Professor Arata
We painted a portrait of West Los Angeles College Art Professor Michael Arata for his retirement. We also managed to paint Professor Arata himself.
Consumption: A Pizza Book
What is this? CONSUMPTION: A PIZZA BOOK! Who built this? KATHRYN PITT and ANN ZUMWINKLE and 140 collaborating strangers Is it a book? YES Is it a pizza? YES Can I consume it? NO Can I interact with it? YES Where's more of this pizza book? Visit Interactive Pizza Book online at URBANCROPCIRCLE.COM/CONSUMPTION [...]
Roots and Demons at SoundPedro 2025
During the 2025 SoundPedro sound art event, we painted "Roots and Demons" with 100 festival attendees on two large Japanese folding screens, Our performance merged visual art and sound, fostering collaboration and interpretation. Two Japanese screens stand as canvases and stage. Musicians positioned behind these backlit screens responded spontaneously to brushstrokes painted by participants [...]
Another P-22 Day
Another wonderful warm afternoon painting with kids in Griffith Park for this year's P-22 day, celebrating the mountain lion who lived in the Park until this past December. 90 primary sketches of the puma running were painted on by kids and families, who got to take the final work home. Thanks to the Friends [...]
Whaler’s Triptych
Two paintings/drawings of ink on silk, an artistic interpretation of Moby-Dick the monstrous white whale, to be utilized as backdrops for a site-specific play, Whalers Triptych I, produced by MoreTheaterSB in Santa Barbara. Drawing from Melville's literary masterpiece, the paintings/drawings are ink on large silk pieces, which was chosen to mirror the fluidity and [...]
Auntie Sock
This large 6ft x 3ft painting is a collaborative effort by friends and family members of all ages to create an expressive artwork gift about Auntie Sock, who turned 99 years old in 2023! Approximately 30 adults and kids painted with sumi ink onto a pre-painted colorized sheet, filling it with meaningful objects and [...]
Sierra Club Angeles Banquet
This collaborative painting event hosted by Urban Crop Circle at the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter annual banquet was a vibrant celebration of community and creativity. Attendees came together to contribute their unique artistic touches, guided by the expertise of Urban Crop Circle's team. This collective effort resulted in a stunning piece of art that [...]
St. Sebastian @ Sound Pedro
The scenic skyline of the San Pedro ports was the backdrop for a collaborative project with live musicians Doug Bland and Tom Penrod of The Dirty Chaps, at the former Army barracks site located throughout Angel's Gate Cultural Center during the SoundPedro 2018 Festival. Urban Crop Circle participants created an effigy of St. Sebastian commemorating [...]
HAAT 2018
The Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology (HAAT) at Estaban E. Torres High School invited us back for the 4th year to their Open House day in East Los Angeles. Approximately 45 students, teachers and family members created a folding book-box which when opened, became a long scroll painting of animated human and animal faces. [...]
Getty Center on the Hill
One in a series of altered scrolls, a painted diagram of Getty Center horizontal cut-away view of the famous grounds on the top of the hill. Approx. 25 J. Paul Getty Trust staff alumni added their artistic insights. Thanks especially to MarlinM, AdrienneL, MargaretK!
Year of the Dog
A series of 4 altered Japanese scrolls was created in celebration of Chinese New Year, on February 8, 2018, the Year of the Dog. 5 visual collaborators were accompanied by 5 singalong artists, who cut out silhouettes of bright red dogs and set them against a swirling black background with imprints of artist’s marks along [...]