Event:	12th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser (Peninsula) Share
Location:	Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Date:	Oct 7th 2007, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Beth L ; Coordinator: Elizabeth L
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

The 12th Anniversary Great Glass Pumpkin Patch celebrates 12 years of bringing thousands of hand-blown glass pumpkins to the San Francisco Bay Area. The proceeds of the event benefits the children's art education program at the Palo Alto Art Center and the outreach programs at the Bay Area Glass Institute.

Visitors are invited to wander through an incredible - and memorable - artistic installation of thousands of one-of-a-kind glass pumpkins as well as other unique glass art objects created by over 30 California artists. Each work of art will be on display Tue-Thu, Oct 2-4 and will be available for purchase starting Sat Oct 6. These works of art support not only local artists, but key art initiatives and education programs at Bay Area Glass Institute and the Palo Alto Art Center. Also returning to the patch this year is the live artistry of Barry and Susan Farley of Mercury Rising Studios (formerly Fast Glass), based in Fallbrook, California, who will present extraordinary glass blowing demonstrations on-site.

One Brick will help with wrapping pumpkins with bubble wrap, directing purchasers in sales lines, organizing purchased pumpkins for pick up, and answering questions in the patch.

Palo Alto Art Center:

The Palo Alto Art Center is a nationally acclaimed regional visual art center whose exhibition program focuses on documenting and celebrating the art and artists of the San Francisco Bay Area. The center's mission is to foster creative process and thought by forging a greater appreciation and understanding of the visual arts through exhibitions, studio experiences, and related educational programs. The Palo Alto Art Center is funded in part by support from the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation and the Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council.

The Palo Alto Art Center is owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto as a program of the Division of Arts and Sciences, Department of Community Services. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation was founded in 1973 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial support and advocacy to the Art Center though a public/private partnership that allows us to enhance our reach and impact in the community.