Clockshop

04/28/2026

We’re a small team working hard to bring Clockshop’s Kite Festival to life and we can’t do it alone. We’d love your support in making it happen.

Here are a few ways to help:

🪁 RSVP to the event! Your RSVP goes a long way and helps us secure future sponsors. A donation-based ticket, when you’re able, keeps these programs sustainable and thriving. RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/project/clockshops-kite-festival/

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🪁 Join us on Saturday, May 9, from 2:00–6:00 PM for Clockshop’s Kite Festival. Bring someone that has never been, introduce yourself to someone new, and celebrate how art in public spaces brings communities together.

Thanks for supporting us and being part of this effort. We’re excited to welcome you to Clockshop's Kite Festival!

Photograph by Gina Clyne

04/22/2026

Get your kite ready for Clockshop’s Kite Festival and enter the handcrafted kite competition! Pre-registration is now open for both adult and youth categories. Youth category winners will each receive a gift certificate for a week at Rediscover Center’s Summer Tinkering Camp in Glendale!

The competition will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Los Angeles State Historic Park during the festival. We encourage all levels of kitemakers, from beginner to experienced, to showcase their creations and enter for a chance to win. Kites will be assessed on the basis of their creativity, structural design, and craftsmanship with the aim of highlighting the vibrant communities of makers, artists, and visionaries whose creations color and illuminate the sky.

Clockshop will accept day-of entries at the Registration Table on a case-by-case basis between 2:00–2:45 PM depending on the number of entries received online.

Pre-register at the following links:
Adult Category (English): https://airtable.com/appNh4it7WoIi8zVQ/shrvYJJFgcT4WTq6U
Adult Category (Spanish): https://airtable.com/appNh4it7WoIi8zVQ/shrcLWLuhgX8GPELx

Youth Category (English):
https://airtable.com/appNh4it7WoIi8zVQ/shrg6VTlyhOxW8HFG
Youth Category (Spanish):
https://airtable.com/appNh4it7WoIi8zVQ/shrQEAwwlVMP1G0ch

Learn more and RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/project/clockshops-kite-festival/

04/20/2026

Join us Saturday, May 9 for Clockshop’s Kite Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park from 2:00–6:00 PM. As part of Clockshop’s artist commissions, Christine Sun Kim () and Thomas Mader ()() will unveil an inflatable sculpture, ‘The Weather,’ which will take flight during the event.

Commissioned by Clockshop, artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader present “The Weather,” an inflatable sculpture set to take flight during the event.

“The Weather” includes five inflatable elements—a tongue, a pointed finger, and three clouds—that visualize the American Sign Language phrase “finger to the wind,” meaning “let’s hope for the best.” The installation reflects the uncertainty of the political climate in the United States and the future of the park, while also offering a sense of hope and playfulness.

RSVP to Clockshop’s Kite Festival, and explore FAQs and transit information at the link in our bio or (clockshop.org). Admission is free. A suggested donation of $5–10 helps us keep it that way.

04/16/2026

We are excited and grateful to share that Clockshop is a recipient of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts (MKFA) 2026 Infinite Expansion Grant (IEG). We are so appreciative of the Foundation's deep support and trust in experimental artwork in Los Angeles, and want to shout out all of our amazing co-grantees and their projects. Join us for 'subterranean convergence' by artist LaRissa Rogers this October!

Read the full announcement here:

Nine Los Angeles organizations share $400,000 in support of projects pushing the boundaries of contemporary arts practice.

04/14/2026

You are invited to Clockshop’s Kite Festival! Each year, Clockshop () invites a contemporary artist to explore the kite as a medium for expressing ideas about public green space. For 2026, the featured kite artist is Francisco Ramos (), catch a sneak peek at his design in the video.

RSVP and explore frequently asked questions at clockshop.org or at the link in our bio.

Clockshop’s Kite Festival
Saturday, May 9, 2026
2:00–6:00 PM
Los Angeles State Historic Park

Admission is free. A suggested donation of $5-$10 helps us keep it that way.

Video by Elysian Films (.la)

03/18/2026

Are you ready for the handcrafted kite competition at Clockshop's Kite Festival? If not, you still have plenty of time.

