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February March 2012 Local Art Event Calendar

February

Feb 2 1st Thursday Art Hop covers the downtown area and the Tower District The ArtHop program is spon

sored by the Fresno Arts Council It is a monthly event featuring art exhibits in over 60 venues in Fresno

County Art venues include galleriesartist studios retail outlets and public spaces To plant your

ArtHop experience log in to wwwfresnoarthoporg to check for a list of locations eventexhibit details

days times andor the specific venue you are interested in

317 24 Gertrude School Portrait Painters is associated with Yosemite Western Artists Members are wel come to paintdrawphotograph from hired models at Gertrude School House every Friday at 930mdash 1230 Barring some holidays and bad weather Cost is $700 for members of YWA and $1000 for non- members Please call Larry Potter 209-966-3258 cabinetsstinet or Doug Boomer 559-642-3648 to

learn who the model will be and if there will be a modeling session

Feb 418 FNA (Friends lsquoN Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley

Writers amp Artists Building 618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky

and Clovis Ave in Clovis 930 am to 100 pm For more information contact

Wanda Carey 291-7489

Feb 8 CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration 700 pm

Clovis Veteranrsquos Center 808 4th Street Clovis CA Free to members Guests

$500 For more information Gail Daley 559-960-2428 or

caggaildaleyfineartcom or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscut-

teraolcom or caggaildaleyfineartcom Toni Maygar to demonstrate

Acrylics

Feb 11 ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at

Krazan amp Assoc 215 Dakota Ave Clovis CA 93612 100 pm Free to mem-

bers Guests $500 wwwallianceofcaliforniaartistscom Demonstrator Al-

bert Van Troba

Feb 13 Yosemite Western Artists holds Plein Air Painting and Photo-shoot outings

throughout the year the outings are every second Monday If you are inter-

SHOWS MEETINGS EVENTS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Shows Events

Meetings 1

Art Classes

Workshops 4

Galleries 5

Featured Links 6

Art Associa-

tions 7

Announce-

ments Ads 8

About the Art

Calendar 8

Local Art Event Calendar

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ested in becoming a part of this group Contact Rita Adams YWA president 559 683 3087 or Ad-

amsstinet

Feb 16 3rd Thursday Art Hop covers Metropolitan Fresno and Clovis The ArtHop program is sponsored by the

Fresno Arts Council It is a monthly event featuring art exhibits in over 60 venues in Fresno County Art

venues include galleriesartist studios retail outlets and public spaces To plant your ArtHop experience

log in to wwwfresnoarthoporg to check for a list of locations eventexhibit details days and times and

or the specific venue you are interested in

Feb 16 The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western Artists They meet every se-

cond Thursday of the month all year long If you are interested in becoming a part of this group the Con-

tact for the Photography Group is Jerry Bosworth 559 683 3932 or ggbstinet

Feb 18 YWA (Yosemite Western Artists) Meeting and an informative demonstration good food and an oppor

tunity to meet with local artists at the Gertrude School House located on Rd 600 in Ahwahnee (Road

600 intersects Highway 49 about 5 miles west of Oakhurst on Highway 49) 1130 ammdash300 pm

Suzanne Baker will paint a llandscape in acrylic of the High Sierra and western art mainly the modern

ranch life in the west combined with horse packing scenes which are the only two subjects she paints

professionally Suzanne feels the subjects are appropriate for our area There is a $500 charge for

members and $700 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087 wwwyosemitewesternartistsorg

Feb 25 Kingsburg Art Center General Meeting and Art Demonstration Kingsburg Senior Center 1460 Ellis St Kingsburg CA 1 -- 3 pm For more information contact Patricia Brock 896-1618 mpbartusacom or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stankjarequipmentcom Paul Buxman will demonstrate in

Oil

March

Mar 1 Pick up art from the Miniature art show From Sierra Vista Mall 500 ndash 600 pm Bldg 1041 at Sierra

Vista Mall In Clovis 1050 Shaw Ave

Mar 1 CAG Members Storefront gallery art exchange from 500 ndash 600 pm Bldg 1041 at Sierra Vista Mall

(come to the rear door) Form more information contact Gail Daley 960-2428 See You there

Mar 1 1st Thursday Art Hop covers the downtown area and the Tower District The ArtHop program is spon

sored by the Fresno Arts Council It is a monthly event featuring art exhibits in over 60 venues in Fresno

County Art venues include galleriesartist studios retail outlets and public spaces To plant your

