New Fall Workshop Schedule

The workshops are filling up, and our Pre-K and Ceramics Class got underway this last week, but we have space in the following classes: Drawing for ages 10 -14, Fiction Writing for ages 9 - 12, which meet for six weeks. For Adults, Drawing and Everyday Graphic Design which meet for eight weeks. Click here for the revised schedule and registration information.

Fall Events and Workshop Schedule

Summer vacation's over, kids are back to the school grind and a new wave of bad news seems to slap us in the face each day. We've found some escape from it all at SPACE, where we are excited by the the new art exhibit we've just hung and by the comprehensive new schedule of arts workshops we've put together. Our gallery is getting stocked with must-have art books and cool t-shirts for sale and we look forward to the opening of artist Karen Green's new work on Saturday, September 19, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Ms. Green's mixed media art pieces takes a darkly humorous look at transformative "machines" designed to perform magical feats such as granting forgiveness or turning bacon back into a pig. The pieces are complex, subtle, yet powerful and redemptive. Guests are invited to use a "working" forgiveness machine, based on Ms. Green's designs. The show runs through Oct. 30.

Our fall schedule of workshops offers our largest slate so far, including several drawing classes, taught by some of our favorite teachers, and a Pre-K and a ceramics class. For adults, we have watercolor painting and graphic design for beginners. Classes begin the week of Sept. 28. Click here for the schedule and registration form.

We had a wonderful summer with our arts camp being our primary preoccupation. Dozens of art projects were made, from handmade loteria cards to outlandish model lifeguard stands to magical tree houses. Students took photos of the city mayor and made digital videos now showing on Youtube. It was three weeks of creativity, musical performances, and watching Charlie Chaplin at the Rialto. We had a blast and believe the kids did, too. You can see photos from the camp here.

Come visit us at SPACE and we'll help you chase away the smoke and blues of summer.

Art Walk Saturday, July 25, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Come help support the Downtown Women's Center this Saturday as it hosts a wonderful art walk in South Pasadena. SPACE will participate along with several other galleries in the area. With Reflections of Home as its theme, the SPACE exhibit features local artists displaying paintings, prints, fiber art, and assemblage pieces. Refreshments will be served. Click here for more information

Teen Art Project

Just for teens. Altered Book Art Workshop at the South Pasadena Public Library, Thursday, July 9, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the library's community room. Artist Jocelyn Webb Pederson will show teens how to take discarded books and create works of art out of them. No registration is required. Sponsored by SPACE and the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library. 

CELEBRATE!

SPACE turns one year old this summer! Join us for cake and

champagne Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. as we celebrate our anniversary with an exhibit featuring the artwork of painter Ana Rodriguez. On view will be Ms. Rodriguez' lusciously vivid two- and three-dimensional paintings of cakes, as well as the fantastic abstracted landscapes and drawings from her Arabian Nights series.

Gallery Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Summer at SPACE

JULY WORKSHOPS: We offer nine great week-long arts workshops for ages 6 - 14, including drawing, painting, ceramics, and design. Click here for more information.

ARTS CAMP: From August 3 - 21, we host our wonderfully creative neighborhood arts camp, aimed at ages 6 - 14, which runs Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m each day.

The camp features morning workshops taught by experienced visual artists, an afternoon of unstructured creative fun, walking field trips, and guest visits by professionals in the arts. Past activities have included silent movie viewings at the Rialto Theater, live music at the South Pasadena Music Conservatory, and a photo shoot with a professional photographer. Weekly projects include ceramics, mural painting, chalk art, puppet-making and lots more.

The intimate size of the camp allows us to explore, when possible, individual interests students may have. Students can attend one week or all three. Registration is going on now. More info and registration details are here.

Interested in writing workshops? We want to hear from you. Contact us at southpasarts@sbcglobal.net and let us know if you are interested in a fiction writing workshop for 9 - 11 year olds, led by published author Alison Bell, or our poetry workshop series for adults, taught by writer/poet Doraine Poretz.

South Pas. Music and Art Festival May 9

Three stages of live music, an Artmobile to take you to all the galleries in town, plus food, drink, and all your favorite stores open late. Do not miss the wonderful opportunity to support your local community and to join friends in celebrating the arts! SPACE will be open late tonight, offering over 100 artworks on view, by over 25 artists, all priced $100 and under. We will be making Mother's Day cards and serving refreshments. We hope you can stop by!