4-16-PAL Newsletter
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4-16-PAL Newsletter
5/3/2016 PAL April 2016 Newsletter New New Members: Pamela Albright James Forman Renewing Members: Jan Bowman Rita Forman Matt Konar Charleen Messner Jan Miller Mike Volpi Rick Watson MEETINGS: Held the first Tuesday of every month (except July), alternating between 10am and 7pm monthly. Refer to the newsletter regarding the location & time of the meeting. EXISTING MEMBERS: If you change your phone number, home address or email address, please contact Carol Grismore at cgrismore@hotmail.com MEMBERSHIP: If you are new or renewing your PAL participation, make sure to select your tax deductible PlacerArts membership level as well as the supplementary participation fee $20 Placer Artists League. Both boxes need to be selected. Click here to join or renew your membership New/Renew PAL Membership OTHER LINKS PAL Website PAL Newsletter Archives PlacerArts Website PlacerArts Artist Directory PlacerArts Call to Artists California Arts Council Blue Line Arts Sacramento Fine Arts General Gomez Art Center Art League of Lincoln PAL Newsletter April 2016 Greetings! After you take time to smell the flowers, go out and sculpt something! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meeting(s); please feel free to bring guests and attend as a guest if you are not a current member. Please join us at our May 3rd, 10 am meeting at the Douglas Van Howd Studio, located at 13333 New Airport Road, Auburn, Ca. This studio tour hosts our own internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, creating large public art statues in front of the world's most visited cities by the world's most influential leaders. As newsletter editor, I look forward to including all pertinent information about your shows, awards, etc. for publication in future newsletters. Please email me directly at smilyone7@gmail.com with your news by the 10th of each month to make it to print. Sincerely, Carol Duarte PAL Newsletter Editor Douglas Van Howd Studio Tour, May 3rd, 10 am Join us with Douglas Van Howd, May 3rd at 10am, at 13333 New Airport Road, Auburn, Ca. Nevada born sculptor and painter, has become wellknown worldwide for his wildlife and western creations. He received his advanced art education at the highly acclaimed Art Center School in Southern California, where he began to develop his exquisite lifelike detailed style that enhances the grace and movement he captures in his work. This trademark has brought him to a place of honor in his field and his works are found in collections worldwide. Doug Van Howd has been commissioned to do work for heads of countries. His oil painting of Yellowstone Falls was presented to the Queen of the Netherlands during the NetherlandsAmerican Bicentennial celebrations in Washington DC. He has twice been received as a guest of the government of Taiwan to present his works to President Chiang ChingKuo and President Lee Tenghui. His bald eagle "Masters of the Wind" is displayed in the office of the Secretary of the Interior, Washington DC, his portrait of Attorney General Edwin Meece hangs in the Hall of Justice, and his wellknown "Friends of Freedom" bronze sculpture, after many years in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, has a new home in the Reagan Library. The United Auburn Indian Community and Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, CA, have many of Doug's sculptures to be seen on their grounds, maybe you have already seen them. To find more about Doug's public art please click this link http://douglasvanhowd.com/, and keep up to date with this artist directly. Big Day of Giving, May 3rd This year don't forget to support your local artists by giving to PlacerArts, our own local nonprofit, educating, supporting, and promoting all artists in Placer County. Starting at midnight on May 3rd, the Sacramento region will come together for one BIG Day of Giving a 24 hour giving challenge that lifts up lives and makes this the place we call home. In its third year, the BIG Day of Giving has raised nearly $9 million for nonprofits serving our region. Join our community on May 3rd for a celebration of philanthropy and put your money where your heart is! Please go to https://bigdayofgiving.org/npo/placerarts on May 3rd and give to PlacerArts.org to support your local artists community. PAL News and Events http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102046042296&ca=790c4d6c966c4b069e58bf5c88a4618b 