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Please join us for a chance to meet and mingle with the artists! All are welcome.
The theme of this show is WINDOWS.
An artist often can take a random thought or idea, and expand and extrapolate from it. Sometimes the idea is literal, sometimes the expression is more esoterical. A Window can be a literal window, a hole in a wall that can expose the outside to the inside, or vice versa. On our house, we can adorn our windows for added interest or beauty, or we can shutter them to prevent the inside from shining out or the outside peering in. But we can also look at windows as a metaphor. For example, it is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. It could be an expression of looking forward or behind. It could be featuring a ‘window’ of opportunity. It could be exposing a moment in time past.
And the list goes on.
We invite you to share with us as we present our interpretations of WINDOWS.
EVENT TYPE: | Art Reception |
Opening as the Palos Verdes Public Library & Art Gallery on June 3, 1930, the Mediterranean Revival architectural style building was designed by Architect Myron Hunt, a local resident. The five-level, 16,550-square-foot building is constructed of hollow-cast double-walled reinforced concrete covered by stucco with a red mission tile roof. The surrounding landscape was designed by well-known landscape architect, Frederick Olmsted, Jr in 1930.
In 1962, an addition was completed on the south side of the building, and in 1997 the stone patio on the east side of the building was remodeled to provide improved handicapped access. Library furnishings include reproductions of original hand-carved walnut Italian Renaissance tables, chairs, and couches from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanderlip. The Library completed a DOLLAR renovation of the interior restoring it to its original.
The library has been designated as a Historic Landmark and it is listed on the California Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.