THE BARNSDALL OLIVE WOOD WORKSHOP EXHIBITION AND ONLINE AUCTION (November 13 to December 4, 2021)

Beginning November 13, the public may view the group exhibition during the gallery’s normal business hours. (Tuesday – Friday: 11 am – 6 pm and Saturday 10 am – 6 pm.) A public opening reception will be held at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles on November 13 from 3 to 7 pm. The exhibited olive wood objects will be sold via an online fundraising auction. The net profit from each acquired piece will be divided between the creator of that item and the Barnsdall Olive Grove Fund.

The Barnsdall Art Park Foundation (Barnsdall.org) announces the Barnsdall Olive Wood Workshop Exhibition and Online Auction, which will be on view from November 13 to December 4, 2021, at the contemporary art gallery, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles (1110 Mateo Street, Los Angeles). This creative fundraising initiative will benefit the revitalization of Barnsdall Art Park’s historic Olive Grove with the goal to plant 40 new olive trees and maintain the health and overall condition of the site’s 463 existing olive trees. The group exhibition will feature the original “Barnsdall Olive Wood” transformed into one-of-a-kind artworks by 22 renowned LA artists, designers, architects, and landscape architects utilizing recently pruned and saved olive wood limbs from the park's trees. The net profit from each acquired piece will be divided between the creator of that item and the Barnsdall Olive Grove Fund.

For more information, visit https://www.barnsdall.org/olive-wood-workshop