Art Project Los Angeles Features Shepard Fairey, Ed Ruscha, David Anson Russo, and More Today

Art Project Los Angeles, an exclusive art auction and VIP cocktail event benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), will return to beautifully renovated Bonhams auction house today, June 29. The event will offer a dazzling array of art up for bid, along with a star-studded cocktail party.

The fourth annual event will include works by John Baldessari, Marc Chagall, David Anson Russo, Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring, Pablo Picasso, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and others, as well as luxury home accessories, jewelry, and couture designs.

There will be a public viewing during the day on Friday, and guests will have the opportunity to browse hundreds of artworks displayed throughout the famed auction house. Auction items will range from photography and paintings to furniture, sculpture, and other unique displays.

Beginning at 6:00 PM on Saturday evening, the event will transform into a ticketed cocktail party featuring familiar faces from stage and screen, a fast-paced live auction, hosted food and drink, and even an on-site photo booth for guests to capture their experience. Featured artist David Anson Russo, a Los Angeles-based artist, will be creating a full-size, 4' x 6' original painting featuring his new What A Great Life brand at the event. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on the piece during the live auction. Russo will also be available to sign limited edition prints of one of his signature pieces. For a preview, visit whatagreatlife.net.

The reception is expected to draw celebrity attendees including Kristina Anapau (True Blood), Stephen Kramer Glickman (Big Time Rush), Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street), Carolyn Hennesy (True Blood), Richard Herd (Star Trek: Renegades), Bret Lockett (NFL's New York Jets), Lauren Potter (Glee), Josh Sussman (Glee), Kate Walsh (Private Practice), Daphne Wayans (Hollywood Exes), and more.

Art Project Los Angeles is sponsored by Bonhams and Hamilton-Selway Fine Art Gallery. Proceeds from the event will help support the lifesaving care and prevention programs of AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Individual tickets to Saturday evening's event are available at apla.org/artproject.