Affiliates

Become an active participant in the Palos Verdes Art Center. If you are an artist, several artists groups help you improve skills and make new friends. If you appreciate art, the Docent Council helps you learn more and share your new knowledge with gallery visitors. If you want to make new friends and participate in art-related activities, The Associates and The Circle put the fun in fundraising.

The Associates

Since its founding in 1978, The Associates has raised almost $1 million dollars. Currently, the group’s annual fundraiser is Celebrate Chefs, summer dinners featuring prominent South Bay chefs in fabulous Palos Verdes homes. For more information about these dinners, click here.
    The group meets the fourth Thursday of the month (except July, August, November and December) at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Center’s Norris Gallery for tasty refreshments and an art-full program. There are also regular art-oriented, off-site excursions.
    Annual membership is $40. Members must also join the Art Center and purchase a ticket to the annual fundraiser.

The Circle

Since their first china and cookware sale in 1975, the women of The Circle, the Art Center’s other fundraising group, have also contributed about $1 million to the Palos Verdes Art Center. Currently, The Circle’s primary event is Homes Tour Extraordinaire next scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, 2010. To learn more about this and past tours, click here.
    The Circle meets every other month for luncheon and a speaker. Membership is by invitation.

Docent Council

The term docent is from the Latin docere, meaning to lead or to teach. Members of the Docent Council, organized in 1981, do just that, acting as knowledgeable guides to the Art Center’s 20+ exhibitions each year. Docents help gallery visitors find meaning in art. They also lead student tours and bring art experiences to the differently-abled clients of Canyon Verde in Redondo Beach.
    No prior art background is needed, only a desire to learn and share. The Docent Council meets the first Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at 9:30 a.m. at the Art Center. Members also participate in exhibition “walk-throughs” with artists and curators and can take one half-price art class each year. Docents, who must be Art Center members, work in the galleries at least three hours each month and assist with other events including tours and openings. For more information, contact programs@pvartcenter.org or call 310-541-2479, ext. 305.

PVAC Artists

Palos Verdes Art Center Artists includes eight artists groups affiliated with the Art Center. Together, these groups organize the Malaga Cove Lawn Art Shows and Sales, held one weekend a month from April through September, and two annual juried membership exhibitions: Small Treasures and PVAC Artists Holiday Exhibition. Other activities include biennial luncheons and swap meets.
    Individual groups meet to create art, watch art demonstrations, visit exhibitions, network with each other and simply have fun. They are:

  • Artists Open Group: This is the only non-juried group open to all artists, regardless of medium or skill level. Beginners are welcome. AOG meets the fourth Monday of January, March, May, July, September and November at 7 p.m. at the Art Center.
  • Pacific Arts Group: The group, founded in 1973, meets weekly to paint. Membership is by sponsorship and jury.
  • Paletteers: This group of “mostly” painters meets the third Tuesday of every month (except summer) for speakers and demonstrations. Membership is by sponsorship and jury.
  • Palos Verdes Painters: Membership is by sponsorship and jury.
  • Peninsula Artists: Members assist each other in their creative journeys via workshops, field grips and exchange of information. The group, founded in 1981, meets the second Tuesday of each month (except June, July, August and December) at 9:30 a.m. at the Art Center. Membership is by jury.
  • Photographic & Digital Artists (PADA): The newest group, PADA includes artists who make art with photographic film or digital imagery. The group actively seeks exhibition opportunities. Membership is by jury.
  • Rembrandt Crew: The oldest group, it grew out of painting classes taught by Cesar Hernandez in the 1950s. Membership is now closed.
  • Third Dimension: This group, founded in 1982, focuses on artists in such fields as ceramics, sculpture, weaving, basketry, fabric arts, jewelry and glass. Activities include guest speakers, workshops, critiques and field trips. Membership is by jury.