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“Protea #1,”
by Bob Francis,
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Paletteers and Photography—exhibitions exploring works by 45 artists displaying wide-ranging talents of
the Paletteers, and a diverse group of emerging and established photographers covering a wide spectrum
of visions, imagery and photographic methods. See page 4–5 for details.

Chief Executive
Officer’s
Column
What A Year
It’s Been!
-By Bob Yassin
While we have been celebrating our 80th Anniversary and with
it the Art Center’s 80th Anniversary Legacy Campaign to raise
funds for the New Palos Verdes Art Center, the Art Center is also
on the cusp of another anniversary: one year in our temporary
location here at The Promenade. And what a year it has been.
I remember when we first looked at the space. It still
seemed like a bookstore (remember Border’s?) but with a
little ingenuity and some modest construction we transformed
the space into a reasonable facsimile of the Art Center while
continuing our programs without interruption. Here, I want to
convey our many thanks to Stoltz Management and their local
General Manger, Liz Griggs, for making this space available to
us. For a project like ours, to be able to continue with little program
interruption is really quite unusual. And I also know from
the many positive comments I hear, that the location has been
well-received. It has also been a real help in reaching new
audiences and raising our image in the community.
Now, because this has been such a positive experience,
it has been suggested by many of you that we should keep a
presence here at The Promenade. I have been working with Liz
Griggs to that end and if it can be worked out I hope we will be
able to keep at least part of our programming here. We will certainly
be at The Promenade until the end of this year, by which
time the construction will be complete and, I hope, we will
have completed the move back. That return will mark a new era
for the Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts
Education. Adapting to new and improved spaces, and identifying
and maximizing the new opportunities the reconstructed
facility will provide will be a wonderful challenge.
Meanwhile, full activity continues here at the Promenade
site. Two wonderful shows will be here through the summer,
Photography and the Paletteers exhibitions, plus we have a
full and exciting program of summer classes and children’s
art camps. The Associates will present this year’s edition of
Celebrate Chefs—get your tickets early before they are all gone!
Information for all programs and events can be found in this
Artifacts.
Construction is moving forward at full-speed and we are
at the $5,000,000 mark in our $5.5 million goal. If you have
not made a contribution, I hope you will do so. We still have
spaces to name and places on our donor’s boards for you.
Remember, a gift to the Art Center’s Capital Campaign is really
a gift to the community and all the people we serve. It is the
kind of gift that keeps on giving.
President’s
Column
Art Education
Thrives!
-By Loren DeRoy
The Palos Verdes Art Center has always focused on providing
the community with quality art education. This past fall and
spring, the impact of our educational programs was made
evident by the caliber of our student’s art on exhibit in the
Student Perspective Exhibition and Art at Your Fingertips
Exhibition. The Student Perspective show featured over 250
artworks created by students taking classes at the PVAC and
their talent was truly inspirational. The AAYF Exhibition, curated
by Suzi Bracegirdle and Gaye Vancans, featured art created
by elementary school students in the Art At Your Fingertips
program. Art at Your Fingertips not only provides over 7,000
students each year with hands-on art experiences, but thanks
to the expertise of PVAC’s Education Director, Gail Phinney,
each project also includes age-appropriate lesson plans
aligned with State Standards in the visual arts. It is very fitting
that the Palos Verdes Art Center now has “Education” in its
formal name with the addition of the Beverly G. Alpay Center
for Arts Education made possible by the generous donor support
of Dr. O. Allen Alpay.
In April, the Circle’s Homes Tour Extraordinaire featured
the unique homes of Portuguese Bend with a lunch and boutique
at the temporary PVAC location. Homes Tour Chairs,
Mary Sheh and Pam Sherman and their committee of volunteers,
as well as PVAC staff deserve special thanks for
orchestrating a wonderfully successful event, despite Mother
Nature’s unwanted contribution. This spring also saw another
successful Win Your Dream Home Raffle. Bob Yassin deserves
special thanks and recognition for the continued outstanding
financial success of the Dream Home raffles, which he initiated
10 years ago to build the endowment fund for the PVAC.
