Enjoy the new updates for the last half of the month. I’ll see you out there in the galleries.
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Saatchi Art presents the Other Art Fair. Making its debut at The Majestic Downtown, the Fair showcases work by 100 emerging artists, each hand-picked by a Selection Committee of art world experts.
Gregg Chadwick, City of Mirrors (61 vette) 24″x30″ oil on linen 2018
Artist Gregg Chadwick will be exhibiting a selection of artworks from his traveling exhibition Mystery Train, which examines the mythos of America as seen through the physical and cultural history of the railroad in the United States. The artist will also be featuring a new series of works that engage the viewer in the story of Los Angeles, reaching right up to the Women’s Marches of 2017 and 2018. A new series of works on paper as well as small sized paintings will also be on view.
Enjoy a private View, Thursday March 15th: 6pm-10pm – limited tickets available Show times are Friday March 16th: 3pm-10pm; Saturday March 17th: 2pm-10pm; Sunday March 18th: 11am-6pm; Admission range from $8 – $30 per person; The Majestic Downtown, 650 South Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90014; http://www.theotherartfair.com/
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March 15, 2018:
The Venice Art Crawl is back for its quarterly event. Instead of having art events throughout the city, as past years, this year the VAC will focus on four specific areas, the first one being on Windward Avenue, between Windward Circle and the beach. In honor of Women’s History Month, the VAC will acknowledge Venice trailblazing women artists at the Legendary Women Artists of Venice event where Judy Baca, Jules Muck, Emily Winters, Meryl Leibowitz and others. This special event will take place at 8:00PM inside the Red Bull Room at Hotel Erwin, 1697 Pacific Ave, a short block south from Windward Avenue. This is an invite only reception. To get on the list, please email info@veniceartcrawl.com; See website for more info, http://veniceartcrawl.com
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March 16 –18, 2018:
Museum as Retail Space (MaRS) hosts the inaugural edition of LAZAABB, the Los Angeles Zine and Art Book Bazaar. LAZAABB is a new independent zine and art book fair co-founded by Josh Paul Thomas and Robert Zin Stark. The fair will host over 100 zine and art book publishers at Museum as Retail Space and neighboring venues. Grassroots, underground, queer and ‘the unheard of’ welcomed. Bazaar Hours : Friday 16: 3pm – 8pm; Saturday 17: 12pm – 7pm; Sunday 18: 12pm – 7pm; MaRS, 649 S. Anderson St., LA, 90023; http://www.marsgallery.net/la-zaabb
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March 16, 2018:
In Silverlake…celebrate the twenty finalists for the winter/spring edition of FOCUS photo l.a. pop-up Gallery. Artists include: Alan Kupchick, Alexandra Naumova, Ali LeRoi, Andrew K. Thompson, Diana Velasco, Elisabeth Caren, Irvin Rivera, J. Fredric May, Jamie Johnson, Jim McKinniss, John Van Hamersveld, Karley Sullivan, Lisa McCord, Michaela Kindle, Molly McCall, Ole Marius Joergensen, Pat Martin, Patty Carroll, Richard Knapp, Stephen Schafer. On view: March 16-23, 2018; Art Party: 6-9pm; FOCUS photo l.a. Pop-Up Gallery, 3118 W. Sunset Blvd., LA, 90026; http://www.focusphotola.com;
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March 16, 2018:
New Image Art presents “Why Should We Steal A Cow?” The solo exhibition features Los Angeles based painter Pedro Pedro’s series of new paintings on canvas. On view: March 16th – March 31st, 2018; Art Party: 7-10pm; New Image Art , 7920 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046; http://www.newimageartgallery.com
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Saint Paddy’s Day is here…
March 17, 2018:
Rock & Reilly’s Sunset Strip presents the 7th Annual St. Paddy’s Day Block Party to benefit MVP: Merging Vets & Players. 7th time is a charm for the largest St. Paddy’s Day party west of the LA River. 21 & OVER. St Paddy’s Day bash: 1PM – 10PM DJs, Food, Games & 100 Kegs of Green Beer! Rock & Reilly’s Back Lot: 8911 W. Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 enter via Hilldale north of Sunset Blvd;
