Our Mission: To champion art as essential to life and give our community a creative voice.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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WHEN: February 23-April 3,2023
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Ba, CA 93442
RECEPTION: Sunday, February, 26, 2-4pm
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present the captivating art exhibition, Tidal Zone.
Artists have long been inspired by the ocean’s seductive movement and transformative power. The sea can be described in an endless number of ways. Its power and beauty can be refreshing and magnificent, seductive, or its mysterious vastness can become turbulent, terrifying and downright humbling.
During this exhibit, artists are asked to capture the exhilarating sensation of the sea. Don’t miss this immersive exhibit featuring a wide array of ocean themed artworks, offered in a wide variety of media including the sculptures of Anne Grannis.
Image: Morning Kiss© Courtesy of Patricia Newton
Whether you are attending this exhibit to observe or to collect that perfect artwork for your home, you’re in for a delight.
Tidal Zone will be on display February 23-April 3, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception, Sunday, February 26, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
CONTACT: (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
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Featured Artist – Anne Grannis
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WHEN: FEB 23 – APRIL 3, 2023, 12-4pm daily
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
RECEPTION: Sunday, February 26, 2-4pm
COST: FREE
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to feature the sculptures of Anne Grannis. “A transplant from New England to California; I grew up in an artistic family. This was a privilege I relished as art materials abounded and I was never allowed to be bored. The master sculptors Michelangelo, Rodin and Bernini are my heroes. Because of my fascination with other places, people and animals, it is no accident that scuba diving is my second favorite thing to do. I draw inspiration from these surreal worlds where science fiction and mythology merge.
It is no coincidence that I love to sculpt, as I find living things endlessly fascinating. I try to stretch my imagination and skills to create a beautiful sculpture integrating the human and animal forms that look as if they “could be” real by making it anatomically correct. I often use water based clay, as it is an amazingly pliable medium with which to work, and being a material that has been used over the ages, I can connect with the far past to create anything large and rough or small and detailed.”
Anne loves creating art from stone carving, pastel painting and fabric. She has taught clay sculpting since she was a young girl. Her sense of whimsy prevails in her popular dream boxes and her figurative sculptures are the very shape of intimacy, created from live models.
Whether you are attending this exhibit to observe or to find that perfect painting for yourself or as a gift, you’re in for a delight.
Aquarius and the sculptures of Anne Grannis will be on display February 23-April 3, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception, Sunday, February 26, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
CONTACT: Art Center Morro Bay (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
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WHEN: February 23-April 3,2023
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Ba, CA 93442
RECEPTION: Sunday, February, 26, 2-4pm
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to host the Central Coast Watercolor Society’s annual art exhibit, Aquarius 2023.
Juror of Selection and Awards:
Fealing Lin Award-winning watercolorist Fealing Lin of San Marino, California, was born in Taiwan and began her journey into artistic expression as a protégé of renowned professor Ching-Jung Chen in Taiwan, subsequently pursuing her career in the United States with watercolorist and senior art historian, Professor Verna Wells.
With a fluidity of colors, Ms. Lin combines impressionistic strokes and semi-abstract techniques to derive life and movement in her portrait and landscape watercolors. Her paintings adorn the paper with both harmony and emotion. Although briefly diverted from her passion by a family tradition of medicine and dentistry, Fealing ultimately abandoned her tray of instruments and high-speed drills in favor of her palette and brushes.
Don’t miss this extraordinary exhibit featuring a wide array of watercolor artworks, ranging from experimental to traditional styles.
Whether you are attending this exhibit to observe or to find that perfect painting for yourself or as a gift, you are in for a delight. Aquarius will be on display February 23-April 3,2023.
Meet the artists at the opening reception, Sunday, February 26, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
Image: Pondering© Courtesy of Fealing Lin
CONTACT: (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
or www.ccwsart.com
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CALL TO ARTISTS - Our Central Coast
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DEADLINE FOR ENTRY MAY 1, 2023 AT MIDNIGHT
CALL FOR ENTRIES - OUR CENTRAL COAST
Exhibit Date: June 30 to August 28, 2023
MBAA will be teaming up with Paso Robles Art Association, Cambria for the Arts and Atascadero Art Association for an exciting summer exhibit hosted by Studios on the Park!
This juried exhibit will feature Cash Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. Accepted media will include paintings, photography, collage, sculpture, ceramic and glass. Subject matter includes familiar places, landscapes and activities that represent the Central Coast from realism to abstract. (Giclée prints, Jewelry or wearable art will not be accepted)
Judges of Awards:
Kathleen Heil, MBAA President
It seems like my life has always revolved around art and participating in the creative process. I've worked as an artist for the San Francisco Chronicle, started a technical illustration business in Silicon Valley, had a career as the Director of Graphics and Publications at Humboldt State University and taught art in Europe. Although, my work is ever evolving, I find comfort in the consistency of the process and technical aspects of creating. I am always aspiring to incorporate more creativity, humor and fun into all aspects of my life.
Larry Le Brane
Larry creates eclectic & whimsical art by combining fused glass & found objects. He also draws & paints. Larry earned an M.F.A. from Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA. He taught fine art at Orange Coast College & Cuesta Community Programs for over 40 years, & teaches fused glass at his Los Osos, CA studio. Larry is a guest speaker & has served as Juror for regional exhibitions. He is a member of several local art organizations, & was a Studios on the Park Resident Artist. His award-winning fine art is regularly featured in CA exhibits, art venues, & is included in public & private collections nationwide. LarryLeBraneArt.com.
Ken Christensen
Ken is primarily a landscape painter working in oil, watercolor and other mediums. A native of Michigan he has also worked and exhibited in Paris, London, San Sebastian, Spain, and Santa Fe, New Mexico before settling in California in 2000. His distinctive style is in the manner of the Post Impressionists and French Fauve painters. He is the founding member of The New Fauves, an international group of artists. He has won numerous awards including Best of Show for the 2012 San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival and Best of Show for the Quick Draw at the 2013 Paso Robles Art Festival.
Image: Monterey Cypress© courtesy of Ken Christensen
Entry Guidelines:
• MBAA Members may submit up to 3 high quality jpeg images for juried consideration. Please submit jpeg images at 300dpi at 6inches on one side. Entry fees will be $5.00 for one entry, $15. For two entries or $25. For 3 entries.
• Each photo-filename should include Artist name, Title, dimensions, and price.
• Prices should be consistent with artists work.
• 2D artwork must be no larger than 36 x 36 inches.
• 2D artwork must meet MBAA hanging policy guidelines.
