Papillion Institute of Art

My friend was bartending at the recent «Earth Day Social» by Broccoli City, so that was how I heard of P.I.A. — Papillion Institute of Art. It’s right off the 10 freeway it in a slightly skeezy sort of location, since Deja Vu Showgirls is across the street. –_​-​;
Inside it’s a large rectangular gallery space, with blank walls that are useful for projections. I liked the high ceiling, it helped the room feel less crowed even with people packed and almost overflowing out the front door. I felt that this place would have been more at home closer to Spring and Main for the DTLA Art Walks.
The music from DJ Printz had a good mix from Dubstep to HipHop. I heard a bit of the spoken word which was pretty deep, but since it was so crowded didn’t see much of the art on the walls. Since it was Earth day, free Earth Day plants and seeds were available with a bunch of other activities.
I got to try an organic vodka, «Blackleaf» and was blown away by it’s smoothness. According to their website it’s winter wheat and water naturally filtered through champagne limestone and distilled five times. I did find it smooth on the palette, great way to celebrate Earth day organically. If you keep up with the organic lifestyle and like art go check out
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I parked on the street, but I guess you can park in the Deja Vu lot for $ 5 if you didn’t want to walk a block.