August 14, 2015  LIKE US ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW US ON TWITTER PlacerArts.org Do you like to write?    Gold Country Writers Present 2015 Speaker Series August 19, 2015 10 AM - Noon Writing for the Religious Markets Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Betsy Schwarzentraub This is a free event To learn more about  Gold Country Writers  Please click Here! Museum Tours This Weekend August 15 & 16, 2015  For information on all 20 of the participating museums from Roseville to Tahoe click here! Don't have time for the whole Heritage Trail? August 15, 2015 Free shuttle service between seven participating museums  10:30 AM - 5:00 PM MAIDU MUSEUM & HISTORIC SITE  1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville free admission free guided tours free children's activities Join the museums tour and get a better understanding of Placer County's rich and colorful history.  The Weekend in Roseville Night Out  at the Museum  Maidu Museum & Historic Site 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive Roseville Saturday, August 15 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM  "Rush for Gold: The Untold Stories of the Gold Rush." free event Click here for additional information The Weekend in Auburn Concert Tonight August 14, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM The State Theater 985 Lincoln Way, Auburn Workshop Tomorrow August 15,2015 9:00 AM Canyon View Community Center  471 Maidu Drive, Auburn, Ca  Presented by  Auburn Placer Preforming Arts Center Click Here for Details CALL TO ARTISTS Grant Opportunity Applications Due Today:  August 14, 2015 Leff-Davis Fund  for Visual Artists  This fund, the only one of its kind in the greater Sacramento region, will offer professional artists the opportunity to explore, create, and enhance their work in a variety of artistic media. Visual artists serve a unique role in the region by contributing to a vibrant community and thriving economy. Support of their work and the advancement of their careers is vital to our community's civic and cultural life. The Leff-Davis Fund was created to help support professional artists financially, so that they might have the opportunity to devote their time to creating and developing their work. The Leff-Davis Fund for Visual Artists will award 1-2 grants for awards of at least $5,000 each over a period of one year to professional artists in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and Nevada counties. Click Here for more information!  Auburn Art  Walk Call to Artists  There's still time to submit  your works for display in the October 8th, 2015 Auburn Art Walk. Click here for details. THE PALETTE                                                                              A twice a month eNews source for all things great about the arts in Placer County!  Looking for something to do tonight?  Colfax ART Walk Tonight August 14, 2014 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Enjoy a relaxed reception atmosphere and pleasant walk as various Historic Downtown Colfax businesses and restaurants host artists from throughout Northern California and their original works. Located just a ½ mile north up South Auburn Street from Hwy 80, on Main Street & Depot Street, and sheltered by mountain ridges that rim the town, you can chat with the artists and business owners and partake of the local eatery offerings. The Colfax Art Walk happens every 2nd Friday, April through September, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Each venue is clearly marked by the red "Art Walk" signs. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Parking throughout town is free. Free tour maps are available at all venues. Artists of the  Autumn Art Studios Tour  Be sure to visit OLAS during  the Autumn Art Studios Tour! Artist in Residence of OLAS  Old Library Artists Studios Gerda Francesca Imgrund - Paula Amerine  Thien Dao -  Merridee Smith - Sandy Delehanty Gerda Francesca Imgrund Ceramics and Photography "That connection with nature is not only part of my art, it is part of my soul as well." I was born and raised in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, and came to the United States in 1980. I found an immediate home in the Sierra Nevada foothills. As a child, I was always out hiking, walking, and often just sitting and studying the natural world all around me. That connection with nature is not only part of my art, it is part of my soul as well.   During my twenty year career in the medical field, I explored a wide variety of creative arts including photography, oil painting, acrylic, batik, and clay. By 1990 it was clear that clay would be the medium I most enjoyed, and it became my passion. My works in clay have included many contemporary forms from hand-painted tiles to large sculpted torsos. Presently my art expresses organic shapes finished with silk screen patterns. Ray Gonzales was my mentor when I first started working in clay. I also studied under Phillippe Faraut and Bennett Bean, both renowned sculptors. I am a life-long student, having studied art and art history at Sierra College and California State University Sacramento. I continue to take annual workshops at the Mendocino Art Center and Sonoma Art Center. Both Henry Moore's abstracted organic forms and Rodin's figure sculptures have been great inspirations for me. For many years my sculptures have been included in the KVIE Art Auction and exhibited in galleries throughout the foothills and Sacramento. Many of my original works are in private collections. I give a variety of workshops and on-going classes at my Old Library Art Studio in Auburn. I started participating in the Auburn Art Studio Tour in 1996, and have enjoyed being involved in this annual event ever since. Paula Amerine Fine Art Painter  People ask me which is my favorite medium and I answer, "The one I am using at the moment I'm painting."  I have studied the lives and work of many historically significant artists, which have led me to experiment with many different art materials.   I enjoy working with various painting mediums including oils, watercolors, oil pastels and colored pencils.  People ask me which is my favorite medium and I answer, "The one I am using at the moment I'm painting."   My career teaching high school art classes promoted my commitment to research, the study of art history, current events and trends that occur during an artist's life time.  Teaching also required that I continuously honed my painting and drawing skills.  Color and design are important elements in my paintings.  I begin a painting by considering the influence of a subject but as the process continues I find the layering of pigments by using multiple glazes leads to the subject matter becoming a secondary concern.   Applying one color of glazing transparencies after another allows me capture volume through the additional use of reflected light and cast shadows.  Fabric design patterns and color theory aid me in creating interesting compositions.  I personally like visual beauty in my artwork.  Painting is the one activity that allows me to bring creative splendor into my world.  I surround myself with the powerful influence of nature's perfection, fresh flowers, abundant fresh fruit and vegetables living in Placer County.  The Art Real Food Cookbook illustrations began with researching the fruit and vegetables grown locally coordinated with the recipes from Joanne Neft, the author and Laura Kenny, the chef, I photographed the subjects in the field with the support of our local farmers.  Currently I am working taking a mixed media approach to painting on top of a canvas stretched grey scale photograph.  The photograph large is large format created with layers of manipulated photographs.  I am seeking to communicate a bit of whimsy in our lives and continue to promote my appreciation of the local availability of agriculture in Placer County. PlacerArts Auburn General Gomez ARTS  and Event Center  (formerly The Arts Building) 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn Artists Studios and Classes   PlacerArts Administration (530) 885-5670  Office Hours Monday - Tuesday     10:00AM - 3:00PM Wednesday - Friday   10:00AM - 5:00PM PlacerArts Rocklin  Johnson Springview Park 5460 5th Street, Rocklin  ARTspace for teaching and learning (916) 672-6950   Classes for Children, Teens and Adults ART TALK  Join the Conversation HERE on Facebook

Wildlife Heritage Foundation

2015 Salmon Celebration

Call to artists!

Dear Artists,

Blue Line Arts and the Wildlife Heritage Foundation invite you to submit your artwork for the 2015 Salmon Celebration, which will be held at 

McBean Park, Lincoln October 3rd.

The annual Salmon Celebration is a free, family-friendly event intended to inform the local community about the importance of keeping our Auburn Ravine clean and healthy for our migrating salmon population. 

Artists are asked to create any medium of original artwork that incorporates the outdoors, salmon, fish, rivers, or the Auburn Ravine for display during the celebration. Cash prizes will be awarded to 3 selected pieces: First Place: $150, Second Place: $100, Third Place: $50.

Entry is free for Blue Line Arts artist members / $10.00 for non-members

Deadline to submit: Sept. 15th

Submit your art and help enhance awareness about our salmon population and keeping the Auburn Ravine beautiful!

Full details/ Submit your work

      

Creating a Vibrant Community Through the Arts

405 Vernon St, Ste. 100, Roseville, CA 95678 * (916) 783-4117 

The Mendocino Art Center is now accepting applications for the 2016-17 Artist in Residence (AIR) program   Artist in Residence Program The Mendocino Art Center's Artist in Residence (AIR) Program provides a community-based environment that facilitates educational and individual artistic growth.   The AIR program brings emerging and established artists to this unique art center in rural Northern California. It provides time and space for AIRs to develop their work in a primary field, and, if desired, expand their experience in other art disciplines and associated pursuits.   The AIR program offers opportunities in: ceramics | fiber arts/textiles | fine art | jewelry sculpture/blacksmithing | writing | independent residency The deadline for 2016-17 applications is April 11, 2016.   Become a MAC Member        Mendocino Art Center  45200 Little Lake Street P.O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460 707 937-5818 · Toll Free 800 653-3328 Visit Our Web Site

CAC

Small Town, U.S.A.

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Altadena Town & Country Club

2290 Country Club Drive, Altadena, CA 91001
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EXHIBITION TITLE

Small Town, U.S.A.

EXHIBITION DATES

September 25, 2015 - January 26, 2016

LOCATION

Altadena Town & Country Club
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2290 Country Club Drive
Altadena, CA 91001

QUALIFICATIONS

One must be an active Associate Artist, Out-of-State Artist, Artist or
Student Artist
Member of the California Art Club to be eligible to apply for Small Town, U.S.A.

SUBJECT MATTER

We are looking for paintings that depict the beautiful small towns
throughout the
United States. All scenes quaint and cozy that bring a sense of
nostalgia and familiarity
to our viewers. Please submit artworks of any neighborhood gem
including store fronts,
figures, urban landscapes, picturesque beach towns, still lifes of local crops,
flowers, or meals, and of course any regional landscapes!

