Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Join us for a two-day virtual symposium in conjunction with We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Day 1 → Learn the perspectives of contemporary artists, exploring how they engage with the rich history and symbolism of color in Mesoamerica Day 2 → We will focus on the scientific perspective, featuring experts who will explore the chemistry, materials, and technological methods behind the vibrant colors in Mesoamerican art Spanish translation will be available as part of this program. RSVP → Day 1: https://bit.ly/3FAJB2o | Day 2: https://bit.ly/4iMCdiM

Tonight ? Explore the concept of diaspora in Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics. Join artists Edgar Arceneaux and Paul Mpagi Sepuya and LACMA curator Dhyandra Lawson as they discuss how contemporary artists and poets reimagine their cultural heritage, transforming it into vibrant sources of creativity and aesthetic connections. RSVP ↓

Beginning in June 2025, LACMA members will be able to preview the new David Geffen Galleries in their raw state ???????????? ?????? ???????????????????????? ???????????? (!!) We’re also excited to announce a number of outdoor works by artists, both new and familiar to the collection, including Liz Glynn, Thomas Houseago, Shio Kusaka, Pedro Reyes, Diana Thater, and Tony Smith, among others ↓

Join us for SoCal Museums Free-For-All 2025 ? Visit LACMA for free on Sunday, March 16, as part of the annual SoCal Museums Free-for-All. Free advance timed-entry tickets are required. Visit SoCal Museums for a complete list of participating museums and the latest updates about this year's Free-for-All → https://bit.ly/41JTsvm

Calling all L.A. County Teachers ↓ Join us for an in-person exploration of We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art, which explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. Guests will enjoy talks, hands-on art-making workshops, and dinner. Dinner and parking is included with admission. March 19 | 4:30 PM | Tickets ↓

Join us for our Adult Art Class on Weaving ? Look at textiles on view in the exhibition We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art and learn to weave using a small loom. Taught by Connie Rohman. This program takes place indoors in BCAM, Level 1, across five Sundays: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, and 20 | Pre-registration is required ↓

While the 'Simone Leigh' exhibition may be gone, we're officially keeping Sentinel (2022) on view for a while longer!

Art and meditation offer powerful pathways to understanding our relationship with nature. Join educator Alicia Vogl Sáenz in a slow-looking exercise in conjunction with the exhibition Nature on Notice: Contemporary Art and Ecology followed by meditation. No meditation experience necessary; instruction will be given. RSVP required. Feb 22 | 1:30 PM | Charles White Elementary School | RSVP ↓

this work is called Physical ↓ & if that just made you start singing Olivia Newton John's 1981 hit song, you're spot on ?? artist Valerie Green uses photography to investigate space, depth, and surface. the titles for Green's works in this series reference pop songs from the 1980s, a shoutout to the microgeneration of people who experienced the shift from analog to digital technology in their youth currently on view in our Digital Witness exhibition

Learn how to center the land when teaching painting and instill a deep appreciation for the planet in your visual arts classroom. At this program, artist, educator, and consultant Flavia Zu?iga-West (she/her), founder of Adding Voices, will provide educators with innovative strategies to infuse environmental consciousness into arts education. February 13 | 5 PM | Free, RSVP required ↓