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2003
Nic Cha Kim and Kjell Hagen complete the “Gallery Row” proposal on June 17, 2003. Through the support of the Arts, Aesthetics & Culture (AAC) Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC), the “Gallery Row” proposal is formally introduced to the public at the first annual DLANC Block Party in Hope Park on June 25, 2003.
The Inception of Gallery Row
6-25-03
From L to R: Nic Cha Kim, Kjell Hagen
Los Angeles City Council members Jan Perry (CD9) and Antonio Villaraigosa (CD14) champion the “Gallery Row” proposal and make a joint motion on July 22, 2003 to designate the area between 2nd and 9th Streets and Main and Spring Streets in Downtown Los Angeles as Gallery Row. The motion is adopted by The City of Los Angeles City Council on July 29, 2003 (Council File Index: 03-1571).
In Summer 2003, members of the AAC Committee organize with plans to formally introduce Gallery Row to the public. Under the supervision of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) and DLANC, the AAC Committee creates the Gallery Row Ad Hoc Committee, the AAC Windows Display Project, and Gallery Row Readings.
In Fall 2003, The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation installs Gallery Row street signs on the four corners of 2nd and 9th and Main and Spring Streets.
11/04/03 LA Times
If you bill it, they will come
09/3-9/03 Garment & Citizen
Artists Seek Dough for Downtown's New 'Row'
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2004
On May 15, 2004 , Gallery Row is formally introduced to the public at an unveiling ceremony in Biddy Mason Park, hosted by Council Member Jan Perry and sponsored by DLANC. Open to the public, the ceremony includes the AAC Window Display Project sponsored by Phantom Galleries and Gallery Row Readings at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.
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Gallery Row Unveiling Ceremony
5-15-04
From L to R:
Councilwoman Jan Perry, Kjell Hagen, Nic Cha Kim |
In Fall 2004, Gallery Row Organization (GRO) is formed as an independent, non-profit entity by private citizens Nic Cha Kim, Kjell Hagen, Kimba Rogers, and Cheyanne Della Donna. GRO opens an office in the Spring Arts Tower located at 453 S. Spring St. #332, Los Angeles , CA 90013.
The Downtown Art Walk (DAW) begins September 9, 2004 . Sponsored by Gallery Row Organization and Bert Green Fine Art, DAW occurs every 2nd Thursday of every month. The Downtown Art Walk is a monthly, self-guided tour of the art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles, which includes commercial art galleries, public museums, and non-profit arts venues. Gallery Row Organization remained a co-sponsor of DAW until November 2006. Click to read the Downtown News story, View from the Green.
On December 4, 2004 , GRO and Artist Salon co-host Movement 2004, a Downtown LA holiday celebration at The Palace Theatre.
12/27/04 Downtown News
Exploiting What We've Got
November 04 Gallery Guide
Downtown LA Art Walk to be held monthly
09/06/04 Downtown News
Gallery Row Walks This Way
August 04 Coagula
These Boots Are Made for Art-Walking
06/21/04 Downtown News
Gallery Owner Goes Grassroots
June/July 04 Paper
I Went for the Scene but Stayed for the Art
0524/04 Downtown News
Photo by Gary Leonard
05/10/04 Downtown News
Row Revelry
05/02/04 LA Times
Spinning her L.A. yarn
01/05/04 Downtown News
What's in Store for 2004? |
2005
The Founders of Gallery Row Organization
2-10-05
From L to R: Kjell Hagen, Cheyanne Della Donna, Kimba Rogers, Nic Cha Kim
On May 17, 2005, Gallery Row Organization sponsors the Caltrans Art Fest and celebrates their One Year Anniversary Party at M. J. Higgins Fine Art & Furnishings. |
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One Year Anniversary
5-17-05
Ed Rosenthal reads a dedication |
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Caltrans Art Festival
5-17-05 |
In Summer 2005, GRO creates Look What We Can Do, a program sponsored by The Kor Group designed to assist new creative businesses into Downtown Los Angeles. Under the program, GRO subleases donated storefront property at a fraction of the market rate for a 1 year period. Art Murmur Gallery, the first recipient of Look What We Can Do, officially opened their doors on July 16, 2005 .
Poet Walk by Ed Rosenthal is introduced in the July Downtown Art Walk.
On October 1, 2005 , GRO sponsors a Katrina Hurricane Fundraiser, hosted by M.J. Higgins Fine Art & Furnishings. A total of $2155 is raised and donated to Love Our Children USA and The Sojourner Truth Family Club. Special Thanks goes to Roz Higgins for spearheading this much needed event.
