May is National Preservation Month!
The Conservancy is excited to announce several exciting programs that highlight the importance of our historic and cultural heritage.
These events are designed to inspire the community to take active roles in preserving and sharing these resources. May is the perfect month to become more involved in the work of the Conservancy! Become a member and attend our 2024 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards and/or become a volunteer storyteller and help us activate the Shotgun House in Ocean Park through a new slate of tours, walks and other experiences.
|
|
Please join us for this year's Annual Meeting & Preservation Awards on Sunday, May 19! The event is an opportunity to gather as a community to celebrate the people and projects that bring heritage conservation to life in Santa Monica!
We are excited to convene in the heart of Downtown in the theatre of Illusion Magic Lounge at 1418 4th Street. The theatre is inside the landmark Central Tower Building, an intact art deco ecosystem unto itself, built in 1929 by the owner/architect team Arthur Creel and Eugene Durfee.
During the event, we will honor our 2024 Preservation Award winners whose collective work demonstrates both the vision and willpower to conserve the city's diverse heritage. We will also offer important updates about our vision for the organization, the strategic plan, and by laws; we will hold a vote on five new board members; and we will announce exciting new program initiatives.
Guests are invited to enjoy light refreshments during a reception from 2-3 p.m., followed by the Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation from 3-4:30 p.m.
|
|
Not a member yet or wish to renew?
|
|
Last Chance to Sign Up for This Free Event! |
|
Grab your lunch settle in for lively conversation between Kaitlin Drisko and a group of five Southern California-based preservation all-stars representing the California Preservation Foundation, LA Conservancy, Society of Architectural Historians and the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology! Each guest will share about their organization’s work and together, the group will discuss how we can all work together to document, protect, and share our cultural and historic heritage.
FEATURING
- Jeffrey Caldwell - President, Board of Trustees of the California Preservation Foundation
- Chris Gray - Member, Board of Directors of the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology
- Lindsay Mulcahy - Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles Conservancy
- Alan White - Vice President, Board of Directors, Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology
- Sian Winship - President, Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter
No registration is necessary! Click HERE for more information about these panelists and the organizations they serve, and for the zoom link which will be posted the Wednesday before the event.
Site Specific is a series of free lunchtime conversations hosted by Conservancy Executive Director Kaitlin Drisko. A preservation architect with over thirty years of experience, Kaitlin invites her colleagues to discuss the nuts and bolts of their current projects over Zoom. The program is focused on sharing what it takes to rehabilitate, restore, and reconstruct our historic places through a series of case-by-case examples.
|
|
Conservancy Docents Visit the Hilbert Museum
By Libby Pachares
|
|
With the Marion Davies Guest House closed for a month-long floor restoration project, docents thought it would be fun to plan an outing. So on March 26, a group of Conservancy volunteers ventured to Chapman College in Orange to tour the Hilbert Museum of California Art.
The Museum is the new home of the Millard Sheets mosaic mural "Pleasures Along the Beach.” Although Santa Monica sadly lost this remarkable artwork after a hard-fought battle to preserve the Home Saving and Loan Building, the Murano glass mosaic mural has been beautifully restored and is now showcased at the entrance to the newly expanded Hilbert Museum.
Volunteers were treated to a personal tour of the museum by founder Mark Hilbert, who highlighted some of his favorite artwork, including a collection of antique radios, Disney studio art and many pieces by Millard Sheets. Mr. Hilbert explained how he favors artwork that includes people, especially artwork that tells the stories of the diverse people that make up California.
Special thanks goes to Beach House docent Renee Zepezauer for planning this fun and memorable outing! (Docents pose under "Pleasures Along the Beach," image courtesy of Hilda Weiss)
|
|
The Santa Monica Conservancy is recruiting neighborhood volunteers to help tell the stories of Ocean Park!
Sign up today and train as a Shotgun House docent, support our seasonal garden tours and evening open house events, and/or learn to host guided walks along Main Street and the Third Street Historic District.
Your involvement is essential to preserving and transmitting the many stories that have shaped the neighborhood! No experience is necessary to join our team of storytellers.
|
|
Conservancy Tours & Events |
|
|
|
Free walk-in tours May 25 and May 26
Virtual tours on May 5 at 12 and 1 p.m.
Click HERE for more information and to register for the virtual tour.
|
|
|
|
Please call (310) 458-4904 to confirm dates and closures. Click HERE for more information.
|
|
|
|
First and third Saturdays of the month at 10 a.m.
Discover the architectural gems and rich history of Downtown Santa Monica with one of our expert docents!
Click HERE to make a reservation.
|
|
|
|
Casting Call
Contact Carolyn Yost for further information at savethepier.ca.rr.com / Facebook page: facebook.com/SavetheSMpier
Looking for a great ensemble to create a fun, melodramatic retelling of the 1970’s fight to save the Santa Monica Pier. Save the Pier, the Play is casting now for a late September, early October showtime at the end of the Santa Monica Pier. We will have 3 weeks of rehearsals with 3 weekend show dates—times and dates to be determined.
|
|
|
|
Panel: Housing Solutions and the Future of Housing in Santa Monica
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6pm-8pm / Santa Monica History Museum
The Santa Monica History Museum presents an engaging panel discussion centered on "Housing Solutions and the Future of Housing in Santa Monica." With insight from local experts in the field of housing development and moderated by Frances Anderton, renowned for her work on KCRW's DNA: Design and Architecture and author of "Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles." Click HERE for more information.
|
|
|
|
Exhibition open now at the Santa Monica History Museum
Click HERE for more information.
|
|
Santa Monica Conservancy
310-496-3146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
