Friday, May 29, 2009

Beauty and talent . . . and a big heart

Carole Bayer Sager's passion for music has given the world scores of memorable songs, including her collaborations on "Nobody Does It Better," "Don't Cry Out Loud," "That's What Friends Are For" and the Oscar-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." And to think it all started back in the '60s when, as a high-schooler, she wrote "A Groovy Kind of Love."

But now it's a love of art that has captured her imagination, and she's channeling that passion into L.A. Art House on Beverly, where she's curating an exhibit running into July called "Wounded," featuring works by new Chinese artists.

The combination working studio (she herself often paints there) and gallery donates 100% of its profits to the Hammer Museum and its Hammer Projects program for emerging artists.

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