Get your art party hop on early…

The City of Beverly Hills will hold its fall BH artSHOW on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Beverly Gardens Park, along four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard, from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive.

The Beverly Hills artSHOW, now in its 44th year, is a free event and brings art enthusiasts together from all over Southern California and beyond. Artists come from Los Angeles, the Southwest, and the rest of the United States to showcase and sell their work in the heart of Beverly Hills.

A special show feature will highlight artists whose work illustrates the subject of Construction. Painters, printmakers, and other featured renderers include notable artists, many new to the show.
In addition to great art, guests can enjoy live entertainment, children and family art projects, popular food fare and food trucks, a wine and dine garden, and a beer and brat garden at this free, fun event. Convenient, inexpensive parking is located directly across from the show grounds.

See our Upcoming Event Page for additional info on this event – LAArtParty.com is a proud sponsor.
 
What: Beverly Hills artSHOW
Where: Beverly Gardens (Santa Monica Blvd., from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive)
When: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Phone: (310) 285-6830
Website: www.beverlyhills.org/artshow

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In Santa Monica…

The Annenberg Community Beach House presents the region’s first underwater art exhibit in its historic public pool, featuring artwork curated by Machine Project, the Echo Park-based art organization. Snorkel Dreams is a public art project presented by the Beach=Culture series, a program of the City of Santa Monica. Presented underwater in the historic (heated) pool, the exhibit literally immerses viewers in art. On display are paintings, sculptures, ceramics, video, prints and paintings by Andrew Cannon, Jessica Cowley, Bob Dornberger, Emily Joyce, Alice Könitz, Candice Lin, Becca Lofchie, Johnston Marklee, Jennifer Moon & Laub, Paul Pescador, Jennifer Rochlin, Suné Woods, Kim Ye, Patricia Yossen, Mallen&Gray and Machine Project with Grace Eunchong. Visit http://machineproject.com for more information.

Image: Courtesy of Annenberg Community Beach House and Patricia Yossen

Best views for gallery visitors will be in the water, but nonswimmers can partially view the submerged artworks from poolside. Some timeslots may be at capacity but waitlists are open and all are welcome; openings are expected after an initial rush at each entry time. Pool and site are accessible; parking is $3/hr; café onsite; picnickers welcome (no pets, alcohol or glass.) Reservations available on the website, CLICK HERE!

What: Underwater art exhibit
Where: Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica CA 90402
When: Friday – Sunday October 14-16 at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Website: http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture

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In Mar Vista…

C. Nichols Project is pleased to present sculptures from the 1970’s and 1990’s from Doug Edge.

See image: Installation view:Milagro Earth in Curved Space, (1978)

The artist has had a lengthy career within the Los Angeles art community. Part of the inaugural faculty of CalArts in 1969, Edge came to the West Coast from Wisconsin. The artist has remained an integral part of the art scene since then, incorporating painting, sculpture and performance into his practice. Doug Edge has shown with prominent Los Angeles galleries Cirrus, Earl McGrath, and New York’s Gracie Mansion amongst others around the globe.

On view: October 15 – November 23, 2016

What: Opening Reception
Where: c.nichols projects, 12613 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
When: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Phone: (310) 915-1930
Website: http://www.cnicholsproject.com/

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In Santa Monica…We have several events at Bergamot Station. FIG Gallery debuts work from Otella Wruck from 5-7pm. FIG Gallery, (G-6), 2525 Michigan Ave., SM 90404;

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Craig Krull Gallery hosts a closing reception from 6-8pm. Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, B-3, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, 90404;

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bG Gallery presents a solo exhibition titled “21st Century Angels” featuring sculptures of artist Susan Hannon. Hannon is known for creating sculptures in the shape of human-scale wings made out of discarded vintage Bibles, such as a grade two Braille Bible, an 1865 Civil War-era Bible, and a Torah. See image: Susan Hannon,  “You Get Me Closer to God, No. 9″  Mixed Media (Vintage Bible, year unknown), 106″ x 27″ x 8”

Hannon’s work takes emotionally loaded raw materials that were imbued with spiritual and devotional significance and repurposes them for artistic and humanistic ends. “These books were cried on, prayed over, and preached with. They are marinated in so much emotion. I find them in a dilapidated state, about to be thrown out, restore them, and give them new life and new resonance.” In addition to the Bible wing pieces, the retrospective will feature works from 2003 to 2016 in various mediums, including found object sculptures and two-dimensional works on paper.

