About this Event
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at LBMA Downtown from 2:00-7:00 PM, with an afternoon of timeless design, craftsmanship, and community at the LBMA Downtown Classic Car & Motorcycle Show. Set in the heart of Downtown, the event showcases a curated selection of vintage and custom automobiles and motorcycles by exhibiting artist Coulter Jacobs. Additionally, guests will enjoy music, food, and drinks from local vendors. Guests can also explore the current exhibition, Coulter Jacobs: This Side of the Truth, running through April 19, 2026. The Classic Car and Motorcycle Show coincides with the Downtown Art + Design Walk, offering a free, walkable experience that blends art, culture, and classic machines.
Suggested parking:
- Harvey Milk Promenade Park (185 E 3rd St, Long Beach, CA 90802- City Place: Lot C) offers 2 hours of free parking and is .2 miles (4-minute walk from LBMA Downtown).
- AirGarge: 401 E 1st St., Long Beach, CA 90802 is a smaller lot that you must pay to park at. This is 5 min away (.2 Miles)
Additional Information
- Memberships start at $40.
- Galleries have limited capacity. An RSVP does not guarantee entry.
About the Artist
Coulter Jacobs is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridges painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Drawing on the visual language of American traditional tattoo culture and the raw immediacy of abstract expression, Jacobs creates work that explores endurance, memory, and transformation. His pieces often fuse personal mythology with everyday labor—reflecting a life balanced between creative devotion and working-class discipline.
Jacobs earned a degree in Journalism from San Diego State University in 2001. Alongside his art practice, he has long worked as a Water Utility Worker for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, a dual existence that informs his view of longevity, purpose, and persistence—recurring themes in both his visual and written work. (cont. below)
After losing his studio and archive to a fire in 2017, Jacobs rebuilt his practice from the ground up, focusing on process, honesty, and emotional resilience. His studio in San Pedro serves as both refuge and testing ground for his evolving body of work, which includes two novels, numerous drawings, and mixed-media paintings characterized by symbolic forms, texture, and an intuitive approach to color.
In 2022, Jacobs presented his debut solo exhibition, Longevity, at Simchowitz Gallery in West Hollywood, which affirmed his distinctive voice within the contemporary Los Angeles art scene. His work has since been featured in group exhibitions and profiled in various publications and a short documentary by Josh Roossin.
Jacobs continues to develop his practice as a meditation on time, discipline, and the enduring act of creation.
Photograph by @ramon_felix_
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LBMA Downtown, 356 E 3rd Street, Long Beach, United States
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