Second Thursday (May 9, 2013)

Every second Thursday of the month, Los Angeles puts on an art walk where aspiring and professional artists can display their art on the streets. This month the URM played host to Jason Leith's Art exhibition called Sacred Streets. Jason Leith's exhibition was compiled of art pieces he drew and painted on cardboard boxes (and other like mediums) of 12 homeless individuals living on the streets of Skid Row. Once I was done with my dinner shift at URM's kitchen, Paul (one of the chef's at URM) invited me and Elijah to go see the gallery. It was amazing, the entire room was built out of cardboard boxes and sheet metal, and the ground was built out of layers of cardboard, cans, and insulation material (all items the homeless use to create their own shelters). Also, all the art pieces had a paragraph next to them which told a short biography of the subject's life. On top of that, the exhibition had no roof and it had began to sprinkle, so the gallery greatly encompassed the feeling of what it's like to live on the streets.