The Palo Alto Art Center is pleased to present The Black Index, a group exhibition featuring the work of Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell,… Read More »The Black Index Exhibition
Black Creativity and Mentorship: A Conversation Between Diana Pumpelly Bates and Titus KapharJoin acclaimed San Jose artist Diana Pumpelly Bates and internationally recognized artist Titus Kaphar for a conversation about… Read More »Black Creativity and Mentorship
Learn about Black American artists from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries.In these Friday evening presentations, The Black Index exhibition curator Bridget R. Cooks will offer a thematic overview of art… Read More »Black American Art History: People, Places and Things
A closing celebration of “The Black Index” exhibition!Join the Palo Alto Art Center for a closing celebration of The Black Index exhibition. Hear from the exhibition curator Dr. Bridget R.… Read More »The Black Index Closing Celebration
Join us for an exclusive reception for PAACF Circle and Alliance Members after "The Black Index" Closing Celebration.Join us for an exclusive reception for PAACF Circle and Alliance Members after… Read More »The Black Index Closing Reception
Watch a demo of the Paula Kirkeby press in action with Fanny Retsek. Learn about classes, workshops, and drop-in press opportunities.
Join us for two opportunities to experience the Paula Kirkeby Press—recently relocated from the Cubberley Community Center to the Art Center! This press was generously given to the Art Center by the Kirkeby family, in order to continue the legacy of printmaking in our community begun with Smith Andersen Editions. Both events will feature Art Center Studio Program Director Fanny Retsek, who maintains a printmaking artistic practice in her free time. Fanny was previously a printer for Crown Point Press in San Francisco and master printer for the ICA Print Center.
This event will allow a limited group to participate in a unique hands-on monotype activity with Fanny Retsek. Space is limited.Join us for two opportunities to experience the Paula Kirkeby… Read More »Paula Kirkeby Press Hands-On Printmaking Activity
The Palo Alto Art Center is pleased to present The Art of Disability Culture: Artists with Disabilities Dispelling Myths, Dissolving Barriers, and Disrupting Prejudice September 11-December 11, 2021. At the heart… Read More »The Art of Disability Culture
Join us onsite or virtually for the Members' preview of "The Art of Disability Culture" exhibition . Join us onsite or virtually for this unique hybrid and accessible celebration of… Read More »The Art of Disability Culture-Members’ Preview
Join us onsite or virtually for the opening celebration of "The Art of Disability Culture" exhibition .Join us onsite or virtually for the opening celebration of “The Art of Disability… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center – The Art of Disability Culture
The biggest problem you’ll have at this year’s Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is choosing which ones to take home! You’ll have more than 10,000 from which to pick in California’s largest glass pumpkin patch. The pumpkins come in all sizes, shapes and colors. PAACF Activist and above members are invited to a members-only presale on Saturday...
The 26th annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2-3, 2021, outdoors on the grounds of the Palo Alto Art… Read More »Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®