WHAT:
GLOW a FREE art event with over 100 participating artists from 4 countries in 24 locations with cutting edge art exhibits, interactive activities and entertainment that will transform the streets of Santa Monica.
Commissioned art installations include:
Usman Haque, Primal Source, Public participate in the making of art
Shih Chieh Huang, Common objects transformed
WHEN: 7:00 PM- 7:00 AM, July 19-20, 2008
VISUALS:
- NEVER BEFORE SEEN ART INSTALLATIONS PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR GLOW
- ALL FEMALE DRUM AND DANCE GROUP, SHINE
- PIRATES SINGING SHANTIES AROUND A BONFIRE/LIGHT SCUPLTURE INSTALLATION
- ILLUMINTAED ART IMAGES ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN
- A FULL ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE LIVE FROM THE SEATS OF THE FERRIS WHEEL
- PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN THE MAKING OF ART
- LIVE DJ AND LIGHT PERFORMANCES ON CAROUSEL AT SANTA MONICA PIER
- FIRST EVER EVENT OF THIS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES
7:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY AT PALISADES PARK AT OCEAN AVENUE WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY DIGNITARIES
10:30 PM GRUNION RUN (possible grunion sightings)
WHERE:
The “GLOW” Zone, Santa Monica, CA
(Ocean Avenue between Colorado and Santa Monica Blvd)
- Carousel and Ferris Wheel at Santa Monica Pier
- Palisades Park (at entrance to Pier on Ocean Avenue)
- Muscle Beach, in front of Loews Hotel at Appian Way
Inspired by the wildly successful Nuit Blanche in Paris, this event takes its spirit from the fabled grunions that live in local waters and come ashore several times a year to spawn in the sand creating a momentary sensation of iridescence. Complimentary bike valet will be provided at GLOW and public is encouraged to park at the Civic Center Lot located on Pico Blvd. GLOW is presented by the City of Santa Monica in partnership with Bayside District Corporation, Pier Restoration Corporation and Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau and is made possible through the support of generous sponsorship from organizations like the Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica Arts Foundation, Starbucks Coffee Company and many others.
For a schedule of Glow performances see this page.
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on Jul 21st, 2008
a waste of gas and time.
The people who enjoyed this event for the art were probably high. Everyone else had to make their own fun, because no entertainment came from the “art”
my friends and i stood in a straight line with our cell phones in the air for a makeshift exhibit. People started taking pictures. As one member of our group said, that was easily in the top 5 of the night.