Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Weekly What To Do: So Much Art Up In Here

Art it up! This week, we have one hell of a lot of art shows to see around LA. Enjoy at least one art show over the weekend!
 
February 19 - 23
Los Angeles Convention Center – South Hall
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015 
$35 and up
 
The LA Art Show, LA’s largest and longest-running art fair, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 19 to 23, 2025 in celebration of its 30 th anniversary. The show honors three decades of bringing artists, galleries, and collectors from across the world to Los Angeles for the best in contemporary and modern art. With more than 180,000 square feet of exhibition space committed to today’s prominent galleries, the show continues to lead the way with innovative programming and one-of-a-kind experiences for an expanding collecting audience.
 
February 20 – 23, 2025 
2800 Casitas Ave
$36.47 

"With 140 groundbreaking emerging artists showcasing their latest works, this is the place to discover the next big thing in contemporary art. Expect the unexpected! Local guest artists, including trailblazers like Judy Baca, Anna Marie Tendler, and Misha Libertee, will bring larger-than-life installations—think massive sculptures, murals, and immersive participatory experiences that will have you rethinking the art world entirely.

At The Other Art Fair, we’re flipping the script on traditional art fairs. No pretension, no mystery—just transparent pricing and direct access to the artists behind the works. It’s your chance to connect with the emerging voices of the art world in a space where accessibility and inclusivity are at the forefront."

Frieze Los Angeles
20 – 23 February 2025
Santa Monica Airport
$105.45 

The sixth edition of the fair returns to Santa Monica Airport from February 20-23, 2025 and will feature galleries from around the world, plus an expansive program of ambitious installations, collaborations with nonprofit organizations, and pop-ups from some of Los Angeles' most beloved restaurants.

The Focus section will be curated by Essence Harden (co-curator Made in L.A 2025) for the second year. Focus is dedicated to solo presentations by galleries with a space in the US, formed in or after 2013. This section benefits from a subsidized rate.
 
February 20-26
Multiple Theaters
$tarting at $21 per film
 
The independent film festival has moves to LA? Wait, what? This is a big move and it's bring a lot of films to see including a plethora of shorts. So, try not to see these indie pics if you can. 
 
Public Gathering: Fire Kinship
Saturday, February 22, 6–9 pm
The Fowler Museum at UCLA
308 Charles E Young Drive North Los Angeles, CA 90024
Free 


You are invited to a public community gathering in honor of the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Our second PST ART show, Fire Kinship challenges the attitudes of fear and illegality around fire, arguing for a return to Native practices in which fire is regarded as a vital aspect of land stewardship, community well-being, and tribal sovereignty. Highlighting the knowledge and expertise of the Tongva, Cahuilla, Luiseño, and Kumeyaay peoples, the exhibition—on view through July 13, 2025—presents a living history of communities past and present.

 
FEB 19-20, 22-23
REDCAT
631 W 2ND ST,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
$84
 
Adoration follows Simon, an orphaned high school student, as he grapples with his family history, racism, and intolerance in our digital age, in an adaptation of Atom Egoyan’s 2008 film. As part of a dramatic writing exercise, Simon’s teacher encourages him to appropriate details from a historical terrorist attack as an event perpetrated by his parents. When his story goes viral, Simon uses the hysteria within his community and on the internet to highlight how hate is a learned behavior, and the impact of hate on society.
 
February 22, 2025 - March 9, 2025
Reception / Feb 22, 5:00PM - 8:00PM sold out
NUCLEUS
210 East Main St
Alhambra CA 91801
 
Gallery Nucleus is thrilled to welcome artist and animator Dana Terrace for her first solo art exhibition! Best known as the creator and show runner of the critically-acclaimed TV show, The Owl House, Terrace’s art balances cute and macabre in equal measures, and this exhibition will showcase an expansive collection of her sketches and drawings from the past decade.

In addition to unveiling years of artwork, this exhibition will feature the release of her new book, skin & bones, as well as other exclusive merchandise. 