• Wall hung artwork must weigh under 30 pounds
• Accepted Sculptures that weigh over 30 lbs must be put into place by the artist. Please make prior arrangements for accepted entries.
• A 40% commission will be retained by Studios on the Park for artwork sold.
• Checks for sold artwork will be mailed by Studios on the Park.
• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• All artwork must be for sale.
Submissions:
Please use the MBAA ENTRY FORM specific to this show.
Fees, images and forms must be submitted no later than May 1, 2023 at midnight.
artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
Please email image(s) as attachments to MBAAJuriedShows@gmail.com
Please mail form and check payable to MBAA, mailed to:
Art Center Morro Bay
835 Main Street
Morro Bay, CA 93442
Please note OUR CENTRAL COAST on the memo line.
Accepted Artworks will be announced on the MBAA website by June 1, 2023.
Delivery of Accepted Art: If selected, please deliver your artwork to Studios on the Park, located at 1130 Pine St, Paso Robles, CA 93446 on Tuesday, June 28, 2023; 12- 4PM.
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 2, 2023, 6-9PM.
Pickup Unsold Art at Studios on the Park: Monday, August 29, 2023, 12-4PM.
*For additional information and/or help with your entry, a free demo will be given at Art Center Morro Bay April 10, 3-5pm by Patricia Newton and Nola Barnick. "Photographing Your Artwork"
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Questions: please email MBAA at artcenter.morrobay@gmail.com
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CALL FOR ARTISTS - The Power of Red
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WHAT: The Power of Red
WHEN: Take-in day, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 10am – 2pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Ba, CA 93442
RECEPTION: SATURDAY, April 8, 2023, 2-4pm
TAKE IN: April 4, 2023, 10am – 2pm
ENTRY FORMS: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
The Morro Bay Arts Association proudly presents, The Power Of Red
There is no denying the power of red.
The color symbolizes an undeniable sense of extremes: strength, passion, heat, luck, wealth and confidence. It is the color of universal implications that can range from the red-clad brides of the Ming Dynasty, to the shame of the Scarlet Letter, to the lustful, raging, human heart. A dazzling red sunset can culminate intense energy or add strength to an otherwise calming mood. Red can warm like a fire and signal us of impending danger. It is from nature, perhaps, that the purest form of red can be found, where a simple bowl of fresh strawberries or ripe tomatoes create the dynamic colors that bring energy and inspiration to generations of still life artists, abstract painters and more. And this color, too, can be subtle in its power. Can anyone of a certain age not remember the red-coated little girl of the black-and-white epic Schindler’s List, her presence growing smaller and smaller as she is swept up in a sea of people moving towards their ultimate deaths.
For this exhibit, we urge artists of all mediums and platforms to consider how they take the color red, elevate it, and make it their own. What a still life artist may see in the hues of a perfect apple might be totally different to metal artists or sculptors or glass blowers who consciously embody the color red in an unusual and startling interpretation. Why did you choose red?
And we ask that you share a single adjective to convey the emotion or tone of how this color red informs your piece. In a single word, what does the use of red represent in your artistic creation? Anger? Joy? Foreboding? Realism? Love. Danger? You’ll have the opportunity to include your “adjective” on the entry form when you check in and it will appear next to your work alongside your name and the entry title.
Image: Christmas Poinsettias© Courtesy of Bobbye West-Thompson
The Power of Red will be on display April 6 - May 15,2023. Meet the artists at the
opening reception, Saturday, April 8, 2023, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
CONTACT: (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
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Evening Portrait Workshop
Art Center Morro By is proud to present a portrait workshop in your choice of medium with a live model from the local community. This fun workshop will feature interesting key people from the Central Coast.
Put yourself on the pathway to better art! This evening workshop is open to a limited number of students. There is no instructor. This workshop is appropriate for serious artists. Bring your own art materials.
WHAT: Portrait Workshop
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: (12 sessions) Feb 14 - May 2, 2023, Tuesday Evenings, 5:30 – 8:30pm
COST: $144. for 12 weeks, MBAA Members, $180. for 12 weeks for Non-Members
CONTACT: Bob Rodger (805) 528-4248, brodger56@yahoo.com
Online registration: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/asp-products/tuesday-evening-portrait-workshop/
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Life Drawing, Wednesday Evenings, 6-9pm
Life drawing has remained the cornerstone of art, and at Art Center Morro Bay, we believe life drawing should be fun, accessible and expressive. Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present a weekly, uninstructed, Life Drawing group, featuring a variety of male and female nude models. Models pose for various lengths of time, up to 20 minutes while taking short breaks. There is no instruction.
Put yourself on the pathway to better art! This evening workshop, is open to all adults regardless of experience. Bring your own art supplies and work with medium of choice.
This workshop is appropriate for beginner to advanced and participants should be at least 18 years of age to register.
WHAT: Wednesday Life Drawing
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: Wednesday Evenings, 6-9pm
COST: $10.00 MBAA Members and Students $12.00 Non Members
CONTACT: Bob Rodger (805) 528-4248, brodger56@yahoo.com
Online registration: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/asp-products/life-drawing-wednesday-evenings-6-9pm/
Students may be asked to wear a mask.
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FEATURED ARTIST - MELANIE BEDWELL
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WHAT: The Power of Red, featuring Melanie Bedwell
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: April 6 – May 15, 2023
RECEPTION: SATURDAY, April 8, 2023 from 2 -4pm
CONTACT: www.artcentermorrobay.org or 805-772-2504.
Who knew that playing with mud pies as a child would lead Melanie Bedwell to throwing porcelain forms on a pottery wheel.
Although she has enjoyed several other artforms, creating pure white or blended color porcelain objects has become her obsession.
“I don’t see myself as a production potter, knocking out quantities of identical pieces. Each time I sit at the wheel with clay I’ve prepared, the experience becomes a conversation and a unique shape emerges, whether it’s large or tiny.”
Melanie’s career path included broadcasting, public relations in several different industries, employee training, firefighting, teaching, mystery writing and massage therapy. She conveys that each of her former endeavors involved engagement and interaction with others. To Melanie, working with clay is simply a new form of communication - a relationship between the potter and raw material.
This year, Melanie plans to give her elegant, marbled agateware or Neriage, a new twist and updated colors!
Whether you are attending this exhibit to observe or to find that perfect artwork for yourself or as a gift, you’re in for a delight. The Power of Red exhibit, featuring the extraordinary, marbled agateware of Melanie Bedwell, will be on display April 6 – May 15, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception, Saturday, April 8, 2023 from 2 -4pm. This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
Image is copyrighted and courtesy of Melanie Bedwell
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WHEN: April 10, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Have you wanted to learn how to successfully enter art competitions and/or make prints and note cards of your artwork?