Despite increasing competition, proceeds from this year’s
raffle exceeded $500,000.
Looking forward to the summer, you won’t want to miss
the Paletteers and Photography Exhibition featuring five
renowned photographers and over 90 pieces of work by
the Paletteers, which opens June 29. Also this summer, the
PVAC’s popular Art-Rageous Art Camp begins July 16 with five
one week sessions. You can register your eager campers by
calling 310-541-2479. It is also time to buy your tickets for
the Associate’s 2012 Celebrate Chefs and Cellars event on
July 29, destined to be a delightful evening that will delight
your palette.
continued on page 15

80th Anniversary
LEGACY CAMPAIGN
Help Us Raise $5.5 Million for New Facility!
Thank You To Our Generous Donors As of June 15, 2012
$500,000–$2,000,000
Dr. O. Allen Alpay in memory of Beverly
G. Alpay
Allen and Dorothy Lay
$100,000–$499,999
The Associates
The Circle
Alida and Stevan Calvillo in memory of her
mother, Reva Graziadio
The Hinchliffe Family in memory of their
parents, Stephen F. and Katherine M.
Hinchliffe
Marylyn and Chuck Klaus
Michael and Stacy Koehn
Marilyn and John Long
George and Dee Schuler
Judith and Stan Solomon
Don and Martha Tuffli/Tuffli Family
Foundation
Nancy and Jim Welsh
$50,000–$99,999
Ahmanson Foundation
Ed and Susie Beall
Nancy and Donovan Black
Jay and Carol Borzi
Ann and David Buxton
Don and Mary Lou Crocker
The Rorke–McClure Family
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
George and June Romine
$25,000–$99,999
Elaine and Ronald Florance
Supervisor Don Knabe, Fourth District
Maude and Aaron Landon
$10,000–$24,999
Janet Baszile in memory of Barry Baszile
Joan and Chris W. Caras
Deepak and Nandini Chopra in honor of
Mohini Syal
Charles and Nancy Collinge
Nancy Comaford in memory of Carter M.
Comaford
Nancy Crawford in memory of her parents,
Don and Jean Leiter
Dr. Stephanie M. Culver and Victor L.
George
Craig and Loren DeRoy
Hank and Denise Dixon
Dr. D.F. and Mrs. Duperon in honor of the
Duperon Family
Linda and Will Gassett
Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg
The Jacqueline Glass Family in memory of
Jerry Glass
Denise Guzman and Tony Aloia
Barbara and Dave Hart
Betty and Irwin Helford
Bob and Gail Johnson
Diana and Ray Martin
Grant Niman and Kathleen Parker
Barbara and Mark Paullin
Ione Ransom
The Scharffenberger Family
Priscilla and Roger Schultz
Jane and Steve Shutt
Richard A. Siegal
Michael and Sandra Taradash
Geoffrey Wainwright and Eda van Dyk
Betty Wing
Marilyn and Robert A. Yassin
$1,000–$9,999
Sandy Barnett
Phyllis and David Cannom
Nancy and Duncan Cumming
Dan and Liz Fitzgerald
Dick and Ruth Lohrer
McNair and Bob Maxwell
Georgene McKim
Phil Norman
Deedee Rechtin
Debbie and Mike Richardson
Laura and Michael Salvay
Rowena Yarak Schaber
Peter and Monique Thorrington
Tim and Cc Yu in honor of Marilyn Long
In addition to the above, a number of donors have requested to remain anonymous.
List reflects donations received to $1000.
Letter from
Campaign Chair,
Allen Lay
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It gives me great pleasure
to report on the progress
with our 80th Anniversary
Legacy Campaign. We are
most grateful to all of our
supporters who have contributed to the $5 million
dollar mark. This leaves just $500,000 to achieve
our campaign goal. At this point, every gift makes
a difference.
As we continue with the Community Campaign
phase, an exciting new opportunity is available to
families with school-age children. Carol and Jay
Borzi have generously donated funds that will match
all gifts and pledges to the 80th Anniversary Legacy
Campaign from families with children through grade
12. The Borzi Family Challenge Grant will match
these funds one-to-one, with a special incentive to
Art At Your Fingertips docents. We hope that you
take advantage of this special challenge.
