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Page 1: Use Amazon Smile!Sacramento Horizons) Gallery Hours Tuesday 11am–7pm Wednesday – Friday, 11am–3pm Saturday – Sunday, 11am–5pm Office and Gift Shop Hours Tuesday – Friday,

Sacramento Fine Arts Journal page 1

Affiliated GroupsNCA (Northern California Arts, Inc.)

WASH (Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons)

Gallery Hours Tuesday 11am–7pm Wednesday – Friday, 11am–3pm Saturday – Sunday, 11am–5pm

Office and Gift Shop Hours Tuesday – Friday, 11am–3pm Saturday – Sunday, 11am–5pm

5330-B Gibbons Drive Carmichael, CA 95608 Nonprofit Org. 501 (c) 3

(916) 971-3713 telephone

www.SacFineArts.org [email protected] email www.facebook.com/SacFineArts.org

Our Mission is to encourage the creation and presentation of original visual arts, to support the cultural life of the community, and to encourage all artists to fulfill their potential.

J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 9

a community partner

Use Amazon Smile!Did you know that you could support Sacramento Fine Arts Center at no cost to you? Add us as your favorite charitable organization!

What is AmazonSmile?AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from over one million organizations to support.

How do I shop at AmazonSmile?To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a

bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile?On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile?Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.

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A busy and very exciting time! The Board has approved a “nickname” to replace SFAC (which no one outside of our secret code really understands). We will call ourselves The Art Center, something that goes nicely with Art Happens Here! We will have a new logo soon. Mikki Bako Sorensen has given you more information about this process elsewhere in this newsletter. Soon we should also have a new updated website.

I know you will join me in congratulating Angelia Gordon on her recent promotion to Administrative Director of the Sacramento Fine Art Center. The Board was unanimous in its decision to promote Angelia.

I am also thrilled to welcome Elise Reilly to her new position as Board Treasurer. This is a complex job, done to a standard of excellence by retiring treasurer, Patty Larsen. Elise has a professional background that makes her a good match for this job, and we are moving forward with our business operations. Jerry Jagger will return to his position as Board Secretary.

—Mary Hargrave, 2019 President

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Mary Hargrave,President, SFAC

President’s Report

New to the GiftshopCome on In... Looking for a gift for someone special? , birthday, anniversary or just because? We have it! Visit our Gift Shop and see all the wonderful things made by our own artists. There are prints, small paintings, wall hangings, pottery, wearable art, note cards, jewelry, plus more. We are open during gallery hours and for each evening reception. Tell your friends!

2018 Board MembersMary Hargrave PresidentPeggy Colombo 1st Vice PresidentMikki Bako Sorensen 2nd Vice PresidentElise Reilly TreasurerJerry Jagger SecretaryJo Kopp Member at LargeJohn Nichols Member at LargePhyllis Brady Member at LargeNancy Wedick WASH Voting LiaisonJoan Hall NCA Voting Liaison

Angelia Gordon Administrative Director

The anna Bes by se Re y

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Artists are always looking for places to show and sell their work, but look no further than the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Gallery space rental is one of the many perks of being a member here. Members can rent the Foyer for just $150 a month! Need more space? Consider renting Gallery 3 for $250 a month. You can display your own work or split the space and cost of rent with a fellow artist. We are now renting space in 2020. Contact Angelia in the office for details.

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Gallery Rentals 2020

Changing Perspectives

Congressional Arts

Changing perspective is one of the best ways to get past entrenched, habitual and potentially outmoded ways of thinking, seeing, working and responding to the world and people around us. This show challenges artists to shake things up a bit by Changing Perspective with their piece. Do something new; do something different. Create art that changes your own perspective—or changes the perspective of others. This show will coincide with Journey of Hope.

