“Fine art is knowledge made visible,” Gustave Courbet once said. And new research proves this every day. In a study out of Stanford University, they discovered that children who do art tend to use more advanced speaking and reasoning skills, and thus develop t... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a unique 10-volume edition of The Life and Writings of John Muir (1916–1924) that incorporates 260 original photographs—most by Herbert W. Gleason (18... More »
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, recipient of this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Hotels in Los Angeles: Best Reader’s Choice Award, debuts the results of its collaboration with four ArtCenter College of Design film students to create fresh in-house video ... More »
After the floats make their way down Colorado Boulevard, they come to rest at East Washington Boulevard and Sierra Madre Boulevard. This over two mile long float showcase gives guests a chance to get up close to the floats and admire the detailed work that wen... More »
A student from Hamilton Elementary School in Pasadena has been selected as one of the winners of the annual Southern California Metropolitan Water District Student Art Contest and was recognized at a ceremony at MWD headquarters on December 8. Matthew Vargas, ... More »
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $40,000 to Pasadena Arts Council f... More »
Art Center presented two unique visual exhibits that showcased student work based on separate immersive trips to both Cuba and Berlin Wednesday evening in the form of interactive and multi sensory displays aimed to provide a snapshot into the daily lives of th... More »
Aspiring designers travelled overseas to Havana and Berlin in an exclusive Art Center program that not only helped to broaden student knowledge, but also brought back an up close and personal look inside the culture of the school’s foreign counterparts in the ... More »
Three years ago, the concept for Open Studios Tour was born out of a coffee conversation and love of art. Mary Gothard and her husband had hosted a lively open studio at their Altadena home for 10 years and, in 2013, partnered with Ginko Ching Lee to expand th... More »
ArtCenter College of Design’s Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery is currently hosting other-wordly “Uncertainty,” the latest in a series of exhibitions exploring the confluence of science and art and curated by Gallery Director Stephen Nowlin. The indoor setup... More »
With new and recent free-standing sculptures by seven Los Angeles-based artists presented in the contemporary exhibition “Interstitial,” Pasadena Museum of California Art curator John David O’Brien addresses the question: What happens to ordinary entities of ... More »
The Pasadena Playhouse District buzzed with excitement on Saturday. Art Walk welcomed local artists to sell and share their work on Colorado Boulevard. This diverse art show featured paintings, pottery, photography and jewelry. Mariko Bird showcased fine art h... More »
