Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Non-collecting contemporary art space in the industrial east side of downtown, with exhibition openings, readings and evening performances.

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Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

Oct28Semiotext(e): Animal Shelter No. 6Wednesday, 7:00 PMAn evening built around Semiotext(e)'s Animal Shelter No. 6, presented as part of the publisher's Bookshelf Residency at ICA LA. The program runs 7–8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct 28 at the museum, 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District. ICA LA's calendar doesn't publish a price for it. It is the first of six ICA LA public programs on our calendar this fall, running through a Dec 9 catalogue launch.See listing
Nov6Art Buzz: Fall 2026 ExhibitionsFriday, 4:30 PMArt Buzz is a public tour through the shows ICA LA has on view for fall 2026. It starts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov 6 at 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District; the calendar lists no end time and doesn't publish a price. A week later, on Nov 13, the museum hosts a performance by its artists in residence, Hwa Records.See listing
Nov13Hwa Records: Eternity HorizonFriday, 7:00 PMICA LA's 2025–2026 artists in residence, the Korean diasporic collective Hwa Records (Roger Kim, Saewon Oh, C. Ryu and Kayla Tange), stage a piece that braids sound, storytelling, poetry and movement around ancestral memory, cyclical time and water. It runs 7–8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov 13 at 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District. Entry is by RSVP and the museum doesn't publish a price. ICA LA's FIRST DRAFT works-in-progress night follows on Dec 3.See listing
Nov28Day With(out) Art 2026: Seeds in a Dying ColonySaturday, 11:00 AMICA LA hosts a screening program presented under the title Day With(out) Art 2026: seeds in a dying colony. It begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 28 at 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District; the calendar lists no end time and doesn't publish a price. It is the only film program among the six ICA LA events on our calendar between Oct 28 and Dec 9.See listing
Dec3First DraftThursday, 7:00 PMFIRST DRAFT is an ongoing series, organized by Emily Barasch with ICA LA, that shows works in progress by Los Angeles artists working between visual art and live performance; this edition features Kate Ladenheim, Jazmin Jazzy Romero and Kai Hazelwood, with a performance by Mars Garcia. It runs 7–8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec 3 at 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District. Entry is by RSVP and no price is published. The museum's fall public programs wrap up six days later with a catalogue launch on Dec 9.See listing
Dec9Catalogue Launch: Speaking in TonguesWednesday, 7:00 PMICA LA celebrates the release of the Speaking in Tongues catalogue with an evening the museum files under talks and panels. It begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec 9 at 1717 E 7th St in the Arts District; no end time is listed and the calendar doesn't publish a price. It closes a run of fall programs at the museum that includes Hwa Records' Nov 13 performance and FIRST DRAFT on Dec 3.See listing

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