Events

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 […]

CELEBRATION OF ART Saturday & Sunday, November 11 & 12 11am-5pm Please join us at The Artists’ Studio of Palos Verdes “Celebration of Art,” a new TAS event to be held on the Atrium at Palos Verdes Art Center next weekend, November 11th and 12th. Jewelry, clothings/fabrics, paintings, ceramics/glass, woodwork and more will be on […]

The Winter Show OPENING RECEPTION December 1st, 6 - 9pm   This juried all-media exhibition hosted by Palos Verdes Art Center is open exclusively to Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) members. JUROR: Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas Originally from Denver, Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas is a printmaker, artist, educator and activist who reckons with what it means to live within […]

Lawrence T. Yun: Engineered Botanicals OPENING RECEPTION December 1st, 6 – 9pm Palos Verdes Art Center is pleased to present Lawrence T. Yun: Engineered Botanicals, on view from December 1, 2023 through January 6, 2024. The exhibition surveys the artist’s extensive catalog of watercolor paintings from 1999- 2019—featuring 51 botanical depictions and explorations ranging from […]

ARTIST TALK: Lawrence T. Yun Dec 10, 1 – 3pm   Palos Verdes Art Center is pleased to present Lawrence T. Yun: Engineered Botanicals, on view from December 1, 2023 through January 6, 2024. The exhibition surveys the artist’s extensive catalog of watercolor paintings from 1999- 2019—featuring 51 botanical depictions and explorations ranging from observational to imaginary […]