PAA gathered at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on March 6, 2025, for a fascinating tour of Olafur Eliasson:OPEN. In line with Eliasson’s career-long exploration of light and color, geometry, and environmental awareness, the installation playfully engages with material and immaterial qualities of the museum’s architecture. A series of large-scale optical devices designed specifically for MOCA responds to the building …
It was with laden hearts, but also great gratitude, for the members of our community that were affected by the devastating fires in Altadena, Pasadena and Los Angeles that PAA members gathered for our annual Grants Presentation. We braved much-needed rain showers to meet at the Pasadena Conservancy of Music. Before the meeting, we sipped coffee and nibbled donuts while …
The Pasadena Art Alliance opened the year with a curator-led visit to the Huntington Art Gallery to see Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West. Raqib Shaw is a London- based artist, known for his opulent and fantastical works, blending Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing paintings that merge fable, history and autobiography. His seven works on view bring …
The General Meeting was held at the institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) In the Arts District. Lunch followed at the Bicycle Shop. We were treated to a docent-led tour of the current exhibition entitled Scientia Sexualis which is an ambitious survey featuring an international and interdisciplinary group of 27 contemporary artists whose works confront and reclaim difficult …
The Art Alliance ladies met at LACMA and were treated to a docent-led tour of the of the PAA funded The Finest Disregard exhibition of work by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess. Even though she is in her seventh decade of work, this is the first museum show of the LA based and Venezuelan born artist. She was trained in painting, printmaking …
Our first meeting of the year was held in the Beckman Biology Labs lecture hall, a classic classroom setting in the center of the Caltech campus. We had a strong turnout for the meeting and tour of Caltech’s PAA grantee exhibition Crossing Over, which is also a PST ART grantee. University Archivist Peter Collopy and his team were instrumental in …
What an incredibly special afternoon full of friendship, laughter, great conversation, and delightful hats! Friends old and new gathered in Susan Masterman’s lovely gardens. We were introduced to our newest members, heard reports from several committees, honored the most recent Permanent Collection members, welcomed the 2023-2024 PAA board, and celebrated the announcement of the Impact Award winner, Inner-City Arts. There …
Yet another rainy day when PAA must to travel far from Pasadena! Despite the cold and rain, several dozen PAA members traveled to LAMA for the May General Meeting. Annaly opened the meeting and gave the Treasurer’s Report for the absent and deservedly resting Patty Zuber. She also reminded the membership that the next Education Inside LA trip will be …
Our late March meeting (rescheduled from April to accommodate the New Orleans trip) was held at the lovely Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, where we saw the 78th Scripps College Ceramic Annual. PAA has now funded 25 catalogues for the ceramics exhibition, which this year is titled Handle Carefully: The Power of Words and Clay. Curator and interim …
After experiencing days of rain (and snow!), Pasadena Art Alliance members traveled to the Craft Contemporary Museum for the March meeting and to view two exciting exhibits: Strings of Desire and Alicia Piller: Within. Suzanne Isken, executive director of Craft Contemporary led the group through the two exhibits providing valuable background and insight. Both exhibits demonstrate the use of a wide variety of …
