Saturday, July 19, 2025 art parties & events are just teeming with exceptional options to choose from. With nearly twenty happenings, we have an art fair, an art products market, art talks, theater shows, a food festival, and lots of art openings. And let’s not forget about all the FREE concerts – see below for link.
July 19, 2025 Art Parties & Events
Rusha & Co. presents Perfectly Fair, a fairness-led art fair. The event kicks off today and runs through tomorrow at the 3,000 sq ft, 1914 firehouse gallery in South LA. Unlike any other art fair, there is no application fee. Artists were chosen via a lottery-style selection process. Each name was pulled straight from a hat. Art Fair: 12-7pm; Rusha & Co., 244 West Florence Avenue, LA, 90003; https://www.rusha.co
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Manhattan Beach
The Hampton Water Rosé Tour arrives in Manhattan Beach! Wear your best pink attire and party the day away with host Cassie Randolph. Enjoy tastings of Hampton Water Rosé. Event Tastings will be held at these Locations during these hours: The Strand House: 2-3pm; Esperanza Rooftop: 3-4pm; Shade Hotel: 4-5pm; Free – Reserve your spot Here; 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd , New York Manhattan Beach 90266; https://hamptonwaterwine.com
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The Wende Museum hosts an art talk. The Romance of Technology features the talented artist, filmmaker, and storyteller David Van Eyssen. The talk will spotlight the evolving relationship between human emotion and the machine. The artist will also demonstrate with the help of AI. Art Talk: 2pm; The Romance of Technology. The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd, Culver City, 90230; https://wendemuseum.org
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Downtown LA
Tierra del Sol Gallery presents an ongoing off-site exhibition titled Looks Like A Home To Me: Inside the Progressive Art Studio. Curated by Paige Wery, the group show spotlights the work of over 80 artists created at Art Explorers, Creative Growth, Creativity Explored, ECF, NIAD, Revision, Slingshot & Tierra del Sol.
Joe Zaldivar, Chinatown Metrorail Station, Marker on paper, 12 x 18”, 2021
Event: 2-4pm; Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Getty Gallery 2nd Floor, LA, 90071; Find out about the Looks Like A Home To Me: Inside the Progressive Art Studio.
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Also downtown…Hauser Wirth hosts intimate walkthroughs with friends and family of Luchita Hurtado on the occasion of ‘Yo Soy’—the first exhibition dedicated to the Venezuelan-born, LA-based artist at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles. The show runs through October 5, 2025. Find out more about this exhibition on our Hauser Wirth New Exhibitions Feature. Exhibition Walkthrough: 2pm; Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, 901 East 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90013; https://www.hauserwirth.com/events/
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Cypress Park
Bermudez Projects holds an opening art party for TIME BANDITS: Emerging Art by Gen Alpha. The group show features the work of five artists who are all under 12 years old. orks on paper, watercolor, paintings, and mixed media adorn the gallery walls in this discovery of the über-next generation of visual artists. Art Party: 2-5pm; Bermudez Projects, 1225 Cypress Ave., LA 90065; https://www.bermudezprojects.com/
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…bG Gallery throws an opening art party for Summer Stories. The group exhibition spotlights narrative art, as well as all types of media. Through canvas, sculpture, and photography, the work tells the tale. Therefore creating a visual composition allowing the viewer to step into the scenario. Art Party: 3-6pm; bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave #A2, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://santamonica.bgartdealings.com
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Downtown
Vielmetter Los Angeles hosts a conversation with Kwesi Botchway and Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Forbes. The art talk takes place in conjunction with a new exhibition by the artist. Be Your Own Cool by Ghanaian artist Kwesi Botchway features new works. This exhibition is the artist’s second solo presentation with the gallery.
