I have recently published an art book or, in this case, a coloring book that includes 10 illustrations from my photographs of liminal spaces in Los Angeles that were a part of the Walking LA performance. Gregory Jacobson had done a great job on the illustrations and design. These are fun and interactive books for the child and hidden graffitti artist in us all.

They are currently being sold at LACE/Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (http://www.artleak.org) on Hollywood Blvd as part of the LA Freewaves Festival (http://www.lafreewaves.org). I am also working on setting up an online ordering system. There is a limited edition of 100 of these books. You can currently order them by emailing me at: info@sarawookey.com
$10 and $1.50 for US postage; $3.00 for International postage

On Sunday, October 4th at 5pm I will be co-leading a walking tour with urban designer, Deborah Murphy as part of the Detours events at LA Freewaves, in international video festival on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles. For more information and to reserve a place on the tour, visit: http://www.freewaves.org

Link to recent article: http://losangeles.foryourart.com/?s=see&item=111

“Walking LA | (Sur)facing the City” will be presented at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum on October 2nd at 7pm. This is in conjunction with the Off Axis Festival in Santa Barbara.

http://www.sbcaf.org/programs/index.html
http://www.sboffaxis.org/

In collaboration with architect, Katilin Drisko of Drisko Studios in Santa Moncia (http://www.driskostudio.net/) I will be presenting photographs from my Walking LA research and illustrations designed by Kaitlin that document my walk through mapping and 3-D software. We will present at the monthly Pecha Kucha event (http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/los-angeles) on Friday, September 5th starting at 8.20pm at Royal T (http://www.royal-t.org/) in Santa Monica. There will be many other presentations by artists, architects, designers and more. The format is 20 slides, 20 seconds each. So it is kept short, sweet and intriguing. And there is free beer!

Come out and tell your Angeleno friends and family!

On Thursday, August 14th I will be co-leading" WALK WITH US!": a walking tour that will survey the many splendid points of architectural and cultural gems that you can find along Seventh Street and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the gallery space HABEAS INDEX. The tour is led by James Rojas (LA Latino Urban Forum and urban planner for the Metro; Linda Pollack, artist and activist; and myself. We will each discuss our favorite spots along 7th Avenue and end with a visit to several exhibitions, including the LA Art Girls Art Fair Biennale Los Angeles at Phantom Galleries LA, and conclude at the Artwalk's center, the Bert Green Fine Art, on Fifth and Main Street.

For more info: http://habeasindex.org/

I recently had the honor to be an assistant for the Los Angeles Urban Rangers on their "Malibu Safari". This part tour, part intervention, part performance introduces local Angelenos to the public/private land use rules on the Malibu beaches. Check the Rangers site for more information at: http://www.laurbanrangers.org

I am thrilled to be part of the article on site-specific performance in the LA Times. The story is written by Sara Wolf. Check it out at:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-sitespecific22-2008jun22,0,6436533.story
Excerpt:

"I was looking for intimacy in a city that doesn't invite that, so the walking allowed me to literally get in touch with L.A., to feel it beneath my feet."

The multidisciplinary choreographer soon discovered that she was attracted to empty storefronts, deserted movie theaters and blank billboards -- all sources of respite from the sensory overload she had been experiencing. "I was so happy they were there. When you're walking, you slow down and don't see them as 'urban decay.' As an artist, I saw them as spaces of imagination as well as spaces of rest." She began photographing these "breathing rooms" and documenting their locations. To date, she has archived more than 300 shots.

On July 27th and August 3rd, I will be assisting the Los Angeles Urban Rangers (a collective of progressive female artists, designers and activists) for tours of Malibu Beaches and the choreography of public and private land laws. See more at: www.laurbanrangers.org
Hope to see you there!

See: http://emerginggeographies.googlepages.com/
for more information

These photographs of "empty" spaces in Los Angeles serve as the backdrop for my Walking LA performance. See the current project blog (top left) to see how they were integrated with the performers at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego