# *Spirits of the Ancestors* Group exhibition · Dates not published · on view · Charles Mingus Gallery Toni Love, Judson R Powell, Charles Dickson, Willie Middlebrook, John Outterbridge and others Thirteen shovels painted, mosaicked and built up by Watts master artists as tributes to the community’s ancestors. Center director Rosie Lee Hooks commissioned thirteen respected Los Angeles artists to use shovels as their canvases. Some are painted or covered in mosaic, others treated as sculpture, and they carry everything from American flags and mirrors to images of the Watts Towers and a full-size trumpet. The set was first shown at the 2003 groundbreaking of the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center. This presentation marks that building’s opening. Varnette Honeywood, Gilbert “Magu” Lujan, Elliot Pinkney and Kenzi Shiokava are among the other participants. Full details: [wattstowers.org](https://www.wattstowers.org/copy-of-exhibitions-2) ## At [Watts Towers Arts Center](https://onview.so/la/watts-towers-arts-center.md) Arts center in Watts, Los Angeles. - Address: 1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002 - Website: https://www.wattstowers.org - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/la/map/watts-towers-arts-center --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/la/watts-towers-arts-center/spirits-of-the-ancestors. Every gallery and museum in Los Angeles: https://onview.so/la.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt