Anchored by innovative illusions of 360-degree panoramas, the Velaslavasay Panorama (VP) is dedicated to the production and presentation of multi-sensory, immersive experiences with a focus on contemporary artistic adaptations of populist, proto-cinematic amusements. Since its founding in LA in the year 2000, the Velaslavasay has housed the only 360-degree panorama viewing hall on the West Coast. Our panoramic works draw on the illustrious history of the great panorama paintings of the 19th Century and the era’s tradition of pleasure gardens as immersive, experiential art.

As an artist-run organization we exhibit underrepresented forms of art and collaborate with marginalized artists who operate outside conventional paradigms. Our programs utilize a hybridization of fields including historic research, sound art, painting, role-playing, handicraft and culinary arts, and it is this space of blurred boundaries and obscure cultural contexts that we are committed to exploring.