Willie Birch: Stories to Tell

Council District

City Council District 8

Event Series Dates

May 5 - October 21 

Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Sundays, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Event Schedule

August 2026

  • Saturday 15th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 16th 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 18th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 19th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 20th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 21st 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 22nd 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 23rd 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 25th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 26th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 27th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 28th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 29th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 30th 12:00 PM

September 2026

  • Tuesday 1st 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 2nd 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 3rd 12:00 PM
  • Friday 4th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 5th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 6th 12:00 PM

The first-ever career retrospective of renowned artist Willie Birch, this exhibition brings together groundbreaking works from 1968 to the present, chronicling his unique vision of Black American life and the interconnectedness of global art forms. Born and raised in New Orleans and trained in Europe, Baltimore, and New York, Birch often speaks about “retentions,” a term he uses to describe evidence of one culture’s narratives and traditions within another. Throughout his career, Birch has particularly explored how African traditions have been retained in American music, art, and culture, as part of the Black experience and beyond.

Upcoming Events

October 17 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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Free

Shifting Perspectives: Cheech Collects

Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year's exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin's initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.

October 16 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
See event website.

Construction, Occupation

Construction, Occupation presents the work of 24 artists and collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public

October 16 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
$0.00 - $19.00

BEHIND BARS: INCARCERATION IN THE WEST

This installation features some of the many forms that incarceration has taken in the American West over time, in conversation with a new photo series by fine art photographer Pep Williams, taken in a California state prison. Located in the jail cell area of the Autry’s firearms galleries, the installation brings past and present into dialogue.

October 18 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
$0.00 - $15.95

Bernard Hoyes: Out from Under the Net

Presenting the evolution of Bernard Hoyes’ signature Rag Series, developed during the 1970s and expanded through collage, painting, and printmaking. His rhythmic compositions reflect Afro-Caribbean spirituality, rituals, and the power of women across music, dance, and magic. The works explore themes of race, identity, memory, and liberation through layered visual language.