Five New Exhibits to Open at the Pacific Grove Art Center

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• Recurring daily
• Location: Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA
• Phone: (831) 375-2208
• Time: Wednesday – Friday from Noon to 5 pm and Saturday from Noon to 4 pm
• Price: Admission to the PGAC is free and made possible through donations.
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  Five New Exhibits to Open at the Pacific Grove Art Center on display from September 1 through October 26 , 2023

  Pacific Grove Art Center, located at 568 Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, is pleased to announce five outstanding new exhibits on display from  September 1 - October 26, 2023.

  Please join us on Friday, September 1st from 7-9 pm for all new exhibits.  Glenn Leon-Guerro will be the musical guest for the evening on keyboards and vocals, playing some Old School R&B. Admission to the PGAC is free and made possible through donations. 

   

  About the five new exhibits:

  • Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association General Membership Show – Seasons, Gill Gallery

  The paintings in the show will showcase the beautiful California scenes, highlighting the effects of seasonal changes. All work will be done in plein air. Maura Carta of Palo Alto is the esteemed juror and judge.

  Gordon Mortensen – Conversations with Chaos, Dyke Gallery

  I’m fascinated by scenes that appear to be nothing more than layers of busy, random chaos. Example: Check out the dried mulch in your neighbor’s yard. All those prickly oddball shapes just might be something profoundly expressive just waiting to be discovered. I find that fabricating some chaos of my own is an effective way to initiate the conversation as I search for the perfect union between painter and painting.

   

  • Stacey Gregory – ENDGAME, Annand Gallery

  Assemblage artist and painter, Stacey Gregory, flips game boards upside down and tosses out the rule books. Using recycled and unconventional materials, her work explores our volatile relationships with technology, the body politic, climate change, startup culture, equal pay for equal work, the Ukrainian War, pandemics, cultural appropriation, Monopoly, and The White Lotus.

   

  • Donald Kellogg – Winter Light, Boyer Gallery

  This exhibit features ephemeral moments during the winter in Yosemite Valley when pristine light and unspoiled nature combine to make something beautiful. An almost spiritual sense of stillness and calm replaces the crowds and hustle of the summer season.  It is my hope that this exhibit will inspire you to visit and to marvel in this beautiful place at this quiet time.

   

  • Monterey High School - Living in a Dream State: The Fantastic Worlds of Today's Teen Artists, Small Halls

  Today's teen artists make art not simply to create "pretty pictures" but in fact to survive the chaotic world that they find swirling around them. In this show, 32 digital artists from Monterey High School share digital illustrations of their internal "dream worlds" which help them to stay sane while living in our truly "mad world" of today.

   

  About the Pacific Grove Art Center:

  The purpose of the Pacific Grove Art Center is to cultivate the arts within the Monterey Peninsula area by providing creative experiences that inspire and engage us, touch our hearts, challenge our minds and enrich our lives.

  The Pacific Grove Art Center has four Exhibit Galleries: Nadine Annand, David Henry Gill, Elmarie Dyke and Louise Cardeiro Boyer. It features a variety of art forms including Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Encaustic, Fabric Arts, Mixed Media and more.  Exhibits change every other month celebrated with a First Friday New Exhibit Opening and a First Friday Gallery Night (pre-COVID).

  The Pacific Grove Art Center also features seventeen Professional Artist Studios, Art and Movement classes for adults, After School, Summer, Weekend and art classes for kids 8 – 17 (including some scholarship opportunities), creative opportunities for teens, and music, food and cultural events are held throughout the year. PGAC is also the home of the Peninsula Ballet Center. The beautiful historic galleries are available to rent for a special occasion.

  Since 1969, Pacific Grove Art Center has been a community-based nonprofit seeking to enhance art appreciation and encourage the creation of art. With the desire to have art available to everyone, PGAC has held low-cost classes, free exhibits, and offered reduced rent for artist’s studios for over 50 years. Both emerging and established artists are professionally shown in their historic galleries, and large group shows can provide the first step into the art world for many. Through generous donations, grants, and hundreds of volunteer hours, the Pacific Grove Art Center ntinues its mission today.

  All donations are deeply appreciated, especially during these continued challenging times. Become a member and receive the informative newsletter keeping you in the loop of all the community events, exhibit openings and cultural offerings they have to share.

  The Pacific Grove Art Center, located at 568 Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, is open Wednesday – Friday from Noon to 5 pm and Saturday from Noon to 4 pm.