Pacific Art League

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

Not to be confused with Palo Alto Art Center.
Pacific Art League
Formation1921 (1921)
Typenon governmental arts organization
Purposearts education, arts exhibition
Coordinates37°26′38″N 122°09′36.2″W
Websitepacificartleague.org
Formerly called
Palo Alto Art Club

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] As of 2020, the current director of PAL is 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.[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.

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See also

References
  1. Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  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. Finn, Christine (2002). Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-262-56154-9.
  5. 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. "California Artist Helen Forbes". Edan Hughes. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  12. Edwards, Robert W. (2012). "Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies" (PDF). Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Oakland, California: East Bay Heritage Project. ISBN 9781467545679. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  13. "A Printmaker's Journey". Metroactive news. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  14. "OWA Newsletter, In Memoriam - Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp, 1943-2004". Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA). July 2004. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  15. Humpal, Mark (2017-12-14). Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8061-5995-9.
  16. Hughes, Eda Milton (1989). Artists in California 1786–1940, II. Ann Arbor, MI: Bruan-Brumfield Inc. pp. 546, 608. ISBN 0961611219.
  17. "Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  18. "John Edward Walker - Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  19. "Shirley Williamson - Artist Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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