February 2013 Newsletter
Note: We still have no head for the advertising of our upcoming show The Best of the Central Coast. Aimée has gone through the maze of paid inserts and is quite worn out with the effort. Any one with any ideas on how to generate an article in local newspapers please take over. (There are photos and a news release package that can be sent.)
Santa Cruz Watercolor Society annual invitational show: The Best of the Central Coast will be held March 30- April 21 at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz. The reception will be April 7 from 2-4 PM. Carolyn Lord has graciously agreed to juror our show.
Weekly critique group: Tuesday 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz
Plein Aire: Thursdays (Call Shirley for location and time.)
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Opportunities to exhibit:
Santa Cruz Watercolor Society annual invitational show: The Best of the Central Coast will be held March 30- April 21 at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz. The reception will be April 7 from 2-4 PM.
Particulars: Participants may enter from 1-3 watercolors with a $25 first painting hanging fee and a $20 hanging fee for each subsequent piece. Work will be received from 25 PM on Tuesday, March 26. The reception (April 7 from 2-4 PM) will include music and light edibles. Work should be picked up April 21 from 4-5 PM.
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.) There will be first, second and third place awards in the form of art supply gift certificates. Carolyn Lord has graciously agreed to be our juror.
Spring Launch of the Santa Cruz County Online Art Market
The Regional Artisans Association/Scotts Valley Artisans are in the process of creating a curated website that will highlight the hundreds of accomplished artists in Santa Cruz County, and bring our artists’ original creations to a national audience. The launch of this new website is scheduled for Spring of 2013. Check it out: www.santacruzartists.com,
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OPEN DATE: 2/20/2013
DEADLINE: 7/19/2013
Jury Fee: $25.00
Event Dates: 9/21/2013 – 9/22/2013
Member News:
Please check your email for reminder on show volunteer information.
Members Exhibits:
Nancy Riedell has two of her collections on display at the Art Store and Gallery in the King’s Village in Scotts Valley, CA. The collections are: High Surf Advisory Warning and Beach Umbrellas. The Art Store and Gallery is showcasing Nancy’s work for three months. Nancy also uses the Art Store for her framing needs so you will have an opportunity to see how well her framed pieces look when you stop by. Please pay a visit.
Art Store in Scotts Valley
Featured Artist: Nancy Riedell 2/1 – 4/30, 2013
Artist Reception: Saturday, 3/9, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: The Art Store and Gallery 216-E Mt. Hermon Rd. (in the King’s Village Shopping Center) Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (831) 438-0830
Hours: Mon-Fri 10-6. Thurs 10-8. Sat 10-5. Sun 12-5
Exhibits Around Town:
The show will open with a reception on First Friday, March 1st, from 5 to 9. The Blitzer Gallery in support of the Women’s Health Center of Santa Cruz will give a portion of the proceeds from a $5 donation at the door. Each artist expresses the human figure in a distinct and powerful way; the wide spectrum of styles presents an intriguing window into the variety and high quality of figurative art in the Santa Cruz area.
Bay Area/San Francisco shows you might not want to miss:
The Walt Disney Family Museum:
104 Montgomery St. The Presidio of San Francisco waltdisney.org/snow-white (200 artworks surrounding the process of creating the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. through April 14, 2013.)
Asian Art Museum:
Batik: Spectacular Textiles of Java
November 2, 2012–May 5, 2013 The tools are simple. The technique is complicated. The results are extraordinary. Batik is a famous artistic tradition of the Indonesian island of Java, where the process of creating patterned cloth with hot wax has reached the highest level of complexity. In this exhibition you will see some of the finest batik textiles, whose remarkable diversity draws inspiration from a wide range of cultures and religions.
Legion of Honor:
Artful Animals
November 17, 2012 – April 28, 2013
Since the dawn of time, human beings have been fascinated with the animal world. Depictions of animals are some of the earliest known artistic efforts, dating back to the Paleolithic Era. And this interest has never abated. From sustenance to companionship, animals play a variety of roles in our lives and inspire a range of emotions—fear, love, awe—as well as a host of symbolic associations.
This exhibition draws from the vast resources of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts to produce a compelling portrait of the animal world, represented in a wide array of cultures, artistic styles, and media, from about AD 1500 to the present. Some of the artists included in this exhibition have drawn their subjects from life, depicting the roles they play in our everyday experience, while others have used animals with symbolic intent or have anthropomorphized them to humorous, playful, or even unsettling ends.
This first part of a two-part exhibition focuses on creatures both domestic—like dogs, horses, and rabbits and exotic (elephants, monkeys, and camels). Part two will examine fish, fowl, insects, cats, and rodents. Fun juxtapositions draw attention to both commonalities and contrasts among the broad assortment of creatures. Seen together, these works reveal the breathtaking variety not only in the animal kingdom, but also in humanity’s artistic interpretations of it.
Newsletter information:
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