Events

Collected Treasures Estate Sale “Treasures Collected Just for You” Friday, March 20 & Saturday, March 21, 10 am - 4 pm Sunday, March 22, 1 pm - 3 pm The Circle presents COLLECTED TREASURES, the incredibly popular annual fundraiser for the Palos Verdes Art Center, where you will find an amazing array of carefully chosen treasures. Everything […]

  MARIE THIBEAULT: Artist Talk and Guided Walkthrough with Guest Mirabel Wigon Saturday, April 4, 1-3pm     As part of The Radiant Rupture exhibition at Palos Verdes Art Center, Mirabel Wigon and Marie Thibeault discuss the range of works in the show, the language of painting, and the landscape as a subject. The conversation […]

South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society Annual Show & Sale April 10 & 11, 2025 Friday: 1 - 5 pm Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm FREE ADMISSION   Celebrating 54 years!  For anyone who loves the beautiful and the unusual: Collectors, Gardeners, Landscapers, Families & Friends, Kids and Grandkids • Thousands of plants for sale • Hard to […]

South Bay Orchid Society Annual Spring Show & Sale Saturday & Sunday April 18 & 19, 2026 Show & Sale Hours: 10am - 4pm Admission fee: Adults $5.00 Children (under 12): FREE Payments accepted: Cash, Checks, Credit Cards The show will feature dozens of award winning and blooming orchids on exhibit from various genera grown […]

PVAC ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION MAY 1 – MAY 23, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, May 1, 3-6 pm Art At Your Fingertips is a Palos Verdes Art Center school-based outreach program that brings visual arts education to elementary school classrooms from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. Established in 1976, this program reaches 6,000 students annually […]

Karena Massengill: REVERBERATIONS May 1 – July 2, 2026 Opening Reception: June 6, 6-9 pm My work usually begins with a drawing I create while attempting to engage my subconscious, accessing visceral, instinctive and emotional ideas. I often salute specific people and accomplishments, abstractly presenting them from a vocabulary of lines in steel. From a drawing […]

NOW TRENDING: 10th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition June 6 – July 2, 2026 Opening Reception: June 6, 6-9 pm     Current art and media students from Southern California colleges and universities were invited to submit engaging new work in all media to be showcased in Palos Verdes Art Center’s 10th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition, Now Trending. […]

ARTIST TALK: Karena Massengill Moderated by Melina Paris Saturday, June 20, 1 - 3pm Artist Karena Massengill works in both two and three dimensions, often beginning with a drawing on watercolor paper that becomes the pattern for a steel sculpture. As she traces the design with metal, the heat of the welding scorches the original […]

Make a difference with your donation to Collected Treasures! Organized by The Circle of Palos Verdes Art Center, Collected Treasures presents an annual fundraiser to support PVAC. Want to help? We would be grateful to receive your good quality items, such as art, china, ceramics, silver, fine & costume jewelry, linens, unique clothing, holiday decorations, […]

  PVAC Artists Groups present the Malaga Cove Art on the Lawn Show, happening next at 10am to 5pm on July 11-12. The event features paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photography, wearable art, and prints from artists from the seven art groups affiliated with Palos Verdes Art Center: Artists Open Group (AOG), Pacific Arts Group, Paletteers,  Peninsula […]