Collab: LA's Best Art Salon and Creative Mixer
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◕‿◕LA’s most eclectic creative gathering is back—this time with a focus on sustainability, climate innovation, and the future we’re building together.
If you’ve been looking for your people in LA—this is where they are.
Collab is part art salon, part creative mixer, part idea incubator. For 20 years, it’s been a space where artists, founders, makers, and curious minds come together to connect, collaborate, and spark what’s next.
Expect a room full of:
Artists · Designers · Filmmakers · Builders · Entrepreneurs · Musicians · Creative Technologists · And people doing things that don’t fit in a box
⚡ What Happens at Collab?
🎤 Guest Speakers (Ask + Offer Format)
Real people building real projects share what they’re working on—and what they need.
It’s not just inspiration… it’s collaboration in real time.
LIZ GORDON , Founder of Liz's Antique Hardware and The Loft at Liz's Gallery will speak about her annual exhibition "Diverted Destruction" an annual found-object assemblage showcase focusing on sustainability and transforming trash into art. Now in it's 19th year!"April Doodles"
AKA April Dyer-Morton will be showing and discussing her art derived from trash. Enjoy viewing and even purchasing her small framed pieces that play with color, pattern, and texture. Follow her at @trash.art.official
🎨 Live Artists
Creating throughout the night (this month: sustainability-themed work)
🎭 Performances
Pop-up moments of music, performance, and creative expression
🍴 Food + Drinks
Free wine + soft drinks included
Our menu this month is all vegetarian! Chef Sion is serving his famous Portobello Sliders, Sion’s Signature Potato Wedges, and Curry Pineapple Rice. Mmmmmmmmm!!!
🌍 April Theme: Climate + Creativity
In partnership with LA Climate Week, we’re featuring artists and entrepreneurs exploring sustainability, environmental tech, and creative solutions for the future.
👉 Want to showcase your work?
We’re looking for live artists + projects aligned with this theme—DM us.
👋 First Time?
Perfect. Collab is designed to be easy to walk into—even solo.
People are open, curious, and actually talk to each other here.
Collab works best with new faces, so if you can, bring a friend!
🎟️ Details
$5 Donation (but we always welcome larger donations to help us keep Collab going)
📍 Dystopian Studios II
341 South Avenue 17, Unit A
Los Angeles, CA 90031
🗓️ Tuesday, April 14
⏰ 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
🔁 Keep the Momentum Going
Next dates:
May 12
June 9
July 14
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If you'd like to be a live artists, presenter, culinary contributor, performer or speaker at Collab, send an email to collab@collabproject.org
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