More than 45 internationally acclaimed artists from the Bay Area and beyond will pay homage to birds as a new exhibition, Bird in the Hand, opens at the Palo Alto Art Center on January 16, 2016. The Bird in the Hand exhibition includes installation, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, and video by artists such as Timothy Cummings, Hung Liu, Robert Minervini, Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor, Jane Rosen, Lauren Roth Hope, Kiki Smith, Gail Wight, and many more. The exhibition is free to the public and on view from Jan. 16-April 10, 2016 at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA. A special Opening Celebration will be held on Jan. 22, 7-10 p.m., at the Art Center, featuring live birds, food truck fare and drinks for purchase and artmaking activities. Visit
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter for more information.