GRO participates in the Grand Avenue Festival Art Fair on October 8, 2005.
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GRO at the Grand Avenue Festival Art Fair
10-8-05 |
GRO sponsors Autumn Lights, curated by Lilli Muller, on October 22, 2005 . A light art show, over 20 artists exhibit video projections, blacklight art, light box installations, etc... at the Eli and Edythe Broad Plaza at the Caltrans Building from 7PM-12AM .
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Gallery Row Organization presents "Autumn Lights"
curated by Lilli Muller
10-22-05
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On October 29, 2005, GRO participates in The Festival on Fifth Street on October 29, 2005 with C.H.A.C. from 9AM-6PM.
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Festival on 5th Street
10-29-05
From L to R: Kimba Rogers, Nic Cha Kim |
GRO donates an indoor exercise bike to the Downtown Women's Center. Sponsored by Lemond Fitness, they received a RevMaster, invented by Paul Swift.
Downtown Women's Center
12-17-05
LeMond Fitness Revmaster donation
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01/03/05 Downtown News
Hang Time and Beyond
01/10/05 Downtown News
Success and Growing Pains
02/07/05 Downtown News
Second Act for Linda Lea Theater
02/07/05 Downtown News
A Brave New Art World
04/14/05 LA Times
Scruffy? Yes. Stuffy? No.
May 2005 Front Desk
Arts Walk
May 05 Brentwood Magazine
Gallery Row Transforms Downtown LA
June 05 Lifescapes
Art Scene Moves Downtown
07/08/05 LA Alternative
Demystifying Downtown
08/05/05 Variety
Get A Life
10/16/05 LA Times
Spotlight will be on Caltrans
10/17/05 Downtown News
The Don't Miss List - Autumn Lights
10/23/05 LA Times
Where All the Lights are Bright
11/02/05 Garment & Citizen
Gallery Row Organization Seeks Volunteers
12/23/05 Downtown News
The Year Downtown Opened Up: How Art and Art Venues Shapes the Area in 2005 |
2006
On February 11, 2006 , GRO co-produces Blues Fest Celebrating Black History Month, hosted by Councilwoman Jan Perry.
On February 15, 2006 , GRO relocates to 453 S. Spring St. #1031, Los Angeles , CA 90013 .
GRO co-produces Music on Central Avenue in Jazz Park on March 18, 2006 . Featuring Deacon Jones and Mickey Champion, the festival inaugurates a farmers market.
In April 2006, The City of Los Angeles unveils four more Gallery Row signs on the corners of 5th/Main, 5th/Spring, 6th/Main, and 7th/Spring Streets.
LACMA Muse presents ArtWalk 2006 produced in collaboration with GRO on April 22, 2006 . Post ArtWalk reception held at St. Vibiana's Cathedral. Sponsored by Absolute, Brahma, Los Angeles Magazine, Pitfire Pizza, Pete's Cafe and Bar, Ciudad, and Progressive Events.
To celebrate their 2nd Anniversary, GRO presents Gallery Gardens , a multi-media & sculpture installation curated by Lilli Muller in the Eli & Edythe Broad Plaza at the Caltrans Building on May 13, 2006.
On May 16, 2006 , GRO is awarded a grant from the Disney Cast Community Fund in a ceremony held at Legends Plaza on the Disney Studio lot.
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Disney Cast Community Fund
May 16, 2006
From L to R:
Kimba Rogers, Christopher Stefanidis, Nic Cha Kim |
GRO co-produces Music on Central Avenue in Jazz Park on May 27, 2006.
GRO hosts a tour for fifty 8th graders from Crozier Middle School during the June Downtown Art Walk. This marks the first class tour of Gallery Row from a public school.
Gallery Row is referenced in the Carl Grodach PhD UCLA dissertation: Cultural Development and the Entrepreneurial City.
Dec 21, 2006 Downtown News
Downtown's Art Scene Came to Its Senses in 2006
Dec 17, 2006 Downtown News
Good Art, Mixed Block
Oct, 2006 Los Angeles Magazine
Best of LA
July 2006 Los Angeles Magazine
LACMA MUSE ArtWalk
June 28, 2006 Cross Cultural Film Festival
CCFFLA Honored the Ethnic and Independent...
