Santa Cruz Art League
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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(831) 426-5787

Open hours:
Wed-Sat: 12pm-5pm
Sun: 12pm-4pm
Mon-Tues: closed
Admission is free!


Art News

OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELD

  • Mary Comfort recently garnered First Place at the Santa Cruz County Fair for her collage Santa Cruz
  • Maggie Renner Hellmann's oil landscape painting 'Gizdich Farm' was selected for publication in Artist's Magazine's 2009 National Limited-Edition Calendar.
  • Nancy Howes Watercolor has been accepted into Central Coast Watercolor Society "Aquarius 2008" Pacific Regional Exhibition of the Best in Watercolor. The show runs through Oct. 30. The address is: Morro Bay Art Association Gallery, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay.
  • Erika Perloff's pastel painting "Green Gateway" was accepted into the exhibit Images of Filoli which will be held at Filoli Center in Woodside through Oct. 27. For more information please visit: http://www.filoli.org/education.html#art
  • Joanna Jarvis is exhibiting her beautiful watercolor paintings at the Main Branch of the Santa Cruz Library on Church Street. This exhibit runs through Oct.31st.
  • Amy Glover Martin will show her romantic watercolor and pastel paintings of landscapes and still life at Community TV Oct. and Nov

BULLETIN BOARD

  • E-mail addresses for Cindy, Carol, & Doreen, staff at SCAL: Info for Exhibitions: Carol@scal.org.?Info for Newsletters, Calendars and general info to Cindy: cindy@scal.org, (For monthly calendar info: send by the 2nd week of the prior month, labeled calendar.) Membership and Lobby: doreen@scal.org.
  • Exhibition Committee Meeting - Many hands make our rotating exhibits possible in lieu of an art director or curator. Yes, you are needed. Come learn the ropes of installing an exhibit. Next meeting will be Wednesday, October 8, 5:00pm. For more info call,426-5787. ---Directors Meeting Next meeting October 16, 5:15pm. Learn the latest - its your League... get involved and have fun! All Welcome! Refreshments.
  • Membership Renewal - Please check your SCAL Calendar mailing label for your membership renewal date.
  • Call for Artists - Call To Artist: In early February, The Santa Cruz SPCA will be hosting 'Bark for the Arts'. This is an art auction fundraiser and they would love your donations. For donations and inquiries contact Deborah Wittich at www.d_wittich@yahoo.com
  • Call for Artists - Trition Museum of Arts, Statewide Watercolor Competition & Exhibition. December 6 - February 22, 2009. Entries may be CD/slides. $20/1, $10 each additional. Deadline: October 6. Download at: www.tritonmuseum.org.
  • Call for Artists - CWA 40th National Exhibition, March 18-May 24 Juror: John Salminen. Non-members . Deadline: postmarked October 18. PROS at the SCAL.
  • Call for Artists - Crocker Art Museum The Crocker-Kingsley 75th Exhibition Jan. 10-Feb. 6 Deadline: Nov. 15, Open: CA Media: Ceramic, drawing, Mixed Media, painting, photography, sculpture, watercolor. Fee $40 For PROS: www.crockerartmuseum.org/kingsley

Financial Updates

On July 30, 2008, the Art League received a $10,000 one year grant from the Rydell Visual Arts Foundation to hire an Administrative Assistant/receptionist and re-enforce our work staff. The Grant came by way of The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meets every third Thursday of every month from 5:15-7pm in the Santa Cruz Art League classroom. There will be refreshments. All are welcome! It's your League, so get involved, have fun!

Exhibition Committee Meeting

Exhibition Committee meets every second Wednesday of the month. Helping hands make our rotating exhibits possible in lieu of an art director or curator. Yes, you are needed and welcomed for as little or as much time as you can invest. The return? Great times, immersion in the art scene, fabulous people! Come learn the ropes of installing an exhibit.


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