Patricia Newton and Nola Barnick will give a free demonstration designed to provide information and help artists enter the upcoming juried exhibit, "Our Central Coast" and other competitions. The application deadline for “Our Central Coast” held this summer at Studios on the Park, is May 1, 2023. There will be cash awards for selected MBAA entrants!
Learn how to take crisp, clear photos of your artwork for dynamic show entries, note cards and other reproductions. Bring your camera or smart phone! Applications and other informational handouts will be available.
Patricia Newton is an award-winning oil painter and former MBAA President, who has exhibited in numerous galleries on the Central Coast. Patricia photographs and prints her own note cards, giclée reproductions and has been accepted into art competitions including Oil Painters of America.
Nola Barnick is currently an MBAA Docent Director. She learned Black & White and Color film photography, darkroom process and later, digital photography through community college classes and workshops by experts like Doug Steakley, Charles Cramer and Hal Schmitt. Nola’s artwork has been exhibited in several local shows, competitions and galleries. She offers graphic design for businesses, non-profit organizations, artists and prints her photography, using archival inks and papers.
During this demonstration you will learn basic skills in taking great photos of your art with a camera or smart phone, cropping, rendering images in large files or 300dpi, jpeg and other versions. You will learn how to avoid pitfalls, using simple techniques to compensate for shadows and color.
This free demonstration is open to all artist and the public! Registration is not required.
For more information, please visit our website: www.artcentermorrobay.org
WHAT: PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: April 10, 2023, 3-5pm
COST: FREE
CONTACT: (805) 772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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What a fabulous combo! Driftwood and mosaics!
You'll learn mosaic basics to create a spectacular one-of-a-kind project. Choose from Joan's vast selection of beautiful, local driftwood. Your driftwood will be approximately 18" long with a 1" wide pre-cut channel to add your colorful choice of baubles, beads, shells and other glass pieces!
This is a no grout project. You will fill in nooks and crannies with tiny rocks and / or sand for a beautiful finish.
You have many colors, baubles and beads to choose from!
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Learn mosaic basics to create a one-of-a-kind project. Choose a project to make your heart sing while learning mosaic basics to complete your project.
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You have many colors, baubles and beads to choose from!
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Disrupted Realism with John Seed
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WHAT: Disrupted Realism, a Lecture by John Seed
WHEN: May 8, 2023 3-5pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present lecturer John Seed discussing his recent book “Disrupted Realism”.
John Seed is a Professor Emeritus of art and art history who taught at Mt. San Jacinto College for 31 years. Seed has written about art and artists for Arts of Asia, Art Ltd., Catamaran, Harvard Magazine, International Artist, The HuffingtonPost and Poets and Artists. He was a featured expert in the Google Arts and Culture video series "Name That Art."
Disrupted Realism is the first book to survey the works of contemporary painters who are challenging and reshaping the tradition of Realism. Helping art lovers, collectors, and artists approach and understand this compelling new phenomenon, it includes the works of 38 artists whose paintings respond to the subjectivity and disruptions of modern experience. Widely published author and blogger John Seed, who believes that we are "the most distracted society in the history of the world," has selected artists he sees as visionaries in this developing movement. The artists' impulses toward disruption are as individual as the artists themselves, but all share the need to include perception and emotion in their artistic process.
Join us for a short distraction from the norms of daily life! This free lecture by author, John Seed is open and free to the public.
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WORKSHOP: Healing Through Art Expression with Beverly Engel, LMFT
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May 13 from 10am-4pm
This workshop will focus on healing trauma, including childhood abuse (emotional, physical and sexual) and adult trauma (domestic violence, emotional abuse, sexual assault) as well as the loss of a loved one or other types of trauma. Focusing on artistic expression as a healing tool, Beverly, a licensed psychotherapist, will offer strategies, prompts, demonstrations and guidance to help you safely identify and express your emotions of fear, anger, sadness, and shame, heal the damage caused by trauma, and create a positive future.
This will be a safe yet powerful workshop that can help you process unexpressed emotions and move through stuck places in your recovery.
“Art is a wound turned into light.” ~ Georges Braque
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Beverly Engel has been a licensed psychotherapist for nearly 40 years, specializing in working with victims of childhood and adult abuse and is the author of numerous books related to healing abuse, including: The Emotionally Abused Woman, The Emotionally Abusive Relationship, Healing Your Emotional Self, The Nice Girl Syndrome and It Wasn’t Your Fault. Her latest book, Freedom at Last: Healing the Shame of Childhood Sexual Abuse will be published in December of 2022.
Beverly is a survivor of emotional and sexual abuse and has used art expression for many years to help her heal from these traumas.
WHAT: Healing Through Art Expression with Beverly Engel, LMFT
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: May13, 10am – 4pm
COST: $125 members $135 non-members (limited scholarships may be available)
Additional Information: art center.morrobay@gmail.com or 805-772-2504
MATERIALS LIST
• Your journal or a new journal
• Any medium you prefer to use for creating (acrylic paint, liquid acrylic, poster paint, watercolor, pastels, colored pencils, markers, crayons). Suggest you bring several different mediums to work with.
• Any material you prefer to paint or draw on (watercolor paper, poster board, canvas)
• If you have no or little experience creating art bring the following at a minimum: Large drawing pad of paper, poster board or at least two canvases (18”x24”), felt markers, poster paint, liquid acrylics.
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Central Coast Artists Collective
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Opening Reception: Sunday, May 21, 2023, 2-4 PM
Art Center Morro Bay is pleased to host a very special juried exhibit, featuring the Central Coast Craftmakers, Sculptors and Photographic Society.
This juried event is a collective of exceptional photographic artworks, sculptures and professional crafts featuring some of the finest contemporary artist on the Central Coast of California and beyond.
Judges of Awards and Jurors of Selection for this prestigious event are Chuck Jennings Tricia Reichert and Sheryl Chestnut.
Whether you are attending this extraordinary exhibit to observe or to purchase, you’re in for a delight! You will find a of variety of artworks including, photography, sculptures, textiles and fiber, clay, glass, jewelry, paper and mixed media.
This extraordinary exhibit will be on display May 18 through June 26, 2023. The opening artist reception will be held Sunday, May, 21, 2023, 2-4pm.
This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open daily, 12-4pm.
