Membership dues ($25 yearly) are now due for 2012. If you would like to receive the membership newsletter for contact information on Plein Aire and other membership events, please refer to ‘contact page’ and become a member.
SCWS Events:
Annual show: The Best of the Central Coast
March 26-April 15, reception: April 1 from 2-4 PM
Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz
Weekly critique group: Tuesdays 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League
526 Broadway, Santa Cruz
Plein Aire: Thursdays
Opportunities to Exhibit:
The Best of the Central Coast- SCWS sponsored invitational to local watercolorists: Participants may enter 1-3 watercolors with a $25 first painting hanging fee and a $15 hanging fee for each subsequent piece. Work will be received from 2-5 on Tuesday, March 20 at the Santa Cruz Art League: 526 Broadway. The reception (April 1 from 2-4 PM) will include music and light edibles.
Guidelines: As this is an annual show, we encourage recent work. Entries must be framed and ready for hanging with a wire backing. We require white or off white mats. This is to insure consistency in hanging. (Exception is made only if an embellished mat is intrinsic to the painting.)
Ther will be first, second and third place awards in the form of art supply gift certificates. Guest juror will be Nina Simon , director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH)
We look forward to your joining us.
Applications for the 2012 Cultural Council Open Studios are now available. www.zapplication.org. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 30.
The Scotts Valley Artisans Gallery (230-D Mt. Herman Road, Scotts Valley)
had its grand opening February 4, 2012. It is a huge space in King’s Village and a great place to visit and exhibit.
Members Current Exhibits:
Pat Michaud-Towery is currently exhibiting watercolor and mixed media work at the Scotts Valley Artisans Gallery, 230-D Mt. Herman Road, Scotts Valley. She is also exhibiting a watercolor at the Santa Cruz Art League (526 Broadway, Santa Cruz) February 11-March 4, in the Essence II show.
There will be a Spring Show at the 17th Avenue Studios in May- more details later.
In August Pat will be exhibiting a watercolor in the SC County Government Building 5th floor.
Nancy Riedell has artwork at the Scotts Valley Artisans Gallery. 230-D Mt. Herman Road, Scotts Valley.
Shirley Motmans is currently showing 2 paintings in the Allied Artists West show at the Presentation Retreat and Conference Center, 19480 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos, through April. She recently attended a Gerald Brommer workshop through Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society in San Jose. learning new textural techniques—-a very rewarding experience.
Workshops/Classes:
Linda Lord- Watercolor at the Santa Cruz Art League; 6 Thursdays beginning March 8 at 1-4PM- all levels $145/$125 (SCAL members). The main objective is to improve skills while having fun with guided projects. Bring materials and a sense of humor. Linda is a member of the SCWS, an Open Studios artist and published illustrator. She also exhibits annually in Cozumel, Mexico.
Gerald Brommer will be teaching a workshop for Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (WASCO) in Santa Rosa, California; April 11-15 2012 (Wed-Sun). Cost is $425 for WASCO Members/$475 non-members. The focus will be on design and content in landscape painting (class is studio – not plein aire). He will also demo his new 3-D collage technique on Thursday April 12th. Time and location TBD. Details will be posted at www.wascoart.org as they become available.
Exhibits Around Town:
Santa Cruz Art League
- Local Essence through March 4
- Art Bites Back: March 7-18
- Watercolor ‘The Best of the Central Coast’ March 24- April 15
Museum of Art and History (MAH) through March 18:
- Rydell Award Winners: Solari Gallery (2nd. floor)
- The Butterfly Effect: an installation by Shelby Graham (Lenzin Gallery)
- Futzie Nutzle (Art Forum Gallery)
- The Espresso Police (3rd. Floor Lobby)
The Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery (UCSC) Cowell College through Feb.19:
- Lucien Kubo: ‘Personal Memory, Public History’ assemblages
Pajaro Valley Arts Sudden Street Gallery, Watsonville; March 1- April 15
- Wax contemporary encaustic works
Bay Area/San Francisco shows you might not want to miss:
- The Cult of Beauty: Victorian Avant- Guard, 1860-1900. Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 34th Ave at Clement St. Tuesdays- Sundays, February 18- June 17: www.legionofhonor.org
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission, San Francisco through April 6: www.cartoonart.org,
- Maharaja The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts Asian Art Museum through April 8: www.asianart.org
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