Other events take place at Downtown’s The Crocker Club, or on the Westside… Brennans Bar, the SideWalk Café and lots more….check out the websites – arrive early, some have admission charge
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March 17, 2018:
“Every (ongoing) Day” opens at Arena 1 Gallery tonight. Organized by Jody Zellen and Pam Posey, the exhibition showcases ritual durational projects undertaken by artists on a daily basis to track changes or to mark the day. Over time each artist has amassed a large archive that is both very personal and very public (daily Instagram posts). Looking back over years or decades of daily creations, a very specific relationship to his/her larger practice emerges. This exhibition presents a fragment of these ongoing projects as a way to glean an understanding into an artist’s process and private methods of working. Artists include: Deborah Aschheim, Karl Baden, Laura Cooper and Nick Taggart, Hasan Elahi, Nancy Floyd, Martin Gantman, Margot Guralnick, Annetta Kapon, Jamie Newton, Pam Posey, John F. Simon, Jr., Christina Price Washington, Jody Zellen, and Sean Zellmer. On view: March 17th – April 14th, 2018; Art Party: 5-7pm; Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica Art Studios, 3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, 90405;
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March 17, 2018:
Enjoy a closing art party for “Round Hole Square Peg” at the Long Hall Gallery, in the center of West Hollywood’s Plummer Park. A portion of all closing night sales will benefit AIDS/LifeCycle which helps fund medical care, testing and AIDS prevention services in Los Angeles’ LGBT Center. This is the third edition of the show, which stages every two years. Closing Art Party: 6-9pm; Long Hall Gallery in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046;
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March 17, 2018:
Arcadia Contemporary presents “Song and Dance,” an exhibition of new oil paintings by Adam Vinson. Parking Options: Street parking or in public parking structures located next to the Trader Joes on Washington, or behind the Bank of America on Cardiff Ave.
On view: March 17-31, 2018; Art Party: 6-8pm; Arcadia Contemporary, 9428 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232; http://www.ArcadiaContemporary.com
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March 17, 2018:
Los Angeles Art Association hosts a reception for four solo exhibitions by artists Shula Singer Arbel, Christine Kline, Randi Matushevitz and Diane Williams. On view: March 17 – April 20, 2018; Art Party: 6-9pm; Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90069; https://www.laaa.org/
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March 17, 2018:
In Culver City…Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects celebrates the opening of Nicole Eisenman’s solo exhibition, “Dark Light.” On view: March 17 – April 21, 2018; Art Party: 5 – 7pm; Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 6006 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232;
Also in Culver City tonight…these galleries all host openings from 6-8pm, Roberts Project – formerly Roberts and Tilton (5801 Washington Blvd.) Anat Ebgi and AE 2 (2660 & 2680 La Cienega Blvd.), Fabrik Projects Gallery (2636 South La Cienega Blvd.), and Baik Art, (2600 La Cienega Blvd).
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March 17, 2018:
KP Projects presents “JENNYBIRD ALCANTARA: REVERIES OF THE UNTAMED DARLINGS.” Art Party 7-10 pm; KP Projects, 170 South La Brea Ave., LA; http://kpprojectsgallery.net/
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March 17, 2018:
Open Mind Art Space celebrates its 2nd Annual Anniversary Exhibition, featuring popular and new works by artists that have exhibited their work at the gallery since its grand opening two years ago. There will be a live DJ, photo booth, and free valet parking.
