Paige Emery: The Banana Leaf is a Container Technology, 2024, produced by Active Cultures and The Brick at Arlington Garden Pasadena. Photo by Jessica Howes.
Active Cultures is a public arts nonprofit in Los Angeles that explores the intersection of art, food, and ecologies through artist-led projects and programs.
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Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice was an artist-led evening celebrating the longest day of the year, and a communal picnic hosted at the Audubon Center at Debs Park. The evening unfolded through a series of new work and gestures by artists exploring the concept of rituals, both traditional and contemporary, that connect us to the natural world and to each other, and featured a collaborative meal by chef Jihee Kim of Perilla LA and artist Eva Aguila; a live performance by Olive Kimoto, a self-guided plant walk design by Andrea Jimenez of Herb Club LA, and a compost performance by Cassandra Marketos, as well as durational solar sounds by our friends at Living Earth.
