Stop by Santa Monica City Hall to view exhibits featuring poetry aligning with the theme of Black Resistance. In addition, all Santa Monica Library locations will feature Black History Month book displays.
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Black History Month Exhibits in Santa Monica
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Upcoming Events
$13 – $15
Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Our 5,000-square-foot exhibit delves deep into the multifaceted world of hip-hop through expansive exhibits on hip-hop music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism, and history, providing visitors with an immersive experience that explores the profound impact and influence of hip-hop culture. On display will be an incredible array of artifacts including the Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, and more. Sundays & Mondays, Wednesdays –…
Free
Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now
This exhibition surveys over five hundred years of intaglio prints drawn from the extensive collections of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum. The intaglio medium comprises engravings, etchings, dry point, aquatint, and mezzotint, all of which involve the use of a copper or zinc plate that is incised, inked, and printed. These materials and techniques have remained more or less the same since the fifteenth century. The exhibit includes examples of Renaissance engraving, through…
$10 – $25
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Mark Bradford’s 150 Portrait Tone, a mural-size composition that contains elements of both abstraction and realism, is based on an idea for a work that the artist conceived after the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in July 2016. Castile, a nutrition services supervisor at an elementary school, was shot after being pulled over in his car—an incident that was livestreamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting in the…
Free
6th Annual Reel Abilities Film Festival: Los Angeles
May 4 and 5, 2024, at California Plaza for 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. The 2024 ReelAbilities Los Angeles Film Festival showcases films and conversations that promote awareness and appreciation for the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. Schedule: SCREENINGS Date: Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 Time: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Venue: California Plaza FAMILY FUN DAY on Sunday, May 5 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EASTER SEALS DISABILITY FILM CHALLENGE: Announcement of…
$7 – $9
Clay LA
Craft Contemporary’s fourth clay biennial will present contemporary artists who harness clay’s powerful physical and metaphorical properties to embody their ties to land and water, the two elements that together form clay. Exploring a range of themes, including environmental degradation, plant cultivation, migration, and one’s psychological connections to a place, these artists’ manipulation of clay becomes a personal system to comprehend and mark the complex interdependencies of humans, land, and water. Adults – $9, Students, Teachers, and Seniors – $7,…