October 29th - November 17thReceiving: October 26th 2-7 pmSecond Saturday Reception: November 9th 5:30 - 8:30 pmShow Chair: Mikki Bako SorensonJudge: Robert Dvorak

Every year, members of Congress from all over the United States participate in the Annual Congressional High School Art Competition, by holding contests in their districts. Winners of the annual Congressional High School Art Contest for Sacramento area high school students were announced and presented at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center May 6, 2019. If you would like to view all of the winners, visit https://www.conginst.org/art-competition/

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Gallery 3 January February March April

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10th Spring Gala & Auction

A Bit of London, A Bit of Paris

In spite of a windy beginning on this evening of Saturday June 8, 2019 the Effie Yeaw Nature Center was ready for this outdoor event. Patrons came early, valets parked their cars, the wine flowed and the supper was ready. Live music was provided by Sean O’Conner.

Artworks from the Art Where Wild Things Are exhibit were up for auction for the 10th year at this fund raiser.

Bidding for the silent auction items was brisk, with the 3-D items being very popular. The live auction began at 7 and was very well executed by the team of the charming Eileen Javora, event Emcee, and Keith McLane auctioneer.

The Sacramento Fine Arts Center and the Effie Yeaw Nature Center partnered a very successful Spring Gala yet again. Over 300 were in attendance. All auctioned artworks except 5 were sold!

Thank you, artists, for your contribution to this event. Without the art and artists this event could not happen! Thank you for helping to support the Effie Yeaw Nature Center, which served more than 77,000 people through its Visitor enter, museum, and nature preserve last year.

—David Peterson, Helen Plenert

Above: Auctioneer Keith McLane

Below: Mikki Bako Sorensen and David Peterson

Left: SFAC Board Member Mikki Bako Sorensen; SFAC President Mary Hargrave; Artists Sheila Jacobs and Vicki Behringer and guest Kathy Daigle

What do you get when you combine a bit of British slang, the name of a world fa-mous Parisian museum, and a little Jerry Jaggers’ humor? You get a renaming of our recently refreshed restroom! New name: The Loovre. Yes, that is spelled correctly for our purposes. If you are interested in having your art hang in The Loovre consider that you would have a captive audience and you could surprise your family and friends by telling them that your art hangs in The Loovre!

Preferred but certainly not required are white mats and black frames.

Contact Facilities Chair, Barbara Marshall: (916.320.9962)

Photo by EVREN AYDIN on Unsplash

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What’s in a name?What is in a name?  That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.  

Will Shakespeare may have had it right with these famous words from Romeo and Juliet. However, we here at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center are certainly hoping that our new informal name, The Art Center, will make a difference. It is shorter than our full name, the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, and not as confusing as the old SFAC. It is broad in scope and we like that as we are moving in the direction of joining forces with other art and community partners. For example, the Poetry and Jazz event tied to Bold Expressions and the Journey of Hope event—both coming up this fall. Or, the Portuguese Art show coming up next year. We have lots of great ideas for joint art events that we think our members are going to love. Can I make a pitch here for volunteers? The more help we have, the more great things we can do. You can do a lot or you can do a little, every bit helps.  

The name also is not geographically limited, which reflects our members who come from several different counties. Another goal of the Board is to broaden our scope beyond Carmichael or the immediate surrounding area. There are many potential ways to do this and we are excited about the possibilities. Our members want to sell their art and have their efforts appreciated by a wider audience. One way to do that is to get more and different people

coming in our doors at shows and events.  Another way is to take our art out to different areas so that new and different audiences can see and appreciate what our members do. Can you say art Pop-Ups?  Can I mention once again that having help from volunteers will make all these great ideas come to fruition much quicker?

