Palos Verdes Art Center is non-profit community arts organization. It is involved with local schools and pre-schools and organizes tours of exhibitions, visiting speakers and gives scholarships. Visual art classes, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, digital arts, art history and much more is taught here, and everybody from ages 3 to 103, and of all skill levels, are welcome. Small classes are taught by artists and art educators. Private and semi-private lessons can also be arranged. Terms begin in January, April, July and September.
The Mary & Joseph Retreat Center features several meeting rooms that accommodate groups ranging from 30 to 180 people, as well as a conference room, dining room, annex rooms, 30 guest bedrooms and 8 acres of gardens. The center offers day, weekend and several week- or month-long retreats. Retreat options include a grief workshop, an Advent retreat, Collage as a Spiritual Process, 12 Step (AA) Retreat for Women, and a Spiritual Direction retreat.