Please join us for Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone's Studio Series on February 21st. Experience a unique opportunity as Chiachio and Giannone discuss their background and artistic process and unveil their residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Featured Regional Artist Griselda Rosas' Reception & Artist Talk on March 6th. Experience a unique opportunity as we invite Griselda Rosas to talk about her work and artistic process. -6pm to 7:00pm- Art LoungeMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk and Q&A ABOUT THE ARTIST Working between Tijuana and San Diego, artist Griselda Rosas explores themes of cultural hybridity as they relate to identities. Rosas’ work is guided by her experience of living in a border region that is in constant migratory flux. She incorporates historical art and cultural references that become allegories of identity, gender, and violence inherent to the bi-national territory. Employing embroidery techniques on popularly traded fake-ostrich-skin, often associated with garb from an ostentatious subset of Mexican culture, Rosas addresses gender roles, the movement of goods, and consumption existent in the border area cultural exchange.   CLICK HERE TO RSVP   MORE >

Lux Art Institute welcomes our Collective + Members and guests to our Insiders Series: Studio Tour and Art Excursion to Joshua Tree led by our Executive Director Andrew Utt.  Come explore the magic of California's high desert and their blossoming community of artists! As part of Lux's Insiders Series you will visit with artists and arts organizations that call the Joshua Tree desert their home. As an Insider you will gain exclusive access to studios, engage with site-specific installations, and have guided tours from local experts. The trip includes roundtrip transportation to and from Lux Art Institute leaving promptly at 8:00 am and expected to return by 8:00 pm. Lunch, snacks, and light refreshments will be provided for our Insiders.  Detailed Itinerary to Follow Ticket Information Early Bird Pricing Public - $150 Lux Collective Members - $50 Regular Pricing Public - $165 Lux Collective Members $65 This event is at capacity!To be added to the Standby List or learn more about future Insiders events please contact Stephanie Dao at sdao@luxartinstitute.org or at (760) 436-6611 ext.203   MORE >

Please join us for Kahn & Selesnick's Reception on April 3rd. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artists while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artists-in-Residence Kahn & Selesnick. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTISTs Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Artists-in-Residence Kahn & Selesnick's Studio Series on May 1st. Experience a unique opportunity as Kahn & Selesnick discuss their background and artistic process and unveil their residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Lux Art Institute welcomes our collective members and guests to our Insiders Series studio tour and art excursion to West Hollywood led by our Associate Curator Guusje Sanders.  The trip includes roundtrip transportation to and from Lux Art Institute, lunch, and light refreshments. d from Lux Art Institute, Lunch, and light beverages /  hors d'oeuvres. This is a full day event. More Event and Pricing Details to Follow If you would like more information or request to reserve a spot now contact Stephanie Dao via email at sdao@luxartinstitute.org or by phone at (760)436-6611 ext. 203   MORE >

Please join us for Cammie Staros' Reception on June 12th. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artist while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Inspired by Greco-Roman artifacts, Cammie Staros hand builds ceramic vessels and mixes them with industrial materials. Staros takes the art historical trope of vessels as bodies and storytellers into the contemporary by anthropomorphizing the objects and altering their expected stature. They are audacious, lounging, peeking through the blinds, and defying the expectations of ceramics. By disregarding the function of antique pottery, Staros is also questioning their traditional narrative mythologies surrounding gender roles, desire, and violence. Staros was born in Nashville, TN, and received her M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA and her B.A. in Art and Semiotics from Brown University. Staros has exhibited at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA; Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA; and Galerie Lefebvre & Fils, Paris, France.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artist-in-Residence Cammie Staros. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTIST Inspired by Greco-Roman artifacts, Cammie Staros hand builds ceramic vessels and mixes them with industrial materials. Staros takes the art historical trope of vessels as bodies and storytellers into the contemporary by anthropomorphizing the objects and altering their expected stature. They are audacious, lounging, peeking through the blinds, and defying the expectations of ceramics. By disregarding the function of antique pottery, Staros is also questioning their traditional narrative mythologies surrounding gender roles, desire, and violence. Staros was born in Nashville, TN, and received her M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA and her B.A. in Art and Semiotics from Brown University. Staros has exhibited at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA; Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA; and Galerie Lefebvre & Fils, Paris, France.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >