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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]
The Palo Alto Art Center was originally named the Palo Alto Community Cultural Center when it was founded in 1971. [2] Hayward Ellis King served as a consultant curator in 1972. [3] The building which occupies Palo Alto Art Center was built in 1953 by architect Leslie Nichols and used to be the location for Palo Alto's City Hall. [4]
King was a curator for John Bolles Gallery and Stuart Street Gallery in San Francisco; [1] [6] and worked as a curator consultant for the Palo Alto Cultural Center (now the Palo Alto Art Center) starting in 1972, and for the San Mateo County Arts Council Gallery starting in 1975. [1] [7] He taught classes at San Francisco State University (SFSU ...
The history of art in the San Francisco Bay Area includes major contributions to contemporary art, including Abstract Expressionism. The area is known for its cross-disciplinary artists like Bruce Conner , Bruce Nauman , and Peter Voulkos as well as a large number of non-profit alternative art spaces .
Clark was a founder and a member of the Pacific Arts Association, and a member of the American Committee for the International Congress of Art Education, the Palo Alto Art Club (now known as Pacific Art League), and California Teachers Association. [2] [10] Clark died May 15, 1948, in Palo Alto, California, and he is buried at Alta Mesa ...
Root Division is an American arts nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002. It is located in San Francisco, California. [1] They provide a gallery space for exhibition opportunities to emerging and mid-career artists. It also provides art classes, artist residencies, and art studio space. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Pacific Art League; Palo Alto Art Center; R. REDCAT; S. Skirball Cultural Center; W. Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts; William Grant Still Arts Center;
Between the 1920s until the late 1930s, de Lemos designed and built multiple buildings in Palo Alto, California including 520-526 Ramona Street and across the street at 533-539 Ramona Street, 460 Churchill Avenue (built in 1925) in order to house his art studio, and four Medieval Revival houses at 1550-1560-1566-1579 Cowper Street (built in the ...