1/5 5/3/2016 PAL April 2016 Newsletter Johans Stafford, PAL artist, will be on display at Pescatore Winery, 7055 Ridge Rd, Newcastle, April 5th December 31st, and a Featured Artist at St Luke's Episcopal Church, 124 Orange St, Auburn, on June 11th. Please stop by and see her latest celebrated work. Auburn Art Walk is currently taking applications to participate in their 1st Friday Art Walk happening in downtown Auburn every two months from April, June, August, & October. This is a great opportunity for public exposure and to support our local merchants, and it's also great fun. Please link here for more information on how to support or participate http://www.placerarts.org/programs/artwalk/. Spring Exhibitions Near and Far Andy Warhol: Portraits on display at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. The exhibit hosts over 168 portraits from Andy Warhol, now through June 19, 2016. The exhibit was organized by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. It is the first exhibit of Andy Warhol's for the museum and not to be missed. Link here for more information http://crockerartmuseum.org/exhibitions/andywarhol . 4th Annual America's ClayFest competition, in partnership with the Art League of Lincoln and the Blue Line Arts, the exhibit will kick off its fourth annual with entries expected from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico and Asia. 80 pieces will be on display. We have a height limit of 94 inches and weight limit, please see website for more info. This year we are honored to have as jurors internationally known ceramic artist Sergei Isupov and New York ceramic arts dealer Leslie Ferrin. Details at www.americasclayfest.org. Aqua Vistas 2016, The second annual Aqua Vistas at the General Gomaz Art Center, is an art show which celebrates the life of water. The show intends to exhibit the spirit and essence of water and the activities surrounding water through art. The show will run from Friday, April 15 through Saturday, May 7, 2016. To find out more please link here http://www.generalgomez.com/callto artists/aquavistas2016/. 2016 Open Studios Exhibition at ARTspace, 240 Fifth St. in Hollister, held by the San Benito County Arts Council. The exhibition features the work of 21 Open Studios artists, including works in painting, pottery, photography, glasswork and more. The 2day event is from 10 am 4 pm, Saturday & Sunday, April 23rd & 24th, which takes place at artists' studios throughout San Benito County. A map of the artists' studios & the artist directory can be viewed or downloaded online at www.sanbenitoarts.org. 2016 Art Studio Trek, Art & Chocolate, please join our local artists for their 10th annual open studio tour located in Rocklin, Roseville, and Granite Bay, April 27 & 28. Click this link for a tour map http://www.artstudiotrek.com/p/newhomepage.html. Pack a picnic basket and continue on the Mother Lode's Mother's Day Open Studio Tour's throughout the Sierra Foothills. 2016 Loomis Art Loop Studio Tour, Spend Mother's Day in Loomis, Ca., with 6 studios and 16 artists within a 10 minute drive in the Loomis Basin offering you their best showings. Always on Mother's Day Weekend, this year May 7th & 8th, from 10 5 each day. Come for the art, stay for the wine tastings. Loomis Basin is the fruit of the valley and currently in full bloom. Get your tour map at https://loomisartloop.wordpress.com/map/. 2016 North Auburn Art Studios Tour, continues the Mother's Day tour up the hill with another group of talented artists in Auburn, Ca. Find their tour map at this link http://www.northauburnartists.com/#!about/c1et. With over 20 artists participating you are sure to find something you love. There's art in those hills!; make sure to visit Auburn artists nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, on your weekend tour of all Placer County Open Studios going on this Spring. 