Images:
Fine Craft: Nest© courtesy of Beryl Reichenberg
Sculpture: Stake© courtesy of Mark Danitschek
Photograph: Chapel Hill Sunset #2© Karen Peterson
Exhibition dates: May 18 – June 26, 2023
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 21, 2023, 2-4 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442 / (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org.
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CALL TO ARTISTS - Central Coast Woodturners
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SUBMISSION: March 1 through June 1, 2023, midnight.
This exhibit is a non-themed show focusing on selected wood turned artwork. artcentermorrobay.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CCW-Prospectus-.pdf
A Juried Exhibition presented by THE CENTRAL COAST WOODTURNERS at Art Center Morro Bay.
ABOUT THE JUROR: James Santhon was introduced to woodturning during his early teens when he was conscripted into his brother’s fledgling woodturning business gluing and cleaning up.
James served in the U.S. Navy before beginning his own career in 1969. He apprenticed under his brother for several years before striking out on his own while working at a variety of companies, including a stair company, a lamp manufacturer and several cabinet shops.
In 1998 he joined the Orange County Woodturners in Southern California and American Association of Woodturners. James began to demonstrate woodturning for local woodturning clubs in southern California, and Arizona. In 2011 he was on a discussion panel at the 25th anniversary AAW symposium in St Paul Minnesota; in 2014 he demonstrated for the North London Woodturners and was a demonstrator at the AAW symposium in Phoenix Arizona.
James occasionally offers to provide woodturning demonstrations while working full time for a large cabinet firm in the San Gabriel Valley located in Southern California.
ABOUT CCW: The Central Coast Woodturners became a chapter of the American Association of Woodtuners in September 1991. CCW endeavors to encourage and enhance wood turning skills through “sawdust” sessions, meeting at selected member shops for targeted lessons and demonstrations from world renown woodturners. The CCW has a working relationship with the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation and Beads of Courage supplying lidded bowls and wig trees to both children and seniors dealing with cancer on the Central Coast.
For more information, please visit www.artcentermorrobay.org or
the Central Coast Woodturner website: www.centralcoastwoodturners.com
Image courtesy of Tom Bullock
WHAT: CENTRAL COAST WOODTURNERS JURIED EXHIBIT
SUBMISSION DATES: March 1 through June 1, 2023, midnight.
EXHIBIT DATES: 8-10-2023 - 9-18-2023
RECEPTION: Sunday, August 13, 2-4 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a workshop, Dyeing Silk Scarves with Sharon Gellerman.
Sharon Gellerman is a local artist who creates one-of-a-kind, hand-marbled, silk scarves and silk tallits. Sharon has a fresh and modern interpretation of the classical art of marbling on fabric. Through experimentation with color, technique and dye, she has refined her style and designs.
Her sense of art has been greatly influenced by memories of Israel and her love of the California Coast. These elements are reflected in the intricate patterns and vibrant colors of her textile designs. These complex designs and skillful use of color make each scarf or tallit a unique and wearable piece of art.
Marbled silk scarves are made by layering colorful dyes onto a solution of water and cellulose. This process allows the dyes to float above the liquid. Using custom made combs or rakes, the layers of color are then manipulated into unique designs. When the fabric is placed on top of the composition and absorbs the dye colors, it transfers onto the silk scarf, creating the marbling affect.
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own hand-dyed silk scarf or just want to see how it’s done, this is the workshop for you.
WHAT: Marbled Silk Scarves
WHEN: May 20, 2023 1PM-4PM
COST: $65. MBAA members - $75. non-members
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: www.artcentermorrobay.org or 805-772-2504
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Art Center Morro Bay, (805) 772-2504
May cancel registration up to 7 days of scheduled workshop for full refund.
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A QUICK STUDIES SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
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A QUICK STUDIES SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
In this quick study sculpture workshop, students will experience sculpting the human form in clay. Students will work with a live model in a more spontaneous, more emotional arena, focusing on movement and gesture. This workshop will concentrate on the movement of the pose. Participants won’t have time to detail the small features, like hands, feet or facial features. Students can choose to sculpt the whole figure, a torso or a bas relief during this workshop with a short pose of 3 hours.
Instructor will provide a water based clay along with some tools for your use while in class.
MATERIALS:
Students should bring a board to work on, approx. 12”-14” square. Bring your favorite supplies, if you have them. Firing of the art is the responsibility of the student. Or, instructor can do this for you for a nominal fee.
ANNE GRANNIS—INSTRUCTOR BIO:
I love to make stuff; I find living things endlessly fascinating, especially the creatures one finds in mythology and science fiction. In stretching my imagination and skills to compose a sculpture integrating the human and animal forms, they look as if they “could be” real.
I have created many award winning stone carvings, but with natural clay; anything is possible!
Originally from Connecticut, I moved to Grover Beach in 2016, after living in the Bay Area since 1978. My last location was Moss Beach, near Half Moon Bay, with my Realtor husband for 28 years. We had visited Pismo Beach several times over the years, stopping to have lunch on our way to get on a dive boat in Ventura to dive the Channel Islands. (My second favorite thing to do is SCUBA dive.)
I have a degree in Fashion Design and have taken hundreds of different art classes in many different disciplines over the years, including Hartford Art School, Calif. College of Arts & Crafts, DeYoung Art School, Marin College, Ft. Mason Art School, and College of San Mateo. I found one learns different techniques and methods from each instructor.
I’m a credential instructor that has been teaching since 1992. I have taught figurative sculpture, stone carving, ceramics, sewing, crochet, upholstery, drawing and pastels, and I have taught at Half Moon Bay, Palo Alto Gallery, Ft. Mason Art School, San Mateo Adult School and Lucia Mar School.
Exhibitions in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Palo Alto and Morro Bay. International Collectors.
WHAT: A Quick Studies Sculpture Workshop
DATE: Sunday, May 21
TIME: 12:30-3:30pm
WHERE: Morro Bay Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
COST: $65 Members; $75 Non-Members
REGISTRATION: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/asp-products/a-quick-studies-sculpture-workshop-may-21/
Class is limited to 8 students.
Registrations may be refunded up to 7 days before workshop.
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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Harbor Street @ Morro Bay Blvd Morro Bay
WHEN:
Saturday May 27 10am to 5pm
Sunday May 28 10am to 5pm
Monday May 29 10am to 4pm
WHERE:
Morro Bay Park corner of Morro Bay Blvd and Harbor Drive. 1/2 mile off Hwy 1.Use Morro Bay Blvd offramp.
PARKING: Hundreds of free parking spaces within 3 blocks of Morro Bay Park.
