2026 LA Art Book Fair
ArtCenter is excited to host Printed Matter’s 2026 LA Art Book Fair! An Los Angeles favorite and major international gathering of artists’ book publishers, the Fair is taking place in the 950 building at South Campus.
2026 LAABF will feature over 250 exhibitors from approximately 24 countries, including artists and collectives, small presses, institutions, galleries, and distributors. Thousands of visitors are expected to explore works by artists, collectives, small presses, galleries, booksellers and more.
The College's very own ArtCenter Graduate Press will be an exhibitor at the fair at #G23 in the Mobility Experience Lab.
As part of the LA Art Book Fair, there will be a wide array of public programs including lectures, live music, performances, and hands-on workshops.
Exhibitions
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continuum
On view in the Graduate Student Gallery.
The exhibition features a diverse cohort of students from disciplines including Graphic Design, Spatial Experience Design, Interaction Design, Brand Design & Strategy and Art.As part of the exhibition, there will be an informal conversation on design process, inspiration and conceptual thinking:
BlackBox Thesis Talk
Friday, May 8 at 5 p.m. in the Graduate Gallery
Featuring three graduate students whose work responds to the Eaton Canyon fires: Yuxin Luo (Graphic Design) and Crystal Cheng and Jisu Han (Spatial Experience Design).
The talk will also be live streamed on Instagram (@ecoresearchlab), with the full conversation available afterward on YouTube (@artcentersxd).
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Days of Future Past–Grad Art MFA Exhibition
On view in the Grad Art Main Galleries.
The exhibition features work by ArtCenter’s Spring 2026 Grad Art graduates. -
A Tiny Fainting Spell: Posters Seen Through Color
on view in the Grad Art Main Galleries.
This exhibition brings together posters from the HMCT Archive selected on the basis color.
ArtCenter Showcases
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ArtCenter Illustration Showcase – Presenting works by Illustration Students.
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Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Pop-up – A selection of posters and books from the archives designed by former and current ArtCenter faculty: Brad Bartlett, Tyrone Drake, Simon Johnston, Leah Hoffmitz Milken, Tracey Shiffman and Stephen Serrato.
Archetype Press
Open throughout the fair, Archetype Press invites visitors to experience one of the country’s largest educational letterpress studios. Stop by to explore the space, learn about letterpress printing, and create a bookmark to take home.
For more information about the Fair and to purchase tickets.
To view the entire robust schedule of special events and programming.
Please note: There is very limited free parking available during the Fair at the 1111 South Arroyo Parkway/950 South Raymond buildings on ArtCenter’s South Campus. Visitors are encouraged to take Uber/Lyft, carpool, or take the Metro A Line to Fillmore Station, which is located one block from South Campus.