Watts Art? is a collaborative art project created by Art Center students, Watts House Project and St. John’s United Methodist Church in the historic Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. The goal is to encourage community derived creative projects and to facilitate new artistic commissions at St. John’s. Watts Art? was born from the Designmatters studio Case Studies for Social Change, led by Edgar Arceneaux, Dave Bailey and Alexandra Grant this term.

On Sunday, Dec. 19, the inaugural exhibit of the collaborative project, 34,830 Watts, will be presented at St. John’s near the historic Watts Towers from 3 to 6 p.m. More than 20 local and community artists will show work, a site-specific light work will be unveiled, a dance performance and more are planned for the day. 34,830 Watts aims to highlight the uniqueness and rich cultural legacy of the Watts neighborhood.