ARTV Episode 1: Public Access
Livestreamed from HVW8 Gallery Hollywood, August 28, 2020 HVW8 Gallery presents Public Access, an exhibition made for and influenced by the COVID era.
Combining elements of fine art, music and technology, the exhibition is accessible via ARTV (Artist Run TV), a platform for Los Angeles based artists and activists to exhibit, engage and educate a global online community. The opening of the exhibition on August 28th was livestreamed on HVW8.com and showcases artwork from the exhibition, interviews with participating artists Senay Kenfe, Angela Nguyen, and Nikkolos Mohammed, DJ sets by Pubes, Zuri Adia, and Senay Kenfe as well as participation from independent local businesses such as Salon Benjamin. The exhibition and programming highlights urgent issues such as police reform and systemic inequities in education to criminal justice. A
RTV will livestream programming for Public Access throughout the run of the exhibition. For more information, please visit HVW8.com and @hvw8gallery. ARTV is a community broadcasting platform generating content and funding for and by artists, local community leaders, and grass roots organizations. Public Access features artists Laura Watters (@laurawatters), Adam Tullie (@adamtullie), Angela Nguyen (@pile_height), Nikkolos Mohammed (@honorablemohammed), Senay Kenfe (@senaykenfe), Jerry Hsu (@internetfamous) and Alex Cassaniti (@alexandracassaniti) with curation by Mattea Perrotta, Alberto Cuadros and Tyler Gibney.