Able ARTS Work

Come celebrate Juneteenth during our FREE zine making workshop! Join us Saturday, June 20 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM and learn how to make your very own zine inspired by the history and themes of Juneteenth. All materials provided! We’ll see you there!⁠
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🗓️ When: Saturday, June 20, 2026⁠
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM⁠
📍 Where: 600 State Drive, Los Angeles 90037⁠
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Image Description: A close up of a woman’s hand holding an open zine featuring an collage image of a pink door on the left side and a collage image with bold, black text on the right that reads “To Go Or Not To Go, That Is The Question.” A blue and red plaid shirt can be seen above and below is a table scattered with various art supplies. Bold, colorful text at the top and bottom reads, ”JOIN US JUNE 20, AT CAAM!" At the bottom smaller white text reads, "Zine making workshop at the California African American Museum." Colorful transparent wavy shapes overlap the corners of the photo.

Join us this THURSDAY, June 18 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at our Hawthorne Arts Complex for this month’s Creative Club! ⁠
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This FREE activity is led by one of our teaching artists and this month we’re exploring air dry clay and will be creating small functional vessels using the pinch pot method! It’s going to be a super fun, hands on time so bring a friend, make a friend, and spend your morning getting creative with us!⁠
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This event is open to the public and great for all ages and abilities. Head over to the link in our bio and click the upcoming events page to get more information and RSVP. ⁠
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🎨When: Thursday, June 18, 2026⁠
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM⁠
🖌️Where: 3928 W 139th St, Hawthorne, CA⁠
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Image Description: A portrait of a smiling woman posing for the camera and holding up a piece of collage art. Blue wavy shapes frame the top and bottom of the image. Bold yellow and pink text reads, "Creative Club Hawthorne, June 18, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3928 W 139th St, Hawthorne.” A white Able ARTS Work logo is in the upper right corner.

We got the grant! 🥳 We are so excited and honored to be an organization grant recipient!⁠
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With the support of this grant Able ARTS Work will continue to not only provide accessible arts and music programming to our community but will also be able to host more events, workshops, performances, and so much more!⁠
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A HUGE thank you from all of us here at Able ARTS Work to Arts Council for Long Beach for the amazing support. It’s with grants like these that we are able to continue making Long Beach a more musical, artful, and accessible place for everyone!⁠
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Image Description: A man wearing glasses and blue shirt smiles while holding up a white sign with an orange blob shape on it with white text that reads, "We got the Grant! Organization Grantee," with the "Arts Council for Long Beach" logo below. A soft red background and thick red outline surrounds him. A white Able ARTS Work logo is visible in the top left corner.

Starting today we’re kicking off National Clay Week! 🤗🏺✨ For one week every June the pottery and ceramics communities celebrate the multipurpose use of clay!⁠
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Here at Able ARTS Work we know all about clay and ceramics! Recently our artists have been working on many clay masterpieces during their ceramics classes making artful, functional, and sculptural works! More pieces are going into the kiln every day and we couldn’t be more excited!⁠
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Check out these pics of some of our artists at work and this week’s freshly finished ceramics! ⁠
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Image 1: A woman sits at a table using a wooden rolling pin to flatten a piece of grey clay on a green mat. She is wearing a tie-dye sweater, a black apron, and bracelets on both wrists.⁠
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Image 2: A glazed ceramic bowl with an asymmetrical, wavy rim. The inside of the bowl is painted blue with a green star pattern in the center and five bright orange circular dots arranged around it. Artwork by Sierra Dyer and Thao Nguyen.⁠
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Image 3: A rectangular ceramic wall hanging. The top and center are glazed blue with raised barnacle textures, while the bottom section is a textured red floral pattern. Artwork by ART Center Collaboration. ⁠
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Image 4: Two people sit at a table working with clay. In the foreground, a man shapes a grey clay sculpture. In the background a woman wearing a black beanie rolls out clay near a plastic bin.⁠
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Image 5: A vertical ceramic sculpture with an organic shape, featuring a scale-like texture. The glaze colors transition from bright red at the top to blue-green in the middle and dark green at the base. Artwork by ART Center Collaboration.⁠
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Image 6: A glossy glazed ceramic sculpture of a lizard. The sculpture is colored with vibrant shades of green and blue with small yellow speckled dots. Artwork by Alfredo Albania. ⁠
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Image 7: A man wearing glasses and a black apron sits at a table rolling out grey clay with a wooden rolling pin. The clay sits on a green cutting mat between two wooden strips.

Join us THIS SUNDAY June 14 from 11 AM - 11:30 PM at for the opening reception of an art exhibition featuring our Able ARTS Work artists! ⁠
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Check out this sneak peek of some of the amazing art work that will be on display and come out that day to support the Able ARTS Work community! 👨‍🎨🖼️⁠
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Opening Reception:⁠
When: Sunday, June 14, 2026⁠
Time: 11 AM - 1:30 PM⁠
Where: 5450 E Atherton St, Long Beach⁠
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Image 1: An event with bold black text that reads "Opening Reception @ The Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach.” More black text gives the even details such as the date, time, and location of the event. On the right side art two artworks, a large orange clover-shape featuring two birds with plants, and a smaller dome shape below showing a sailboat on the water during a sunset.⁠
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Image 2: A colorful, stylized painting of a skyline of blocky buildings in pink, green, and purple shades below large jagged shape representing mountains. A bright yellow sun is on the right, a purple butterfly-like animal flies on the left, and white oval clouds are scattered in a colorful mottled sky. Art by Art Center Collab.⁠
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Image 3: A painting showing a series of concentric, L-shaped multicolored bands radiating from smallest to largest from right to left. Each shape is separated by bold black lines. Art by Cristina Mariotta.⁠
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Image 3: A stylized and textured painting rendered with thick brushstrokes of a blue house with two square windows and a bright yellow door on a pink background. On the left is a blue rectangular structure containing a dark purple and red shape. Three blue clouds are in the sky above. Art by Nancy Terrey.⁠
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Image 4: A vibrant painting featuring sea creatures against a pink background filled with purple dash patterns and swirls. A large smiling purple jellyfish is on the upper left, a green frog on the upper right, and a black and white orca whale on the bottom left next to a shell and reef textures. Art by Art Center Collab.

