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SUMMARY:Friday Night at the Art Center—"Under Water" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION: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. \n Under Water explores the rich undercurrents in the water around us\, through work in a wide range of media by a diverse collection of artists. The exhibition addresses diverse topics around water—what is in our water\, how much we consume\, how climate change has impacted water\, how humans have sought to control water sources and to what effect\, the symbolic role of water in moving people literally and metaphorically. Ultimately\, the artists in the Under Water help to reconnect us with the tremendous beauty and potential of this precious and vital resource.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/friday-night-at-the-art-center-under-water-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:(Virtual) "Fire Transforms" Artist Panel: Creating with Fire
DESCRIPTION:“Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Fire in Artmaking\n\n\n\nJoin 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 Ames Swartz\, Mirang Wonne\, and Jonah Ward. \nThis is a virtual event.  \n\n 
URL:https://paacf.org/event/fire-transforms-artist-panel-creating-with-fire/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221118T170000
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SUMMARY:(Virtual) "Fire Transforms" Artist Panel: Living with Fire
DESCRIPTION:“Fire Transforms” Artist Panel: Living with Fire\n\n\n\nHear 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 climate change. Featuring artists Gregory Roberts\, Felicia Rice\, Brian Fies\, and Adam Shaw. \nThis is a virtual event. 
URL:https://paacf.org/event/fire-transforms-artist-panel-living-with-fire/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
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SUMMARY:Artists Face the Elements: An Introduction to Environmental Art
DESCRIPTION:A virtual lecture with art historian and curator Rina Faletti.\nJoin 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. 
URL:https://paacf.org/event/artists-face-the-elements-an-introduction-to-environmental-art/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®
DESCRIPTION:27th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Oct 1-2\, 2022\n\n\n\nNorthern 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 attracts more than 5\,000 people annually to the grounds of the Palo Alto Art Center. \nThe 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 available for purchase. Glass demonstrations\, food trucks\, and more will be available for the entire family to enjoy! \nDETAILS:\nWHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 1-2\, 2022\nWHERE: Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Road\, Palo Alto\, CA 94303\nADMISSION: Free\nDIRECTIONS: The Palo Alto Art Center is at the corner of Embarcadero and Newell roads in Palo Alto.PARKING: Plenty of free street parking is available at the Palo Alto Art Center.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/great-glass-pumpkin-patch-2/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220923T180000
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SUMMARY:Friday Night at the Art Center—"Fire Transforms" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the “Fire Transforms” exhibition! Meet the artists\, participate in hands-on art activities\, and enjoy a cash bar. \n  \nJoin 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 crisis\, with artists who engage curiosity\, wonder\, and attention toward fire’s transformative power and its realities of destruction\, creativity\, and beauty. \nThis free opening reception will include hands-on art activities\, a chance to meet the artists and see the exhibition\, and a cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/friday-night-at-the-art-center-fire-transforms-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220825T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION: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 walking\, gentle yoga lying postures\, gentle yoga standing postures and modified Qigong. \nRegister here \n \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation-2/2022-08-25/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T190212Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Night at the Art Center—RESTART Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free celebration of the “RESTART” exhibition!\n\n\nJoin 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 work in a wide range of media by 44 artists from Northern California. \nThis free opening reception will include hands-on art activities\, a chance to meet the artists and see the exhibition\, and a cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation with a specialty RESTART cocktail. \nMore details coming soon!
