2012 05 art calendar

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MAY / JUNE

2012

LOCAL ART EVENT CALENDAR SHOWS / MEETINGS / EVENTS M AY May 1

Clovis Storefront Art Gallery painting exchange is open to all Clovis Art Guild members. Receiving is 5:00 p.m. Sierra Vista Mall, ste 1041 (please come to the rear door). Our theme for this exhibit is new beginnings. Art will remain up until July 2, 2012. If you have any questions, please e-mail Gail at cag@gaildaleyfineart.com or phone at 559-960-2428

May 3

1st Thursday Art Hop covers the downtown area and the Tower District. 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 galleries/artist studios, retail outlets and public spaces. To plant your ArtHop experience, log in to www.fresnoarthop.org to check for a list of locations, event/exhibit details, days and times, and/or the specific venue you are interested in.

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Gertrude School Portrait Painters is associated with Yosemite Western Artists. Members are welcome to paint/draw/photograph from hired models at Gertrude School House every Friday at 9:30—12:30. (Barring some holidays INSIDE THIS ISSUE: and bad weather). Cost is $7.00 for members of YWA and $10.00 for non- Shows / Events/ 1 members. Please call Larry Potter 209-966-3258 cabinets@sti.net, or Doug Meetings Boomer 559-642-3648, to learn who the model will be and if there will be a Art Classes / modeling session.

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FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley Galleries Writers & Artists Building 618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky and Clovis Ave in Clovis 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information contact Featured Links Wanda Carey 291-7489 CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration. 7:00 p.m.

Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4th Street, Clovis, CA. Free to members, Guests $5.00. For more information: Gail Daley 559-960-2428 or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western

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Announcements / Ads

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About the Art Calendar

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Artists. They meet every second 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 ggb@sti.net May 12

ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at Krazan & Assoc, 215 Dakota Ave, Clovis, CA 93612. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. Demonstrator: Ann Lewis, Drawing.

May 14

Art-Tique Storefront Art Gallery art exchange will take place May 2, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sierra Vista Mall, ste 1079. Art-Tique accepts all fine art painting or drawing media, sculptures, woodworking, original digital art, fine art photography and fabric/fiber art. All art except sculptures or woodcarving must be ready to hang. Please use flat D-ring hangers and tape the wire ends to prevent accidents. Unless sold, the art will remain on display until July 16, 2012. For more information, contact arttique@gaildaleyfineart.com or Gail at 559-960-2428.

May 14

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 Adams@sti.net

May 14

General Meeting and art Demonstration at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morrow Bay, CA 93442, 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of every month. No charge for attending. For more information contact: artcentermorrobay.com phone: (805) 722-2504. This month’s Demo:

May 16

Artist Call for the Swedish Festival Fine Art Show. Kingsburg’s Swedish Festival, which is the biggest and most known of the national Swedish festivals, brings people in from all over the country. It is held annually during the third weekend in May RECEIVING: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 12 noon. to 3:00 p.m. A prospectus is available at www.gaildaleyfineart.com click on the link and access the Kingsburg Art Center Page. The Show opens May 18th 2012 and will run until July 16, 2012. The Gallery is open MonSaturday; 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19th only from 9:00 – 3:00. Remaining Saturday hours are from 11:00 – 3:00 as usual.

May 17

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 galleries/artist studios, retail outlets and public spaces. To plant your ArtHop experience, log in to www.fresnoarthop.org to check for a list of locations, event/exhibit details, days and times, and/ or the specific venue you are interested in

May 19

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) 11:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. There is a $5.00 charge for members and $7.00 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087 www.yosemitewesternartists.org

May 26

Kingsburg Art Center General Meeting and Art Demonstration, Kingsburg Senior Center, 1460 Ellis St, Kingsburg, CA 1 -- 3 p.m. For more information contact Patricia Brock 896-1618 mpbart@usa.com or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com.

June 2

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Gertrude School Portrait Painters is associated with Yosemite Western Artists. Members are welcome to paint/draw/photograph from hired models at Gertrude School House every Friday at 9:30—12:30.

(Barring some holidays and bad weather). Cost is $7.00 for members of YWA and $10.00 for nonmembers. Please call Larry Potter 209-966-3258 cabinets@sti.net, or Doug Boomer 559-642-3648, to learn who the model will be and if there will be a modeling session.