ArtHop experience log in to wwwfresnoarthoporg to check for a list of locations eventexhibit details

days times andor the specific venue you are interested in

2162330 Gertrude School Portrait Painters is associated with Yosemite Western Artists Members are welcome

to paintdrawphotograph from hired models at Gertrude School House every Friday at 930mdash1230

(Barring some holidays and bad weather) Cost is $700 for members of YWA and $1000 for non-

members Please call Larry Potter 209-966-3258 cabinetsstinet or Doug Boomer 559-642-3648 to

learn who the model will be and if there will be a modeling session

Mar 317 FNA (Friends lsquoN Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley Writers amp Artists Building

618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky and Clovis Ave in Clovis 930 am to 100 pm For

more information contact Wanda Carey 291-7489

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Mar 7 ACA (Alliance of California Artists) Downtown Window Gallery (new member ex-

hibitors encouraged) 1100 am to 100 pm Please remember that the paintings are

changed every other month Next exchange will be in May 2012 For more infor-

mation contact Patricia Selin 559 226-4758 patriciaselinattnet 877-384-7852

wwwallianceofcaliforniaartistscom

Mar 8 The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western Artists They meet every se-

cond Thursday of the month all year long If you are interested in becoming a part of this group the

Contact for the Photography Group is Jerry Bosworth 559 683 3932 or ggbstinet

Mar 10 ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at Krazan amp Assoc 215 Da-

kota Ave Clovis CA 93612 100 pm Free to members Guests $500

wwwallianceofcaliforniaartistscom

Mar 12 Yosemite Western Artists holds Plein Air Painting and Photo-shoot outings throughout the year the

outings are every second Monday If you are interested in becoming a part of this group Contact Rita

Adams YWA president 559 683 3087 or Adamsstinet

Mar 14 CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration 700 pm Clovis Veteranrsquos Center

808 4th Street Clovis CA Free to members Guests $500 For more information Gail Daley 559-960-

2428 or caggaildaleyfineartcom or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutteraolcom or

caggaildaleyfineartcom

Mar 15 3rd Thursday Art Hop covers Metropolitan Fresno and Clovis The ArtHop program is sponsored by

the Fresno Arts Council It is a monthly event featuring art exhibits in over 60 venues in Fresno County

Art venues include galleriesartist studios retail outlets and public spaces To plant your ArtHop experi-

ence log in to wwwfresnoarthoporg to check for a list of locations eventexhibit details days and

times andor the specific venue you are interested in

Mar 16 The Santa Cruz Art League presents the 82nd Annual Statewide Exhibit Landscape Color amp Light Open to Contemporary Landscape Painters of California Juror Nancy Boas Adjunct Curator of Ameri can painting Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and Author June 1 ndash July 1 2012 Receiving Dead line March 16 2012 Max 3 entries $40 $30 members 3 digital jpeg entries on one CD Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway Santa Cruz CA 95060 Cindy Liebenthal wwwscalorg cindyscalorg 831-426-5787

Mar 17 YWA (Yosemite Western Artists) Meeting and an informative demonstration good food and an

opportunity to meet with local artists at the Gertrude School House located on Rd 600 in Ahwahnee

(Road 600 intersects Highway 49 about 5 miles west of Oakhurst on Highway 49) 1130 ammdash300

pm Jerome Grimmerrsquos demonstration will be called ldquoIgnorance Can Be a Good Thingrdquo We will

address one of the most common problems plaguing artists the problem of saying too much If there

is sufficient interest Jerry will give a workshop capitalizing on the precepts covered in the demo There

I s a $500 charge for members and $700 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087

wwwyosemitewesternartistsorg

Mar 19 Kingsburg Art Gallery begins the new year with new art New exhibit receiving is March 19 2012

1000 am mdash 1100 am The Gallery is located in Downtown Kingsburg in the Village Center Mall at

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ART CLASSES WOR KSHOPS

IF YOU ARE OFFERING PRIVATE WORKSHOPS OR ART LESSONS OR CLASSES PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION YOUR NAME CONTACT INFORMATION DATE TIME PLACE CHARGE FOR THE LESSONS AND THE MEDIA YOU WILL BE TEACHING

