Coverage: Opening Reception for /Brit-fluence(d)/ a BritWeek Art Show at The Gabba Gallery
Saturday April 23rd, was the opening reception of /Brit-fluence(d)/ an official BritWeek group art show, at The Gabba Gallery, curated by Cartwheel Art founder Cindy Schwarzstein,. The show explores the art of UK x LA emerging and urban artists, and how they’ve been influenced by British Culture. Event coverage photo album here Note: Top Photo and all photos…
Save the Date: “Pearly’s Beauty Shop” exhibition/fundraiser, curated by Swoon at Superchief Gallery DTLA – Saturday May 21st
Pearly’s Beauty Shop at Superchief Gallery in DTLA, is unlike any other event. It’s part exhibition, part live auction, part dance party, and part pop-up artist-run beauty salon. There will be the opportunity to have nails done by a painter, hair diorama by a sculptor, makeup by a conceptual artist, and performance-artist paraffin-dip’s! No matter your aesthetic desire, Pearly’s…
Save the Date: Hearsay Artists Reveal Urban Legend – Friday May 13th
What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with an exhibition focused on urban myths and legends? Hearsay: Artists Reveal Urban Legends, curated by Wendy Sherman, and presented by Arts District Center for the Arts, will open with an artists reception on Friday May 13th from 7pm-10pm at LosJoCos Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles (725…
Save the Date: April 29 -May 1, Photo Independent
Photo Independent returns for its third year, and once again the respected platform for high caliber independent, under-represented photographic artists, who do not have an opportunity to participate in gallery-based art fairs, stages its show at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. As the first photographer-only art fair showcasing fine art photographers, Photo Independent provides a unique forum of…
Highlights for BritWeek Los Angeles: April 23rd – May 8th!
Get ready for BritWeek in Los Angeles beginning tomorrow Saturday April 23rd and running through May 8th! Over the next two weeks BritWeek will be hosting a program of events promoting British culture to highlight the creative fusion between the United Kingdom and California. The mission of BritWeek, a non profit organization that began in 1977 by Nigel Lythgoe and then-Consul General Bob…
Save the Date June 2 – June 5: Art Gathering, Queen Mary Long Beach
This is gonna be huge! Art Gathering brings over 400 artists together for a tattoo-influenced fine art fair weekend aboard the Queen Mary. Michael Keith of New Era Arts Group, Art Gathering’s parent company, explains: We noticed that many kids out of art school would jump straight into tattooing, while many longtime tattooists also were…
“Paleolithic Creatures”: Devin Thor Opens at Gallery 825 April 9
Artist Devin Thor sculpts slabs of sandstone into representation of extinct mammals, an homage to our prehistoric ancestors and the animals they painted on cave walls across the globe. His work will be on display through April, at Gallery 825, with an artist reception on April 9 from 6pm to 9pm. While Thor’s sculptures pay…
Save the Date: LA Times Festival of Books Art Programming — April 9th -10th
Now considered the largest book festival in the country, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books celebrates its 21-year anniversary. For 2 days the USC campus will transform into a literary paradise with writers, critics, reviewers, and such sharing stages to propel the national discourse of arts and letters, while audiences listen, meet, and get…
PREVIEW: Superchief’s Annual Bicoastal Mega Group Show – Opens 4/2 in DTLA!
Superchief Gallery‘s Edward Zipco and Bill Dunleavy, have once again outdone themselves for this weekends Annual Bicoastal Mega Group Show, featuring the work of 100 artists across California and New York City. The show will take place in the gallery’s three locations – a 4,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Downtown L.A., a digital media showroom in Soho NYC…
Save the Date: Brewery Artwalk April 2 and 3, 3D Black Light Vortex Returns!!
This weekend brings Brewery Artwalk where artists who work and live and the world’s largest art colony open their studios to the public. Visitors can see art in all mediums–painting, drawing, sculpture, illustration, design, print making, video, fashion, installation, ceramics, jewelry, architecture, costume–and meet the creators. While the Artwalk (and parking!) is free, be sure…
Save the Date: “La Bulla” at Plaza de la Raza – Saturday April 30th
Join Exodus Events for their one night only and highly anticipated event, “La Bulla,” at Plaza de la Raza on April 30, from 7:00pm – 1:00am. Created by Exodus Events, “La Bulla”– a new type of cultural experience in art, live entertainment, concerts, community outreach and fundraising- showcases Los Angles artists and musicians, while featuring lucha libre…