Now don’t forget to stop into the Pick of the Week….its a wonderful cause and it will be an awesome art party….also see below for more Culver City events that are close by.

Also you can always stop by on your want to the POW….Bergamot Arts Station, an always fun place for art, located at 2525 Michigan Ave., in Santa Monica hosts a night of openings.

Ruth Bachofner Gallery presents an opening reception for Presences,an exhibition of paintings by New York artist Selina Trieff.

What: Opening reception, Selina Trieff, Presences
Where: Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, (G-2) 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica,  90404
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Phone: (310) 829-3300
Website: www.ruthbachofnergallery.com

dnj Gallery celebrates the work of artists, Cynthia Greig, Annie Seaton (see image). Curated by Pamela Schoenberg, the opening reception takes place tonight.

What: Opening reception,  SLICK and Nature Morte
Where: dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, (J-1) 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica,  90404
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.315.3551
Website: http://www.dnjgallery.net/

There will also be a fun grand opening tonight….Duncan Miller Gallery opens a new space at Bergamot.

Be part of their gala reception and premiere exhibition. Tonight’s event features the opening of the haunting, black-and-white photographs of Polish-born artist Roman Loranc.

What: Grand opening and artist reception, Roman Loranc
Where: Duncan Miller Gallery, Bergamot Station, (A-7) 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica,  90404
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 310 838 2440
Website: www.duncanmillergallery.com

Enjoy a pop up exhibition and an after party for the 17th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at The Robert Berman Gallery’s B-7 space. Co-presented with Truthdig, this event celebrates the recently awarded political cartoonist and essayist Dwayne Booth, otherwise known as Mr. Fish.  “Go Fish!” books will be for sale and Mr. Fish will be signing copies. Yeah!!!

Also if you haven’t seen the MOPLA show at The Robert Berman Gallery, it’s wonderful. Be sure to take a peek.

What: Opening reception, Mr Fish
Where: THE ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY, Bergamot Station, (B-7) 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404
When: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.9128
Website: http://www.robertbermangallery.com/

Also there will be a lster opening here at Copro Gallery (8-11) http://www.copronason.com/

Or in Venice….

In partnership with the Kennedy Center’s What’s Going On Now project Venice Arts will host an Open Screen event featuring videos culled from community members exploring how the themes raised by Marvin Gaye’s seminal album continue to resonate today.

Image credit: left: Jim Hubbard, Anti-War Protester, Washington, D.C., 1990; right: Kristian Punturere, age 17. Waiting for the Change, Los Angeles, CA, 2011

What: Open Screen: What’s Going On Now
Where: Venice Arts Gallery, 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
When: 7:00 pm
Phone: 310.392.0846
Website: www.venicearts.org

Also in Venice, stop into an opening at the Gallery on Market Street, who hosts an exhibition of paintings by Venice artist, Farid Kia. NAKED – reflections on the landscape of the psyche.

What: Opening reception Farid Kia, NAKED
Where: The Gallery on Market Street, 74 Market Street, Venice CA
When: 7:00 pm -11:00 pm
Website: www.faridkia.com

There’s always a fun art scene in Culver City, so pop by Kopeikin Gallery, who offers a reception tonight for Real Landscapes, featuring artist, Thomas Wrede (see image).

Also opening tonight is Bronson Caves, featuring artist, Brice Bischoff

On view: April 21st – May 26th

What: Opening reception,  Real Landscapes, Thomas Wrede; Bronson Caves, Brice Bischoff
Where: Kopeikin Gallery, 2766 South La Cienega Blvd.,
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310-559-0800
Website: http://www.kopeikingallery.com

Just up the street, Maloney Fine Arts presents an exhibition of new sculpture by Zadik Zadikian. Enjoy an opening reception for this Los Angeles artist.

What: Opening reception, Zadik Zadikian: Sculpture
Where: Maloney Fine Arts, 2680 South La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.570.6420
Website: www.maloneyfineart.com

Some more openings are happening tonight at LA><Art, (6-8) 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd. http://www.laxart.org and Blum and Poe, (6-8) 2727 S. La Cienega Blvd, http://www.blumandpoe.com/ as well as one more at Carmichael Gallery, (6-9) 5795 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/ 

Or in Hollywood near La Brea Ave…..As part of the Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time, Los Angeles artist Ann McCoy returns to Bleicher Gallery La Brea for an exciting solo exhibit of master works. Acclaimed for her enormous and elaborate pencil drawings, Ann’s work is deeply routed in alchemical theory and Jungian analysis.

Reception: Saturday April 21, 7-9:30pm
What: Ann McCoy: Pacific Standard Time Exhibit: OVUM PHILOSOPHORUM The Egg of the Philosophers
Where: Bleicher Gallery 355 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036
When: 7:30 – 9:30pm
Phone: 310 237 6423
Website: http://caporalebleicher.com/

Also close by, Tobey C. Moss Gallery features artist Jules Engel’s original drawings, gouaches and sketches for Disney’s “Fantasia”, the show includes work created for UPA, Format Films and Focus Films. Jules Engel (1909 – 2003), was a Founding Director of the Experimental/Abstract Animation Department for CalArts.  On view: April 21 – June 29, 2012

What: Opening reception, Kinetic Energy, Jules Engel
Where: Tobey C. Moss Gallery, 7321 Beverly Blvd., LA 90036
When: 7:00 pm -11:00 pm
Phone: (323) 933-5523
Website: http://www.tobeycmossgallery.com/