PAC LA PRESENTS: YEAR OF THE WOMAN

In honor of the powerful women who helped to shape PAC LA's first decade, we are launching Year of the Woman, a series of flagship public educational events celebrating notable women in fine art photography. The organization is building an entire year of programming around this central theme and will offer free, in-person events, held quarterly at venues across the city in 2025 and early 2026.

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This groundbreaking programming initiative is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Eastman Museum Los Angeles.

OCT 26 | An Evening with Stephen White and David Fahey: Benefit for PAC LA

Please join us for an intimate conversation with venerated photography dealers David Fahey and Stephen White celebrating their 50 years in the world of fine art photography. If you want to know about the early days of the photo world in Los Angeles and beyond you won't want to miss this event. With the stories and visuals Fahey and White possess, we're sure to catch lighting in a bottle.

Tickets include dinner, a drink and a front row seat for this one of a kind evening. A portion of each ticket is a tax deductible donation supporting PAC LA. Capacity is strictly limited, so don’t miss out!

Sunday, Oct 26 | 6 PM PST | $200 donation

The Formosa - Hollywood | Buy Tickets

Photo Forward | FEB 2023

PAC LA organized and hosted Photo Forward, a brand new, 100% free Photography Fair at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica. Over the course of a weekend, thousands of visitors experienced the excitement of discovering new work, meeting notable gallerists, and learning from PAC LA presenters on topics ranging from the creation of photo books to starting a photo collection.

OCT 4 | Guided Walkthrough: Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party

PAC LA is excited to continue our Year of the Woman programming with an opportunity for members to view Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party. Domenica Castillio and Keith Rice from the museum will lead us on a private guided walkthrough of the exhibition. We will also be joined by Brian English and PAC LA Board Member, Alex Fiero.

Comrade Sisters is based on the book of the same name by Stephen Shames and Ericka Huggins. This exhibition presents 50 commemorative photographs by celebrated photojournalist Stephen Shames, who first met members of the BPP in 1966 as a 19-year-old Berkeley student. With unprecedented access, he captured intimate behind-the-scenes moments, revealing women party members acting as leaders; serving communities; caring for families; and engaging in grassroots campaigns to elect mayors, assembly members, judges, and members of neighborhood councils.

Throughout the US, Comrade Sisters were mothers, sisters, aunties, cooks, housecleaners, churchgoers, high school and university students, teachers, artists, factory and retail workers, poets, dancers, writers, and musicians. Primarily between the ages of 14 and 21, they decided to transform the conditions for those facing injustice. What motivated them? Love.

Saturday October 4 | 1 PM PST | Free for PAC LA Members

Museum of Social Justice | Members - RSVP Here

NOV 12-15 | Member Travel Opportunity: Paris Photo 2025

Paris Photo 2025 will be held at the Grand Palais from November 12-16. As a benefit of joining PAC LA, members are welcome to request a complementary VIP Paris Photo pass for two, but why not treat yourself to a Premium Experience that only PAC LA can offer? You'll enjoy personalized, private access to the City and photography culture beyond the Fair, expertly curated and led by our very own Paris experts. It's an unforgettable way to truly be a VIP in Paris!

November 12-15 2025

Paris, France | Members - RSVP Here

Instagram Live: A Conversation with Cara Romero | SEPT 2025

Continuing our Year of the Woman celebration virtually, PAC LA presented an engaging Instagram Live event hosted by Hannah Sloan with Santa Fe-based photographer and visual artist Cara Romero.

An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA and the urban sprawl of Houston, TX. Romero’s identity informs her work, a blend of fine art and editorial photography, shaped by years of study and a visceral approach to representing Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory, collective history, and lived experiences from a Native American female perspective.

By staging theatrical compositions infused with dramatic color, Romero takes on the role of storyteller, using contemporary photography techniques to depict the modernity of Native peoples, illuminating Indigenous worldviews and aspects supernaturalism in everyday life.

See the event on Instagram, here.