Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1.
Shut down from Sixth and Eighth streets, the event that took place from 1 to 9 p.m. on Cypress Avenue in Hermosa Beach, featured live music, vendors and new art shows at Resin and ShockBoxx.
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is Ayline Artin and band performing. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is Hunter Porter performing at the event. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is Satchel Roebuck and his painting ‘Money to Loan.’ (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is a piece by Kevin Dowdee. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured are works at Resin gallery. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Volunteers at Resin/South Bay Artist Collective were honored including, pictured from left, Aydyn Morgan, Amelia McRae, Fiona Dowdee, Michelle Rembert, Francesca Kula, Devon McKnight and Resin founder Rafael McMaster. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is Funky Picnic performing at the event. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. Pictured is artist Scott Meskill with two of his new pieces at ShockBoxx gallery. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Resin gallery, ShockBoxx gallery, Studio 637, Hermosa Music Company and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Cypress Block Party on Aug. 1. (photo by Michael Hixon)
Home to not only art galleries, Cypress has many creatives, including surfboard shapers, in its three-block radius. The organizers’ goal is to make the area an industrial arts hot spot for not only Hermosa Beach, but for the entire South Bay.
Rafael McMaster, Resin gallery and South Bay Artist Collective founder, said Monday that more than 500 people attended the event.
