soundpedro2025 chthonic
On-site at Angels Gate Cultural Center
Saturday, JUNE 7, 7-10 PM
installations & performances
soundscapes [audi𝗼 tracks]
earmaginations [silent videos]

The one night On-site event includes: sculptures, environments, installations, timed and ongoing performances, interactions, and presentations are placed throughout the Angels Gate Cultural Center site (*AGCC has 7 acres of outdoor space).
soundpedro is not a music event.

Chthonic: relating to the Underworld, a realm ruled by enigmas and psychopomps, a place of forgotten or yet to be remembered potential. Don’t mistake it for mere subterranean; chthonic implies both profound existential dread and hope.

*Note: Be prepared for rough terrain, sun and wind exposure, and temperature changes (e.g. jackets, umbrellas, blankets, practical footwear, etc.)

Learn more at soundpedro.art

Performances & Installations
Abacus • Alvaro Caceres-Munoz, Sebastian Lee • Amy Bauer Designs & Dr. DethRyde • Bohemian Cristal Instrument • Brandon/Bo Bollinger • Cannibalistic Caterpillar VS Cantilever Collective • Casioshack and Friends • Cassia Streb & Tim Feeney • DenniswithY • Dylan Ricards • Fantomette • Franco Castilla • George Sarah w/ Betsy Lohrer Hall & MLuM • Gr Gr • GreggEgg Emmel & Ed Kanon • grump • Harold Greene • Hollywood Johnny • Insideoutmosphere • J3M5 • Jeremy J. Quinn and Michael Feldman • John ONeill • Juli Crockett & Michael Feld • Karena Massengill and Nebulon 5000 • Know Más Generation • Knox Harrington/ mxf • Levy Barlevy • Marisa Ramey • Martin Espino • Matthew Mallinger • Mélissa Lavabre • Menghe Jing • MISER • Monica Moreno • QUADRA • Pablo Perez (with Chloe Villamayor, Cory Fogel, Haydeé Jiménez, Nelle J. Anderson, Nicki Chen) • phog masheeen & co (Andy Sykora, Brent Vallefuoco, Clowns and Fetuses, Cut, Disaffected and Incommunicado, Hostile Archetecture, TanukiSpiderCat) • Phoebe Barnum & Henry Krusoe • Prof Plom • Punitive Worm • Rachel Hillberg & Juan Gomez • Rogerio Jardim • sister sface and brother db • Smog Folwer-Hurst, Álvaro Cáceres-Muñoz • Sophie Fan • Squash & Biscuit with GOOM • Stephen Linsley & Stanley J. Zappa • Steven Speciale • SynthLab (Rychard Cooper, Faraday Cage, Qrux, univac) • Trifecta • Urban Crop Circle • Zach Andrews • and more…

ON-SITE & ONLINE: JUNE 7

soundscapes [audi𝗈 tracks]:
Anju Singh • Betafish • Damian Anache • Daria Baiocchi • David Barragán AKA Azul Metano • Diego Véliz • Fantomette • G Douglas Barrett • Grace Shannon • GreggEgg Emmel & Ed Kanon • Jeremy J. Quinn • Knox Harrington/ mxf • Lidia Zielinska • Lucile Wong • M. Kimo Friese • Mélissa Lavabre • Monica Moreno • Ryan Spratt • Save the Vaquita! • SpopyDude • Steve Ashby and Vicki Hallett • Vedran Mehinovic

earmaginations [silent videos]:
Akari Komura • C.Matthew Luther • Cabeça Cabaça • Costantino Rizzuti • Franco Castilla • Glen Golightly • ina guevara • Jody Zellen • Judi Pettite • Laurie Sumiye • M. Kimo Friese • Mahalia LoMele • Marne Lucas and Tyler Hubby • Mélissa Lavabre • Save the Vaquita! • Sophia Wolfe • Steven Speciale • Urban Crop Circle

GALLERY SHOWS: JUNE 7 – JULY 5

chthonic
Kim Kei • Laurie Steelink • Liz Nurenberg • LYNK Collective • Star Garden
(upstairs Building A)

Artificial Synesthesia
Rychard Cooper
(downstairs Building A)

Image: Eden Knutilla at soundpedro2024 CHARIVARI, photo by Jose Cordon.

This event is sponsored and hosted by Angels Gate Cultural Center, with support from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles County Department of Recreation and Parks, the Perenchio Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation, and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.

