ArtCenter is a proud partner of this fall's ArtNight Pasadena on Friday, October 10.

Produced by Pasadena's Cultural Affairs Division, ArtNight is a signature cultural event offering a free evening of exhibitions, performances, and special programming at venues and organizations throughout the city.

For decades, ArtNight has been Pasadena's most celebrated evening of art, music and entertainment. But did you know it started right here at ArtCenter? ArtCenter alum and former Exhibitions Director Stephen Nowlin is one of the principal organizers, and the logo was originally designed by then-student Carla Figueroa, now an accomplished designer and ArtCenter faculty member in the Graphic Design department.

ARTNIGHT PASADENA EVENTS AT ARTCENTER
Friday, October 10, 2025
6-10 p.m.
FREE

Hillside Campus

1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103

Our Abyssal Kin
Through video, sound, and sculpture, the new installation by artists Patty Chang and David Kelley, challenges the rigid distinction between humans and nature established by Western science.

The Student Gallery at Hillside
A showcase of professional-quality undergraduate student work from all of the College's majors.

Performances by Raga Essence ensemble

South Campus - Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery

1111 South Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, CA 91105

Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community
Presented in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum, this exhibition celebrates the Japanese American community's influence on Southern California car culture and beyond.

Music by Jazz Compass

South Campus – Mullin Transportation Design Center and the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT)

950 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

Primarium: A Case for Cursive
An unprecedented look at cursive writing instruction varying across over 40 countries, based on extensive research by handwriting consortium TypeTogether.

Leah Hoffmitz Milken: My Passion is Type
Celebrate the enduring legacy of beloved typography professor Leah Hoffmitz Milken in this special exhibition, presented as part of HMCT's 10-year anniversary.

Cruising J-Town: Side Trip
A showcase of cars designed by Japanese American alumni.

Diana Thater: Peonies
A special presentation of Art Department Chair and acclaimed artist Diana Thater's video work Peonies, a still life of a bouquet of flowers filmed over the course of 12 hours and presented in one minute.

Vanitas: The Palermo Portraits
Created in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, by photographer, artist and ArtCenter faculty and alumnus Matthew Rolston, this evocative site-specific installation that addresses intertwined narratives of human existence, beauty and the grotesque.

Reveal 2.0
This second installment of the Reveal exhibition features the work of 13 graduate students from a range of disciplines, including Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Media Design Practices, Art, Spatial Experience Design, Interaction Design, Brand Design & Strategy, as well as Furniture, Lighting and Fixtures.

For more information about ArtNight Pasadena, including programming, please visit the ArtNight website.