Name: UnderLA
Start: 2016-07-16T20:30:00-07:00
End: 2016-08-14T23:30:00-07:00
Location: 1st Street Bridge

UnderLA

About CURRENT:LAEvery two years, theCURRENT:LA Public Art Biennialwill focus on an issue affecting Los Angeles and other global cities to inspire civic discourse and use contemporary art to deepen connections between people. This year's theme is WATER.This citywide cultural event is presented by Mayor Eric Garcetti and theCity of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. The first presentation of the CURRENT:LA Public Art Biennial in 2016 is funded by DCA andBloomberg Philanthropiesthrough itsPublic Art Challengeinitiative.About the Bloomberg Public Art ChallengeIn June 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the City of Los Angeles as one of four cities to receive up to $1 million as part of the Public Art Challenge, a new program aimed at supporting ttemporary public art projects that celebrate creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public-private partnerships, and drive economic development. Bloomberg Philanthropies has a history of supporting creative and innovative public art projects in cities around the world.  Bloomberg Philanthropies works in over 120 countries to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: Public Health, Government Innovation, Environment, Education, and the Arts.  Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable activities, including his foundation and his personal giving, and distributed over half a billion dollars in 2015. For more information, please visitwww.bloomberg.org.About the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural AffairsAs a leading, progressive arts and cultural agency, DCA empowers Los Angeles’ vibrant communities by supporting and providing access to quality visual, literary, musical, performing, and educational arts programming; managing vital cultural centers; preserving historic sites; creating public art; and funding services provided by arts organizations and individual artists. Formed in 1925, DCA promotes arts and culture as a way to ignite a powerful dialogue, engage LA’s residents and visitors, and ensure LA’s varied cultures are recognized, acknowledged, and experienced. DCA’s mission is to strengthen the quality of life in Los Angeles by stimulating and supporting arts and cultural activities, ensuring public access to the arts for residents and visitors alike. DCA advances the social and economic impact of arts and culture through grantmaking, public art, community arts, and strategic marketing and development. DCA creates and supports arts programming, maximizing relationships with other city agencies, artists, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to provide excellent service in neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles.For more information, please visitculturela.orgor follow us on Facebook atfacebook.com/culturela; Instagram@culture_la; and Twitter@culture_la.

CURRENT:LA

CURRENT artists Refik Anadol & Peggy Weil perform UnderLA, a site-specific projection created for the 1st Street Bridge with scientific data generated from LA’s aquifers, the layers of porous rock capable of holding and transmitting water. 
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