The Palo Alto Art Center’s “Pushing Boundaries” exhibit certainly does that, taking ceramics to a whole new understanding of clay art. Bring a sense of whimsy and a bit of wonder with you.

“We’re running a yearlong program ‘Centering Clay and Community’ to celebrate the Center’s more than 50 years of ceramics education,” offered director Karen Kienzle, with shows alternating through summer of 2026.

The Palo Alto Art Center is known for its annual Clay and Glass Festival in summer and the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch in autumn, yet it’s far more than those two media that you’ll find on offer here. Photography, painting and other modalities are part of the arts education made available to the public. You don’t have to be a Palo Alto resident to take advantage of it. Admission to exhibits is f

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