June 2

ACA membership show at Krazans 215 Dakota Ave, Clovis, CA. RECEIVING: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Show ends Aug 3, 2012, pick up art between 8am —5 pm M-F. For more information Show prospectus is available at www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

June 2/6

FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley Writers & Artists Building 618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky and Clovis Ave in Clovis 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information contact Wanda Carey 291-7489

June 4

Community Art Open Exhibit featuring Fine Art, Folk Art, and Photography. Location: Sunnyside Library 5566 E. Kings Canyon, Fresno, CA 93727 Receiving Date: June 4, 2012 from 430 pm. to 5:30 p.m. Pick-Up Date: August 3, 430 pm. to 5:30 p.m. prospectus located at www.gaildaleyfineart.com on the Art-Tique page. For more information contact Gail at 559960-2428 or art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com

June 7

1st Thursday Art Hop covers the downtown area and the Tower District. 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 galleries/artist studios, retail outlets and public spaces. To plant your ArtHop experience, log in to www.fresnoarthop.org to check for a list of locations, event/exhibit details, days and times, and/or the specific venue you are interested in.

June 9

ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at Krazan & Assoc, 215 Dakota Ave, Clovis, CA 93612. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. Demonstrator: Kay Jackson, watercolor on Yupo. Last meeting until August.

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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 Adams@sti.net

June 13

CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration. 7:00 p.m. Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4th Street, Clovis, CA. Free to members, Guests $5.00. For more information: Gail Daley 559-9602428 or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com

June 14

The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western Artists. They meet every second 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 ggb@sti.net

June 16

General Meeting and art Demonstration at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morrow Bay, CA 93442, 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of every month. No charge for attending. For more information contact: artcentermorrobay.com phone: (805) 722-2504.

June 16

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) 11:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. There is a $5.00 charge for members and $7.00 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087 www.yosemitewesternartists.org June 21

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 galleries/artist studios, retail outlets and public spaces. To plant your ArtHop experience, log in to www.fresnoarthop.org to check for a list of locations, event/exhibit details, days and times, and/or the specific venue you are interested in

June 23

Kingsburg Art Center General Meeting and Art Demonstration, Kingsburg Senior Center, 1460 Ellis St, Kingsburg, CA 1 -- 3 p.m. For more information contact Patricia Brock 896-1618 mpbart@usa.com or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com.

This is a monthly newsletter. If you would like your organizations event listed here you may do so at no charge. However, all notices MUST contain the date, time, place of the event and contact information where readers may obtain more information concerning the event. You should also note whether or not a fee is involved. Notices must be received by the 25 of the month preceding the event in order to be included.

ART CLASSES / WORKSHOPS 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.

ALLARDS COMING EVENTS FOR MAY: 1) May 1, 8, 15, 22 Color Pencil Bootcamp 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 2) May 3, 10, 17, 24 Acrylic Painting Classes 10:00 a.m. to noon. 3) May 18, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Golden Acrylic Workshop: Mighty Amazing Gels. 4) May 19 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 4

5 p.m. Golden Acrylic Workshop: Learn to Paint with Golden “open” acrylics 5) May 19, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Golden Acrylic Workshop: Color Mixing & Color Matching.

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 www.artclassatmichaels.webs.com to find all the info and schedule for Ma Ly’s art classes at Michaels in Clovis! Feel free to e-mail Ma at artbymaly@gmail.com Gary Langdon Oils (all levels) . Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard, Fresno, CA 93711Ongoing: Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Fridays 9:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. $60.00 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.

Life Drawing & Painting (self-directed –no instructor) . Tuesday 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. or Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. – Noon. $10.00 per session or $35.00 per month. Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard, Fresno, CA 93711 559-261-1610 Terri Sorenson watercolor class on Thurs. afternoons at 3:30 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 anitastoll@yahoo.com.

