Act on It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles
Act on It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles
Launched by brothers Alonzo Davis and Dale Brockman Davis in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, the Brockman Gallery in South L.A. was central to the development of the Black Arts Movement in Los Angeles. Act on It! brings together works by artists who exhibited at the Brockman Gallery (1967–90), which served as a critical nexus for emerging artists of color and contributed to a growing network of Black-run spaces and collections. Through dozens of works in LACMA’s collection, the exhibition represents the aesthetic, political, and social statements encountered by Brockman Gallery visitors and underscores the reach and lasting significance of the Davis brothers’ project.
View PDF of Act on It! booklet
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with the Lancaster Museum of Art and History; Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College; and California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery.
Local Access is a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by LACMA as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.
Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the 2021 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Committee (DA²), © Dale Brockman Davis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
- Feb 11–Jun 7, 2026
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California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery
LaCorte Hall, LCH A-107
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747 - Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm; Saturday: 12–5 pm; closed Sundays; also available by appointment
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Information: Admission to CSUDH University Art Gallery is free and open to the public. Parking available in Lot 6.
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Lancaster Museum of Art and History: May 10 - August 31, 2025
Vincent Price Art Museum: September 27, 2025 - January 24, 2026
California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery: February 11 - June 7, 2026
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with the Lancaster Museum of Art and History; Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College; and California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery.
Local Access is a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by LACMA as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.
Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the 2021 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Committee (DA²), © Dale Brockman Davis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA