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.

Read more here.

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

Ongoing | Brandon Tauszik - Water and Power

PAC LA is proud to host a new solo exhibition by local photographer and filmmaker Brandon Tauszik. In Water & Power, his photographs trace a vast and largely unseen network that sustains life in this city.

From the artist: In the midst of Los Angeles, with its gardens and free-flowing water, you can forget how stacked the odds are against human civilization. It seems given: There is a city, therefore there is water. To see why the order is actually reversed, you’d have to visit the Owens River Valley, an arid wasteland created when the growing city of Los Angeles decidedi n 1905 to suck it dry. In the 200 miles between here and there are countless structures that instantly dispel any given-ness one feels from within the city: the monumental, rusted pipes transporting Sierran snowmelt; the concrete channels across cracked, creosote-studded earth; the 100-year old hydroelectric power plants full of esoteric dials and gauges, running the water through turbines. Pretty soon, the correct sequence reveals itself: There is water — which we went to extraordinary lengths to move — therefore there is a city.

Through April 2026 | FREE - by Appointment

The Reef in Downtown LA - PAC LA Space | Request a visit here

March 12 | What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem

The clock is ticking toward the closing of the amazing presentation, What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem. (read more here). The organizers have graciously offered PAC LA members a private walkthrough on Thursday evening, March 12.

This remarkable show marks the first major U.S. presentation of works from the Julia Stoschek Foundation, one of the world’s largest and finest collections of video art. The show pairs video work by artists including Marina Abramović, Dara Birnbaum, Cyprien Gaillard, Arthur Jafa, Jesper Just, and Lu Yang, with historic films by Luis Buñuel, Walt Disney, Alice Guy-Blaché, Winsor McCay, and Georges Méliès. It is only open in the evenings, so please join us for a rare night out in the city!

Thurs March 12 | 6:30 PM

Variety Arts Theater in Downtown Los Angeles | Members - RSVP here

APR 30 - MAY 3 2026 | Member Travel Opportunity: Upstate NY

The George Eastman Museum is the historical epicenter of photography in America and its collections and curators are a literal treasure trove for lovers of the medium. Through our unique partnership, PAC LA has the opportunity to bring our members to Upstate NY this spring as VIP guests. In addition to immersive behind-the-scenes Museum access and exclusive experiences with a notable collector and a Magnum photographer, we will spend time exploring the fabled architecture and arts scene in nearby Buffalo. This full-service guided trip also includes delectable tastes of the famed farm-to-table cuisine of the region, and great company to enjoy every moment with!

April 30 - May 4 2025 | $1,850 for members | $2,150 non-members

Rochester & Buffalo NY | Register Here