06/12/06 Downtown News
Galleries Gone Wild
June 2-8, 2006 LA Weekly
Hoopla
June 2-8, 2006 LA Altnernative
G-rowing Downtown
May 06 The Arts District
LACMA MUSE ArtWalk
04/23/06 Los Angeles Times
Downtown Exhibits Its Electicism
04/20/06 Los Angeles Times
Colors in Full Bloom
03/13/06 Downtown News
Art of the Season
03/06/06 Downtown News
Don't Miss List
January 06 The Arts District Citizen
Faces/Places - Citizens and the District
01/02/06 Downtown News
60 in '06
January 20-26 /06 LA Alternative
Gallery Row, Under Arrest
12/30/05 - 01/05/06 LA Alternative
Facing LA - Capturing the faces behind change in 2005 |
2007
Gallery Row is referenced in "A Crisp, New $20 Bill / A Nikel Taken "Revitalization," Gentrification, and Displacement in Los Angbeles's Skid Row - Sr, Comprehensive Thesis by Phil Barney, Occidental 2007
Sept 28, 2007 Downtown News
Creative Central: Historic Core Property Has Quietyly Become a Hub for Artistic Businesses
July 27, 2007 Downtown News
The Last Picture Show
July 5, 2007 LA Homeless Blog
Gallery Row, Skid Row, or Jim Crow?
July 2007 Studio City Sun
Art Walk showcases downtown's growing scene
March 2007 Whitehot Magazine
Fade In: Downtown Los Angeles Gallery Row
Feb 2007 Architect's Newspaper
The Birth of Cool
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2008
On Nov 13th, Gallery Row welcomes Raw Materials, Gallery Row's first art supply store.
Dec 12, 2008 LA Weekly
Brass Bands & Party Buses
Oct 9, 2008 LA Metblogs
LA Art Walk in Gallery Row
Sept 8, 2008 Downtown News
A Black-And-White World
July 12, 2008 FOX NEWS
Downtown Art Walk
June 5, 2008 CurbedLA
Gallery Row's New Signage Will Help Herd Downtowners
May 2, 2008 Angelenic
History of Gallery Row and the Downtown Art Walk
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Gallery Row in 1873 |
2009
Dec 10, 2009 Downtown News
Gallery Row Gets New Signs: Unveiling Today Marks Local Group's Fifth Anniversary
Nov 4, 2009 LA Times
New street signage coming for downtown L.A. galleries
Nov 3, 2009 BlogDowntown
New Signs Are Wayfinders For Gallery Owners
Oct 23, 2009 Downtown News
Art Walk Crowds Are a Good Thing
Oct 8, 2009 Filmhustler
Live L.A.: Downtown Art Walk, a Visual Diary
Sept 29, 2009 Examiner
No one walks in LA except during the Downtown
Los Angeles Art Walk
Sept 16, 2009 Examiner
Los Angeles Art Walk
Sept 10, 2009 NBC
5 Years of Walking for Art
Sept 8, 2009 Downtown News
Art Walk or Party Walk
August 29, 2009 LA Times
Young Latino artists envision an arts district in East Los Angeles
July 22, 2009 LAist
Three Galleries Evicted from Gallery Row Hub in Downtown
July 21, 2009 blogdowntown
Heart of Gallery Row Changing as Galleries in Rosslyn Lofts Look for New Space
July 10, 2009 KCRW
Downtown's Block Party
March 11, 2009 Atlaschi + Assocaties Architects
Art Revitalizing Downtown Los Angeles
Feb 8, 2009 LA Times
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk draws gallery hoppers
Travel & Leisure
The Real Los Angeles
Submerge-X.com
Galleries
Citizen LA
Martha vs. Goliath
Historic Downtown Los Angeles
Retail Brochure
Discover Los Angeles
Guide to Gallery Row
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2010
August 12, 2010 BlogDowntown
Art Guards: Jay Lopez and Edgar Varela Continue Work in Arts-Centered Neighborhood
March 12, 2010 Sanspiracy
Things to Do and People to See: LA Art Walk
March, 2010 Edmonton Journal
A little planning can make a trip to Los Angeles
downright heavenly
March 2010 Slam Scene
Yes, Virginia -- There is Culture in California
Feb 28, 2010 Bedlam Magazine
Vice Squad Censoring Murals in L.A.?
Feb 25, 2010 LAist
City Says Downtown Mural Must Go
Feb 21, 2010 Through A Fish Eye Lens
Downtown L.A. Art Walk / Rager
Feb 13, 2010 Nat George
Spotlight on artists with developmental disabilities
at the Downtown Art Center
Feb 4, 2010 Uploaded Magazine
Downtown Los Angeles's Art Walk Finds its Stride
Jan 29, 2010 Downtown News
Goodbye Garmentos, Hello Artists
Jan 15, 2010 Peachies.net
Downtown Art Walk
Jan 2010 About.com
A Monthly Event in the Cultural Heart of LA
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