Armory Center for the Arts

Today's the day! Armory Zine Fest begins at 11 AM. Don't miss out on your chance to explore a variety of zines made by different artists!
Also opening today is 'Present in the Moment,' a photography exhibition by local Armory community members Isabel Fernandez, Esprit Jones, Brandon Donte Lamar, Caleo Kiyoshi Osorio, and Isabella Sanchez. Bring the entire family to enjoy the art and refreshments, and have your portrait taken by Armory Teaching Artist Johnny Pérez. Stop by our Caldwell Gallery to see our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments,' as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide.

Last image by Yubo from ofstudio showcasing work by L*z Batz (Sandra de la Loza and Jess Gudiel), now on view at the Armory.
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Armory Zine Fest is this Sunday! Don't forget to bring packaged seeds to trade with the Urban Soul Farmer’s mobile Seed & Zine Library. Visit armoryarts.org/armory-zine-fest-2024 for artist bios and more event information.


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School's back in session and we're up next! Sign up for an art class at the Armory this fall. Offering classes for kids, teens, and adults, choose from a variety of classes like block printing, figure drawing, darkroom photography, and so much more. Click the link in our bio now to browse our roster and register today.

Images feature the progress of previous Armory student Amy Lee's watercolor painting, shared with her past instructor Joe Bruns.

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Giving a big to our incredible 2024 Getty MUI interns, Tania and Han, for putting together Underground Worlds: Centering Sound in Art. Big thank-you to everyone who attended the event and vibed out to the music! We're so appreciative of all the hard work our interns put into Underground Worlds and to our attendees for making the event a success.
Swipe through the images to see images from the evening!

Join us for the celebration of our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments' on Sunday, September 8!

Join us at 1 PM for a walkthrough with curator, Irene Georgia Tsatsos, followed by a tarot reading by artist Enid Baxter Ryce and her family at 2. Ending the afternoon will be an amaranth seed sharing and blessing at 3 PM, where we’ll harvest amaranth and practice a Campesino a Campesino (Farmer to Farmer) philosophy of reciprocal action with Cristóbal Osorio Sánchez, founder of Qachuu Aloom Asociación Madre Tierra; Maria Aurelia Xitumul Ivoy; Vasquez Chun; and Sabrina Sosof from Guatemala, along with Indigenous Permaculture and the Garden's Edge.

Visit forms.gle/Y9kNPpHUfuxZu6g69 to RSVP now!
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Dust off that Armory masterpiece made by you, your child, or family member and help celebrate our 35th anniversary with a truly historic student exhibition.

We invite you to submit any artwork made by a child, teen, or adult who participated in any Armory program from 1989 through 2024. Whether made in the Armory's Studio or in one of our free programs at places like schools, parks, or community centers... we want to share it with everyone.

To submit your application to our student exhibition, visit forms.gle/uSwxsk4552G3ujUa6.
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Meet our final zinester for this Sunday’s Zine Fest at the Armory, Joe Galarza! 🪶​​🌀
Joe is a teaching artist at the Armory who will be selling his works as well as representing El Machetero Art Collective.

We are so grateful and excited about the artists participating. We can’t wait for you to meet them all in person this weekend!

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Dust off that Armory masterpiece made by you, your child, or family member and help celebrate our 35th anniversary with a truly historic student exhibition. Submit any artwork made by a child, teen, or adult who participated in any Armory class from 1989 through 2024 for inclusion in our 35th Anniversary Studen Art Exhibition. Submission deadline is September 11. Exhibition opens October 11 during ArtNight Pasadena.

Call for Armory Student Artworks (1989-2024) Celebrate our 35th anniversary with this “historic” exhibition.

Introducing the last batch of amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

Visit armoryarts.org/armory-zine-fest-2024 to read all artist bios now!
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Join us this Sunday, August 25 for 'Present in the Moment,' a photography pop-up exhibition put together by local Armory community members! 'Present in the Moment' will feature work from Isabel Fernandez, Esprit Jones, Brandon Donte Lamar, Caleo Kiyoshi Osorio, and Isabella Sanchez. Come by from 11 AM to 4 PM to receive a free studio portrait session by Johnny Pérez.

Introducing more of the amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

Visit armoryarts.org/armory-zine-fest-2024 to read all artist bios now!
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Introducing… some of the amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

Visit armoryarts.org/armory-zine-fest-2024 to read all artist bios now!
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Introducing more of the amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

Click the link in our bio to read all artist bios now!
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Fall art classes for adults, kids, teens, and families are now enrolling in letterpress, ceramics, street art, darkroom photo, life drawing, Risograph, stop motion animation, painting, printmaking, fabric arts, and much more! All classes are designed and led by our fabulous Teaching Artists — compassionate educators and accomplished artists who help students of all skill levels develop their unique voices. No prior experience is necessary. With roots going back to 1947, Pasadena's Armory Center for the Arts is a nonprofit organization and a nationally recognized innovator for community-based art education. Fall Studio session begins September 16.

Fall Art Classes in Pasadena Enrolling Now Fall Session Starts Sept 16

Fall Studio is just one month away! Click the link in our bio now to browse our roster and choose your class. Registration is now open for everyone.

Image courtesy of Armory Teaching Artist, Austyn de Lugo-Liston, showcasing the creations of his students in his Drag and Performance Art class!

Introducing… some of the amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

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Attention all high school students! Our End of Summer Celebration is this Sunday, August 18 from 10 AM to 2 PM! We're welcoming teens, ages 13 to 18, for a special art celebration for currently enrolled high school students, those starting high school in the fall, and those who just graduated this spring. JJoin us for a free day of artmaking with our Teaching Artists, including block printing with Rachel Curry, fabric cyanotypes with Joe Bruns, and screenprinting with Sergio Hernandez.

