July 5th and July 11th
A Message from Watts House Project Director Edgar Arceneaux:
Rick Lowe, co-founder of Project Row Houses
in Houston said to me something one day that was profound: “all artists
should learn to build a house”. I took it to mean that all the systems
of a house that we take for granted - plumbing, electrical, [...]
Watts House Project Work Day
May 10, 9am to 6pm
Big Sunday Weekend was a resounding success! Under the guidance of artist Alexandra Grant, architect Mike Neimann, and master gardener Katie Bachler, an army of over 30 WHP and Big Sunday volunteers planted, dug, and paved their way through the Cerants’ front yard. The former dust bowl [...]
9am – 6pm Saturday and Sunday
See the Sunday LA Times piece on this wonderful weekend here.
On Saturday December 13, 2008, L.A. Works organized a volunteer day at the Watts House Project for GOOD Magazine and Jet Blue Airlines. As a part of their BusinessWorks program, which organizes community service days for corporations and companies, this volunteer day included 25 volunteers working for 4 hours. They landscaped 1768 with drought-resistant native [...]
Watts House Project: art meets architecture near the Towers
Watts House Project Update
December 3, 2008
Since its successful September launch event, Watts House Project has made a transformative visual and structural impact on the 107th Street neighborhood in Watts. The renovations have spread organically from the Madrigal residence at 1762 E. 107th to the two surrounding properties, [...]