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
We’re moving our opening celebration for Creative Attention online, and promise to retain all of the fun and community in a virtual context. Join us for this free special celebration of the exhibition, featuring a virtual walkthrough, a chance to meet and hear from artists in the show, participate in hands-on art activities, and more! Friday Night… Read More »Friday Night at the Art Center—Creative Attention Virtual Opening Reception
Join us for a Creative Attention Community Day Celebration This Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, and a special concluding drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective, a collective of… Read More »Creative Attention Community Day Celebration
Join us for a free community birthday party! The Palo Alto Art Center and the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation invite the entire community to a free birthday party to celebrate our anniversary. This event will feature hands-on art activities, studio demonstrations, sweet treats and a chance to view the current exhibition Creative Attention: Art… Read More »Palo Alto Art Center 50th Birthday Party
Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration January 22-May 21, 2022 Christine Wong Yap, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. Image description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top, fading to light pink at the bottom, and with calligraphy-style text in blue, purple and pink that reads: "Creative… Read More »Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
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
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
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
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
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
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