The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation
supports art education programs for children in Palo Alto and neighboring school districts, adult studio art classes, exhibitions and a unique art mentoring program for teenagers.Learn more in our annual report. Join us and support arts education in Silicon Valley.

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The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

Silicon Valley's premier sale of glass pumpkins is just around the corner. Save the Date: Saturday, October 4 and 5. Buy early. Stop by to look and RSVP for the Candlelight and Cocktails pre-sale event. Learn more about the sale and the artist of The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch.

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Fall Exhibitions

The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf

In the Bigger Picture: Richard Misrach

Bruce Metcalf has long been revered as a leading art jeweler, curator and critic of contemporary craft, and essayist. This is the first major exhibition and catalogue on his engaging and spirited work. The exhibition features seventy pieces dating from the 1970s to the present, on loan from the collections of the artist, museums, and private lenders across the country. "In the Bigger Picture" provides an overview of Misrach's almost 30-year career as a master of large format photography.
Metcalf Press Release (pdf)
Misrach Press Release (pdf)

Free adult docent-led tours
during the exhibition
Saturdays at 2 PM
Call the Art Center at 650-329-2366 for more information.

Upcoming Events

Candlelight Cocktails and Presale in the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch: Join the Advocate members for a beautiful evening of cocktails and small plates by the Four Seasons while shopping the presale in our sculpture garden

Not an Advocate level member? Join today at www.paacf.org/join. Download invitation (pdf)

Bruce Metcalf: Slide Lecture, September 28, 2 - 3 p.m. "Chapters in a Life of the Imagination." Call 650-329-2366 to RSVP.

Karen-King Aribisala: A literary reading, Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Afro-Guyanese writer, Karen-King Aribisala. Presented in partnership with the Djerassis Resident Artists Program.

Cultural Kaleidoscope Teachers' Corner: Apply now to have your Palo Alto or Ravenswood elementary classroom participate in the upcoming Cultural Kaleidoscope program and download guides to some of CK's cultural-centered art projects.

The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation provides monetary support for a variety of programs offered by the Palo Alto Art Center. A complete list of programs, exhibitions and classes offered by the Palo Alto Art Center can be found on the Art Center's website.