PCH POP UP
Supports Local Artists ARTICLE ALICIA DOYLE
PCH POP UP IS AN ART GALLERY FEATURING PAINT-
“I wound up doing three galleries in three different spaces for
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him, including a gallery in a space on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills
MALIBU ARTISTS.
next door to Spago,” Park remembers.
“Our gallery is unique in that we provide a space that is just for our local talent to showcase their work,” says Tracy Park, owner of PCH POP UP. “We rotate the pieces, on average, every six to eight weeks.”
“He asked me to bring a little life to the building until he finds
PCH POP UP is currently located in The Compass building at
tenants,” Park says. “So, I’ll be there until he leases it out. If our
24903 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. As far as upcoming shows are concerned, “we don’t plan too far ahead as we are month to month until the space leases out,” Park explains. The idea for PCH POP UP was inspired when Park owned a gallery in Santa Monica on Ocean Avenue. “I had it for five years until my lease ended,” Park recalls. “The rent was so high that I decided not to renew.”
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Years later, Michael Ferdowsi, who owns The Compass building, asked Park to do the same.
space gets leased out, I’ll be ‘popping up’ somewhere else.” The 2,000-square-foot gallery with ocean views is an intimate space that each artist helps support in all aspects. “We all pitch in to make it work,” explains Park, who has been a resident of Malibu for 25 years. “Additionally, Zan McDougall of Malibu’s own Sugardust bakery helps paint walls and serves up sweet treats to our guests,”
A few weeks later, Michael Koss, who owns The Malibu
Park notes. “Katherine Kousi, who is a featured artist and local
Country Mart, asked Park if she would do a “Pop Up” gallery in a
art instructor, brings her students in for private tours and recently
vacant space in his center.
held a reception in the gallery featuring her students’ work.”
Malibu to Palisades Lifestyle | July 2018