The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has welcomed the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) University Art Gallery; the Millard Sheets Art Center at the LA County Fair; and the Ontario Museum of History & Art as the newest members of its Local Access program. Supported by the Art Bridges Cohort Program, the museums join four partner institutions in bringing exhibitions sourced from LACMA’s permanent collection to communities across Southern California.
Announced in 2021, Local Access was the first iteration of the Art Bridges Cohort Program in the Western United States. The nationwide collection-sharing initiative builds on Art Bridges’ mission to expand access to American art across the country. For each cohort, a lead museum collaborates with regional partners to create exhibitions. Sharing artworks and resources, cohort partners generate exhibitions that are relevant to their particular communities and enriched through shared interpretation and educational materials.
Alongside this year’s new museum partners, the Local Access network comprises the California State University, Northridge Art Galleries; the Lancaster Museum of Art and History; the Riverside Art Museum; and the Vincent Price Art Museum. This partnership looks to establish a new model for accessible and inclusive community engagement in Southern California. Its exhibitions are the result of a years-long exchange and collaboration between staff at each institution. Thematically, the shows spotlight California’s unique artistic heritage, including myths, iconographies, and realities that have formed a regional identity and the state’s rich tradition of arts- based activism.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Act on It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles
Launched by brothers Alonzo Davis and Dale Brockman Davis in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, the Brockman Gallery in South L.A. was central to the development of the Black Arts Movement in Los Angeles. “Act on It!” brings together works by artists who exhibited at the Brockman Gallery (1967–90), which served as a nexus for emerging artists of color and contributed to a growing network of Black-run spaces and collections. Through dozens of works in LACMA’s collection, the exhibition represents the aesthetic, political, and social statements encountered by Brockman Gallery visitors and underscores the reach and lasting significance of the Davis brothers’ project. Following its recent presentation at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, “Act on It!” will be on view the Vincent Price Art Museum until Jan. 18, 2026, and will then travel to the CSUDH University Art Gallery, Feb. 15 to June 7, 2026.
California Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924–1965 (working title)
Debuting in 2026, California Collectives will bring together more than 50 paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, and photographs by American artists of Asian descent. Drawing from LACMA’s collection and introducing a number of new acquisitions, the exhibition will examine how Asian American moderns across the Golden State created networks of artistic exchange during the Exclusion Era (1882–1965), and how they leveraged that collectivity to assert their place in California’s art world.
Exhibition dates are subject to change. Visit the websites of each institution for the most up-to-date exhibition information.
To learn more about LACMA’s Local Access partners visit Lacma.Org/CommunityPrograms/LocalAccess.