There are many ways in which you can support
the campaign. Become a Founding Member of
the Art Center’s Renaissance Society, a new major
donor support group, with your pledge of $10,000,
payable over four years; or a pledge of a major gift
that offer spaces and program naming opportunities
We are almost to our goal. I want to again
underscore that every campaign gift is truly appreciated
and every contribution, no matter the amount,
will make a difference.

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PaleTTeers exhibition
From detailed botanical watercolors, through impressionistic
landscapes, to bold mixed-media abstractions, satiric
graphic art on wood panels and animated videos, 90
works by 45 artists display the wide-ranging talents of the
Paletteers. The Paletteers Club was organized in Southern
California in 1952, and soon was associated with the Palos
Verdes Community Arts Association in 1960 (legal name of
—Rosemary Bandes
—Debra Young
Members’ opening reception, Friday, June 29, 5–7pm
the Palos Verdes Art Center until 2000). The Paletteers are
an incredibly talented and supportive group of artists who
share a passion for their work. Members of this affiliate of
the Palos Verdes Art Center are seasoned local artists including
instructors at PVAC and other schools. Many Paletteers
have garnered awards and attracted devoted collectors of
their works.
—Carol Morris-Ward
—Lisa Rieger

ons JUNE
PHOTOGraPHY exhibition
The Palos Verdes Art Center presents a diverse group
of emerging and established photographers/artists in
PHOTOGRAPHY—an exhibition covering a wide spectrum
of visions, imagery and photographic methods—featuring
Anita Bunn, Anthony Castro, Bob Francis, Meg Madison,
and Ed Martin. Photography has always played an important
part in the exhibition history at the Palos Verdes Art
—Ed Martin
29 – AUGUST 12, 2012
GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Saturday 10am–4pm, Sunday 1–4pm
—Anthony Castro
Curated by Scott Canty, PVAC Exhibitions Director
Center, and due to this rich history, exhibitions will intersect
photographic based works throughout its programs and
curatorial focus. As the digital medium widens its reach into
all forms of image making, this exhibition looks to explore
with these five artists who experiment and create new and
innovating ways to stretch this medium into new and different
approaches.
—Meg Madison
—Bob Francis —Anita Bunn
Free docent-led tours available by calling Education Director Gail Phinney at 310-541-2479.
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educati
—Susan Park
—Yu Ji
—Un Chu Song
Alpay Awards Announced
—Jackson Casady
In recognition of their excellence in the visual arts, three youth artists,
four high school graduates, four undergraduate students, five Master of
Fine Arts students and two working professional artists have received
Beverly G. Alpay Memorial Education Fund Awards from the Palos
Verdes Art Center. The $20,000 they shared raises the fifteen-year grant
program total to over $152,000. Winners were awarded in each of the
five categories: Youth, High School Graduate, College Undergraduate,
MFA and Working Professional Artist.
Youth artist Jackson Casday, of Manhattan Beach and a Mira
Costa High School junior took the top award in this category for his
oil and acrylic paintings and was awarded $500, plus a Palos Verdes
Art Center art class certificate. Caroline Chiou, of Torrance and a West
High School junior, and Jon Leslie, of Rolling Hills Estates and a Palos
Verdes Peninsula High School junior both were awarded a Palos Verdes
Art Center class certificate.
Sooyun Lee, of Torrance and a 2012 graduate of South High
School was awarded $1000; Susan Park of Rancho Palos Verdes and
a 2012 Palos Verdes Peninsula High School graduate was awarded
$1000; Suha Park of Gardena and a 2012 South High School graduate
was awarded $500; and Alexa Sharpe of Torrance and a 2012 Bishop
Montgomery High School graduate was awarded $500.