WHY: This 67th annual show offers artists and crafts people a high quality outdoor setting to display and sell their wares to an appreciative audience.
RESULT: Morro Bay Art in the Park is looked upon as the finest display of handmade art and crafts presented in San Luis Obispo County.
EXHIBITS: 108 booths representing 125 independant artists and craft workers .
FOOD: There will be a wide variety of food and drink available at the festival.
Learn more: www.morrobayartinthepark.com/
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DEMO: Oil Painting with Myles Herman
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WHEN: JUNE 12, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Art Center Morro Bay is happy to present a demonstration by classical artist Myles Herman.
Myles studied for twelve years under the intense tutelage of Oil Painters of America Master, Joyce Pike. She was a coveted Master Class Instructor who co-founded that organization and the Arts League of Los Angeles. Myles is also experienced in mechanical, civil, and architectural drafting.
He continues to paint every day. His work ranges from tight realism to local impressionism and covers a wide variety of landscapes and portraits. His painting tells a story which invites the viewer to participate.
Myles will demonstrate his process and discuss how he keeps his painting fresh and warm.
This art demonstration is free and open to the public.
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WHAT: CALL TO ARTISTS - ABSTRATION
WHEN: Take-in, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 10am – 2pm
RECEPTION: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2–4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present the fine art exhibit, Abstraction, in the Virginia Russell gallery, upstairs.
Abstract by definition is having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial representation or narrative content. Enter the realm of self-expression and a departure from reality where every brushstroke is a form of abstraction, displaying a variety of expressive expanses. Here, sharp edges, solid colors, geometric compositions and brushed, poured or spray-painted surfaces abound.
During this exhibit, we’re throwing out the rules, where the amount of abstraction is up to the artist. That’s how art is born and breakthroughs happen.
This show is open to MBAA Members and all 2D media. Artists are welcome to submit up to 2 wall hung artworks in any size, 5 portfolio prints, 10 notes cards, 3 sculptures and jewelry.
TAKE IN: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 10am – 2pm
ENTRY FORMS: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
Image: Rhapsody in Blue and Green© Courtesy of Debra Piazza
Abstraction and the glass artworks by Carolyn Niblick will be on display in the Virginia Russell gallery from June 29 through August 7, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2pm-4pm. Art Center Morro Bay is open from 12pm – 4pm daily.
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WHAT: Rock, Paper, Print
WHEN: June 29 through August 7, 2023
RECEPTION: July 9, 2023, 2-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present Rock, Paper, Print.
Rock, Paper, Print is an exhibition of artwork featuring members of the Central Coast Printmakers, a group of around thirty artists who share the love of printmaking.
In this exhibit of individually hand-made prints, there will be a wide variety of styles and printmaking techniques. Printmakers use many different surfaces such as wood, metal, linoleum and plastic, and methods like carving blocks, etching with acid, and painting materials to print, using a large assortment of papers to achieve these images.
Most prints are conceived and made in reverse, so that when the image is transferred to the paper, it will view correctly. The transfer to the paper is accomplished by hand rubbing or with the use of a press.
Image Firebird© courtesy of Rosey Rosenthal
Rock, Paper, Print will be on display in the main gallery, concurrent with Abstraction which will be on display in the Virginia Russel gallery upstairs, from June 29 through July 7, 2023. The opening reception will be on Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open daily from 12pm – 4pm.
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WHAT: Abstraction and Glass artworks of Carolyn Niblick
WHEN: June 29 through August 7, 2023
RECEPTION: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2–4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present the fine art exhibit, Abstraction, in the Virginia Russell gallery, upstairs.
Abstract by definition is having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial representation or narrative content. Enter the realm of self-expression and a departure from reality where every brushstroke is a form of abstraction, displaying a variety of expressive expanses. Here, sharp edges, solid colors, geometric compositions and brushed, poured or spray-painted surfaces abound.
This exhibit is concurrent with the featured glass artworks of Carolyn Niblick.
During this exhibit, you’ll find a variety of artistic mediums and styles in thought provoking abstraction! This compelling event is sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Image: Kaleidoscope© Courtesy of Debra Piazza
Abstraction and the glass artworks by Carolyn Niblick will be on display from June 29 through August 7, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open from 12pm – 4pm daily.
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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FEATURED ARTIST - CAROLYN NIBLICK
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RECEPTION: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2-4pm
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to feature the glass artwork of Carolyn Niblick.
Carolyn has been a resident of Los Osos for over 20 years. Her fascination with glass began at an early age following a visit to the Olivera Street Market, located in Los Angeles, CA.
“My favorite stalls were always the glass blowers who created all sorts of magical little animals. I’m not a glass blower but my journey has taken me through most other aspects of glass art - stained glass, mosaics, and finally to fused glass.”
Carolyn has since studied her craft with many talented artists locally and nationally. Carolyn has been accepted into several juried art exhibits and enjoys participating in the San Luis Obispo County Arts, Open Studio Art Tour.
Image is copyrighted and courtesy of Carolyn Niblick.
Abstraction and the glass artwork of Carolyn Niblick will be on display June 29 through Aug 7, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception, Sunday, July 9, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
WHAT: Abstraction, Featuring the glass artwork of Carolyn Niblick
WHEN: June 29 – Aug 7, 2023, 12-4pm daily
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
RECEPTION: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 2-4pm
COST: FREE
CONTACT: Art Center Morro Bay (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
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Morro Bay Blvd and Harbor Drive, Morro Bay CA
July 1, 2, 3 2023
WHEN:
Saturday July 1 10am to 5pm
Sunday July 2 10am to 5pm
Monday July 3 10am to 4pm
WHERE:
Morro Bay Park corner of Morro Bay Blvd and Harbor Drive. 1/2 mile off Hwy 1.Use Morro Bay Blvd offramp.
PARKING: Hundreds of free parking spaces within 3 blocks of Morro Bay Park.
WHY: This 67th annual show offers artists and crafts people a high quality outdoor setting to display and sell their wares to an appreciative audience.
RESULT: Morro Bay Art in the Park is looked upon as the finest display of handmade art and crafts presented in San Luis Obispo County.
EXHIBITS: 108 booths representing 125 independant artists and craft workers .
FOOD: There will be a wide variety of food and drink available at the festival.
Learn more: www.morrobayartinthepark.com/
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DEMO: Gold Leafing on Watercolor Paintings with Spencer Collins
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WHEN: July 10, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE; Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Maiin St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Art Center Morro Bay is pleased to present a demo in which participants will learn the art of gold leafing on watercolor paintings.