3rd SATURDAY ART WALKS Roseville @ Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, Ca., from 79pm, please link here for more information www.bluelinearts.org. 3rd SATURDAY ART WALKS Placerville @ Placerville Art Gallery, 352 Main Street, from 59, with over 10 other art galleries in downtown Placerville. Placerville also has several wonderful restaurants. Make it a date night! Please link here for more information http://www.placervilledowntown.org/FeaturedMerchants/PVArtGal.html. Classes FOCUS on Legal Issues for Photographers with California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), April 27th, 2016, 6:30 8:00 PM, at 2015 J Street Suite 204 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA. 95811. To learn more about the speaker, Amitai Schwartz, a lawyer in private practice with over 40 years experience and worked as a staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, and currently, an active photographer that has led this workshop on behalf of CLA since 2006 (Thank you Amitai!), please link here http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/. The Art of Sculpting by Jim Lee, Artist in Residence and Principal Artist at Clay Arts Studio GENERAL GOMEZ ARTS & EVENT CENTER, CLAY ARTS STUDIO (lower level). Learn more at www.clayheadsculptures.com. Patina Finishing Class will be held at the Clay Arts Studio, Saturday, June 11th, 9:AM to 2:00PM. The cost is $25.00 per student (materials extra). Jim Lee will be giving instructions on how to fill and fix cracks and applying patinas (paint and wax) to your sculptures. It will take a couple of hours to complete your project. Please RSVP directly for a complete list of supplies needed for the class. One item requires mail order purchase, Sculpt Nouveau wax and is available at http://www.sculptnouveau.com/. Sculpt Nouveau charges $12 shipping for the little jar or a large jar of wax, so ordering together is a good idea. Please let Jim know and he'll add you to the class order. For more information contact the Clay Arts Studio at www.clayheadsculptures.com. Calls to Artists North America Clay Challenge, This international event is scheduled for September 1 October 2 at the General Gomez Arts and Event Center in the historic California Sierra Nevada foothills city of Auburn. This juried clay show celebrates visionary artists from around the world with only 100 entries allowed in the Exposition. Competition categories include: Figurative Sculpture, Sculpture, Functional (Thrown), and Tile (wall hanging). Online applications will be accepted beginning April 1, 2016. More than $25,000 in cash prizes and awards will be offered to the winning entries. Please link here to apply http://www.northamericanclaychallenge.com/. 86th Annual California Land & Sea Exhibit, June 3 July 3, Reception June 11th, Sat. from 3:005:00pm, Santa Cruz, Ca. Deadline is Monday, April 18, 2016 at 11:59. Cash awards up to $2,000, Juried by David C. Gallup, Fine Artist, Vice President of California Art http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102046042296&ca=790c4d6c966c4b069e58bf5c88a4618b 2/5 5/3/2016 PAL April 2016 Newsletter Club. Please link here for more information http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/. Light Play, Today, light is being used in more experimental and inspiring ways. Light Play asks artists to create work that lets the light be the main point of interest. Painting, drawing, photography, installation, and sculpture will all be considered for this exhibit. Deadline for entries is April 26, 2016, by 5:00pm. Exhibiting in WestPark Workshop Gallery: June 6thJuly 9th, 2016. Link here for more information http://www.bluelinearts.org/calltoartists. Cordova Community Council, MURAL PROPOSALS WANTED! The City of Rancho Cordova is requesting proposals from talented artists to add a mural to a new wall in the City of Rancho Cordova. The new mural will add beauty and a sense of place along the busy Folsom Boulevard corridor and would be seen by thousands of people that walk or drive by. We are looking for a visionary artist to create a piece that will become a part of Rancho Cordova history. Complete proposal must be received by Travis Evans at the City of Rancho Cordova, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova CA 95670 by the end of the day April 29, 2016. Please contact Travis Evans at 9168518906 or by email attevans@cityofranchocordova.org to review the contract or for any questions. Upon completion the mural would be fully released to the City. 2016 Lily Tomlin Art Call For National Artists, Fe Gallery's Unauthorized/Unofficial Lily Tomlin Art Show. Fe Gallery invites all local, and national artists, professional and amateur and multiple art mediums for this call for art. THEME: An original interpretation of "Lily Tomlin". Show opens: August 13, 2016 and runs through September 29, 2016, First Place and honorary awards. Deadline is April 30, 2016. Please link here for more information http://www.cac.ca.gov/opportunities/acdetail.php?id=28390. 