Richelle Gribble of Los Angeles, an undergraduate attending USC
received the top award of $2000 for her acrylic paintings pieces. Three

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—Richelle Gribble
additional undergraduate students, Krista Feld, of Cerritos and attending
California State University Long Beach, Huy Lu of Marin City and
attending USC, and George Martinez of Lennox attending Otis College
of Art and Design each received $1000.
Un Chu Song of Garden Grove and Yibin Zhang of Signal Hill, both
Cal State University Long Beach Master of Fine Art students, received
the top awards of $2500 each. Three additional Master of Fine Arts
students, Jamie Tablason of Lakewood and attending California State
University Long Beach, Yasunari Izaki of Fairbanks, Alaska and attending
Otis College of Art and Design each received $1500; and Michael
Schmidt of Westminster and attending Chicago Institute of Art received
$1000. Yu Ji, of Long Beach and Lisa Talbot, of Los Angeles, both working
professional visual artists, received awards of $2000 and $500
respectively to help further their professional careers.
Members of the selection committee include: Dr. O. Allen Alpay,
fund creator; Art Center Chairman, Allen Lay; Art Center Exhibition
Director, Scott Canty; Art Center President, Loren DeRoy; Art Center
Trustees, Donald Crocker and Maude Landon; Art Center faculty member,
Jan Napolitan; and Bob Yassin, Art Center Chief Executive Officer.
The fund was created by the Art Center’s Board of Trustees and Dr.
Alpay in memory of his wife, Beverly Alpay. She was a long-time patron
of the arts and served as president of the Art Center’s Board of Directors
and its executive director. Dr. Alpay continues to match all donations to
this educational endowment fund.
Best of High School Art
The Best of High School Art Exhibition featured
art work from Peninsula High School,
Palos Verdes High School, and Rancho del
Mar High School. The best in ceramics, drawing,
painting, sculpture, photography and
glass were exhibited through the month of
May. Awards were presented at the members’
opening reception. Judging this year’s show
were Lawrence Yun, Associate Professor of
Art at CSU Fullerton and PVAC Instructor, and
Adrian Sandstrom, professional ceramicist
and PVAC Instructor.
BESt OF SHOw
Melisa Kocarslan / 12th Grade
“Multiple Self Portrait,” Photography
tHREE DiMENSiONAL
Cody Bergstrom / 12th Grade
1st Place, Glass
Kim Hoel / 11th Grade
2nd Place, Ceramics
Maddie Seymour / 10th Grade
3rd Place, Metal Sculpture
Conrad Kaczmar / 12th Grade
Honorable Mention, Ceramics
twO DiMENSiONAL
Ashley Overbeek / 11th Grade
1st Place, Digital Photography
Shao Chi Hung / 12th Grade
2nd Place, Ink Drawing and Photoshop
Coloring
Delaney DelPonti / 12th Grade
3rd Place, Digital Photography
Vanessa Foust / 10th Grade
Honorable Mention, Scratch Board
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Keeping Art Education
IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS
PVAC offers standards-based art education for more than 7,000 Peninsula students each year. Now in its 37th year, Art At Your Fingertips
docents teach elementary school students through five creative projects. Projects are aligned with California Visual and Performing Arts
Standards, incorporating artistic perception, creative expression and historical, cultural context and aesthetic valuing.
Proud as a Peacock
Inspired by the decadent beauty of peacock
feathers, this colorful drawing project
will introduce students to American
painter James Whistler’s “Peacock
Room” and the history of the peacock as
a decorative motif celebrated by various
cultures. Students will create their own
impression of a peacock using colorful
oil pastels contrasted against a textured black sand paper background.
