Galleries in South Bay
Anno Domini has been both representing and promoting urban contemporary culture and its many faces since they opened in 2000. The space is dedicated to new, emerging and often ignored artforms.
They offer classes in different types of painting, mixed media, needlework and creative writing. Classes range from 8 to 12 weeks and meet once per week for one to two hours. Register for classes online.
The center has oil painting, Chinese brush painting, calligraphy classes and a crochet and knitting group (free).
This gallery houses the paintings of BRUNI Sablan, a Brazilian artist, The theme of her paintings are jazz and jazz musicians and they are a range of styles from abtract to potraitts.
This gallery offers contemporary art by emerging and renowned visual artists from across the United States. Art includes paintings, sculpture, collage, mixed media, etchings, and monotypes.
The Cantor Arts Center has diverse collections spanning continents, cultures, and 4,000 years of art history. It include the largest gathering of Rodin bronzes outside Paris as an outdoor sculpture garden. See a wide range of changing exhibitions, lectures, gallery talks, symposia, classes, and special events. There is a café that serves food and beverages.
The Cantor Arts Center has diverse collections spanning continents, cultures, and 4,000 years of art history. It include the largest gathering of Rodin bronzes outside Paris as an outdoor sculpture garden. See a wide range of changing exhibitions, lectures, gallery talks, symposia, classes, and special events. There is a café that serves food and beverages.
They have fine art and crafts classes like Chinese brush painting and photo editing. Register for classes in person, by calling or emailing.
The museum has a variety of local art exhibitions including photography, paper works, painting, sculpture, video, ceramic, glass and furniture. Click here for Current and future exhibitions
The artist is internationally known for her heart paintings and generous community art projects. She has been seen on NBC and ABC affiliates in major West Coast cities. She focuses on the use of mixed media in her paintings. The gallery is in a cute little courtyard lined with trees and other shops and galleries in historic, downtown Campbell.
The Euphrat Museum presents unique exhibitions, and events reflecting the rich diverse cultural heritage of the Bay Area. The exhibitions enhance understanding of art fundamentals, art history, and aesthetics and showcase emerging artists and artists with national and international reputations. Educational materials and public programming, such as lectures and receptions, complement the exhibitions. They also present student shows featuring art by local elementary and middle school students and De Anza College students.
GALLERY 9, the oldest art gallery in Los Altos, is a cooperative gallery of local artists who work in various media, including painting, printmaking, photography, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and weaving. Originally a group of nine artists, the membership now stands at almost thirty. Artists are juried into membership, ensuring that the quality of the work exhibited is high. Each month a new show is hung in the front part of the Gallery, featuring the work of one or two of the members. Receptions for the artist are held in conjunction with each new exhibit. Work of other members is exhibited in the other half of the Gallery, and changes monthly.
They offer art workshops, crochet and knitting, creative writing, watercolor, calligraphy,drawing, stained glass, photography, jewerly making, and playreading classes.
This gallery specializes in fine panoramic photography by Jeff Mitchum who is one of the great American and international landscape photographers.He is often described as the Ansel Adams of color. Known for his compositional mastery and use of light and subject matter are key notes to his work.
This art gallery is located within the lobby of the Finn Center at the Community School of Music and Arts. Simply walk in the main doors.
They offer a variety of art classes including ceramics, flower arrangement, calligraphy, art history, drawing, oil and acrylic painting, watercolor, creative writing, memoir writing, digital photography, needlework and sewing. Be sure to look for classes designed as adults age 55 or older and register using the supplied form.
The Mountain View Senior Center offers a variety of art classes including calligraphy, ceramics, creative stitchery, drawing, watercolor, knitting and crocheting, oils and acrylics, quilt making and wood carving.
The Jewish Community Center hosts a variety of changing exhibits in their many lobbies including photography, computer generated art, sculptures, collage, mixed media, painting and even hats! They have a large garage for parking.
Since 1921, the Pacific Art League has been a community of and for artists (new, emerging, and professional). They house two galleries and one studio where art is exhibited.
The Palo Alto Arts Center supports art education programs and adult studio art classes. Please call for more information.
This gallery is led by a professional curator and presents exhibitions in three galleries that include the most current, relevant and often challenging art from the region, the nation and the world. The space is activated by opening receptions, South First Friday gallery walks, nighttime projections in the front windows, panel discussions, printmaking workshops, brown bag lunches and impromptu conversations in the galleries.
The San Jose Museum of Art has a variety of rotating exhibits. Check their website for what is currently on view.
The museum promotes the art, craft and history of quilts and textiles. It also provides an understanding of the role of quilts and textiles in the lives of their makers, in cultural traditions, and as historical documents.
They offer classes in clay, drawing, woodworking, painting, watercolor, crocheting, knitting, sewing and quilting.
Sonya Paz, a Bay Area fine artist, is creating a new direction in the Pop Art movement through her exuberant use of color and playful forms. Engaging yet simple, motivating and energized, colors that pulls you in like a vortex through her wild creative and positive attitude. Sonyas paintings and vivid images are a reflection of her California roots and her passion and love for life. Her works are inspired by cubist style elements and the Pop Art movement. Seasoned by traveling the world to study art and its history, Sonya has a passion for Modern Art, Pop Art, Cubism, and Surrealism.
The center has ceramic and other art classes as well as an open pottery studio.
The Lace Museum is one of two museums devoted solely to lace in the western part of the United States. The museum houses hundreds of tools, lace examples, books and other materials covering the history of lace.
This museum has lace making workshops throughout the year. There are also lace making classes that are by appointment only and can accomodate your schedule.
The Triton Museum of Art offers a variety of classes such as watercolor, drawing and pastels. Please refer to current schedule for specific classes, dates, times, fees and how to register.
The Triton Museum of Art collects and exhibits contemporary and historical works with an emphasis on artists of the Greater Bay Area. The permanent collection includes 19th and 20th century American art of the Pacific Rim, Europe and beyond.
Works San Jose is a place for the south bay community to experiment, exhibit, and engage. It was founded in 1977 by local artists, this performance center allow artists, curators, and the community to take creative risks.