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A premier venue for promoting the visual arts to the Manhattan Beach community; displaying works by locally, nationally and internationally renowned artists as well as by emerging artists. The exhibitions seek to strengthen the exposure and understanding of the visual arts for all residents. The gallery also serves as a site for students from Manhattan Beach and the South Bay area to display their artistic talents. Through partnerships with local organizations, the exhibition program develops a network that contributes to establishing a common ground in the community.
Rediscovered: The Life and Art of AC Conner and Eva Joseph Goldsheid
Exhibition Schedule: January 22nd to March 21st
Virtual Opening: January 22nd at 6:00 PM
Manhattan Beach, CA Manhattan Beach Arts Center (MBAC) presents a virtual exhibition:
Rediscovered: The Life and Art of AC Conner and Eva Joseph Goldsheid
The Manhattan Beach Art Center is proud to present Rediscovered: The Life and Art of AC Conner and Eva Joseph Goldsheid. These pillars of the community, whose work spans over 120 years of creativity between the two artists, illuminates their position within the context of art history and contributions to the City of Manhattan Beach. The online gallery and video presentation of the exhibition will be available on the City of Manhattan Beach’s website beginning Friday, January 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
AC Conner, a man of substance and first treasurer of the City of Manhattan Beach, was born in Indiana in 1848. Conner was inspired by Regionalism, an offshoot of Landscape Painting. Making his way west, Conner stopped along the way to paint western landmarks such as the Grand Canyon, in the Plein Aire style. He eventually set roots in the small town of Manhattan Beach to further pursue his love of painting and nature. Conner also was a pivotal figure in the establishment of the City of Manhattan Beach, helping to build the foundation of local government that exists today. Not only an artist and civic pioneer, Conner was also a musician and created clubs and opportunities for artists to gather and share their craft with one another. A well-established figure in the community, Conner exhibited his work throughout Los Angeles and provided persons an opportunity to experience the beauty and wonder of nature through his art.
Eva Joseph Goldsheid was a German born painter who narrowly escaped the Nazi’s in 1938 at the age of 12. Once in the states, Goldsheid fulfilled her dream of becoming a successful artist in a time and place that largely favored male artists. While influenced by Abstract Expressionism, Goldsheid never fully adhered to the movement and stayed true to a tenant prescribed by mentor David Park, an American artist and leader of the Bay Area Figurative Movement during the 1950s, self-expression and originality above all else.
Goldsheid created throughout her life and was an influential instructor in the City of Manhattan Beach. Influencing generations of artists, Goldsheid was able to share her technique and artistic outlook with our community. Residing in Redondo Beach and teaching classes in Manhattan Beach, Goldsheid worked until her passing in 2017.
Eva is remembered by her students as being dedicated and unwaveringly committed to her pursuits as an artist. She challenged her students to find their own path and enriched their practices through well thought out lessons plans and art history lectures.
The exhibition explores the work of each artist and their importance to the Manhattan Beach culture as well as the trials each artist experienced while staying true to their artistic endeavors.
Check out the Educational Toolkit we have for Rediscovered: The art and life of AC Conner and Eva Joseph Goldsheid. Whether you are an instructor or at home with the kiddos, the Toolkit includes information on the artists, their practice, and fun activities!
ARCHITECTURE OF TOUCH: Manhattan Beach Ceramics Showcase
Exhibition Schedule: April 16, 2021 to June 27, 2021
Virtual Opening: Opening Reception April 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM
The Manhattan Beach Art Center (MBAC) presents ARCHITECTURE OF TOUCH: Manhattan Beach Ceramics Showcase, an exhibition of work by Instructors, Staff, and Students working in the MB Ceramics Studio.
After a difficult year of studio and gallery closures MBAC is proud to celebrate the artists, instructors, staff, and youth students who have remained loyal supporters and participants of the Ceramics studio.
This exhibition includes the work of Stacey Wexler, Mitsuko Ikeno, Shane Foley, Lowell Nickel, Eric Brinkman, and Eilen Stewart among others. In bringing together this group of artists, Architecture of Touch examines the vast possibilities inherent in ceramic materials. From Wexler’s colorful and whimsical feats-of-fancy to Nickel’s nature inspired artifacts and Foley’s 3D printer enabled utilitarian objects, clay offers an endless world of materials, techniques, colors, and textures. Each artist brings a unique point of view to the materials they use and the techniques with which they shape it. These choices inform not only the visual, but the conceptual aspects of the work.
