As always Saturdays are jam packed with swell things to do. However, the list of events for April 27, 2024 Art party picks appears to be even longer than usual.
April 27, 2024 Art Parties & Events
Head DTLA for the Music Center’s Very Special Arts Festival: Family Day. This is a free family-friendly event for the Los Angeles community to come together.
Courtesy of the Music Center
Moreover, this year’s event will celebrate all types of creativity, and feature arts workshops as well as dance performances, and also musical lessons. CLICK HERE to register to attend this free event; Event: 11am-2:30pm; Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue LA, 90012; http://musiccenter.org/familyday
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A Free art fair called Parallax opens in Los Angeles at MG Studio. This is the second edition here in the U.S. for this European fair. CLICK HERE to RSVP for Free tickets’ April 27, 2024: 12.30pm -7pm; April 28, 2024: 12pm – 6pm; MG Studio, 1319 W. 11th St., LA, 90015. It is a short walk from LA Live, Convention Center and Metro; https://www.parallaxaf.com/
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Santa Monica
dnj Gallery hosts a conversation in conjunction with its exhibition titled Breath-Taking. “Art and Med” founder Ted Meyer as well as dnj Gallery owner/director Pamela Schoenberg team up to present exhibitions and also lectures focused on chronic health conditions. They have chosen to organize the events with the hopes that it will educate, raise awareness and therefore fundraise for these important health issues. Art Talk: 2pm; dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.dnjgallery.net
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Pasadena
The 13th Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl takes place today from 3:00pm – 10:00pm. Known to locals as “the Eclectic,” is a free family-friendly community music and art festival. Expect 8 stages this year, with over fifty musicians, as well as twenty local businesses, including restaurants, 30 artisans, beer and wine gardens, multiple interactive experiences, a kids zone, and lots more! Be sure to stop by to see the Elliott Caine Quintet from 4-5pm. The quintet features EC-trumpet, Scott Gilman-tenor sax, Bill Markus-bass, Peter Smith-piano, and Thomas White-drums. You can find the stage that the band performs at Rice & Nori Restaurant, 901 Fair Oaks Ave. Find out more about Elliott Caine on his website – https://www.elliottcaine.com
Elliott Caine; courtesy of Elliott Caine
Event runs: 3-10pm; South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival & Art Walk. 1121 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA 91030-3211; https://theeclectic.rocks/
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Beverly Grove area
Craft in America holds an art talk in conjunction with its current exhibition Between the Lines, a two-person exhibition featuring master glass sculptors John Luebtow and Stephen Edwards. CLICK HERE to find out more about the event and exhibition. RSVP to attend in-person: rsvp@craftinamerica.org Art Talk: 3-4pm; The event will also stream online. Craft in America Center, 8415 W. Third St., LA, 90048; https://www.craftinamerica.org
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Hancock Park Area
LAUNCH Gallery hosts a closing art party and an exhibition walk through of Echoes of Now by Lynne McDaniel as well as Surroundings by Emily Wallerstein. Art Party: 4pm; LAUNCH Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave., LA, 90036; https://launchla.org
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Nearby in the Beverly Fairfax area…KP Projects Gallery and Launch Gallery host a fundraising event for A DAY IN THE PARK (formerly Tarfest). The annual family friendly FREE Music and Arts Festival began over 20 years ago. The event features a special Silent Auction of over 50 Artworks and other Silent Auction items kindly donated by select Los Angeles neighborhood shops and eateries. In addition, the auctions includes artwork by Shepard Fairey, Todd Carpenter, Greg (Craola) Simkins, Jon Ching, Holly Elander, Thomas Frontini, Camille Rose Garcia, KMNDZ (Johnny Rodriguez), Hung Viet Nguyen, John Scane, Jeff Soto, Masakatsu Sashie, Vonn Sumner and many others. Enjoy Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktails as well as light nibbles. Art Party: 4pm – 8pm; KP Projects Gallery, 633 North La Brea Ave, LA, CA 90036; https://kpprojectsgallery.net; https://launchla.org; https://www.tarfest.com
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Just South of West Hollywood in Fairfax
Artspace Warehouse throws an opening art party for Alchemical Motion. The group show features a eclectic group of works spotlighting the theme of transformation and fluidity. Artists include: Clara Berta, Harrison Gilman, Gail Titus, and Taylour Martin. Art Party: 4-6pm; Artspace Warehouse, 7358 Beverly Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.artspacewarehouse.com
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Downtown
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles holds an opening art party for new exhibitions KARLA DIAZ: Mujer Valiente y Los Diablitos (Brave Woman and The Little Devils), as well as John Valadez: Chaos Anime.
