LA Art Show to Celebrate 30 Years of Creativity in the Wake of the Wildfires

LA Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center marking their pioneering role in the city’s emergence as a global epicenter of art. 

From February 19th through February 23rd, the LA Convention Center’s main exhibit hall will echo with a fusion of artists and collectors, as visitors navigate its artistic landscape, discovering hidden gems, mystic knowledge, and potentially life-changing networking opportunities with the who’s who of the Los Angeles art scene.

This year, in the wake of the fires, LA Art Show is full support of LA’s creative community showcasing misplaced artists and benefiting first responders effected by the wild fires.

“As LA’s longest-running art fair, our mission is unequivocal: to champion the artists and galleries that constitute our cultural landscape,” says director and producer, Kassandra Voyagis. “This decision stemmed from a resolute commitment to aid in the healing and rebuilding efforts while offering much-needed community support and reprieve.”

Opening Night Gala

For three decades, LA Art Show has worked to democratize art, offering a range of mediums and price points to ensure accessibility to the next generation of enthusiasts while also catering to established art collectors.

Opening night’s red carpet leads to dozens of traveling exhibits by individual artists along with prestigious galleries and museums from all across the globe.

A-list celebrities and long time art officiados, critics, and collectors, partake in a slew of popular food and spirit vendors, including regulars Tito’s Vodka and many others.

LA-based Building Bridges Art Exchange will showcase art from artists who have lost their homes and studios in the fires with all proceeds going to support them.

Symbols of hope and perseverance, reflecting Los Angeles’ unwavering spirit in overcoming adversity, LA Art Show will feature live art as a heartfelt tribute to the first responders who continue to heroically serve the city.

Continuing into the weekend, notable art installations include…

DIVERSEartLA: The show’s non-commercial platform, curated by Marisa Caichiolo, is back with a compelling retrospective, reflecting its transformative eight-year journey. Born out of a necessity to amplify marginalized perspectives, the upcoming exhibition features eight famed art institutions. 

LICHT FELD GALLERY (SWITZERLAND): Multidisciplinary artist and bestselling poet, Arch Hades – named the highest-paid living poet in the world in 2021 – presents her sculpture the “Isle,” a tribute to the island of San Michele in Veneto. 

COLUMBIA ROAD GALLERY (LONDON, UK): The gallery brings the pulse of East London’s vibrant art scene to LA Art Show, presenting works by four notable artists: Kate Boxer, Thomas Gosebruch, Hannah Ludnow and Jonathan Schofield. 

SNISARENKO GALLERY (UKRAINE): “She, Unbroken” brings together Ukrainian-born female artists who have lived through the horrifying experience of war. Through each piece, the artists share their resilience and strength. 

CORAL GALLERY (MIAMI): Roberto Vivo’s sculptural workswill be showcased, including his highlight piece “The Human Tribe Totem,” a large-scale bronze sculpture, which debuted at the 2024 Venice Biennale.

CASTERLINE|GOODMAN GALLERY (ASPEN): Young American artist Daniel Yocum has gained recognition for his unique approach to figurative abstract expressionism infused with hip-hop aesthetics. His distinctive style is characterized by vivid colors and lurking marks of black, often incorporatingimagery of cars and flowers. 

ART IN DONGSAN (SOUTH KOREA): Sculptural works from Steel Che (Youngkwan Choi) repurpose industrial materials into artistic forms with the exhibition’s centerpiece, “Steam Robot,” demonstrating his mastery of traditional craftsmanship along with his ability to transform industrial materials into large-scale and thought-provoking art. 

DANUBIANA MUSESUM (SLOVAKIA): Viktor Freso’s breathtaking 30-foot “Bear Sculpture” will be in the lobby as a symbol of power and resilience, setting the tone for the event as bigger, braver and more ambitious than ever before.

Free entry to the fair (Feb 20-23) will be given to firefighters and their families as a thank-you for their tireless efforts on behalf of all Angelenos. www.LA ArtShow.com

Author: Jackson Roberts

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