LMBA After Dark: Closing of Vitality & Verve Exhibition

Watch Greg “CRAOLA” Simkins “whitewash” his own mural when LBMA After Dark makes a triumphant return on Friday, October 23 from 6:00PM to 10:00PM in celebration of the closing weekend of one of the most popular, and possibly profound, exhibitions in the museum’s history: Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape, which was extended past its original September closing date to Sunday, October 25.  

Read more on the Long Beach Post.

Extended! Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape

Exhibition Extended to October 25th, 2015

Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape examines the current developments in the growing field of urban contemporary art. It will feature site-specific ephemeral murals and multi-media installations by established and emerging cutting-edge artists who will be demonstrating the skilled and nuanced application of their craft. Read more...

Don't Bury MeGreg "CRAOLA" Simkins, 2015

Don't Bury Me
Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins, 2015

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Makes Scoring Debut on 'I'm Scared': Exclusive Video

From Billboard.com by Melinda Newman.

What's his age again? At 43, Blink-182 vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus has scored his first film.

Hoppus and collaborator James Ingram (the engineer, not the "Somewhere Out There" singer) wrote the score for I'm Scared, a four-minute stop-motion animated short directed by Pete Levin and produced by Dan Levy, Musa Brooker and Levin.

The film is based on drawings from popular fine artist Greg "Craola" Simkins, illustrating a boy's explanations to his little brother about what scary creepy crawlies and monsters are lurking in the dark. Read more...

Local Artists From Around The Globe Converge On Long Beach For Pow! Wow! Festival

From CBS Los Angeles:

LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com)  —  Artists from around the world are converging on Long Beach for what is billed as the Pow! Wow! Art Festival.

The artists have arrived to celebrate Long Beach’s first summer-long art fest. The show originated in Honolulu.

CBS2’s Stephanie Simmons got a festival preview on Friday.

“I wanted to do something on this wall that touched a little bit on my roots,” says artist Greg Simkins. Read more or watch the footage:

THE MAKING OF WHERE AM I

Watch the process of "Greg "Craola" Simkins creating his WHERE AM I painting, from the start of his panel being made at the Trekell factory, all the way to the finished piece and reveal at the opening of his exhibit.

REMINDER: "WHERE AM I" Closing Reception & Remarque Print Release SAT, JUNE 20th 3-5pm

"ALWAIS WATCHING ", 20 x 16" IMAGE, 24 x 20" PAPER, REMARQUE GICLEE EDITION OF 50

PLEASE JOIN US FOR

 G R E G  'C R A O L A'  S I M K I N S

CLOSING RECEPTION + SPECIAL REMARQUE PRINT RELEASE

"A L W A I S  W A T C H I N G"

SATURDAY, JUNE 20th, 3 - 5 pm 

FREE TO THE PUBLIC // ALL AGES // NO RSVP NECESSARY 

** SIMKINS WILL BE AT THE GALLERY FROM 3-5 PM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20th

HAND DRAWING A 'REMARQUE' SKETCH ON EACH GICLEE PURCHASED 

FOR OUT OF STATE OR PRE-ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@MKGALLERY.COM

:: Simkins will only be signing the "ALWAIS WATCHING" giclee at this event ::

KP PROJECTS // MKG
170 S. LA BREA AVE
LOS ANGELES CA 90036 // 323.933.4408
MKGALLERY.COM

CLOSING RECEPTION & SPECIAL REMARQUE PRINT RELEASE

"ALWAIS WATCHING ", 20 x 16" IMAGE, 24 x 20" PAPER, REMARQUE GICLEE EDITION OF 50

PLEASE JOIN US FOR

 G R E G  'C R A O L A'  S I M K I N S

CLOSING RECEPTION + SPECIAL REMARQUE PRINT RELEASE

"A L W A I S  W A T C H I N G"

SATURDAY, JUNE 20th, 3 - 5 pm 

FREE TO THE PUBLIC // ALL AGES // NO RSVP NECESSARY 

** SIMKINS WILL BE AT THE GALLERY FROM 3-5 PM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20th

HAND DRAWING A 'REMARQUE' SKETCH ON EACH GICLEE PURCHASED 

FOR OUT OF STATE OR PRE-ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@MKGALLERY.COM

:: Simkins will only be signing the "ALWAIS WATCHING" giclee at this event ::

KP PROJECTS // MKG
170 S. LA BREA AVE
LOS ANGELES CA 90036 // 323.933.4408
MKGALLERY.COM