Events

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 […]

CONNECTIVE THREADS Fiber Art from Southern California Curated by Carrie Burckle and Jo Lauria January 28 – April 15, 2023 Artists’ Reception February 4, 6-9pm Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce Connective Threads, a survey of contemporary fiber art in Southern California. Organized by Palos Verdes Art Center, […]

Curator Carrie Burckle at Peninsula Seniors Bohannon Lecture Series March 29, 10:30-11:30am Coffee social 10:15 Peninsula Seniors Scriba Family Center, 602 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates 90274 FREE ADMISSION Our next collaboration with the Bohannon Lecture Series features Connective Threads - Fiber Art from Southern California co-curator Carrie Burckle.  At the Scriba Family Center, […]

Connective Threads Curators’ Walk and Talk April 1, 1pm FREE ADMISSION Connective Threads curators Carrie Burckle and Jo Lauria will highlight many of the artists influences and inspirations in the exhibit. They will provide unique insights and perspectives on the work. The exhibition will be on view at PVAC through April 15.