Please join us at the Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery Saturday, July 26th from 1–4pm for the opening reception of Fluid Dynamics, a group exhibition curated by Katherine Shanks. Featuring works by artists from Los Angeles and New Orleans, Fluid Dynamics examines the mutability and movement of identity, ideology, information, and spirituality. Los Angeles and New Orleans are two metropolitan areas deeply influenced by their relationships with water, albeit in very different ways: Los Angeles navigates its scarcity while New Orleans grapples with its abundance. Both also have long and complicated histories with oil—its extraction, the environmental and public health effects of that process, and impact on the economy and transportation systems in each region. Their inhabitants experience fluidity in more personal ways. We are constantly using liquid metaphors to express the mutability and movement of identity, ideology, information, and spirituality. Artists in Fluid Dynamics include Hannah Chalew, Ben Cuevas, Leslie Foster, Felli Maynard, Renee Royale, Nancy Voegeli-Curran, Demi Hanad Ward, and Sterling Wells. This exhibition is supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, the Mellon Foundation, and the Perenchio Foundation. Fluid Dynamics will be on view in the gallery through September 13, 2025, with free public visiting hours Thursdays through Saturdays, from 10am to 5pm. Please note that pets are not allowed inside our buildings. For questions, please email gallery@angelsgateart.org. Accessibility Please note that portions of Fluid Dynamics are in areas of the gallery that are currently only accessible via stairs. A virtual walkthrough of the full exhibition will be available on a tablet at the front of the gallery. About Angels Gate Cultural Center Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) emerged from a group of San Pedro artists in the 1970s that created art studios and exhibition space within the WWII era army barracks of Angels Gate Park near the Port of Los Angeles. Today, AGCC hosts over 50 artist studios in addition to a variety of programs to engage the diverse communities of the Los Angeles Harbor region, including arts education in local schools, community classes, cultural events, and exhibitions of contemporary art. More information about AGCC is available at angelsgateart.org.