It’s a super busy Saturday, July 13, 2024 filled with art parties and events. We have music and food festivals, as well as an all day art event, and also tons of art openings.
Saturday July 13, 2024 Art Parties & Events
Lots Going on in Santa Monica…It’s the 20th Anniversary of Santa Monica’s SOULstice Festival. The all day annual festival takes place up and down Main Street which will be closed to cars, as well as some side streets too. The event features tribute bands on several stages, and also a pop-up art gallery, kid corner and a pet zone. Enjoy a VIP Honky Tonk Beer Garden, and drink tastings with DJ Ariana Gavrilis. VIP tickets are $20 and include a free gift from Aviator Nation Ride, a commemorative bandana, and tastings from JuneShine Hard Kombucha, Easy Rider American Beer, Angelisco Tequila, Besa Mi Vino, Yabai Japanese Shochu, etc. Event: 12-7pm; Main Street Santa Monica from Marine to Bay Street. https://www.mainstreetsm.com
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Also in Santa Monica
Bergamot Station hosts its summer all day open house and will feature events at over ten galleries starting at 1pm, and running into the night. In addition to Peter Petterman, Marshall Gallery, Building Bridges Art Exchange, and others will all be open all day.
1:00PM – 3:00PM: E2 ARTSPACE The Tony Rhambo Orchestra
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Richard Heller Gallery Closing Reception of Shawn Huckins’ show Zippers Short and Skinny with a Gallery Walkthrough at 3:00 PM
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Rose Gallery, Art Party, de terra, group exhibition
3:00 PM: Von Lintel Gallery: Opening of Feeling Blue
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: bG Gallery AI Art exhibition and presentations
From 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: NÜART Gallery Cara Tomlinson “One Becomes Another” Artist talk at 3pm with Shana Nys Dambrot and Cara Tomlinson; Art opening 4-6pm – Cara Tomlinson “One Becomes Another”
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Craig Krull Gallery Artist Reception of GRONK: Ego Rising and Claudia V. Solórzano: Urban Alchemy
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Lois Lambert Gallery Live Music starts early with Steve Stajich & Friends; Then from 6-9pm, Opening Reception of Melissa Meier: Nature’s Masquerade, Sasinun Kladpetch: Echoes, & Dave Quick: Return From the Burn and Other Work Exhibitions. Fashion Show at 7pm featuring wearable sculptures by Melissa Meier
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: William Turner Gallery (E1), art partyScot Heywood, Speed of Light and Jeff Overlie, Block Theory.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Galerie XII Art reception for Explorer and Branches as Bridges
8:00 PM: The Crow I Gotta Crow Standup Comedy Show
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More July 13 2024 Art Parties
Beverly Fairfax area…Artplex Gallery debuts a group show titled Future Lines. The exhibition features a futuristic dreamscape where art converges with technology. Art Party: 4-6pm; Artplex Gallery, 7377 Beverly Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.artplexgallery.com/en/
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In Beverly Hills…Marc Selwyn Fine Art presents Favorite Planet, an exhibition of photographs, paintings, and sculptures by Jaylon Israel Hicks, a conceptual artist based in Houston, Texas.
Art Party: 5-7pm; Marc Selwyn Fine Art Camden Annex, 427 N Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, 90212; https://www.marcselwynfineart.com
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West Hollywood
LAAA hosts an art talk the artists of Making Meaning, currently on view at Gallery 825. Art Talk 2pm; Gallery 825 , 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90069; https://www.laaa.org/
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Louis Stern Fine Arts debuts Chromatic Conversations featuring works by Gabriele Evertz, James Little, Doug Ohlson, Robert Swain, and Sanford Wurmfeld. Color itself is the primary subject matter for these five New York-based painters, though each applies their own unique artistic approach to its exploration. The dialogue between artworks mirrors the artistic exchange amongst their creators, reflecting their years of personal and professional relationships. 
