Saturday, April 4, 2026: Art Parties & Events will keep you busy with a variety of choices. Between community celebrations art openings and closings, art talks, and theatre too, there is something for everyone.
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West Hollywood…Los Angeles Art Association hosts an all day opening for a group show titled Interiority. The juried exhibition is curated by Robert Benitez of the Lancaster Museum of Art & History. It spotlight introspective artworks and includes all types of media. Moreover additional solo shows by Richard Bruland, Zelia de Sousa as well as Carlos Grasso will also open. All exhibitions will remain on view through May 1, 2026; Event: 10am-5pm; LAAA, Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., LA 90069; https://www.laaa.org/
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…Marshall Gallery celebrates a new exhibition of works by Berkeley-based artist Peter Wegner. Peter Wegner has exhibited widely for over three decades with work spanning painting, sculpture, photography, collage, and installation. He has also recently focused on public art projects and large-scale commissions in the Bay Area. Runs through May 2, 2026; Art Party & Art Talk; 2pm; Marshall Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. A6, Santa Monica, 90404; https://marshallgallery.art/
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Downtown
ICA LA hosts a community celebration for the opening of new exhibitions. Speaking in Tongues a group exhibition spotlighting art influenced by spirituality opens in the main gallery. Additionally Raven Sanchez: Así Sea / So Be It will be on view in the Elsa Longhauser Project Room. This is the LA artist’s first solo show with the gallery. And finally Desert Islands, an exhibition from the newest Bookshelf Residency with Semiotext(e) opens in the Annex Gallery.
A series of live performances will also take place in conjunction with the Speaking in Tongues exhibition. The series features Ron Athey and Carmina Escobar, Raven Chacon, Asher Hartman in collaboration with Jasmine Orpilla, Việt Lê, and Aki Onda. These works extend the exhibition both within and beyond the ICA LA galleries, activating sound, voice, and the body as sites of spiritual inquiry and communion. Here is today’s schedule.
2pm: Performance of Bells by artist Aki Onda; 3pm: ICA LA welcome with Executive Director Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator Amanda Sroka, and Curatorial Associate Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle, followed by a Filipino music offering by Nicanor Estudillo Evangelista Jr., Diane Valencia, and Jasmine Orpilla; 4pm: Performance of Raven Chacon’s Compass by musician Andrew Tholl; 4:30-7pm: Public opening reception; Enjoy food by Asadero Chikali as well as music by DEESCO throughout the day! ICA LA, 1717 E.7th St, LA, 90021; https://www.theicala.org
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Hollywood
Also in Hollywood…Diane Rosenstein holds an art party to celebrate its new space. Also opening as its inaugural exhibition is Amir Zaki: No Dust to Settle. This is the gallery’s third solo exhibition with Amir Zaki (USA, b. 1974). Fifteen black and white photographs are included from the artist’s recent body of work: an alternative archive of the postwar architectural history of modernist libraries in Southern California. Runs through May 9, 2026; Art Party: 4-6pm; Diane Rosenstein Gallery, 1504 N. Gardner St., LA, 90046; https://dianerosenstein.com/
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Also in Hollywood…Jeffrey Deitch Gallery hosts a performance by Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation co-presented by KCRW. The show takes place in front of Judith F. Baca’s exhibition The Great Wall of Los Angeles – The 1970s: A Decade of Defiance and Dreams.
The soul and jazz choir was founded by Jimetta Rose and organist Jack Maeby in 2019. The group has performed across the world and has been swiftly gaining acclaim. Performance: 2pm; Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, 925 N Orange Dr, LA 90038; https://deitch.com/
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And one more in Hollywood…
Musichead Gallery holds and art talk and book signing with photographer Charles Peterson. The iconic photographer is best known for his work with the grunge movement. He will discuss his most sought after photographs that documented the rise of Nirvana. Art Talk: 2-4pm; Musichead Gallery, 7420 W Sunset Blvd, LA, 90046; https://musichead.com
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Beverly Hills
The Wallis presents the Pulitzer Prize winning play English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams. This acclaimed Atlantic Theater Company & Roundabout Theatre Company production runs for a limited engagement of 24 performances at the Wallis’ Bram Goldsmith Theater on April 4 to 26, 2026.
The play spotlights four Iranian adults preparing for an English language exam in a storefront school near Tehran. Due to family separations and travel restrictions they are now prompted to learn a new language that may alter their identities. Needless to say, the plot of English is ironically pertinent in 2026 and tells a touching story of young people caught in the crossfire of political assimilation. Runs through April 26, 2026; Performance: 2pm and 7:30pm; Admission begins at $53.90; Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 90210; https://thewallis.org/
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Mid City
CMay offers a final celebration and book signing for two artists and their solo exhibitions. Land / Air / Sea by Los Angeles–based artist Cynthia Minet. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition. Featuring six new cast aluminum sculptures highlighting the impact that humans have had on our world. She is known for her illuminated installations of life-sized animal sculptures created from recycled plastics.
LA-based artist Jeremy Kidd continues his photographic practice of the past twenty years. His first solo show with the gallery, Between Observation & Artifice features a new body of landscape paintings. He combines these paintings alongside an animated video work.
