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Lamp Community Art Project

452 S. Main St., lampcommunity.org or lampartproject.org.

La Mano Press

1749 N. Main St., (323) 227-0650 or lamanopress.com.

Spring Arts Collective Gallery

Through Oct. 9: Group Show featuring photography, painting, sculpture and video installation with SAC Artists including Suzanne Federico, Anne Marie Francesco and Cassidy Sullivan.

453 S. Spring St., (310) 428-6464 or springartscollective.com.

Rouge Galerie

Through Nov. 30: Painting, sculptures and limited editions from Sylvain Copon.

548 S. Spring St., unit 108, (213) 489-7309.

Todd/Browning Gallery

Oct. 9: “Booked” features vintage mug shot photographs. Through Nov. 8.

209 W. Fifth St., (310) 926-6347 or toddbrowning.com.

Doheny Memorial Library

Through Dec. 15: On the ground floor gallery space, “A Sound Design: The Art of the Album Cover” includes work from Saul Bass, Mati Klarwein, Raymond Pettibon, Alex Steinweiss, and Andy Warhol.

Through Dec. 16: The Treasure Room features “Biblioclasm: The Assault on Ideas from Homer to Harry Potter,” with items from the USC Libraries’ collections that survived hysteria and outrage, including works by Confucius, William Shakespeare and Nelson Mandela.

USC, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, (213) 740-2070 or usc.edu/libraries.

BOXeight Gallery

Through Oct.: Twelve Latin American artists from around the world. Curated by Box8 member Changku.

1446 E. Washington Blvd., (213) 631-0560 or boxeight.com.

Brewery Arts Colony

Andlab: 600 Moulton Ave., No. 303, (323) 222-2225 or andlab.com.

Gallery 618E: 618E Moulton Ave., illuminatednegatives.com.

I-5 Gallery: 2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com.
Through Oct. 18: “Postcards From the Art Edge” is a fundraiser for the gallery, and features small pieces mailed to the gallery, displayed and sold for $100. I-5, by the way, is a program of the Brewery Art Association, a California art nonprofit.

L.A. Artcore Brewery Annex: 650A S. Ave. 21, at the Brewery, (323) 276-9320.

MLA Gallery: 2020 N. Main St., #239, (323) 222-3400 or mlagallery.com.
Through Nov. 15: Outstanding Contemporary Latin paintings and sculpture by artists from throughout Latin America as well as printwork by Latin Masters such as Roberto Matta, Rufino Tamayo, Wifredo Lam, Fernando De Szyszlo, Carlos Merida, and others.

The Brewery is located at 2100 N. Main St., (213) 694-2911 or breweryart.org.

Downtown Art Center Gallery

Through Dec. 3: Contemporary works of Exceptional Children’s Foundation artists with developmental disabilities.

828 S. Main St., dacgallery.com.

Crewest

Through Nov. 1: Thelabellab exhibition is “The Z-Boy Show: Direct From the Source,” and it combines top skate artists, fashion, images and installations.

110 Winston St. (213) 627-8272 or crewest.com.

Continental Gallery

408 S. Spring St., (213) 622-4949.

Raw Materials

436 S. Main St., visit winsteadadams.com or rawmaterialsLA.com.

Annenberg Gallery

USC, (213) 821-3015 or annenberg.usc.edu.

Big Sur Education Gallery

Located in the California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, 1000 N. Alameda St., visit calendow.org.

City Hall Bridge Gallery

201 N. Main St., (323) 644-6269.

Colburn School

Ongoing: Work from three artists whose oeuvres are influenced by music: photographer Jenny Okun, sculptor and author Sarah Perry and photographer Barbara Strasen. Installed throughout the lobby and hallway areas of the school.

200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

Farmlab

1745 N. Spring St., (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Ford-Brady Gallery

718 N. Figueroa St., (310) 800-3999 or fordbrady.com.

Upstairs at the Market Gallery

1057 S. San Pedro St., (213) 742-0672 or citymarketla.com.

Perfect Exposure Gallery

3519 W. Sixth St., (213) 381-1137 or theperfectexposuregallery.com.

LADWP

Ongoing: A salute to William Mulholland with historic photos, artifacts and memorabilia. Open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is the first installment of what will be a permanent exhibition showcasing the water and power of Los Angeles.

John Ferraro Office Building, 111 N. Hope St., (213) 481-5411 or ladwp.com.

