Bergamot Station Arts Center hosts its Summer Celebration event on Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 11am- 6pm. The event will double as a fundraiser for the Westside Food Bank. Each gallery will display an individual artwork for auction. The winning bid for each artwork in this Silent Auction will be donated directly to Westside Food Bank. Bids can be placed in person during the event from 11am-6pm.
The galleries will be accepting food donations onsite the day of the event. Food donations will reach children in need, low-income families, unemployed and underemployed individuals, the elderly, homeless people, and others in need throughout the Westside. The following food items are needed: Pasta, Pasta sauce (unbreakable packaging please), Juice, Granola bars, Protein bars, Breakfast cereal; Westside Food Bank: https://www.wsfb.org
SPECIAL EVENT TIMES
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Artist Walkthrough: Ralph Allen Massey bG Gallery (A2)
Artwork by Ralph Allen Massey; courtesy of the artist, and bG Gallery
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Workshop: Collaborative Model Building Montalba Architects (T4)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Artist Talk and Linocut Demonstration: Dave Lefner Skidmore Contemporary Art (B4)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Workshop: Mandalas: The Spirit of a Community Building Bridges Art Exchange (F2) + Audio Salon (F1)
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Artist Walkthrough: Kyong Boon Oh Lois Lambert Gallery (E3)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Curator Walkthrough: Melanie Willhide exhibition Von Lintel Gallery (A7)
“Whether by Day Abducted” Detail, by Melanie Willhide; Archival Pigment Print; 37.5 x 32.5 in; edition of 3;
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Artist Talk: Carter Flachbarth Richard Heller Gallery (B5A)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Performance: ‘The Birthday Party’ by Harold Pinter – Pay What You Can City Garage Theatre (T1)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Opening Reception: Tod Papageorge: The Beaches Danziger Gallery (B1)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Artist Walkthrough: Mark Steven Greenfield William Turner Gallery (E1)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Show: Pull My Finger – FREE community event The Crow (F4)
3:00 PM- 6:00 PM Opening Reception: Nikolai Ishchuk and Robert Achtel Marshall Gallery (A6)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Artist Talk: Matthew Arnold Galerie XII (B2)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Curator Walkthrough: LIFE:STILL by GODELEINE DE ROSAMEL ROSEGALLERY (B7)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Artist Walkthrough: Matthew Arnold Galerie XI (B2)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Show:I Gotta Crow – Pay What You Can The Crow (F4)
Other galleries such as the RoseGallery, and the Robert Berman Gallery will be open all day (July 9, 2022, 11am – 6pm). Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404; Visit the Bergamot Station website for more info – https://bergamotstation.com