Mixed Message Studio 1310 8th Street Sanger CA February Classes In Februarys classes wersquoll make hand-made valentines and embellish them using a variety of watercolor and mixed media techniques and materials You will need to bring 3 or 4 favorite quotes or a poem (typed out in some interesting fonts and sizes for a 4 14rdquo X 5 12rdquo card) about Valentinersquos Day or Love to use in our special creations Dates are as follows Saturday Afternoon Feb 4 2012 from 1 ndash3 PM Wednesday Evening Feb 8 2012 from 6 ndash 8 PM Thursday Morning Feb 9 from 10 AM ndash 12 noon Kathleen Mattox Teacher for more info Contact Kathleen at httpwwwfacebookcompagesMixed-Messages-Art-Studio-Sanger-CA240386215993619

Yosemite Photo Workshop Dinuba Photographers Vanita and John Boyd will conduct a Yosemite Photo Work-

shop February 10-12 The workshop will be based in Oakhurst and sponsored by Evergreen Conference Center

The workshop will include 2 nights lodging at the Oakhurst ECCO Conference Center six meals and transporta-

tion from Oakhurst and park entry to Yosemite National Park We will meet on Friday evening for dinner and a short

presentation ldquoGetting Wow From Your Photographsrdquo After breakfast Saturday we will venture into the park and to

the valley floor We will make stops and photograph the icons of Yosemite Photo stops will include Tunnel View

133 year old Yosemite Chapel Gates of the Valley Fern Springs Ahwahnee Hotel Ansel Adams Studio historic

barns at Foresta plus other locations as time and weather allows Sunday we will return to the valley or venture

into the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and the area of Wawona Group and individual instructions will be pro-

vided on exposure composition and photo editing Price $299 For more information

httpeccoyosemiteorgindexhtm boydimagessbcglobalnet wwwjohnboydphotographycom

Ma Ly at Michaels in Clovis You have always wanted to paint landscape seascape floral and still life but have

never found the right teacher A new website is born now log on to wwwartclassatmichaelswebscom to find all

the info and schedule for Ma Lyrsquos art classes at Michaels in Clovis Feel free to e-mail Ma at artbymalygmailcom

Gary Langdon Oils (all levels) Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard Fresno CA 93711Ongoing Thursdays 900 am ndash Noon and 100 pm ndash 330 pm Fridays 900 am ndash Noon and 100 pm ndash 330 pm $6000 per month For

more information or registration call Gary 708-6823

Suzie Stach (Pastels) 1st Saturday of the month beginning March 5th 2011 Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard

Fresno CA 93711 For registration and information call Suzie Stach 271-9514

1332 Draper street Kingsburg CA 93636The Gallery is now taking applications for the coming year

Members who show in the gallery are required to sit the Gallery one day each month and the fee is only

$2000year More membership applications are available at

httpgaildaleyfineartcomkingsburgartcenterhtml For more information contact Gail at

gaildaleysbcglobalnet 559-960-2428 or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449

stankjarequipmentcom

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Gal ler ies Seeking Art is ts

IF YOU ARE A GALLERY LOOKING FOR ARTISTS TO DISPLAY IN THE 2012 YEAR YOU MAY POST YOUR REQUEST IN THE LOCAL

ART EVENT CALENDAR AT NO CHARGE PLEASE CONTACT ART-TIQUE GAIL AT ART-TIQUEGAILDALEYFINEARTCOM OR 559-

960-2428

The Kingsburg Art Center is located in Downtown Kingsburg in the Village Center Mall (1332 Draper St Kingsburg CA 93631) It is open for business Tuesday -- Saturdays from 1100 am to 300 pm Members who show in the gallery are required to sit the Gallery one day each month the fee is $2000year A membership application is available at wwwgaildalefineart com (go to the Kingsburg Art Center Page) For more information contact Gail Daley 559-960-2428 e-mail kacgaildaleyfineartcom or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stankjarequipmentcom

ART HOP OPPORTUNITY Hi My name is Amber Donabedian The date of art hops are the first Thursday of the month so the first one we are looking for is going to be Feb 2nd The address will be for the Babylon club which is 1064 N Fulton st Fresno CA 93728 Contact Info The phone number will be for the Babylon club also which is (559) 495 ~ 0852 amp the email is going to be adphotographyhotmailcom I am looking for all types of artists Thanks again Amber Donabedian

Life Drawing amp Painting (self-directed ndashno instructor) Tuesday 530 pm ndash 800 pm or Wednesdays 900 am ndash

Noon $1000 per session or $3500 per month Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard Fresno CA 93711 559-261-1610