14th annual Sierra Art Trails Open Studio Tour is underway, May 1, 2016 is the deadline! The application can be downloaded from our website at http://www.sierraarttrails.org/submission_guidelines.htm. The exhibit is the largest art event in our area, showcasing over 100 artists working in a wide range of media,encompassing more than a dozen communities in Madera and Mariposa counties. Cost of participation is $135, with a $25 nonrefundable jury fee and $110 participation fee due upon acceptance into the exhibit. Fire Station Public Art Projects (2), Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Committee (SMAC) invites artists and artist teams to apply for one or both of the following public art projects: Fire Station 14 located at 1400 N. B Street and Fire Station 15 located at 1640 W. El Camino Avenue. Project budget is $62,900 for each fire station, including design, fabrication and installation. Deadline to apply is May 2, 2016. Click here for more information and to apply. North Tahoe Arts is now accepting applications for their 2016 exhibits schedule. Groups and solo artists are encouraged to apply. An application can be found at this link http://northtahoearts.com/calls_artists.html. 4th Annual 2016 Open Fine Art Competition, hosted by the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to the free reception featuring cash awards of up to $200 and presentations on Saturday, June 4th from 47PM at the Arts Center. The show runs through June 22nd. Apply Online at www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org, (Click on Events then Competition). Or In Person at 9080 Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove, 95624, Wednesday through Saturday, 4PM. For more information, call 9166855992 or email toegfinearts@frontier.net. Deadline is May 7, 2016 at 4:00pm. In the Style of the Old Masters, open to all artists, 3rd Juried Fine Art Exhibition of work inspired by the Old Masters, exhibited by the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Awards will be Best of Show and $250, cash, ribbons, and merchandise. Deadline to apply is May 7, 2016 at 4:00pm. Exhibits May 17 June 4, 2016. Please click this link to apply http://www.sacfinearts.org/pdf/2016_ITSOTOM.pdf. 23rd Annual Placer Arts Studio Tour, Calling all members of PlacerArts. Artists must complete the Online Application, deadline is May 8, 2016, tour dates are November 11th, 12th & 13th, 2016. PlacerArts staff is available to help with the online submission process if needed, and artists will be asked to supply three digital images of their studio and three to five digital images of their work in the application process. Please link here for to apply. Blooming II Art Show, the second annual show which was highly popular with both artists and collectors last year. Blooming celebrates flowers, the garden, and all things that bloom. The show intends to exhibit the spirit and beauty of the plant kingdom. The show will run from May 20 through June 18th, 2016 at the General Gomez Arts & Events Center. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 20, 2016 from 5 7 pm. Artists are invited to submit their work for inclusion in this juried show. All media both 2D and 3D are acceptable for submission. The deadline for applications, including images, is Wednesday, May 9, 2016. Submissions will be juried for acceptance into the show. Link here for more information http://www.generalgomez.com/uncategorized/blooming2016entryform/. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the fourth round of proposals for visual artists from the LeffDavis Fund for Visual Artists will open on April 4th! 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 by contributing to our community's civic and cultural life. The LeffDavis Fund was created to help support professional artists financially, so that they might have the opportunity to devote their time to creating art and developing their work. An award of up to $10,000 will be made over a period of one year to professional artists in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and Nevada counties. For more information, please click here to apply http://www.sacregcf.org/nonprofits/foundationdirectedgrantmaking/applyforagrant/leffdavis fundforvisualartists/. Deadline is May 13, 2016 at 4:00pm. For additional questions, please contact Priscilla Enriquez, Chief Giving Officer, at priscilla@sacregcf.org. Utility Box Wrap Public Art Project, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) invites artists and artist teams to apply for an ongoing utility box wrap public art project. Over the next two years dozens of artists will be paid for the use of their artwork on utility boxes throughout Sacramento County. Must be 21 years or older to apply. Selected artists will receive a $500 honorarium for their designs. Deadline to apply is May 16, 2016. Click here for more information and to apply. 