Events

GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956 September 17 – November 12, 2022 Opening Reception: September 24, 6 – 9pm Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School, 1919-1956, organized by the GHS Art […]

Tour d’Art 2022 October 15th and 16th 11 am - 5 pm   Enjoy an artistic tour of the spectacular Palos Verdes Peninsula viewing art, meeting local artists and nibbling scrumptious treats! What a wonderful way to spend the day! The Tour D’Art 2022 features 30 artists located in 4 private studios and at the […]

10/26, 10:30-11:30 Peninsula Seniors BOHANNON LECTURE SERIES, Bruce Dalrymple, GHS Class of Summer 1961, followed by a gallery tour. Bruce Dalrymple is the president of  GHS Art Collection Board of Directors. He will discuss the history of Gardena High School, how the art collection began and evolved, and the role that GHS Art Collection, Inc. […]

CANCELED It's time to get in the spooky spirit this Halloween! Join The Studio School for a special youth ceramic workshop, available for one day only on Friday, October 28th from 4-6pm. In this workshop we will use air dry modeling foam clay to create different, collectible Halloween characters. Students will learn ceramic fundamentals and manipulate the material into different object, […]

PADA Pop-Up Photographic Art Fair Saturday, Nov 5, 10am - 4pm FREE     The PADA Pop-Up Photographic Art Fair is coming to the Atrium at Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly Alpay Center for Arts Education Saturday, November 5th, 2022, 10:00am-4:00pm. The Art Fair will feature PADA, (Photographic and Digital Artists), artists offering for […]

GIFTED Closing reception with Jean Stern lecture and book signing November 12, 2-4 pm A nationally recognized authority on California Impressionism, Mr. Stern has extensive experience as an author, curator, lecturer, and teacher.  He was the founding and sole director of The Irvine Museum (1992-2016), a small but exceptionally active California institution that collected, researched […]

The Winter Show  December 2, 2022 - January 7, 2023 Opening Reception: December 2, 6:00 - 9:00pm The Winter Show is a juried all-media exhibition hosted by Palos Verdes Art Center open only to all Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) members.   JUROR: DALE YOUNGMAN As a curator, Dale Youngman has nearly twenty years of experience curating multiple […]

Ted Twine: Deep Flat Theory December 2, 2022 - January 7, 2023 Opening Reception Friday, Dec 2, 6 - 9pm     I live and work in the Port of Los Angeles community of San Pedro (which happens to be my hometown) since returning from Japan in the mid-80s. Among a small, eccentric and dedicated […]

CERAMICS SALE: Dec 2, 6 – 9pm; Dec 3, 10am – 4pm Join us at PVAC for the annual Ceramics Sale. Visit The Winter Show and stop by the ceramics studio for more gift buying opportunities.    

Ted Twine: Conversations with the Artist December 17, 3 – 6pm Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to present Ted Twine: Deep Flat Theory. A special event, “Conversations with the Artist,” will be held in the Norris Gallery this Saturday, December 17, from 3 to 6 pm. At […]