Projects - main page listing

There are different facets of Islands of LA. Projects often cross over into more than one of these. Some projects are one time events and others span several months.

PUBLIC SPACE

  • Events: These activities are evolving and occur on traffic islands with small groups of people held in a safe and responsible manner.
  • Art Traffic Island Signs - These signs begin a dialogue with the city and are invitations to notice and think about the spaces and participate in a project about public land use, art, community and discussion/cultural interchange. Two Signs have been installed thusfar: Islands of LA Nat'l Park and Shift Do Art Anytime. Two others have been designed: Notice and Public Assembly. Join the mailing list for updates on the installation of those signs.

ONLINE (VIRTUAL SPACE)

  • Visit an Island: Information about the use of traffic islands as public space for community and discussions
  • Interactive Map: Traffic island locations mapped with the ability to get directions to the sites for your own use
  • Lore of the Islands: The use of traffic islands to explore, understand and document the urban experience by collecting stories about the use of traffic islands.
  • Island Law: an ongoing collection and discussion of the legal context of using traffic islands in the United States

PRIVATE SPACE

 

Below is a chronological list of projects:

Roots of Compromise, The Gardens of LACMA
and Reflections on Gardening Edibles on Traffic Islands

[ June 27, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

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The Gardens of LACMA
(part of Fallen Fruit Presents EATLACMA)

Islands of LA has focused on the temporary use of traffic islands as a vehicle to consider the city as well as examine and engage with public space for gathering (peaceable assembly), speech and questions of individual agency. [...]

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Island Square Dance

[ October 3, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] We’ll be on a traffic island in Echo Park on 1st between Douglas and Glendale from 8-10pm, beneath the bridge with the downtown skyscrapers visible in the distance for an evening of public square dancing, live music and film on a traffic island.  Donwloadable Island Square Dance flyer, designed by square dance caller Cory Marie [...]

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Soundscapes

[ March 7, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] g727
727 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213 627 9563

Islands of LA welcomes artist Sarah Roberts and composer Gerhard Schultz for soundscape activities. These activities are part of Islands of LA’s ongoing effort to explore the use and availability of traffic islands for peaceful assembly and expressive content that fosters discussion and in-person interaction.

Sara Roberts will [...]

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USC Island Project: Pictionary & Picnic

[ April 17, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The undergrad public art class at USC (aka “Art In the Public Realm: Contemporary Issues”) is working on a project with Ari and Islands of LA. The aim is to develop an island-based action that let’s our group tease out – or butt into – ideas about public space/s in L.A. It could be a didactic intervention [...]

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The Lore of the Islands – collection of stories

These stories were collected in the first year of the project.

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Rhythm Analysis

[ October 21, 2008; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Traffic islands are filled with histories, sounds, sights and movements…a cacophony of relations and possibilities.  Spend a moment on an island, listen, look, learn about the history, about these spaces all over the place. There is much to see in the Islands of LA Nat’l Park. This is just what we did tonight.  A small [...]

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Placemap: Public Art Studies Students from USC

[ September 18, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] On 9/18/08, a group of 12 graduate students in Public Art Studies at USC and their professor, Susan Gray, took a tour of public art in Los Angeles.

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Island Picnics

Early on in the project, there was a picnic discussion on a traffic island and recently, there have been more of these.  They happen  at different times of day and the discussions have revolved are the context of the traffic island.  The picnics are a way for people to be introduced to these spaces and [...]

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Clean Trade

This project uses cleaning as a context for dialogue. A Buddhist organization called SGI contacted Islands of LA to clean-up an island in Hollywood. It turns out we had a common interest in dialogue and after a few discussions, a group of us met on the island to clean and have a discussion.  [...]

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SALSA SALSA

SALSA SALSA
What: Salsa Salsa, a Celebration of Love Apples (Press Release)
Type: Public Art Event in which we make salsa while dancing to salsa music together and
enjoying a free salsa concert and dance class
When: Sun August 17th, 3 to 7 p.m.
Where: Farmlab, 1745 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free to the public
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