Join us for Awake in the Clouds, Angels Gate Cultural Center’s biennial fundraiser on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, from 6pm-9pm. This celestial celebration invites you to put on your wings and swing on a star with us as we lift spirits and raise funds for our vibrant arts community. Get your tickets here!

Partygoers will experience a whimsical evening featuring:

• High-flying live performances
• Silent art auction
• Sky-themed costume contest with prizes
• Art installations
• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Zodiac readings
• Delicious food and drink

All proceeds support Angels Gate Cultural Center’s mission to provide space for artists to work and engage the community through arts education, exhibitions, and cultural events.

Reserve Your Spot Among the Stars – Purchase Tickets Now!

Click here to learn more about Teen Mural Club

Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) presents our Spring 2025 Open Studios Day, April 26th! Over 50 local artists will open their doors to the public for a peek into their art practice.

Open Studios Day is a free, all-ages event that provides the public a glimpse into the process, art, and lives of local artists who create at the Center. AGCC hosts one of the largest studio artist programs in the region with a diverse range of artistic disciplines including ceramics, photography, printmaking, writing, sculpture, videography, music, and painting. This self-guided tour of artist studios provides a unique opportunity to interact with the artists and purchase contemporary works of art.

Live Community Class demonstrations will take place throughout the day. Stop by G classroom for a Glass bead making demonstration with Steve Bay, 1-3pm. A Raku Ceramics demonstration with AGCC Studio Artists Delora Bertsch and Perry Okimoto will be held in the kiln yard at 3:30pm.

Join us in G classroom for an All-Ages Art activity all day. Design a cartoon cat symbolizing you to be included as part of our Teen Mural Club mural-inspired tessellation.

In the galleries, explore Cloud 3601 featuring works by the diverse range of Studio Artists who create at Angels Gate Cultural Center. Direct from the Classroom: Spring Selections showcases artworks created by K-5th grade students in the Artists-in-Classrooms program, highlighting their creative expressions in dance, visual arts, and creative writing.

AGCC Studio Artists include Adam Gaxiola, Andrea Lien, Ann Weber, Anna Erneholm, Ashton S. Phillips, Beth Elliott, Candice Gawne, Catherine Burce, Da Aie Park, Daniel Porras, Deborah Wright, Delora Bertsch, Dennis Keeley, Elizabeth Casuga, Elyse Pignolet, Emma Rault, Frank Rodriguez, Gil Mares, Henry Krusoe, Jesse Small, Joe Bariele, Jon Nakamura, June Edmonds, Karla Diaz, Kim Kei, Leah Shane Dixon, Lisa Diane Wedgeworth, Lowell Nickel, Lucinda Rudolph, Lynn Doran, Marco Schindelmann, Melodie Reay, Mike Watt, Nancy Voegeli-Curran, Perry Okimoto, Phoebe Barnum, Regina Herod, Rene LaRue, Robert Alexander, Scott Anger, Soft Chick, Syracuse residency students (Carla Erausquan Bayona, Sophia Hashemi, and Theodore Berg), Taylor Crisp, Tianlu Chen, Vanessa Madrid, W.S. Milner, Yoon Jin Kim, Yozmit The DogStar, and Yuichiro Roy Kunisaki.

AGCC is a partner in Arts Open San Pedro. Visit over 100 artists across town April 26 & 27: www.artsopen.artsunitedsp.org
As a part of of Arts Open San Pedro, AGCC’s gallery and many artist studios will also be open on Sunday, April 27th from noon to 4pm.

Enjoy two days of open studios, live music, and performances throughout San Pedro’s vibrant Arts & Cultural District at Arts Open San Pedro. Hop on a complimentary trolley and explore galleries, meet over 100 artists, and discover the hidden creative gems of L.A.’s most exciting arts destination. Experience the creativity that fuels San Pedro.

Angels Gate Cultural Center is supported in part by The Ahmanson Foundation, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, the Perenchio Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington. Additionally, AGCC’s arts education programming is supported by the Crail-Johnson Foundation, Max H. Gluck Foundation, NLT Foundation, and Reed Foundation.

In partnership with LAUSD, Arts United, and Marine Mammal Care Center.

Join us for the Closing Reception of Black in Place, a group exhibition curated by Naomi Stewart. The public reception will take place from 1–4 PM, with an Artist Talk at 2 PM.

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite.

Above: Delora Bertsch during a raku demonstration on Open Studios Day, Spring 2022, Photo by Jose Cordon.

Newcomers will be introduced to various techniques making your own ceramic works with raku clay. These pieces will be bisque fired for glazing and raku firing the following month (minimum of 2 workshops – one to create work, the following to raku fire).
Those with experience can create their own artwork and bring in bisqued ware ready for glazing and firing (raku clay or high grog content works best – porcelain not recommended).

There will be a limit to the number of pieces that can be fired per workshop – usually 3-8 pieces depending on size and kiln space. We will decide what can be fired at the beginning of the workshop.
Number of participants per workshop is limited.

With AGCC Artists Delora Bertsch and Perry Okimoto

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

– January 12th, 2024: 12pm-4pm – Postponed

– February 9th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

-March 9th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

Cost $60. Includes materials and glazes.

Contact us for scheduling and more information.
TEXT: Delora 310-404-6194 or Perry 310-491-6777

Above: Delora Bertsch during a raku demonstration on Open Studios Day, Spring 2022, Photo by Jose Cordon.

Newcomers will be introduced to various techniques making your own ceramic works with raku clay. These pieces will be bisque fired for glazing and raku firing the following month (minimum of 2 workshops – one to create work, the following to raku fire).
Those with experience can create their own artwork and bring in bisqued ware ready for glazing and firing (raku clay or high grog content works best – porcelain not recommended).

There will be a limit to the number of pieces that can be fired per workshop – usually 3-8 pieces depending on size and kiln space. We will decide what can be fired at the beginning of the workshop.
Number of participants per workshop is limited.

With AGCC Artists Delora Bertsch and Perry Okimoto

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

-April 6th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

-May 4th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

-June 8th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

Cost $60. Includes materials and glazes.

Contact us for scheduling and more information.
TEXT: Delora 310-404-6194 or Perry 310-491-6777

Click here to RSVP for the Seven Visions X Seven Artists Artist Talk on Eventbrite! 

Join us for a discussion with the Artists of Seven Visions X Seven Artists. The MRH Fund works with Southern California arts organizations who nominate artists from their communities for participation. The Fund brings the selected artists together as a cohort to support them in their creative work, giving them the opportunity to think, refine and expand their artistic practice. This exhibition highlights the artwork created during the 2024 cohort year. The MRH Fund for Artists is dedicated to fostering the growth of Southern California artists.

Artists were nominated by the following organizations:

Jonah Elijah nominated by Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

Juan Gomez nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

Guerra nominated by Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

Daniela García Hamilton nominated by Museum of Ventura County

Flora Kao nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

Dalila Paola Méndez nominated by LA Commons

Jesse Small nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

RSVP on Eventbrite and receive reminder emails

Click here to RSVP for the Seven Visions X Seven Artists Opening Reception on Eventbrite! 

Join us for an Opening Reception celebrating Seven Visions X Seven Artists and the 2024 cohort of the MRH Fund for Artists. The MRH Fund works with Southern California arts organizations who nominate artists from their communities for participation. The Fund brings the selected artists together as a cohort to support them in their creative work, giving them the opportunity to think, refine and expand their artistic practice. This exhibition highlights the artwork created during the 2024 cohort year. The MRH Fund for Artists is dedicated to fostering the growth of Southern California artists.

Artists were nominated by the following organizations:

Jonah Elijah nominated by Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

Juan Gomez nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

Guerra nominated by Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

Daniela García Hamilton nominated by Museum of Ventura County

Flora Kao nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

Dalila Paola Méndez nominated by LA Commons

Jesse Small nominated by Angels Gate Cultural Center

RSVP on Eventbrite and receive reminder emails!

Above: Delora Bertsch during a raku demonstration on Open Studios Day, Spring 2022, Photo by Jose Cordon.

Newcomers will be introduced to various techniques making your own ceramic works with raku clay. These pieces will be bisque fired for glazing and raku firing the following month (minimum of 2 workshops – one to create work, the following to raku fire).
Those with experience can create their own artwork and bring in bisqued ware ready for glazing and firing (raku clay or high grog content works best – porcelain not recommended).

There will be a limit to the number of pieces that can be fired per workshop – usually 3-8 pieces depending on size and kiln space. We will decide what can be fired at the beginning of the workshop.
Number of participants per workshop is limited.

With AGCC Artists Delora Bertsch and Perry Okimoto

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

Monthly Workshop on a Sunday – 12 – 4 pm

Next workshops scheduled:

– February 9th, 2025: 12pm-2pm

-March 9th, 2025: 12pm-4pm

Cost $60. Includes materials and glazes.

Contact us for scheduling and more information.
TEXT: Delora 310-404-6194 or Perry 310-491-6777