Terri Sorenson watercolor class on Thurs afternoons at 330 in my home in Selma The cost is $20 per lesson For

more information my phone is 896-6623

Anita Stoll Pastel at her home studio in Coarsegold For details contact anitastollyahoocom Visit her website

at httpwwwanitastollcom and her blog-site at httpanitastollpastelssublimeblogspotcom

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This month the art-calendar recommends

Setting up a Google artist page by Graham

Mathews (included step-by-step instruc-

tions

httpgrahammatthewsartblogspotcom201112

setting-up-google-artist-pagehtml

Date submit-

ted

112012

FEATEURED LINKS

THIS AREA IS FOR LINKS YOU HAVE FOUND THAT ARE HELPFUL TO ARTISTS IN GEN-

ERAL A BLOG POST SHOWING HOW TO BETTER USE FACEBOOK FOR MARKETING

A LINK FOR A PLACE TO HAVE GREAT PRINTS OF YOUR ART MADE ETC PLEASE

INCLUDE A REASON WHAT THE LINK INCLUDES OR A REASON TO FEATURE IT

FEATURED LINKS STAY UP FOR TWO MONTHS IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR LINK FEA-

TURED FOR MORE THAN THIS YOU MUST RE-SUBMIT

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ART ASSOCIATION INFORMATION THE ART CALENDAR WELCOMES INFORMATION FROM ALL ART ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY IF

YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION TO APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR CONTACT GAIL AT

559-960-2428 OR ART-TIQUEGAILDALEYFINEARTCOM

Alliance of California Artists wwwallianceofcaliforniaartistscom

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Artist Booth event Art Sale

Workshops

Juried Shows throughout the year

Art-Tique wwwgaildaleyfineartcom (go to Art-Tique Page)

Sierra Vista Mall Storefront Art (Individual Artists amp Art Groups)

Community Art Exhibits at Local Libraries

Clovis Art Guild wwwgaildaleyfineartcom (go to Clovis Art Guild Page)

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Veteranrsquos Fall Art Show (November)

Miniature Art Show (March)

Old West amp Rodeo Art Show (April)

Kingsburg Art Center wwwgaildaleyfineartcom (go to Kingsburg Art Center

page)

New Painting Exhibits by Gallery Members every two months (except May)

Swedish Art Festival Fine Art Show (May)

Madera County Arts Council wwwmaderaartsorg

Celebrate Agriculture With the Artist - Exhibit and competition

San Joaquin Clay amp Glass Association wwwsjcgacom

Annual Spring Sale (May)

October fall Workshop

Annual Fall Sale (November)

Yosemite Western Artists wwwyosemitewesternartistsorg

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Rotating exhibits at satellite locations

Annual Tri-County Competition and Exhibition

Sierra Art Trails

Plein Air amp photography outings

PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE OR WEB PAGE FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

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ART-TIQUErsquoS LOCAL ART EVENTS CALENDAR IS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING ARTISTS OF CALIFORNIArsquoS CENTRAL VALLEY TO FIND PLACES TO SHOWSELL THEIR ART MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH THE LOCAL ART GROUPS AND FIND CLASSES WORKSHOPS AND TOOLS THAT HELP ARTISTS DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS AND THE BUSINESS SIDE OF ART PRINTED COPIES ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL MEETINGS OF ACA CAG AND ALLARDS ART SUPPLY IN FRESNO AND THE KINGSBURG ART CENTER IN KINGSBURG IT IS DISTRIBUTED ON-LINE THROUGH YAHOO GROUPS ART-TIQUE WELCOMES NOTICES AND ADS THAT AGREE WITH OUR STATED PURPOSES ALL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE DATE TIME ADDRESS AND CONTACT PHONE NUMBER OR E-MAIL IF YOU WISH TO POST AN ITEM TO THE HARD COPY OF THE CALENDAR IT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH NON-MEMBERS WISHING TO ADVERTISE EVENTS MUST CONTACT THE ART-EVENT CALENDAR FOR APPROVAL ALL NOTICES SENT TO MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ART-TIQUE WHILE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE CALENDAR IS ACCURATE MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS FURNISHED FROM 3RD PARTIES AND ART-TIQUE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGES MADE BY THOSE PARTIES TO THE INFORMATION FURNISHED

ABOUT THE ART CALENDAR

To Contact the Art Calendar Gail Daley 559-960-2428 or art-tiquegaildaleyfineartcom

