Happy Chinese New Year! Santa Monica Place, Saturday, January 28, 2017. #YearoftheRooster

Big Mike's Boot Camp - The Ultimate Beach Workout train at Santa Monica Beach on Friday, January 27, 2017.

Chelsea Williams performs at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, January 15, 2017.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary, the International Contemporary Art Fair of the West Coast, returns for its eighth edition at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica from January 26–29, 2017.

The fair presents a selection of over 60 established and emerging galleries from around the world, with a particular focus on galleries based in Los Angeles. Participants for the 2017 edition include newcomers from Asia and Latin America as well as a number of young galleries that compose the Freeways section.

Exhibiting galleries present unique, dynamic works from their roster of represented artists, offering a survey of new ideas and directions taken in the world of artmaking. The fair offers collectors, curators and enthusiasts a shared forum to participate with the emerging ideas and discourses in contemporary art.

Public hours Thursday, January 26, 7–9pm Friday, January 27, 11am–7pm Saturday, January 28, 11am–7pm Sunday, January 29, 11am–6pm.

LA Art Show kicks off its 22nd edition at the LA Convention Center, Downtown Los Angeles. More than 100 galleries from over 20 countries and 70,000 attendees anticipated. Los Angeles, CA–Already considered one of the largest international art fairs in the United States, with 70,000 attendees last year, the LA Art Showis significantly expanding its footprint for its 22nd edition opening January 11-15, 2017. The 2017 fair will feature the most international list of exhibitors to date, with more than 100 galleries from over 20 countries including China, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom; an expanded group of corporate and media partners, including Stella Artois and the China Cultural Media Group, among many others; and an exciting roster of new exhibitions and programs curated by major local and international museums and arts organizations.

In recognition of Los Angeles’s new position as an international hub for cutting-edge contemporary art across all mediums —from painting, sculpture and drawing to performance, video, and installation —the fair’s board of directors isplacing a new focus on post-war modern and contemporary artwork. This year the LA Art Show will also launch ROOTS, an exclusive curated section of historical dealers from the old Los Angeles Fine Art Show, presenting exhibitions of 18th Century European, Contemporary Realism, California Plein Air and Hudson River School paintings.

“As Los Angeles takes its place at the vanguard of the global art scene, our ability to adapt and evolve to meet the art market’s current trends and provide strong civic support is vital,” says LA Art Show producer and partner Kim Martindale.“The evolving role of the art fair as a fulcrum for art commerce, connecting galleries, artists, curators and international and multi-generational collectors drives our program.”

For the third year in a row St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® will bethe beneficiary of LA Art Show’s Opening Night Preview and Premiere Party, which will kick off festivities on January 11, 2017 with a portion of ticket proceeds benefitting the hospital’s mission. Last year’s Opening Night Preview was attended by more than 7,000 VIPs and was hosted by Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman.

Patron Reception $250, 7pm–11pm

Vanguard Entrance $200, 7pm–8pm

Friend level $125, 8pm–11pm

For more information please contact info@laartshow.com; 310.822.9145.

Media and partnership inquiries Lyn Winter, Inc.Contact:laartshow@lynwinter.com

Volunteers from Venice Beach World Peace Drum Circle install flags from each country and every US state at Venice Beach on Sunday, January 8, 2017. Their objective is to do anything they can to help end all wars, hunger, malnutrition, starvation and homelessness inspiring the development of a pure relationship with mother earth. Their goal is to have each country world-wide organize a similar drum circle event every Sunday. The Venice Beach World Peace Drum Circle meets every Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. For more info visit http://drumdancepray.org/#DrumDancePray Drum Dance Pray 4 World Peace