Saturday, July 18, 2026 Art Parties & Events offer us a thriving art party hop. With event happening all over LA, we have art talks, walk-throughs, openings, and a fundraising/foodie event with some live music too. Our gallery picks are: Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Tierra del Sol Gallery, and also Chris Sharp Gallery. Head to the Bendix Art Night – several galleries are hosting events, plus some artists will open their studios. FYI – we also listed some ongoing exhibitions on LAArtParty’s Sunday Page that are coming to an end now and you won’t want to miss.
July 18, 2026 Art Parties & Events
Downtown…Start your day off early at Charlie James Gallery to enjoy an art talk with Barbara Carrasco. The well known Chicana artist and activist will also lead a walk through of her current exhibition On The Edge which closes tonight. Art Talk & Walk through: 11:30am-1pm; Charlie James Gallery, 969 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://www.cjamesgallery.com/
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Downtown
Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles (PAC LA) offers an art talk with artist Arturo Soto and curator Claudia Pretelin at its gallery in The Reef. The discussion takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Today, something, which is currently on view at the gallery. The conversation spotlights her photographic series documenting the urban idiosyncrasies of the neighborhood in Mexico City where the artist grew up. Art Talk: 1pm; The Reef, 1933 South Broadway , LA, 90007; https://paclosangeles.com/
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Also in downtown…Patricia Sweetow Gallery premieres Liberté éclairant le monde: Liberty Enlightening the World Part 2 of Summer 2026. The gallery will also host an art talk and walk-through prior to the opening art party. The conversation will include: Taraneh Hemami, Preetika Rajgariah, Gabby Severson and Wakana Kimura. The group show will remain on view through August 22, 2026; Art Talk/Walk-through: 2pm; Art Party: 3 – 5:30pm; Patricia Sweetow Gallery, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave., Ste 351, LA, 90021; https://www.patriciasweetowgallery.com
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Culver City
Billis Williams Gallery LA premieres CONCRETE SHADOWS at 34.0522°N CITYSCAPE 2026. The group show focuses on all that is LA. The good, the bad and the indecent.
Artists include: Ana Medina, Barbara Strasen, Bradley Hankey, Carla Falb, Eric Theodore, Judy Nimtz, Karen Woods, Kenny Harris, Kevin Yaun, Matt Condron, Lindsey Warren, Patricia Chidlaw, Rachel Joy, Ron Rizk, Samantha Fields, as well as many more. See the website for a full list of artists. CITYSCAPE 2026 runs through August 22, 2026; Opening 3-6pm; Billis Williams Gallery LA, 2716 S La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; https://www.billiswilliams.com
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…Measured Forms opens at Nüart Gallery. The invitational exhibition includes four artists Noosha Goolab, Howard Hersh, Naoto Miyazaki, and Andrea Myers. The group exhibition highlights various media such as drawing, painting, textile, in addition to sculpture. Measured Forms will run through August 8, 2026; Art Party: 3 – 5pm; Nuart Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue #B4, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.nuartgallery.com
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Huntington Beach
The 19th Annual Pipeline to a Cure gala happens tonight. The event benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and celebrates the positive attributes that surfing brings to the CF community. Pipeline to a Cure chairman, Judy Burlingham will host along with emcee, Shawn Parr. Additionally ambassadors, Reef McIntosh, Dave Kalama, Austin Kalama, and Laird Hamilton will also help to create a memorable evening.
Flashback Heart Attack; courtesy of band
Enjoy silent and live auctions, a gourmet dinner, stories from the aforementioned CF ambassadors. Live music will be provided 80s tribute band Flashback Heart Attack and also The Kalama Brothers. Event: 4-11pm; Admission starts at $650 per person; Purchase tickets on the website; Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach, CA 92648; https://www.pipelinetoacure.org/
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Beverly Hills
Marc Selwyn Fine Art presents two new exhibitions – Lee Mullican: Silent Shades as well as William Wegman: Private Show. The aforementioned solo show features on paintings created during Mullican’s Guggenheim fellowship in Rome. It also includes a selection of terracotta sculptures produced a bit later. The later exhibition Private Show is made up of rare vintage photographs as well as video from the 1970s. Both shows run through September 5, 2026; Art Party: 5-7pm; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 9953 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 90212; https://www.marcselwynfineart.com/
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West Hollywood
Louis Stern Fine Arts premieres Cordillera Mexicana: Alfredo Ramos Martínez and the Mexican Landscape. The artist (1871-1946) celebrate his connection to his homeland via his exhibition. Nature was a big inspiration on the early life of Ramos Martínez. On view through September 19, 2026; Art Party: 5-7pm; Louis Stern Fine Arts, 9002 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.louissternfinearts.com/
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Also in West Hollywood…Tierra del Sol Gallery hosts an opening art party for an interactive group show titled Words Matter. The exhibition features seventeen artists and text-based art! Plus visitors are encouraged to write and tag the gallery walls.