Art-Tique Director Gail Daley

Mailing Address 5688 E Sussex Way Fresno CA 93727

Fax 559-348-0542

wwwgaildaleyfineartcom go to Art-Tique page

ANNOUNCEMENTS ADS

ANNOUNCEMENT A discount card for printing and supplies at Office Max is now available For

more information go to wwwgaildaleyfineartcom or wwwallianceofcaliforniartistscom

AD THE MODERN ARTISTS HANDBOOK-- ($1000) was created to assist artists just starting out or just beginning to take their first steps into the internet It gives a brief overview of such topics as internet scams using social networking sites to market your art presentation how do copy-right laws affect artists juried art shows and answers basic questions such as what is viral marketing QR codes digital watermarking etc The Addendum to the Modern Artist Hand-book The Hard Stuff mdash ($1000) contains much more extensive information about taxes li-censes insurance and record keeping There is also a special bonus section on prepping for a booth event Volume 3 Art Show Basicsmdash ($1000) covers information needed to put on ei-ther a one-man show or a group show along with a sample venue contract show budget check list log-in sheets etc For an additional $500 a CD with usable copies of the contracts and forms discussed in the pamphlets is also available Pamphlets and CD can be ordered from httpwwwguaildaleyfineartcomarttiquehtml

AD STORM PANTHER SERVICES offers assistance to artists and galleries with setting up taking down and hanging are for shows and exhibits Reasonable Rates For more information con-tact Andrew Daley 559-978-1789 or Stormpanthergaildaleyfineartcom

8

ART-TIQUErsquoS LOCAL ART EVENTS CALENDAR IS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING ARTISTS OF CALIFORNIArsquoS CENTRAL VALLEY TO FIND PLACES TO SHOWSELL THEIR ART MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH THE LOCAL ART GROUPS AND FIND CLASSES WORKSHOPS AND TOOLS THAT HELP ARTISTS DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS AND THE BUSINESS SIDE OF ART PRINTED COPIES ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL MEETINGS OF ACA CAG AND ALLARDS ART SUPPLY IN FRESNO AND THE KINGSBURG ART CENTER IN KINGSBURG IT IS DISTRIBUTED ON-LINE THROUGH YAHOO GROUPS ART-TIQUE WELCOMES NOTICES AND ADS THAT AGREE WITH OUR STATED PURPOSES ALL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE DATE TIME ADDRESS AND CONTACT PHONE NUMBER OR E-MAIL IF YOU WISH TO POST AN ITEM TO THE HARD COPY OF THE CALENDAR IT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH NON-MEMBERS WISHING TO ADVERTISE EVENTS MUST CONTACT THE ART-EVENT CALENDAR FOR APPROVAL ALL NOTICES SENT TO MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ART-TIQUE WHILE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE CALENDAR IS ACCURATE MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS FURNISHED FROM 3RD PARTIES AND ART-TIQUE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGES MADE BY THOSE PARTIES TO THE INFORMATION FURNISHED

ABOUT THE ART CALENDAR

To Contact the Art Calendar Gail Daley 559-960-2428 or art-tiquegaildaleyfineartcom

Art-Tique Director Gail Daley

Mailing Address 5688 E Sussex Way Fresno CA 93727

Fax 559-348-0542

wwwgaildaleyfineartcom go to Art-Tique page

ANNOUNCEMENTS ADS

ANNOUNCEMENT A discount card for printing and supplies at Office Max is now available For

more information go to wwwgaildaleyfineartcom or wwwallianceofcaliforniartistscom

AD THE MODERN ARTISTS HANDBOOK-- ($1000) was created to assist artists just starting out or just beginning to take their first steps into the internet It gives a brief overview of such topics as internet scams using social networking sites to market your art presentation how do copy-right laws affect artists juried art shows and answers basic questions such as what is viral marketing QR codes digital watermarking etc The Addendum to the Modern Artist Hand-book The Hard Stuff mdash ($1000) contains much more extensive information about taxes li-censes insurance and record keeping There is also a special bonus section on prepping for a booth event Volume 3 Art Show Basicsmdash ($1000) covers information needed to put on ei-ther a one-man show or a group show along with a sample venue contract show budget check list log-in sheets etc For an additional $500 a CD with usable copies of the contracts and forms discussed in the pamphlets is also available Pamphlets and CD can be ordered from httpwwwguaildaleyfineartcomarttiquehtml

AD STORM PANTHER SERVICES offers assistance to artists and galleries with setting up taking down and hanging are for shows and exhibits Reasonable Rates For more information con-tact Andrew Daley 559-978-1789 or Stormpanthergaildaleyfineartcom