ARTISTS JOIN IN NOHO SIDEWALK SHOWCASE.Byline: Lisa Weiss Daily News Staff Writer In an effort to put some art in the NoHo arts district
The Arts District , several local artists displayed their work on a block of sidewalk along Lankershim Boulevard on Saturday. ``This is supposedly the arts district, but there are no galleries,'' said Kenny McCullogh, whose dreamlike, brightly colored landscapes feature pop-culture icons such as Furbies and Star Trek characters  It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. . The area around Lankershim Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in North Hollywood is dotted with theaters, recording studios and cafes, but area artists and merchants think there should be more visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . ``I'm trying to promote the art scene in NoHo. I took the bait of the arts district as a merchant,'' said event organizer David Dion. He owns Vavoom, a clothing store that sells vinyl miniskirts and leopard-print dresses. ``The (Universal City-North Hollywood) Chamber of Commerce and the city council have been very lenient. They let me set this up on the sidewalk and have two bands play on a flatbed truck A flatbed truck is a type of truck which can be either articulated or rigid. It has an entirely flat, level body with absolutely no sides or roof. This allows for quick and easy loading of goods, and consequently they are used to transport heavy loads that are not delicate or ,'' he said. Dion said he has more events planned, such as Friday night acoustic concerts on the sidewalk in front of his store. ``Dave has been really supportive,'' McCullogh said. ``He lets us put up our paintings in his store.'' Kimmy McCann has been painting professionally for 12 years. She paints emotion-laden portraits on found cabinet doors in her Studio City studio. ``I'm not generally into art fairs,'' she said. ``Everything is decided by a committee. Here it's more free. It's, You're an artist? Come join us.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Paul Kenny Paul Kenny is General Secretary of the GMB. Kenny had been defeated heavily by Kevin Curran in the 2003 GMB General Secretary Election. However, he was appointed Acting General Secretary on 24 March 2005 following Curran's resignation. of the band Wooden Circus listens to Lonesome George Lonesome George is the name given to the last known individual of the Pinta Island Tortoise, subspecies Geochelone nigra abingdonii, one of 13 subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to the Galápagos Islands. perform. (2) Lavinia Frank draws on the sidewalk at the Sidewalk Art Show on Saturday, which showcased artists from the NoHo Arts District. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Daily News |
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