Also in the Annex space, an on-site audio installation called Exquisite Dream will be on view. Tierra’s studio artists voices will be heard recounting their dreams via a recording as part of the artwork. Additional events are coming up such as a Zine Workshop on August 1, 2026, ad well as a live poetry reading on August 11, 2026. Words Matter continue through September 5, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Tierra del Sol, 7414 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 90046; https://tierradelsolgallery.org/
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East Hollywood
Chris Sharp Gallery unveils Muna Island a group show that celebrates the longevity of the art form of painting. The exhibition title refers to the island located in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia known for the oldest known cave paintings. In fact, painting which was a form of story telling predated writing by roughly 35,000 years. Artists include: Tom Allen, Sophie Barber, David Gilbert, Anna Glantz, Ishi Glinsky, Glenn Goldberg, Adam Higgins, Merlin James, Ian Kiaer, Laura Larraz, Audrey Leshay, Deborah Hanson Murphy, Edgar Ramirez, Angeline Rivas, Mark A. Rodriguez, Sean Sullivan, Altoon Sultan, Masanori Tomita, and more.
Muna Island runs through August 22, 2026; Art Party: 5-8pm; Chris Sharp, 5538 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, 90038; https://www.chrissharpgallery.com
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Highland Park
Feia debuts two new exhibitions. The group show titled Four Corners features Los Angeles-based artists Cathy Akers and Kayla Mattes alongside New York-based Danielle Klebes and Janet Loren Hill. The artists work within a variety of media creating an eclectic and original exhibition. Additionally Proscenium: Luke Forsyth is presented within a domestic environment. Finally on the rooftop of the gallery, you will find Birds Bathe, Susans Laze Cynthia Forsyth. The exhibitions continue through September 6, 2026; Art Party: 5 – 9pm; Feia, 6164 Oak Crest Way, LA, 90042; https://feia.studio/
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Mid City
A group show titled Summerlove Sensation opens at Perrotin. Celebrating young love, the exhibition includes fifteen artists. The opening art party features a DJ, classic LA burgers, soft-serve ice cream, and drinks. No RSVP necessary. Summerlove Sensation runs through August 29, 2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; Perrotin, 5036 W Pico Blvd, LA, 90019; http://perrotin.com
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Downtown LA
The Bendix Art Night takes place at the famed art building. You’ll find art across several floors and galleries such as Track 16, Durden and Ray, TSALA, 515, OFUS, and probably even more than we have listed. Moreover several artists will be opening their private studios, so keep alert. We know for sure Mary Little (Suite 1030) and Studio Azarov (Suite 844) will be open; Plus keep your eye out for on-site installations and pop-up art.
Track 16 (East Hollywood) debuts the second solo exhibition of David Daigle. Titled The Death of Beauty, the gallery celebrates the opening with an art party. Daigle’s practice explores the intersections of desire, identity, and consumer culture through photography and sculpture. The solo show continues through September 5, 2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; Track 16, 706 Heliotrope Dr., LA, 90029; https://www.track16.com/
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TSALA presents The Name in My Empty Hand by Rosie Brand. The solo show is curated by Cait. The initial inspiration for the exhibition came from the final year of the life of Brand’s mother. Death is something we all have to deal with. Hence the artist took her grief and created the installation. The Name in My Empty Hand runs through August 9, 2026. Art Party: 7-9pm; Tiger Strikes Asteroid LA, 1206 Maple Ave.,d Suite 523, LA; https://www.tigerstrikesasteroid.com/
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More at Bendix
OFUS hosts Life. Still. Painted Photographs by Louis Jacinto. Event: 7-10pm; The Bendix, Space 546, 1206 Maple Ave., LA, 90015; https://www.instagram.com/offus_dtla/?hl=en
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Durden and Ray and Trifulca Madrid co-present a group show titled Like and Order curated by Dos Jotas and le frère. The exhibition focuses on online political propaganda and the division of our country. Artists include: Tania Aristi, Sebas Cabero, Aly Calle, Colectivo Democracia, le frère, Ysabel Gómez, Dos Jotas, Cristina Llanos, Eugenio Merino and Indecline, and María Molde. Like and Order will be on view through August 9, 2026: Art Party: 7-10pm; Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave., #832, LA, 90015; https://www.durdenandray.com/
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