STUDENT EXHIBITION AT CITY HALL

December 15 - May 31

On Saturday, December 15, from 3- 5 pm, the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission will hold an opening reception for the student art wall in the newly renovated Pasadena City Hall.

Sponsored by the City and the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission, the student art wall displays artwork by approximately 30 Pasadena Unified School District students ranging in age from Kindergarten through grade 12. The exhibition is the second in this year’s series and will run from December 15 through the end of May, 2008. A panel of Arts Commissioners and community arts experts chose the artwork from the No Boundaries PUSD student art exhibit that was held at the former Homestead House on Colorado Boulevard this past June.

Entitled Bridging Boundaries: Student Art Connecting the Pasadena Community, the student art wall exhibition demonstrates the City of Pasadena’s commitment to a collaborative alliance between PUSD, the City and Pasadena’s plethora of arts and culture organizations. Furthermore, Bridging Boundaries illustrates the City’s enduring efforts to accomplish the goals of access and equity as outlined in the Cultural Nexus Master Plan, specifically, “supporting the efforts of the community’s arts and education providers.”

Located directly adjacent to the City Council Chambers, Bridging Boundaries represents the City’s recognition of the importance of the arts in Pasadena’s public schools.

To further underline Pasadena’s commitment to arts education, the City and the Arts & Culture Commission plans to install Bridging Boundaries as an on-going exhibit that will display new student artwork approximately every 6 months.