20/20 Vision - 20th Annual Discovery Tour November 18, 2012

Make new friends, and spend a wonderful day enjoying the remarkable range of creativity that abounds in this interesting and unique part of Los Angeles. The Arroyo Arts Collective's Discovery Tour--in its twentieth year this year--is one of the oldest and most eclectic art tours in Los Angeles. Featuring a wide scope of fine art and craft by both emerging and established artists, the Tour gives attendees the opportunity to discover and purchase amazing pieces of art and get an up close and personal look inside the studios and home/studios that enrich the area. With offerings ranging from remarkable paintings to intricate metal works to hand-hewn musical instruments to one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, the Discovery Tour will surprise and delight participants.

This self-guided auto tour focuses on Highland Park, Mount Washington, Eagle Rock, Montecito Heights, and Glassell Park. For those who don't wish to drive, shuttle buses will be available with stops at select locations.

Northeast Los Angeles-or NELA, as the locals call it-truly is one of the city's magnet neighborhoods for artistic talent. With a steady influx of galleries, restaurants and boutiques, NELA attracts creative energy from across the city. In fact, NELA has a rich artistic history that dates back to the late 19th century when poets, writers and artists would gather to socialize at El Alisal, Charles Lummis' home on Avenue 43. Around the same time and just a few miles north, landscape painter William Lee Judson established the College of Fine Arts of the University of Southern California.
Don't miss the opportunity to discover-or rediscover-this unique neighborhood and the artists who call it home. A preview party and exhibition featuring Tour artists' work will be held Nov. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Future Studio, 5558 N. Figueroa, Highland Park. The preview party is free.

Official Website: http://www.arroyoartscollective.org