Morono Kiang Gallery

Through Oct. 25: The “Quotidian Truths” series features solo shows of new works that recount the pain and pageantry of contemporary Chinese life as seen through the news media. The second artist in the series is painter Xia Xing.

218 W. Third St., (213) 628-8208 or moronokiang.com.

de Soto

Higgins Building, 108 W. Second St., Suite 104, (323) 253-2255 or gallerydesoto.com.

Cirrus Gallery

Through Nov. 8: The group show “Cosmos Factory” brings together seven artists from L.A. and the Bay Area who unite the cosmic and the mundane through painting, photography and sculpture. Curated by artist Brad Eberhard.

542 S. Alameda St., (213) 680-3474 or cirrusgallery.com.

L.A. Artcore Center at Union Center for the Arts

120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 617-3274 or laartcore.org.

Venus on Hope

Ongoing: Collaborative drawings, sculpture, limited edition collaborative art publications, works on paper, ink paintings and artist interaction at the studio of Jared David Paul.

1228 S. Flower St., (213) 359-9097 or venusonhope.com.

Niche.LA Video Art

Through Oct. 25: “Negative” features black-and-white digital photography with an urban theme by Cole Thompson.

453 S. Spring St., Suite 443, (213) 247-0002 or niche.la.

Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery

No end date: Joe Bravo’s tortilla artwork appears in “The Traveling Museum of Tortilla Art.” Learn more at joebravo.net.

125 Paseo de la Plaza, Suite 100, (213) 624-3660 or mexicanculturalinstitute.com.

626 Gallery and 626 Gallery at Studio B

Through Dec. 31: “A Collector’s Paradise” features work from Jaami Abdul-Samad, Donna Angers, Archerone, Sharon Louise Barnes, Nadine Baurin, Marlaya Charleston, Rin Colabucci, Walter Eubanks, d.goth, Julia C R Gray, Rosalyn Grimes, Paul Houzell Jr., Kenji, Tony Lavall, Nick “Neneki” McGee, Duane Paul, Ron Phillips, Jesse Raudales, Synthia Saint James, Deborah Shedrick, Robert Vargas, Diana Shannon Young, Barbara Wesson, Kathleen Wilson, Richard Wilson and more.

626 S. Spring St., (213) 614-8872 or 626artgallery.com.

Chung King Road and Adjacent Galleries

Many galleries are located in Chinatown’s West Plaza, adjacent to 949 N. Hill St., (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com.


Acuna-Hansen Gallery: 427 Bernard St., (323) 441-1624 or ahgallery.com.
Through Oct. 18: Abstract paintings by New York artist Eric Sall.

Automat: 936 Chung King Road, (213) 617-0422.

Bamboo Lane Gallery: 958 N. Hill St., (213) 620-1188 or bamboolane.com.

Bonelli Contemporary: 936 Mei Ling Way, (213) 793-1291 or bonellicontemporary.com.

Box Gallery: 977 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1747 or theboxla.com.

China Art Objects: 933 Chung King Rd., (213) 613-0384 or chinaartobjects.com.
Through Oct. 11: Group show.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California: 415 Bernard St., (323) 222-0856 or chssc.org.
Ongoing: An exhibition about the history of immigration from China to the United States.

Chung King Project: 936 Chung King Rd., (213) 625-1802 or chungkingproject.com.

Cottage Home: 410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

David Kordansky Gallery: 510 Bernard St., (323) 222-1482 or davidkordanskygallery.com.
Through Nov. 1: Sculpture, painting, and collage from Aaron Curry, Richard Hawkins and Peter Saul.

David Salow Gallery: 977 S. Hill St., (213) 620-0240 or davidsalowgallery.com.
Oct. 11-Nov. 8: Mixed-media work from Zachary Royer Scholz.

Fellows of Contemporary Art: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 208, (213) 808-1008 or focala.org.

Fifth Floor: 502 Chung King Court, (213) 687-8443 or fifthfloorgallery.com.
Through Nov. 2: “Outside the Big Box” features furniture, art and design from Otis alumni.

Fringe Exhibitions: 504 Chung King Court, (213) 613-0160 or fringexhibitions.com.

Happy Lion: 963 Chung King Rd., (213) 625-1360 or thehappylion.com.
Through Oct. 11: Installation and collage from Jesse Bercowetz.

