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Long Beach artist draws from experience as farmworker

September 11, 2019

Martinez’s canvas is discarded produce boxes stacked upon a palette. At first glance, it might look like a delivery waiting to be unloaded. Take a closer look and you’ll see intimate vignettes of farm workers.

Read the full article on Narsiso Martinez and LBMA Dowtown from ABC 7

 

Long Beach Museum of Art Reopens Downtown Location

September 9, 2019

Read the full article on LBMA Downtown, the Museum’s downtown galleries and artist studios from the Long Beach Press Telegram

 

LBMA Downtown: Yes, it’s open

September 8, 2019

LBMA Downtown is open! Read the full article from the Long Beach Post

 

PODCAST: Toxic Toast, LB Museum of Art and making/keeping Downtown relevant

September 5, 2019

Asia Morris and Steve Lowery interview LBMA Executive Director, Ronald C. Nelson about LBMA Downtown, the Museum’s new downtown galleries and artist studios. Listen here on The Hi Lo

 

Long Beach Museum Of Art Presents Professor’s Art

March 28, 2019

Read the full article from the Grunion Gazette

 

EYE ON ART: A Growing Installation At Long Beach Museum Of Art

March 1, 2019

Read the full feature on Patrick Dougherty’s installation from the Grunion Gazette

 

Massive willow sculpture at Long Beach museum takes shape

February 28, 2019

Read the full feature from the Long Beach Post

 
 

Closing soon: 26th On 3rd

December 4, 2018

Don’t miss highlights from the permanent collection in the exhibition, 26 on 3rd! On view at LBMAx until Dec 16, 26 on 3rd will be the final exhibition before the downtown space is closed for renovations. The exhibition highlights works from the Museum’s permanent-collection, generously gifted by arts patrons, Bret McAllister and Gary Greener. Featuring seminal artists, including Nan Goldin, Keith Haring, Ed Moses, Sam Durant, Tony Berlant and Laura Owens, the 26 works in the exhibition challenge the viewer by means of materials, concepts, and compositions. Donations from patrons such as McAllister and Greener have helped us continue to build the Museum’s permanent collection for nearly 70 years.

 

EMERGE: Art Fair

December 4, 2018

Sat – Sun, Dec 8-9, 11 am – 4 pm – The Long Beach Museum of Art welcomes emerging art collectors and young art patrons to EMERGE, a unique art fair that features the work of 7 emerging to mid-career artists based in Southern California. Showcasing a diverse range of media, including paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, EMERGE provides an intimate art platform for discovering, exploring and acquiring work from the creators themselves. Presented in the Nussbaum Parlor of the Museum, the fair takes place December 8-9, 2018 from 11 am – 4 pm.

Hand selected by the Museum, this year’s EMERGE introduces artists Karla CamachoJoel Michalski of Joel Thomas Design WorksJaye Joslin Russell, and Judson Studios to the Long Beach community, alongside familiar faces:Sharif Farrag, LBMA’s Artist in Residence this past summer; San Diego-based artist, Spenser Little, who was featured in the third iteration of VITALITY & VERVE III at LBMA; and Narsiso Martinez, whose compelling story of endurance and intricate art making can be experienced in FARM FRESH, the artists’s first institutional solo-exhibition currently on view at LBMA. Within their allotted sections, each participating artist will transform their space with a curated selection of their own creations, shedding light in to their studio practices. The variation of art making explored by these artists provides a thought-provoking platform for dialogue and visitor experience of learning to collect, or finding new work to add to an existing collection.

LBMA thrives in nurturing the early stages of an artist’s career. Whether they be recent graduates, or just beginning to exhibit locally, or throughout California, EMERGE is organized by the Museum Education Department, in support of these artists. Come meet these creative individuals and join us in celebrating what art has to offer art admirers curious to learn more. For tickets and further information, please contact Director of Education and Visitor Services, Lisa Marsh at (562) 439-2119 ext. 255. Reserve your spot here.

 
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