Upcoming events
HSC&A / Online Artist Talk: Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis
Join us for an online artist lecture with Kelli Connell, where she will discuss her most recent body of photographs, Pictures for Charis, currently on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Kelli will address photographer-sitter dynamics, gender, identity and sexuality with respect to her project— inspired by Charis Wilson’s relationship with Edward Weston. The presentation will be followed by an open Q & A moderated by Hannah Sloan.
HSC&A / IG Live with Oscar Ruiz-Schmidt
Oscar Ruiz-Schmidt is a multifaceted artist, designer, researcher and professor, from Liberia, Costa Rica. He received his Master in Fashion Design from Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin and a BA from the School of Visual Arts at the University of Costa Rica in San José. His formative years in Europe have shaped a vision and aesthetics that are a mixture of Costa Rican landscape and color, intertwined with architectural constructions and a geometrical approach to cutting and draping. His sensibility is transformed into wearable solutions and a collaborative approach to social innovation through design.
High Desert Art Fair
The High Desert Art Fair is a premier celebration of art, creativity, and culture set in the stunning landscape of California’s High Desert. Taking place on March 8th and 9th, 2025, at the iconic Pioneertown Motel in Pioneertown, CA, the fair offers a unique, immersive experience that brings together galleries, artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts from Southern California and beyond.
Artist Talk - Out of the Ashses
Out of the Ashes is a group exhibition of 40 artists directly impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires. 100% of sales will go directly to the artists. The exhibition will feature new and old work, some made in the just the past few weeks. Wall labels with stories and observations by the artists will accompany their work. The exhibition is curated by Craig Krull and Douglas Marshall and will be presented in the F2 space at Bergamot (formerly Building Bridges) from Feb 19 - March 1, open daily 10-5. An artist talk moderated by Hannah Sloan will be held at 2pm Sat. Feb. 22, with a reception to follow. Special thanks to the Bergamot Tenants Association, City of Santa Monica, Rising Realty and Robert Berman Projects for their support and sponsorship.
HSC&A / IG Live with Curator Arden Sherman at Norton Museum of Art
Join us on Instagram, Friday, February 14 for an insightful HSC&A / IG Live. This time we’re heading (virtually) to Florida to view the Norton Museum of Art’s latest show, Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artist on Boxing, where we’ll be taking a tour of the exhibition with curator, Arden Sherman.
HSC&A / IG Live with Camilla Taylor
Join us this Friday, January 24, at 10:30 AM PST, for an emotional and powerful HSC&A / IG Live with artist Camilla Taylor, who is mourning “over 20 years of artmaking” that was lost in her West Altadena home studio.
We are humbled for this opportunity to virtually visit one of the thousands of properties lost to the Los Angeles wildfires and to give those of you outside of Los Angeles a sense of the new reality many artists are now facing in our city.
One Day in December
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, December 7, join us for One Day in December, a curated, holiday pop-up shop during the annual Bergamot Station WINTER OPEN. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or a special piece for yourself, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
HSC&A IG Live / Johanna Van Parijs
Join us Friday, November 15 at 9 am PST for an HSC&A / IG Live featuring Johanna Van Parijs.
Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing
Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing presents a critical look at the sport of boxing through a variety of artistic media. Featuring over 100 artworks spanning from the late 19th century to present day, this dynamic presentation is the largest comprehensive survey of artwork depicting the global sport and its cultural impact. Strike Fast, Dance Lightly illuminates the connections between boxing and artists, and underscores the rich history of a centuries-old sport and its influence on artistic movements.
Gina Zycher: I Forgot Where I Was Going With This
Gina Zycher: I Forgot Where I Was Going With This - is a meditation on the artist’s relationship to anxiety through the medium of ceramic and surface design. Tally marks, Twombly-esque scribbles, dainty florals and x’s and o’s, are applied to the surface of handbuilt and wheel-thrown stoneware vessels using both porcelain inlay and hand painting with deep indigo glaze on white. These motifs and the titles of her work, including: I Can’t Wait to Leave, Cool Girl, Anxiety Sampler, and I Actually Like It, refer to life-experiences associated with being overwhelmed, and prone to overthinking and worry. While the work of creating her ceramics often acts as the antidote to such states of mind, the constant unpredictability of the medium presents its own complications and frustrations.
Panel Discussion / Norton Museum of Art
Join us at the Norton Museum of Art for a panel discussion about the intersections of boxing and art with fellow exhibition curators. The panel will feature Arden Sherman, Glenn W. and Cornelia T. Bailey Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Norton, Eric Fischl, Artist and Curator, Founder, The Church, Sag Harbor, NY, Jon Rider, Director, FLAG Art Foundation, NY, and Sara Cochran, former Chief Curator, The Church, Sag Harbor, NY.
