April 2019
Burning Down | Building Up: Wildfires and Resiliency
Wildfires can quickly reduce homes and even whole communities to ashes, turning the lives of the displaced upside down; recovery and rebuilding their daunting task ahead. But some of the bigger questions rarely get asked, much less thoughtfully discussed: where we should even be building, how we can build smarter and the gentrifying effect of fire. This Westside Urban Forum conversation proposes a candid dialogue on how we can support a balanced approach to development in high risk areas, and what will be required to align this…
Find out more »May 2019
LA Zine Fest
The 8th annual LA Zine Fest at Helms Bakery highlights local and worldwide self-published works from genres that range from music to mental health to art. In addition to hundreds of zines to scan, check out the free workshops, panels, and art installations too!
Find out more »September 2021
Will a New Generation of Leaders Shake Up L.A.’s Culture?
Moderated by Frances Anderton, Architecture and Design Journalist Over the past year, directors of cultural institutions across Los Angeles have announced their retirements, which means a new generation of cultural leadership is upon us. But despite a desire for change that seems nearly universal, new directors must still answer to many of the same funders and face the same pressures as their predecessors—to raise money or sell tickets, to scale up, to stay relevant—all while navigating post-pandemic reopenings and reckonings…
Find out more »April 2022
Seeding The City
Helms Bakery District presents Seeding The City, a daylong program of talks, tours, and popups, featuring some of LA’s leading landscape designers and thinkers, celebrating the 21st century garden in Los Angeles. This campus-wide event takes place at the Helms Bakery District in Culver City on Saturday, April 23rd from 11-5pm. Stop by the KCRW Booth to chat with the Street Team, grab some merch and free stickers. While you’re there, pick up a “seeded” leaf to plant at home!
Find out more »April 2023
Helms Bakery District – Seeding the City: Nature’s Story
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Campus Wide 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Helms Design Center Being in nature can change our mood, impact our well-being, and provide respite from our busy, urban lives. Even viewing depictions of nature can be a tonic. So this Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd, Helms Bakery District invites Angelenos to "Seeding The City," a public showcase of playful and powerful exhibits, talks, and interactive workshops created by leading artists and filmmakers. Create dreamy fairy gardens…
Find out more »June 2023
Los Angeles Design Festival
The Los Angeles Design Festival returns this year with the theme “Design for the People” and will include events in the Arts District at Row DTLA, the Helms Bakery District in Culver City, Downtown Long Beach’s Design District. Taking place on June 22-25, the Los Angeles Design Festival brings creatives together for collaborative engagement and conversation. The Downtown Long Beach Design District will be one of three main locations this year with free events open to the public happening on…
Find out more »August 2023
A Conversation on Design Inspiration with Ruth E. Carter and Julia Koerner
A conversation with two-time academy award-winning costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, and her Black Panther collaborator, and UCLA Faculty, Julia Koerner. Carter and Koerner will discuss their collaborative process, design inspirations, methods, and creative techniques! The conversation will be moderated by Erika Abrams, the Executive Creative Director of the LA Design Festival. Q+A with the audience to follow the conversation. Following the conversations and Q+A, there will be a fashion show of emerging diverse streetwear designers, produced by The Bucketlist…
Find out more »September 2023
ICONS: A Conversation with Legendary Graffiti Artists Prime and Man One
Jose "Prime" Reza is a founding father of Los Angeles’ famed, stylized graffiti lettering. He created the artwork for Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture, the dynamic exhibition co-presented by Helms Bakery District, SoCal NOMA and A+D Museum about the elements of hip-hop – emceeing, b-boying, and graffiti – and their influence on design and architecture. On Friday, September 15, Prime will sit down with celebrated muralist Man One, in a conversation moderated by Scott “Sourdough” Power,…
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