Jeremy Kidd, After Thomas Moran 2, 2025, (Fiercely the red sun descending burned his way along the heavens 1876), Acrylic on Panel 2025, 24 x 36 inches
Read more about the artist’s work on the CMay, Jeremy Kidd Feature. Jeremy has also been featured on our sister platform, an art inspired travel site – EatTravelGo.com Read the Jeremy Kidd ETG Interview Here. Closing Art Party, Book Signing: 3-5pm; CMAY Gallery, 5828 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90036; https://cmaygallery.com
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Venice
At the Electric Lodge, take in The Best Boarding House in Delaware written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan. The play is inspired by the chilling true crimes of Dorothea Puette. It tells the horrid story of Puette running a social security scam out of her boarding house for seniors. Performances: 3pm and 7pm; The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, CA 90291; https://www.electriclodge.org
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Downtown
Vielmetter Los Angeles offers an opening reception for Groundskeeper by Alec Egan in Gallery II. The inaugural solo exhibition features the artist’s recent series stems from the psychological concept of the prodromal — a clinical term describing the onset of psychosis before it fully emerges. Groundskeeper is Egan’s first solo show in LA since the 2025 Palisades fire, which took his home and studio. Thus it focuses on both personal and also collective loss that resulted. The exhibition will remain on view through May 16, 2026; Art Party: 4-6pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave., #101, LA, 90021; https://vielmetter.com
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Park La Brea
LAUNCH LA hosts a closing reception and artist led walk-through for the group show titled El Viaje. It features three Los Angeles–based artists – Annie Marini-Genzon, Kiara Aileen Machado, and Rebecca Nabarrete. The exhibition includes painting, mixed media, as well as sculpture. Art Party: 3-5pm; Walk-through: 4pm; LAUNCH Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave., LA 90036; https://launchla.org/
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West Adams
Shoshana Wayne Gallery brings us two new exhibitions – Rachel Lachowicz: Cock-eyed and Thordis Adalsteinsdottir: Rules of the Game.
Cock-eyed is a survey of Rachel Lachowicz’s work spanning 1991–2026, while Thordis Adalsteinsdottir’s exhibition features works created from 2022-2026. Both exhibitions will runs through May 23, 2026; Art Party: 4-6pm; Shoshana Wayne Gallery, 5247 W. Adams Blvd., LA 90016; https://shoshanawayne.com/
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Beverly Fairfax area
Rebecca Moyalem Gallery hosts an art talk and throws a closing art party for Spring into Summer by Sandra Jones Cambell. Art Parkty: 5-7pm; Art Talk: 6pm; Rebecca Molayem Gallery & Studio, 481 South Fairfax Ave., LA, 90036; http://www.rebeccamolayemarts.com/
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Hollywood
Sebastian Gladstone hosts an opening reception for Franne Davids: Figures without Names. The gallery honors the life of this artist who left this earth in 2022 leaving an abundance of work. Runs through May 16, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Sebastian Gladstone, 6916 Santa Monica Blvd. LA 90038; https://sebastiangladstone.com/
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Downtown
Duncan Miller Gallery hosts a reception for April in Paris. This gorgeous photography exhibition pays tribute to the iconic city through the lenses of legendary artists. The group exhibition features works by Eugène Atget, Édouard Boubat, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Martine Franck, Marc Riboud, Willy Ronis, Jeanloup Sieff as well as many others. April in Paris runs through June 25, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Duncan Miller Gallery, The Reef, 1933 S. Broadway, Suite 1270, LA, 90007; https://www.duncanmillergallery.com/
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Pico Gardens
Corey Helford Gallery presents its eleventh annual Art Collector Starter Kit (ACSK XI) group show. The massive group show features affordable new 12” x 12” works from artists from around the world. ACSK XI will be on view in the main gallery. See website for additional info, and also a full list of artists
Additional exhibitions opening tonight include: Ramiro Davaro-Comas and Harald Austad: Wooden Toys & Power Portraits and Dave Shuten & Fabez A Spark Of Color & Detour. In conjunction with the Power Portraits exhibition, Harald Austad will be on hand to demonstrate his Power Portraits. These artworks are popular with the royals such as Princess of Norway Martha Louise & Shaman Durek. Moreover Austad has received commissions from well known personalities like MTV’s Chanel West Coast & Margie Plus. Runs through May 9, 2026; Art Party: 7-11pm; CHG, 571 S. Anderson St. LA, 90033; https://coreyhelfordgallery.com/
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Taylor Fine Art offers an opening art party to celebrate Damari “Disko” Butler: To The Table. The solo exhibition spotlights human connection while portraying couples in love. It will run through April 25, 2026; Art Party: 7-10pm; Taylor Fine Art, 6039 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232; https://taylorfineart.art
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The Unexpected Guest recently opened at Theatre Forty. Written by Agatha Christie, and directed by Warren Davis, it is a classic “whodunit?” The wealthy Richard Warwick has been murdered, needless to say, there is no shortage of suspects. Inspector Thomas is on the case – find out how the story ends. Performance: 7:30pm; Theatre Forty, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills 90212; https://theatre40.org
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Westwood
The Hammer Museum celebrates its spring exhibition with an opening art party. These events are always fun, and tonight you’ll enjoy DJs from Chulita Vinyl Club as well as food and cocktails available for purchase. Moreover the event includes cyanotype art-making, and a photo booth.
But more importantly two exhibitions are opening tonight. These include: Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials as well as SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection. Plus there are four other exhibitions currently open to view during the evening. This is a great time to become a member, because members have access one hour early and can attend the directors reception with cocktails and bites. Event: 8-10pm; RSVP to attend the FREE Hammer Museum Event; HAMMER MUSEUM, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 90024; https://hammer.ucla.edu/
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