Shop Early to Find Your Favorites at the 27th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch! The biggest problem you’ll have at this year’s Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is choosing which ones to take home! The weekend exhibit features more than 10,000 unique and one-of-a-kind glass pumpkins, gourds, and autumnal keepsakes—in countless arrays of colors and sizes—all… Read More »Great Glass Pumpkin Patch: Members’ Early Bird Discount
Join us for a Circle and Alliance Trip in South Bay! Join us for a unique art experience, with lots of connections to Art Center programs, in the South Bay! We’ll start at Santa Clara University, visiting the Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building Gallery to see The Great Wave, curated by Ann… Read More »Hidden Art Gems in the South Bay
Save the Date for the Members-Only Annual Studio Holiday Sale and Happy Hour! If you are looking for handmade gifts for the holidays, the Art Center Studio Holiday Sale is your one-stop shop. Our sale showcases unique artwork created by local artists working in the studios at the Palo Alto Art Center. Enjoy some winter… Read More »Exclusive Members-Only Holiday Sale & Happy Hour
Save the Date for the Annual Studio Holiday Sale! If you are looking for handmade gifts for the holidays, the Art Center Studio Holiday Sale is your one-stop shop. Our sale showcases unique artwork created by local artists working in the studios at the Palo Alto Art Center. The exclusive members-only preview and sale is… Read More »Art Center Studio Holiday Sale
Join us Friday, January 27 from 5-6 p.m. for our first Friday Night at the Art center of 2023! This members’ preview will feature short talks from some of the talented artists exhibiting their works. Stay for the opening reception from 6-8 p.m. for a chance to meet all the artists, enjoy a specialty Under… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”Under Water” Members’ Preview
Join the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation for a day-long art experience to Fresno on Saturday, April 8. Hop on a luxurious coach bus in Palo Alto with your fellow Foundation members and art enthusiasts as we journey to the California central valley. We'll start our day with a picnic at and tour of Sunset… Read More »An Art-Filled Day Trip to the Central Valley
Join us Friday, June 23 from 5-6 p.m. to preview Earth, the final installment of the Climate Connections series. This members’ preview takes members on a guided gallery walkthrough with juror Jodi Roberts. Stay for the opening reception from 6-8 p.m. for a chance to meet the artists, enjoy specialty Earth themed cocktails, make art,… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”Earth” Members’ Preview
Celebrate "Cut from the Same Cloth: Textile & Technology" with the curator & artists! Enjoy artmaking, a cash bar, & food! Friday Night at the Art Center Members-Only Preview Friday, January 24, 5-6 p.m. Palo Alto Art Center Join us for a special celebration of the exhibition Cut from the Same Cloth: Textile &… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”CFTSC ” Members-Only Preview
Join us for a vibrant dialogue around the connections between textile and technology featuring artists in the exhibition. Talking Textile and Technology: A Panel Discussion—Saturday, March 22, 3 p.m. Join us for a vibrant dialogue around the connections between textile and technology featuring artists in the exhibition moderated by Dr. Sarah Mills, Assistant Professor of… Read More »Talking Textile and Technology: A Panel Discussion
Artist Ahree Lee shows interconnections between fiber-related arts and computing by guiding participants in making their own weavings. Pattern and Code with New media and textile artist, Ahree Lee Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 11a.m. -1 p.m. In Studio A at the Palo Alto Art Center All materials are provided. Pattern and Code Pattern… Read More »Pattern and Code Workshop with Ahree Lee
Circle & Alliance Members Event: Join us for a special day trip to San Francisco anchored by the site-specific exhibition Black Gold: Stories Untold at historic Fort Point. Organized by FOR-SITE Foundation, this unique presentation showcases 17 contemporary artist and collectives responding to the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California… Read More »Circle & Alliance PAACF Day Trip to San Francisco: Black Gold and More!
Celebrate "Pushing Boundaries: Ceramic Artists and Identity" alongside the curator & artists! Enjoy artmaking, a cash bar, & food! Friday Night at the Art Center: Members-Only Preview 🗓️ Friday, June 20 | 🕕 5–6 PM | 📍 Palo Alto Art Center Join us for an exclusive Members-Only Preview of Forming Function: Pushing Boundaries: Ceramic Artists… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”Pushing Boundaries” Members-Only Preview