February 12-13, 2026 Art Parties & Events
Thursday, Friday, February 12-13, 2026 art parties and events offer a preview of an exciting weekend. Enjoy openings, art talks, theatre as well as some comedy too. The below events take place all over LA – so get out there, and enjoy!
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Zebi creates her art
In Baldwin Hills Crenshaw…It’s time for the Pan African Film & Arts Festival ArtFest. It began on February 7 and will run through February 16, 2026. While the actual film festival will run February 16-22, the ArtFest runs ten days earlier. So stay tuned, we will list that as well. The ArtFest brings together over one hundred talented artist celebrating Africa and its diaspora. Expect to see a variety of media, as well as wearable art such as jewelry, fashions, ceramics, and home décor.
Zebi is a wonderul artist who is both a painter and ceramicist. She has been a part of this festival for many years. Be sure to stop by and say hi! ArtFest: 11am-8pm; The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, LA, 90008; https://www.paff.org/artfest/
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West LA…UCLA Department of Art celebrates its undergraduate juried exhibition with an opening art party in addition to an art talk with the juror. Hugo Cervantes, Curator, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) is the juror for the group exhibition. Runs through February 26, 2026; Art Party: 5-8pm; Art Talk: 5-6pm; New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, Suite 1100, 240 Charles E. Young Drive, LA, 90095; Parking in Visitor Parking Structure 3: $5/hour; https://www.art.ucla.edu
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Mid City
DMST Atelier hosts an art talk in conjunction with SIKE! The solo show by American artist Joseph Sherman.
The artwork was created during Joseph’s 2025–26 artist residency with the gallery and spotlights his current interests in repetition, labor, and materiality. The show was titled with the slang word “sike” as a nod to his childhood. Growing up Illinois, the artist used the word often. The exhibition asks attendees to look beyond the work, as it may not be what you think. The solo show runs through March 7, 2026; Art Talk: 7-8pm; DMST Atelier, 4614 W Washington Blvd, LA, 90016; https://www.dmstatelier.com
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Santa Monica
Dorado 806 Projects offers a dual exhibition titled Under Pressure. The two person show is curated by Heather Bowling of HyperSpace Arts. It features the sculptural fiber works of Loretta Bozung as well as the paintings of Emberly Modine. Under Pressure asks the question “How do we inhabit a world—and a body—defined by constant pressure?” The exhibition will remain on view through March 7, 2026; Art Party: 5-8pm; Dorado 806 Projects, 806 Broadway, Santa Monica, 90401; https://www.dorado806.com/
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Friday, February 13, 2026
In Baldwin Hills Crenshaw…the Pan African Film & Arts Festival ArtFest is ongoing through February 16, 2026. Read more about it above.
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Park La Brea area
Babst Gallery celebrates the art of John Willenbecher with an opening art party. The exhibition features recent paintings and works on paper by the artist. The solo show includes a series of new works each of which is entitled Object. Willenbecher’s works are made of acrylic paint and circles of metallic leaf on fiberboard.
Artwork by John Willenbecher; courtesy of artist and Babst Gallery
The paintings may be positioned in any way—there is no right side up—and the shelf on which they rest is a part of the work. Each composition contains a group of interwoven geometric figures. These include: the equilateral triangle (from the tetrahedron), the circle (from the sphere); the square (from the cube); and also the cone. These shapes have been a part of Willenbecher’s work for over 60 years. John Willenbecher: New Works will remain on view through April 18, 2026; Art Party: 5-7pm; Babst Gallery, 413 S Fairfax Ave, LA, 90036; http://babstgallery.com
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Pico-Union area
as-is Gallery hosts an art talk with Renée Petropoulos as well as Anthony Carfello. The evening will also feature a signing of the brochure Postcard View. This text reflects on a public sculpture Petropoulos completed several years ago, based on the same photograph referenced in the woven sculpture currently on view at as-is, and will provide added context to the work and also its origins. Art Talk: 7pm; Doors open: 6pm; as-is Gallery, 1133 Venice Boulevard, LA, 90015; https://www.as-is.la/
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Santa Monica
Tonight the West Coast Jewish Theatre kicks off its world premiere of Three Coconuts at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. Written and directed by Howard Teichman and Steven G. Simon, it is produced by Howard Teichman.
For additional info, see the Three Coconuts feature. Performance: 8pm Tickets: $40; Seniors and Santa Monica residents, $35; Reservations: 323-821-2449 or visit the website; Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Ave., Santa Monica, 90403; http://wcjt.org
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West Hollywood
Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter. Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more. Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
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