Pacific Art League

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Pacific Art League
Formation1921;104 years ago (1921)
Typenon governmental arts organization
Purposearts education, arts exhibition
Headquarters668 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, California, United States
Coordinates 37°26′38″N122°09′36.2″W / 37.44389°N 122.160056°W / 37.44389; -122.160056
Website pacificartleague.org
Formerly called
Palo Alto Art Club

The Pacific Art League (PAL), formally known as the Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921 in Palo Alto, California and is a membership-run nonprofit arts organization, school, and gallery. [1] The group is located in a historic building at 668 Ramona Street in downtown Palo Alto. [1]

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About

The Pacific Art League employs roughly 35-40 instructors and as of 2017, has over 2,000 students enrolled per quarter. [2] Classes are on a quarterly system, and additionally they offer workshops and summer camps. [2] From 2019–2020, director of PAL was Lisa Coscino. [3]

History

The Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921. [1] The initial founders of the club were around 40 artists of upper class and many were connected to Stanford University. [4] [5] In the beginning the club met at member's houses, later they met at the Palo Alto Library, and by 1926, they moved to 340 Melville Avenue. [5] In 1952, the group moved to 855 Cowper Street due to the popularity of classes. [5] Over time the club became more democratic and community-centered, it is now a nonprofit. [4]

In 1965, PAL purchased thebuilding and moved to its current location at 668 Ramona Street, in a historical Spanish Revival building designed by Birge Clark. [5] [6] In 2014, the building had a $4 million renovation which included compliance with the American Disabilities Act and seismic retrofit. [1]

In 1984, the name changed from Palo Alto Art Club to the current, Pacific Art League. [7]

Notable artists

This is a list of notable artists that were members, teachers of the Pacific Art League and/or showed their art work in the exhibitions, listed by last name in alphabetical order.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. 1 2 Nonnenberg, Sheryl (2017-07-05). "A new leader for Pacific Art League". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. ↑ Kane, Karla (2020-02-12). "With its centennial drawing near, Pacific Art League looks forward". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. 1 2 Finn, Christine (2002). Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN   978-0-262-56154-9.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Israel, Robyn (April 6, 2001). "So you want to be an artist? Now in its 80th year, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto continues to nurture local talent". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. ↑ Berlin, Linda (2002-02-15). "The Arts - Pacific Art League helps artists maximize potential". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Timelines". Ginger Press. Retrieved 2020-07-07. 1921 Pacific Art League is founded in Palo Alto (founded as Palo Alto Art Club; name would be changed in 1984).
  8. ↑ Sheyner, Gennady. "Palo Alto's popular muralist Greg Brown dies". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12. He took a few classes at Palo Alto Art League
  9. ↑ Hayde, Monica (April 15, 1994). "Paintings of the past". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  10. ↑ Gauvin, Peter (October 21, 1994). "Creators of the Legacy: Arthur B. Clark (1866-1949)". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  11. 1 2 3 Frink, Marjorie (1948). "Current art exhibition at library features Bonnie Malott's work". The Times (San Mateo). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  12. ↑ "Edward McNeil Farmer". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  13. ↑ "San Mateo Times Newspaper Archives, May 31, 1965, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. 1965-05-31. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  14. ↑ "Mabel McKibben Farmer". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  15. ↑ "California Artist Helen Forbes". Edan Hughes. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  16. ↑ Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies (PDF). Oakland, California: East Bay Heritage Project. ISBN   9781467545679 . Retrieved 2020-07-06.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ "A Printmaker's Journey". Metroactive news. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  18. ↑ "Bonnie E. Malott". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  19. ↑ "George Rivera". svlaureates.org. Silicon Valley Creates. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  20. ↑ "OWA Newsletter, In Memoriam - Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp, 1943-2004". Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA). July 2004. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  21. ↑ Humpal, Mark (2017-12-14). Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 31. ISBN   978-0-8061-5995-9.
  22. 1 2 Hughes, Eda Milton (1989). Artists in California 1786–1940, II. Ann Arbor, MI: Bruan-Brumfield Inc. pp. 546, 608. ISBN   0961611219.
  23. ↑ "Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  24. ↑ "John Edward Walker - Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  25. ↑ "Florice (Florence P.) Wideman". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  26. ↑ "Shirley Williamson - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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