Now that the Board has voted to have The Art Center as our new informal name, we will be using that name in all of our brochures and public relations materials. The Print Media subcommittee is working on some new graphics to go with our new name.  (Thank you, Jim Malloy, Dana Meinders, Thomas Adams, and Meriel Wisotsky for your efforts on this. When you see them, please let them know how much you appreciate what they are doing for all of us.)  I  can hardly wait to see what this talented group will come up with for us. Once the Board approves our new look we will be ready to start really strutting our stuff with new public relations and marketing materials. At that point, we will be nearly full circle with the work on implementation of the Misfit Marketing report. It has been a long and challenging process, but we have learned so much about who we are and how

we feel about our identity as a result. We are stronger than ever and starting to think about the next phase of growth. Please thank Patty Larsen, who was the real workhorse throughout this process and Mary Hargrave, who took on the Presidency and inherited the Misfit Marketing report in the process. Other wonderful contributors to whom we all owe our thanks are:  Jo Kopp, Stephanie Lindsay, Pamela Mares, Pat Mills, Eva Teilman, Kate Blue, Gary Mele, and Melanie Grube.

And last, but certainly not least, is Angelia Gordon, who is taking on an even more involved role with these efforts in her new job as Administrative Director. We are really hoping to find some volunteers who can help Angelia by answering phones in the office or doing other light clerical work, ideally on a regular basis, so that Angelia can turn her talents and energy to making The Art Center the dynamic, thriving, growing and happy place we all want it to be.  

So, stay tuned and keep your eyes open, The Art Center is getting ready to make its debut and we plan to make an entrance!!

—Mikki Bako Sorensen, Second Vice President

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In 2017, the nonprofit organization American Women Artists launched an initiative they call “25 in 25,” which aims to produce twenty-five museum exhibitions in as many years, all of which celebrate and venerate the work of women in the arts. The initiative was begun as a way to correct a significant imbalance in art museums around the world—currently, only three to five percent of works in permanent museum collections were created by women. With an AWA membership, artists have the opportunity to jury into museum exhibitions every year, for the next 25 years!

AWA’s “25 in 25” initiative has already had a significant impact on female artists in our region. Last August, they produced an exhibition in Stockton titled Full Sun: American Women Artists Illuminate the Haggin Museum, which was juried by professors and curators from the University of the Pacific and offered over $25,000 in awards. It was organized by Robin Knowlton, AWA‘s executive director, and Kathy Lemke Waste, a past president and member artist who lives and works in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood.

Ms. Lemke Waste has become a prominent and impassioned local advocate for women in the arts since joining the AWA, and is actively seeking to expand its membership within the community and beyond. She hopes to help the organization get members‘ artworks into permanent collections of national museums. In a recent interview with Inside Publications, she explained:

“Being included in a museum collection impacts the value of our artwork. A higher value on our work means we‘re able to make better livings as artists, but that’s not a path that’s open to most women… [This] not only severely limits what we can make in the art world, it also cuts our access to museums and the legacy we leave behind for future generations.” If the perspective of women is excluded from that legacy, she argues, “That impact is huge. If little girls can’t see it, they can’t be it.”

Here at SFAC, we are proud to feature and support the work of our many supremely talented female artists, and would love nothing more than to see

some of their masterpieces become part of prominent museum collections! If you are interested in learning more about the AWA and being a part of their “25 in 25” initiative, check them out at americanwomenartists.org.

—Cheri Awalt, SFAC Gallery Attendant

American Women Artists: The Push for Greater Representation and Opportunity

After a few years on hold, we are working with the Sacramento Poetry Center to create an evening of the arts of poetry, music and art come together again. This lively evening has been paired with the Animal House show in the past, but this year it will accompany the Bold Expressions Show. Can you imagine how incredible it will be to see poetry inspired

by our fabulous annual Bold Ex Show? The Sacramento State Jazz Program will be providing the music for the evening. So, if you are entering the Bold Ex show, please agree to be considered as an inspiration by the poets as we prepare for this wonderful evening.

