Venice Family Clinic Art Exhibition + Auction

Venice Family Clinic’s 47th annual Art Exhibition + Auction is running from May 8 through May 17 at the Venice Art Walk Gallery at 910 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, according to the nonprofit’s event page. The show is free and open to the public daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with bidding available online through the closing that begins at 6 p.m. PDT on May 17. Proceeds support Venice Family Clinic’s healthcare programs for more than 45,000 people across the Westside of Los Angeles, Inglewood and the South Bay, the clinic said. ### When is the exhibition actually happening this week? May 8 marked the start of the 10-day exhibition, and May 17 is the final day for both in-person viewing and the auction close, according to Venice Family Clinic. The listing highlighted by We Like L.A. this week refers to one piece of the broader run — a dublab-presented event on Friday, May 15 — rather than the full exhibition window. (venicefamilyclinic.org) Friday, May 15, is scheduled for “dublab presents: Music + Movement,” a program from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery. Venice Family Clinic describes it as a multisensory exhibition event with food and drink and an interdisciplinary Japanese Butoh dance and music performance. ### Who is involved in the Friday dublab program? Kyoko Takenaka, Colloboh and Dylan Fujioka are billed for the May 15 performance, according to Venice Family Clinic’s event page. (venicefamilyclinic.org) The clinic says the program combines Butoh dance, modular synthesizer and drums and percussion. dublab has also tied its programming to the fundraiser beyond the live event. On May 7, the station aired “On Air, in Care,” a collaboration with Venice Family Clinic featuring curator Max Rippon and artists Rema Ghuloum and Umar Rashid in conversation about art, music and health ahead of the auction. (venicefamilyclinic.org) ### What is being sold, and who is the featured artist? (venicefamilyclinic.org) Alison Saar is the 2026 signature artist, Venice Family Clinic said in its event materials and March 25 press release. The clinic says the exhibition includes works by established, mid-career and emerging artists from Los Angeles, with bidding accepted from May 8 through May 17. The event page identifies Saar’s “Razin’ Cane, 2025,” a screen print on canvas with sewing and a handmade rod with cast iron finials, among the featured works. (dublab.com) Venice Family Clinic says a 5% buyer’s fee is added to the final hammer price. ### Why does the clinic say the fundraiser matters? Dr. Mitesh Popat, chief executive of Venice Family Clinic, said in the organization’s press release that the event provides “crucial funding” that helps keep the clinic’s doors open. (venicefamilyclinic.org) Popat added that support is especially important amid what he described as uncertainty in federal and state safety-net funding. Venice Family Clinic says the nonprofit was founded in 1970 and now operates clinic locations, Early Head Start centers, mobile clinics and a street medicine program. dublab’s event archive says the organization has more than 500 staff and 1,100 volunteers. ### What comes after the Friday event? Saturday, May 16, is scheduled for “Faces of Family: Ancestral Mask-Making Workshop with L.A. (venicefamilyclinic.org) Commons” from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., according to the clinic’s event page. Venice Family Clinic says coffee, tea and light brunch bites will be provided, with an intentional soundscape curated by Bad Owl Records. Sunday, May 17, includes a panel titled “Beyond Collecting: Private Passion, Public Impact” with Cliff Einstein, Seth Curcio and Nakeyta Moore, moderated by Eliane Gans, Venice Family Clinic said. (dublab.com) The auction begins closing at 6 p.m. PDT that day, with bidding and registration available through the clinic’s event site. (venicefamilyclinic.org)