Los Angeles (August 4th 2018) – Vibrant Matter: Artworks Refiguring Form is an exhibition of artworks exploring open-ended technologies and different mediums through presentations, artist-led tours, and events on August 4th 2018, 2-6 pm. It will take place at Beacon Arts Building and will reveal Los Angeles-based art centered on our ecosystem, technological advancements, and new possibilities for holistic art practices. Vibrant Matter was selected for Maiden LA’s 2018 showcase. “Maiden LA considers the city as a platform for generative discourse and exchange” providing egalitarian placement of both emerging and established art institutions (see website).Featuring Virtual Reality Artists Ben Vance and Kate Parsons of FLOAT will present their VR work-in-progress Vibrant Matter — this title is a reference to the text to which this exhibition alludes. Parsons and Vance’s unique VR project features layered video textures, painterly interactions, and an original soundscape by Toro y Moi. A variation of the piece premiered at SXSW in 2017.Featuring Panel Speakers: Victoria Vesna, Ph.D, Artist and Professor at the UCLA Department of Design Media Arts and Director of the Art-Sci Center at the School of the Arts and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI); Jesus Rivera discusses Los Angeles-based Coaxial Arts Foundation; Cofounder and CEO Tim Ellis discusses creative exploration at Relativity, a 3-D printing rocket company; Multimedia artist Richelle Gribble presents “The Nomadic Artist: Traveling the World with Artist Residences”Exhibiting Artists: Richelle Gribble, Janna Avner, Elí Joteva, Delbar Shahbaz, Print Shop L.A. + Michelle Miller, Margaret Lazzari, PES!, Sung Jae Lee & Kuan-Ju Wu, Dahn Gim, Ting Ying Han, Amanda Stojanov, David Del Francia, Paul Espo, Maru Garcia, Ben Junta, Michael Massenburg, Aura Kuperberg, Kelly Kennedy & Ramón Hone, Bibi Davidson, Chris Jun, Jonathan Bickart, Rana Wilson, Hayley Quentin, Felicity Nove, Staci Cross, Brad Branson Estate, TOLVA; Paul Waddell, Amia Yokoyama, Anita Enriquesz, Kristin McWharter, Tara Dilougherry, Paul Espo, Jen Agosta, Elí Joteva.Opening Event August 4th 2018, 2- 6 pm, free parking on site; Beacon Arts Building: 808 N La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90302Drinks will be served, donation acceptable.https://www.facebook.com/events/256624085123213/