Visit her website at http://www.anitastoll.com/ and her blog-site at http://

Galleries Seeking Artists If you are a gallery looking for artists to display art, you may post your request in the Local Art Event Calendar at No charge. please contact Art-Tique Gail at art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com 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 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Members who show in the gallery are required to sit the Gallery one day each month the fee is $20.00/year. A membership application is available at www.gaildalefineart com (go to the Kingsburg Art Center Page) For more information, contact Gail Daley 559-960-2428 email kac@gaildaleyfineart.com or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com ART HOP OPPORTUNITY: Hi! My name is Amber Donabedian. The date of art hops are the first Thursday of the month. 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 & the email is going to be a.d.photography@hotmail.com I am looking for all types of artists! Thanks again! Amber Donabedian 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. Art-Tique’s Local Art Events Calendar is a monthly publication distributed through Yahoo Groups and as a PDF copy to its members for the purpose of assisting Central Valley artists to find places to show/sell their art, make connections with the local art groups, and find classes, workshops, and tools to help artists develop the business side of their art. Printed copies are usually available at the general

Meetings of ACA or CAG and at Allards Art Supply in Fresno. Art-Tique welcomes any notices 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 20 th of the month preceding the announcement. All notices are subject to approval by Art-Tique. To submit information contact art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com or Gail 559-960-2428.

If your Organization is holding an Art Show, Art Sale or Art-related Event or if you are offering Art Classes for the year 2012, you may post your event in the Local Art Event Calendar at No charge. To submit information contact art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com or Gail 559-960-2428.

If you would like your art associations information presented in the Art Calendar, you may do so at no charge.

To submit information contact art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com or Gail 559-960-2428.

F E AT E U R E D L I N K S This area is for links you have found that are helpful to artists in general; 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.

This month the art-calendar recommends The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation‘s dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. The Foundation‘s mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. www.nefa.org/calls_artists_organizations/ Date submitted: pollock_krasner_foundation 3/20/2012 6

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A R T A S S O C I AT I O N I N F O R M AT I O N 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-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com

Please check the web site or web page for more detailed information Alliance of California Artists www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com Art Demonstrations at the general meetings Workshops Juried Shows throughout the year Art-Tique www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Art-Tique Page) Sierra Vista Mall Storefront Art (Individual Artists & Art Groups) Community Art Exhibits at Local Libraries Clovis Art Guild www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Clovis Art Guild Page) Art Demonstrations at the general meetings Veteran’s Fall Art Show (November) Miniature Art Show (February) Old West & Rodeo Art Show (April) Kingsburg Art Center www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Kingsburg Art Center page) New Painting Exhibits by Gallery Members every two months (except May/June) Swedish Art Festival Fine Art Show (May) Madera County Arts Council www.maderaarts.org Celebrate Agriculture With the Artist - Exhibit and competition San Joaquin Clay & Glass Association www.sjcga.com Annual Spring Sale (May) October fall Workshop Annual Fall Sale (November) Yosemite Western Artists www.yosemitewesternartists.org Art Demonstrations at the general meetings Rotating exhibits at satellite locations Annual Tri-County Competition and Exhibition Sierra Art Trails Plein Air & photography outings Santa Cruz Art League www.scal.org Shows & Exhibits Classes & workshops Ties to Poetry readings & Local Theatre Art Center Morro Bay www.artcentermorrobay.com Workshops, Classes and Shows

ANNOUNCEMENTS / ADS ANNOUNCEMENT: A discount card for printing and supplies at Office Max is now available. For more information, go to www.gaildaleyfineart.com or www.allianceofcaliforniartists.com AD: The Modern Artists Handbook Vol 1: Is an introduction to the internet for 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 copyright laws affect artists, juried art shows, and answers basic questions such as what is viral marketing, QR codes, digital watermarking, etc. Vol 2 The Hard Stuff is an introduction to taxes, licenses, insurance and record keeping. There is also a special bonus section on prepping for a booth event.

Included are sample agreements for art commissions, sales of art, sales of art with installments, etc. Volume 3-- Art Show Basics— introduces information needed to put on either a one-man show or a group show, along with a sample venue contract, show budget check list, log-in sheets, etc. A CD with usable copies of the contracts and forms discussed in the pamphlets is also available. Pamphlets are $10.00 each and the CD is $5.00. If all three volumes are ordered as a set the CD is free. You can place an order from: http://www.guaildaleyfineart.com/arttique.html.

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 contact: Andrew Daley 559-978-1789 or Stormpanther@gaildaleyfineart.com

ABOUT THE ART CALENDAR Art-Tique’s Local Art Events Calendar is a free monthly publication for the purpose of assisting artists of California’s Central Valley to find places to show/sell 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. .

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 20 th 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.

To Contact the Art Calendar: Gail Daley @

960-2428 or art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com .

Art-Tique Director: Gail Daley Mailing Address: 5688 E Sussex Way, Fresno, CA 93727 Fax 559-348-0542 www.gaildaleyfineart.com go to Art-Tique page

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