A Picture A Minute / PAC LA
We are excited to invite you to a unique online event that celebrates the power of images and the art of storytelling. Inspired by Agnès Varda's groundbreaking 1980s television production "Une Minute pour Une Image", PAC LA presents "A Picture A Minute".
Accretion
Like the pearl that forms from the accretion of materials over time, the works in this exhibition contain the aggregated experiences of the artists—women living and working in the States but with roots in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. However, unlike a pearl, their layers—comprised of earth, ceramic tiles, paint, photographs, stories, art history, and the artists’ own lives as material—neither are smooth nor conceal themselves. Weaving a rich tapestry of diverse perspectives, Accretion’s expressions of family bonds, immigration, labor and self-discovery draw attention to the intersected cultures, temporalities and histories that constitute the layers of being.
Erica Zeledón: Imaginario
Shop handbags, backpacks, t-shirts, waterproof coats, prints, stickers, letters, pillows, hand-painted objects and more. Brought to you by satisFACTORY and Collective Arts.
Erica Zeledón Salazar is an illustrator from Costa Rica. She studied Art and Visual Communications at the National University of Costa Rica and specialized in Graphic Design. For over a decade she worked at several esteemed advertising agencies in the country, and in 2014 she decided to dedicate hreself 100% to personal projects as an illustrator and graphic designer.
Exposure Portfolio Reviews 2024
Exposure 2024 offers artists and creatives an online platform to showcase their portfolios and receive expert feedback from renowned, international professionals. Reviewers are selected for their expertise, as well as their curatorial and professional backgrounds. Participants can expect to receive candid feedback, valuable insights and constructive criticism about their images, as well as professional advice about exhibitions and other opportunities.
HSC&A / IG Live with Alia Malley
Join us Friday, September 6 for an HSC&A / IG Live featuring the incredibly talented Alia Malley. We’ll be taking a virtual tour of Alia's new studio and home in Lamy, New Mexico just outside Santa Fe, where the artist creates her unique, photo-based work and crafts custom scents in her very own scent lab. The studio, completed in July 2023, sits on 5 acres near a historic train depot. We’ll discuss her move from Los Angeles to the Southwest, her recent Arctic Circle Residency, and her new book that is currently in production.
PAC Virtual Talk with Matías Sauter Morera
Matías Sauter Morera will take us through his most recent body of work which explores important notions of identity through photography. In his current project, Pegamachos, the artist uses AI to generate images that reimagine gay culture in Costa Rica while providing a platform for conversations about previously censored queer history. We will discuss the trajectory from traditional photography to artificial intelligence and how visual storytelling can be a powerful tool for connecting people.
Ceramic Pop-up Sale Day 2
Join us at Art Division for a special two-day Ceramic Pop-Up Sale featuring recent ceramic sculptures and vessels by some of L.A.’s favorite ceramists. This event is part of the Open House Weekend at Art Division, located adjacent to MacArthur Park. A portion of all proceeds will support Art Division's continued offering of FREE arts education programs for young adults ages 18-27 from historically under-served communities.
Ceramic Pop-up Sale Day 1
Join us at Art Division for a special two-day Ceramic Pop-Up Sale featuring recent ceramic sculptures and vessels by some of L.A.’s favorite ceramists. This event is part of the Open House Weekend at Art Division, located adjacent to MacArthur Park. A portion of all proceeds will support Art Division's continued offering of FREE arts education programs for young adults ages 18-27 from historically under-served communities.
HSCA / IG Live with Katrin Aason
Join me on July 19 for an HSCA / IG Live with the incredibly talented Katrin Aason. We will be exploring her latest show, "Mas allá del Índigo (Beyond Indigo)," where she will showcase an array of pieces created with unique materials such as tea, cochinilla, onion, avocado pits, cuculmeca, and more.
In Conversation at Art Division
Join us for a conversation about the rapidly shifting landscape of the L.A art scene with Craig Krull, Luis Motta and Shana Nys Dambrot in our beautiful arts library + Q & A with guests. Moderated by Hannah Sloan.
Raw Material, Winter Ceramics Pop-Up
Amy Kivnick, Ariane Shahbazi, Bianca Juarez, Brittany Mojo, Chris Miller, Claudia V. Solórzano, Daniela Martén Rothe, Dora De Larios, Edo Antal, Elizabeth Scott, Gina Zycher, Jorge A. Jiménez Jr., Kevin Kowalski, Kristi Sherman, Lucas Pincer-Flynn, Ned Roche, Pascale Vaquette, Pearl Jusem, Pez Cocinado, Ray Barsante, Stacy Fong, Stan Edmondson, Studio Loux, Victor Reyes, Vince Montague