Armory Center for the Arts

We're welcoming Indi Ho to our Studio Teaching Artist team this fall! 🌟 Indi (she/they) is an illustrator, designer, and fine arts crafter from Irvine, SoCal, and lives in the SGV.
📸 Courtesy of Indi's website: indiho.art
Join us in welcoming Indi to the team. ✨ We're excited for you to be here!

The Armory is hiring for the role of Preparator! This role is responsible for safe handling and installation of artwork and supports the completion of exhibitions and temporary projects. This is a seasonal, project-based position.
Visit our link in bio for the full job description and to apply now.

Please join us in welcoming one of our new Teaching Artists, Edward Cushenberry! 🤗🌟 Edward is a multidisciplinary artist whose work consists of drawings, paintings, and photographs that oscillate between the present moment and fantasy to depict personal and raw narratives. Welcome, Edward! 👋

Starting this Friday, September 5, we will be changing our gallery hours to Fridays through Sundays from 1–5 PM. Come by and experience our two exhibitions: 'my hands are monsters who believe in magic' and 'Here Lay A Home.'
Visit armoryarts.org/exhibitions to learn more and plan your visit now.

Join us in giving a warm welcome to our new Director of Exhibitions, Taylor Bythewood! ✨ We're so incredibly excited to have you on our team, Taylor! 🤩
Visit Taylor's website at www.taylorbythewoodporter.com to learn more about Taylor and her work.

Join our collective in residence, Here Lay A Home, for the opening reception of their exhibition. As we open the space up for engagement, we invite the community to sit with the installations, bring offerings to lay at the altar place, and enjoy a performance by musician, Michal Dawson Connor!

It's Armory's Member Appreciation Month! Get a membership with us at any level for the entire month of July for 10% off! Visit armoryarts.org/membership to get yours now!

Tomorrow is Pasadena's 4th Annual Love, Loud, and Proud Pride Month Celebration! Join us at Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall from 6 - 9 PM for artmaking, performances by local drag artists, drag story hour, photo ops, a live DJ, food trucks, and more! See you there!

❤️ Creating a community of care is integral to our values. We're offering free, grab-and-go art supplies for artists displaced or impacted by the fires. Our grab-and-go will be open the same hours as our Creativity & Community Care Room. No appointment is needed.
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Bidding is OPEN! Visit armoryarts.org/otw2025 or our link in bio to start bidding on 30+ artworks from contemporary artists, like Patrick Martinez, Robert S. Hilton, Mark Steven Greenfield, Sergio Hernandez, and more!
#OTW2025 #ArtAuction #SpringBenefit #OffTheWall #ArmoryBenefit

Bidding opens tomorrow for our Off The Wall Spring Benefit and Art Auction! Bid on 30+ contemporary artworks on #Handbid from artists like #AustyndeLugo-Listin, #KristinaWong, #NeryGabrielLemus, #MichelleOhm, and more!
Visit armoryarts.org/otw2025 to get your tickets before bidding opens tomorrow!

#ArmoryShoutout! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate the opening of 'my hands are monsters who believe in magic.' Swipe through the images to catch glimpses of the afternoon.

'monsters' has been extended and will be on view through December 14. Visit armoryarts.org/monsters for more info.

Armory Volunteers help make our annual fundraiser a night to remember. We are incredibly grateful to all of our past volunteers for supporting the arts in their community.

Parking and refreshments will be provided.
Visit armoryarts.org/volunteer to learn more and sign up.

Join us this Sunday!

Volunteer with us for our Spring Benefit on May 31! We’re looking for volunteers (18+) to help with a variety of tasks for our event.
Parking and refreshments will be provided on the day. Visit our link in bio or forms.gle/xu35BLYcHnNP5yS98 to submit your form now. Final day to submit is on May 16.

Join us for the opening celebration of our new exhibition!
Enjoy an all-ages, drop-in art-making workshop led by Armory Teaching Artists. Participants will create and take home their own "Clay Monster." This event is free and open to everyone.

Sunday, May 4
1-3:30 PM
Armory Center for the Arts

Enjoy gourmet fare at our Spring Benefit! We'll offer Texas-style smokehouse meats by Wise Barbecue Inc., Carribean/Latin Fusion cuisine by Tropic Truck, Asian-style cuisine by Salt & Pepper, and Handel’s Ice Cream. 😋
Go to armoryarts.org/auction for full benefit details and to get tickets today.

We're excited for the return of KCRW DJ and Armory Alumni Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras at our 2025 Off the Wall Biennial Art Auction & Spring Benefit! Spend the evening bidding on art using #Handbid while enjoying a live DJ set by #Wyldeflower. Visit armoryarts.org/otw2025 for full benefit details.

We invite community members displaced by the fires to come together with loved ones to get a free studio portrait photographed by artist Johnny Pérez. Portraits will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday, April 12, and Sunday, April 13, from 11 AM to 5 PM at The Paseo Colorado.

In times of crisis, artists are second responders: they help communities heal and rebuild. Join the #ACCM2025 campaign this April to uplift and celebrate our vital creative workforce. Visit bit.ly/activate-the... to download the toolkit and participate.

'my hands are monsters who believe in magic' is a group exhibition that explores an artist’s capacity for the radical reimagination of the self through a process of unmaking and remaking.

Open to the public on Friday, April 25.

Video stills are from 'Mommy,' by Maggie Lee.

Tickets and sponsorships for our spring benefit are now available! The Armory's 2025 Off the Wall biennial art auction returns on May 31 with over 30 works by contemporary artists to bid on via Handbid. Visit armoryarts.org/otw2025 for sponsorship levels, tickets, and more!

What does home mean to you? We invite you to the Armory on April 11, 4 - 6 PM, to reflect on the question and create a collage.
Led by Artists Aldonia Bailey, Ruzanna Hanesyan, Heather Hilliard, and Brandi Mack-Khalfani, this workshop is free. RSVP is required. Visit armoryarts.org for more.

Early member registration for our Summer Studio is open! Be the first to choose from a variety of art classes, including letterpress, embroidery, graphic design, and more. Not a member? Visit armoryarts.org/member to join.

#summerartclasses #ThingsToDoInPasadena #ArtClasses

Early Armory member registration for our Summer Studio is open! Be the first to choose from a variety of art classes, including letterpress, embroidery, graphic design, and more. Not a member? Visit armoryarts.org/member to join.

'No Boundaries 20' is a PUSD district-wide art show exhibiting the diversity of student culture and experience, demonstrating the healing power of the arts and celebrating creativity. For more details, including gallery address and hours, visit the URL below: www.pusd.us/departments/...

The Armory is hiring two interns for the summer! We're looking for two students to assist the Armory full-time in our Exhibitions and Communications Departments. Applications close on April 6. For a full job description and details on how to apply visit armoryarts.org/employment.

#SummerInternships

ArtNight is TONIGHT! Make the Armory your hub destination for this evening in Pasadena. Stop by for our dance party, fun artmaking activities, and some food and drinks! Visit armoryarts.org/artnight-dance-party for tonight's details.

#OldPasadena
#ArtNight2025 #ArtNightDanceParty #ArmoryDanceParty

Collaborating with the LA County Department of Arts and Culture and Art Recovery LA, we're offering FREE services to those affected by the fires. Bring artworks, photos, photo albums, stuffed animals, toys, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and other cherished belongings. RSVPs required lnkd.in/gemwuhfP

2 full-time paid Internship Opportunities are available for LA college students at the Armory! Learn more and apply today! armoryarts.org/about/employ...

Thank you @gettymuseum.bsky.social for providing us with another summer of internship experiences!