URL:https://paacf.org/event/friday-night-at-the-art-center-restart-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \n  \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation-06-30/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-06-23/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220526T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220526T190000
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SUMMARY:Art Therapy Workshop for Nonprofit Workers
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for an art workshop designed for nonprofit workers.\n\n\nJoin 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 art therapist\, clinician\, and associate marriage and family therapist.  \nAs a first-generation Vietnamese-American\, daughter of refugees\, Anh uses her experiences with inter-generational trauma\, and other intersections of oppression as a woman of color to inform her practice. She has made a commitment to uplift the voices of the populations she engages and to help them embrace their rich cultural identities.  \nDuring this workshop\, you will get to Make a Movie Poster of Your Life. Have fun designing the art for the cover of the movie about your life\, or a section of your life so far—is it a romantic comedy? A thriller? An action film? What’s the title? Using the power of artistic creative expression and the reclaiming of our stories\, we can move towards empowerment and healing.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/art-therapy-workshop-for-nonprofit-workers/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T170000
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage 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 Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special 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 artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-05-21/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20220315T012133Z
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SUMMARY:Palo Alto Art Center 50th Birthday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free community birthday party!\n\n\nThe 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 and Community Restoration.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/palo-alto-art-center-50th-birthday-party/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220410T160000
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention Community Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Creative Attention Community Day Celebration\n\n\nThis 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 artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-community-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T200000
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SUMMARY:Friday Night at the Art Center—Creative Attention Virtual Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION: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! \nFriday Night at the Art Center—Creative Attention virtual opening Event Schedule \n6:15 Welcome\, introductions \n6:20 Meditation with artist Angela Hennessy \n6:40 Artist Paz de la Calzada reads an invocation for El Palo Alto \n6:55 Virtual gallery walkthrough with guest curator Ann Trinca \n7:15 Brief comments by artists in the exhibition \n7:30 Artist Jessi Rado reads from Everyday Healing \n7:45 Hands-on art activity with Art Center staff \n8:00 Event closing \nPlease note that timings and performances are subject to change.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/friday-night-at-the-art-center-creative-attention-virtual-opening-reception/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211010T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211010T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210813T192419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211010T225017Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Disability Culture Community Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a unique hybrid community day celebration of The Art of Disability Culture!\n\n\nLearn 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! \nFunding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. \nMichaela Oteri\, Self-portrait\, 2020\, digital print\, 26 x 38 in.\, Courtesy of the artist
URL:https://paacf.org/event/the-art-of-disability-culture-community-day-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210817T221150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T221210Z
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SUMMARY:Great Glass Pumpkin Patch®
DESCRIPTION: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.\nMore than 25 artists take months to hand-blow and hand-craft the more than 10\,000 beautiful glass pumpkins for sale\, which range from tiny to gargantuan. The pumpkins come in all colors and various shapes. \n​\nThere will be continuous live glass-blowing demonstrations throughout the weekend. \nFor details on participating artists\, visit www.greatglasspumpkinpatch.com.\n\nDETAILS:\nWHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2-3\, 2021\nWHERE: Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Road\, Palo Alto\, CA 94303\nADMISSION: Free\nDEMOS: Continuous glass-blowing demonstrations throughout the weekend\nDIRECTIONS: The Palo Alto Art Center is at the corner of Embarcadero and Newell roads in Palo Alto. PARKING: Plenty of free street parking is available at the Palo Alto Art Center.\nINFO LINE: 650.329.2366\nWEBSITE: www.greatglasspumpkinpatch.com 
URL:https://paacf.org/event/great-glass-pumpkin-patch/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210812T195308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T202412Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Night at the Art Center - The Art of Disability Culture