Jazz and Poetry Return to Sacramento Fine Arts Center

Photo by Dev Asangbam on Unsplash

2016 Jazz and Poetry Event

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PRESIDENTʼS MESSAGE:HOW TO GET BETTER AT WATERCOLOR

A lot of our stories sound the same. (My apologies if yours is different.) “I took art classes when I was younger, but just didnʼt have time to do and art until I retired. Then I took up watercolor, but Iʼm not sure Iʼm getting any better. Sound familiar? Here are some things that helped me get better at watercolor.

1. Take classes from someone whose paintings you like.We can teach ourselves – and must do that at a later stage. But when weʼre getting started, being part of a structured approach to learning – and getting honest feedback -- really jump-start the process. In the fall and spring I take weekly classes at Placer School for Adults in Auburn. Iʼve taken Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor classes from Sonja Hamilton for several years. And Iʼve heard about everything sheʼs taught – more than once. But I find I keep learning and applying things I heard. So long as thatʼs the case, Iʼll keep going.

2. Find some regular way to stimulate your watercolorhabit. For me thatʼs classes, going to WASH demos, and reading magazine and online articles about watercolor. But for you it might be a weekly group that paints together or does figure drawing. Or perhaps you get together with a friend to paint. Avoid the temptation to do everything. One or two things to stimulate your painting is all you need.

3. Paint a lot of bad paintings, and be reflective aboutwhy they didnʼt work. Not intentionally bad paintings, mind you. But sometimes I canʼt help myself. However, if I can learn what I did wrong, or what worked in this painting, then Iʼm getting better. Then I turn it over and paint on the other side. Without reflection, painting a lot doesnʼt get you very far. But when you reflect, critique, or ask a watercolor friend and talk about it, then the experience of painting that picture becomes a useful building block to make the next painting just a bit better.

In July Iʼll be painting 31 paintings in 31 days. Iʼve done this for two years and found it really helps. Iʼm already saving photos of ideas to paint. Iʼll paint mainly 5” x 7” or 8” x 8”, with a few quarter sheets thrown in. If I have a really great idea, I may go for a half-sheet during July, but as you know, a half-sheet takes longer. Work small, paint often, and reflect. By the end of July youʼll be farther along.

4. Study composition seriously. Every watercolor teacherIʼve had talks about composition here and there, and mentions composition in critiques. But I encourage you to set yourself a goal to go through an entire book about composition. Hereʼs one Iʼve found helpful and short – and itʼs not boring! Ian Roberts, Mastering Composition (North Light Books, 2008), 142 pages. Roberts is an oil painter, but it doesnʼt matter when it comes to composition. I worked through this book several years ago during the summer. By that fall, my paintings had noticeably improved! I still have a long way to go, but that helped a lot.

Another thing I do is to save images of watercolor paintings I like and show them to myself using a screen saver program for my PC – “Johnʼs Background Switcher” (free). They rotate every 5 minutes, and sometimes catch my eye to study what makes them work compositionally.

Thatʼs it for me. And (most of) these ideas will probably work for you too: (1) take classes, (2) stimulate your watercolor habit regularly, (3) paint a lot, and (4) study composition. Okay. Now go out there and paint!

Ralph F. Wilson, President

PAINTINGS OF THE MONTH

David Peterson had a great time doing plein air on his trip to the Sutter Buttes. This one was awarded POM at our April meeting. The painting is entitled Sutter Buttes Farm.

So has Nancy Wedick been hob-nobbing with royalty? Whatever, she came up with a colorful portrait entitled Old Girl with a Pearl Earing. It is our May POM.

Meandering by Maria Porter, Award of Merit, 2019 Member Show

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WASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ARTS WINNER 2019The 2019 WASH Scholarship for the Arts winner is Halka Motani. Halka was selected based on artistic ability in the medium of watercolor, service to the art community, and academic achievement in art classes.

Halka is a senior at Davis Senior High School in Davis. She is enrolled in San Jose Stateʼs Animation/Illustration program and plans to develop her skills as a watercolor illustrator. Halka began using watercolors four years ago, after a

demonstration in her art class left her mesmerized with its delicacy and versatility.

