In July (2010), WHP launched a new series of kid’s summer programs. Organized in collaboration with the local residents, artists, and educators, the month-long project called Gardening For Families was led by Educators, Katie Bachler and Sarah Dougherty with assistance from Gisela Morales. The kids learned about composting, gardening techniques, wrote in a [...]
On December 19, the newly established 107th St. Neighborhood Association, with the support of the WHP and WHP volunteers, held the first annual 107th Street Posada. Festivities began early with a customary candlelit procession, where residents went door-to-door requesting shelter in traditional song. Finally, the residents found themselves at the WHP Platform, where the final [...]
Last Saturday, Watts House Projects hosted Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA)’s 5 Senses/107th Street Dinner, inaugurating the new WHP “Platform” located at 1726 107th Street.
The series was part of a collaborative artwork by Alexandra Grant, for the the Fellows of Contemporary Art to present a collaborative writing and mapping project that would include a reading [...]
Edgar Arceneaux will participate as a panelist at Art and Architecture in Pasadena on November 7, 2009. From the larger topic of Directions and Controversies, Arceneaux will discuss the Watts House Project in Future: Growth, Technology, and Sustainability in Pasadena.
Addressing the ongoing discussions in Pasadena about the role of history in shaping our present and [...]
WHP-sponsored Screening and Play Performance Event
Saturday, June 20th
beginning at 7PM
Location: 1700 block of East 107th Street across from the Watts Towers
Come and join us as we host a nighttime family event featuring
an outdoor screening of the documentary film, “Children In No Man’s Land” by Anayansi Prado, a performance by the Samai Theater Group,
“Las Palabras Que [...]
Launch Event Sep-28 -29, 2008
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We are pleased to invite you to the Launch Event of the Watts House Project, Saturday and Sunday Sept. 27th-28th.
When: Saturday and Sunday, 9/27-9/28 - 9am-7pm
What: Watts House Project Launch Event and Exhibition, during the Watts Towers Jazz Festival
Where: 1762 E. 107th Street (directly across from the Watts Towers)
Los Angeles artist Edgar Arceneaux is the [...]
September 2008 Renovation Event
Our big kick-off launch event will occur the last weekend in September as a part of the Watts Jazz Festival. We plan to completely renovate one of the residential houses on 107th Street by pairing an artist and architect with community residents. We need volunteers to assist in fundraising efforts and secure [...]