Sale!

Open 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM - all locations! At Least 25% OFF Everything in the store! PLUS... take an additional  10% OFF  Everyday Discounted Items! Including  Custom Framing and Gifts TRUCKLOAD  CANVAS SALE   All Art Alternatives Canvas will be 50 - 70% OFF! ONE DAY ONLY! Saturday, March 14th 2015 Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved. University Arts' One Day Super Sale - 1 day ONLY - March 14th 2015 Sale prices may not be combined with any other offers.  Limited to stock on hand. No phone or online sales.  Discount applies to Custom Frame orders placed that day.

Workshop Opportunity

ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP 

Saturday, March 21, 2015 9 AM - 4 PM 

David Mooney Grass Valley Studio

Cost: $75 (one-day workshop) 

Lunch included 

Workshop Description: Landscape Painting 

David will do a demo of his painting technique & attendees will do the same painting. 

Call David for supplies list, directions and to make a reservation (530) 477-5545.

Nevada County Arts Newsletter

newsletter  march  2015     In This Issue Summer Fest Arts Festival: Last Call Focus on a Member: Ron Kenedi Marketing Your Event with Jesse Locks Call to Artists: First Friday Art Walk Stay Connected           Upcoming Events       Sierra Stages presents "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"   Nevada City Chinese New Year Festival and Parade  InConcert Sierra presents Amit Peled, Cello "Young at Art" at the Rood Center  Instant Improv Workshop with Sandra Rockman  ArtSCool with Kids & Teens "Printmaking Lab" A Matter of Taste Annual Auction Event for NC School of the Arts  NEO EmPower Youth  Fashion Show Convocation of Poets with Maxima Kahn   Find out about all upcoming arts and culture events in Nevada County      Quick Links About NCArts Become a Member Americans for the Arts  ART/OnSite  California Arts Council California Arts Advocates Go Nevada County  Sierra Nevada Geotourism Mapguide Our Partners  Dear Sherri,     Greetings! With the early arrival of warm weather, we are seeing nature's artful creativity burst forth in quick fashion. Artful creativity of the human kind is also in full blossom, as theater groups begin to open their seasons, children display their talents at the "Young at Art" Exhibition at the Rood County Government Center, and professional artists are busily painting and preparing for exhibitions and summer art festivals. (As an example, note the articles on First Friday Art Walks and the Summer Fest Arts Festival!)  The air is filled not only with birdsong, but the sounds of arts organizations such as InConcertSierra and Music In the Mountains, and the Center for the Arts hard at work producing their beautiful offerings to the local community. In the midst of all this, NCArts is also energetically at work on a number of projects. Our collaboration with Music In the Mountains to produce a fine arts festival in conjunction with Summer Fest is at a critical juncture. We need to generate enough artist booth submissions before the end of March to move forward with this project. See the article below for more information and link to register for the Summer Fest Arts Festival. We are also busily working independently or teaming with other organizations to submit five different grant proposals, 4 of which range in size from $2,500 to $70,000, and the fifth possibly worth millions of dollars. Another support for artists is our Gallery Exhibition Program. Ron Kenedi is our next featured artist displaying at the NCArts Micro-Gallery. Check out the article below for more information about his Exhibition (March 10 through April 30) and the Artists Reception on April 9. Working on behalf of the arts in Nevada County is what NCArts is all about. Your membership and participation in NCArts truly lifts the quality of life in our community. Every dollar in membership is matched several times over by grants and additional funding for the arts in Nevada County.  Individual memberships begin at $35 a year. Please leverage your enjoyment and support of the arts by renewing or starting your membership in Nevada County Arts! We hope to see you as a member in 2015! Brian Buckley Executive Director Nevada County Arts Attention Artists! Last Chance for  Summer Fest Arts Festival  A Celebration of Arts, Culture, and Community at the Beautiful Nevada County Fairgrounds!    In June, an anticipated 3,000-5,000 visitors will flock to our beautiful town nestled in the foothills to attend Summer Fest--a new collaboration between Nevada County Arts and Music in the Mountains--to see headliner entertainers, classical orchestra and popular music concerts, incredible art displays and educational workshops. The evenings will be filled with concerts and the opportunity to visit multiple artist booths.  Daytime programming will be family-friendly, including entertainment, demonstration booths, educational activities for children and adults of all ages, and a few extra surprises as well.  This is a fantastic opportunity for artists to be part of a major, multidisciplinary arts, cultural, and community event and have your art be viewed (and purchased!) by the thousands of local and out-of-town festival attendees!  Click on the link below to view the affordable booth options we are offering, and to reserve your place!  The application deadline for booth space in this 3-day cultural celebration is Wednesday March 11th!  Don't miss out on what is anticipated to be the largest Fine Arts and Culture Festival in the region! Reserve Your Festival Booth Here! View Booth Options & more information here     Focus on a Member: Ron Kenedi "I want the artwork to be a catalyst for the viewer's own interpretation and provide meaning beyond the work itself."     Born and raised in New York, and studying Fine Arts at Stony Brook University in the seminal 1960's, Ron Kenedi's art is a personal, vibrant reflection of the many eclectic places and times he's lived in. Working in pencil, charcoal, pen/brush and ink, pastels, watercolors, acrylics and oil paint, Ron's work evokes tones of the classic masters he was influenced by, including Vermeer, Matisse, and Picasso. At the same time, his bold lines, adventurous colors and dramatic shading undeniably reflect the essence of Jazz, R&B, and other pioneering voices from his formative years. Ron has had gallery showings in New York, Spain, Northern California, Los Angeles, and the former Auschwitz concentration camp, and for the last 30 years has also had an active role in the corporate world. He ran the US operations of three global corporations and traveled the world promoting the use of solar electric power. But he has never stopped producing art. "Art has provided the counter-weight to my corporate activities and enabled me to lead a balanced life." "Sonny Boy Williamson" Nevada County Arts is pleased to be exhibiting thework of the artist in their Gallery Exhibition Program for March and April. "Blues" Series by Ron Kenedi March 10-April 30 Nevada County Arts Gallery GV Chamber of Commerce 128 Main St., Grass Valley Opening Reception Thursday April 9th (details to follow in next month's newsletter) To view the artist's online gallery and learn more about him, visit his website at RonKenediArt.com.   NCArts Salon Series Marketing Your Event  with Jesse Locks  Wednesday March 11th 7:00-9:00 PM Superintendent of Schools Building  112 Nevada City Hwy Join media communications specialist Jesse Locks in this fun and dynamic workshop to learn tips, tools, and first-hand secrets on how to successfully promote yourself and your creative endeavors, business, event, or organization.    Click here to register!  Call to Artists:  First Friday Art Walk First Friday Art Walk in Nevada City is now accepting submissions for this season of Art Walks! The season runs from May-October, and each month will have a featured theme that correlates to its month.  May: Cycles June: Water July: Declaration August: Circus September: Gathering October: History & Heritage Spaces are assigned upon receipt of Acceptance Form. Open to artists, poets and musicians! Click here for the submission form! --------------------------------------- The mission of Nevada County Arts is to promote and sustain the visual, literary and performing arts of Nevada County in order to advance the cultural, social and economic life of our community. If you have ideas about how we might better serve you - the artists and arts organizations of Nevada County - we would love to hear from you! Please email us at info@nevadacountyarts.org.   Please forward this newsletter to anyone who shares your interest in the arts; and if you are not already a member of NC Arts we hope you will become one. Working together we can continue to increase the vibrant energy of the arts in our community!

Thaleia Georgiades Demo

March 11 at the Tahoe Art League gathering at the Tahoe Senior Center. Meeting begins at 6pm and the demo begins after a short recess.  All are welcome to attend this free demo!

Thaleia will be discussing how to add drama and interest to artworks through changing the point of view. Sounds fun and insightful!

March Vesla Paint-Out!

The Paint-Out March 18 will be in Coloma from 9:30am to 12 noon.  Meet at the North Beach Parking area and paint/photograph/sketch the beautiful South Fork American river.  If anyone wants to carpool or needs more info, contact Vesla atvgreenwood1@aol.com.