It’s another busy Saturday October 19, 2024 art parties and events are plentiful. Start your day off at a food festival, plus there are two more arts festivals (which will also have food), as well as art events. Head to Culver City for PST ART Weekend celebration at the Wende Museum.
October 19, 2024 Art Parties and Events
The Fall Beverly Hills Art Show takes place today and tomorrow. Enjoy the works of over 230 local, regional as well as national artists. There is literally every type of media available for sale. Read all about the Beverly Hills Art Show. Event runs along four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard, from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive. Event: 10am-5pm; Beverly Gardens, 9455 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; https://www.facebook.com/BHArtShow
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A Taste of Soul takes place today. The largest one-day ‘free’ street festival in Los Angeles, the event celebrates the Black Cultural Experience. The annual event attracts nearly 350,000 attendees every year, who visit to experience all things soulful on historic Crenshaw Blvd. every 3rd Saturday in October.
A Taste of Soul; courtesy of festival
Attendees will enjoy Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Dance, and local artists, even social and also healthcare resources, too. In addition there will be fun and socially-themed pavilions, renowned local and internationally featured visual artists, curated children’s themed events, as well as lots more! Event 10am-7pm; FREE; Runs along Crenshaw Blvd (between Stocker Ave., and Obama Blvd., as well as King Blvd., (between McClung and Mariton). https://www.tasteofsoulla.com
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Downtown
Grand Ave Arts: All Access hits the streets of DTLA from 1st – 5th Streets. From 11am to 4pm, arts and cultural institutions along Grand Avenue open their doors to visitors of all ages for a day of free workshops, performances, tours, and interactive events. Explore art, music, dance, literature, and more: all events are free and open to the public, rain or shine. Event: 11am-4pm; Along Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles from Temple–5th Street; https://grandavearts.org
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Also downtown…The Music Center presents The Chapter House Indigenous Peoples’ Day Party.
Celebrate L.A.’s Indigenous communities today. The Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center will exhibit art, and host workshops, story-sharing and djs. Indigenous venders will offer their wares. There will also be food for sale. Event: 11am-4pm; Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., LA, 90012; https://www.musiccenter.org/tickets-free-events/tmc-arts/the-chapter-house-indigenous-peoples-day-party/
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Another one close by…The opening ceremony of Grand Park’s Dia de la Muertos takes place today from 11am-4pm. The event features music, dance, poetry, and more. This event is in partnership with ALOUD and the Library of America, and features media giveaways from KTNQ 1020 AM. This event kicks off a two week alters exhibition created to honor the holiday. See LAArtParty’s full list of Day of the Dead events in LA or LAArtParty’s list of Halloween events as well. Event: 11am-4pm; Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://grandparkla.org/diadelosmuertos
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Finally one more downtown (see below for later happenings in DTLA)…The Wooster Group returns to REDCAT with a timely, surreal production of Richard Foreman’s play Symphony of Rats. Written for The Wooster Group in 1988, the reimagined production is co-directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk. Shows are selling out…so act fast! Performance: 3pm; Admission: $50; REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org/
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In Culver City…Blum Los Angeles holds a book launch and artist talk celebrating Cushion of Air, the first monograph on Los Angeles–based artist Aaron Garber-Maikovska. Garber-Maikovska will be joined in conversation by art writer, and contributing author to Cushion of Air, Jan Tumlir. This event is free and open to all. RSVP is encouraged. Event: 2pm; Blum Los Angeles, 2727 La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; https://www.blum-gallery.com
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Santa Monica
Bergamot Station has a few art talks, slide shows, as well as an opening today/tonight.
