Spring Benefit: 2025
Please join us for our annual Spring Benefit on Saturday, March 22 from 6-10pm at the studio of acclaimed Los Angeles artist Glenn Kaino. Hosted each year in a different artist’s studio, ICA LA’s Spring Benefit brings together artists, patrons, collectors, curators, creatives, and friends of the museum to support our future.
The evening will begin with cocktails, followed by a studio tour with Kaino and Executive Director Anne Ellegood, offering an intimate look into the creative process and themes that drive Kaino’s multidisciplinary work. After remarks by ICA LA’s Board President Claudia Flores and Ellegood, guests will get a very special sneak preview of a new project titled Lavender Mist by High Seas (Kaino’s ongoing collaboration with renowned musician and producer David Sitek). Then, we’ll dance into the night to the tunes of HAYCOXX, co-founder and resident DJ of The Do-Over.
Dinner will be served by Guelaguetza, the James Beard Award-winning restaurant renowned for its authentic Oaxacan cuisine crafted from generations-old family recipes. Cocktails will be served courtesy of Yola Mezcal, a woman-led and operated company committed to tradition and sustainability that produces premium handcrafted mezcal from 100% organic agave in the highlands of Oaxaca, and wine will be provided by Napa Valley’s outstanding winery Ashes & Diamonds.
In the wake of the devasting fires that continue to impact so many in our community, this year’s Spring Benefit is more than a celebration of ICA LA’s past year and future plans. It is a moment to come together in community, uphold resiliency and regeneration, and foster connections through art. ICA LA has a long history of centering artists and supporting them in myriad ways. When the fires struck, we considered how we could have an immediate and direct impact on our creative communities. We were quickly able to secure 8 artist studio spaces adjacent to the museum in the AVA Arts District building rent-free for six months for artists whose studios were impacted by the fires.
Providing studios to artists in need is the type of responsive, generous, and caring action that makes ICA LA such a special part of LA’s cultural landscape. Your generosity helps sustain and expand our capacity to respond to the challenges of our time and to continue to present bold, thought-provoking, and inspiring exhibitions and programs.
Join us at the Spring Benefit for a great time in the company of others who believe artists’ voices are perhaps more essential than ever and provide vital support for ICA LA’s distinctive program and efforts to continually enhance our role as a space to gather, learn, and transform. If you are unable to attend the event, please consider purchasing tickets for artists or making a donation.
We look forward to an unforgettable evening with you!
Glenn Kaino (b.1972 in Los Angeles, California) is known internationally for his expansive vision and activist-minded practice, which encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, performance, monumental public art, theatrical production, and feature film. His work engages deeply with political, social, and environmental issues, blending artistic disciplines and often involving long-term collaborations with a diverse group of visionary partners. Focusing on critical issues such as equity, social justice, and climate change, Kaino’s work often examines structures of power, while infusing each project with a sense of hope, optimism, and the belief that cultural production can inspire real change.
The artist has had major solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Andy Warhol Museum, and REDCAT Los Angeles. His work has been featured in Desert X, the 13th International Cairo Biennale, the 12th Biennale de Lyon, Performa, the Whitney Biennial, and Prospect New Orleans. Kaino’s work is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
Kaino is also an Emmy and Webby Award-winning producer and documentarian, whose films have been featured at the Tribeca Film Festival and SXSW.