Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/31/2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
ArtCenter South Campus
Category(ies)
(L-R) David Eguchi, Tod Kaneko, Darryl Kim, and Paul Katata working on a supercharged, pro-street Chevrolet Vega in the garage of Glen Kuwata (Photo – Tod Kaneko)
ArtCenter, in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), presents Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community as part of JANM on the Go.
The exhibition celebrates Southern California’s love affair with the automobile through the eyes of Japanese Americans and the community’s influence on car culture in the United States.
Cruising J-Town features more than 100 objects, including rare photographs, home movies, memorabilia from car clubs, service stations, race car drivers, and collectors, as well as five classic cars that embody the exhibition’s themes of speed, style, work, and community.
Admission is free and open to the public. The opening reception is on July 31, 2025 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the ArtCenter’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery. The exhibition will be available through November 12, 2025. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Sunday from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
There is also an array of public programs, both at the ArtCenter and on JANM’s campus in Little Tokyo, including panel discussions and a series of Cars and Coffee events throughout the run of the exhibition. For more information, click here.
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