Saturday, September 26, 2026 Art Parties & Events include: the Other Art Fair, as well as some openings, and an open house at ICA LA. Plus the Bendix Building has several openings too. There are also several art talks as well as a fundraiser for The Laurel Foundation, and a live performance and art show at Plummer Park.
September 26, 2026 Art Parties & Events
Santa Monica…It’s the full second full day of the Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art. The 16th edition brings together 150+ independent artists at Barker Hangar and runs through Sunday. The fair does not feature any galleries. There are three entry times: 11am-2pm; 2-4pm as well as 4-7pm; Admission starts at $25 with various additional packages costing up to $375; The Other Art Fair, 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, 90405; https://www.theotherartfair.com/la/
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West Hollywood
LAAA will present an art talk with Karen Hochman Brown. If you have not yet seen her show Inherited Symmetries, this is your chance. The artist will reveal her creative processes behind Inherited Symmetries. Art Talk: 11am; LAAA/Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA 90069; https://www.laaa.org
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Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education hosts an art talk with Stephen Mirich.
The conversation takes place in conjunction with his exhibition Stand by Me currently on view at the art center. Born in San Pedro, the artist continues to live as well as paint near the California coast. Art Talk: 1-3pm; Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, 90275; https://pvartcenter.org/
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Monterey Park
Head to the Vincent Price Art Museum to enjoy an opening art party and performance of Anida Yoeu Ali: The Buddhist Bug! This is the first solo show of this series in the U.S. The Buddhist Bug an internationally-acclaimed and expansive performance project encompasses various element of displacement. It also highlights myth, and humor. Opening reception: 2-5pm; Vincent Price Art Museum, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, 91754; https://vpam.org/
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Brentwood
Hannah Sloan Curatorial & Advisory brings us an opening art party for The Other Side of the Moon. The solo exhibition of photo-based works by Katie Shapiro is a collection of her most autobiographical work yet. Katie Shapiro. The Other Side of the Moon runs through November 14, 2026; Art Party 3-5pm; Hannah Sloan Curatorial & Advisory, 5613 San Vicente Boulevard, LA, 90019; https://www.hannahsloan.com/
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Downtown
Aabee Bleue Project offers an opening art party for Whispers: Women, Animals and Chimeras.
Elika Hedayat, The Way of Sindokht, Watercolor on Paper, 14.17 x 18.90 Inches,2026
The solo show by Elika Hedayat focuses on women in addition to Persian mythology. Therefore offering a female vision and possible outcome when women take the lead. While it takes a contemporary view of Shahnameh (Book of Kings), it brings background beings to the foreground.
This reverse in hierarchies brings a new order to the natural world. The artist expounds on the literary reference Haroum. Thus taking it one step further to reveal this legendary city where women are the leaders living harmony with the earth and everyday surroundings. The exhibition runs through October 24, 2026; Art Party: 4-7pm; Aabee Bleue Project, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave, #101B, LA 90021; https://www.aabeebleue-project.com/
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Also downtown…ICA LA hosts its Open House event. Enjoy several of its fall 2026 exhibitions opening today. While the general public is invited from 4-8pm, ICA LA member are welcome a bit earlier at 3pm.
Visit the main galleries to view Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses. This is the first in-depth survey of this pioneering Los Angeles artist’s six-decade career. ICA LA’s Project Room spotlights Amia Yokoyama: Our Strange Hollows. This is the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition including sculptures, holograms, as well as animation. Also ICA LA’s Agency of Assets Youth Fellows presents Grounding Bodies, Casting Dreams in the Annex Gallery. Art Party: 4-8pm (members invited at 3pm); ICA LA, 1717 E.7th St, LA, 90021; https://www.theicala.org
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Another downtown…Royale Projects offers an art reception for two solo shows. The exhibitions provide inverse arguments about the same subject. On view through December 5, 2026; Art Party: 5-7pm; Royale Projects, 432 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90013; http://royaleprojects.com
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WeHo
The City of West Hollywood brings us The Silence Between Lines: A Journey Completed – A Live Art event by Hedy Torres. The Mexican-born, LA–based artist will exhibit a set of charcoal portraits she created of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients and complete one of these drawings live—a portrait of participant Lino Perez, who recently received his Green Card. The artwork, first begun during a period of uncertainty, now reaches a new chapter as Torres revisits and finishes the piece nearly a decade later. Event: 4:30-6:30pm; Fiesta Hall at Plummer Park,1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood CA 90046; https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/visual-arts/art-on-the-outside
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…bG Gallery throws an opening art party to celebrate the art of Katherine Flynn. The Shape of What Remains expands upon the photographic and sculptural language she has developed over several years,
Flynn transforms found automotive materials into vessels of memory, place and time. The solo show runs through October 10, 2026; Find out more about the artist on her website – https://www.katherinejflynn.com/
Art Party: 5-8pm; bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave #A2, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://santamonica.bgartdealings.com
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Hancock Park area
Fabian Perez Gallery unveils Cinematic Glamour, an exhibition inspired by the genre – Hollywood’s Golden Age. Cinematic Glamour will remain on view until january 2, 2027; Art Party: 5-8pm; visit the website for additional information and to RSVP. Fabian Perez Gallery, 6715 Melrose Ave, LA, 90038; https://
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Hollywood
MASH Gallery presents a new show titled The Shape of Elsewhere. The group shows highlights eight local and international artists.