Art Party: 5-7pm; Louis Stern Fine Arts, 9002 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.louissternfinearts.com
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Hollywood
Jeffrey Deitch hosts its 4th annual Art Products Market held in the courtyard of the 925 North Orange Drive gallery. Participating vendors include: Jack Alving, Harlot Hands, Raul Baltazar, Ella Bandouveris and Quinn Atchison, Heavy Manners Library, Zak David, Troubled but Calm, Pedro Volbrecht, Steav Kim, Ambie Stapleton and Nam Jeung Hoon, Michelle Andrade, John Doe Gallery, Kamba International, B. Anele, Perfect Angel, Open, Figlia, angelcement, and Kristin Ohmstede. Be sure to stop into the gallery to view Eli Russell Linnetz: Monuments currently on view at the gallery. Event: 5-8pm; Deitch, 925 North Orange Drive, LA, 90038; https://deitch.com/
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Another in Hollywood…Two new shows open at Marian Goodman Gallery. Interconnected Landscapes featuring the Los Angeles landscapes includes artists Lothar Baumgarten, James Coleman, An-My Lê, and Oscar Tuazon. The second exhibition, Yellow May is the first solo exhibition of Korean-German artist Jongsuk Yoon in the United States. Art Party: 5-8pm Marian Goodman Gallery, 1120 Seward St., LA. 90038; https://www.mariangoodman.com
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Also in Hollywood…Dogs & Dads opens at Diane Rosenstein Gallery. The group show features artists Taylor Marie Prendergast, David Sipress, as well as Karl Haendel. Art Party: 6-9pm; Diane Rosenstein Gallery, 831 N Highland Ave., LA 90038; https://dianerosenstein.com/
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If you are a foodie, you will love this one. Concern Foundation Block Party is a massive food festival that raises money for cancer research. It’s an absolutely great cause, and incredible event. I have attended for years now.
CLICK HERE for additional info about the event; CLICK HERE to read my review from last year. Admission: $400 per person; Event: 6-10pm; Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood; https://www.concernfoundation.org
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Mid Wilshire/Mid City area
Pace Gallery celebrates the art of Gordon Parks. The photographer, filmmaker, composer, and writer was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He has described himself as “an objective reporter with a subjective heart.” Presented in partnership with The Gordon Parks Foundation, the exhibition will bring together some 40 photographs spanning four decades of the artist’s career. The exhibition focuses on the empathy and care with which Parks approached image making as well as storytelling. CLICK HERE to RSVP to attend this FREE event; Art Party: 6-8pm; Pace Gallery, 1201 South La Brea Ave., LA, 90019; https://www.pacegallery.com
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Also in the Mid City area…Roberts Projects offers an opening reception for Bíikkua (The Hide Scraper). The exhibition features Wendy Red Star’s ongoing series exploring the social and material history of bishkisché.
Wendy Red Star, Goes To Good Things, 2023; Acrylic, graphite, kitakata paper, coated pastel paper, 20 x 28 in (50.8 x 71.1 cm)
Art Party: 6-8pm; Roberts Projects, 442 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036; https://www.robertsprojectsla.com/
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Culver City
With an EARLY start…Wende Museum unveils El trineo, a sculpture by Enrique Martínez Celaya, in the Wende’s garden. Enrique Martínez Celaya is an artist, author, and former physicist whose work has been exhibited and collected by major institutions worldwide. Enjoy light refreshments and a speech by the artist. Event: 2-3pm; Visit the website to RSVP; Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City, 90230; https://wendemuseum.org
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Also in Culver City…Cadfab Creative Gallery presents Awake Through a Dream: An Exploration of the Female Form. The exhibition features the art of Josie Portillo, as well as Alisa Lapidus. The two-person show is a depiction of the journey that oscillates between the subconscious and reality. Art Party: 5-8pm; Cadfab Creative Gallery, 6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232; https://cadfabcreative.com
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Then head to La Cienga Blvd
Walter Maciel Gallery presents Faces/Places/Traces featuring three bodies of work that focus on portraiture, location, repurpose and history. The exhibition features the work of twenty-one of our gallery artists including Barry Anderson, John Bankston, Carolyn Castaño, Colin Doherty, Doug Hall, Cynthia Ona Innis, John Jurayj, Hung Liu, Brendan Lott, Dean Monogenis, Rachael Neubauer, Maria E. Piñeres, Robb Putnam, Vojislav Radovanović, Lezley Saar, Nike Schröder, Katherine Sherwood, Lisa Solomon, Nathan Vincent, Jil Weinstock and Dana Weiser.
