Hall on the 27th floor "Mayor Tom Bradley Room & Observation Tower", then dispersing in small groups into City Council Advocacy Meetings. In this episode you will be placed front row at this years conniving. Topics include: * 2028 Games (Cultural Programming Funding) * Contracting & Procurement * Increase DCA's Share of TOT A Special Thank you goes out to @_Sofiantastic_ Thank you for sharing your experience with us.  For more information on ARTS ADVOCACY DAY please give @Arts4la a follow  Take the survey here: Members Survey [https://forms.gle/BQF4adymjaGTDAQb8] Email us at: Fenix@artwarsla.org Follow us on Ig: @artwarsla

Sky Portal X Gallery Ft. Gregg Fleishman

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986652/fan_mail/new] At the entrance of the Historic District of Los Angeles Fenix enters Sky Portal X for a conversation with Gregg Fleishman. Researching methods of building geometrically since 1972 Fleishmans work can be seen towering over some of the most popular events across the world. In this conversation we will explore the vision of an artist that is continuesly evolving. Take the survey here: Members Survey [https://forms.gle/BQF4adymjaGTDAQb8] Email us at: Fenix@artwarsla.org Follow us on Ig: @artwarsla

Cumbia De Mi Tierra exhibition @ Human Resources Gallery

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986652/fan_mail/new] Join Fenix LAX as he steps inside Cumbia de mi Tierra at Human Resources Los Angeles, archiving a living history where sound, print, and culture collide. Curated by Gary "Ganas" Garay, the exhibition traces Mexican cumbia’s evolution from neighborhood bailes in Mexico City to a global, bass heavy movement shaped by sonideros, independent labels, and the raw visual language of the streets. Recorded across two sessions at the gallery in Chinatown, Fenix captures rare access first with Garay and collector Jose Hernández ahead of the closing, then inside the final night with Yair Sarmiento and Roberto Rodriguez. With over 100 gigs of footage archived, this episode gives you unpresedented access to this first of its kind exhibition. Take the survey here: Members Survey [https://forms.gle/BQF4adymjaGTDAQb8] Email us at: Fenix@artwarsla.org Follow us on Ig: @artwarsla

NOW ART Ft. Carmen Zella

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1986652/fan_mail/new] In this episode, Fenix talks with Carmen Zella, the visionary force behind NOW Art a powerhouse creative agency and nonprofit ecosystem redefining how art lives in the world. Through large-scale installations, civic collaborations, and her nonprofit arm, the NXT Art Foundation, Carmen is leading a movement to democratize art transforming cities into immersive cultural experiences and making public art accessible, experiential, and impossible to ignore. Widely regarded as public art royalty, she’s not just curating work, she’s reshaping entire urban landscapes and redefining the role of art in society. Join the conversation only days after their new program, Attune 1.0.  Take the survey here: Members Survey [https://forms.gle/BQF4adymjaGTDAQb8] Email us at: Fenix@artwarsla.org Follow us on Ig: @artwarsla