Sofia Vergara to Host Opening Night of L.A. Art Show

Actress Sofia Vergara will be hosting the opening night premiere gala for the 25th Annual L.A. Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 8 – 11 p.m. PST.

The beloved Colombian actress is known for her role as Gloria Delgado on the ABC television series “Modern Family.” The long-running, multiple-Emmy award-winning series is currently in its 11th and final season.

Proceeds from the event will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the sixth year in a row. The hospital provides treatment, travel, housing and food to families whose children are in the hospital free of charge. All proceeds from the sale of Patron and Vanguard tickets and 15 percent of sales of Friend tickets for the event will go directly to the charity.

In addition to food, beverages, live music and art, gala attendees will be given a special sneak peek of the L.A. Art Show’s 200,000 square foot of programming featuring more than 100 galleries from 18 countries. They will have first dibs to explore DIVERSEartLA, a celebration of pride in L.A.’s cultural diversity, view Oscar-nominated Kazuhiro Tsuji’s three-dimensional portraits of legendary, historical figures and get up close to 25 years of red carpet dresses designed by Sue Wong (and worn by stars like Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Minnie Driver and others).

As the West Coast’s largest art fair and one of the most diversely programmed art shows in the world, the L.A. Art Show features a comprehensive lineup of exhibitors not only in contemporary and modern art, but also classical and other specialized art scenes that often command their own dedicated shows.