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June 2024 by K C
Really cool place. We came here for a Magic: the Gathering art exhibit. They sell interesting art books, I ended up buying the Stardew Valley game guide there.
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June 2024 by Eric Cervantes
Nucleus is an art gallery that caters to more modern artists in the genre of pop culture, anime, and local flavor artists.
A nice, clean esthetic that provides a wonderful space to display the art. There are two stories. Enough room to display many different artists, which switch out on a regular basis.
There are also meet and greets as well as signings. Depending on the artists, the crowds show up to meet people they admire.
Great place to peruse and buy art.
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May 2024 by Monica Clason
Such an amazing art place! The gallery is always changing with new exhibits so there's always reason to come back. They also do special events sometimes with big names!
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March 2024 by Alex Vasquez
Wonderful little gallery that sells prints and books. Lots of comic related works. Worth a visit.
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March 2024 by Sara Nasr
Very cute gallery/shop space!! Large area on the bottom, and small area upstairs!!
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February 2024 by Roxanne Pipkin Tamayo
Love this place. We are so lucky to have a place to appreciate illustrators and artists like this in LA.
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January 2024 by Julio Cabra
Very good art gallery!
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January 2024 by Melinda Pryor
I just love the events and being able to view new art everytime they put up a new gallery
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January 2024 by Daikon R.
I'll start by saying that this is a nice small venue where they often hold events to meet beloved artists and such. They have a variety of artwork, art books, and trinkets available for purchase and even limited edition items only sold through them. I've been to quite a few nucleus events, and it's a gamble each time whether I will enjoy myself or not due to poor customer service. I remember buying 2 stickers from here one time, and the prices were not labeled on them. When I was wrung up the total came out to about $20 which was DOUBLE when I compared it to the artist's website! And the lady wringing me up had the most stern look and felt very annoyed. I asked her a question about the artists of the stickers and honest to God she made me feel stupid. I understand customer service jobs can get annoying, but when I was shopping, there was absolutely no one in the store. I wasn't fumbling with anything; I just wanted to take a look around. I'm not saying you need to have a smile on your face when wringing me up, but don't bring the vibe of customers being a nuisance to you at the checkout line. As for events, sometimes Nucleus does this thing where they offer posters and a signing from producers, directors, and artists. The one thing that absolutely ANNOYS ME is that at multiple events I have attended with these posters, I have witnessed the manager YANK these posters out of people's hands for the artists to sign and be handed back to the customer. I'm pretty sure it was to speed up the signing process... but what the hell? Dont oversell tickets if you're going to cram us in and try to speed us out. At that point, just have the poster pre-signed?? The whole point of having the poster signed individually is to get a feeling of connection with the artists that inspires you, and i feel like that experience was ripped away from both me and many others. Why have us stand in line waiting for the artist to sign the poster at all?? Whenever he does this at events, it really ruins the whole event for me. Another thing that the manager does, if he doesn't rip the poster from your arms, is that he will HOVER over you like a hawk while you're getting your items signed. I feel like I've seen people talk only a few sentences before Ben starts GLARING darts into their backs... fans will never know peace or enjoyment with their favorite artists if he keeps rushing people. It's annoying and it ruins the experience for fans. Another thing about these events is that YOU WILL GET SLEEPY if the panel lasts for over an hour. This is because the ventilation SUCKS and after an hour of a packed room, there is like... no oxygen... It gets stuffy and they turn on the fans way too late. It becomes difficult to keep your eyes open, even if your favorite artists are right in front of you. It's unfortunate, but because gallery nucleus is literally THE venue for artists and fans to meet, you wont find many other options for amazing events at a reasonable price. It makes it difficult to support nucleus directly and makes me prefer to order works from the artists themselves. I've noticed the newer employees are much nicer and friendlier so if you must, try speaking to them instead. I have no idea if nucleus will change any of their practices, but if they take even a sliver of this critique to heart, it would definitely be for the better.
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November 2023 by Paul Scarlata
You you love art, illustration, animation, video games, or comic books, this place is a wonderland. The bookstore and prints shop is full of top notch talent, and their gallery shows are always worth showing up for. An amazing place and a great supporter of local artists.
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November 2023 by Skylar Summers
Oh the memories and experiences. Linda is such a great coordinator. She makes the events and experiences run as smoothly as possible.
I’ve been to about 10 events since discovering nucleus and they’ve always treated us with kindness, respect, and have welcomed us. The art that gets printed here and displayed is amazing and there are always new things to see. I can’t wait for the next show that I’ll be going to. Some of the ones I’ve done are the owl house, Rebecca sugar, duck tales, chicken run and amphibia and they all had great fun.
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November 2023 by Volcano Girl Games
one of my favorite art shops, I'm obsessed w everything they have
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October 2023 by Tommy Vuong
I really do love this place. Super chill and quiet and I've really enjoyed all the exhibitions I've been to. The store in the front has a good selection of books for artists wanting to build up their library and there's a good selection of prints to purchasw
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October 2023 by Selene A.
They don't accommodate anyone. They're not law enforcement friendly either.. not surprised. They do carry a big variety of items that you can also find on Amazon for cheaper. Whenever they have sign-in events, they're completely chaotic. The website crashes within seconds of opening, it's honestly a show trying to get tickets therefore, I'm just not ever going back again. I've been buying my stuff on Amazon and going to panels where I can meet the artist/creators/producers and have my items signed... there's always comic con or any con you can meet these artists. No need to be degraded at a small venue you're trying to support. No thanks!
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September 2023 by Ricky M.
Nucleus Art Gallery is such a flex and cool art gallery in the heart of Alhambra on Main Street. There's plenty of free parking in the area. The Gallery is quite small, basically, one large room followed by a stairwell (with another gallery space along the walls) leading to a second floor for another gallery space exhibit. So they can hold about 3 different small exhibits, and I have to say I was really impressed with the exhibits! The curation is spot on! I do have to preface that I love art galleries and museums, and this is a stellar gallery. Walking around the area, it's sad to see so many empty spaces for lease. My wish is that the City of Alhambra can work with other nonprofits to create a museum row along Main Street that is of the same caliber as Nucueles, similar to when you go to Chinatown and find a row of various art galleries. Imagine all these empty storefronts turned into various galleries with different types of art and Friday or Saturday nights with art block parties. Just putting it out there. I bet the leases are high, but if the city can work out a contract to turn the area into a bustling art scene, it would be great for the community. Just my two cents and hope it can happen because Nucleus has set such a fantastic model of what more can be done in the area for the arts.
