Art Therapy Workshop for Nonprofit Workers

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Join the Palo Alto Art Center for an art workshop designed for nonprofit workers.Join the Palo Alto Art Center for an art workshop designed for nonprofit workers. Come together to reflect and create in a safe and inclusive space under the guidance of a professional. This session will be led by Anh Tran, AMFT/ATR-P, provisional… Read More »Art Therapy Workshop for Nonprofit Workers

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Event Series Virtual Meditation

Virtual Meditation

Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Our series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation… Read More »Virtual Meditation

Virtual Meditation

Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Our series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation… Read More »Virtual Meditation

Friday Night at the Art Center—RESTART Opening Reception

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Join us for this free celebration of the "RESTART" exhibition! Join us at the Palo Alto Art Center for this special celebration of the RESTART exhibition, our first juried show in more than a decade! The exhibition, which runs from June 25-August 20, explores the potential of art to promote healing and regeneration, and features… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—RESTART Opening Reception

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Event Series Virtual Meditation

Virtual Meditation

The Art Center is excited to continue our free virtual meditation sessions with stress management consultant Julie Forbes, Ph.D. Join Julie every Thursday at noon from July 14-August 25. Sessions will rotate each week between Mindful Meditation, Body Scan, Loving Kindness and Guided Visualization. Julie will also incorporate gentle movement into the sessions, including mindful… Read More »Virtual Meditation

Friday Night at the Art Center—”Fire Transforms” Opening Reception

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Celebrate the "Fire Transforms" exhibition! Meet the artists, participate in hands-on art activities, and enjoy a cash bar.   Join us at the Palo Alto Art Center for this special celebration of the Fire Transforms exhibition, curated by Rina C. Faletti. The exhibition, which runs from September 17-December 10, focuses on fire as an issue of climate… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”Fire Transforms” Opening Reception

Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

27th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Oct 1-2, 2022 Northern California’s celebrated and beloved Great Glass Pumpkin Patch (GGPP) returns to Palo Alto for another spectacular year, October 1-2, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Benefiting the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), the Palo Alto Art Center, the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, and participating glass artists, the FREE outdoor event… Read More »Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®

Artists Face the Elements: An Introduction to Environmental Art

A virtual lecture with art historian and curator Rina Faletti. Join Fire Transforms guest curator Rina Faletti, PhD, for an engaging talk and slide presentation about the history of environmental art, and how the voices and visions of artists can open our conversations about environmental crisis and climate change. 

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(Virtual) “Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Living with Fire

"Fire Transforms" Artist Panel: Living with Fire Hear from four Fire Transforms artists about their experiences living with fire, and how this has found visual expression in their work. Guest curator Rina Faletti will moderate this lively conversation about the power of art to heal, document, and transform, in our age of environmental crisis and… Read More »(Virtual) “Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Living with Fire

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(Virtual) “Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Creating with Fire

"Fire Transforms" Artist Panel: Fire in Artmaking Join four Fire Transforms artists to learn about how they use fire as an art medium. Guest curator Rina Faletti will moderate this engaging conversation about the ways art transforms our understanding of environmental crisis and climate change through powerful art about fire. Featuring artists Kala Stein, Beth… Read More »(Virtual) “Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Creating with Fire

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Friday Night at the Art Center—”Under Water” Opening Reception

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Join us Friday, January 27 from 6-8 p.m. to celebrate Under Water at our first Friday Night at the Art Center of 2023! Meet the artists, enjoy a specialty cocktail, make art, and enjoy the sounds of Jon Fammiliant, Mike Uhila and Ina Kim of Friendly Island. Under Water explores the rich undercurrents in the… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—”Under Water” Opening Reception

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Artist Talk: John Sabraw and Liz Hickok—Friday, Feb. 24, 5 p.m., FREE

A virtual presentation featuring two artists displaying their work at the "Under Water" exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center.Join us for a virtual presentation featuring Ohio-based artist John Sabraw and San Francisco-based artist Liz Hickok. Both artists create artworks addressing water pollution, employing innovative techniques in the process.The artists work can be viewed at… Read More »Artist Talk: John Sabraw and Liz Hickok—Friday, Feb. 24, 5 p.m., FREE

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