Opening Reception Event at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto: The Art in Food

Palo Alto, California—The Pacific Art
League of Palo Alto (PAL) will host a new exhibition, ‘The Art in Food: Farm,
Table, Community,’ March 7th – 27st, in its transitional
location at 227 Forest Avenue in Palo Alto.

“The Art in Food: Farm, Table,
Community” is a juried exhibition in collaboration with the San Jose Museum of
Art and over 50 partners across the Bay Area to organize an extensive community
presentation of food, creativity and community from San Francisco to
Watsonville.  See the San Jose Museum of
Art website for more details. The exhibition is comprised
of forty 2- and 3-dimensional works by 29 Artists from the Pacific coast states.
The works were selected by a guest Juror, Valéria Miranda. Miranda has been
working in museums, non-profits, and the arts for over 20 years , and is a
member of the Graduate Program faculty at the Academy of Art University (San
Francisco). In January 2013, she founded and serves as Director of Vida Arts
(Santa Cruz), a social enterprise committed to facilitating sustainable
connections between artists and community.

In the Craft Gallery, local artist and
PAL member Phyllis Lee will be exhibiting her ceramics. Growing up in rural
upstate New York, Phyllis was deeply inspired by the beauty of nature. For 30
years she has spent several weeks each summer on the Rhode Island Shore where
she collects the textural objects that inspire her work. Phyllis has worked in
oil paint, watercolor and etching and now channels her creativity into clay.
Works on display at PAL through March 31st will include functional and
decorative pottery as well as ceramic sculpture.

All are invited to attend the opening
reception held on  March 7th,
2014, from 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the Pacific Art League. Come enjoy beautiful art
by talented local artists, good music, refreshments and great company!

Gallery hours are 9 AM to 5 PM. Monday
through Friday. Admission is free.