Yes it is indeed Saint Patrick’s Day….see more info on the Pick of the Week! However, if you would rather stick to gallery hopping….we’ve got some fun art parites for you. You can always do both…that’s what I am doing. So look for me out in the galleries with my green boa and tutu on! You know Mama loves to get her groove on!

Now if you are near, Santa Monica, there’s always a fun happening at the Bergamot Arts Station located at 2525 Michigan Ave.  Don’t forget tonight, INCOGNITO starts at 7:00 pm. See below as well as my Santa Monica Patch article for more info about this event.

Get there a bit early and stop into Rosamund Felsen Gallery. Tonight, enjoy an exhibition of new paintings by Marcia Roberts.

Roberts will exhibit 13 new paintings and a selection of small drawings. This is her 5th exhibition with Rosamund Felsen.

What: Reception, Marcia Roberts
Where: Rosamund Felsen Gallery, (B-4) Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, 90404
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Phone: 310 828-8488
Website: http://www.rosamundfelsen.com/

INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art’s annual event is back, this unusual high-energy event offers original artworks for sale at incredible prices. Trusting one’s instincts has led many to victory as each work is signed on the back and the artists’ identities are revealed only after purchase. See image to left, Emmy Rossum, Shanola Hampton and Amy Smart at last year’s INCOGNITO.

More than 650 artworks will be available by 500-plus leading, mid-career and emerging contemporary artists. As always, every 8″ x 10″ original will cost the same low price. For a mere $350.00 plus tax, one can walk away with a work of art by renowned artists such as John Baldessari, Mark Bradford, Marco Brambilla, Judy Chicago, Kim McCarty, Yoko Ono, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Betye Saar, Mickalene Thomas, William Wegman, and many more.

What: INCOGNITO, Annual Auction/Benefit
Where: SMMoA (B-4) Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, 90404
When: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6488
Website: http://smmoa.org/

In Santa Monica, Kayne Griffin Corcoran presents an opening receptions for artists, Michel Auder and Giulia Piscitelli. Ten films and several photographs by Auder from the 1960s to the present will be on view in the West Galleries. Piscitelli’s exhibition includes recent drawings, sculpture, tapestries and photographs.

What: Opening reception, group show
Where: Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 2902 Nebraska Ave., Santa Monica, 90404
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6886
Website: http://www.kaynegriffincorcoran.com/

Or at Otis, in Westchester, Curator Carol Wells offers the exhibition, Globalize THIS! International Graphics of Resistance. Climate change, outsourced jobs, pollution, wars—globalization affects every aspect of life on this planet. As the crises escalate and resources diminish, activists and artists throughout the world are speaking with a clarity and coherence exceeding that of most politicians.

What: Globalize THIS! International Graphics of Resistance
Where: Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., LA, 90045
When: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Website: http://bit.ly/15m8qu

Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk happens today as well. Explore open studios, enjoy art from 60 local artist.There’s all kinds of events, like spoken word and some performances too. They will also be celebrating St Paddy’s day with Bluegrass, blues, country music and Irish jigs by Cliff Wagner & Old #7, Foodtrucks and more.

Free admission. Check their site for more info.

What: Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk
Where: Santa Monica Airport, between 2800 and 3100 Airport Ave. Santa Monica,
When: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Phone: 310-458-8350
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Monica-Airport-Artwalk/163305183278

Or in Culver City, The Katherine Cone Gallery celebrates women artists with California Girls, a group exhibition of emerging contemporary California women artists, including Kelly Berg (see image), Jennifer Celio, Olivia Hill and Vanessa Prager. The opening reception happens tonight.

The exhibition is titled “California Girls” in honor of Judy Chicago’s experiment in the 1970ʼs with young California women artists working to become professional artists in a mostly male dominated art world. Thus, this show focuses on the young California women artists of today who are creating their own trails to blaze. The documentary video “Judy Chicago and the California Girls”*, which was Produced, Directed, and Edited by Judith Dancoff, will be displayed during the exhibition, as a homage to the young women artists of the past and a dedication to the future of young women artists and there role in today’s art world.

What: California Girls group show, opening reception
Where: Katherine Cone Gallery 2673 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: (310) 287-1558
Website: http://www.katherineconegallery.com/

Also in Culver City, GMWAT holds an annual event showcasing artists interpretations of beloved Saturday morning cartoons. Curated by pop culture surrealist Steven Daily the exhibition features 80 confirmed artists, including Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim), Carlos Ramos, Jim Mahfood, Alex Pardee, Lou Pimentel, Brian Viveros, and more.

What: Gag Me With A Toon, group show
Where: WWA Gallery 9517 Culver Blvd., Culver City, 90232
When: 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Website: http://www.wwagallery.com/

Carmichael Gallery presents My Turn, the first curatorial project by Los Angeles-based artist, Bumblebee.

The group exhibition includes mixed media collage, sculpture and works on canvas and paper by Bumblebee, Hyuro, Interesni Kazki, Jaz, Klone, LineLineDot, Moneyless, Penny, Stinkfish and Zeus, ten artists whose work activates creative conversations with the geographically disparate cities of Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Downey, Kiev, London, Los Angeles, Milan and Tel Aviv. Exhibition open to the public March 17 – April 7, 2012

You must RSVP for this one at rsvp@carmichaelgallery.com

What: My Turn, group show
Where: Carmichael Gallery 5795 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Website: http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/

Merry Karnowsky Gallery offers an opening reception for Todd Schorr’s latest exhibition, Neverlasting Miracles. Hosted by Patricia Arquette, this solo exhibition will feature paintings, drawings, color studies, and sculpture. The show will remain on view until April 14th.

What: Todd Schorr reception, Neverlasting Miracles
Where: Merry Karnowsky Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave. (In the Art 170 Building), LA 90036
When: 8:00 pm – 11 pm
Phone: 323.933.4408
Website: http://www.mkgallery.com

Enjoy St. Paddy’s and all the fun art events too….I’ll see you in the galleries…believe me, you won’t be able to miss me!

Remember, find me at any of these events and ask me for the key phrase to be entered into the raffle to win two $20.00 tickets for Blankenship Cabaret Theatre’s premiere show on March 31st in downtown LA.  For more info, see Upcoming Events.

Be Safe…and watch out for Leprechauns!