The Handcrafted Kite Competition will return for the third time! We welcome kitemakers of all skill levels, from beginner to experienced, to showcase their creations and enter the competition for a chance to win, in both the youth and adult competitions.

Now's the time to start tinkering with materials, dreaming up an artistic vision, and seeing what stays in the air!

This year, we are excited to share that the winners of our youth category will each receive a free week of Rediscover Center’s Summer Camp at The Pit, where young makers spend their days learning, tinkering, and building in a fully hands-on makerspace using upcycled materials ($600 value! non-transferable).

RSVP to Clockshop's Kite Festival here: https://clockshop.org/project/clockshops-kite-festival/

03/12/2026

We are hiring a full-time, paid Curatorial Intern as part of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program for Summer 2026.

The Curatorial Intern’s primary duties and responsibilities entail researching, supporting, and coordinating the production of Clockshop’s slate of curatorial projects and programming and internal archiving and demographic analysis projects. Clockshop works to deepen the connection between artists, communities, and public lands to co-create a culture of care. We seek someone passionate about contemporary art, public programming, environmental justice, and creative public engagement.

Read the full eligibility requirements and apply by April 6 here: https://airtable.com/appbqpN3PyWFA9BsF/shrv0BKoXil3oaiDN

Photograph by Gina Clyne

03/09/2026

Clockshop is partnering with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power(LADWP) to learn how households in our community use LADWP’s assistance and conservation programs. Share your feedback through a survey (5–10 minutes) by April 6 for a chance to win a $50 grocery gift card (4 winners can pick the grocery store of their choice)! Surveys are available in English and Spanish.

English Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmwL1WdAbkw8abCV9XHF5v9sSwJrGXWWMMWItLCdH3t-Vd3A/viewform

Spanish Survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNxTuzDfR0oBtvBx5xntHG9yz65Ogbby3H8CJ8BGcp0HkS8A/viewform


Bowtie Field Day, 2017 Photograph by Gina Clyne

02/23/2026

Applications are now open! Do you know someone currently in 10th or 11th grade that lives and attends school in Northeast Los Angeles? If they are interested in the intersection of art, community, ecology, and political advocacy, we encourage you to pass this opportunity on to them.

Clockshop’s Art & Environmental Advocacy Youth Fellowship is a 6-week-long, cohort-based summer program for a small group of high school students in Northeast Los Angeles. Through workshops with subject matter experts, field trips, and collaborative projects, fellows explore their own neighborhoods through the lenses of art, urban design, environmental justice, and politics. The fellowship is tuition-free, and fellows directly receive a $2,500 award to be used towards future educational endeavors.

For eligibility requirements visit here: https://clockshop.org/project/youthfellowship/

02/16/2026

Earlier this month, you joined us for 'Listening by Moonrise,' presented in conjunction with 'Songs of Emerging Endangerment,' a sound installation by TJ Shin. We gathered in the park on picnic blankets and listened to performances by the sound-based collective Ears to the Ground and artist Ivana Dama.

After the performances concluded, Ivana invited the audience to engage directly with the siren disk, a custom instrument that generates sound through shifting air pressure. As the disk spins, air passes through its rotating perforations, producing fluctuations that sculpt and modulate sound waves in real time.

Join us again, this Sunday, February 22, from 2:00–4:00 PM for the closing of 'Songs of Emerging Endangerment' and a dynamic panel conversation with scholars and artists who study the histories and cultures of the Asian Pacific diaspora.

This event is free and open to the public.
RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/event/signal-and-response-conversation/

'Songs of Emerging Endangerment' will be on view through Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Los Angeles State Historic Park

Photographs by Gina Clyne

02/11/2026

Family-Friendly Fun! Planning your weekend and searching for an activity that combines art and the outdoors? We’ve got you covered.

Pack a picnic and head to Los Angeles State Historic Park to explore 'Songs of Emerging Endangerment' by TJ Shin with our Youth Activity Guide. Each activity encourages you to engage with the artwork through imagination and play. Although it’s called a youth guide, it’s designed to be enjoyed by visitors of all ages.

This guide is available to download in English, Spanish, and Chinese here: https://clockshop.org/project/song-of-emerging-endangerment/