Pasadena Art Alliance– Fostering appreciation of contemporary visual art in Southern California since 1955

Originally published in the Outlook newspaper, June 2023 ArtCenter President Karen Hofmann (right) presented an honorary ArtCenter donor pen- cil to Pasadena Art Alliance President Annaly Bennett in recognition of a $1 million giv- ing milestone. PAA has supported ArtCenter student scholarships and exhibitions with grants for nearly 50 years. [© ArtCenter College of Design/Juan Posada]Pasadena Art Alliance (PAA) has …

While many of our compadres were frolicking in New Orleans, a few of us decided to get in a little fun and enrichment of our own. We booked a trip to the Getty to see the PAA funded show Barbara T. Smith: The Way To Be. It did not disappoint! The show is centered on her performance art and there …

Anxious to be reunited after the holidays, a wonderful turn-out of PAA members made their way to the Arts District for the first meeting of the year.  The destination: the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, which is the re-vamped Santa Monica Museum of Art.  A relative newcomer to the DTLA district, ICA LA graciously hosted the group in their spacious …

Thirty PAA Board members happily made their way to St. Malo on September 12 and 13 for the annual Board Retreat.  First on the agenda, after being greeted by their gracious hostesses, many headed to the paddle tennis court for a few rousing games of pickleball (under the tutelage of Barbara Davis and Patty Zuber).  Others swam in the glorious …

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