President Judy Penner called the meeting to order, noting that this is the 64th year of the Pasadena Art Alliance. After reading our mission statement, she read an apt definition of contemporary art: “ The most prominent feature of Contemporary Art is that it has no distinct feature or single characteristic. It is defined by the artist’s ability to innovate …
The first Education in LA planned by Betsy Greenberg and Annie Brose was a visit on August 28th to the PAA funded LACE exhibition, A Nonhuman Horizon. Curator Andrew McNeely and exhibition artist Jenny Yurshansky led a walkthrough of the installation and curator Leija Quintanar led the group on a tour of the Sandra de la Loza exhibition. Executive Director …
St Malo Retreat, September 10-11th, 2019 The 33rd annual PAA Board retreat got off to a fast start with an afternoon of Pickle ball. Tuesday evening board members gathered at Leslie Prussia’s house to reconnect and enjoy cocktails and fantastic appetizers prepared by hospitality chairs: Erin McDonald and Katy Champ. After dinner the fun began and it became obvious that …
Sonia Singla’s picture-perfect backyard (and a festive tent to provide shade for all) set a glorious stage for the PAA’s Annual Meeting on June 6, 2019. President Bea Trujillo took the mic for the last time in that capacity and summarized the year’s activities, graciously thanking each Board member for their contributions in making the activities during 2018-19 run so …
Editor’s Note: The trip to DC was impeccably planned, flawlessly executed and enjoyed completely by all who had the good fortune to join Laura O’Connor and Gina Knox on this most excellent adventure. Below is a brief synopsis of the four day trip in the co-chairs’ own words. Twenty-three art lovers in PAA traveled east on April 29 th to …
Gathering for the May meeting in the familiar confines of The Armory, the members of the Pasadena Art Alliance had much to discuss, with the year rapidly coming to a close. Accolades were given to the entire TS19 team for a MOST successful Treasure Sale…still tabulating results, but most likely the MOST funds ever raised in the history of the …
Hats are off (or should it be aprons?) to Co-Chairs Barbara Davis and Mia Dean who have successfully orchestrated the Herculean task of putting together the 34 th Treasure Sale to raise funds for the Pasadena Art Alliance. For four consecutive days April 11 through 14, 2019, the actual sale took place at The Shops on Lake, but that doesn’t …
A somewhat mis-leading title as the most recent installment of Ed in LA actually involved travel outside the vicinity to Palm Desert, Coachella Valley and beyond! Twelve lucky souls headed out on Sunday, March 24 th to be there in time for the early morning call for Monday’s day-long bus excursion and picnic lunch. We’ll let the pictures do the …
On March 19, on a picture-perfect afternoon, the Pasadena Art Alliance distributed $305,000 in grants, a record, to 28 southern California organizations. The grants team, led by Carol Econn (her co-chair Judy Plunkett was unable to attend) and President Bea Trujillo greeted the grantees and mingled with them at a reception beautifully arranged by Special Events chairs Judy Penner and …
A bit of spring fever (or possibly the lure of a great show followed by a delicious lunch) resulted in a near record number of Art Alliance members making the trek to the DTLA Arts District for the March regular meeting. The level of excitement for the organization has hit a fever pitch: all programs are in full swing! Highlights …
