Art At The Rendon

12/02/2025

Last week, our team hosted a goodbye lunch for . It was a pleasure having you as a resident artist. We can’t wait to see what you continue to create!

20/11/2024

Meet aka Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez

An artist from Mexicali, Mexico, with over 20 years of artistic experience, that combines graffiti art, sculpture and oil based paintings to create a fresh cultural expression.

08/11/2024

Murmuration Series | 2024 | by aka Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez

The phenomenon of murmuration, where flocks of birds move in harmony, creating stunning, fluid shapes in the sky, is indeed a fascinating model for examining the concept of unity in diversity. In the natural world, each bird in a murmuration operates independently, yet contributes to the overall pattern of the flock. They follow simple rules like staying close to their neighbors, avoiding collisions, and aligning their speed and direction, leading to a complex and beautiful display that seems to have a life of its own.

Check out mural today in the . 2055 E 7th St and don’t forget to tag us

16/10/2024

Thank you team for coming by to see JD Smith’s “Unforgotten” series this week.

For more information on JD Smith and our Artist Residency Program, visit www.artattherendon.com

04/10/2024

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a private event at our pop-up artist residency studio in Los Angeles for artist JD Smith ( ). The event showcased work from JD’s series “Unforgotten”, where Smith renders intricately detailed World War II battleships on sheets of paper measuring up to twelve feet in length. During his residency, Smith has completed four new works in the space.

JD Smith (b.1961) was raised and lives in Venice, California. Drawing from his experiences as a Navy veteran, skilled contractor, and self-taught artist, Smith’s work comprises highly detailed renderings of steel and iron objects, from ships to skyscrapers which either no longer exist, or are in concept. He invited the viewer to gain a new perspective on the quotidian subjects we often take for granted, transforming objects that are often disregarded and static into portraits of industrial monumentalism brimming with endless layers of history and life.

For more information on JD Smith and our Artist Residency program, head to www.artattherendon.com

25/09/2024

Last month, Ralph Ziman and his team headed to Seattle to exhibit . Congrats Ralph on the incredible work! Here are some of the highlights! For more info on their current tour in Atlanta, head to ralphziman.com or follow along on !

photog: Nick Hofmyer

27/02/2024

February 2024: We have an exciting new mural going up at The Rendon! Follow us along the journey as LA based artist and adds her vividly colorful and bright work to the walls! Stay tuned to see the bright and magical finished product!💐

06/02/2024

February 2024 | Art At The Rendon has been hosting Venice Beach, CA-based artist JD Smith () at their private pop-up artist residency studio in Los Angeles. This marks Smith’s first art residency in his career. In this video, Smith speaks about his latest series that has been in development during his 8-month residency, where he renders intricately detailed World War II battleships on sheets of paper measuring up to twelve feet in length.

The Art At The Rendon: Art Residency provides artists with an inspiring and collaborative environment where they can create and engage with other artists, all while being immersed in the local cultural landscape. In appreciation of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District’s rich history, we aspire to amplify education and the arts within the community.

While establishing our future permanent studio residency program, which will be housed at The Rendon Hotel, we are currently hosting artists in our office/studio space in DTLA. We aim to cultivate a space that allows creative risk-taking, community building, and growth. Each residency is distinct, as we encourage artists to explicate their working practice and process so we can best interpret their needs.

For more information, head to: https://artattherendon.com/residency/

Crew
Production: Paul Duran-Lemos () / Max Ziman (.mp4)
Drone: Max Ziman
Story & Edit: Paul Duran-Lemos
Executive Producer: Cindy Schwarzstein ()

A RENDON MEDIA Production



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acJpxmFil-8

January 2024: Art At The Rendon hosted Venice Beach, CA based artist JD Smith at their private pop-up artist residency studio in Los Angeles. This marks Smit...

27/10/2023

After 6 long years... The Rendon hotel gets approved!! To all of our Art At The Rendon family, we couldn't have done it without you.

As many of you know, it's been 6 years since owners Ralph Ziman & Maria Greenshields-Ziman's dreams of building a hotel by artists, for artists, and with artists came to fruition. Within those 6 years, we've had the pleasure of hosting 3 major immersive events, 5 projects in partnership with our neighboring institutions, had over 7 murals created on the face of the existing building, and held a virtual artist salon series during the pandemic.

On October 24, 2024, we finally cleared the finish line as the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve the project!

Our heartfelt thanks to each of you who have sent in personalized letters of support to your councilmembers, showed up to our hearings at City Hall, and/or have offered your support near and far in a multitude of ways.

We can't wait to continue our Art At The Rendon events & arts programming once the hotel is built. Follow us for updates along the way!

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