Sunsets at LBMA

SUNSETS at LBMA is a FREE evening event including free gallery admission and free art making with food and drinks available for purchase, set to live music and vinyl DJ sets overlooking the Pacific.

JUNE 26 will feature:

Music by Good Luck Vinyl Club

FREE drop-in workshops

• Screenprinting workshop with Open Gallery
• Still life watercolor workshop by artist Lena Vieiro
• Block printing with LBMA Education Staff

Exhibition tours by

• LBMA Curator, Paul Loya
• LBMA Docents

About the Event

• Food & Drink Packages - Must be purchased in advance
• Food & Drink - Available for purchase at the bar (while supplies last)
• Doors Open - 5:00 pm
• Art Making Workshops - Multiple free drop-in workshops (5:00-8:00 pm)
• Exhibition Tour - 5:15-5:45 pm; 6:15-6:45 pm
• Galleries Close/Art Making Ends/Last Call - 8:00 pm
• LBMA Property Closes - 8:30 pm

Sunsets at LBMA are free and open to the public. Food and drinks are available for purchase. The Evalyn M. Bauer Foundation provides support for Sunsets at LBMA.

The Art of Food: From the Collections of the Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, featuring over 100 works in a variety of mediums, including drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, and ceramics. This exhibition brings together iconic postwar artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, and Jasper Johns, alongside contemporary artists including Alison Saar, Lorna Simpson, Enrique Chagoya, Rachel Whiteread, and Jenny Holzer, among others.

Food, at its core, is a physical necessity for survival, yet its significance extends far beyond sustenance. Food is deeply woven into the fabric of our communities, relationships, cultures, and languages. People interact with food in diverse ways—some grow it, others purchase it. We transform it through preparation, cooking, and the addition of spices, marinades, and garnishes. Food serves as a bridge, connecting us through shared experiences such as holiday meals, business lunches, and intimate gatherings. However, it can also be a source of conflict, as access to and control over food are often contested. In some instances, food is withheld as a tool of suppression and cultural erasure. Today, we continue to grapple with issues of health, the challenge of feeding a growing global population, and the impact of climate change on food production.

The Art of Food, a traveling exhibition, is organized by the University of Arizona Museum of Art and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

Little Visions: Big Dreams

Each year the Long Beach Museum of Art invites Long Beach Unified School District elementary students to submit art responding to a theme. This year, students were encouraged to explore their hopes, dreams, and unique fantasies. These artists embraced their creativity to express their big dreams!

Little Visions, Big Dreams was co-curated by Millikan High School’s Museum Studies program.

The Long Beach Museum of Art extends a warm thank you to the students and art teachers at the following schools for their thoughtful participation in this exhibition.

Alvarado Elementary School, Dooley Elementary School, Emerson Parkside Academy, Garfield Elementary School, Hudson Elementary School, Jackie Robinson Academy, Los Cerritos Elementary, Lowell Elementary School, Mann Elementary School, Minnie Gant Elementary School, Prisk Elementary School, Riley Elementary School, Stevenson Elementary

Millikan High School’s Museum Studies Program is generously supported by TABC, Inc

Generous support prodivded by: BCM Foundation, John and Helen Apostle Foundation, Martha and Frank Del

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