This is Diaz’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. The artist’s adaptation of the Mexican genre of narrative ballads playfully carries mythical characters and woman-centered novellas of love, abandonment, and heartache with urgent and pressing social themes of protest, immigration, and political unrest. Furthermore, the reception features a live musical performance of the artist’s own corrido (co-written with César Castro, Jarochelo, and Chuy Sandoval).
Chicano artist and muralist, John Valadez’s Chaos Anime features new paintings that address the shifting global dynamics and social climates facing new generations of Chicanos today, alongside recent works that revisit earlier themes. Art Party: 5-8pm; Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo St., LA, 90021; https://www.luisdejesus.com/
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Nearby….Gabba Gallery celebrates its new DTLA home with the inaugural exhibition by popular artist & illustrator, EMEK. Well known for his classic rock & gig posters, he has also designed album art fir legendary bands such as Grateful Dead, Foo Fighters, Primus, Elton John, Neil Young, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, just to name a few.
His show will feature rare art from the artist’s archive, vintage memorabilia, new original art, prints, and merchandise. The art of guest artists who made a huge impact on his art Yuval Golan and Lynda “Jikai” Golan (his parents) will also be on view. In addition, collaborations between EMEK and his brother Gan Golan, a New York Times best-selling author, artist, and activist will also be on view. Art Party: 5-9pm; Gabba Gallery (NEW Gallery space) – 235 S. Broadway, LA, 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/emek-retrospective
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Boyle Heights
de boer Los Angeles debuts Muscle Milk, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Kash Ford.The artist’s maximalist abstractions interweave aspects of his transmasc identity with religious themes and aspects of post-internet culture. Art Party: 6-9pm; de boer Los Angeles, 3311 E. Pico Blvd., LA, 90023; https://deboergallery.com/
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Cypress Park
la BEAST gallery celebrates Electric & Infinite Body: An Alphabet Of Looking by Chyrum Lambert.
The artist/poet investigates the notion that humans categorize the world, rendering understanding into smaller and smaller chucks. Therefore Lambert emphasizes this idea by building an elaborate dictionary, visual in nature, adjusts the language as we know it. Art Party: 6-9pm; la BEAST gallery, 831 Cypress Ave., LA 90065; https://labeastgallery.com
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Beverly Hills
M+B offers an opening art party for At Her Fingertips by Aghavan Khosravi as well as Step Out Of My Heart And Be Under The Great Sky by Samuel Staffan. Art Party: 6-8pm; 612 N. Almont Drive, LA, 90069; https://www.mbart.com
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Brentwood
The Getty’s Sounds of LA, annual concert series features another free performance. Enjoy an evening with Sharde Thomas and Dom Flemons. Sharde Thomas is the granddaughter of the late master fife player Otha Turner. She is joined by Grammy-winner Dom Flemons. Together they will bring to life traditional as well as forgotten folk songs. Parking is $25 per vehicle; Event begins: 6pm; CLICK HERE to RSVP for this FREE music event; Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049; https://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/sounds_la.html
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Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD DREAM BUBBLE: Ed Ruscha’s Influence in Los Angeles and Beyond opens a the Hole. The group exhibition is curated by guest curatorial duo, Galluci Tull, (artist Dani Tull and Jessica Gallucci). It celebrates Ruscha’s tremendous impact on the LA art scene. Art Party: 6–8pm; The Hole, 844 N La Brea Ave, LA, 90038; https://thehole.com/
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Also in Hollywood…LA County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the number one arts high school in America, is hosting its 2024 LACHSA Gala tonight. The 7th Annual Future Artists Gala will be held at the AVALON Hollywood. CLICK HERE to find out more about this event.
Guests will enjoy Celebrity guests, as well as student performances, cocktails, delectable food, and more. CLICK HERE for more info and to purchase tickets: Event begins: 6:30pm; Hollywood Avalon, 1735 Vine St, LA, 90028; www.LACHSAGala24.org
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Miracle Mile Area
Wienholt Projects debuts My Responsibility, a solo exhibition of California-based painter Feldsott. The exhibition features drawings, paintings and also culptures spanning the 1970s to the present. Art Party: 7-10pm; Wienholt Projects, 5500 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036; https://www.wienholtprojects.com
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CLICK HERE for additional upcoming exhibitions as well as performances and culinary events.
