Sagara Development LLC

I love it:  Some local artists in Los Angeles decided to DO something about their art sales (or lack thereof), and turned their house into a gallery.

One of those artists is Matt Inai, an aspiring photographer and Photoshop guru par excellence, and friend of the family. Not one to sit around on his, er,  lenses, waiting for the economy to improve, he got busy doing something about it.  He removed the furniture, painted the walls, installed lighting and turned his house into a gallery. Then he got some live music together, a chef to BBQ up some great food, a bar with lots of libations (good thinking) and invited everyone he knew (or didn't know). 

The grand opening of MOCM Gallery ("Museum of Contemporary Moo," I have no idea, don't ask) opened last week and they had a gala party featuring the work of several artists. I mean, the WHOLE house.  It was impressive.

Matt took over a couple of rooms for his work (see above), and artist Marc Hirsch took over the garage and made it his own. Evey inch of the house was used including a hallway niche, and even the loo.

Other Artists Included:

John Alvin
Eduardo Barreto
Elizabeth Caffey
Robert Caffey
Dan Colella
Kristin Edwards
Roy Ferre
Matt Groening
Miranda Harter
Daniel Marquand
Amy Martin
Aglaia Mortcheva

There were Musical Performances by Derrick Sagara, Marc Mumcian & Friends; Food by Chef Angel Davalos & His Damn Good Tacos; and Bartender Extraordinaire--Wesley Marquand.

Sadly, the house was for sale and escrow is scheduled to close soon. So if you have an interest in any of this, feel free to contact me and pass your message along to Matt and his friends!