Art teacher Spencer Collins (formerly Poulter) has never questioned her ability to be an artist; she is simply compelled to express herself with her hands. A popular artist, known for fun, interactive
workshops, she has led numerous workshops at Art Central and here the Morro Bay Art Cnter on anything from drawing to bronze to print-making to photography. Her style ranges from realistic
landscapes to expressionist abstracts.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS - Brushstrokes 2023
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A Juried Exhibition presented by THE PAINTERS GROUP OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2023
Exhibition: September 21 – November 6, 2023
Virginia Russell Gallery, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 24, 2-4 PM
Brushstrokes is a non-themed annual exhibition, open to all painters who are California residents. Brushstrokes represents a wide range of artistic expression in all painting mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, encaustic, digital, and collage. No giclees will be considered. Size of the work, including frame, shall not exceed 42 inches in any direction; and all artwork must be original and available for sale.
Please note that shipping is not allowed and that selected artwork must be hand-delivered to Art Center Morro Bay.
Artists wishing to submit to this juried exhibit, must do so through: www.entrythingy.com/d=centralcoastartistscollective.org. Please review the prospectus for rules of entry into this notable event.
or find the prospectus on the MBAA website:
artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/gallery/exhibit-schedule/
For further information, please contact: TPG SLO at tpgsloart@gmail.com or Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442 / (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org.
Image courtesy of Cynthia Kevorkian
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CALL FOR ARTISTS - Lazy Days of Summer
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WHEN: Take-in, August 8, 2023, 10am – 2pm
RECEPTION: Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
The Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a very special art exhibit, The Lazy Days of Summer.
Artists are asked to create artworks en plein aire, (French for outdoors) inspired by the beautiful scenery and colorful wildlife found throughout the gentle sloping landscapes of the Central Coast. Leave the four walls of your studio behind to experience the constant change of light and shadow, achieved by creating outdoors.
Artists are welcomed to join the Plein Air Coastal Artists, (PACA) free of charge. PACA artists meet weekly on location, following a schedule of meetups for day painting and nocturns. For more information, please visit our website: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/plein-air-painters-of-the-central-coast/
The Lazy Days of Summer is open to all artists and all media. Take-in for this show is Tuesday, August 7, 10am – 2pm.
Entry Forms: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
The opening reception is Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm.
Image: Sweet Springs© Image copyrighted and courtesy of Mimi Whitney-Hafft
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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EXHIBIT: The Lazy Days of Summer
WHEN: August 10, through September 18, 2023
RECEPTION: Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
The Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a very special art exhibit, The Lazy Days of Summer.
Artists are asked to create artworks en plein aire, (French for outdoors) inspired by the beautiful scenery and colorful wildlife found throughout the gentle sloping landscapes of the Central Coast. Leave the four walls of your studio behind to experience the constant change of light and shadow, achieved by creating outdoors.
Image: Los Osos Back Bay©. This image is copyrighted and courtesy of Mimi Whitney- Hafft
Enjoy the nature inspired scenes imbued with romance, desire and dramatic light often found in plein air paintings and other nature scenes.
The Lazy Days of Summer, in conjunction with the beautiful wood turned vessels, bowls and other three dimensional artwork presented by Central Coast Woodturners, will be on display in both galleries from August 10, through September 18, 2023. The opening reception is Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm and the public is invited.
Art Center Morro Bay is open daily, 12pm – 4pm.
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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CENTRAL COAST WOODTURNERS JURIED EXHIBIT
EXHIBIT: August 10 - September 18, 2023
OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, August 13, 2-4 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to host a very special juried exhibit presented by the Central Coast Woodturners.
This exhibit is a non-themed show focusing on selected wood turned artwork. A prospectus containing complete entry dates and rules for this exhibit will be available soon.
The Central Coast Woodturners became a chapter of the American Association of Woodtuners in September 1991. Both organizations are dedicated to advancing the art and craft of woodturning.
Woodturning is the craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an axis of rotation. Like the potter’s wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism which can generate a variety of forms limited only by the imagination of the artist or craftsperson.
The Central Coast Woodturners group have a working relationship with the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation and Beads of Courage supplying lidded bowls and wig trees to both children and seniors dealing with cancer on the Central Coast.
This fascinating exhibit will feature the finest of selected artwork through a jurying process. This show is in conjunction with The Lazy Days of Summer and will be on display August 10 through September 18, 2023. The opening reception is Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm. Art Center Morro Bay is open to the public, 12-4pm daily.
Image courtesy of Barry Lundgren
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DEMO: Introduction to Calligraphy and Hand Lettering
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WHEN: August 14, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT 805-772-2504, or visitwww.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Art Center Morro Bay is happy to present a demonstration with Calligrapher and teacher, Mary Lou Johnson.
Johnson has created lettering for numerous wedding invitations, wine labels, books, and business brands, including the Farmer’s Market and the Morro Bay Harvest Festival. She has taught numerous workshops at Cuesta College, Art Central, Slo Adult Education, and various other locations in and around the central coast. She began hand lettering in the 1980’s, and once she joined the L A Society for Calligraphy in the 90’s, never looked back. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and her knowledge is the best.
In this interactive demonstration you will have an opportunity to hand letter using different brushes and pens that are the tools of the Calligraphy trade.
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Morro Bay Park at the corner of Morro Bay Blvd and Harbor Drive.Morro Bay CA
WHEN:
Saturday September 2 10am-5pm
Sunday September 3, 10am to 5pm
Monday September 4, 10am to 4pm.
WHERE:
Morro Bay Park corner of Morro Bay Blvd and Harbor Drive. 1/2 mile off Hwy 1.Use Morro Bay Blvd offramp.
PARKING: Hundreds of free parking spaces within 3 blocks of Morro Bay Park.
WHY: This 67th annual show offers artists and crafts people a high quality outdoor setting to display and sell their wares to an appreciative audience.
RESULT: Morro Bay Art in the Park is looked upon as the finest display of handmade art and crafts presented in San Luis Obispo County.
EXHIBITS: 108 booths representing 125 independant artists and craft workers .
FOOD: There will be a wide variety of food and drink available at the festival.
Learn more: www.morrobayartinthepark.com/
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DEMO: "Our Planet is a Clay Factory" - Ceramics with Jack Mettier
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WHEN: SEPTEMBER 11, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 main St.,Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
The Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a talk with ceramicist Jack Mettier entitled, “Our Planet is a Clay Factory.”
Jack Mettier is a raconteur extraordinaire, and has a lot to talk about. He has had over 60 years of passion, experimentation, curiosity and joy in the art of making ceramics.