Through the work of youth students, this exhibition explores clay’s malleable nature and its unique ability to capture the unfiltered immediacy of imagination at play. Adult artists often strive to capture the raw, vivid insights that these young artists effortlessly communicate.
MBAC is a City of Manhattan Beach owned and operated Cultural Arts Facility. It presents 4 exhibitions per year and offers classes, workshops, and activities for children and adults. All MBAC exhibitions are free and open to the public.
Annual Community Exhibition 2021
80 Years of Creating Community
Exhibition Dates: July 16, 2021 to September 26, 2021
Thank you to everyone who applied. Please view all the submission below. The submissions are categorized based on artist's last name.
For more information or if you any questions, please contact the Manhattan Beach Art Center via email.
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Johnson, Ole
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Kelley, Sandy
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David A. Peters "Beyond Shapes"
Presented by HOMEIRA GOLDSTEIN and TIME4ART
Exhibition Schedule: October 15th through December 19th
Opening Reception: Friday, October 15th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Homeira Goldstein and TIME4ART with support of the Manhattan Beach Art Center are thrilled to present “Beyond Shapes” an exhibition featuring a collection of paintings, metal cut outs and drawings by Manhattan Beach artist, David A Peters.
Born in Tyler, Texas into a large Lebanese American family, a Born in Tyler, Texas into a large Lebanese American family, a resident of Manhattan Beach with a large studio in Inglewood, David’s work is inspired by his encountered reflective state of mind, which was ignited, intrigued and influenced by a collection of rather rustic works and images on paper from Rajasthan, India used as meditative symbols. Obsessed with the experience, he started working in small formats on paper and wood. He has since transcended to large acrylic painting and mixed media on canvas with expanded thoughts and influences. Without predetermined ideas, David’s work spontaneously embraces inspirations to guide him to structures and shapes welcoming unexpected discoveries inherent in the painting process, conveying experiences, which examine emotional process of splendor, spirituality, and achievement - carrying the audience within their own deep possibilities of reaching out for beyond shapes and higher planes.
Peters states: Ever since I can remember, I have been intrigued by shapes and symbols. While I have drawn sketched and painted scenes and people, much of my work has been around shapes, symbols and doodles, mainly when I was not thinking about them. As I have developed as an artist there has been a continuing theme around these shapes, but just as importantly about allowing the unconscious to guide me.
My art is not about the results. For me, the investigation and unexpected discoveries inherent in the painting process take precedent over the end product. I work intuitively without preconceived ideas. I just float around the edges waiting for the courage and inspiration to guide me to an image. In these most recent pieces, I continue to be intrigued with shapes and symbols, also with the juxtaposition of their simplicity and their complexity.
Peters attended the University of Notre Dame for two years and graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California with a degree in economics and a master’s degree in urban studies from Occidental College. While having a successful real estate career, he stayed involved with community work and continued his education with classes in poetry and art. Then, he started to pursue his artistic interests studying visual arts with the renowned artist Tom Wudl at his studio downtown Los Angeles for the last 16 years. Later, he became a member of StudioEleven, a group of independent artists who also work and study together at Wudl’s studio. Influenced by Richard Diebenkorn, Ellsworth Kelly, Louis Bourgeois, Joseph Albers and Hilma Af Klint to mention a few, his works have been shown in number of group exhibitions, making “Beyond Shapes” David’s first solo show.
Envisioned by Homeira Goldstein, Beyond Shapes features the artist’s collection of works inspired by his perpetual fascination for shapes and anticipation of somewhat unknown final results. The exhibition invites you to view his world through ever expanding and seemingly inexhaustible exploration and expression of shapes, lines, characters and influences.
This exhibition is presented by TIME4ART, a non-profit art educational organization in Manhattan Beach, California with the mission of enhancing cultural art awareness in the South Bay and Greater Los Angeles.
“Our heartfelt thanks to Manhattan Beach Art Center for their spirit of comradery and community.” Homeira Goldstein
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