SAVE THE DATE: Akon Lighting LA Brings Music, Art, and Enlightenment to the Arts District – November 15 – 16, 2019
November 15 and 16, Akon Lighting America, DisclosureFest, and THE SPACE | BETWEEN are teaming up to present Akon Lighting LA, a two-day art and music event described as an “urban conscious music and art experience.” It’s all happening at 3BLACKDOT (1580 Jesse Street in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District). The event is vegan…
SAVE THE DATE: “F Is for Fun,” a Family-Friendly Pop-Up Art Event – Sunday, August 11, 2019
Bring the family—and your furry friends—to Boomtown Brewery’s event space for F Is for Fun, a “high-vibrational Sunday Funday” in the DTLA Arts District. The one-day pop-up, organized by Marylai and Mishfitlife in collaboration with Art Duet’s Jen DiSisto, includes art displays and installations, movement and dance activities, games, merchandise, and more. Everyone is welcome.…
SAVE THE DATE: The McLoughlin Gallery presents TAP (Temporary Art Project) – May 18th & 19th
The McLoughlin Gallery from San Francisco presents a new adventure for LA gallery-goers, with their first TAP event, or Temporary Art Project. This weekend only, on May 18-19th, join them for this pop-up multi-media exhibit featuring Raphael Federici, Daniel Healey, Max Papeschi, Sarah Ratchye, and Cristobal Valecillo. The group show has a breadth of variety in…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” at California Chinese American Museum in DTLA – Friday May 18th
Join our Downtown Los Angeles neighbors the California Chinese American Museum, for the opening reception of the “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” exhibition on Friday, May 18th. Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop looks into hip hop in the greater Los Angeles region as a site of…
SAVE THE DATE: “Thrive” at Avenue des Arts in DTLA – May 18th through June 16th
Avenue des Arts in Downtown Los Angeles opens with a new exhibition on Friday, May 18th that will feature LA-based artists Matt Gondek, Charlie Edmiston, James Gilbert, Brett Crawford, Frankie Toruno, Peter Greco, Roast Hoggmann, Moises Alan Ortiz. From the exhibition statement: Los Angeles has inspired higher artistic movements and genres that will continue for as long…
SAVE THE DATE: “Staying Idols” by Drew Merritt at Thinkspace Projects (Project Room) – May 3rd through May 25th
Opening at Thinkspace Projects, in Culver City on Saturday, May 5th is “Slaying Idols,” an exhibition featuring new works by Los Angeles-based artist Drew Merritt. Known for his hyperreal rendering and darkly stylized painting aesthetic, Merritt has created sparse works set against nondescript areas of negative white space. Primarily figurative in focus, Merritt’s pieces…
SAVE THE DATE: Patrick McGrath Muniz “Credo” Opens at La Luz de Jesus – May 4th
La Luz de Jesus Gallery presents “CREDO” by Patrick McGrath Muniz. This marks the artist’s second exhibition with the gallery. CREDO explores and questions myths, assumptions, and beliefs in an age of political uncertainty and misinformation by connecting American Pop consumer culture and religion in paintings inspired by Spanish Colonial Iconography. The work presented responds…
SAVE THE DATE: Carrie Ann Baade “The Apocalyptic Orgasm” Opens at La Luz de Jesus – May 4
La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be presenting a new exhibition “Apocalyptic Orgasm” by artist Carrie Ann Baade. This is the artist’s second exhibition with the gallery. The apocalypse represents the time after the present one and not a literal end of the world, but a release after the climax from the tension and accumulation…
SAVE THE DATE: New Series “The Power of Pigment: A Celebration of Color” with Opening Exhibition “Color Vision” at Huntington Beach Art Center – Saturday May 5th
The Huntington Beach Art Center will be presenting the first in a series of three exhibitions focussing on color. The series is titled “The Power of Pigment: A Celebration of Color” and begins with “Color Vision,” an exhibition that seeks to bring together scientifically and culturally engaging aspects of how we perceive and utilize color. The…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: “Arts District Residents & Lovers” Exhibit Opens at Angel City Brewery May 3rd
As the Arts District changes and the gentrification forces more and more of the long-term residents to relocate, we are thrilled that several venues showcase the work of the locals. This month, Angel City Brewery is the location for just such a stand, as their gallery area managed by Art Share LA opens an…
SAVE THE DATE: L.A. Collects L.A. – Latin America in Southern California Collections Talk + Book Signing – Saturday April 7th
Saturday, 7 April, Soap Plant Wacko: Purveyor of Post-Pop Culture hosts the editor (Jesse Lerner) & photographer (Rubén Ortiz Torres) of L.A. Collects L.A. – Latin America in Southern California Collections (Vincent Price Art Museum, 2018) for a night of engaging discussion with some of the book’s featured collectors (Billy Shire, Carl Baldwin, Tom Patchett).…
