Brand Associates

10/06/2026

Such beautiful work to view! 🌿Come on out on Thursday at 6:30pm and enjoy our cool space in every sense of the word!

Join us as Nehemiah Cisneros discusses his art practice on Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 PM as part of the Art Talks at Brand series. Cisneros' talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A with Brand staff member, artist, and writer Jennifer Remenchik. Arrive early to view the new exhibition, 'Artifacts from an Unborn Empire.' The Art Talks at Brand series is sponsored by the Brand Associates. All programs are free and open to the public.
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Image: Nehemiah Cisneros, ‘Reflections.’ 48" x 36", Acrylic on Canvas, 2026. (Courtesy of Charlie James Gallery)

09/29/2026

We recently published our Fall 2026 newsletter. Check it out! Meet our new Board member Jordan Toone, find out more about the serious financial challenges facing Brand Library and how you can help, and read the wrap-up of our successful Brand 54 exhibition.

Take a look (and if you’d like, download a copy) by visiting our site, associatesofbrand.org — just click on the banner on the home page.

While you’re there, consider donating to help us support the host of programs that enrich the lives of all attendees — all of it offered free of charge. The newsletter includes an update on all of those programs.

Brand Associates Brand Library & Art Center

09/14/2026

All are invited to the Brand Library & Art Center for the Opening Reception celebrating the new exhibition at the Brand Library & Art Center - ‘Artifacts from an Unborn Empire.’ Blending imagination with critique, the exhibition explores cultural myths, colonial legacies, and the forces that construct contemporary life.

Join us for the Opening Reception celebrating the new exhibition at Brand Library & Art Center - ‘Artifacts from an Unborn Empire.’ Blending imagination with critique, the exhibition explores cultural myths, colonial legacies, and the forces that construct contemporary life.
BrandLibrary.org/Gallery

09/11/2026

Brand Associates is happy to sponsor the 2026 Art Interactive program, Creative Flow with Angelica Hay, on Saturday, September 19! See below for details and registration.

Join us for the 2026 Art Interactive program, Creative Flow with Angelica Hay, on Saturday, September 19. Angelica will offer practical techniques for accessing and sustaining a creative flow state and address obstacles many people face. The workshop will include guided breathing practice, a live performance demo, and discussion about creative process. Registration is highly encouraged.
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Sponsored by the Brand Associates.

08/24/2026

Our successful Brand 54 Works on Paper Exhibition closes this week. With budget cuts closing Brand Library and Art Center on Fridays, now, August 27 is the final day you can see these marvelous artworks in person.

Our thanks, again, to juror Tracy Bartley, and to all the artists who entered, who were selected, and who were given awards. Entry fees and sales of artworks greatly benefit our organization.

You still may purchase a Brand 54 catalog, which documents each artist and work in the show, at our web site, AssociatesOfBrand.org, or at the checkout desk at Brand.

To support programs like Brand 54 (and the Summer Concert Series, the latest season of which also ends this week, on Friday night) please consider making a donation to Brand Associates, or becoming a member.

Brand Associates Brand Library & Art Center

08/17/2026

🕺🎶🕺Get your dancing shoes on note the below!

📣 Calling all dance companies! Applications are now open for the 2027 Brand Associates Dance Series. For information about the series and to apply, visit brandlibrary.org/dance-series-application

Applications are due by October 1, 2026. The series is curated by Jamie Nichols.

Glendale Library, Arts & Culture

08/06/2026

‘Brand 54’ juror Tracy Bartley, whose years of experience in contemporary fine art can be seen in her exciting gallery choices, offers insight into her selection process.

Visit the gallery and explore the diversity of the paper medium ends this month. ‘Brand 54: 54th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper’ closes on Thursday, August 27.
BrandLibrary.org/Gallery

08/03/2026

Our Brand 54 exhibit will be available to view for a few more weeks, but if you haven’t yet seen it in person, don’t miss out!

In fact, tomorrow night you could attend ARTful Conversations, the program we present that uses art from Brand exhibits as a portal for writing poetry — led by Tina Demirdjian, Glendale’s new Poet Laureate, and art historian Valerie Taylor, both Brand Associates board members.

The program starts at 6 at Brand; for more information, visit brandlibrary.org/programs

Brand Associates Brand Library & Art Center Ben Pedary