Torrance Art Museum

Studio System Experimental Residency project bridges the gap between artistic practice and the public

Work created through the Cycladic Arts Residency Program (2023–2025)

Closing reception on Saturday, August 29, from 6–9 p.m.

TRYST Alternative Art Fair, returning in August 2026. Runs from August 7 to August 9, 2026.

Community-focused event with creative exchange, collaboration, and relationship-building

International art fair returning August 2026.

Three-year exchange between Berlin, Los Angeles, and Mexico City artist-run initiatives. Special opening event Saturday, October 31, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

An upcoming exhibition titled Baker’s Dozen 2026. Runs from September 19 to November 7, 2026.

Baker’s Dozen acts as a review of sorts—a survey exhibition featuring thirteen artists whose work made a positive impression on the curators over the past year. These thirteen artists reflect current directions in Southern California’s contemporary art practices. Historically, a “baker’s dozen” refers to thirteen instead of twelve, originating in 13th-century England, when bakers would include an extra loaf of bread to avoid punishment by King Henry III for selling underweight loaves. This exhib

A one-night exhibition inviting Southern California artists to share work that reflects, resists, heals, or sheds light on the times we’re living in.

One-night exhibition inviting Southern California artists to share work that reflects, resists, heals, or sheds light on current times.

An upcoming exhibition titled Exile. Runs from January 16 to February 27, 2027.

Curated by Steve Douglas / Bod Boyle. Accompanied by a continuous screening of London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up

California is as much a feeling as it is a place. Though ubiquitous, this essence remains uniquely enigmatic in its authorship. From our cultish obsession with mid-century-modern design, to chinoiserie folklore, mediterranean lifestyles, or relics of spanish colonialism, what exactly makes this vast eclectic region feel so familiar? “Exiles” examines California’s cultural legacy as a lineage of communities displaced by geopolitical tensions, specifically focusing on a contemporary collection of

Curated by Steve Douglas / Bod Boyle. This exhibition will be accompanied by a continuous screening of 'London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up'.