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 by Black American artists from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Discover new favorite artists, styles, and stories in these engaging sessions.Pictured left to right: Xaviera… 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. Cooks, meet artists from the exhibition, purchase the exhibition catalogue, and see the exhibition one more time before the show travels to its next venues… Read More »The Black Index Closing Celebration

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 Center, 1313 Newell Road. Admission is free. More than 25 artists take months to hand-blow and hand-craft the more than 10,000 beautiful glass pumpkins for… Read More »Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®

Join us for a unique hybrid community day celebration of The Art of Disability Culture!Learn more about The Art of Disability Culture exhibition in this unique onsite or virtual hybrid community day celebration that will include performances, hands-on artmaking, the Mozzeria food truck, and more!Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment… Read More »The Art of Disability Culture Community Day Celebration