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The Palos Verdes Library District invites local artists, professional and amateurs alike, to participate in our Annual Community Art Show.
Artists from around the Peninsula and the larger Los Angeles community are invited to submit entries to our upcoming Community Art Shows. Pieces may include many media forms such as photography, painting, collage, and sculpture, and all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome
Entry Guidelines:
Applicants may apply online here or via paper form, anytime between September 2 and 27.
Participants must be in 9th grade or at least 14 years old by November 1, 2025.
Applicants completing a paper form may pay by credit card or check by visiting the Library Administration office on the 2nd Floor of the Peninsula Center Library, anytime Monday - Friday, 10am-4pm.
Online applicants may pay in person or online using a valid credit card.
Please make checks payable to: Palos Verdes Library District.
Entry Fees:
Adults: $10 per entry. Participants may submit up to 2 entries.
Students Grades 9-12: $5 per entry. Participants may submit up to 2 entries.
Awards:
First-place winners in each of the award categories listed below will receive a $100 prize:
Best in Show
Best in High School
Works on Paper
Paintings
Photography
3D works
People’s Choice*
*All awards except for “People’s Choice” will be announced at the Community Art Show Reception at the Peninsula Center Library on Friday, November 14, 6:00-8:30 pm.
The original 32,000 sq. ft Peninsula Center Library built in 1967 was designed by pioneers in “green” design, A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. With vertical wood louvers to control sunlight, the original steel and reinforced concrete building also included coffered slab ceilings with recessed lighting, glass walls, and local Palos Verdes stone and white columns. All furnishings were contemporary with many pieces designed by Jones and Emmons specifically for the Library.
In 1995, architects Zimmer, Gunsul, and Fransca (ZGF) renovated and expanded the space, nearly doubling its size. Using the existing concrete-frame building, the building maintains the original entrance on Deep Valley and added the new entrance on Silver Spur. The building also features major public artworks such as the Stellar Axis by Lita Albuquerque, the bronze cheetahs with the stone column by Gwynn Murrill, and the Light in the Forest mural by Myrna Shiras which are integral parts of the building.
