On Saturday, November 1 the Armory Center for the Arts will be opening three new exhibits: Expanding on an expansive subject, Part 3: John Burtle, the Room is a Frame and/or An Accumulated Anthrome; Attunement; and Torbjörn Vejvi: Standing in one space lookin... More »
Any pet owner will tell you that there are few things more important than their little furry (or scaly, or feathered, or hooved) friend. There are many pet owners who will admit to having more pictures of their animals than their own family (not that that’s a ... More »
An oil painting depicting Pasadena’s iconic feathered friends soaring above treetops by artist David Sikes was named winner of the “Museum Purchase Prize†at the awards reception for the new exhibition Contemporary Masters, Artistic Eden IV, which will b... More »
A full slate of exhibitions at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens – from a powerful installation of photographs featuring two renowned American photographers to anniversary celebrations of the Magna Carta and the 13th Am... More »
Explore USC Pacific Asia Museum’s 15,000 pieces of collections spanning more than 4,000 years during a docent-led tour on Saturday, August 16, at 1:00 p.m. The docents will highlight some of the museum’s best collections from Persia to the Pacific Islands ... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired one of the most historically and artistically important Chinese illustrated books ever published. The book, a set of early color woodblock prints known as The T... More »
Artist Douglas C. Bloom introduced a new series of paintings at Ruth Bachofner Gallery in Santa Monica on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The warm California summer evening was the perfect backdrop for the opening night reception, as the oil-on-canvas paintings depic... More »
Local fine artist Sam Nicholson is donating 25 percent of any of his paintings purchased by supporters of the Pasadena-headquartered non-profit Hillsides. “My wife Diane and I have been involved with Hillsides for years, and it’s such a worthy cause that i... More »
The Collections Quarterly, sent out four times a year, features new acquisitions and loans as well as select items from the Archives, art and artifacts collection, and the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collections. Archives Feature The Archives houses the Cheesewrig... More »
Where is a better place to practice landscape painting than at the five-acre Descanso Gardens, which is home to more than 3,000 roses, dozens of trees, and a Japanese-style garden that blends design elements of zen and classic tea. Landscape artist Virginia He... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens continues to enrich its African American art holdings with the receipt of two paintings, one by Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872) and the other by Charles White (1918–1979). Duncanson’s Landsca... More »
The contrasting styles of acclaimed American photographers Paul Caponigro (b. 1932) and Bruce Davidson (b. 1933) take center stage at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens this fall in an exhibition that showcases their photography of ... More »
