Saturday January 31 2026 Art Parties & Exhibitions feature a variety of art events, some art talks, and music as well. Start off at the all day Free celebration at 18th Street Arts Center, then head to some opening art exhibitions.
January 31 2026 Art Parties & Exhibitions
In Santa Monica…18th Street Arts Center and Highways Performance Space invite the community to an all day celebration. Linda Frye Burnham and Steve Durland, host a launch party of High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027). It is a multi-year initiative dedicated to High Performance magazine. Highlights include cover artists: Suzanne Lacy, Paul McCarthy, Nancy Buchanan, Richard Newton, Sisters of Survival and many more! Moreover these artists and others will present activations throughout the day, with a highlight of Lacy reimagining of her performance Cinderella in a Dragster (1976), as featured on the first High Performance cover in 1978, with a new 2025 speedster.
Be sure to pop in and view the work of Local resident artists who will open their studios at 18th Street Arts Center, so be sure to pop by. These include: Lita Albuquerque, Debra Disman, Mark Farina, Margaret Oakley, Ara Oshagan, Carol Zou, and many more. Event: 1-5pm; FREE; 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, 90404; https://18thstreet.org
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Brentwood
If you missed the Skirball Cultural Center opening for the new Jack Kirby exhibition not to worry, you can catch the show today. However, it is closing soon, so hop to it. Read more about it on the Skirball, Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity Feature. Hours: 10-5pm; General Admission: $18; Seniors: $13; Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA 90049; https://www.skirball.org/
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Santa Monica
dnj Gallery hosts an Artist-Patient Medical Professional Conversation today at 2pm. The event takes place in conjunction with its current exhibition – Conquer Your Own Rhythm: A Group Show by Artists with Epilepsy. The talk is moderated by Ted Meyer. Participants include: dnj Gallery artists Mara Riane and Michel Romero as well as UCLA neurologist John Stern, M.D. Read more about the exhibition on the January 2026 dnj Galley Feature. Talk: 2pm; dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.dnjgallery.net
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Also in Santa Monica…Galerie XII unveils This Earthen Door, a new exhibition from Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey.
The artists have utilized the experimental anthotype printing process to create stunning modern works of photographic art. The two person show runs through April 18, 2026; Art Party: 3-5pm; Galerie XII, Bergamot Station, #B2, 2525 Michigan Ave., SM, 90405; https://www.galeriexii.com
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Park La Brea
Launch LA hosts a closing reception & artists’ aalk-through of Seriously Playful. The group show features the art of Joe Davidson, David S. Rubin, and also Scott Taylor; Closing Art Party: 3 – 5pm; Walk-through at 3:45pm; LAUNCH Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave., LA, 90036; https://launchla.org/
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Downtown
NICODIM hosts an opening for its latest group show. Artists include: Ángeles Agrela, June Canedo de Souza, Stanley Edmondson, Liang Fu, Larry Madrigal, Marta Mattioli, Teresa Murta, Daniel Pitín, and Nicola Samorì; Art Party: 4-7pm; NICODIM, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave #160, LA 90021; https://www.nicodimgallery.com
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Mid City
Timothy Hawkinson Gallery presents The Scent Cleared My Mind by Annette Hur. The artist was born in South Korea and currently lives and works in Brooklyn NY. The solo exhibition runs through March 7th, 2026; Art Party: 5 – 7pm; Timothy Hawkinson Gallery, 7424 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036; https://www.timothyhawkinsongallery.com
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Also in Mid City…Pace Los Angeles brings us a new exhibition titled Lauren Quin: Eyelets of Alkaline. The solo show features new works painted by Los-Angeles based artist over the last year and a half. In this exhibition the artist Quin has turned from an “overdose” of chromatic intensity toward what she describes as a “detox of color.” The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue from Pace Publishing, featuring a new text by the poet, playwright, and essayist Ariana Reines.
Artwork by Lauren Quinn; courtesy of artist & Pace Gallery
Though they may at first appear monochromatic, Quin’s new paintings are anything but monochromes. Dense tonal fields of blacks and greys are haloed by bleachfields of fugitive color, neither fully present nor fully absent. Brilliant hues persist as echoes, sedimented and worked into atmospheres. Moreover, Quin’s lexicon of “symbols”—a repertoire of forms she has developed over time, which recur across her works—are digested and absorbed. The color feels like the remnant of a stain––faded sepia against flashes of grisaille. Through this reduction, Quin short-circuits the associative, emotional, and referential powers of color. Runs through March 28, 2026; Art Party: 5-7pm; Pace Gallery, 1201 South La Brea Ave., LA; https://www.pacegallery.com/
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Mid Wilshire
TAG celebrates new exhibitions tonight with an opening art party. Terms and Conditions Apply features the art of Austin Lubtekin. An autistic visual artist and software engineer, Lubetkin sees language, sound, and emotion as colors and patterns. Furthermore, while working with social media and visual language, he creates expansive colorful artworks.
In addition TAG Artists present group exhibitions: Members Showcase 2026 and also Love in the Sky. Mediums include photography, painting, sculpture, digital art as well as mixed media works. Art Party: 5-8pm; TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.taggallery.net/
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Culver City
Good Naked Gallery offers an opening reception for a group exhibition titled Desert Island. Artists include: Vanessa Chow, Jen Hitchings, Nina Klein, Raina Lee, Caitlin Parker, Kate Rusek, just to name a few. See the website for the full list of artists. The show will remain on view through March 1, 2026; Art Party: 5-8pm; Good Naked Gallery at DON’T LOOK Annex, 2680 S La Cienega Blvd, LA 90034; https://www.goodnakedgallery.com
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Lincoln Heights
Keystone Art Space unveils Place/Displace by Beth Davila Waldman. The solo show spotlights the desert and sea, while taking into consideration the relationship between nature and the human race. Place/Displace runs through 5-9pm; Keystone Art Space, 338 S. Ave 16, LA, 90031; https://www.keystoneartspace.com
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Glendale
Neighborhood Ecology is a love letter to Southern California’s many cultured communities tucked in its own Southern California environs. Opening tonight at Brand Library & Art Center the group show pays tribute to each neighborhood’s residents as well as its landmarks, flora and fauna. Artists include: Andrea Bersaglieri, Jonathan Casella, Christopher Chinn, Baha Danesh, Susan Feldman, Aroussiak Gabrielian, Jazmin Garcia, Josh Hash, IBARRA, Fredrik Lidskog/Impermanent Art, Megan Mueller, Jynx Prado, Felix Quintana and Jaime Scholnick. Moreover young artists from all five high schools in Glendale Unified School District are also presenting artwork in the show.
This exhibition is part of the 2026 Hyper SoCal initiative, which brings awareness to nonprofit and municipal art venues supporting working artists in Southern California. Neighborhood Ecology is curated by GLAC Exhibition Coordinator Stephanie Sherwood. Runs through May 9,2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W Mountain St, Glendale, CA 91201; https://www.brandlibrary.org
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Downtown
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts (GDCA) holds a closing art party for two exhibitions. These include a group show titled Origins, as well as My Mannequin Moment by Edward L. Rubin. Art Party: 6-10pm; GDCA, 727 South Spring Street, LA 90014; http://www.GDCAgallery.com
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Hollywood
HeART Warriors produced by Bodies and Beats, converts Casita Hollywood into a living, breathing UV gallery. The large-scale performance art experience features house music pioneer Marques Wyatt in addition to ten body painters. Moreover the artists will transform a troupe of performance artists and also the audience into glowing, neon works of art under UV lights. Admission starts at $33.85; Casita Hollywood, 1323 Highland Ave., LA 90028; HeART Warriors Event Info
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Live Music
Troubadour presents Americanafest. This is a Pre-Grammy Salute to Neil Young. Proceeds from the music event help support nitiatives of MusiCares. Bands include: Alex Amen, Chris Pierce, Evangeline, Gold Star, I’m With Her, Jesse Welles, Katie Pruitt, Leif Vollebekk, Maggie Rose, Margo Price, Molly Tuttle, Rhiannon Giddens, Sierra Hull, The Milk Carton Kids, and Young the Giant. Visit the website for more info, and to buy tickets; Doors open: 7pm; Show starts: 8pm; The Troubadour, 9081 N Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 90069; https://troubadour.com
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