Halka has been active in pursuing her talent in art. In her portfolio, she submitted watercolor images indicating her understanding of watercolor techniques, design and creativity. I Believe in You is her watercolor creation submitted to the Crocker Museum Youth Art Month show and awarded first place for the high school division. Be sure to come to the Fine Arts Center in June to see Halkaʼs work in the foyer gallery.

Sandy Mele Scholarship Chair

REMEMBER, NO WASH MEETINGS IN JULY & AUGUST

UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONAfter our Summer break come to our September meeting, It will start at 1:30. We are honored to have Sonja Hamilton as our demonstrator. Sonja is a San Francisco born artist, teacher, author and caligrapher. Sonja is noted for her fluid, concise watercolors - whether landscapes, seascapes or flowers. She has exhibited widely, and has paintings in many

private collections. Sonja has taught in adult education since 1967, has conducted workshops and instructed in many countries.  Amongst her numerous awards are several Best of Show, First Awards and the Grumbacher Gold Medallion. Sonja's watercolor (reference) book "Watercolor - Its only a piece of paper", was published in 2015. "Although I draw and paint in many media, I find watercolor the most exciting, spontaneous, and challenging. When I paint, my cares leaves and I become totally immersed in what I am doing. Watercolor is exhilarating, yet most relaxing for me - a great joy. It is who I am.”

The Workshop Committee is seeking members to help with a variety of tasks in 2020.  If you would like to help, please contact Joanie T at 510-598-5003 to talk about what task fits your interests and schedule.

Find other workshops at California Watercolor Association in Contra Costa County  www.californiawatercolor.org  and: Sierra Watercolor Society in Reno  www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com. 

2019 WASH WorkshopBEV JOZWIAK“Painting People, Birds,and Animals on Hot Press”

October 15-17, 2019 (Tuesday-Thursday) (9:30-3:30)

$325 member, $375 nonmemberPlease explore her website. http://bevjozwiak.com/wp/

To register for these workshops contact Kari Bauer, WASH Workshop Co-chair, at [email protected] or 916-483-2315.

2020 WASH WorkshopsTED NUTTALL“Painting the Figure from Photographs”

April 14-17, 2020 (Tuesday - Friday) (9:30 - 3:30)$475 member, $550 nonmemberPlease explore his website.http://tednuttall.com

To register for his workshop, please contact Kari Bauer at [email protected] or 916-483-2315

BETTY CARR“Capturing the Light-Luminocity in Landscapes and Florals”

June 6-8 (Saturday - Monday)Details upcoming

In May we kicked off our WASH Video Lending Library, led by Charlotte Richmond. So far, we have about 23 DVDs. So at the next WASH Member meeting, stop by and see if there’s one that interests you. And if you have a watercolor DVDs you no longer need (VHS not accepted), please donate it to our new library, so someone else can learn from it too.

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A Letter From Our President: It is with great sor-

row that I am notifying the

NCA Board that my term

as president with NCA

must end sooner than I

expected. My official last

day will be July 12, 2019.

The reason for my resignation is that my boy-

friend has received a job offer that advances his

career significantly and provides a wonderful op-

portunity for both of us. We will be relocating to

Monterey and therefore, although I look at NCA

as family, I will need to step down as President.

I truly treasure the opportunities NCA has given

me and the memories I've created with each and

every one of you. I've learned SO much and I will

miss you all!

July/August 2019

What’s Coming This Summer?

No NCA monthly meeting in July and August.

One important summer date to remember is August 10. That day, at midnight, is the dead-line for the Bold Expressions show. Check out the website for more information on Bold X and events coming this fall.

While not sponsored by NCA, several up-coming shows feature several of our members. Look for them at The Art Center in “Found Art” (until July 14), the July “WASH Board Show,” and the “Mother Lode Show” (July16-August 4).