DESCRIPTION:Join us onsite or virtually for the opening celebration of “The Art of Disability Culture” exhibition .\n\nJoin us onsite or virtually for the opening celebration of “The Art of Disability Culture” exhibition . \nJoin us onsite or virtually for the opening celebration of “The Art of Disability Culture” exhibition . \nJoin us onsite or virtually for this unique hybrid and accessible celebration of The Art of Disability Culture featuring exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, special performances\, and more! \nAt the heart of this exhibition is a robust celebration of the diverse\, personal\, and infinitely varied “disability experience.” Every artist featured has one or more disabilities\, whether visible or invisible\, and the exhibition centers upon their creativity\, vulnerability\, and unique perspectives. The exhibition celebrates how disability culture can strengthen our communities through the practices of interdependence\, accessibility\, and inclusion.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/friday-night-at-the-art-center-the-art-of-disability-culture/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210715T090128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210815T010511Z
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SUMMARY:The Black Index Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive reception for PAACF Circle and Alliance Members after “The Black Index” Closing Celebration.\n\nJoin us for an exclusive reception for PAACF Circle and Alliance Members after “The Black Index” Closing Celebration. \nJoin 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 at the University of Texas at Austin and Hunter College. \nCircle and Alliance members\, stay for an exclusive reception to toast the exhibition’s close and to meet and mingle with Dr. Cooks and the artists. \n3:30-5:00 pm – Public Closing Celebration \n5:00-6:00 pm- Private Reception
URL:https://paacf.org/event/the-black-index-closing-reception/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance,Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210715T090127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T192419Z
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SUMMARY:The Black Index Closing Celebration
DESCRIPTION:A closing celebration of “The Black Index” exhibition!\n\n\nJoin 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 at the University of Texas at Austin and Hunter College.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/the-black-index-closing-celebration/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210716T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210617T043200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T090127Z
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SUMMARY:Black Creativity and Mentorship
DESCRIPTION:Black Creativity and Mentorship: A Conversation Between Diana Pumpelly Bates and Titus Kaphar\n\n\nJoin acclaimed San Jose artist Diana Pumpelly Bates and internationally recognized artist Titus Kaphar for a conversation about Black creativity\, artistic inspiration\, and the importance of mentorship. This conversation will be moderated by The Black Index exhibition curator Bridget R. Cooks
URL:https://paacf.org/event/black-creativity-and-mentorship/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210815
DTSTAMP:20260518T064302
CREATED:20210617T045438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T055059Z
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SUMMARY:The Black Index Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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\, and Lava Thomas. \nThe artists featured in The Black Index build upon the tradition of Black self representation as an antidote to colonialist images. Using drawing\, performance\, printmaking\, sculpture\, and digital technology to transform the recorded image\, these artists question our reliance on photography as a privileged source for documentary objectivity and understanding. Their works offer an alternative practice—a Black index—that still serves as a finding aid for information about Black subjects\, but also challenges viewers’ desire for classification. \nThe works in The Black Index make viewers aware of their own expectations of Black figuration by interrupting traditional epistemologies of portraiture through unexpected and unconventional depictions. These works image the Black body through a conceptual lens that acknowledges the legacy of Black containment that is always present in viewing strategies. The approaches used by Delgado\, Henry\, Hinkle\, Kaphar\, Lovell\, and Thomas suggest understandings of Blackness and the racial terms of our neo-liberal condition that counter legal and popular interpretations and\, in turn\, offer a paradigmatic shift within Black visual culture. \nThe Black Index is curated by Bridget R. Cooks\, Associate Professor\, Department of African American Studies and the Department of Art History\, University of California\, Irvine. Exhibition and tour organized by Sarah Watson\, Chief Curator\, Hunter College Art Galleries\, New York in collaboration with the University Art Galleries at UC Irvine\, Palo Alto Art Center\, and Art Galleries at Black Studies\, University of Texas at Austin. \nLead support for The Black Index is provided by The Ford Foundation with additional support by UCI Confronting Extremism Program\, Getty Research Institute\, Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte\, Carol and Arthur Goldberg\, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation\, Leubsdorf Fund at Hunter College\, Joan Lazarus Fellowship program at Hunter College\, Pamela and David Hornik\, Loren and Mike Gordon\, University of California Office of the President Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiative Funding\, University of California Humanities Research Institute\, Applied Materials Foundation\, Illuminations: The Chancellor’s Arts and Culture Initiative\, UCI Humanities Center\, Department of African American Studies\, Department of Art History\, The Reparations Project\, and the UC Irvine Black Alumni Chapter. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities\, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/the-black-index-exhibition/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
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