In addition How We Go by Gio Swaby also opens. The exhibition of new works marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Art Talk: 2:30 – 3:30pm; Art Party: 4-6pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave, LA, 90021; https://vielmetter.com/
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Culver City
DON’T LOOK Projects, in association with SLQS Gallery debut Flotsam and Jetsam by Diana Taylor. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in the US. Art Talk: 3-4pm; RSVP Here to attend the free event. DON’T LOOK Projects, 2680 S La Cienega Blvd, LA, 90034; https://www.dontlookprojects.com
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Mid City
Perrotin hosts an opening art party to celebrate Aya Takano: how deep how far we can go as well as Jin Meyerson: Safe Space. Artist Aya Takano is from Saitama Japan and currently lives in Kanagawa. Her exhibition spotlights themes of ancestral consciousness and connections with the outer world. Jin Meyerson is a Korean-Diaspora artist based in Seoul. The artist’s work utilizes figuration as well as abstraction. Art Party: 5-7:30pm; Perrotin, 5036 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019; https://www.perrotin.com
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Also close by, in Miracle Mile…TAG and The Joey Feldman Gallery are proud to present Made in the USA: Comics to Counterculture. This juried open art exhibition is celebrating the artists who bring imagination to life through sci-fi, fantasy, surreal illustration, dark art, manga, comic book art, and beyond. Juried by Joey Feldman, this exhibition bridges the gap between the traditional fine art world and the vibrant, expressive realm of illustrative and genre-based art. Art P arty: 5-8pm; TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.taggallery.net/
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Hollywood
Join Deitch Gallery for its 5th annual Art Products Market. The event will be held in the courtyard. Participating vendors include: Them Skates, Mia Scarpa, Nailsxmalala, Hommes + Gardens, Now Instant, Image Hall, Fargo Street, Reibo Rammi, A History of Frogs, Cali Tee, Parker Richardson, Marley White, 2niceladies, Leeann Huang, Danbi Danbi, Roxy Wills, Zoe Alameda, and Jeffrey Deitch Publications.
Drinks by:Open Beer, Figlia; Tattoos by: mcdonaldsamazon. Art Party: 5-8pm; Deitch Gallery, (courtyard) 925 North Orange Drive, LA, 90038; https://deitch.com
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DTLA
Neo LA Gallery celebrates the opening of Disrupting Tomorrow: The Embodiment of Posthuman Feminism, Nature, and Postcolonial Urbanism. This exhibition invites the viewer to re-evaluate societal norms. Therefore urging reflection on resilience, harmony with nature, and cultural inclusivity. Artists include: Alexandra Wiesenfeld, Regina Herod, and Snežana Saraswati Petrović. Art Party: 5-8pm; Neo LA Gallery, 1020 S Los Angeles St Suite C, LA, 90015; https://www.neolagallery.com
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Hollywood
Sean Kelly, Los Angeles debuts a new exhibition titled Ground Work. The group show is organized by Joey Lico, Los Angeles-based curator and Executive Director of The Cultivist. The exhibition brings together fifteen artists whose works respond to the material, psychic, and political dimensions of landscape. Anchored by Duchamp’s seminal photograph Dust Breeding, 1920, Ground Work considers the trace as a radical gesture, foregrounding atmosphere, residue, and the weight of absence over pictorial representation. Art Party: 5-8pm; Sean Kelly, Los Angeles 1357 N Highland Ave LA, 90028; https://www.skny.com
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Downtown
In Chinatown…Charlie James Gallery unveils a new exhibition titled America (Soy Yo!). The group show is curated by Los Angeles artist, curator, and gallery director Ever Velasquez. America (Soy Yo!) brings together artists from across the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, and also Canada. These artists collectively investigate ideas of forced migration, land ownership, and the man-made borders that separate us. Art Party: 5-8pm; Charlie James Gallery, 969 Chung King Rd, LA, 90012; https://www.cjamesgallery.com
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LA Theatre
In West Hollywood…Nice Girl continues its run at Rogue Machine tonight at 5pm. This poignant play was written by two-time Lecomte du Noüy Prize winner Melissa Ross, and directed by Ann Bronston.