High Energy Constructs + Solway Jones 990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, (323) 227-7920 or highenergyconstructs.org.
Through Oct. 18: Work from Alice Aycock, Michael Decker, Marcel Duchamp, Jean-Pierre Hebert, David Horvitz, Branden Koch, Dana Maiden, Dane Picard and Alan Rath appears in “Cycling Apparati.”

Kontainer Gallery: 944 Chung King Rd., (213) 621-2786 or kontainergallery.com.

L2kontemporary: 990 N. Hill St., No. 205, (626) 319-3661 or l2kontemporary.com.
Through Oct. 11: Local artist Gronk opens “A Tale of Two Rocks.”

Leefahsalung at the New Chinatown Barber Shop: 930 N. Hill St., (323) 810-8830.

LMAN: 949 Chung King Rd., (213) 628-3883 or lmangallery.com.

Main Field Projects: 418 Bamboo Lane, (323) 559-1568 or mainfieldprojects.com.

Mandarin Gallery: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 213, (213) 687-4107 or mandaringallery.com.

Mesler and Hug: 510 Bernard St., (323) 221-0016 or meslerandhug.com.
Oct. 11: Chris Lipomi’s “Naagi Maa Nu Wakipi” features paintings and drawings.

North Hill: 945 N. Hill St., (213) 500-7778 or northhillchinatown.com.

Peres Projects: 969 Chung King Road, (213) 617-1100 or peres-projects.com.
Through Nov. 15: “Numbers II — Ode to Johnny Rio” features silkscreens on canvas by Dean Sameshima.

POV Gallery and Print Studio: 939 Chung King Road, povevolving.com.
Through Oct. 7: “The Awesomist Tomorrow” features large ink drawings and sculptural surprises from Kiel Johnson.

Sam Lee Gallery: 990 N. Hill St. #190, (323) 227-0275 or samleegallery.com.
Through Oct. 18: Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “The Garden” is a photographic project that explores the North American landscape as the Garden of Eden and reframes it from a post-September 11 perspective. The photographs depict approximately 30 abandoned greenhouses that have withered and flourished in their states of neglect.

Sister: 955 Chung King Road, (213) 628-7000 or sisterla.com.
Oct. 11: Mary Weatherford’s work on paper and linen. Through Nov. 8.

Telic Arts Exchange: 972B Chung King Road, (213) 344-6137 or telic.info.

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art

Oct. 9: In “Snap to Grid,” every artist that submits work is shown in a grid of hundreds of 8.5x11 prints. Through Nov. 1.

107 W. Fifth St., (323) 646-9427 or lacda.com.

Studio for Southern California History

525 Alpine St., Suite 103, socalstudio.org.

George J. Doizaki Gallery

At the Japanese American Cultural Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-2725 or jaccc.org.

7+Fig Art Space

Through Dec. 24: “Cheryl Walker: Immersion” is a site-specific installation as well as paintings and drawings.

735 S. Figueroa St., Suite 217, (213) 955-7150.

410 Boyd

Through Oct.: Celebrity photographer Michael Tighe’s “Photographic Sketchbook.”

410 Boyd St., (213) 617-2491.

Bert Green Fine Art

Oct. 9-25: Paintings and works on paper by comic, artist, musician and performer Dame Darcy.

Through Oct. 25: Scott Siedman’s “Obscenary” is the painter’s fourth solo show at the gallery. Siedman’s looking at redemption through sexuality in these new works, combining sculptural references, impressionism and Renaissance imagery. Also in the gallery is a show of works on paper by gallery artists such as Siedman, Clive Barker, Ed Ruscha, Valerie Jacobs, John Baldessari and Peter Romberg.

Through Dec. 31: Megan Geckler’s installation fills the Project Windows.

102 W. Fifth St., (213) 624-6212 or bgfa.us.

Downtown Art Gallery

Tuesdays, 7:30-10:30 p.m.: Figure drawing classes are $12; bring your own materials.

Ongoing: Large format drawings and different pieces by gallery artists.

1611 S. Hope St., (213) 255-2067 or downtownag.com.

El Nopal Press

Through Nov. 6: A selection of prints and drawings from the El Nopal Press collection.

109 W. Fifth St., (213) 239-0417 or fauxpop.com/nopalpress.

Gary Leonard Open Studio

Through December: The gallery will be open Monday-Friday from noon-3 p.m. with a special moving sale. In addition to quick prints, museum-quality archival prints, limited-edition prints, fine postcard originals and poster-sized prints by photojournalist Gary Leonard, there are books, collectibles, posters and more.