On view; March 17 – April 6, 2018; Art Party: 7:00pm – 10:00pm; Open Mind Art Space, 11631 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90025; http://www.openmindartspace.com
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March 17, 2018:
KP Projects presents “JENNYBIRD ALCANTARA: REVERIES OF THE UNTAMED DARLINGS.” Art Party 7-10 pm; KP Projects, 170 South La Brea Ave., LA; http://kpprojectsgallery.net/
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March 21 & 22, 2018:
Join Pacific Design Center for WESTWEEK 2018 as Spring Market travels the hemispheres in search of worldwide inspirations, innovations and destinations that influence our creativity and affirm design knows no borders. March 21 & 22, 2018: 9-6pm; Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, Blue Building, West Hollywood, CA 90069; http://www.pacificdesigncenter.com
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March 21, 2018:
The Loft at Liz’s throws a BYOB dance party. DJ Bigfoot is on the ones and twos with an A to Z mix –
Aretha to Zapp and everything else in between…Prince, Bowie, R. Kelly, Marvin, Mariah, Rick James, Pharrell, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Parliament, Rihanna, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, stacks of Jacksons. It’s a bit of the old school, a bit of the new. Come have fun and bring soft shoes. BYOB Dance party: 7-10pm; The Loft at Liz’s, 453 S. La Brea Ave, LA, 90036; http://www.theloftatlizs.com/
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March 22, 2018:
Don’t miss your last chance to see the Venice Stories exhibition at Venice Arts. The group show features youth-created photography, film, animation, and comics that capture the people, places, history, and current pulse of the Venice community. Photo stories include portraits of long-time Venice artists; images that show the dynamism of skateboard culture; photo essays and interviews with multi-generational residents; and a series of local civil servants. Art Party: 7-10pm; Venice Arts, 13445 Beach Avenue, Marina del Rey, CA 90292; https://www.venicearts.org/
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March 23, 2018:
In honor of Women’s History Month, join We Choose Art at the historic Montalban theater and celebrate the 4th installment of We Choose Art | A Feminist Perspective curated by Baha H. Danesh. Art Party: 7-10pm; Tickets are $10 & include a complimentary cocktail before 9PM and $15 at the door. The Montalban Mezz Gallery, 1615 Vine St, Los Angeles, California 90028;
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March 24, 2018:
In Santa Monica….Bergamot hosts its Spring Fling event family event. In addition to art, enjoy food trucks, live music. There are several early artist talks taking place with receptions happening later; Art Talks 11:00am-12pm: Craig Krull Gallery, Robin Mitchell and Nancy Monk; 12-1pm, Skidmore Contemporary Art: Dave Lefner; 1-2pm: In addition to an art talk by Dave Lefner and a demonstration of the medium of linocut, Skidmore Contemporary Art celebrates the arrival of spring this year with a two-person exhibition of flower paintings by Alexandra Averbach and Brighton Smith. Read more about the exhibition on the Event Feature;
Then from 1-2pm: Leslie Sacks Gallery, Marc Katano; 2:30-3pm: Latin American Masters, Arnaldo Roche and the Language of Painting; 3-3:30pm: FIG, Diana Gordon; 4-4:30pm: Richard Heller Gallery, Mark Whalen, opening reception follows from 4- 6 pm; 4:30-5:30pm, Copro Gallery, Mark Garro – Copro continues the art party till 11pm (after Spring Fling); SF Event runs 12-5pm; Be aware, there is now limited parking at the arts center. Bergamot, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404;
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March 28, 2018:
ARTIST CO-OP 7 hosts an art walk through for its exhibition “Windows of Expression: The Sequel.” Artists Margaret Burnett, Selina Cheng, Beverly Engelberg, Caren J. Gafni, Eileen Hecht, Karen Kay, Debbi Saunders. On view: March 24-Sept 22, 2018; Artists’ Walk-through: 12–1pm; Encino Terrace Center Lobby Gallery, 15821 Ventura Boulevard, Encino, CA 91436 (between Gloria and Densmore Avenue).
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March 28, 2018:
In celebration of her new book Decolonizing Culture, please join 18th Street Arts Center for a book launch and conversation with Artistic Director Anuradha Vikram. She will be joined by artist and editor Bean Gilsdorf. This is a free event;Reception + Book-signing to follow: 6:30-8pm; 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, 90404; http://18thstreet.org/
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March 31, 2018:
DEMOblank, a collective dedicated to supporting underrepresented artists presents “The Debut.” The group exhibition features all media by artists Greyson Bruwer, Samantha Case, Daion Chesney, Leckie Gassman, Charlie Golonkiewicz, Luc Hammond-Thomas, Niichi Hayashi, Steve Shaeffer, Vedant Swarup, Pat Taylor, and Max Wilkins. Parking Options: Street parking is very limited; please carpool or use the Metro. Located near the Farmdale station on the Expo Line. On view: March 31–April 28, 2018; Art Party: 6-10pm; 3536 Chesapeake Ave., LA, 90016;
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March 31, 2018:
The Loft at Liz’s offers a reception for “Cross the Line” featuring the photography of Marinella Paolini. The exhibition is curated by Guy Dill and presented in conjunction with MOPLA (Month of Photography LA). Art party: 7-10pm; The Loft at Liz’s, 453 S. La Brea Ave, LA, 90036; http://www.theloftatlizs.com/
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