This year the PAA welcomed five new members: Suzanne Holder, Karyn Kohl, Betty Sargent, Toi Treister, and Olga Vanegas and they were treated to a very special first gathering! As Guardian Angel Chair Scarlett Osterling reported: “The year's first Guardian Angel gathering was held for new members and their sponsors on Sept. 20th. It was a fantastic opportunity to get …
PAA members Liza Kerrigan and Gretchen Seager checked out the PAA supported (through a 2022 grant) Freq_Wave exhibit at the Fulcrum Arts Festival in Pasadena. For the event, Carl Michael von Hausswolff gathered 12 artists to work on specific sound frequencies tracks, which he then mixed and piped through speakers all around the historic Mt Wilson Observatory’s Carnegie 100” Hooker …
Grants Chair – Annual Meeting Remarks 6/2/21 The best way to describe the past year is “PAA Grants: Covid Edition.” At the height of the pandemic, the well-oiled machine that is the PAA grant-making process needed to adapt to the health and safety rules set by LA County and the City of Pasadena: most importantly, this meant no in-person meetings. …
IMMORTALS GATHER! Who are these “Immortals” anyway? They are PAA members who have joined the Permanent Collection, thereby ensuring their Immortal status in the PAA. The Permanent Collection was founded in 2008 to give members the opportunity to include the PAA in their estate plans in the belief that their visionary generosity would have a lasting impact on the …
The Pasadena Art Alliance on Wednesday announced it has awarded $315,000 in grants to 26 Los Angeles area non-profit arts organizations. The grants will support contemporary arts exhibitions and projects in the San Gabriel Valley and throughout Los Angeles County. The PAA has been fostering the appreciation of contemporary visual art in Southern California for over 60 years, with grants totaling almost $7 million to date. “We …
PANDEMIC PIVOT Our PAA PANDEMIC PIVOT is underway! Like each of you and like every arts organization we know, the PAA had to pivot in this unprecedented time. We are determined to continue to advance our mission to foster the appreciation of contemporary visual art in Southern California, but because of COVID we are not able to have an in-person or virtual benefit this …
IMPACT AWARD EMILY HOPKINS SMILING BEHIND HER MASK AS SHE RECEIVES THE 2021 IMPACT AWARD CHECK FOR SIDE STREET PROJECTS. Pasadena Art Alliance members were thrilled to learn that Side Street Projects has been awarded the 2021 PAA Impact Award. Side Street projects has been in existence for 28 years addressing the needs of the most under-resourced at-risk youth in …
GRANTS AWARDS The Pasadena Art Alliance has awarded $315,000 in grants to 26 Los Angeles area non-profit arts organizations. The grants will support contemporary arts exhibitions and projects in the San Gabriel Valley and throughout Los Angeles County. The PAA has been fostering the appreciation of contemporary visual art in Southern California for over 60 years, with grants totaling almost $7 million to date. “We are …
It was a beautiful day in Long Beach where PAA members enjoyed the exhibits and grounds of the Long Beach Museum of Art. Judy Penner opened the meeting and introduced one of our new members, Sarah Deschenes. Patty Zuber reported on our current treasury accounts, noting that it was necessary for PAA to purchase a new computer for the office. …
