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# 18th Street Arts Center Hosts Fourth ArtNight with Free Exhibits and Concert
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/111805-story-20051118-2/
- Published: 2005-11-18T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:13:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

18th Street Arts Center presents the fourth “ArtNight at 18th Street,” a series of free art events, on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St.

This edition will feature opening receptions for the art exhibits, “TransFOURmations” and “What We Think Now,” a free concert by Bobby Matos and His Afro-Cuban Jazz, as well as numerous open studios of local and international artists.

Founded in 1988, in Santa Monica, 18th Street Arts Center is Southern California’s largest international residential art center of its kind. It is a nonprofit that supports artists and arts organizations dedicated to issues of community and diversity in contemporary society. 18th Street programs are supported in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, California Community Foundation, Santa Monica City Cultural Affairs Division, L.A. County Arts Commission, Dana Foundation, J. Paul Getty Grant Program, Ford Foundation, and others.

For information, call (310) 453-3711.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 18, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111805.pdf?ref=smdp.com)