This month, P.S. ARTS is highlighting a variety of events and activities that support our local arts organizations and inspire community members to explore the city. Los Angeles has long been a hotspot for creativity and the arts, and this year, we’re excited to shine a spotlight on the events that make the season so vibrant.
Learn about and engage with the arts in Los Angeles this August!
Saturday, August 8, 12 pm @ Resnick Lawn at LACMA: LACMA Family Tour
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required.
Saturday, August 8, 2 pm – 3 pm @ Gardena Mayme Dear Library: Kinetic Sculptures
Join the LA County Library to learn about the history and engineering behind kinetic sculptures. Participants will be able to create their own three-dimensional moving paper art. For ages 13 – 17. This is a free event.
Saturday, August 15, 11 am – 3 pm @ Getty Villa: Artist-at-Work: Papyrus Making
Join local Egyptologists to discover how papyrus paper was made and explore the many uses of the papyrus plant in ancient Egypt and in the exhibition The Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Family programs are always free, and do not require a ticket. However, the Villa requires a timed-entry reservation. Please note, there is a fee for parking.
Sunday, August 16, 11 am @ 826LA@Hammer: Stories in Our Hands: Object-Based Memoir
In this memoir essay workshop, participants will bring a meaningful object from home—a photograph, keepsake, book, or everyday item—and use it as a doorway into their personal story. Through guided sensory prompts and writing exercises, students will explore how this object connects to their background, family traditions, identity, and hopes for the future. They will craft a short memoir essay inspired by their object, culminating in a celebratory share-out that honors each student’s voice, imagination, and sense of belonging.
Led by author Margaret Chandra Kerrison who most recently published an essay collection Los Angeles Lost and Found. She is a creative consultant who has worked with Disney Imagineering and leading design agencies to craft immersive, place-based stories. Across page and project, her work centers on shaping narratives that connect people more deeply to culture, community, and meaning.
Tuesday, August 18, 3 – 4 pm @ Alma Reaves Woods – Watts Branch Library: Fan Design Workshop
Join the Alma Reaves Woods – Watts Branch Library in beating the heat by making a colorful fan or two! Participants will be able to design and leave with their own fan! What design will you come up with? This is a free event.