Lois Lambert Gallery hosts an art talk. Meet renowned artist, Kyong Boon Oh and participate in creating one of her iconic metal wire sculptures. Visitors to the gallery will be able to sculpt alongside Oh and interact hands-on with her materials. Art Talk: 3-4:30pm; Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., E3, Santa Monica, 90404; https://loislambertgallery.com
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Craig Krull Gallery brings us new exhibitions. Woods Davy: Denying Gravity, as well as Debbie McAfee: Between Earth and Sky both open today. 3pm; Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B-3, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.craigkrullgallery.com
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Another at Bergamot Station…Marshall Gallery hosts a special slideshow presentation with Chris McCaw. The event is a part of PST ART’s West Side related events. The artist offers a behind the curtain look at how his works are created. The renowned platinum printmaker’s lifelong obsession with the darkroom led him to developing a proprietary process that has cemented his work as singular in the history of the medium. Art Talk 12pm; Marshall Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. A6, Santa Monica, 90404; https://marshallgallery.art/
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Also at Bergamot…Galerie XII Los Angeles celebrates to opening of Philippe Abergel: I remember, as well as Siri Kaur: In the Company of Wolves. Philippe Abergel’s series arises from a reflexion on the medium of photography. The artist has imagined a shooting protocol that forces him to build a mental image before starting to photograph.
In the Company of Wolves is Siri Kaur’s three decades long sustained engagement with the strange, uncanny thresholds between being a child and an adult, between violence and pleasure, looking and being seen, power and submission. Art Party: 3-5pm; Galerie XII, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, #B2, Santa Monica, CA, 90404; https://www.galeriexii.com/en
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West Hollywood
Louis Stern Gallery hosts an art talk with Sharrissa Iqbal from the Palm Springs Art Museum. This lecture traces the artist’s engagement with themes from the natural sciences in her Post Surrealist and hard-edge paintings. With a particular focus on the recurrence of astronomical subjects in her work, this research highlights Lundeberg’s interdisciplinary interest in scientific and also artistic modes of visual communication throughout her career. Art Talk: 3pm; Louis Stern Fine Arts, 9002 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.louissternfinearts.com
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Culver City
Join the Getty and partners at Culver City’s Wende Museum to celebrate the West LA to South LA PST ART Weekend. The event will feature extended gallery hours at the Wende, and the nearby Museum of Jurassic Technology. In addition, the Center for Land Use Interpretation will also participate. The happening will offer a full evening of free programming including a record store pop-up, an incense workshop from Usal Project, NTS Radio DJs, as well as food trucks…Fat + Flour and Honey Kettle, and more. Learn about the full PST ART initiative, and grab some limited edition swag.
Wende Museum; courtesy of the Wende Museum
Exhibitions on view at the event: Counter / Surveillance: Control, Privacy, Agency at the Wende Museum. Remote Sensing: Explorations Into the Art of Detection at CLUI; A Veiled Gazelle – Intimations of the Infinite and Eternal at the Museum of Jurassic Technology; Art P arty: 4-8pm; The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City, 90230; https://wendemuseum.org/program/pst-block-party/
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West Adams
Head to DMST Atelier for the closing art party for All The (Healing) Parts. The two-person exhibit features paintings and comic drawings by Shizuka Kusayanagi in addition to the photographic textile and also mixed media sculptures by Faith-Ann Kiwa Young. If you have not yet seen the beautiful artworks by these two Japanese-rooted, Californian artists. be sure to stop in. Art Party: 4-7pm; DMST Atelier, 606 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016; https://www.dmstatelier.com/
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Also in West Adams…Shoshana Wayne Gallery debuts Shiva Ahmadi: Tangle. This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles as well as with the gallery. Art Party: 4-6pm; Shoshana Wayne Gallery, 5247 W. Adams Blvd., LA, 90016; http://shoshanawayne.com
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In the Hancock Park area…LAUNCH LA brings us a solo exhibition titled Leigh Salgado: Pissed ‘N Blissed. Art Party: 5-8pm; LAUNCH Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave. LA, 90036; https://launchla.org
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Glassell Park/Highland Park area
Albert Reyes: Family Therapy Techniques opens at Whitebox. This exhibition showcases his use of art as personal therapy, where his artistic techniques seamlessly combine movie art, found materials, and also cultural commentary. It offers a fresh perspective on the social landscape, capturing the grit of our human experience. Art Party: 5-9pm; Whitebox, 4136 Verdugo Rd. LA, 90065; https://whitebox.la
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In the Rancho Park area…Azzi Art Gallery LA presents Madelyn Webb, curated by Aziza Azizova. Art Party: 5-9pm; Azzi Art Gallery LA, 10511 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90064; https://azziart.gallery
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Downtown (some early & late)
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles holds an artist-led walkthrough of Carousel, Laura Krifka’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. Moreover, in this new body of work, Krifka brings together a new series of figurative paintings that question the social constructs of desire.
