LA Art Show returns Valentine’s Day to kick off LA's 2024 art season.

 LA Art Show returns Valentine’s Day to kick off LA's 2024 art season.

(WestHollywoodToday.blogspot, CA, February 1 2024) – By Karen Ostlund

The LA Art Show, LA’s largest and longest-running art fair, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 14-18, to kick off the city’s 2024 art season. The fair debuts with an opening night premiere party on Valentine’s Day hosted by award-winning actress Lucy Hale, in collaboration with LA Art Show’s new charity partner, American Heart Association, that is celebrating 100 years.
                                                                         

 “It's an honor for me, to host the 2024 LA Art Show Opening Night Premiere Party and bring further awareness to an evening that unites the importance of art, culture and philanthropy” said Lucy Hale. “On a personal note, I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the American Heart Association whose mission touches people all across the world”.

Her support will encourage  a new generation of art collectors and shine light on the important work of the American Heart Association, which funds research that improves health outcomes for heart disease and stroke patients as well as supports lifesaving CPR education.It will be her first time host of the LA Art Show.

Hale's credits include "Pretty Little Liars”, "Puppy Love" and Vertical's hit "The Hating Game", and Decal’s  romantic drama "Which Brings Me To You" opposite Nat Wolff which was released January 19th this year..
The LA Art Show will donate 15% of proceeds from every ticket to the American Heart Association’s Life is Why™ campaign.

The LA Art show is guided by LA Art Show producer & director Kassandra Voyagis, and promises another spectacular international lineup of exhibitors from countries including the Philippines, Italy, Israel, Peru and South Korea:
“With over 100 galleries, museums and nonprofits exhibiting this year, we continue our commitment to creating the most comprehensive contemporary art experience possible.” said Voyagis. “This year’s show will celebrate art—globally and locally—and inspire important dialogue.”


LA Art Show 2024 Programming to Ignite Dialogue:
•Curated by Marisa Caichiolo, the LA Artshow’s non-commercial program, DIVERSEartLA is partnering with seven international art institutions to explore the intersection of memory, humanity, and AI through a selection of art, technology, and multimedia exhibitions. 

                                                                        

Among the participants is the Nevada Museum of Art that will present “The Journey” (photo) by contemporary artist Guillermo Bert and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogotá will present “Myth Stories” by multimedia artist Carlos Castro Arias.

Guillermo Bert makes artworks that explore the immigrants who have left their home countries behind.. His primary focus has been the experiences of people and families who enter the United States along the U.S. – Mexico border. Bert's artwork draws metaphorical relationships between the journeys of migrants,  and empty desert landscapes

                                                                          

•LP Gallery from South Korea will feature renowned artist Dain Yoon Yoon, known for using her own body as a canvas, painting on her skin to create surreal self-portraitsthat often trick the eye with 3D shading.  Dain Yoon’s pieces are playful yet profound, reflecting her emotional states and the complexity of identity in our modern world. Now living in the U.S., her work showcases a creative evolution from processing the challenges she faced as a young woman in South Korea to embracing a more stable, confident persona in her new environment.

•To time with Black History Month, the Tanya Weddemire Gallery is set to exhibit the talents of four pioneering black artists, exploring a range of themes, including identity, culture and resilience:
Guy Stanley Philoche "Give Us Our Flowers”, Serron Green "Invisible”, Gregory Saint Amand "Play Time” and O’Neil Scott "Distant Memories”.


•Fabrik Projects Galleryin Los Angeles welcomes ‘The Soul of Your City’ exhibition, a unique visual journey and the culmination of a global photography competition aimed at capturing the hidden spirit and true identity of cities throughthe lenses of local photographers.‘The Soul of Your City’ competition was born out of a desire to explore and reveal the unseen aspects of urban living.
The works showcased in this exhibition are the winners of the competition, selected for their exceptional ability to convey the ‘soul of their cities.’

•Cynthia Corbett Young Masters: The upcoming featured exhibition of Young Masters Art Prize, presented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, represents an international initiative committed to supporting and promoting emerging talents from diverse backgrounds. It was founded by gallerist Cynthia Valianti Corbett in 2009,Young Masters provides a platform for artists who draw inspiration from artistic traditions of the past.
Select artists from each of the six editions will be featured at 2024 LA Art Show, in a showcase that stands out for its cultural diversity and strong representation of female-identifying artists, with 75% of applicants fitting this category.


• The Expanded Learning (EXL) and Athletes for Life (AFL) Foundation launched the Southern California Art “n” the Schools Art Contest, inviting SoCal students to submit their artwork.
Winning artwork will be displayed at this year’s show in a special sponsors’ lounge, along with works from Greg Bell's art collection.
Athletes for Life has been providing guidance and leadership programs to youth since 1989 and was founded by former NFL Pro Bowl running back Greg Bell, who spent his childhood rising above the negative peer pressures of his neighborhood.  

LAArtShow.com for more info and tickets.