Calaveras County Arts Council
22 North Main Street • San Andreas • California
209.754.1774
Music in the Parks
Summer of 2024 Music in the Parks Summer Concert Series is an admission free, family friendly event that hosts local bands in parks throughout Calaveras County running from June 12 through August 21 on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and picnics.
2024 Congressional Art Competition for High School Students
Each year members of the U.S. House of Representatives conduct the Congressional Art Competition for High School Students, and this year Congressman Tom McClintock extended the invitation to high school students from Calaveras County. For this year's competition they sought works reflecting pride in our country, America’s symbols, icons, traditions and so forth. The selected piece is an oil painting called Braiding Hair by Meredith Grotto. There are decades of life to consider behind the detailed hands weaving the long, light hair. In many Indigenous communities the three strands of a braid represent 'mind', 'body', and 'spirit', and seeing as indigenous people's are the rightful owners of the land that was stolen from them as other people "discovered" it, we found Grotto's piece to be well suited for this year's Congressional Art Competition. Meredith Grotto has received Honorable Mention and her work will be shown at Congressman McClintock's Reception on May 3, at his Eldorado Hills office! Congratulations Meredith! |
CALLING ALL ARTISTS!
Friday, June 14th, 2024
This gallery show encourages artists to depict the various facets of everyday life. This lends to a sense of gratitude as we romanticize what is around us on a day-to-day basis. There is something so beautiful about the simplicity of waking up and the first thing you do in the morning is take care of yourself by brushing your teeth, showering, and brushing your hair. We look forward to your submissions! Artwork may be 2D or 3D. All mediums accepted. Requirements: All art must be created by the artist. All 2-D artwork should be ready to hang. Use any medium: collage, digital, watercolor, acrylic, photography. All oils must be thoroughly dry. If using charcoal or pastel, make sure artwork is well sealed with fixative. Please don’t use glitter, and affix all media securely. There are no fees to enter this show, but there is a commission if artwork sells. Commission: 80% artist, 20% gallery.
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Ride & Walk 4 ArtWe cannot thank you enough!!!! This year's Ride & Walk 4 Art event was spectacular! The sun was shining and everyone was feeling great! The participants enjoyed a monitored, safe ride and walk through our beautiful Calaveras County. We had an amazing turn out, with 140 cyclists on from all over Northern California and 40 walkers. Thank you for the wonderful participation! This annual event supports Calaveras Arts Council's mission to provide art education to children of Calaveras County. Participants contributions help kids make sense of their lives as they learn critical real world skills like creative thinking, resilience, problem solving, and project management. Studies show that children with access to the arts fare better in school and life. Contributions help pay for many things: art supplies for classes, visiting artists, school theater projects, art days at elementary schools, etc. This year and the coming year, the need is even greater as school budgets have been slashed. Because of this need, we hold this fundraiser and put every dime toward exposing kids to theatre, painting, drawing, literature and poetry. Thank you for helping us keep the arts in our public schools. For information on Ride & Walk 4 Art 2025, contact Rob Williams at [email protected] or visit www.rideandwalk4art.com/. If you have any questions, or would like to make a contribution towards arts in public schools, you are welcome to contact us. Phone: (209)754-1774 Email: [email protected] Post address: PO Box 250, San Andreas, CA 95249 We thank you all for your participation and generosity, The Calaveras County Arts Council |
Thank you Ovations Performers and Supporters
We are so grateful for the support of our annual Ovations Performing Arts Series! Thank you to Golden Bough, Joe Craven, the T Sisters, Grupo Falso Baiano, & Tom Rigney & Flambeau for the superb performances! And a big thank you to our amazing community for coming out, rain or shine, to enjoy these artists' work! We look forward to next year's Ovations Performing Arts Series! |
Calaveras County was represented by the talented Rebecca Hungerford at the 19th Annual California Poetry Out Loud State Finals!
California is home to the largest Poetry Out Loud competition in the country. This year's program involved 18,849 students and 490 teachers from 221 schools across California. Rebecca confidently took the stage alongside 50 other county champions to prove the lasting power of the written word. Rebecca was one of the best that the state had to offer at this year's competition, and we are so proud of the work she put in. She recited, To Autumn by John Keats, Miss You. Would like to grab that chilled tofu we love. by Gabrielle Calvocoressi, and What the Oracle Said by Shara McCallum. Rebecca stated "The arts help me to express myself and provide an outlet for people to tell their own stories." and we could not agree more. Thank you for sharing your talents in representing Calaveras County, Rebecca. Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. |