Long Beach Creative Group

OFF THE WALL! Opening Saturday, October 3!

Off The Wall brings together 40 artists working across sculpture, assemblage, ceramics, fiber arts and other forms of contemporary three dimensional art.

The exhibition was proposed by Walter Focht, who served as a juror alongside Michael Biagiotti and Bernard J. Vyzga Jr.

Long Beach Open Studio Tour
2026 Belmont Studios Tour
Saturday, October 3 & Sunday, October 4, 1–5 pm

Opening Reception
Saturday, October 3, 6–9 pm

Participating artists:

A.S. Ashley .s.ashley
Michael Bishop
David Clark
Amber Cobb
Lewis Cohen
Kellie Crackle
Douglas Cross
Juliana Dao
Steven Deeble
Ignacio Escobar
Lauren Evans
Pennie Fien .f
Stephanie Han .han.art
Susan Erikson Hawkins
Kathryn Heaton
Stacey A. Holcomb
Douglas Johnson
Jean Klein
Maria Cristina Lattes
nicolaalee
Edwin Malavé II & Sarah Park
Mela M .m.studio1
Karena Massengill
Shahin Massoudi
Angeles Monet Medina Morales
Charles Norton
Kevin Perrault .perrault.art
Melinda Rasch
Michele Rene
Natalie Rios
Nanci Schrieber-Smith
Michelle Shanahan
Karin I. Shoup
Che Sola
Michael Stearns .michael
Kristy Still
Katie Elizabeth Stubblefield
Lisette M. Thierry
Lily Tsutsumida
Ben Zask

Off The Wall
October 3–November 14, 2026

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Rod Briggs Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803

Gallery hours
Friday–Sunday, 1–4 pm

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This exhibition is made possible by the ongoing support of the Briggs Family Trust.



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Image credit: Mela M .m.studio1, Untitled, 2023.

This is a very brief reminder that this Friday and Saturday are the final two days to experience Reimagining Rod. This exhibition has broken records for attendance, and we're thrilled by the support from the community. The gallery will be open from 1-4 PM both days, and then we'll close until Saturday, October 3rd, when we'll host a reception for our next show, Off The Wall, featuring a fantastic selection of 3D art.

Scenes from our workshop led by Aria Bradfield and Dorte Christjansen. 🎨

Inspired by the exhibition’s theme of reinterpretation, participants created self portraits, then exchanged their work and reimagined each other’s portraits in a different medium.

Final week to see Reinterpreting Rod: Artists Create New Works Inspired by Rod Briggs’s Paintings curated by Cory Bilicko.

On view through September 19, 2026

Featuring 20 artists from the Long Beach area:

Tracy Allen
Tony Barrera
Cory Bilicko
Aria Bradfield
James Brooks
Kadie DiCarlo
David Early
Susan Erikson Hawkins
Nate Jones
Anna Katrina
Calvin Konen
Jeff McMillan
Jacqueline Nguyen
Vince Ruez-Abdo
Jamie Russom
Julio Salgado
Morgan Stahlkuppe .morgan06._
Emily Tanaka
Bernard Vyzga
Ivan Zuno

Rod Briggs Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803

Gallery hours
Friday–Sunday, 1–4 pm

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach and the ongoing support of the Briggs Family Trust.

Curator Cory Bilicko walks us through Reinterpreting Rod and shares the ideas behind the exhibition.

Long Beach Creative Group presents

Reinterpreting Rod: Artists Create New Works Inspired by Rod Briggs’s Paintings

Featuring 20 artists from the Long Beach area:

Tracy Allen
Tony Barrera
Cory Bilicko
Aria Bradfield
James Brooks
Kadie DiCarlo
David Early
Susan Erikson Hawkins
Nate Jones
Anna Katrina
Calvin Konen
Jeff McMillan
Jacqueline Nguyen
Vince Ruez-Abdo
Jamie Russom
Julio Salgado
Morgan Stahlkuppe .morgan06._
Emily Tanaka
Bernard Vyzga
Ivan Zuno

On view August 15–September 19, 2026

Rod Briggs Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803

Gallery hours
Friday–Sunday, 1–4 pm

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach and the ongoing support of the Briggs Family Trust.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday for such an incredible opening night!

Long Beach creative presents
Reinterpreting Rod: Artists Create New Works Inspired by Rod Briggs’s Paintings

A group exhibition curated by Cory Bilicko

On view August 15–September 19, 2026

Featuring 20 artists from the Long Beach area:

Tracy Allen
Tony Barrera
Cory Bilicko
Aria Bradfield
James Brooks James Makes Art
Kadie DiCarlo
David Early
Susan Erikson Hawkins Susan Erikson Hawkins
Nate Jones
Anna Katrina
Calvin Konen
Jeff McMillan
Jacqueline Nguyen
Vince Ruez-Abdo
Jamie Russom
Julio Salgado
Morgan Stahlkuppe @._morgan06._
Emily Tanaka
Bernard Vyzga
Ivan Zuno

Rod Briggs Gallery
2221 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803

Gallery hours
Friday–Sunday, 1–4 pm

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach and the ongoing support of the Briggs Family Trust.

Dorte Christjansen@lbcsrw

This Saturday, please join us for the opening of our new exhibition, Reinterpreting Rod: Artists Create New Works Inspired by Rod Briggs's Paintings. The gallery will open from 1-4 PM, then host an artist reception from 6-9 PM.

Our curator, Cory Bilicko, did a fantastic job of gathering a diverse and talented group of artists for this exhibition, which features 10 paintings by Briggs, and 2 new pieces created for each one by the participating artists.

Rod's son Cameron has been involved with this exhibition, working closely with Cory throughout the process, and we're all very excited to see his father's work in the main gallery space alongside these interpretations. We really hope you join us, and invite your friends.

Arts Council for Long Beach