Events

NOW TRENDING: 7th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition Opening Reception Opening Reception Saturday, June 10, 6-9 pm   Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce Now Trending: 7th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition, opening Saturday, June 10 with an artists reception six to nine pm. Current art and […]

Doors Open Peninsula 2023: Celebrating 100 Years of History on the Palos Verdes Peninsula   Spearheaded by the Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) and the Peninsula Friends of the Library (PFL) in conjunction with our Peninsula cities and organizations, DOP 2023 commemorates the 100th birthday of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. On June 17th, 1923 a […]

Join us Saturday, June 24 at 1pm for an informal gallery walk through with artist Michael Davis at his current exhibition at PVAC, Michael Davis: Perception.  Free admission.

Wessel Photography Program at San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA July 11 - August 10 Ann & Steve Hinchliffe San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA in partnership with Palos Verdes Art Center ask teens to GET CREATIVE this summer in the Wessel Photography Program. Led by LA-based photojournalist and artist Henry Cherry, the five-week program will guide you […]

THE SUMMER SHOW Palos Verdes Centennial: A Photographic History July 22 – August 19, 2023 Opening Reception: July 22, 6 – 9pm   Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce The Summer Show, an all-media juried exhibition hosted by and open exclusively to members of the […]

Collected Treasures: Art Book Sale July 29, 10am - 2pm The extraordinary collection of over 200 art books from the estate of artists, Gerhard and Ruth Hanzlik, will be sold at the Palos Verdes Art Center, Saturday, July 29, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, as part of our Collected Treasures fundraiser. 1 book $5.00, 1 […]

Flora & Fauna, Fun & Friends, Let's Share Tea Together Again! Join us to celebrate our fur, feather and floral friends, the original inhabitants  of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The Palos Verdes Historical Society and Palos Verdes Art Center are hosting an exclusive TEA! You are invited for tea with party food, bubbly, a special […]

Talk by Palos Verdes history authority, Dana Graham August 19, 1pm The presentation discusses events and developments on Palos Verdes Peninsula from 1911 until 1973, covering the often turbulent and tenuous development of the Peninsula, including little known facts and explains how certain things became as they are today — how many of the streets […]

Redfield & Redfield September 16 – November 11, 2023 Opening Reception Saturday, September 23, 6-9pm Redfield & Redfield explores the legacy of landscape painting across two generations by showcasing the work of Palos Verdes plein air painter Thomas H. Redfield, Jr. (b. 1959), member of the Portuguese Bend Artist Colony, alongside a sampling of historical artwork […]

  Meet the Artist: Thomas H. Redfield, Jr. Saturday, October 7, 1 - 3pm FREE Join us Saturday, October 7, 1 – 3 pm when artist Thomas H. Redfield, Jr. will be in our galleries to discuss his work in Redfield & Redfield: Two generations of landscape painting. The exhibition explores the legacy of landscape painting across two generations […]