On view: October 15 – November 3, 2016

What: Opening reception
Where: bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, # G8A, Santa Monica, CA 90404
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Phone: (310) 906 4211
Website: http://www.bGartGalleries.com

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One more at Bergamot Station which starts at 8pm and runs late. Enjoy two exhibitions “Chet Zar: Dy5topia! A Dark Universe,” and “Damien Echols: Collaborations.” Reception: 8-11:30pm; Copro Gallery, T5, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., SM; http://www.copronason.com/

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Gallery 825 presents a group show titled “Countenance Divine,” an all-media exploration of contemporary portraiture, juried by Rick Royale, owner of Royale Projects Contemporary Art.

Also opening…“The Shrine of Stolen of Stolen Identities,” a multi-media installation created by the collaborative duo “steph ‘n snez,” artists Stephanie Sydney and Snezana Saraswait Petrovic.

The exhibition is dedicated to all the unknown artists who’ve journeyed to Hollywood seeking glamour and success. The Shrine is an immersive, interactive room-sized piece honoring “the diversity and otherness that lie beyond the allure of celebrity culture.” The transient, superficial and impermanent qualities of fame and beauty are explored via mirrored stars, ruby slippers, altars, light boxes, alternative “Oscars,” vintage luggage housing video narratives, and much more.  There is also a 15-minute performance piece scheduled for 6:30PM the evening of the opening, with steph and ‘snez costumed and masked as mixed-gender“Oscarettes” who are the priestesses of this provocative environment.

And finally two more solo shows will be opening – Bibi Davidson’s recent series of paintings The Girl in the Red Dress draws the viewer into an alternative, parallel, through-the-looking-glass universe with coherent dream logic. Zeal Harris’ “Home Remedies for Driving While Black” is an exhibit of poignant, entertaining, illustrative artworks about the impact of police violence on interpersonal relationships.

On view: october 15 – November 18, 2016

What: Opening reception

Where: Gallery 825 – 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069

When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Phone: 310.652.8272

Website: http://laaa.org

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Head South on La Cienega, to Culver City…

The Salon presents Los Angeles-based Gary Ward in a solo exhibition, ‘The Midnight Drawings’. The series exudes its title as Ward’s drawings, ramblings and musings were all done in the quiet of night when daily external noise comes to a halt. Ward committed to doing one drawing per day, around midnight, for an entire year and has amassed a plethora of work for his most extensive exhibit to date.


Though Ward has traditionally worked on paper in a mixed media format of charcoal, oil pastels and graphite, this show will also introduce collaged works presented on canvas.

On view: October 15 – November 5, 2016

What: Opening reception
Where: 
The Salon (at Automatic Sweat), 2656 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034
When: Opening reception: Saturday, October 15; 6 – 9pm
Phone: (310) 839-3100
Website: http://www.automaticsweat.com


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Also in Culver City….Head to Washington Blvd…Roberts & Tilton debuts new work from Betye Saar; Reception 6-8pm, Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232;

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Just down the street…

Thinkspace debuts new works by Sandra Chevrier in the gallery’s first solo exhibition for the Canadian artist, “The Cages; and the Reading Rooms of their Lives.” Chevrier has delivered a powerfun new body of work including a series of 2-sided interchangable ‘masked paintings’ that have to be seen in person to be fully appreciated.

Based in Montréal, Chevrier creates mixed media works that combine sensuously rendered portraits of women with painted and collaged comic book overlays of superheroes.

Concurrently on view in the Thinkspace project room is “Rendered Problematic,” featuring new works by Sean Mahan. A mixed media painter from Florida, Mahan creates soft and subtle figurative works in graphite and acrylic washes on wood panel. This will be Mahan’s fifth exhibiion with the gallery.

What: Opening Reception
Where: Thinkspace, 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, 90232
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Phone: 310 403.8549
Website: http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

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In the Miracle Mile area…

Valentine Enterprises is celebrating its one year anniversary as an international conglomerate of arts, tech, and glamour….. with the unveiling of the exquisite Party Castle Mall!

Party Castle is a themed gallery experience which will mimic the appearance and structure of a mall. This event will feature traditional gallery art forms like photography, installation, and sculpture, as well as forward-thinking presentations of VR work, video game aesthetics, and consumer products. There will be a MALL COP! and FOOD COURT! and MALL DJs! and FASHION! and LIVE MUSIC! and a BOUNCY CASTLE!

Featured artists include MJ Katz, Iris Ray, Hit Bargain, Hobbes Ginsberg, Isabelle Harada, Caia Diepenbrock, Inpatient Press, Belly Belt, Loved By Erika, Ginny Wyatt, Peter Kalisch, BlueRoar, New Style Media Group, Tempest Le Mans, Mini Bear, Sofia Celedon, and Carmen Johns.