Project created by Lee-Jean Lin
Scottish Nights In this project, students create
an original work in the Art
Nouveau style of Scotland’s
Hannah Frank’s pen and ink
drawings. Students will use a
stylus on black scratchboard to
create an outdoor nighttime scene while they experiment with
positive and negative space in a fun, new medium. Project created
by Penny Richards
Owls in the Neighborhood
The Art At Your Fingertips Board of Directors Proudly Presents
Art At Your Fingertips Projects for the 2012–2013 School Year
In this directed drawing project, students
will learn about the ornithological prints
and drawings by American naturalist John
James Audubon. Children will use black
and brown chalk pastels to create a realistic
image of an owl incorporating the elements
of line and shape. Project created
by Kaye Furlong
Combine Creation
In this project, students will be
introduced to the art form of assemblage
inspired by the three-dimensional
“Combines” of American
Abstract Expressionist painter Robert
Rauschenberg. Using a combination
of acrylic and metallic paint, fabric,
paper and found objects, children
will create their own unique art piece
emphasizing balance. Project created
by Laurie Bucher
Palos Verdes Butterfly Blues
This pen and watercolor pencil project
will create awareness about the importance
of conservation. Inspired by the
work of 17th century botanical illustrator
Maria Sibylla Merian, students will illustrate
the local deerweed plant accented
by a three-dimensional rendering of the
endangered Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.
Project created Annemarie Wargin
A special thank you to the following merchants for displaying
the children’s Art At Your Fingertip Artwork throughout
the 2011–2012 school year!
Promenade on the Peninsula
merchants: Starbucks, Clix
Photography, Red Brick
Pizza, Sparrow Vietnamese
Restaurant, Small wonders,
Peninsula Academy
Also: terranea Resort,
the Original Red Onion
Restaurant, Malaga Bank,
Ralph’s Grocery, Starbucks
(Peninsula Center), Dollhouse
Children’s Boutique,
the Palos Verdes Library

Alive
IN OUR COMMUNITY
PVAC Community School of Art Instructor Spotlight
FRANk MiNUtO
Congratulations
to PVAC
Instructor,
Lance Richlin
Lance was awarded the prestigious
“Certificate of Excellence” from the
Portrait Society of America International
Juried Salon. Lance, now deemed one
of the top 50 artists in the world, is
a painter, sculptor, author, instructor,
and sometimes actor. His artwork, whether it is two-dimensional or three,
is executed from life when possible, and his paintings, which he completes
alla prima, are usually life-sized. He has been featured in many exhibitions
throughout the Untied States, and has been the subject of several articles in
magazines such as American Artist, American Artist Drawing, and Juxtapoz.
Lance will be teaching the following classes this summer: Sculpture
and Classic Oil Painting, and Classic Figure/Portrait Drawing.
The Palos Verdes Art Center | Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education
Summer Session July 9–August 25
Artworks For The Cure 2012, a benefit art sale and auction with over 50
contemporary painters, sculptors and photographers, included Frank
Charles Dante Minuto, PVAC Instructor. Frank joined other well-known
artists, such as Andy Moses, Yoko Ono, Mick Fleetwood and Tommy
Lee in the Artwoks For The Cure 2012, presented by the T.J. Martell
Foundation.
Frank’s “Robot Faces,” acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48" (three panels),
and two additional pieces of his artwork sold at the Artworks live auction.
Proceeds from this auction provide grants for innovative, earlystage
research into the cause, treatment and cure for cancer, leukemia
and AIDS. Frank exults in his own work for the sheer joy it brings to him
and others and he does it with humility and honesty. Frank will teach
Fauve, Expressionism & Abstract Painting, and The Painter’s Workshop
this summer.
College Admission
Portfolio Program
PVAC congratulates Ashley Bravin
on earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree, with honors, from Carnegie
Mellon University! Ashley is one of
several students who over the years
have been mentored by our instructors,
in this case Frank Minuto, by
participating in our college admission
portfolio program.
Frank worked one on one with
Ashley and guided her in the preparation
of her portfolio for successful
entry to Carnegie Mellon. If you, or if
you know someone who would like
help preparing the college admission
portfolio, contact Angela Hoffman at
310-541-2479 for details on the program.
Congratulations Ashley, and
good work Frank!
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2012 Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle
10th Year Anniversary
David Floyd, of Hermosa Beach, had the winning ticket
in the Palos Verdes art Center’s tenth annual Win Your
Dream House raffle!
In the ten years of Win Your Dream House Raffles, the Palos Verdes
Art Center has given away more than $11,000,000 in cash and prizes.
