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Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display Skip to Content We are temporarily closed to the public. Please click here to support our virtual programs ▸ Menu Support Contact Search Inside the Armory Exhibitions For Kids On-Demand @Home News & Features Events Education Summer Classes Scholarships Field Trips For the Community For Schools For Teachers Meet Our Faculty Exhibitions Upcoming Past Shop Armory Press Membership Gift Certificates About 2021 Art Auction Cultural Equity Board of Directors Special Thanks Donate Open to the public at the Armory by appointment starting July 16. Reservations available starting June 7 at 12:00 PM. Admission is Free. Donations are always appreciated. Learn More Enroll today for summer art sessions! We have 3 different sessions for ages 3 to 18, plus one adult session. Classes will meet online. Full scholarships available for qualified students in all age groups. Learn More VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS: Tour our exhibitions and make art with Armory Teaching Artists. Learn More Give the gift of art with an Armory art class gift certificate. S upport the artists in your life by giving them the gift of creativity. Learn More Your membership provides tuition assistance to 1,300 students a year. Benefits include discounts, private events, and more. Learn More This "Home" coloring book is a collaborative effort of the Armory's Teaching Artists. We hope this opportunity to interact with original illustrations by Armory Artists will give you inspiration and help you feel nurtured, nourished, and renewed. Enjoy! Learn More Summer Art Classes View All Art for Two: Painting Stories (Ages 3 - 4 + Adult) Saturdays, June 12 - July 17, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Introduction to Painting (Ages 16+) Mondays, June 21 - August 23, 6:00-7:30 PM Introduction to Photoshop (Ages 15+) Mondays, June 21 - August 23, 6:00-7:30 PM Observational Drawing: Still Life & Figures (Ages 12-18) Mondays & Wednesdays, June 14 - July 7, 12:00-1:30 PM Hand-Building Ceramics (Ages 18+) Tuesdays, June 22 - August 24, 6:00-8:00 PM Watercolor Painting (Ages 18+) Tuesdays, June 22 - August 24, 6:30-8:00 PM Surface Design & Learning to Sew (NEW!) (Ages 12-18) Mondays & Wednesdays, June 14 - July 7, 2:00-3:30 PM Latin American Art & Portraiture by Women Artists (NEW!) (Ages 16+) Tuesdays, June 22 - August 24, 5:00-6:30 PM Introduction to Calligraphy (NEW!) (Ages 10-14) Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 15 - July 8, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Classical Figure Drawing (Ages 18+) Wednesdays, June 23 - August 25, 6:00-7:30 PM Color: Scales, Mixing, Color Theory, & More (NEW!) (Ages 18+) Thursdays, June 24 - August 26, 6:00-7:30 PM Creative Writing: Pandemic Fiction (Ages 12-18) Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 15 - July 8, 4:00-5:30 PM Introduction to Calligraphy (NEW!) (Ages 10-14) Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 15 - July 8, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Events View All Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe Opens July 16 Armory Center for the Arts and The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College are pleased to announce the largest museum survey to date of the work of artist Alison Saar, featuring 29 of the artist’s multi-media and mixed installation works. Browse On-Demand Offerings Enjoy art challenges, how-to videos, and recordings of past live produced by the Armory since COVID restrictions began. Revisit Our Past Exhibitions Revisit 10 years Armory exhibitions with Sarah Kathryn Arledge, Harry Dodge, Carmen Argote, Faith Wilding, Cauleen Smith, Jim Shaw, Alice Könitz, Martine Syms, Connie Samaras, Chris Burden, Robert Rauschenberg, and many more. Inside the Armory View All Summer Art Classes: Registration Starts May 3 April 21, 2021 12:00 PM Starting to think about summer? The Armory's summer schedule is now confirmed, so be sure to save the dates below. We have 3 different sessions for ages 3 to 18, plus one adult session. Registration f... Read more. A Message from Our Executive Director Leslie A. Ito April 09, 2021 1:25 PM The deadly shootings in Atlanta and the countless attacks on Asian American elders in communities across the nation have saddened me and triggered memories. As a child, I remember walking through a st... Read more. WATCH: Sara Kathryn Arledge Book Launch March 23, 2021 2:51 PM On March 11, 2021, the Armory celebrated the live book launch of Sara Kathryn Arledge: Serene for the Moment, the first extended monograph on the artist produced in conjunction with the 2019 Armory ex... Read more. Armory Launches New Series Inspired by Conversations and Reflections in the Year Under Lockdown March 17, 2021 1:04 PM Active Voice: Conversations at the Intersection of Art, Community, and Social Justice is a monthly conversation series hosted by Armory Center for the Arts inspired by the conversations and reflection... Read more. WATCH: Virtual Exhibition Field Trips March 15, 2021 5:53 PM Take your students on a virtual Armory exhibition tour and make art with lessons designed by Armory Teaching Artists that meet National Arts Common Core Standards. This first round of virtual field ... Read more. WATCH: Dina Abdulkarim and Hugo Hopping in Conversation, Moderated by Harry Gamboa Jr. March 04, 2021 2:46 PM This conversation between artists Dina Abdulkarim and Hugo Hopping, moderated by artist Harry Gamboa Jr. and introduced by the Armory's Chief Curator Irene Georgia Tsatsos, was recorded on February 5,... Read more. WATCH: Tanya Aguiñiga's Final Armory Exhibition Walkthrough and Q&A March 04, 2021 2:39 PM Tanya Aguiñiga's exhibition opened in early 2020, but regrettably closed to the public only five weeks later due to the pandemic. This opportunity to experience Aguiñiga's exhibition virtually culmina... Read more. Getty Awards the Armory a Grant of $100,000, Part of Pacific Standard Time Art x Science Initiative January 27, 2021 12:29 PM We are pleased to announce that the Armory has received a $100,000 research grant from the Getty Foundation for From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments, a forward-looking ethno... Read more. Armory Exhibition Catalogue Named One of the Best Black Art Books of 2020 December 31, 2021 12:13 PM Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe has been named one of the 15 best Black art books of 2020 by Culture Type—an essential resource focused on visual art from a Black perspective that explores the inter... Read more. WATCH: Tanya Aguiñiga and Jackie Amézquita in Conversation December 15, 2020 12:00 PM Artist Tanya Aguiñiga was joined by her friend and colleague Jackie Amézquita last week for an hour-long conversation about their practices, both as individual artists and collaborators. At the center... Read more. Sock Puppets & Science: Arts Integration in the Age of COVID November 02, 2020 12:50 PM When Pasadena Unified School District sent students home in March, the Armory followed the District's lead. It became quickly evident to the Armory's leadership team that this pandemic wasn't ending a... Read more. WATCH: Alison Saar Catalogue Launch October 23, 2020 12:00 PM The Armory and the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College virtual release of the exhibition catalogue Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe featured conversations with special guests, poetry readings, and... Read more. Collaborative Zine Project Encourages Young Adults to Vote October 09, 2020 3:21 PM We all have a choice and a voice! Twice a week throughout the month of August, young adults from Greater LA and across the country met via Zoom as part of a "Get Out the Vote" zine class—a collaborati... Read more. Learning Art Over the Phone at Heritage Square Senior Housing September 29, 2020 2:36 PM Imagine taking your first art class... over the telephone. This is the improbable quarantine success story of "technology challenged" Phil Sanchez, a 70 year old resident of Pasadena's Heritage Square... Read more. Book & Blog Launch: Below the Underground August 17, 2020 11:54 AM Join us on Thursday, August 27 at 5:00 PM PT (7 PM CDMX) for a virtual ...