KCRW Summer Nights with CAAM

Celebrate summer at CAAM! Enjoy a warm night and cool vibes with CAAM and KCRW, featuring live sets from KCRW DJs Novena Carmel, Francesca Harding AND special guest DJ Gavin Turek! The event will also feature food trucks, a beer garden, an all-ages maker activity, and more! Plus, you’ll have exclusive after-hours access to all CAAM exhibitions, which include solo exhibitions by Simone Leigh, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, as well as a historical look at African Americans in rural California.

This event is all ages.

SCHEDULE

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM KCRW DJ Francesca Harding

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Special guest DJ Gavin Turek (DJ set)

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM KCRW DJ Novena Carmel

ABOUT CAAM
The California African American Museum (CAAM) in Exposition Park explores the art, history, and culture of African Americans, with an emphasis on California and the West. In addition to presenting a dynamic slate of exhibitions and public programs, CAAM houses a permanent collection of more than five thousand works of art, artifacts, and historical documents, and a research library. Admission is free.

ABOUT SIMONE LEIGH
Simone Leigh is the first comprehensive survey of this celebrated artist’s richly layered practice and her most expansive exhibition on the West Coast to date. Presented at the California African American Museum (CAAM) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the exhibition explores dozens of key works from throughout Leigh’s career, including pieces from the artist’s landmark 2022 Venice Biennale project. Marking the final stop in Simone Leigh’s national tour, this joint presentation offers visitors the chance to experience a range of works not shown at previous venues.

Simone Leigh is organized by Eva Respini, Deputy Director and Director of Curatorial Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery (former Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA), with Anni A. Pullagura, Assistant Curator, ICA/Boston. The Los Angeles presentation is organized by Rita Gonzalez, Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Department Head, Contemporary Art, and Naima J. Keith, Vice President, Education and Public Programs, LACMA, and Taylor Renee Aldridge, former Visual Arts Curator, CAAM.

Thank you to our sponsors!