2012 Winner stated, “I have purchased tickets for the last three years
knowing that it supports a really great organization—and, plus I wanted
to win!”
All proceeds from this charity raffle benefit the ongoing visual art
education, exhibition and community programs of the Palos Verdes Art
Center, including Art At Your Fingertips, Partners In Art, and the Special
Mornings outreach program for at-risk and special education students.
Thank you to all those purchased tickets!
In all, 269 lucky ticket holders received cash or prizes during the
2012 Palos Verdes Win Your Dream House Raffle.
OTHer GraND-PrIZe WINNers
$25,000 Multiple Ticket Prize: Teresa Kruger,
San Pedro
$25,000 Second Prize: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Harbor
City
$10,000 Third Prize: Dawn Klem, Tarzana
$5,000 Fourth Prize: Sally Schwitkis, Torrance
$2,000 Fifth Prize: Gerald & Nancy Saiz,
Torrance
Prizes 6–10, $1,000 each: Mary Lu & Glenn
I. Swartz, Palos Verdes Estates; Natasha Von
Rathjen, Pomona; Zegergis Lebsekal, Meaza
Worrede, Los Angeles; Stephen Lewis, Yokon,
Okla.; Bipin Jethva, Palos Verdes Estates
earlY BIrD WINNers
$75,000 First Prize: James Mente, Torrance
$10,000 Second Prize: Heather C. & Frank T.
Martinez, Victorville
$5,000 Third Prize: Vu & Minh Nguyen, Los
Angeles
$2,500 Fourth Prize: Sumi Bhatia, Torrance
$1,500 Fifth Prize: Mariana Ludmer & George
Rolla, Murrieta
$25,000 Multiple Ticket Prize: Victor Koman,
Huntington Beach

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20th Annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance
The 20th annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance, to be held at Trump National
Golf Club, Rancho Palos Verdes, on sunday, september 16, will highlight classic
French curves. In addition to viewing more than 200 exhibited cars, visitors can
see craftsmen at work in Restoration Alley, shop for gifts, dine in the elegant Club
House, and examine show cars in the display areas. The Concours will be preceded
by a road rallye on saturday, september 15. The Palos Verdes Concours is a
501(c)(3) charity event with proceeds benefiting the Palos Verdes Art Center’s educational
and community outreach programs and Palos Verdes Rotary Foundation
Charities, including Harbor Area Boys & Girls Clubs.
You’re Invited to join the Palos Verdes Art Center’s
People-to-People Exchange to CUBA
Friday, October 26–Friday, November 2, 2012
8 nights [9 days] Miami–Havana–Miami
October is a wonderful month to travel to Cuba. Trade winds traverse the island,
refreshing the air with balmy breezes. Now is the time for you to join PVAC members
and discover Cuba, the Pearl of the Caribbean, before large groups descend
on the island. It is a jam-packed week of spectacular sights, sounds and people.
For details contact PVAC Education Director Gail Phinney at 310-541-2479 x305.
Artist Studio Tour 2012
Saturday & Sunday, September 8–9, 10am–5pm
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Self-Guided Artist Studios Tour 2012 will feature 10
studios and two galleries on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and in the South Bay.
Explore the Peninsula while meeting local award-winning artists in their studio
settings. Visit some studios one day and some the next, or all on one day. Pre-sale
tickets are $20; $25 on the day. To purchase call 310-544-8072.
in the artists’ studio:
OUR NEW LOCATION!
“By the Library @ The Village”
627 Silver Spur Rd., #214
Faces Deep Valley Drive, next to the
Peninsula Center Library.
Rolling Hills Estates, 310-544-8072
Next new-member jury: July 13.
Applications available in both Artists’
Studio locations or at artists-studiopvac@gmail.com.
Contact Joyce Welsh,
310-547-3993, for further information.