We’re so excited to announce that two of our Able ARTS Work Artists, Thao Nguyen and Heather Cuellar, have had their art work selected to be in and newest exhibition Living Art!⁠
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Join us Saturday, June 13 from 11 AM - 4 PM for the opening reception! ⁠
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This exhibition brings together artists of all abilities and backgrounds and provides a platform for creativity to shine and fosters meaningful connections through art. This theme embraces everything from animals sharing coffee to imaginative landscapes, bold textures, and expressive forms.⁠
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We hope to see you there!⁠
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Living Art Opening Reception⁠
🗓️ When: Saturday, June 13, 2026⁠
⏰ Time: , 11 AM – 4 PM⁠
📍 Where: Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232⁠
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Image 1: Event flyer featuring an abstract colorful drawing of pink flowers on green grass under a blue, red, and orange sky. White and yellow text at the top reads, ” The Integrated Art Exhibition presented by L.A. GOAL & Inside Out Productions, LIVING ART.” At the bottom black text gives the details of the even including the date, time, and address. Logos are below the text for LA County ARTS & Culture, Helms Design District, and Inside Out Productions. Artwork by Jenifer Noyes.

Our San Diego artists had some fun and in the sun on a recent outing to the Mission Trails Regional Park! While there they learned about the geography and history of the area. They also brought along their sketchbooks to practice their plein air drawing skills! It was a blast and they can’t wait to go back soon! ✍️⛰️🌳🌷☀️⁠
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Image 1:A group of seven people stand in a line outdoors posing for a photo. Behind them is a large, steep hill covered in sparse green vegetation under a blue sky with scattered white clouds.⁠
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Image 2: Two people sit next to each other on a wide bench carved out of a large section of rock. On the left is a man wearing a yellow T-shirt and grey pants. On the right is a woman wearing sunglasses, a black jacket, and light beige pants.⁠
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Image 3: A a person sits on a stone ledge drawing in a sketchbook next to a dark metal statue of a sitting fox. In the background, three people sit on a bench made of rock, one in a yellow shirt, one in a white shirt, and one in a bright pink sweater. Trees and a blue sky are visible above.⁠
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Image 4: A smiling woman wearing glasses and a grey "San Diego" hoodie sits cross legged outdoors on concrete steps. She is holding an open spiral sketchbook on her lap that has an abstract drawing on it of small colorful shapes.

Join us and bring all your friends Saturday, June 27 for the Taste of AAW San Diego!⁠
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During this FREE event get to know our organization, meet our talented artists and staff, and explore creative activities great for all ages and abilities. Spend your afternoon enjoying art, music, refreshments, merch, community, and SO MUCH more!⁠
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We’ll also be having an extra special book signing by author Andrea Moriarty of her book Daffy!⁠
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And a very special and HUGE thank you to our sponsor for this event ! We couldn’t do it without you!⁠
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RSVP using the QR code above or head to the link in our bio and visit our upcoming events page to let us know you’re coming! ⁠
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We’ll see you there! 😎🌴🎨🌊⁠
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Taste of AAW San Diego⁠
When: Saturday, June 27, 2026⁠
Time: 1 PM - 3 PM⁠
Where: 11633 Sorrento Valley RD #400, San Diego⁠
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Image 1: A bright pink event flyer with a retro 90s theme promoting "Taste of AAW San Diego." In a yellow organic shape on the bottom left it states it is a free event on June 27 from 1-3 PM. More text describes it as an all ages and abilities event to learn about the organization, meet artists, and enjoy creative activities. An arrow points to the right.⁠
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Image 2: A 90s themed graphic detailing event offerings including "A LITTLE ART!", "A LITTLE MUSIC & DANCE!", "A LOT OF FUN!", and "A WHOLE LOT OF COMMUNITY!" White text at the bottom reads light refreshments, merch, giveaways, an opportunity drawing, and features the Able ARTS Work logo.⁠
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Image 3: An 90s themed graphic announcing a book signing for "Daffy" with author Andrea Moriarty. It displays a photo of the smiling author alongside the yellow book cover, which features an image of a sprouting bulb. The Able ARTS Work logo and a right-pointing arrow anchor the bottom.⁠
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Image 4: A 90s themed graphic featuring the event's address. Below the address, a large yellow square contains a QR code next to text that reads "RSVP HERE! SEE YOU THERE!" with a black arrow.⁠
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Image 5: A 90s themed graphic thanking Hughes Marino for their support as the presenting sponsor for Taste of AAW San Diego. Large, block text reads "THANK YOU!"

ONE WEEK LEFT 🚨‼️ You still have time to submit to the Able ARTS Work self portrait CALL FOR ART!⁠
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How do you see yourself? We want to see through your eyes! Create your version of a self portrait and submit it to be considered for our upcoming exhibition at the Able ARTS Work Gallery in Long Beach.⁠
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Use the QR code above or visit our link in bio and head to our upcoming events pages to submit your work. All mediums accepted. We can’t wait to see your creations! ✨⁠
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Image 1: A flyer for a "Self-Portrait Call for Art" featuring a painting of a man pointing with various creatures and frogs featured in the center. White text lists submission details including a deadline of Friday, June 12, 2026, exhibition dates from August to October, as well as an address. A QR code, website, Able ARTS Work logo, and artwork credit are at the bottom.