Art Party: 6-9pm; Mash Gallery, 812 N La Cienega Blvd, at Waring Ave., West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.mashgallery.com/
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Beverly Hills
Hoffman Donahue celebrates the work of Marlon Mullen with an opening art party. This is his debut exhibition with the gallery. The solo show runs through October 31, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Hoffman Donahue, 427 N Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, 90210; https://www.
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Monrovia
The Laurel Foundation presents THE ART OF_. The online auction has been happening since September 9, and will run through the 29th. It benefits The Laurel Foundation and its mission to enrich and empower the lives of vulnerable youth, including transgender and gender-diverse youth, as well as children, youth, and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Now in its fourth year, the event brings together donated works by internationally celebrated, renowned, and rising artists, all in support of this important cause.
Enjoy a FREE VIP Cocktail Preview but you must RSVP. View the works featured in the THE ART OF_ silent auction, meet some of the generous artists who have donated their work, and partake in an evening of art, music, wine, and charcuterie, all while supporting of The Laurel Foundation and all the communities it serves. Art Party: 6-8pm; RSVP HERE to attend the FREE event; John Moran Auctioneers & Appraisers, 145 E Walnut Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016; https://us.givergy.com/TheArtOf_/?controller=home
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Echo Park/Silver Lake border
INTERVAL debuts Lying, but only a little featuring LA-based artists Mark Acetelli and Kristi Head. Acetelli’s work moves through subtraction and emotional clarity, while Head creates imagined landscapes shaped by memory, colour and movement. The exhibition runs through October 10, 2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; INTERVAL, 2522 W Sunset Blvd, LA, 90026; https://
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Downtown
In the Bendix Building…Track 16 debuts Kathleen Henderson: Clappers with an opening art party. The solo show features new drawings that touch on a variety of themes through the use of satire. Clappers continues until November 21, 2026; Art Party: 6-9; Track 16, 1206 Maple Ave, Suite 100, LA, 90015; https://www.track16.com
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Also in the Bendix Building…Durden and Ray brings us its next iteration of Translocal Conclave: Gathering Sites of Memory. This project began as an exchange between Gallery Blok in Belgrade and as well as at Durden Ray in Los Angeles. Thus creating a dialogue across distinct cultural and geographic contexts. See the website for a full list of artists. The group show runs through October 17, 2026; Art Party: 7-10pm; Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave., #832 LA 90015; http://www.durdenandray.com/
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South Bay
Manhattan Beach Food & Wine kicks off tonight and runs through tomorrow Saturday, September 25–26, 2026. We have a Special Promo Code – MEDIA26 discount for our LAAP readers. The event has been moved to the westdrift Manhattan Beach, which is so elegant.
Manhattan Beach Food Wine Media Event: Photo by Richard Bilow
Find out more about the event as well as the Festival Founder and Producer Shelby Russell and Culinary Curator Chef Neal Fraser on the 2026 Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Feature.
READ my REVIEW from last year on our sister site EatTravelGo.com – Review: 2025 Manhattan Beach Food & Wine.
The festival welcomes guests ages 21 and older. DELTA VIP Early Entry runs from 6:00–7:00 p.m. Regular admission follows from 7-10pm; Purchase tickets and hotel packages on the website; westdrift Manhattan Beach, 1400 Parkview Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; https://www.manhattanbeachfoodandwine.com; https://www.westdrift.com/
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Fairfax District
Mr. Wash celebrates ten year since returning to LA. Moreover, it’s his 72nd birthday. All are invited to the fREE art party birthday bash. In addition to an exhibition of paintings, a special limited edition commemorative t-shirt is debuting. It is powered by @supervsn and supported by @proclub_usa. Find out more about the event on – https://www.instagram.com/mrwashtheartist/
Art Party: 6-10pm; RSVP to attend at artbywash.com/rsvp; HVW8, 661 N. Spaulding Ave, LA, 90036; https://www.artbywash.com
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