February 5-6, 2026 Art Parties & Exhibitions
Thursday, Friday, February 5-6, 2026 features Art Parties & Events all over LA. They take place from the Westside to Silverlake, Downtown and Hollywood too. We have entertainment events galore, with walk-throughs and openings, theatre, as well as comedy. On Friday, don’t miss the opening art party for What A Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem. This is a month long immersive installation at the Variety Arts Theater.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
In Westwood…Join Fowler Museum for an exhibition walk-through of Fire Kinship. The exhibition focuses on the important kinship ties that connect Indigenous communities to the land. Therefore it also spotlights the inextricable connection between ecological knowledge, spirituality, and also creative expression. Read more about Exhibition on the Fowler Museum, Fire Kinship Feature. The exhibition runs through April 12, 2026; Walk-thru: 1-2pm; The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 E Young Dr N, LA, 90024; https://fowler.ucla.edu
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Art Seen at Chuck Arnoldi’s Venice Studio Gallery presents Recurrence by architect-artist Leo Marmol. The solo show features Marmol’s oil-and-cold-wax paintings in the same neighborhood where he first lived and worked after moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s. This exhibition also marks a personal return: Marmol’s renewed artistic dialogue with friend Chuck Arnoldi, which deepened during the pandemic through their collaborative NADA Miami Lone Stars exhibition in 2020. The exhibition will remain on view through March 1, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Chuck Arnoldi’s Venice Studio, 721 Hampton Dr, Venice, 90291; https://www.instagram.com/p/DT18EnxCLo0/
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Friday, February 6, 2026
First Fridays is back tonight to celebrate 20 Years of Nightlife at L.A.’s Natural History Museum! Enjoy exclusive nighttime access where music, science, and culture converge.
Tonight’s lineup features performances by Jay Som and Georgia Maq, plus DJ sets from KCRW’s Novena Carmel and Wyldeflower. Purchase cocktails and bites from some of L.A.’s popular local food trucks. Art Party: 6-10pm; $30 for Public / $20 for Members; Visit the website for more info or to purchase tickets as well as parking; Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; https://nhmlac.org
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In Los Feliz…La Luz de Jesus Gallery unveils a duo exhibition. Two Americans offers two curated collections: Thoughts and Prayers by Wayne Martin Belger and Black Diamonds by Alanna Airitam. While Thoughts and Prayers is an ongoing photography and mixed media project and performance, Black Diamonds is an ongoing project by photographer Alanna Airitam. Art Party: 7-11pm; La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., LA, 90027; https://laluzdejesus.com/
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Downtown
The Julia Stoschek Foundation presents What A Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem at the Variety Arts Theater from February 6 – March 20, 2026. Edited by Udo Kittelmann, the complex sensory journey takes attendees through the historic theater’s six stories. Each floor will reveal more immersive and cinematic visuals.
Marina Abramović,The Hero, 2001, video, 14′21′′, b/w, sound. Video still
Additionally, the installation runs through March 20, 2026, and the Julia Stoschek Foundation will feature additional events as well. The events range from live performances and readings to screenings and also discussions. Artists include: Doug Aitken, Fiona Alison Duncan, Douglas Gordon, Arthur Jafa, Dean Kissick, NEW YORK, Bunny Rogers, Lexee Smith, Barbara T. Smith, Alicia Novella Vasquez, etc.
Stay tuned, as we will keep listing more. See Sunday’s listings for info on a live performance as well as the screening of Doug Aitken’s HOWL. Event: 9pm-12am; Visit the website for more info and to RSVP to attend the free What A Wonderful World opening event; Variety Arts Theater, 940 S Figueroa St, LA 90015; https://jsf-la.itm.studio/
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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.
Read more about Arts and Entertainment throughout the world on our sister site EatTravelGo.com, an art inspired travel site.
Or enjoy artist / gallerist interviews on our Art Talk Page also on ETG.
