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The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents “Landlines,” an exhibition of imagined worlds in a series of hand-drawn maps by fine artist Max Yust, opening to the public on Saturday, January 20, 2024, with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m., and running through March 9.
Visitors to the gallery are invited to lose themselves in Yust’s fine-lined, beautifully detailed maps inspired by the fictional works of authors JRR Tolkien, Hayao Miyazaki, and Ursula K. LeGuin; the geography of real places, the artist’s Colombian and Swiss roots—and his desire to underscore that humanity is part of nature, not separate from it, in worlds of beauty, peace, and equality.
The SPARC Gallery is located at 1121 Mission St., South Pasadena, inside the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. Gallery hours will vary after the Jan. 20 opening. To schedule visits on other dates during the run of the show, contact curator Blue Trimarchi at (626) 676-4195. Admission is free.
Founded as a grassroots effort in 2009, the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that develops educational and public arts programs, creates interactive projects, and collaborates with other organizations in the City of South Pasadena and the surrounding Los Angeles area to foster and produce cultural events featuring the visual, performing, literary and media arts. SPARC is open to people in all creative fields, art appreciators, art patrons, educators, and any others interested in helping the arts thrive in South Pasadena and neighboring communities. Information: (626) 441-2339, www.sopasartscouncil.org