11TH National Juried Exhibition for National Artists. Axis Gallery is pleased to have Gregory Volk as juror for the 11th National Juried Exhibition. Gregory Volk is a New Yorkbased art writer, independent curator, and frequent lecturer. He writes regularly for Art in America, where he is a contributing editor, and his articles and reviews have also appeared in many other publications, including Parkett and Sculpture. Gregory Volk received his BA from Colgate University and his MA from Columbia University. He is also an associate professor in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. All artist working in contemporary original 2D and 3D work in any media are encouraged to apply. Along with the exhibition of all the accepted work there will be cash awards, an exhibition catalogue, and an invitational exhibition curated by Axis Gallery members in December. Deadline to enter is May 29, 2016, link here for more information visit http://axisgallery.org/callfor11thnational/. Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, and Myths for national artists, hosted by Fe Gallery, Sacramento, Ca., invites all local, and national artists, professional and amateur and multiple art mediums for this call for art. The theme is an original interpretation of a Fable, Fairy Tale, Folktale, Legend, or Myth. The deadline is May 30, 2016, and the show opens October 8, 2015 and runs through December 2, 2016. First Place and honorary awards will be given. Please link here to apply https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php? ID=3082&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes. Contact Millie Porter at art@fegallery.com if you have further questions. Focus On Fiber, National Juried Fiber Arts Show this June 28 July 16, 2016. Sponsored by the Fiber Group of the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Awards include Best of Show, $500, and additional cash and merchandise will be given. Judge Ana Lisa Hedstrom, who has http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102046042296&ca=790c4d6c966c4b069e58bf5c88a4618b 3/5 5/3/2016 PAL April 2016 Newsletter recent exhibitions to include: Quilt National, 2015; Materials Hard and Soft, Denton, Texas, 2014; ISS international, Hangzhou, China, 2014, and teaching engagements that include SF State University and CCA. Deadline for entries is June 1, 2016, and show dates are June 28, 2016 thru July 16, 2016. Please link here for to apply http://www.sacfinearts.org/entry. Art at the Classic, a topranked equine and western art show held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, a worldclass art show featuring more than 120 works by painters, sculptors, photographers, and other fine artists. The juried show is open to all artists over 18 years of age whose work reflects a western way of life and includes any equine subject, western landscape or wildlife. Entries must be artist's original design, produced in the last three years, and not previously shown in Art at the Classic. Classes include oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, graphic and charcoal, colored pencil, photography, sculpture, miniatures, and anything goes. Artwork must be for sale. If you are interested in participating in this show, applications are available here, or you can contact Judy Vargas, Director of Art at the Classic, at bronzehorses@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2016. Art at the Classic is part of the fourday Draft Horse Classic, September 22 25, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, CA,, www.NevadaCountyFair.com , 11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949. 