Events

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 […]

The Summer Show July 18 – August 22 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 18 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Palos Verdes Art Center is pleased to announce The Summer Show, a juried all-media exhibition hosted by and open for submission only to members of the Palos Verdes Art Center’s seven active artists groups: Artists Open Group, Pacific […]

Evelyn Schmitt: Tides & Traditions July 18 – August 22, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 18, 7 – 9pm Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to present Evelyn Schmitt: Tides & Traditions, a solo photography exhibition. Working in the street photography tradition of quick response, she is known […]

South Bay Bromeliad Associates Annual Show and Sale SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026 10AM - 4PM   South Bay Bromeliad Associates Annual Show and Sale will be held Saturday, August 8th,  2026 from 10am to 4pm in the Atrium of Palos Verdes Art Center.  Admission and parking are free. On display will be a wide variety […]

Evelyn Schmitt: Meet & Greet the Artist Saturday, August 8, 1 - 3pm Norris Gallery   Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to present Evelyn Schmitt: Tides & Traditions, a solo photography exhibition celebrating the artist’s distinctive vision of coastal life and global cultures. Working in the tradition […]

  As part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, we're proud to announce California Rising: Beauty By Hand. This craft fair, taking place at Palos Verdes Art Center from Saturday August 22 through Sunday August 23, is an important, local voice in this year’s semiquincentennial celebration, Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026. It was organized by […]

The Artists' Studio Presents an Art in the Atrium Demo Large-Scale Contemporary Abstraction Mixed Media Painting with Robin Jack Sarner Saturday, September 5 10:30 am - 1:30 pm   Fine art painter Robin Jack Sarner creates large-scale abstract mixed media paintings through repeated cycles of layering, disruption, excavation, and repair. Paint, graphite, paper, thread, and […]

  PVAC Artists Groups present the Malaga Cove Art on the Lawn Show, happening next at 10am to 5pm on September 12-13. 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 […]