The Downtown Art Walk in Los Angeles turns the car-culture city into a pedestrian’s paradise for an evening a month — and seeking culture on foot’s never been greener. Some eco-findings from last night’s event:

Starting at the Museum of Contemporary Art, I admired Robert Rauschenberg’s penchant for upcycling found objects into fine art. Above: Interview, 1955.

Then I walked over to the Downtown Art Park to stop by La Guera Tamalera‘s stand. I got a vegan organic tamale and organic horchata — made with almond milk and sweetened with agave necrar — which filled me up so much I didn’t have room for a strawberry tamale for dessert.

Below’s La Guera, aka Deborah Stern, whose yummy tamales you can find at Locali every day.

Inside the Art Park was also Green Truck, an eco-foodie truck known for their Mother Truckers –

and a couple local dudes with their upcycled creations! Tyler Bender Book Co. creates whimsical “new” notebooks from old hardback covers, cereal boxes, T-shirts, and recycled or reclaimed paper.

I bought a couple (he takes credit!) before browsing through his tentmate’s upcycled record goods.

Then it was on to Lot 44 Coffee Bar for organic, fair trade coffee — and an opening for Horse Show, an art exhibition by Walker — plus musical and dance performances in the atrium.

Another dance performance was happening in front of Apliiq, a store-workshop that encourages people to upcycle and add handmade embellishments to their clothing.

Apliiq clothes — including this gorgeous jacket — are available at Etsy.

I stopped in a few more galleries — like the one below featuring a sort of live art-performance — before getting back on the Big Blue Bus 10 back to Santa Monica.

If you’re in L.A., don’t miss the next Downtown Art Walk, happening August 13.

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