DEADLINE

Next Monday, August 17, 2015

MEDIUM

Paintings in oil, watercolor, pastel or acrylic

COMMISSION

60% Artist; 20% Altadena Town & Country Club; 20% CAC

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit artwork for Small Town, U.S.A. to Online Juried Shows.
You may submit
up to 5 paintings.
Click here to apply!
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ENTRY FEE

Please pay by credit card through Online Juried Shows. The first image
you submit
is $35, and each additional image is $10.

NOTIFICATIONS

Notifications will be sent to artists via email on or about August 28.

ARTWORK DROP-OFF

Wednesday, September 23, 2015; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at
Altadena Town & Country Club

SHIPPING INFO

Out-of-town shipments MUST arrive by Friday, September 18, 2015.
Artists will be responsible for the cost of crating, handling, and
shipping artwork
to and from the exhibition. Please DO NOT ship paintings to the Altadena Town &
Country Club. Further shipping information will be provided upon acceptance.

ARTISTS' RECEPTION

Sunday, September 27, 2015; 3 - 5 p.m. at
Altadena Town & Country Club

ARTWORK PICK-UP

Wednesday, January 27, 2016; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at
Altadena Town & Country Club

DETAILS

For questions or further information, contact California Art Club
Exhibition Coordinator,
Madeleine Aguilar at
626/583-9009 or madeleine@californiaartclub.org
[mailto:madeleine@californiaartclub.org].

Workshop Opportunity in Redding

JOIN US FOR TWO GREAT LANDSCAPE WORKSHOPS IN PASTEL...Sat. Aug.15th & Sat. Aug.22nd!

Signup for both together and save $10

Contact Shelly Shively at leinanishively@gmail.com for sign up and payment. Space is limited so that time can be spent with each student, so sign up early ! !

Beginning Soft Pastel Workshop

O Street Gallery artist, Kathleen Lawrence-Davis, exhibits her pastels nationally in juried exhibitions across the country. Most recently, her pastel “Cool, Cool Water earned a third place award in the California Art Club member juried exhibition held at Pence Gallery, Davis CA, selected to participate in Markleeville Plein Air, the Artist Member exhibition of Tucson Plein Air Painters, and invited artist exhibition at Pence Gallery, Davis CA in November. Her pastels are in many private collections, to include California Rangeland Trust, American Land Conservancy, Santa Margarita Foundation and Hearst Ranch.

She will share knowledge gained from years of painting, exhibiting and private study with nationally renowned instructors Albert Handel, Bill Hosner, Daniel W. Pinkham and T. Allen Lawson.

Join us for some exciting and time saving information on materials and equipment to help you avoid the frustrating and expensive mistakes on how to get started - or just improve on your current pastel work and equipment!

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015

10AM - 4PM

Charge $45

10 AM - Introduction to set ups (studio and plein air), materials comparison and paper sample giveaways

11 AM- Demonstration and discussion on the approach to landscape painting in pastel.

Lunch at 12:15 to 1:15 (you’re welcome to stay)

1:15 to 4:00 Work on your own painting using photo reference provided by Kathleen, and your own materials and easels. If you do not have your own pastels yet you may work in charcoal and learn to make the basic choices in composition and value to help you get started !

You will receive a materials list when you have signed up. You must have your own easel.

What Next? Advanced Pastel Techniques/Landscapes !

Signup for both and save $10

Contact Shelly Shively at leinanishively@gmail.com for sign up and payment. Space is limited so that time can be spent with each student so sign up early ! !

Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015

10 AM – 4PM

Charge $45

The second class will elaborate on landscape composition and provide some advanced techniques of under painting with turp. or watercolor, layering and mixed media that will enhance your options in working in soft pastel.

10:00 AM: More materials comparisons relative to this class and tips on FRAMING !

11:00 AM Demonstration with under painting techniques

12:00 Set up your materials for afternoon

12:15 – 1:15PM Lunch (you are welcome to stay)

1:15 PM Paint from images provided by Kathleen utilizing under painting and layering techniques. Learn to simplify shapes and focus on value and color choices.

4:00 cleanup J

Materials – Full list provided with signup. Sanded paper preferred as support. If you do not have any, a 9 x 12 sheet will be for sale for $2.00. You do not HAVE to do under painting to paint at this class and just work on other techniques and composition focus.

NOTE: you do not have to have a huge number of pastels for these classes. This is more about getting started. Recommended brands are Rembrandt, Sennelier, even Nupastels which are considered hard pastels. A small beginners set is fine. Since it is landscape some greens and blues are recommended in your mix

This is a casual, get acquainted with the pastel medium opportunity, so bring what you can and get some help with the next steps!