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Clockshop is a multidisciplinary arts organization in Los Angeles. Together, we help our community realize its agency in shaping the future of the city.

Clockshop is a multidisciplinary arts organization in Los Angeles that creates new conversations about art, politics, and urban space. We commission work by artists and writers, curate inclusive public programs about pressing social and political issues, and collaborate with institutions to strengthen the social fabric of our community and the world beyond. Our core activity is the production of year-round commissions, conversations, and community events. We also bring this mission to our partnership with California State Parks on the Bowtie Project, an underused public space along the Los Angeles River. Clockshop does not accept unsolicited portfolios or proposals.

10/02/2026

Building on the inaugural festival, organized by Wild Up and MOCA, presented in the days immediately following the 2024 US Presidential Election, Democracy Sessions returns in October 2026 for an expanded festival of music and performance taking place across Los Angeles. This new iteration takes place in a moment shaped by censorship, polarization, and shifting public trust and asks how art can function as a democratic practice — a means of gathering, listening, speaking, and acting together.

Democracy Sessions 2026 is timed to align with the weeks leading up to the US midterm elections, and seeks to position music and art as a living civic practice and a space where free expression, cooperation, and collective action can be rehearsed in real time.

09/24/2026

Story Trails, Tunnels, & Bridges
Una caminata interactiva // Para todas las edades!
An Interactive Trail Walk // For All Ages!

Join community members on a 1.5 mile trail walk along the Los Angeles River into Griffith Park. Come share your thoughts about park connections and mobility for resilient neighborhoods.

Uneta a la comunidad en un recorrido de 1.5 milas junto al rio de Los Angeles hasta Griffith Park. Ven a compartir sus ideas sobre las conexiones entre parques y la movilidad para crear vecindarios resilientes.

hosted by / organizado por 99 Neighborhoods Network
with support from / con el apoyo de Atwater Village Neighborhood Council

When: Sunday, September 27th // 8:30am-10am
Meet at: North Atwater Park Trail // 3914 Chevy Chase Dr (look for the orange tent just past the parking lot)
Bring: Water bottle and closed-toed shoes

Learn more here: https://www.99nn.org/initiatives

09/22/2026

Join us for a special screening of “Somos NELA” and “Saving Arvia,” animated shorts featuring long term residents of Northeast LA, Lili Sanchez and Andrés Cortés. These animations are a part of 'Take Me to Your River: A Cultural Atlas of the LA River,' an oral history project produced by the nonprofit Clockshop, as a way to engage all ages with the histories of these neighborhoods. Learn how a chance encounter helped five rental units in Cypress Park remain affordable and how a night market supports a community of local Northeast LA vendors.

Following the screenings, will be a conversation on cultural preservation, affordability in Los Angeles, and creative strategies to help long-term residents remain rooted and thriving in the neighborhoods they call home. The discussion will feature Elizabeth Ito, animator and creator of “City of Ghosts,” Lili Sanchez, Elysian Valley resident and community organizer, Helen Leung, executive director of LA Más, and Betty Avila, long term Cypress Park resident and board chair of LA Más.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/event/love-letters-to-nela/

Clockshop’s newest bilingual publication Take Me to Your River/Llévame a tu río, featuring photographs, personal essays,and interviews with residents of Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Atwater Villages, and Elysian Valley, will be available for purchase at the event.

09/16/2026

Ruben Molina was one of the first community members that we interviewed for our cultural atlas 'Take Me to Your River.' Coming of age in the 1950s and 60s, Ruben grew up in a vastly different Elysian Valley than the one we know today, spending days exploring the hills of Elysian Park (the 5 Freeway had not been built yet), pretending to be a naval commander playing games of war in the LA River, and as a teen riding the bus to Hollywood to shop for vinyl records. These lived experiences are ones that deeply shaped him and continue to do so as a dedicated community historian, accomplished DJ, and published author of various books.

Our new bilingual publication expands on the stories in our cultural atlas with additional stories from Ruben Molina's life. Join us at Clockshop on Thursday, October 8 for the publication launch where you can pick up your copy.

Included are four personal essays from Ruben, beginning with the construction of the Golden State Freeway and its lasting effects on the neighborhood. From a tragic accident at the construction site to the disappearance of local businesses and the places where neighborhood kids gathered, Molina reflects on the changes of the community around him.

RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/event/take-me-to-your-river-publication-launch/

Photograph by Mathew Scott

09/11/2026

Join us for our next 'Reading and Listening by Moonrise' on Saturday, September 26, at David Horvitz’s garden, curated by Vanessa Holyoak. In the company of the harvest moon, this evening program will feature readings by Jenny Lin and Youna Kwak and sound-based performances by Hans Kuzmich and Relational. These poets draw upon language that reflects on the qualities of the nocturnal and the luminescence of pearls, lotus, and celestial bodies. Hans Kuzmich will debut a site-responsive sound piece transmitting the electromagnetic currents from within the garden ecosystem. Relational, a collaboration between Shirley Tse and Dana Berman Duff draws inspiration from the parallels between breathing and ocean tides, transforming the act of inhalation into a song. Also on view will be a one-night temporary installation by artist Euan Macdonald: a glowing orb whose presence doubles the full moon above.

RSVP at https://clockshop.org/event/reading-and-listening-by-moonrise/

Photograph by Gina Clyne

09/03/2026

Join us for the 40th event in our 'Reading & Listening by Moonrise' seasonal series, which began at the Bowtie in 2015. Held on the eve of the full moon (or as close to it as possible), this series brings together multidisciplinary sound and performance artists, writers, and poets for evenings of live performance and immersive sound experiences. While the series has traditionally taken place in public green spaces, it has also been hosted at Clockshop and has expanded to include neighborhood landmarks, such as the iconic Los Candiles Night Club.

RSVP to join us at a new location, David Horvitz’s 7th Ave Garden, on Saturday, September 26, from 7:00–9:00 PM. The evening is curated by Vanessa Holyoak and will feature readings from Jenny Lin and Youna Kwak and sound-based performances by Hans Kuzmich and Relational. Also on view will be a one-night temporary installation by artist Euan Macdonald: a glowing orb whose presence doubles the full moon above.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://clockshop.org/event/reading-and-listening-by-moonrise/

Photographs by Gina Clyne

08/27/2026

Clockshop's Board of Directors includes a community governance position dedicated to an alum of our Art & Environmental Advocacy Youth Fellowship. Created to elevate the leadership of young people from our neighborhood and strengthen our board with their unique perspectives and expertise, this role reflects our commitment to honor lived experience and cultivate reciprocity. We are delighted to welcome Bridget as our inaugural Youth Board Member.

Bridget believes the most powerful environmental change begins with community. An Environmental Science student at CSUN and aspiring environmental science educator in hopes of spreading the positivity that once inspired her. As a community leader, she has co-founded a youth-led organization, led neighborhood beautification initiatives, co-created environmental education zines, and collaborated on public mosaic installations that connect people to place and inspire environmental stewardship.

Join us in welcoming Bridget!

08/19/2026

For the final event of our Summer Youth Fellowship, fellows invited their families to view the mosaic mural they created at the Bowtie. After, everyone returned to Clockshop where the fellows used their event budget to hire the mother of a cohort member to provide a delicious meal of flautas, rice, beans, and aguas frescas.

You too can enjoy a meal like this by joining us this Friday, August 21 at the Summer Somos NELA Block Party from 5:00 PM–9:00 PM at Clockshop. The Somos NELA Night Market is a family-friendly and community-centered market led by local non-profit LA-Más. Join and support over 40+ Northeast LA vendors selling a variety of foods, crafts, drinks, plants, savory and sweet treats, and much more! No RSVP required. See you there!

Learn more here: https://clockshop.org/event/summer-somos-nela-block-party/

08/17/2026

'Reading & Listening by Moonrise' is a seasonal series held on the eve of the full moon (or as close to it as possible), featuring performances and immersive sound experiences with multidisciplinary sound and performance artists, writers, and poets. This program offers listeners moments of reflection, connection, and joy within a community-centered green space.

Throughout the years this series has been held at Clockshop, Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Los Angeles River, the future state park The Bowtie, and the iconic nightclub Los Candiles.This iteration will take place in David Horvitz’s 7th Ave Garden and is curated by artist/writer Vanessa Holyoak, explores nighttime ecologies through a series of readings and performances that consider how undefined and opaque conditions are heightened by the night. Artists and writers will share language and sound that is in conversation with the invisible links between natural events such as oceanic tides, celestial bodies, and the electromagnetic fields within the space of the garden, offering an occasion for collective listening under the light of the full moon.

Learn more and RSVP at this link: https://clockshop.org/event/reading-and-listening-by-moonrise/

Photographs by Gina Clyne, Rio Asch Phoenix, and Mathew Scott

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Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm

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