Anaïs Fairweather, Bailey Humiston in Nice Girl; Photo by Jacques Lorch
Performance: 5pm; Tickets are $45 – $60; Seniors: $35; Students with ID: $25; Call for more information 855-585-5185 and reservations or visit the website; Rogue Machine at the Matrix Theatre, upstairs on the Henry Murray Stage, 7657 Melrose Ave., LA, 90046; https://www.roguemachinetheatre.org/
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Also downtown…Head to Union Station where KCRW and Metro Art offer a night of music at the historic downtown LA station. Enjoy a languid-to-ecstatic, groovable performance from LA-based Brijean, live sets from KCRW DJs José Galván & Novena Carmel, and swing by pop-up bars as you dance the night away in one of LA’s architectural jewels. Event runs 6-10pm; KCRW DJ Novena Carmel: 6-7:30; Brijean: 7:30-8:30pm; KCRW DJ José Galván: 8:30-10pm; Union Station Ticket Concourse, 800 N Alameda St., LA, 90012; https://art.metro.net
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Hollywood
Concern Foundation hosts its annual Block Party fundraiser that raises funds to fight cancer. As someone who attends many food festivals throughout the year, I can tell you for certain this one is exceptional. It does have a high entrance ticket price, but the variety and amount of food and beverage vendors makes it well worth it. In addition the event offers live music, and other immersive experiences such as spa services and makeovers, along with onsite casino style gaming. Plus the money from your ticket goes directly to pay for research to help cure cancer. Read more about it in the 2025 Concern Foundation Block Party Feature. Event: 6-10pm; Admission: $400 per person; Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood; http://concernfoundation.org
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Glendale
Brand Library & Art Center and the Brand Associates present a new exhibition titled Brand 53. The annual works on paper group show features more than 100 artworks. The gallery accepted submissions from artists across the country. Moreover, while some participants have previously exhibited in the annual show, other works come from new artists.
Susan Hannon, Auto De Fe- Act of Faith 25h x 144w x 8d
Susan Hannon is one of the artists participating in the group show. Her artwork titled Auto De Fe- Act of Faith is included. This piece is 12ft long and 2 feet wide made from 2 1970’s Spanish Bibles. Juror Sigrid Burton, an artist herself utilizes oil on canvas and linen as well as mixed media on paper. Art Party: 7-9pm; Brand library and Art Center, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale CA 92201; https://www.brandlibrary.org
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Pico Gardens
Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) debuts new exhibitions. Eric Joyner: Looking Sideways, as well as Richard Ahnert: Bad Company open. In addition a two-artist exhibit featuring mini solo shows by Taiwanese artist Lo Chan-Peng, titled The Dream of Yūgen, and contemporary faux naïf artist Sun-Mi (aka Pamplemouze), titled House Warming. The latter shows will open in Gallery 3. Art Party: 7-11pm; CHG, 571 S. Anderson St. LA, 90033; https://coreyhelfordgallery.com/
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Hollywood
The Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks takes place tonight and tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl. This is a fantastic show running across two nights. I have attended this event – the music and fireworks create an out-of-this-world evening of blissful entertainment.
Photo Credit: courtesy of the LA Philharmonic Association
Read my Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks review. Performance: 8pm; Gates open: 6pm; Admission starts at $42; The Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068; https://www.hollywoodbowl.com
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Santa Monica
The Fantasticks continues its run at the Ruskin Group Theatre. This enchanting multi-award-winning musical, is still to this day the longest running off Broadway play. This is a wonderful show. I saw it when it when I lived in NYC (a very long time ago). The original off-Broadway production opened in 1960 and ran for 42 years. Although I didn’t catch the original cast (Hey, I’m not that old), I did thoroughly enjoy it.
Director Elina de Santos takes the story into the 21st century, keeping the same wit, sensitivity and beauty of the original story. Furthermore her staging brings fresh insight with an imaginative flair to a cherished classic. Actors include: Michael D. Cohen, Danny Bernardo, Rhett Hemingway, Kiel Kennedy, Sophie Pollono, Michael Redfield, Raven Scott, John Wuchte, and Silas Shultz. Run time is approximately 120 minutes (including one 10-minute intermission). The show runs through August 24, 2025; Performance: 8pm; Tickets are $45 (student/senior discounts $30 and groups 10+ $33) and can be purchased in advance at www.ruskingrouptheatre.com or by calling (310) 397-3244. Free parking available on-site. Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/
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