Through July 4
Ghislaine Gargaro, Oil Paintings
Joe Devinny, Turned Wood
Cheryl Sunier, Seed Bead, Fused Glass
and Polymer Jewelry
July 5–August 1
Ginny Bacon, Watercolors
Howard Lewin, Turned Wood
Anne Sheikh, Bakelite Jewelry
August 2–September 5
Lerri Peterson, Watercolors & Acrylics
Lois Olsen, Sculpture
Nancy Comaford, Bead Creations
September 6–October 3
Elizabeth Lanzer, Unique Prints
Jan Napolitan, Ceramics
Ken Ouellette, Sterling, 14K Gold &
Gemstone Jewelry
The Village Center
627 Silver Spur Rd., #300C
Faces Deep Valley Drive
Rolling Hills Estates, 310-265-2592
June 25–August 5
Natural Selections
Oil Paintings by Don Crocker
Water-media by Linda Thompson
Turned Wood by Joe Devinny
Opening Reception and artist demos,
Sunday, July 1, 1–5pm
August 6–September 2
Pastiche I
Group show featuring Carney Brown,
Annie Clavel, Don Crocker, Phil Earl,
Curtis Green, Marilyn Harrison, Mina
Tang Kan, Dawn Quinones, Kathie Reis,
Adrian Sandstrom and Cheryl Sunier
September 3–September 30
Pastiche II
Group show featuring M. C. Armstrong,
Joe Devinny, Anita Gerlach, Joy
Gonzalez, Margaret Mohr, Lois Olsen,
Jean Stephenson, Linda Thompson,
Jody Wiggins, Norma Cuevas White and
Vicki Williams
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Loren DeRoy, Chairman of the Board
Robert A. Yassin, Chief Executive Officer
& Executive Director
Nancy Cumming, President
Betty Wing, First Vice President
George Romine, Second Vice President
Judy Krehbiel, Treasurer
Georgene McKim, Secretary
Janet Baszile
Edward Carson Beall
Ann Buxton
Donald W. Crocker
Stephanie Culver
Liz Fitzgerald
Denise Guzman
Maude Landon
Allan Lay
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Advisory Committee
Betty wing, Chair
Catherine Balcom
Virginia Butler
Nancy Comaford
Candi Gershuni
ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES
Richard Lohrer, Chair
Myron A. (Mike) Friedman
D. Paul Nibarger
HONORARY BOARD
Dr. O. Allen Alpay
Martha Norman
Harlyne J. Norris
STAFF
Richard Lohrer, Chair
Endowment
Committee
Marilyn Long
Phil Norman
Debbie Richardson
Laura Salvay
Jane Shutt
Mohini Syal
Gaye Vancans
John Kaytor
Kristina Mermelstein
Debbie Richardson
June Romine
Jane Shutt
Michael Yamada
George L. Romine, Jr.
Geoff Wainwright
Robert A. Yassin, Chief Executive Officer
Oscar Aguilar, Facilities
Scott Canty, Exhibitions Director
Becky DesRosiers, Membership Coordinator
Angela Hoffman, Director, Community School of Art
Gail Phinney, Education Director
Dalton Palacio, Facilities
Julia Parton, Public Relations & Marketing Director
Rachel Stotts, Administrative Ass’t; Web Design
Jeff Stellges, Raffle Manager/Facilities Coordinator
Jaffar Syed, Accountant
Chelsea Weiss, Weekend Receptionist
Ann Willens, Administrative Director
Capital Campaign:
Bobbie Nowling, Capital Campaign Associate and
Assistant to the Director
Julia Parton, ARTifacts Editor
Christine Barnicki, ARTifacts Designer
The Palos Verdes Art Center inspires individuals to
celebrate, appreciate and create art.

Just for Kids at PVAC
Celebrate your child’s special day with a special PVAC party!
Event includes themed party with
artist-created mural décor, story time,
games, costumes, themed art project,
costumed activity leader and art instructor,
food, drink and paper goods
for the children, balloons, party room,
invitations, thank-you cards with a
group photo. Parents are invited to
enjoy PVAC’s art galleries and enjoy
SUMMER ART CAMP
DAYS: Monday–Friday
HOURS: Morning, 9am–noon / Afternoon, 1–4pm
All day, 9am–4pm, bring your lunch
DAtES: Five one-week sessions
July 16–July 20 July 30–August 3 August 13–August 17
July 23–July 27 August 6–August 10
COSt:
Half-day $210 (members $180) Full-day: $285 (members $255)
SEE COMPLEtE CAMP SCHEDULE at pvartcenter.org
REGISTER YOUR CAMPERS TODAY AT 310-541-2479
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at the
Art Center!
artifacts
the many shops and restaurants at the
Promenade.
