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Entries in art (211)
Twilight and Yearning
A man runs past the public art installation entitled, "Twilight and Yearning," (1998 by artist Manfred Müller) beneath the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday March 16, 2010.




PAINTING CIRCLE
(top) Grayson Sanders, 5, paints on Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation and PTA's 'Painting Circle' during the 4th Annual Unity Resource Festival at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, March 7, 2010.




Water Color




MIKEY'S HUG DELI
Waitress Natalie Wheelan speaks to a customer at 'Mikey's Hug Deli' at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, January 9, 2010. 'Mikey's Hug Deli' is a traveling interactive art exhibit. Customers walk up to the counter, ring the bell, and order a HUG. The menu includes "gangster hugs," "group hugs," and the infamous "long, uncomfortable hug." Each hug costs two compliments.




SUNSET CRUISING
Cyclists peddle south along the Santa Monica bike path amid the sunset on Monday, December 28, 2009. "The Wave Fence (part of California Wash: A Memorial)" by Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison can be seen in the foreground.




DOG TOWN
Doug Smith paints a memorial for Dennis “Polar Bear” Agnew at Memorial Skatepark in Venice on Saturday, October 10, 2009.




Pico Boulevard Art Walk




Celebration of Life
Throughout the day there was workshops in intergenerational story telling, bookmaking, creative writing, acting, improv, collage, and creative movement, to name a few. In addition, there was blue grass music and ballet folklorico performances along with a full range of demonstrations in calligraphy, poetry, creative urban planning and interactive art demonstrations by the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The festival was free to the community.
Additional Celebration of Life partnering agencies include Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College, UCLA Healthcare 50 Plus, Santa Monica Family YMCA, and Virginia Avenue Project.



