AMERICA MATTERS ART SHOW
OPENING RECEPTION
DECEMBER 3RD
5PM - 7PM
$5 DONATION
ART DROP OFF & INSTALL- DEC 2ND- 1PM- 7PM
ANTEBELLUM
1643 N LAS PALMAS AV
HOLLYWOOD CA 90028
INFO- antebellum@earthlink.net
RICK CASTROAmerican Photographer known for his work focusing on fetish and desire.He was born in Los Angeles in 1958.Rick Castro’s films are archived by UCLA Legacy Projects. His books and photographs are archived by the Alfred Kinsey Institute IND, UCLA library,Chicago Leather Museum, Leslie Lohman Foundation NYC, One Institute, and the Tom Of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles.Two books have been published of Rick’s photography, Castro, (1990) published by the Tom of Finland Foundation, and 13 Years of Bondage, (2004) Fluixon publications.Rick Castro lives and works in Hollywood, where he daily blogs- antebellumgallery.blogspot.com. In 2005 Rick founded the groundbreaking Antebellum Gallery Hollywood, which is dedicated to fetish as art. Antebellum Hollywood is the only fetish art gallery in America, perhaps the world.Antebellum presents fetish, homoeorotic , queer culture, transgressive views, vintage erotic & esoteric salons on a regular basis.Antebellum is fiercely independent.the term antebellum is latin- before, (ante) war, (bellum).not to be used solely describing the antebellum south. the term is a general depiction anytime there is a false sense of serenity before conflict.“the calm before the storm.”ANTEBELLUM HOLLYWOOD1643 N LAS PALMAS AVHOLLYWOOD CA 90028
TOM House is hosting our annual program, Tom of Finland Art and Culture Festival.Situated on a quiet street in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park, TOM House is the site where the artist Tom of Finland lived and worked for the last decade of his life, producing the erotic drawings for which he was internationally renowned. Preserved in homage to Tom, the House is visited by fans from around the world. The House also remains a home for the operations of the Tom of Finland Foundation, whose archives comprise the world’s largest repository of erotic art.
October 1, Saturday
11a – 6p Art Fair
Life Drawing Sessions
Noon – 2p
Music and Performance
6 – 10p Party
$10
Eventbrite
and At Door
October 2, Sunday
Life Drawing Sessions
Noon – 2p
Poetry Readings
2 – 3p
$10
Eventbrite
and At Door
Food & Drink
Lot Parking Available
Getting to the Festival
Our bus stop is Sunset/Echo Park. We are serviced by Metro lines 4/704 and 2/302. Also the 603 to Alvarado/Sunset.Continue on Sunset Boulevard to Laveta Terrace, then up the short hill and up the Grand Stairs until Laveta Terrace levels out and another 1/2 block. TOM House is on your left. The House is only a 0.3 mile walk from the bus stop.
Photograph by Alex La Cruz for GAYLETTER
Super 8 MotelComfort InnQuality Inn & SuitesTOM House(Foundation Headquarters)
1421 Laveta Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(Echo Park) Map