#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Toys As Art, Art Inspired By Toys: Mattel's 80th Anniversary' Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Toys As Art, Art Inspired By Toys: Mattel's 80th Anniversary' group art exhibition featuring new and original, one-of-a-kind artwork, inspired by Mattel’s iconic brands, from over 80 visionary artists around the world.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of curated events hosted at Corey Helford Gallery while the show is on display, including:

• Saturday, March 22 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Meet featured artist Gary Baseman for a signing of his UNO deck and hear about how toys and growing up in Los Angeles influenced his art, plus join in for UNO Game Play

• Saturday, March 29 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Hear a diverse panel of artists (including Brandi Milne, Jim McKenzie, ONCH, and more) share childhood stories featuring their favorite Mattel toys, as well as discuss their creative process, inspirations, and more

• Saturday, April 5 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Re-connect with your inner-child through a playful workshop hosted by Case Kenny (author, mindfulness expert, and host of the popular podcast New Mindset, Who Dis?) + UNO Game Play

The opening reception is on Saturday March 15, from 7pm-11pm PT, and the exhibition is on display in the Main Gallery, open to the public for viewing at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until April 19 2025.

by Eric Joyner

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery, in partnership with Cloudco Entertainment, presents 'Care Bears Forever' Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery, in partnership with Cloudco Entertainment, presents 'Care Bears Forever', a group art exhibition featuring new and original, one-of-a-kind artwork, inspired by the beloved, classic Care Bears™ characters, from over 75 international contemporary artists.

Celebrating the forever-lasting influence of the Care Bears™, this colourful and joyous experience will also offer attendees a special glimpse into the brand’s history with the 'Care Bears™️ Forever Pop-up Shop' in Gallery 2 (featuring limited-edition merchandise) and 'Friends Forever: The Beary Besties Gallery' (featuring the original Care Bears™ illustrations that started it all by Elena Kucharik, as well as artwork from the original greeting card line) in Gallery 3.

The opening night is on Saturday February 24 from 7pm-11pm PT in the Main Gallery at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until March 30 2024.

by Elena Kucharik

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Secret Longings' Group Art Exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Secret Longings', a group art exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, showcasing over 80 of the world’s best two and three-dimensional artists, each exploring the Secret Longings theme through the lens of their unique lived experience and artistic styles…while at the same time, bringing the pages of Beautiful Bizarre to life!

Opening night is Saturday March 11 from 7-11pm PT in the Main Gallery, open to the public for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions (masks will be required), at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until April 15 2023.

by Lo Chan Peng

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'The Last Unicorn' 40th Anniversary Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'The Last Unicorn', a 40th anniversary group art exhibition, curated by Caro Buermann and presented in partnership with Sweet Streets, featuring new works from over 70 internationally contemporary artists, inspired by the beloved fantasy film, plus never-before-seen original film production art (including hundreds of meticulously restored frames) and a pop-up shop offering an array of exclusive merch.

Opening night is Saturday December 17 from 7-11pm PT, open to the public for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions (masks will be required), at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until January 21 2023.

by Amy Sol

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents a Solo Art Exhibition of New Works by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Corey Helford Gallery presents a solo art exhibition of new works by Jasmine Becket-Griffith.

Jasmine Becket-Griffith will be giving away 200 event-exclusive 'California Godiva in Gold' enamel collector pins - no purchase necessary, no tickets needed, no strings attached, just come say hi and check out the art.

Opening night is on Saturday January 8 from 12-6pm PT in Gallery 3, open to the public for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions, at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until February 12 2022.

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Looking With The Heart: The Little Prince' 75th Anniversary Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Looking With The Heart: The Little Prince', a group art exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of one of the most beloved and influential novels of all time, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 'The Little Prince', featuring new works from 65 international artists.

The opening night is on Saturday August 14 from 7-10pm PT in the Main Gallery, open to the public for viewing the art safely with proof of Covid-19 vaccination, social distancing and masks required, at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until September 18 2021.

by Camilla d'Errico

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents the Sixth Annual 'Art Collector Starter Kit' Group Show

Corey Helford Gallery presents their sixth annual 'Art Collector Starter Kit' group show, featuring new 12" x 12" works by 100 of the top artists in the New Contemporary art scene at an affordable price for beginning collectors.

The opening reception is on Saturday December 14 from 7pm-11pm at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S Anderson Street (Enter on Willow Street), Los Angeles, CA 90033 in the Main Gallery, alongside Lauren Marx’s solo show Chimera in Gallery 2 and a four-artist show with Bao Pham, Josh Tiessen, kelogsloops, and Sasha Ira in Gallery 3.

The exhibition will be on view through January 18 2020.

by Chie Yoshii

#CoolArt: Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Pop Surrealism & New Figurative' Group Art Exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery presents part two of their two-month Lucky 13 Anniversary celebration, 'Pop Surrealism & New Figurative', a group art exhibition featuring outstanding new works from their roster of artists, who are at the top of the New Contemporary Pop Surreal and New Figurative movement, mixed with new works from some of the most exciting new voices at the gallery.

The opening reception is on Saturday May 18 from 7pm-11pm at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S Anderson Street (Enter on Willow Street), Los Angeles, CA 90033 in the Main Gallery, alongside a three-artist exhibition with Erika Sanada, Happy D, and Young Chun in Gallery 2 and 'Where Do We Go From Here?' group exhibition in Gallery 3.

The exhibition will be on view through June 22 2019.

by Eric Joyner

#CoolArt: Urban Nation Museum of Urban Art presents 'Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia' Group Art Exhibition Curated by beautiful.bizarre

Urban Nation Museum of Urban Art presents 'Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia', an international group exhibition curated by contemporary art magazine beautiful.bizarre, featuring artwork from over 50 of the world’s best artists in contemporary representational art across all styles and traditional mediums, which will individually and collectively bring to life an incredibly important theme – the conservation of our planet!

The opening reception is Saturday May 11 from 6.30-10.30pm at Urban Nation Museum of Urban Art, Project M Production Office, Bülowstraße 97, 10783 Berlin. Germany, and includes a haunting operatic performance by Roxanna Walitzki. The space will be transformed with a luscious abundance of greenery, the smell of wood chips will delight the senses. A huge living tree will invite you into the main room, while rich dark walls will cocoon and beautifully showcase the deeply evocative artwork.

The exhibition will be on view until July 10 2019.

by Caia Koopman

#CoolArt: Alexi Era Gallery presents 'Lowbrow Tarot II' Art Exhibition

Alexi Era Gallery presents 'Lowbrow Tarot II', featuring 22 new works of art from the lowbrow art movement inspired by the Major Arcana, each showing some aspect of the human experience. The cards of the Major Arcana are focused on three themes: the realm of the material world, the realm of the intuitive mind, and the realm of change.

In addition to the exhibit, a hard cover tabletop book featuring these works will be released later in the year.

The opening reception Friday August 5 from 5-8pm at Alexi Era Gallery, 425 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401, and will be on view until August 28.

Go here to view the exhibit online.

by Jel Ena