ArtCenter Opens Fourth Annual Staff Art Exhibition Friday in Pasadena

Published on Aug 27, 2026

[photo credit: ArtCenter College of Design]

ArtCenter College of Design opens “Kaleidoscope: A Reflection of Staff Artwork,” the fourth annual exhibition of work by the College’s staff, on Friday at its South Campus in Pasadena.

The show is free and runs through Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Fine Art Gallery on the second floor of ArtCenter’s building at 1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. An artists’ reception is set for Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visitors must check in at the security desk in the lobby, the College said.

The exhibition features works across a range of disciplines, materials and modes of expression and brings together the distinct perspectives of the artists, designers and makers who help shape the ArtCenter community, the College said.

The staff series began in 2023 with “In Focus: Artwork by ArtCenter Staff,” which drew work from more than 50 staff members across departments, in media ranging from sound art to photography to fashion, the College said. “Mosaic: Work by ArtCenter Staff” followed in 2024 and “PANORAMA: ArtCenter Staff Perspectives” in 2025, both at the Hutto-Patterson Exhibition Hall at 870 S. Raymond Ave.

Announcing that first show in 2023, Jennifer Faist, director of collections and systems at the ArtCenter Library and chair of the staff art exhibition committee, said students, faculty and the public “may not know that many ArtCenter staff members are also artists and designers.”

Need to know: “Kaleidoscope: A Reflection of Staff Artwork” runs Friday, Aug. 28, through Tuesday, Sept. 22, open daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with an artists’ reception Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Fine Art Gallery is at 1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, 2nd Floor, Pasadena. The College asks visitors to check in at the lobby security desk. Call (626) 396-2200 or visit artcenter.edu.