American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

Pasadena Art Alliance

Located in Pomona, AMOCA is one of the few museums in the country dedicated solely to ceramic art and the only one of its kind on the West Coast. The Museum champions the art, history, creation, and technology of ceramics through exhibitions, collections, outreach, and studio programming. Grants funding will be used to support the exhibition Discovering Saar Ceramics: The …

Armory Center for the Arts

Pasadena Art Alliance

The Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena is a highly regarded, community-based contemporary arts center that offers innovative approaches to creating, exploring, and presenting the visual arts. Deeply committed to public access, education, and outreach programs, the Armory designs its exhibition and education programs to work together to offer innovative experiences for all visitors.  The grant will help support …

ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena Art Alliance

Established in 1930, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education.  ArtCenter’s visionary approach to education is based on the college’s conservatory-like approach to teaching and learning; a desire for rich, intercultural and transdisciplinary dialogue; and a mandate to provide students innovative learning and making spaces. The two-part grant will be used (1) for scholarship …

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Pasadena Art Alliance

Cal State Dominguez Hills provides education, scholarship, and service that are by design accessible and transformative. It welcomes students who seek academic achievement, personal fulfillment, and preparation for the work of today and tomorrow. Grant funding will be used to support the creation, exhibition, and documentation of new work by emerging artist and CSUDH PRAXIS Studio Artist-in-Residence Yoshie Sakai. In …

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

Pasadena Art Alliance

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock’s mission is to be innovative in providing multidisciplinary, arts-inclusive programming to the diverse communities of northeast Los Angeles and beyond. Grant funding will support the Center’s project Art Works/Art Words, which will allow audiences to experience five site-specific visual art performances over a period of five weekends, including making art in real time, by …

Clockshop

Pasadena Art Alliance

Clockshop is a multifaceted arts organization that works to expand the dialogue around cultural production, politics, and urban space by commissioning new projects by contemporary visual artists and writers and partnering with diverse cultural institutions. Funding will be used to support Tzolk’in, a site-specific project by Los Angeles artist Beatriz Cortez. Tzolk’in (the 260-day Mayan calendar that measures time in …

Coaxial Arts Foundation

Pasadena Art Alliance

Coaxial is a non-profit multi-disciplinary media arts organization devoted to the creation of new video art. Coaxial provides artists a studio to use pro-video equipment to realize pieces that otherwise would be out of reach, including use of analog video synthesizers, a green screen, and a public exhibition space for live events. Coaxial will use the funding to support four …

Craft & Folk Art Museum

Pasadena Art Alliance

The Craft & Folk Art Museum is the only museum in Los Angeles dedicated solely to the support of contemporary craft and folk artists and gives audience to diverse makers and artists whose work is often not represented in larger art institutions. Grant funding will go to a site-specific sculpture by Akio Hizume that will be in the front of …

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Pasadena Art Alliance

The Fowler Museum explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas—past and present. The Fowler enhances understanding and appreciation of the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions of the world through dynamic exhibitions, publications, and public programs, informed by interdisciplinary approaches and the perspectives of the cultures represented. Funding will provide …

Fulcrum Arts (formerly Pasadena Arts Council)

Pasadena Art Alliance

Fulcrum Arts is the new incarnation of Pasadena Arts Council, an art service organization that provided resources, communication services and other support to artists, cultural organizations, audiences, and visitors throughout the Pasadena area. In 2016, PAC began refining its mission to better articulate a deep commitment to directly supporting artists. Fulcrum Arts, PAC’s new name, reflects a broader geographic and …