Armory Center for the Arts

Thank you to everyone who came out in the extreme heat this past weekend for our opening celebration for 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments!' We had a full house! Congratulations to all of our 16 artists and artist collectives who are in the show! 🤩

Keep an eye out for public programming this fall in conjunction to the exhibition.
Visit to explore all participating institutions for Art & Science collide.

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There's still time to sign up for Fall Studio art classes at the Armory! Classes start on Monday the 16th. Visit our link in bio now to browse classes and sign up before spaces fill up.


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High school students: Do your required volunteer hours at the Armory! Teens ages 13 through 18 can apply to volunteer in our Studio program, assisting Teaching Artists with afterschool and weekend kid's classes at the Armory. Visit armoryarts.org/volunteer to learn more, and sign up today!

Now available! Get the catalogue for our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments.' This stunning publication is a compendium of artworks, insights, and information designed to inspire readers to explore speculative ecologies, ancient technologies, and possible scenarios of being in community with our other-than-human relations. Visit armoryarts.org/store to purchase your copy now. Supplies are limited.


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And that’s a wrap! 📒🖍️✨ Thank you all for attending the Armory’s first ever zine fest — it was such a blast! We’re grateful to all the zinesters who came out and shared their talent with our community 💕 Thank you Urban Soul Farmer for sharing your plant knowledge, seeds, and zines! Big thanks to our teaching artist Rachel Curry for teaching folks how to use our riso printer and collage to make their own zines 🖨️✂️✨

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Fall Studio is coming up, and rosters are filling up! Secure your spot today in one of our Armory art classes offereded for kids, teens, and adults. Click the link in our bio now to browse our classes and sign up!

This is your chance to showcase your Armory-made masterpiece! We invite all Armory students from 1989 to 2024 to participate in our upcoming student art show. Whether made in the Armory's Studio or in one of our free classes at places like schools, parks, or community centers... we want to share it with everyone.

The Armory's 35th Anniversary Student Art Show opens Friday, October 11, 2024, during the city-wide ArtNight Pasadena celebration. Visit forms.gle/gd8rPXodxaLujQHCA to submit your application now.

Don't miss out on this weekend's opening reception for 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments!' We'll be having a jam-packed day filled with art-making, tarot readings, seed-sharing, and more! RSVP now by visiting armoryarts.org/from-the-ground-up.

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Free Armory art classes for teens at artWORKS begin on September 16. Join us for crafting, street art, screenprinting, and ceramics classes. Registration is required and can be done by visiting armoryarts.org/artworks.

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It's almost the start of Fall Studio! Get your child signed up for an after-school art class at the Armory starting this September. We're offering classes like Artsy Comics, Anime & Characters, Printmaking & DIY Screenprinting, Photograms & Darkroom Photography, and so much more! Visit armoryarts.org/studio to enroll now.

Volunteer at the Armory this Sunday, September 8! We're seeking individuals 18+ to assist us at the opening celebration of our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up!' Visit forms.gle/kdZxfzrfWiqwitZM7 to sign up. Thank you! 🌟

We're one week away from the opening reception of our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments!' Come celebrate with us at the Armory on Sunday, September 8, at 1 p.m. We'll have a curator-led walk-through, a tarot card reading, seed sharing, and more. RSVP now by visiting forms.gle/DWxXZ6jDpv2anhmC9 now.

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This is a unique opportunity to showcase your or your loved ones' artistic journey. Be part of this exhibition celebrating the incredible spirit of the Armory's creative community that has flourished since 1989.

The Armory's 35th Anniversary Student Art Show opens Friday, October 11, 2024, during the city-wide ArtNight Pasadena celebration. Visit forms.gle/gd8rPXodxaLujQHCA or to submit your application now.

Visit our gallery today to see our new exhibition, 'From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments,' as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide. Then visit upstairs to see 'Present in the Moment,' an exhibition by local Armory community members.
Doors open today at 2 PM. Visit armoryarts.org/exhibitions to plan your visit.

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First 3 images shot by Yubo from ofstudio, featuring work by Hillary Mushkin, Cielo Saucedo, and Enid Baxter Ryce.
Last image courtesy of Isabel Fernandez.

Fall Studio is three weeks away! Sign up for an art class at the Armory, whether you're a kid, teen, or adult. We're offering new classes like block printing, crafting ceramic jewelry, and drawing in the garden, along with Armory favorites! Browse our roster and sign up for a class now.

! Our exhibition opening celebration for 'From the Ground Up' is next week! We're looking for volunteers ages 18+ to help with greeting, wayfinding, and replenishing food and beverages. Can you help? Visit forms.gle/8kyf8uXVzwew5sm7A and let us know! Thank you!

Last image is by Yubo from ofstudio.

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.
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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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