Every second Sunday: Poetry readings.

740 S. Olive St. Call (213) 304-4279 or e-mail for hours.

Jail

Through Nov. 8: "Flyover" features paintings and works on paper by Christopher Pate, an Los Angeles-based artist whose work was recently featured in the LA Weekly Biennial, curated by Doug Harvey.

965 Vignes St., Suite 5A, (213) 621-9567 or thejailgallery.com.

Infusion Gallery

Through Oct.: Solo show by Marina Reiter called “Reach Out, Connect, Don’t Wait,” with a separate group show featuring Patrick E. Hiatt, Chantal Monte, Charlie Quintero, Paul Tokarski, Ignacio Montano, Hallie Engel, Pauline Saleh, Jere Newton Jr., Kara Ann Stevens, Milton Aviles, John R. Math, Bryan Cahen, Frank Hoeffler and Kristina Valentine.

719 S. Spring St., (213) 683-8827 or infusiongallery.com.

Julie Rico Gallery

Through Nov. 1: “The History of the Skateboard in L.A.”

500 S. Spring St. and 116 W. Fifth St., (213) 817-6002 or weeneez.com.

Los Angeles Public Library

Ongoing: “Bunker Hill by Leo Politi” features the work of the beloved local artist known for murals in several libraries and, most famously, at the entrance to the Eugene Biscailuz Building on Olvera Street.

Ongoing: “Treasures of Los Angeles” features items from the Hollywood collections, including vintage posters and publicity photographs. In the Annenberg Gallery.

Through Nov. 9: “Play Ball! Images of Dodger Blue, 1958-1988” features photographs from Los Angeles Public Library’s archive, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the Valley Times newspaper and the Hollywood Citizen News collections.

Oct. 15-Jan. 22: “L.A. Unfolded: Maps from the Los Angeles Public Library" features historical maps unseen for 100 years, classroom maps from the early 1900s and maps representing a range of styles and periods.

Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lapl.org/events.

M.J. Higgins

Through Nov. 8: Plein air and urban landscapes from William Wray and Tony Peters.

110 E. Fourth St., (213) 617-1700 or mjhiggins.com.

Phantom Galleries

Oct. 9-31: Black-and-white photography by Alexandra Breckenridge and Shalon Goss at 610 Main St. Large-scale photos of Cuba by Meeno Peluce at 601 S. Los Angeles St. Artist receptions Oct. 18 from 7-11 p.m. Galleries open for Oct. 9 Art Walk and by appointment. Contact guest curator Edgar Varela at (213) 494-7608.

Two venues at 610 Main St. and 601 S. Los Angeles St.

Through Nov. 4: Installation from Timothy Nolan.

411 W. Fifth St., (213) 626-2854 or phantomgalleriesla.com.

Pharmaka Art L.A.

Through Nov. 1: “Outside the Inside, Outside” features art by the Lamp Community Art Project, curated by Pharmaka and Shane Guffogg.

101 W. Fifth St., (213) 689-7799 or pharmaka-art.org.

Remy’s on Temple

Through Oct.: “Singgalot: The Ties That Bind” celebrates the 100th anniversary of Filipino immigration to the U.S.

2126 W. Temple St., (213) 484-2884 or remysontemple.com.

SCI-Arc Gallery

Oct. 24-Dec. 14: Livewire is a site-specific installation created by architects Dwayne Olyer and Jenny Wu of the Olyer Wu Collaborative with engineering firm Buro Happold. It features a staircase constructed of 2,400 linear feet of aluminum tubing and rods. Opening reception Oct. 24 from 7-9 p.m. discussion with Eric Owen Moss, Olyer and Wu on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.

Southern California Institute of Architecture, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

Switch

Through Oct.: Photoreal, abstract and impressionist portraits.

446 S. Main St., (626) 833-1488 or switch.la.

Tropico de Nopal Gallery

Through Oct. 11: Jaime “Germs” Zacarias’ mixed-media work is featured in “So Low Brown.”

1665 Beverly Blvd., (213) 481-8112 or tropicodenopal.com.

USC Windows

Through Dec. 10: Animation projections created by students from the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts. Nightly projections 7 p.m.-midnight.

The Chapman, 750 S. Broadway, anim.usc.edu.

KGB Studio and Gallery

Through Nov. 15: Abe Acosta’s “Mind of Dementia.”

1640 N. Spring St., visit kgbla.com.