Education Outside LA Trip to Bentonville, Arkansas

For three glorious days, twenty PAA members, explored the unique offerings of Bentonville, Arkansas and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection spans five centuries of American masterworks ranging from the Colonial era to the current day. Included within the collection are iconic images such as Asher B. Durand’s Kindred Spirits, Rosie the Riveter by Norman Rockwell, and Andy Warhol’s Dolly Parton, each …

Education In LA – University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach

Education Inside LA enjoyed a personalized tour with artists Rebecca Campbell and Samantha Fields to see Dreams of Another Time at the University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach. The dynamic pair led us through the exhibition of new works that skillfully employed compositional devices – such as lens flares and digital blurs by Fields and the superimposition by …

March General Meeting – Scripps Ceramic Annual

An enduring favorite, we returned to the 72nd Scripps College Ceramic Annual exhibition at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery in March.  This year’s exhibition, Beyond the Object, brought drawing into the mix, with works by nine artists that compare the processes of “sight” for 2-D drawings and “touch” for 3-D ceramic forms.  Following a presentation by Mary McNaughton, Director, we …

Grants Reception

On Thursday, February 25, the Grants Committee and grant recipients from all over the Los Angeles area gathered at the lovely home of Karen Hillenburg for a festive reception beautifully organized by Karen and her Special Events co-chair, Liza Kerrigan. Guests were treated to a delicious spread of finger foods, topped off with giant strawberries and Karen’s own sugar cookies …

Education in LA Trip to LACMA

Education in LA enjoyed a special opportunity to view Diana Thater’s beautiful, affecting retrospective at LACMA, funded in part by a PAA grant last year. Curator Christine Kim’s in-depth lecture revealed the various layers of Thater’s groundbreaking video work that challenges the normative ways in which moving images are experienced. The twenty-two works that incorporated walls, floors, and ceilings of the massive …

February Regular Meeting – Western Justice Center- Pasadena

For our February meeting, we returned to Pasadena to the Western Justice Center on Grand Avenue.  Following the usual lively coffee hour, members and guests enjoyed learning about the 35 institutions that will be receiving a record $310,000 in PAA Grants funding this year.  Chairs Gwen Robinson and Meg Aldrich presented a tremendous slide show to inform and illustrate what …

January 2016 General Meeting – MOCA Geffen

January’s general meeting took intrepid PAA members to River of Fundament at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.  River of Fundament (2006- 2014), Mathew Barney’s first major solo exhibit in Los Angeles, is one of his most challenging and ambitious projects to date, and his largest filmic undertaking. We  previewed the eight minute trailer to the film, which takes the form of …

Donated Artwork of the Jo Ann and Stan Taylor Collection

On Saturday, January 9, 2016, Pasadena Art Alliance members will have a chance to view and purchase the works of art donated by Nick and John Taylor in honor of their parents, Jo Ann and Stan Taylor.  All proceeds from the sale will benefit the PAA.  The exhibition and reception will take place at the Armory Center for the Arts …

Education in LA Trip to Machine Project

Education in LA had another outstanding outing, this time to visit our friends at Machine Project. This wildly creative group may confound you and make you think you need to clean your glasses (am I really seeing this?) but they never fail to amuse and delight anyone with a sense of humor and whimsy.  For our visit, two groups of …

Have Yourself A Very Surreal Christmas

Neil and Sonia Singla opened their exquisite home on Thursday, December 10 for the always-festive and well-attended holiday gathering for the Art Alliance.  The theme for this year’s fete was “Have Yourself A Very Surreal Christmas,” with dressing to the concept encouraged.  As we all know, it doesn’t take much to get the PAA ladies and their spouses to don …