Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to present Now Trending: 9th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition, opening with a reception Saturday, June 7th, from 6 to 9 pm. Current art and media students from Southern California colleges and universities were invited to submit engaging new work to be showcased in Palos Verdes Art Center’s 9th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition, Now Trending. One $5000 cash prize will be awarded.
All media were considered, including but not limited to: Painting, Drawing, Printing, Sculpture, Glass, Ceramics, Fiber Art, Photography, Video, Film, VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), Installation Art, Performance Art, and Mixed Media.
JUROR: Fafnir Adamites
Fafnir Adamites (they/them) holds an MFA degree from the Fiber and Material Studies Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in Photography and Women’s Studies from UMass Amherst. Fafnir is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Fiber Area at California State University, Long Beach and has taught workshops and intensives at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program and Women’s Studio Workshop.
Fafnir’s work has been shown nationally, including the recent group exhibition 9 x 9: Contemporary Quilts & Containers at Palos Verdes Art Center. Fafnir is a Board Member and Co-Chair of the Surface Design Association and a member of the Textile Society of America and North American Hand Papermakers.
