Hyper SoCal Reveals Summer 2026 Arts Programming Across 40+ Partner Spaces
The initiative spans five counties, from Santa Barbara to Lancaster, led by Brand Library & Art Center
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Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and Brand Library & Art Center have announced the Summer 2026 season of Hyper SoCal, a dynamic regional arts initiative spotlighting the breadth of creative expression across Southern California. Building on its inaugural launch, Hyper SoCal's summer season highlights a new group of partner programming featuring cities spanning across Southern California, from Santa Barbara to Lancaster to San Pedro. In addition to exhibitions highlighting specific aspects of the SoCal cultural landscape, the summer season also features a vibrant series of music and art festivals, and interdisciplinary public programs presented across its network of more than forty partner spaces.
Originating at Glendale's Brand Library & Art Center, the initiative continues to extend its founding vision by amplifying the shared goals of its partner institutions. This summer season highlights the diversity of Southern California's cultural landscape through both indoor and outdoor experiences designed to engage broad audiences. Visitors can explore a wide range of programming, from live music performances and multi-day art festivals to rotating exhibitions, offering new ways to experience contemporary art in unique galleries and unexpected settings.
“Hyper SoCal's summer season reflects the energy and creativity that define our region,” says Director of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (GLAC) Lessa Pelayo-Lozada. “By highlighting festivals, performances and public programs, our partners are creating more opportunities for artists and audiences to connect in meaningful and accessible ways.”
“Hyper SoCal is really about creating opportunities for discovery, whether that's encountering a new artist, visiting a space for the first time or experiencing arts and culture in a more interactive way,” says GLAC's Exhibition Coordinator Stephanie Sherwood, who developed Hyper SoCal.
A sample list of featured exhibitions and programs opening summer 2026 is included below. A complete list of partner institutions and programs can be found at BrandLibrary.org/Hyper-SoCal.
Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center
Concrete Wave: 60 Years at Vans and the Birth of Anaheim's Skateboard Culture
On view now through July 12, 2026
Performance Art Museum
Cover to Cover: A High Performance Reading Group
Events on May 9, June 13, & July 11, 2026
Lancaster Museum of Art and History
Velvet Notes: Conversando con Pedro Guzmán by Eugene Rodriguez
On view May 16 - August 30, 2026
Torrance Art Museum
Champions! - Sports in Contemporary Art
On view June 6 - July 18, 2026
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Still Growing: 100 Years of California's Native Plants
On view June 6, 2026 - March 21, 2027
Avenue 50 Studio on Fig
Self Evident Truths
On view June 13 - July 11, 2026
Launch LA
23rd Annual TARFEST: Beacon 250
Event on June 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Angels Gate Cultural Center
Built on Water
On view June 27 - August 8, 2026
Martial Arts History Museum
Dragonfest Expo
Event on August 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |