Art Gallery
The LBCC Art Gallery provides exhibitions and cultural programming that are not only relevant, but vital to our students’ academic, social, emotional, and cultural well-being. The exhibition’s held in the LBCC Art Gallery address issues of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in a direct and meaningful way. Exhibitions, visiting artist lectures and panel discussions are organized to serve as a forum to engage with ideas that are critical to the social, political, and cultural lives of LBCC students, faculty, staff, administration, and the surrounding community.
The art gallery provides professional development opportunities for students, by participating first-hand through work-study opportunities, internships, related coursework, clubs, and volunteer work; the art gallery allows students to develop professional skills that will prepare them for career opportunities in the art industry and thus cultivate a new generation of art professionals.
The gallery programming includes the annual Student Show and a bi-annual Faculty Exhibition, the LBCC Art Gallery has a rich history of presenting exhibitions featuring national and international artists. Gallery exhibitions are complemented by visiting artist lectures, panel discussions, walk-throughs, performances, and other educational programming to enhance learning opportunities for students, faculty staff, administration, and the surrounding community. In conclusion, the LBCC Art Gallery is a site of connection, discovery, intersectionality, and of active civic engagement that enriches the LBCC community.
We invite you to view our past exhibition archive here.
Event and Exhibition photos can be found here.
Exhibition Proposal Submissions Temporarily Closed
We appreciate your interest in presenting your work through our exhibition program. At this time, we are not accepting submissions for upcoming exhibitions. Our call for proposals is currently on hold as we finalize our curatorial calendar. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically for updates regarding future submission opportunities.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our mission to foster artistic excellence and engagement.
CONTACT
For more information about past or upcoming exhibitions contact Karla Aguiniga, Art Gallery and Exhibitions Manager at kaguiniga@lbcc.edu or 562-938-4872
To support the LBCC Art Gallery and the Student Art Prize tax deductible donations can be accepted by the LBCC Foundation.
Support the Art Gallery Here
2025 Juried Student Art Show
Thur, May 1 - Sat, May 31, 2025
A tradition of LBCC, the Student Art Exhibition features the most exceptional artists from LBCC’s Visual and Media Arts department. A total of $2,000 in prizes will be awarded to three exceptional artists.
The Juried Student Art Exhibition bridges the gap between academic learning and professional practice, preparing students for careers in the arts while enriching the cultural fabric of the college and community.
Hope Restored: Justice Scholars Student Exhibition
February 13 - March 28, 2025
About the Exhibition
Long Beach City College Art Gallery proudly presents, Hope Restored: Justice Scholars Student Exhibition. Curated by Summer Bernal and artist Alberto Lule, an Underground Scholar at UCLA and UC Irvine. The exhibition brings together formerly incarcerated, and system-impacted artists. The exhibition explores themes of isolation, abolition, liberation, and empowerment through self-expression. Artists focus on strategies for self care as well as active forms of resistance.
2024 Alumni Exhibition
November 2 - December 5, 2024
