Laband Art Gallery

Escapes: Polish Art in the Communist Era
January 30 - March 21, 2010

Escapes spans four decades of Polish art created under communist rule.  As the country was being redefined socially and politically, artists were seeking new visions.  At times their creativity was greatly restricted by the state while at other times, they found ways to express their opposition. Drawn primarily from the Bohdan “Bo” W. Oppenheim and Sylwestrowicz Collection as well as the holdings of the Center of the Study of Political Graphics and the Warszawa Restaurant, the exhibition includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and posters.

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26th Annual Juried Student Show
April 17 – May 8, 2010
Artists’ Reception and Award’s Ceremony, Thursday, April 29, 5-7 p.m.

This popular exhibition celebrates the art of LMU’s Studio Arts majors and non-majors. It presents the exciting and broad range of media and techniques currently being explored in the studio art programs at LMU.  Two jurors prominent in the Southern California arts community will select the works and create the layout of the exhibition.  The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition and its cash awards are sponsored by Andrea Kingaard Friedman,’66.


Laband Art Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 4 pm.

Visitors from off campus are encouraged to visit the gallery on Saturdays and Sundays. The visitor parking lot (Hannon Lot/A), just south of the Burns Fine Arts Center, is often heavily congested during the week.

Parking and admission are free. For more information, please call (310) 338-2880.