When you tour artists’ open studios in the ar-ea, you will also find many NCA artists on the tour. We are everywhere!

Artist of the Month for May Our Artist of the month for May was Sally Du-rante, with her oil painting, “Early Morning Cypress.”

NEW MEMBERS TEA

Carla Nabity had to postpone

the New Members Tea, but it

finally happened on May 19th.

Because of the last minute

change in dates, there weren’t as many people as

usual, but those who came had a good time and a

chance to talk with each oyher and to see each

other’s art! If you are a new member who missed

it, please try to make it next year—you’ll be glad

you did!

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Artistic Journey – the NCA Membership Show

It seems to me that all journeys are artistic and that’s what this show embodied. There were won-derful representations in still life, landscape, fig-ures, and abstract. Some were serene and medita-tive; others were wild, carefree, or just fun; and some were controversial. As artists our purpose is to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. Some responses are welcome while others – really – not so much. When freedom of expression is notthwarted, art has the ability to bring it all. Art is awonder and it all starts with the artist.

Thank you to our judge, Sue Ann Foster, and to all of the volunteers who helped make this show come to life. Congratulations to Daphne Stammer on winning Best of Show with her piece titled Be Bold. In the judge’s words, Be Bold “offered a chal-lenge to the painter in each of us, not to hold back, not to hand away our power, not to compro-mise our truth.”

Congratulations and thank you to all entrants and all award winners. —Barbara Marshall, Show Chair

New Artist Standing Achievements Kris Knopp (June), Liz Hendricks (April), and Steph

Lindsay (April) achieved the first level.

Dianne Licon achieved the fourth level in May.

Go on line to find out how you, too, can achieve

the various levels of artistic mastery!

Did You Miss It?

We’ve had wonderful speakers at the monthly

meetings, recently. In May, our speaker was Dar-

lene Engellenner, who demonstrated her multime-

dia techniques using paint, collage, and wood block.

In June, our speaker was Marianne Harris who ex-

plained how to use pastels to make life-like images

of animals, especially pets!

While we do not get together in July and August,

the fall will be full of enjoyable and informative

meetings.

A Message from Your Editor:

Big changes are happening at the NCA and The Art

Center. This is a great time for you to get involved

and help our organizations become the kind of

groups you would like to see! We are low on board

members and volunteers in general and you could

help change that! There are people who will help

you learn a new a job and help you carry it out. At

one time, we all were beginners in our positions.

With a lot of help we learned our jobs and we are

here to help you, if you would like to try one. “Art

happens here,” but only with the help of volun-

teers. Come and help us decide what that future

will be here at the Art Center with NCA! Without

more volunteers we cannot continue!—Meriel

Wisotsky

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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

Upcoming Receptions & EventsChildren’s Summer Art Program……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..June 17 – August 7Found Art, 2nd Saturday Reception…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……5:30 – 8:30, July 13Mother Lode Reception………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….……….3 – 6pm, August 4Animal House Reception………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…5:30 – 8:30 August 10Used Art Supply Sale………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10am – 3pm August 17 Animal House………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………August 6 – September 1WASH Open Exhibition……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………September 3 – 30NCA Bold Expressions………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….October 1 – 27

Galleries 1 & 2 Found Art………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………..………June 25 – July 14

Mother Lode………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…………….….July 16 – August 4

Call to Artists, Receiving Dates Mother Lode……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………..June 14 ReceivingAnimal House…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………July 6 Online Entry DeadlineChanging Perspective………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….October 26 Receiving

Foyer GalleryJuly: WASH Board ShowAugust: Sac Open Studio PreviewSeptember: Katie Fleming and Liz D’AmelioOctober: NCA

Gallery 3July: Children’s Summer Art ShowAugust: Sac Open Studio PreviewSeptember: Marilyn RoseOctober: NCA

For an extended look at the calendar, visit SacFineArts.org/calendar

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The Space Between by Roberta Rousos

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