Invite your friends! RSVPs are required and can be done at armoryarts.org/end-of-summer-celebration-for-high-school-students.
All materials are included for this free event, but there are only 30 spaces available.
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Introducing… some of the amazing zinesters who will be exhibiting at the Armory’s first zine fest 🤩 Make sure to mark your calendars for August 25th! 🗓️🖍️💥

Featured:
Urban Soul Farmer
John Dishwasher
Matt MacFarland
Sharla Berry
Tori Holder

🗯️ We can’t wait for you to meet the over 25 participating zinesters at the first ever Armory Zine Fest‼️ In addition to meeting the artists and buying zines, we invite you to participate in all ages activities.

Bring seed packages to exchange with () Urban Soul Farmer’s mobile Seed & Zine Library 🌱📚 Drop in Teaching Artist () Rachel Curry’s zine-making workshop using the riso printer, natural materials, and collage 🖨️🖍️✂️

Thank you so much for creating our gorgeous flier! 🍂🍁🌿 Rachel made the flier using the Armory studios. She scanned real leaves directly on the Risograph to create the background, then used wood type in our Letterpress Lab for the title of the event.

Don't miss out on our second event for Art is Life! Join us at the Armory from 5 to 7 PM to meet, greet, create, and receive treats! Come together as a community and celebrate how art shows up in your life. Design your very own custom-printed bandana, or bring in blank T-shirts to print and customize. Light refreshments will be provided.

Visit our gallery today at 2 PM to see 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments!' Organized for the Armory by curator Irene Georgia Tsatsos, this exhibition presents works by 16 contemporary artists and artist teams that bridge familiar distinctions between art and science while exploring practices and traditions that predate contemporary understandings of those disciplines. In this exhibition, artworks, knowledge traditions, and histories converge in space and across time
'From the Ground Up' is part of the Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative across Southern California. Visit armoryarts.org/exhibitions to plan your visit today.

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Marcus Zúñiga, mutualism imager, 2023. Light, obsidian, pine, yucca, corn, earth, and land-based ritual. Dimensions variable. Reserve, NM. Photo: Marcus Zúñiga.

Beatriz Cortez, Generosity I, 2019. Steel, plastic, seeds (corn, beans, amaranth, quinoa, sorghum, gourd); 63 × 24 × 24 in. Pictured at the Bowtie, Rio de Los Angeles State Park, Los Angeles, 2019. Photo: Tatiana Guerrero, courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles and Mexico City.

Hillary Mushkin, The River and the Grid, 2024 (detail). Ink, watercolor, graphite, archival inkjet prints, and glue on paper; artist’s book, closed: 26 × 40 in., open: 26 × 80 in. Photo: Evan Walsh.

Enid Baxter Ryce, Shed (Mapping the Devil’s Half Acre), 2023. Mixed media installation; 120 × 110 × 72 in. Photo: Brent Dundore-Arias.

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SoCal Museums Old Pasadena

Underground Worlds: Centering Sound in Art is this Sunday! Join us this weekend on the 11th at 6 PM for an artist panel and performances, including a DJ set from Langosta! Visit armoryarts.org/underground-worlds to read artist panel bios and RSVP now!


Pacoima Techno Maral

Come plant amaranth with us this Saturday! Join the Armory for our Communal Amaranth Planning on Saturday, August 10 from 10 AM to 12 PM where we will be guided by friends from Indigenous Permaculture and gardeners from Milagro Allegro Community Garden. A decade ago, Qachuu Aloom gifted seeds to gardeners at Milagro Allegro Community Garden, and the farmers returned each year to plant and harvest amaranth. We're looking forward to continuing to connect over the seed. Bring your gardening equipment!

Click the link in our bio for full event information.
Photo courtesy of Liz Goetz
Old Pasadena SoCal Museums

Fall Studio registration is now open for all! Sign up to take a class at the Armory whether you're a kid, teen, or adult! We offer art courses for everyone beginning at the age of two. Visit armoryarts.org/studio to browse our roster and sign up now!

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Don't miss out on Underground Worlds this Sunday where we will be having an artist panel and performances. We're welcoming Maral to our lineup!
Maral’s sonic palette incorporates a collage of Iranian Classical & Folk samples and explores genres of experimental electronic production such as noise, punk/post-punk, and dub. Maral has released two critically acclaimed records, Ground Groove (2022) and Push (2020), on Leaving Records. She has collaborated with artists such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, Panda Bear, Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Anika, and more.
This event is coordinated by our 2024 Getty MUI Interns Tania Ordoñez and Han Kim.

Click the link in our bio to read all artist bios, and RSVP for the event on August 11 now.
Maral Pacoima Techno

Opening next weekend is our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments,' as part of the Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative across Southern California. Visit our gallery starting on Friday to see works by 16 contemporary artists and artist teams, exploring diverse technologies, histories of contested spaces, and traditional understandings of nature as they imagine alternative, sustainable futures.
Visit armoryarts.org/exhibitions for a list of all exhibiting artists, gallery dates, and more.

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Photo: Liz Goetz, 'Amaranth field,' San Francisco, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, 2019.

Cielo Saucedo, study for 'Visible Vault (from Maseca),' 2024 (detail). Maseca, plexiglass, wire cable, foam; 75 × 75 × 75 in. Photo: Amina Cruz.

iris yirei hu, 'mud song dream sequence (still),' 2024. Video and clay; 24 x 30 x 6.

Aroussiak Gabrielian, 'Future Kin, 2024 (detail).' Video still from mixed-media installation, dimensions variable.
Getty Irene Georgia Tsatsos

School is back in session! Sign your class up now for a See Art, Make Art! field trip at the Armory to tour our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments.' Visit armoryarts.org/field-trips to learn more about our field trips now.

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