The price is $475 for 10 children
($425 for Art Center members) and $25
for each additional child.
For complete information, please
call 310-541-2479, ext. 306 or you may
visit pvartcenter.org.

thank you
The Circle, a PVAC support group, presents PVAC with a gift of $50,000, the proceeds from the
2012 Homes Tour Extraordinaire. Pictured: June Romine, The Circle’s president; Pam Sherman,
2012 Homes Tour co-chair; Ann Willens, PVAC Administrative Director; and Mary Sheh, 2012
Homes Tour co-chair.
calendar
JULY
AUGUST
21–22 Malaga Cove Summer Art Show & Sale,
10am–4pm
21–22 Watercolor Flowers Workshop with
Lawrence Yun, 9am–3:30pm
23 Summer Art Camp 9am–4pm
29 Celebrate Chefs & Cellars
6–9pm
30 Summer Art Camp 9am–4pm
12 Paletteers and Photography Exhibitions Closes
18–19 Malaga Cove Summer Art Show & Sale,
10am–4pm
31 2012 All Media Juried Exhibition and Small
Treasures Exhibitions, open through October 7
31 all-Media Juried exhibition and
small Treasures exhibitions
Opening reception 5–7pm,
hosted by the Docents
• Cuba Aids Project for the contribution
to the Special Mornings 2012–
2013 program.
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber
of Commerce, and Charles Eldred for
the King Of The Hill donation to PVAC’s
Art Education program, Art At Your
Fingertips.
• The Circle and its many talented
Homes Tour volunteers, led by co-chairs
Pam Sherman and Mary Sheh, for the
generous donation of $50,000 from
2012 Homes Tour. (Photo at left.)
• Palos Verdes High School, Peninsula
High School and Ranch del Mar

in memoriam
Gifts have been received in memory of:
Barbara Manners, Robert Bacon, and Jack Marler,
from Donna and Don Duperon
Barbara Manners, from Gabrielle
High School art teachers for hosting
a terrific reception for the Student Art
Exhibitions. And to the PVAC 80th
Anniversary Celebration Committee
for the delicious and very popular ice
cream social!
• Art At Your Fingertips Docents and
Helping Hands for a fabulous year.
• Chevron Corporation for the generous
$4,000 donation for support of the
Palos Verdes Art Center’s education
programs. Chevron has been supporting
these programs for more than 26
years.
SEPTEMBER
8–9 The artists’ studio Tour, 10am–5pm,
presented by the artists’ studio.
Tickets: 310-544-8072
12 Art At Your Fingertips Kick-Off Brunch
9:30–11am
15 Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance
Pleasure Road Rallye, Noon
16 Palos Verdes Concours d’elegance,
Trump National Golf Course, 10am–4pm.
Tickets: pvconcours.com
19 Art At Your Fingertips Docent Training, 9am
22–23 Malaga Cove Summer Art Show & Sale,
10am–4pm
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continued from page 2
Edythe Karon, from Barry and Judy Weiner
Edythe Karon, from the Phillip & Francine Ginsburg
Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
This will be my last letter as President and I would like to take
this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to
the kind and talented PVAC staff who work hard every day to make
the PVAC a truly exceptional place to celebrate, appreciate and create
art. It has also been a pleasure and an honor to work with the
dedicated members of the Board of Trustees who have given so
generously of their time and donations these past two years. I thank
each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart.
OCTOBER
3 AAYF Workshop A, 8:45am
10 AAYF Workshop B, 8:45am
24 AAYF Board Meeting, 8:45am
26 The Muse and Off The Wall Exhibitions,
through December 30
26 The Muse and Off The Wall Exhibition
members’ opening reception, 5–7pm
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