Courtesy of Walter Maciel Gallery
The show includes a variety of mediums as well as techniques such as oil and acrylic painting, ceramic sculpture, photography, embroidery, cast rubber and also textiles. Art Party: 5-8pm; Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega blvd. Culver City, 90034; http://www.waltermacielgallery.com/
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Also on La Cienega Blvd., just across the street…BLUM hosts opening events for several exhibitions.
1. New York-based artist Maureen Dougherty’s book signing and first solo exhibition with the gallery and in LA
2.こをろこをろ koworo-koworo, Okayama-based artist Hiroka Yamashita’s first solo show with the gallery
3. Quiet Inside, the gallery’s fourth solo exhibition with painter March Avery.
4. Reality Show, Indiana-based artist Peter Shear’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Book signing and Art Party: 6-8pm; BLUM, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, Culver City, 90034; https://www.blum-gallery.com
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Cypress Park
Bermudez Projects debuts Dazzling: Queer Journeys through Photography and Film. The exhibition is a celebration of the queer experience. The show is presented through the eyes – and lenses – of five LA-based contemporary artists. Art Party: 6-9pm; Bermudez Projects, 1225 Cypress Ave., LA, 90065; https://www.bermudezprojects.com
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In Highland Park…Avenue 50 Studio presents several exhibitions What’s On Tap: LA’s Water Story…Source to Spigot.
The group exhibition is curated by Edith & Jolly de Guzman. This programming is presented in partnership with: Avenue 50 Studio, California Institute for Water Resources, Arroyo Arts Collective, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and UCLA Water Resources Group. There will be a panel discussion first at 4pm, then a reception for this show at 5pm, as well as two additional openings for Land in the Radical Imagination, and also Ironicamente Impavido. Art Party: 4-8pm; Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles CA 90042; http://avenue50studio.org
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Downtown
Artist Curated Projects presents Lauren Faigeles has a Great Personality! The title of this solo exhibition is from Faigeles’ play. This is the first Los Angeles solo show. The paintings Fat Virgin and Freezing My Eggs accompany the poem Virgin Cry. Here, we see a virginal mother who was artificially inseminated and living in constant fear of her now grownup child losing their virginity before her. Fear of fertility and fertility of fear. Art Party: 6-8pm; Artist Curated Projects at ArtMovement LA, 2049 S. Santa Fe Ave. LA, 90021; https://acplosangeles.com
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Also Downtown…Vielmetter Los Angeles hosts an opening art party to celebrate Love Liberates by Lavaughan Jenkins. The exhibition spotlights Jenkins’s signature images of women, figurative three-dimensional paintings, and a selection of recent Love Portal paintings.
Art Party: 4-6pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101, Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://vielmetter.com
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Also downtown…Gallery Luisotti Gallery hosts a reception for El Cuerpo: The (Performing) Body and the Photographic Stage, a group show curated by artist Christina Fernandez. Artists include: William Camargo, James Francisco Garcia, Arlene Mejorado, Star Montana, Aydinaneth Ortiz, Juan Manuel Valenzuela, and Christopher Anthony Velasco. Art Party: 6 - 8pm; Gallery Luisotti, 818 S Broadway #1001, LA 90014, Building door code: #4104; https://galleryluisotti.com/
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Boyle Heights
parrasch heijnen welcomes Nabilah Nordin (b.1991, Singapore) and celebrates the opening of Primary Matter. This is the Los Angeles-based artist’s first exhibition at the gallery. Art Party: 6-8pm; parrasch heijnen, 1326 South Boyle Ave., LA 90023; https://www.parraschheijnen.com/
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Inglewood
The Rolling Stones are back…these guys are awesome, my husband and I attended their last tour at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Mick must be a vampire…cause this dude has sooo much energy. CLICK HERE to read one of our music writer’s review.
The Rolling Stones; photo by Richard Bilow
Plus the talented War & Treat will open the show; Doors open: 5:30pm; Performance: 7:30pm; Admission ranges $87 – $575; SoFi Stadium, 1001 Stadium Dr, Inglewood, LA, 90301; https://www.sofistadium.com/upcoming-events
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