LA ART SHOW 2025
- By SAMANTHA COLWELL
Despite the tragic fires that recently raged across Los Angeles, our community’s art thrives on. The LA Art Show will be celebrating its 30th anniversary from February 19 to 23 at the downtown Los Angeles Convention Center. And this isn’t your typical pricey, exclusive art show: over 100 galleries with origins across the globe will participate in this historic event, with a range of price points and mediums that guarantee accessibility to all. The event features artists from Switzerland, London, Ukraine, South Korea, Slovakia, and right here in LA herself.
The fires that destroyed almost all of the Palisades and large swaths of Altadena didn’t put a stop to the event, but rather bolstered the passion and fervor behind it. Kassandra Voyagis, director and producer of the fair, stated that the Art Show’s mission was “unequivocal: to champion the artists and galleries that constitute our cultural landscape.” This championship of local and global artistry has gone on for 29 years, and the show won’t let anything stop it.
Voyagis hopes that the continuation of the show will “aid in the healing and rebuilding efforts while offering much-needed community support and reprieve,” and the organization is putting their money where their mouth is: all firefighters and their families will be given free entry to the fair to thank them for their incredible efforts these past weeks. The LA Art Show has also announced its plan to donate to a charity involved in rebuilding Los Angeles, though the charity has not yet been specified. (This comes in addition to their already-typical donation of 15% of ticket proceeds to the American Heart Association’s Life is Why™ campaign.)
Several individual artists and galleries are also hoping to show their support for LA’s resilience during this traumatic time. Robert Vargas, a popular Los Angeles artist whose works draw from his unhoused ‘neighbors’ that he encounters every day in DTLA, will create a live mural during the Opening Night event to honor first responders. His piece, prematurely titled “Heroes,” is billed as being “a symbol of hope and perseverance, reflecting Los Angeles’ unwavering spirit in overcoming adversity.” Building Bridges Art Exchange, a non-profit based in Santa Monica, plans to showcase work from artists who have lost their homes and studios in the fires.
If you’d like to come and support artists from our community and around the world, get your tickets now.
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