PST ART

04/11/2026

03/05/2026

We're excited to announce that PST ART, Southern California's largest arts collaboration, will return in 2030. The theme will explore the artistic and cultural exchange between Los Angeles and the Pacific Rim.

Previous PST editions touched on the intersection of art and science (2024–25), Los Angeles and Latinx art (2017–18), and Art in Los Angeles 1945–1980 (2011–12).

Getty will grant funding to institutions around Southern California to develop their own projects around this theme.

Full announcement: https://gty.art/4ubPckG

03/05/2026

What about the carbon footprint of art exhibitions?

How a Getty-organized climate impact program around PST ART led organizations to find creative solutions for lowering emissions: https://gty.art/4k4FBaL

12/05/2025

11/20/2025

The inaugural PST ART Climate Impact Program Report was released this week by .

Produced for the latest edition of —the nation’s largest art event—the report is the most expansive dataset ever created on the climate impact of exhibition-making. The community-driven project tracks the carbon footprint of 40 projects at arts organizations across Southern California. With baseline measurements about carbon emissions, material waste, and more, the results will inform the next edition of PST ART in 2030.

Read the full report at https://gty.art/climate-report

10/15/2025

10/14/2025

What is a Human Atlas?

Through portraits, ancestral DNA, and oral histories, Marcus Lyon's Human Atlas platform captures and preserves the stories of changemakers who are inspiring and driving social justice in their streets, cities and beyond.

Getty is proud to collaborate on the Los Angeles edition, which features 100 individuals in LA County, all who were selected through an extensive nomination process. "Alta / a Human Atlas of a City of Angels" can be experienced online; on the app "Alta — A Human Atlas," via a weekly podcast, Intersections: Los Angeles, that launched today; and in an exhibition at the Los Angeles Public Library opening January 13, 2025.

Explore the project: https://gty.art/40t1ucb

09/04/2025

Getty has named Justine Ludwig the inaugural creative director of PST ART—the nation’s largest art event that presents dozens of exhibitions and programs every five years on a single theme.

Justine comes to Getty from Creative Time, a pioneering public arts organization where she was executive director. Creative Time has realized 350+ public art projects, including “Moving Chains”—a 110-foot-long kinetic sculpture by Los Angeles-based artist Charles Gaines.

As PST ART continues to expand in scope and ambition, Justine’s leadership and expertise will be invaluable. The fourth edition of PST ART is scheduled to begin in 2030.

Read more at getty.edu.

02/04/2025

PST ART: “Art & Science Collide” draws to a close with Open House—a free, day-to-night exploration of art and science on Saturday, March 1 at The Ebell of Los Angeles.

Enjoy conversations, performances, and hands-on activities inspired by the diverse themes addressed in 70+ exhibitions presented across Southern California as part of PST ART’s third edition, “Art & Science Collide.”

Highlights include the taping of a new game show pilot from Radiolab; a pop-up Art Book Fair from Printed Matter, Inc.; music and performance from AfroRithm Futures Group, Massima Bell, and Julianna Barwick; and talks featuring artists and scientists in conversation.

Admission to PST ART Open House is FREE with RSVP.
Please note some experiences are 21+.

🎤 LAist is the media sponsor for PST ART Open House.

Learn more: https://pst.art/en/events/pst-art-open-house

01/16/2025

Today, Getty and a coalition of foundations, arts organizations, and individuals created the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. Currently at $12M, the fund will support the arts community impacted by the Los Angeles fires.

The ongoing fires have destroyed residences, studios, archives, artworks, and places of employment for LA’s vibrant arts community.

Impacted artists and arts workers can visit cciarts.org to apply for an emergency grant starting on January 20.

Learn more—including how to contribute: https://gty.art/firerelief