With special guest artist and flaneûr, Bill Pechet. Come 'round to make a small volume: random bits of information using original encyclopedia pages, re-ordered and re-imagined. You can also make blank books for doodles, recipes, poetry and manifestos!

3TON cinema is an itinerant microcinema and 16mm film “orphanage” founded in 2009 in Oakland, CA. With their collection of roughly 1,001 ephemeral titles from the twentieth century, they seek to bring small-gauge analog cinema into the future in unexpected ways.

In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll explore the history of surrealism, examples from cinema history, and the art world. Then we will practice surrealist writing through different exercises like automatic writing and found objects to unlock our impulses, imagination, and connections to the unconscious. Putting it together in a final project, we’ll share our scenes on their feet through collaborative ensemble work!

Observing Black History Month, we will be sharing a series of short films selected by our collective. What better way to spend Valentine’s Day that to watch some classy films? Food provided AND HeART Mart will also be open for business! Buy your loved ones special made art made with LOVE and for the day of LOVE! Enjoy other resources in attendance. 

Our Zoom instalment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE.

Make rubber stamps - letters, words, drawings - and take them to the streets! Send out a postcard with your one-word message. Make wrapping paper. Create your own alphabet.

Come learn how to develop a variety of (Black & White) film types using an eco-friendly developer made of instant coffee, vitamin c, washing soda and table salt. All supplies (including cameras and film) provided, and no experience necessary.

Drop by the Tsundoku Library at breathing room to read to your friends, new and old. All young ages welcome, with an adult. Kids can also make a wee book to take home. Free. Books and materials provided. Capacity: 10 participants.

The first event at EPFC North’s new creative community space. Bring your own - or a favourite - poem to share. Enjoy the fresh air at breathing room with new and old friends. Refreshments provided.

FREE SENIOR CLASS ALERT! Conviva con Comida!
Les presentamos nuestra primera reunion de nuestro  proyecto de historia oral para mayores! Tiene alguna familiar en la cuidad de Panorama City, Arleta, Sun Valley, o Lake Balboa? Comparte esta programa! No es necesario ser artista!  
Nos reunaremos cada ultimo Viernes, de 10AM a 12PM.

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

Hey! We’re open! Come by and hang with the LBCMA/PLACE LB crew. Tour the space, read a zine, borrow a book, watch a movie, print a poster, make a collage, learn to use a camera, plan a revolution, make some friends or simply sit on a comfy couch while you check your email! We can’t wait to see you:-)

Hey! We’re open! Come by and hang with the LBCMA/PLACE LB crew. Tour the space, read a zine, borrow a book, watch a movie, print a poster, make a collage, learn to use a camera, plan a revolution, make some friends or simply sit on a comfy couch while you check your email! We can’t wait to see you:-)

Come join us for the first installment of LBCMA Film Club, a monthly screening series at PLACE Long Beach. This month we’re watching Disappearing West: a documentary film project about the cultural and visual history of Basque-Americans in the Western United States. Filmmaker in attendance.

Hey! We’re open! Come by and hang with the LBCMA/PLACE LB crew. Tour the space, read a zine, borrow a book, watch a movie, print a poster, make a collage, learn to use a camera, plan a revolution, make some friends or simply sit on a comfy couch while you check your email! We can’t wait to see you:-)

Our Zoom instalment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE.

Make a 2025 Vision Board with us for January Second Sundays on the 12th from 12 to 4, this event is open to all ages & all materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own supplies, think washi tapes, stickers, markers & crayons! 🖍️

Hey! We’re open! Come by and hang with the LBCMA/PLACE LB crew. Tour the space, read a zine, borrow a book, watch a movie, print a poster, make a collage, learn to use a camera, plan a revolution, make some friends or simply sit on a comfy couch while you check your email! We can’t wait to see you:-)

Discover the art of stop-motion animation! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of creating your own short film frame by frame.

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

If you’ve been curious about making artist books and zines, this is a great starter class. In this one-day intensive, you’ll gain the know-how to get start creating your own artist books.

HeART Mart is our pop-up mobile shop in which we sell our heart such as zines, prints, stickers, buttons, and more. In addition to our pop-up shop there will be FREE community access to our Seed Library! Bring seeds to trade or simply come and take seed to grow!   

Join us for our first online mindful photography session!

Please join us for a fun-filled night of films and friends featuring work by the EPFC Famiglia including a special collection of commissioned short films by Lily Sarosi, Cheli Veloz and Harper Paradowski. There will be food, friends, joy and wonder.

Born in East Jerusalem, Palestine, and currently based in London, interdisciplinary artist Larissa Sansour creates works that examine the collective memory and trauma of the Palestinian people through allegorical and experimental science fiction films.

Please join us on Saturday, December 14 as we celebrate our Fieldhouse Residency with 6 action-packed hours for 6 years. We’ll be screening work, telling stories, playing music and YES, from 3 to 4 pm, THE GARY SING: an open mic/Karaoke session to celebrate our most honored and beloved Fieldhouse community member – aka the Mayor of South Vancouver – Gary Singh!

Join us for our monthly screening at Plaza del Valle!