3rd Incline Village Fine Art Festival will be held at Preston Field on August 1314, 2016, in Incline Village NV (also known by the locals as 'Income Village') at the North side of the Lake Tahoe area. A great location for an art festival! Great visibility from the road, and lots of customer parking! The Incline Village Fine Art Festival will feature artists presenting their original work in all mediums of two and three dimensional fine art, including paintings in acrylic, oils and watercolors, photography, etchings, sculpture in clay, glass, metal, stone and wood. Each artist will be present to meet with the public and discuss their work. All work is available for purchase. In addition to fine art, fine crafts will also be presented. Festival attendees will find blown glass, turned wood, semiprecious jewelry, pottery, stained glass, and an array of highquality crafts. Deadline to apply is June 13, 2016. Applications are available at this link http://cwbevents.com/index.php/ourshows/theinclinevillagefineartfestival . The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is conducting a competition to select a design for the 2016/2017 California Duck Stamp. Entries for the California Duck Stamp contest will be accepted from 9 a.m., May 13, 2016 through 4 p.m., June 13, 2016. Entries may be mailed, shipped or delivered in person to: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1280, Sacramento, CA 95814. The art should be protectively packaged, and the exterior of the package and all protective materials should be clearly labeled with the artist's name to ensure proper repackaging. The primary subject of this California Duck Stamp will be the lesser snow goose. To enter, please link here to apply. https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/DuckStamp/Contest. PAL Activity Calendar We are excited about our 2016 program we have many excellent artist demonstrations, studio tours, and critique sessions. Be sure and mark your calendar for these dates! Please consider attending the steering committee meetings as well we need your input and would welcome you on the leadership team. Steering committee meetings are held the 3rd Monday of the month, at 1pm, at the Newcastle Packing Shed Artists Studio, at 455 Main Street in Newcastle. PAL 2016 Meeting & Program Schedule May 3, 10am Doug Van Howd Studio Tour 13333 New Airport Rd, Auburn, CA Jun 7, 7pm Show & Tell, ImagePathways 461 Main St. Newcastle, CA Aug 2, 10am Crocker Museum Tour 216 O St, Sacramento, CA Margot Schultzke, Composition ImagePathways, 461 Main St. Newcastle, Sep 6, 7pm CA Oct 4, 10am Jay Stargaard, Welding demo 21496 Meadow Oaks Lane, Colfax, CA Nov 1, 10am Nicholson's Blown Glass demo 5555 Bell Rd, Auburn, CA PAL Membership Show, Umpqua Bank, 571 5th St. Lincoln CA. Nov 8, 10am Bring work between 10am11am. Show runs through Jan 10, 2017. Dec 6, 11am Holiday Luncheon, location TBD Steering Committee Meetings May 16 Jun 20 Aug 15 Sep 19 Oct 17 Nov 21 Umpqua Gallery Schedule PAL manages the gallery at the Umpqua Bank, 571 5th Street in Lincoln all throughout the year. We have two PAL membership shows at the gallery each year and facilitate displays by various art groups the rest of the year. We have Amy Newson to thank for ably acting as venue manager for this gallery. Here's what's coming up through the end of the year: 2016 Schedule Start Date End Date Group Showing 4/12/16 5/10/16 Newcastle Artists Studio 5/10/16 6/14/16 Placer ARC/Studio 700 Instructors 6/14/16 7/12/16 Art League of Lincoln 7/12/16 8/9/16 PAL Membership Show 8/9/16 9/13/16 Lincoln Hills Painters Group 9/13/16 10/11/16 Lincoln Hills Photography Group http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102046042296&ca=790c4d6c966c4b069e58bf5c88a4618b 4/5 5/3/2016 PAL April 2016 Newsletter 10/11/16 11/8/16 11/8/16 1/12/16 Newcastle Elementary Students PAL Membership Show PAL 2016 Steering Committee We welcome PAL members to attend our steering committee meetings for their input, and to be part of PAL at a deeper level. We will hold our 2016 steering committee meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month at 1pm, at the Newcastle Packing Shed Artists Collaborative, located at 455 Main St. in Newcastle, CA. 2016 Steering Committee Members Gia McNutt Steering Committee Chair (916)5025311 gia@teamsos.com Carol Grismore Membership Chair (415)8063218 cgrismore@hotmail.com Diane Friedberg & Gia McNutt PAL Open Juried Show Chair (530) 2681383 clubfred1@yahoo.com Carol Duarte Newsletter Editor (916) 7725230 smilyone7@gmail.com Amy Newson Umpqua Bank Venue Manager (916)6639697 amysartfuldesigns@yahoo.com Rick Watson Umpqua Bank Venue Manager (PAL Exhibits only) (408) 8927588 ashlandcreekart@yahoo.com Pat Aragon, Pat Lucas, Steering Committee Members Sandy Main & Kathy Randall http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102046042296&ca=790c4d6c966c4b069e58bf5c88a4618b 5/5