LA Art Party Returns to its Roots
Happy Spring! We have big news for LAArtParty.com - We are changing the format. New at LAArtParty.com Some of you may already know, due to our Q & A emails sent over the past few months. FYI - we did not send to our entire list, only to the people who frequently interact with us. Photo by Kathy Leonardo It all started with a suggestion that came out of the blue from one of our subscribers. Then we
Saturday, May 4, 2024 Art Parties & Events
Saturday, May 4, 2024 art parties and events are plentiful today. As always they take place in various neighborhoods of LA. However, you may notice the list below does NOT follow a timeline, as it usually does. Since there are several event in Culver City, we grouped those together. Therefore some DTLA, and additional events off the beaten trail are listed at the bottom, but they start earlier. So plan accordingly. May 4 2024 Art Parties and Events West Hollywood
Sunday, May 5, 2024: Art Parties & Events
Hey...Sunday, May 5, 2024 Art Parties & Events includes Cinco de Mayo. Who doesn’t like this holiday??? See below for additional info, and where to celebrate May 5th in LA. Sunday, May 5, 2024 Art Parties & Events Downtown Smorgasburg Los Angeles, the culinary adventure returns to Row DTLA. Remember, this lively open-air market features an array of local food vendors as well as a family-friendly beer garden. Unfortunately, no dogs are permitted. Event: 10am to 4pm; Row DTLA, 777
May 11, 2024: Art Share L.A., Legacy Celebration
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Art Share L.A. hosts Legacy Celebration, its benefit fundraiser event. The event will shine a light on the organization's impact on Downtown LA's art community over the past twenty years. This event aims to raise $80,000 net to support emerging artists as well as providing equitable access and opportunities in the Los Angeles creative community. The VIP Reception takes place from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, followed by a Community Party from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. Art Share
Running thru May 11, 2024: Geffen Playhouse, Fat Ham
The West Coast premiere of the Broadway production of Fat Ham opens at the Geffen Playhouse this Spring. The five-time Tony Award nominee as well as the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner opened on April 4, 2024. This show is such a success, it has been extended through May 11, 2024. Fat Ham The play is written by James Ijames (Kill Move Paradise, The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington). Saheem Ali’s (Merry Wives, Goddess) Broadway production of Fat Ham will be directed by Sideeq Heard (The Hot
Open thru May 12, 2024: Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy
Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy 2023 / 2024 LA experience is a one-of-a-kind artistic journey not to be missed. I had the chance to review it for EatTravelGo.com - CLICK HERE to read. I also posted THREE video Reels on ETG's Instagram Page. This reboot of a massive art installation that originally opened thirty-six years ago in Germany, is now OPEN in downtown LA. Ace Mission Studios a 60,000-square-foot warehouse space is the new LA home for Luna Luna (at least
May 18 & 19, 2024: The Beverly Hills Art Show
Spring is here, time to enjoy the 2024 Beverly Hills Art Show. The City of Beverly Hills and its Community Services Department always organizes a festive event at Beverly Gardens Park. This year's annual Beverly Hills Art Show takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2024, from 10am to 6pm. 2024 Beverly Hills Art Show Enjoy the art of 230+ local, national as well as international artists. Once again, the 2024 Beverly Hills Art Show will showcase
May 18, 2024: Pace Gallery, Alicja Kwade & Agnes Martin
Pace Gallery presents Space Between the Lines co-curated by Alicja Kwade and Arne Glimcher. An opening art party takes place on May 18,2024, from 5-7pm. In addition to an opening, the gallery will hold a conversation with Alicja Kwade and Pace Founder and Chairman Arne Glimcher, moderated by Pace's Chief Curator Oliver Shultz. Alicja Kwade & Agnes Martin The two person exhibition features sculptures by Kwade in dialogue with a selection of paintings and works on paper by Agnes Martin.
Artist Spotlight: Ben Thouard
Meet Ocean photographer Ben Thouard. At any given moment stunningly beautiful waves are exploding over reefs and onto the shores of beaches around the world. These miracles of creation form far out in the ocean then reunite with their source in the most majestic way possible once they reach a shallow reef or land's edge. This happens countless millions of times each day, but we can only glimpse the exposed aspects of the process...unless we happen to be Ben Thouard.