July 3-7  |  Artist Talk w/ Marantz Moon
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Currency Exchange is a neighborhood-first arts and community center rooted in Mid-City Los Angeles.

Born from the evolution of DMST Atelier, Currency Exchange expands the role of the traditional gallery into something broader: a Neighborhood resource built around connection, creativity, and real exchange.

All Currency is Welcome.

COMMUNITY FEED JULY 4 ▲

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While art remains central to our organization’s identity, the needs of the neighborhood extend far beyond exhibitions and cultural programming.

Currency Exchange responds to those realities by creating opportunities for people to gather, share resources, build relationships, and support one another.

Through exhibitions, workshops, storytelling, artist residencies, community Feeds, support groups, and public programming, Currency Exchange works to strengthen the social fabric of the communities it serves.

❋ Exhibitions

otating exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists whose work sparks dialogue, curiosity, and connection.

❋ Community Programming

Workshops, talks, shared meals, and public events designed to foster creativity, participation, and meaningful exchange.

❋ Artist Residencies

Supporting artists with space, time, and community to develop new work while engaging with the neighborhood around them.

❋ Neighborhood Support Groups

A welcoming space for neighbors to gather, share experiences, build relationships, and support one another through conversation and care.

COMMUNITY FEED JULY 4 ▲

COMMUNITY FEED JULY 4 ▲

Recent Exhibitions

  • SIKE!

    Joseph Sherman

    Opening: Saturday, January 24 from 6-8 PM

    Community Feed: Saturday, March 7 from 3-6 pm

    View Exhibition

  • Is It True!?

    Adrian Culverson, Christina Joseph, Marantz Moon, Jakia March, Monique Mitchell 

    Opening: Saturday, June 13 from 4-7 PM

    Community Feed: Saturday, July 11

    View Exhibition

  • Blue Collar Crime

    Group Exhibition Curated by Lauren Kim

    Opening: Saturday, May 2 from 4-6 PM

    Community Feed: Saturday, June 6 TIME TBD

    View Exhibition

  • Shapes of Imposition

    Kim Farbota & Svetlana Shigroff

    Opening: Saturday, March 14 from 4-7 PM

    Community Feed: Saturday, April 18 from 3-6 pm

    Exhibition