He earned a B.A. and an MA in Art from California State University San Jose with Ceramics and Glass concentration followed by operating a private glassblowing studio.
Jack has thirty-five years of teaching ceramics, art and jewelry. He taught art and ceramics at Paso Robles High School and was Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department there. At Taft College he taught ceramics and jewelry and was Director of the Art Gallery as well as chairman of the fine arts department. Over the years he has experimented with making kilns and making functional and representational pieces and glazes from different materials, including native clays. He has extensive knowledge of clay history.
He has elevated thrown vessels into pieces that speak of conflict, resolution, and design that transcends the simple form into an artistic statement. He is still experimenting today in his home
kiln and continues to experience the magic and joy of unpredictable finished surfaces.
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CALL TO ARTIST
INSPIRATION
WHAT: INSPIRATION
WHEN: Take-in, September 19, 2023, 10am – 2pm
RECEPTION: Sunday, 24, 2023 2-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
The Morro Bay Art Association proudly presents, INSPIRATION.
How does a work of art begin? What germinates the seed and how do we grow it? What motivates us to pick up a paintbrush or visualize a complex idea in a piece of glass? What drives us to bring something intangible – like the feelings of fear or sorrow - to that tangible place where others can experience it, too, and maybe even participate in the artist’s own creative catharsis?
For centuries, masters like Picasso and Monet (and even Warhol, in a more controversial way) have practiced appropriation as inspiration when they reinterpreted the aesthetics of other artists and their work to inspire new and unique masterpieces of their own. What triggers creative inspiration can begin with a spark or connection in viewing the work of another artist. Or it can be something as sensory and unassuming as the smell of rain on the parched Carrizo Plains in California. Or as life changing, still, as the Covid pandemic, or news headlines that overwhelm us daily concerning war, climate change, or the strife in Ukraine.
And, too, it can be the more silent voice from within as we gaze at our reflection in a mirror.
In the exhibit “Inspiration,” we ask artists to take us on a personal journey for what we hope to be an eclectic exhibit that is open to all platforms, mediums and ideas. We also ask that you submit a short statement describing the source of your inspiration that will be displayed alongside your work. While art in general succeeds when it is strong enough to stand on its own, we think viewers will find value and fascination in hearing from the artists in this special exhibit.
Artists are encouraged to create artworks of Inspirtaion in all media and subject matter.
This exhibit is open to MBAA Members in the main gallery. Artists are welcome to submit up to (2) wall hung artworks, (10) note cards, (5) portfolio prints and (3) 3D artworks in all media. Take-in for this show is Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10am – 2pm. Entry forms and wire tags: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
The opening reception is Sunday, September 24 from 2-4pm.
Image: This image is copyrighted and courtesy of Nola Barnick
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FEATURED ARTIST - JACK METTIER
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Featured Artist – Jack Mettier
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to feature the ceramic pottery of Jack Mettier.
Jack has over 60 years of experience as a ceramicist. He earned a B.A. in Ceramic and M.A. in Art with Ceramics and Glass concentration followed by operating a private Glassblowing Studio in the Santa Cruz mountains. Jack has thirty-five years of experience teaching ceramics, art and jewelry experience. He taught art and ceramics at Paso Robles High School and was the Chairman of the Visual and Performing Arts Department there. At Taft College he taught ceramics and jewelry and was Director of the Art Gallery as well as Chairman of the Fine Arts Department.
After 60 years working with clay and creating various forms of ceramics his current work represents a step in his ever-evolving creative process.
“There is a sense of the undefined, raw mystery in each piece that is created by the development of the very refined, traditional ceramic vessel form, that with my unique firing process has been “assaulted” (reminiscent of the destruction of a culture or a civilization) to create these deceptively simple, unique, one-of-a-kind, functional, artistic vessels.”
Whether you are attending this exhibit to observe or to find that perfect artwork for yourself or as a gift, you’re in for a delight. Reflections exhibit will be in the Main Gallery downstairs. Brushstrokes and the Ceramic Pottery of Jack Mettier will be in the Virginia Russell Gallery upstairs. These extraordinary exhibits will be on display September 21 through November 6, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception, Sunday, September 25, 2023, 2-4pm. This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open 12 – 4pm daily.
WHAT: Brushstrokes, Reflections and the Ceramic Pottery of Jack Mettier
WHEN: Sept 21 – Nov 6, 2023, 12-4pm daily
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442
RECEPTION: Sunday, Sept 25, 2023 2-4pm
COST: FREE
CONTACT: Art Center Morro Bay (805) 772-2504, www.artcentermorrobay.org
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WHAT: Inspiration
WHEN: September 21, 2023 through November 6, 2023
RECEPTION: Sunday, 24, 2023 2-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
The Morro Bay Art Association proudly presents, INSPIRATION.
How does a work of art begin? What germinates the seed and how do we grow it? What motivates us to pick up a paintbrush or visualize a complex idea in a piece of glass? What drives us to bring something intangible – like the feelings of fear or sorrow - to that tangible place where others can experience it, too, and maybe even participate in the artist’s own creative catharsis?
For centuries, masters like Picasso and Monet (and even Warhol, in a more controversial way) have practiced appropriation as inspiration when they reinterpreted the aesthetics of other artists and their work to inspire new and unique masterpieces of their own. What triggers creative inspiration can begin with a spark or connection in viewing the work of another artist. Or it can be something as sensory and unassuming as the smell of rain on the parched Carrizo Plains in California. Or as life changing, still, as the Covid pandemic, or news headlines that overwhelm us daily concerning war, climate change, or the strife in Ukraine.
And, too, it can be the more silent voice from within as we gaze at our reflection in a mirror.
In the exhibit “Inspiration,” we ask artists to take us on a personal journey for what we hope to be an eclectic exhibit that is open to all platforms, mediums and ideas. We also ask that you submit a short statement describing the source of your inspiration that will be displayed alongside your work. While art in general succeeds when it is strong enough to stand on its own, we think viewers will find value and fascination in hearing from the artists in this special exhibit.
Inspiration will be on display from September 21, 2023 through November 6, 2023 and the opening reception is Sunday, September 24, 2023, 2-4pm.
Image: This image is copyrighted and courtesy of Nola Barnick
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WHAT: Brushstrokes 2023
WHEN: September 21 through November 6, 2023
RECEPTION: Sunday, September 24, 2pm-4pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to host, The Painters Group of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, and their compelling, juried exhibit, Brushstrokes 2023.
This annual event is a collective of exceptional paintings, featuring works from current TPG and MBAA members throughout the Central Coast.
A variety of accepted mediums include acrylic, oil, mixed media, watercolor, pastel and digital, encompassing a wide range of subject matter, figurative, landscape and abstract.
Whether you are attending this extraordinary exhibit to observe or to purchase, you are in for a delight!
Image is copyrighted and courtesy of Linda Elder
Brushstrokes will be on display in the Russell Gallery, upstairs, September 21through November 6, 2023. Meet the artists at the opening reception Sunday, September 24, 2pm-4pm. This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open from 12pm – 4pm daily.
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DEMO: Artful Images on Everyday Objects with Carol Manuputy
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WHEN: October 9, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: Free and open to the public
Art Center Morro Bay is happy to present a demonstration with artist and teacher Carol Manuputy. Carol represents 1/2 of the Peaceful Planet Design team that also includes her husband,
Richard. They have designed textiles, murals, paintings, and sculptures for hospitals, schools, and other public buildings throughout California since 1986.
Carol was born in Rochester, NY, and holds a BA in applied Art from Cal Poly. She has taught at the SLO Art Center, public and private schools, and in their studio in Los Osos, where Richard also teaches yoga and plays guitar.
In this interactive demonstration, you will be making art that is collaborative, fun and surprising: an immersion into their philosophy of making beauty from everyday objects.
This art demonstration is free and open to the public.
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WORKSHOP: Art Applied to Everyday Life – Hand Painted Table with Carol Manuputy
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WHEN: Saturday, October 14, 2023
TIME: 12pm - 4:30pm
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA
COST: Online Registration $60. Members; $65. Non-Members. PLEASE NOTE: There is an additional $50 art supply fee per person to be paid to instructor the day of workshop.
Class description: During this workshop, students will be immersed into a philosophy of creating beauty from everyday objects. This surprisingly fun workshop starts with all of the supplies needed to make beautiful art designs on foldable tray tables. Students can complete one project during the workshop and take home their new table and purchased art supplies for ongoing projects at home!
About The Instructor: Carol is the owner of Peaceful Planet Images, a design team that includes her husband, Richard and son, Ethan. They have designed textiles, murals, paintings, and sculptures for hospitals, schools, and other public buildings, and private commissions, throughout California since 1986. Carol was born in Rochester, NY, and holds a BA in Applied Art and Design from Cal Poly. She has taught at the SLO Art Center, at public and private schools in SLO county, and in their studio located in Los Osos.
Connect with other artists and learn the basic skills and camaraderie of learning to add great design and artwork to a personal table. This workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate artists.
Last Day of Registration: 9/30/2023. May cancel registration up to 14 days of scheduled workshop for full refund.
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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CALL FOR ARTISTS - WINTER FAIRE & JURIED CRAFT SHOW
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Winter Faire & – Call for Artists 2023
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present the annual Winter Faire & Juried Craft Show, featuring some of the finest artworks on the Central Coast.
This special holiday event is open to all artists, providing an opportunity to exhibit paintings, photography, sculpture and fine crafts. This exhibit is open to all mediums and subject matter. Crafts include, but not limited to fiber, wood, glass, sculpture, pottery and jewelry.
This fine art exhibit is designed for customers who are holiday shopping and looking for special gift ideas!
Artists are invited to submit up to (3) wall hung 2D pieces, (10) note cards, (5) portfolio prints, up to (12) jewelry pieces, (3) large sculptures and/or (12) craft items.
Please print entry forms and submit with your artwork on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 10am – 2pm. Submission information, fees and entry forms are located on the website: artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/entry-forms/
Artist may become a member by going to ArtCenterMorroBay.org or artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/register/
WHAT: Paintings, Photography & Fine Crafts
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 10am – 2pm.
RECEPTION: Sunday, November 12, 2023, 2-4pm
CONTACT: www.artcentermorrobay.org or 805-772-2504
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Winter Faire & Juried Craft Show
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
Winter Faire & Juried Craft Show 2023
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present The Annual Winter Faire & Juried Craft Show, featuring some of the finest artworks on the Central Coast.
This very special holiday event offers a collection of exceptional paintings, photography and fine crafts, spanning a variety of artistic mediums from traditional to contemporary. Crafts include fiber, wood, glass, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more.
Whether you’re attending this extraordinary exhibit to observe or to find that perfect holiday gift, you are in for a delight! The Annual Winter Faire & Craft Show will be on display from November 9, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
WHAT: Paintings, Photography & Fine Crafts
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442
WHEN: November 9, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
RECEPTION: Sunday, November 12, 2023, 2-4pm
CONTACT: www.artcentermorrobay.org or 805-772-2504
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DEMO: Paint Your Pet with Karyn Blaney
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
WHEN: November 13, 2023 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504
COST: Free and open to the public
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present, “Paint Your Pet”, an interactive demonstration.
Although Karyn Blaney has a fine art degree from Kent State University with a concentration in printmaking, she never wants to be restricted to one medium. Whether it’s paint, ink, pencil or
paper, Karyn lets whatever subject she's working with dictate the creative process. Karyn pulls from images and memories that excite her and hold her attention. From movie scenes to people she connects with or passes on the street, Karyn finds inspiration everywhere. Her resulting creations feature loose brushstrokes and a dreamy feel to a uniquely Impressionistic style.
Karyn started ArtSocial805, a traveling art studio, 8 years ago on the central coast, and is based in Paso Robles. She has instructed thousands of people from ages 5 to 95 since the business' start. She has branched out into specialized classes featuring Paint Your Pet, Homeschooling, Glow events, Watercolor Bar by ArtSocial805 and so much more.
For more information visit www.artsocial805.com.
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DEMO: Mosaic Jewelry with Joan Martin Fee
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
WHEN: December 11, 2023, 3-5 PM
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504, or visit www.artcentermorrobay.org
COST: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a hands-on demonstration of mosaic jewelry!
Joan Martin Fee is a craft designer, a television personality, author and instruction and magazine editor. She is also the owner of Creative Me Time, offering interactive workshops throughout the Central Coast.
Her creative journey began in 1990 when she submitted her ideas to the “Aleene’s Creative Living” television show and was asked to demonstrate her “Dress Up Dolly” idea, using shrink wrap. Since then, she has worked for the largest manufacturers in the craft industry. Today she is widely known and appreciated for her ability to make people feel special through their creations.
During this demonstration, Joan will show you how to make beautiful jewelry just in time for the holidays. And don’t be surprised by the many participants reciting all of the Creative Me Time workshops they have participated in!
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