Laura Krifka, In Bloom, 2024, oil on panel, 36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
Walkthrough: 3:30-4:30pm; Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo Street LA, 90021; https://www.luisdejesus.com
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Also downtown…LACP (The Los Angeles Center of Photography) holds its 9th annual award ceremony tonight. This year’s event will bring the photographic and creative communities together for the awards presentation, including an exhibition launch with works by the honorees, followed by a reception. In addition photographer, performance artist, and writer Harry Gamboa, Jr. will be celebrated along with Ken Gonzales-Day. For additional info, see our LACP 2024 Annual Award Ceremony. Art Party: 4pm; Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) 252 South Los Angeles St., LA 90012; https://lacphoto.org
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More Downtown
Patricia Sweet Gallery hosts a closing art party as well as a walkthrough with Los Angeles painter Sharon Barnes. Art Party/Walkthrough: 7-8pm; Patricia Sweetow Gallery, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave Ste 351, Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://www.patriciasweetowgallery.com/
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Then later Downtown…
Gabba Gallery debuts WISHLIST 12, its affordable art show at the new DTLA gallery. Therefore prices start at $100 and never exceed $1000. Curated by Jason Ostro and Elena Jacobson, the group exhibition features 70 talented artists from LA and beyond.
Furthermore, the “grab and go” format allows collectors take their art home right away as new art goes up creating an ever-evolving exhibition. Drinks provided by Liquid Death, Easy Rider, Really Good Boxed Wine with music by DJ Jonathan Williams. There are pay parking lots on either side of gallery as well as a metro station across the street (Historic Broadway); Art Party: 5-9pm; Gabba Gallery, 235 S. Broadway, LA, 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/
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Even More Downtown
In the Bendix Building, 515 hosts a closing art party for In Form, Space and Material. Curated by Ann Marie Rousseau, viewers are asked to engage with the art with an active as well as tactile dialogue. Furthermore, this exhibition echoes the early innovations of modernists like Marcel Duchamp and Georges Braque, whose embrace of unconventional materials and abstraction challenged the boundaries of art. Artists include: David DiMichele, Ann Marie Rousseau, Valerie Wilcox. Art Party: 7-9pm; 515 Gallery, 1206 Maple Ave. #515, LA, 90015; http://515Bendix.com
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Hollywood
Nazarian / Curcio hosts two nights of performances. Naama Tsabar activates her current exhibition titled Friction with local musicians and performers. The piece is composed and performed in a collaboration with Gabriela Burdsall, Jeanann Dara, and Sarah Strauss. In addition, the entire exhibition space will become a sound space in which the audience can move freely around the performers. Doors open: 7pm; Performance 7:30pm (30 minutes); CLICK HERE to RSVP; If you are unable to attend after RSVP-ing, please notify the gallery (info@) so your tickets can be utilized someone else. Nazarian / Curcio, 616 North La Brea Avenue LA, 90036; https://nazariancurcio.com
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Santa Monica
Cirque du Soleil is back at the Santa Monica Pier. The acclaimed show KOOZA kicks off tonight and runs through December 1, 2024. Audiences are invited under the iconic Big Top at the Pier to be part of the joyous return of Cirque du Soleil to this much-loved location.
KOOZA; courtesy of Cirque du Soleil
From daredevil performances to mischievous clowns, KOOZA delivers its signature Cirque du Soleil experience.Attendees can expect to see high-flying acrobatics, whimsical characters, lavish costuming, colorful sets, hilarious clowning, as well as a powerful live score. Read the full feature about Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza and read my Kooza review on our sister site EatTravelGo.com (an art inspired travel site); Admission for KOOZA start at $69; Tickets for Santa Monica performances of KOOZA are available online. Performance: 8pm; Santa Monica Pier, Under The Big Top at the Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 90401; http://cirquedusoleil.com/kooza
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