Galler1988 MOVING SALE
February 20-21 and 24-25 // 12-7pm 
Gallery1988
335 N. Brand Blvd #280
Glendale, CA 91203

"At the end of the month, we’re relocating our office / fulfillment space.  We’re going through all of our inventory and we’re having an in-store sale at our Glendale location!
You’ll find big discounts on select back inventory and special deals on certain items."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Friday, February 21 · 4 - 8pm PST
USC School of Cinematic Arts
900 West 34th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free
 
The USC Eco Film + Media Arts Fest is back! Join us for the third annual Eco Film + Media Arts Fest presented by the Arts & Climate Collective and SCA’s Division of Media Art and Practice. Screenings of student films from USC and other Southern California colleges and universities will be followed by a networking mixer with light refreshments.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Culver City Book Festival will return on Saturday, February 22, from 10 AM to 5 PM. The event is FREE and open to everyone, and will highlight the work of local authors, publishers, journals, and literary nonprofits. Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90230.
 
 
Pokémon Day Event
Saturday, February 22, noon–4 p.m.

Celebrate Pokémon Day early at participating Best Buy stores. Play video games, trade cards, and pick up free Pokémon giveaways such as stickers, lanyards, Trading Card Game fun-packs, activity sheets and more.
 
222 Dance Party
Saturday, Feb 22
9:00pm – 2:00am
 
 Two Bit Circus and New Moon Films has partnered with Cosplay4Charity to help support those affected by the Eaton Fires!

Come jam to a night of music!
DJs
First Set: @nocturnalll
Second Set: TBA
Dress as your favorite game character & dance the night away!

Entry Fee: $40 *purchase from link provided*
[Portion of ticket sales will be donated to Eaton Fire Victims]

DON'T FORGET TO RSVP
Thank you for your support!
 
Join us for the first CicLAvia of the 2025 season—and our 58th event since 2010! CicLAvia
—West Adams meets University Park is on Sunday, February 23rd, from 9am-3pm. 
Free

On Sunday, February 23; between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CicLAvia will celebrate its 58th car-free open streets event catalyzing vibrant public spaces, active transportation and good health through car-free streets. CicLAvia—West Adams meets University Park connects La Brea and Vermont Aves along Jefferson Blvd and on Vermont Ave between Jefferson and Exposition Blvds, welcoming everyone of all ages and abilities to enjoy this 4.1-mile pop-up park for the day with one’s favorite people-powered way, whether that's walking, jogging, biking, roller skating, skating, or simply spectating. Always free, CicLAvia participants just show up anywhere along the route at any time to enjoy the open streets and to take the time to explore.
 
 
THE DEAD THING
February 24, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, RSVP

A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Double-Feature Screening: Kinji Fukasaku's GRAVEYARD OF HONOR (1975) and Takashi Miike's GRAVEYARD OF HONOR (2002)
February 25, 2025, 1:00 P.M. & 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, RSVP
 
Gustave Caillebotte: Curators in Conversation
Tues, Feb 25, 2025 at 7pm PST
Getty Center & Online
Free

The exhibition Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men considers the French painter’s distinctive interest in male subjects that distinguishes his work from his Impressionist peers. In this conversation, exhibition co-curators Scott Allan, Gloria Groom, and Paul Perrin provide a behind-the-scenes look into the genesis, research, and development of the exhibition (which opened in Paris in 2024) along with its acclaimed catalogue.
 
Hideaki Anno’s “LOVE & POP” Holds First-Ever North American Theatrical Release
New 2K DCP of Hideaki Anno’s (EVANGELION Series) 1998 Feature
Los Feliz Theatre
1822 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$
1st and 2nd showing is sold out, but they have one more as of writing this.
 
*Listen, this is akin to Taxi Driver in messed-up adult situations. Oh, and try not getting nauseous with angle changes every few seconds. 

"Hideaki Anno’s first live action feature-length film, LOVE & POP will come to North American theaters for the first time ever. The 1998 feature, which was shot almost entirely on hand-held digital cameras, will be presented with technical adjustments made to its format for this screening. The film will be released at American Cinematheque’s Los Feliz 3 starting February 23"
 
 
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Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
 


American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán.


 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style

Cinelounge - Hollywood based tiny theater, showing off indies you've never heard of
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd

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