Gavin Andrus repaints the public art sculpture entitled, 'Singing Chairs' (1987 by artist Doug Hollis) at Santa Monica beach on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The elegant 18-foot-tall chair features five slotted aluminum pipes on the back of each chair extend skyward to catch the wind and produce musical tones. The chairs will be repainted in pastel hues and are positioned obliquely in respect to the shoreline. Visitors can climb up six rungs to sit in lifeguard fashion, while viewing the environment. According to Hollis, the musical tones can be heard as far away as 500 feet on a windy day and 100 feet on an average day.

Participants contribute to the collaborative environmental art project entitled ‘Edible LA’ during the 8th Annual AltBuild Expo & Conference at the Santa Monica Civic on Friday, May 6, 2011.

From skyscraper farms to community food swaps, participants are asked to imagine a future where urban food production can supply our increasing needs. Participants are given thousands of small, colorful, vibrant, and tactile objects, which are intended to trigger their connections to the built environment. Green yarn becomes grass, blue poker chips become the ocean, and hair rollers become apartments or office buildings. By seeking out and touching these objects participants begin to merge this micro experience with objects with their macro experience of how they move through and experience urban space. The city is a visual language and a tactile experience.

The AltBuild Expo & Conference is the largest green design and building expo in Southern California. It feature over 150 exhibitors in green building and design materials; energy efficiency techniques and technologies; alternative energy; water conservation and management; environmental plumbing; municipal and state agencies, and non-profit organizations. 40 speakers in sustainable and alternative building practices. The event offers the best practices and practical knowledge of green building.

Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman and Santa Monica Fire Chief Scott Ferguson discuss David Kuntz’s sculpture at Track 16 Gallery during  City of Santa Monica’s  20th annual Boards and Commissions meeting on Monday, May 2, 2011.

Artist Michael Davis discusses his site-specific art piece entitled, ‘Light Wall’ (2003) with Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy Jackman (left) and Santa Monica Fire Chief Scott Ferguson (right) at the Santa Monica Public Safety Facility during a rededication ceremony on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

The piece has been refurbished to working order and updated with a new LED environmentally friendly lighting system. It is constructed from laminated Azurlite glass with frosted interlayer, Martin 918 fixtures and aluminum with spectra sheen film.

Commissioned by the City of Santa Monica Percent for Art Program, a project of the Santa Monica Arts Commission.

Artist Les Light discusses his art piece entitled, "Mobius Band" with Senior Arts Foundation curator Myung Deering during his premier solo collage exhibit on Sunday, April 10, 2011.

"I am particularly interested in design elements: pattern, color, shape and texture.  I also work with stories about my family and my numerous grandchildren as subjects for my artwork."

SAF aims to encourage senior citizens over 50 years old who are interested in the arts by providing opportunities to demonstrate their creativities through juried exhibitions and other art activities, to educate them with the open arts and community forum, to connect them to art events with transportation assistance and to utilize their talents in getting them involved in intergenerational programs. SAF has its origins with a group of instructors at Santa Monica College (SMC) and SMC Emeritus College. In working with older adults they began to understand the importance of the arts in the process of aging not only as a therapy but also as a valuable asset which these seniors can offer to society.