There will also be a keynote speech by curator Nastya Valentine, who addresses the mall theme as such: it could be read on many levels, like shopping of course! or the intersection of commerce/capitalism, the mall as center of capitalist system, also the center of getting away from ur parents, the physiology of public spaces,  the resemblance of a mall to an art gallery,  a chill place to ditch school w ur friends…. nostalgia! the aesthetics of vitrines, how do we combine VR with COUTURE, what if the mall is haunted, ETC. Everyone will have their own perception and navigation of Party Castle.

For additional info, see the Upcoming Event Feature. All are welcome. This is an all ages event, feel free to bring your children. Alcohol will be served to those over 21. The event is free but donations are encouraged.

What: Opening Reception
Where: Allmost Studios & Gallery, 1288 S La Brea Ave 90019
When: October 15th – 7:30PM
Phone: 323 620 7005
Website: partycastle.eventbrite.com

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In Hollywood…LAM Gallery features an opening for a group show titled “Concrete Plastic.” from 6-10pm. LAM Gallery, 913 N. Highland Ave., LA 90038;

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Downtown features several art events…

Hauser Wirth & Schimmel will present ‘Isa Genzken.’ I Love Michael Asher, the first Los Angeles solo exhibition for the celebrated German artist. 

Genzken (b. 1948) was in her late 20s when she visited Michael Asher in California on a travel grant from Dusseldorf Academy, where she had begun teaching in 1977. At this time, Genzken was producing sleek lacquered wood sculptures known as ‘Ellipsoids’ and ‘Hyperbolos.’ This minimalist body of work, which lasted through the early 1980s, engaged with spatial and social aspects of line, mass, scale, color and movement through and around the works.Since their meeting, Genzken’s diverse practice has encompassed sculpture, photography, drawing and painting. Her work borrows from the aesthetics of Minimalism, punk culture and assemblage art to confront the conditions of human experience in contemporary society and the uneasy social climate of capitalism.

In addition to her interior installation of all new works, the exhibition features the outdoor Courtyard installation of ‘Rose III,’ a 26 foot tall sculpture modeled after an actual flower Genzken chose and sent to the foundry. The work simultaneously defies and underscores the fragility and beauty commonly associated with the image of the rose.

Also opening is a comprehensive exhibition of the renowned Dadaists Kurt Schwitters (1887 – 1948) and Hans Arp (1886 – 1966), in the context of works by the Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor Joan Miró (1893 – 1983). ‘Schwitters Miró Arp’ was first curated for Hauser & Wirth Zürich in Summer 2016 to celebrate the centenary of the Dada movement in the city of its birth. The new iteration of this group show will include a significant addition of works by Hans Arp – the first large-scale treatment of works by Arp in Los Angeles. The exhibition is curated by art historian Dieter Buchhart, who has organized seminal exhibitions.

On view: October 16, 2016 – January 8, 2017

What: Opening
Where: Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, 901 East 3rd Street, LA, 90013
When: 6:00pm – 8:00pm – Saturday, October 15, 2016
Website: http://www.hauserwirthschimmel.com/

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Also Downtown…

Dan Hampe and The Crown Collection are proud to present a ‘One Night’ exhibition of new works by Dan Hampe titled “Don’t Think Twice.”

Don’t Think Twice. You cannot control fate, but you can control how you react. You can prepare and learn from your past so that when that moment is right in front of you staring you in the eyes you react with absolute honesty.

Music by Andres (Soulection)

For additional info on Dan Hampe visit http://www.danhampe.com/

What Art Party – pop up
Where: 2207 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031-2202
When: 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Info: FB Event Page 

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In another part of downtown…

“Everything You Do Is Wrong” Art Show….Take in ‘A Night of Pain and Suffering’ featuring art work by Michael Murphy with Bo Asylum & Sickid

Enjoy Food, Tunes, Beers, Tears and DJ Sets by Mvtt London & Play Dea

The art reception takes place 7pm-10pm with an  After Party running from 10pm-1am

What: Opening reception
Where: WERKARTZ, 927 South Santa Fe, Los Angeles Art District
When: 7pm-10pm; After Party – 10pm-1am
Info: FB Event Page 

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Also downtown…NIGHT Gallery hosts an opening reception for “CARA BENEDETTO: The Descent of Woman,” “Christine Wang: Devotional Art for Your Home” Reception: 7-10pm; NIGHT Gallery, 2276 East 16th St., LA 90021;

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And one more Downtown…

A Halloween inspired art events… 

Pop by Lethal Amounts tonight to see this exhibit of world class Halloween masks and spooky effects, including a collection of vintage masks dating back to the 1960’s.

What: Halloween Exhibit
Where: Lethal Amounts, 1226 W 7th St, Los Angeles, California 90017
When: 8:00pm – 11:00pm – October 15, 2016
Info: http://lethalamounts.com/