Barnsdall Arts Center Set To Reopen For 1st Time After Pandemic

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Shuttered since the pandemic, the Barnsdall Arts Center at Barnsdall Art Park is finally set to reopen later this month with a new exhibition.

The Art Center, located in the hilltop park that offers panoramic views of the city, closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and has remained closed since then as crews worked to repair the facility, according to the city of Los Angeles. The center first opened in 1946.

The Barnsdall Arts Center, Junior Arts Center and BJAC Gallery on July 20 will host an opening reception from 4 to 8 p.m, featuring a schedule of art-making activities, artist conversations, and open studios where students and families can meet teaching artists.

The celebration will coincide with the "Synthesis" exhibition, which will present personal works of current and former Barnsdall teaching artists.

The exhibiting teaching artists are Helen Maier, Howard Marshall, Hannah Maximova, Graham Moore, Jennifer Morgan, Joey Lehman Morris, Monica Nouwens, IO Olivera, Francisco Palomares, Rebecca Pollack, Danielle Retzlaff, Sarah Romero, Claudia Ross, Sally Anne Stahl, Amanda Sutton Artsy, Nicki Voss, Aviva Weiner Fontes, Hiro Westdorp and Derek Yee.

Reservations for the free celebration can be made online.