Mission Statement
tiny creatures is
a desire to find a way to live our own way,
to have a sense of community,
to see each other while on earth,
to share our lives, our pain, our talents, our thoughts,
to capture a moment in time that will be lost or forgotten,
and to package it with beauty, love, pain and all that we can feel as humans.
with tiny creatures,
we are making this small community of los angeles artists available
to the wider world,
or perhaps, the wider world
available to us.
TINY CREATURES ZINE out NOW!
They are available at Ooga Booga, Family, Skylight, and Tiny Creatures!
Pick one up and read it! More info at www.tiny-creatures.com!
SUMMER RETROSPECTIVE SHOW
Going on now until September 15th, 2007
make appointments at [email protected]
also, purchase your raffle ticket and support Tiny Creatures. Over 25 prizes are to be raffled away. More details in blogs on how to purchase and participate and support!
Closing reception will be September 15th, 2007
7-11pm
With performances by Tall Paul and others TBA, along with our one year zine release!
Raffle draw at 8:30p
A Section of our Manifesto:
Tiny Creatures is not a gallery. It is Tiny Creatures.
Tiny Creatures is not a venue. It is Tiny Creatures.
Tiny Creatures is a label. Tiny Creatures is a people space. Tiny
Creatures is a community center.
Tiny Creatures upholds expression as a neccissity to human life and
human existence.
Tiny Creatures glorifies expression and communication, not the ego.
Tiny Creatures is not to be used to commodify art or music, but to be
used as an instrument of communication.
Tiny Creatures is to be used as a way to get the piece of art or music
from your bedroom, home, or studio, to the wider public world.
Tiny Creatures Presents
"Can't Help It!"
Pieces by young aritsts born in 1984 living in the community of Echo Park. All have immigrated here inspired by the burgeoning echo park culture, influenced by those already raised or living in the area and by the Tiny Creatures space itself. These young artists have conspired to focus on the non-self, thus commenting on space, environment, and ideas of displacement. Artist include Drew Denny, Courtney Garvin, Ramona Gonzales (curator), Kate Stewart, and Oscar Vardi.
Opening Reception
May 26th, 2007
6p-midnight
Closing Reception
July 7th, 2007
7-11p
*Artists Presentations, Poetry Readings, and Movie Screenings to be announced.
"The most interesting part of this show to me is to see these young artists previously overshadowed by their predecessors now coming into light and having a chance to express themselves uniquely and individually. The process of growth and community encouragement and the influence they have on each other is very interesting. It's also interesting to see how the opportunity given by a space such as Tiny Creatures can encourage such growth and creativity in people." - Janet Kim, owner of Tiny Creatures
PAST EVENTS
Closing of Art Show No. 4 with Jason Yates
with performances by Holy Shit
May 12th, 8pm
Screening of OFF THE CHARTS
Thursday, February 22nd, 8pm SHARP!!!
Make reservations now at [email protected]
only 20 seats available
special presentation by Ariel Pink
ABOUT US
We are a Label in Echo Park, Los Angeles
We have released one 7 inch so far this year:
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti My Molly EP
Our next release will be a Softboiled Eggies EP or the Holy Shit EP
We are also a venue/space located on 628 N. Alvarado St.
We present art and bands here.
Bands: Holy Shit, Maria, Jeremy Jay, No Age, Softboiled Eggies, Devon Williams, Mountain Party, Abe Vigoda, the New Motherfuckers, Ariel Pink, Bubonic Plague
Artists: Matt Fishbeck, Ariel Pink, RabiezandRubiez, Nick Amato, Vibe Central, No Age, Kate Stewart, Oscar Vardi, Emily Ryan, Kate Hall, Jennifer Clavin, and more
We carry records by: PPM!, OlFactory, Tiny Creatures, What's Your Rupture?, Human Ear, and a few rarities here and there.
Booking information!
Please email [email protected] for booking info.
We are not booking ANY SHOWS for the summer of 2008
We rarely have any music or art shows at Tiny Creatures
All shows must fall on Saturday Nights.
Quiet shows can happen Thursday Evenings or Sunday Afternoons
We'd love to help you out, but because our schedule is very sparse,
please understand that we don't have very many shows ever!
Take a tour of our space!
Our name comes from a Shadow Ring 7 inch
