RSVP
The 2008 Freewaves 11th Festival of Experimental Media Art will fuse media art and Hollywood Boulevard. The theme for this year's festival, is a playful and evocative turn, both as an international symbol of the American entertainment industry and as a Los Angeles neighborhood, which are equally very much in flux. For more information, view our full Festival Schedule and Map.
Due to limited space, the Roosevelt and DeTours events require RSVP. Please enter your information below to attend.
If you have problems with the RSVP process, please email claire@freewaves.org
Art Launch
at the Roosevelt Hotel Tropicana Bar
Thursday, October 9, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
7000 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028; 323.466.7000
www.hollywoodroosevelt.com
- Private Poolside Art Reception
- A throng of artists' short videos on screens around the pool and projections in the pool
- Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks
- Free for members of Freewaves, LACE, LACMA, MOCA, and Hammer
- $25 to become a member of Freewaves at the door
To RSVP
If you are a current member of Freewaves, LACE, LACMA, MOCA, or Hammer, the event is free. Up to 2 people may RSVP per membership.
Sign-up online for a $25 Freewaves membership.
Freewaves memberships will also be available for purchase at the door.Please bring proof of Freewaves, LACE, LACMA, MOCA or Hammer membership to the check-in table upon arrival for free admission.
DeTours Around Alt. Hollywood
Sunday, October 12
Starting at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, 323.957.1777
www.welcometolace.org
- Five different 1.5 hour walking tours of Hollywood from alternative perspectives sponsored in part by LA Forum. Each group will receive mobile media devices to document their tour. (Media architecture by REMAP)
- 4:00 — Ryan Griffis, artist – Parking Public: a Tour of Parking Lots and Utopias: Hollywood
- 4:15 — Elizabeth Lovins – Excavating the Lost Hollywood Art Colony, a walking pod tour; BYO mobile video player
- 4:30 — Greg Goldin, architecture critic – Stepping on the Cracks: Skeptical Promenade thru Hollywood Redevelopment
- 4:45 — Matthew Reynolds, visual culture scholar – The Glamour of Surveillance: A User's Guide to Looking in Hollywood
- 5:00 — Sara Wookey, choreographer and Deborah Murphy, urban designer – Actions of Time and Space on the Walk of Fame
To RSVP
Tours are free, but have capacity limits so please RSVP. Please RSVP for only 1 tour. Please arrive 15 minutes early to receive media devices for the tours. Guides will leave promptly at the scheduled time. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes and bringing water.
