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Gallery Art Show in Calaveras County: Art that Heals

10/24/2022

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Enjoy the healing powers of art at the Calaveras County Arts Council's current gallery show.

Logo for Northern California art show Art that Heals in Calaveras County Gallery
ART THAT HEALS
Show In Gallery 
October 13-November 14
22 North Main Street, San Andreas, California
The Calaveras County Arts Council is pleased to present their current gallery show, Art that Heals. Featuring art from local Northern California artists, the theme of the show is the healing power of art. “The artwork is bright and uplifting, full of humor  and empathy,” said Kathy Mazzaferro, executive director. “It gives one hope.”
Painting of a woman by Calaveras County  Artist Barbara Hall
Finding my Earth Connection By Barbara Hall
Art can recognize the power of art to heal, comfort and provide a multitude of benefits to everyone, from overcoming battles with mental health to surviving an illness such as breast cancer, to experiencing grief and more. Artists from around the county have interpreted this theme with beauty, grace, and humor. The Calaveras Arts Council invites the community to visit the gallery and enjoy artwork that heals.
Painting of little girl in snow by California Artists Lori Kelly
Memories of Grandma By Lori Kelly
The Gallery is located at 22 N. Main Street in San Andreas  The show will be in the gallery until November 14. Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, go to www.Calaverasarts.org, email goldrusharts18@gmail.com or call 209/754-1774
Cows float from balloons over Northern California landscape
Exploring the Milky Way By George Dillon
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Tour the Arts in Calaveras County

9/5/2022

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Artists Studio Tour explores Northern California's Backroads

Download maps and listing for Calaveras County Artists Studio Tours
The hills and valley of Calaveras County are filled with artists—painters, sculptors, potters, jewelers and more. The Calaveras Arts Council wants you to meet them on the annual Artists Studio Tour. Tour the county and meet artists in their studios and gathering places. “There’s something really special about meeting artists in person, as well as seeing parts of Calaveras County you don’t normally travel to,” said Maggie Sloan, coordinator for the event. “When you buy artwork on this tour, it gives you a real connection with the artists and our beautiful county.”

This popular event is traditionally held on the third weekend of September (September 17-18, 2022). The tour is admission free; you can find printed maps at the Gallery in San Andreas, Quyle Kilns in Murphys, and many public libraries and stores.

Or you can download a map and listing from the Arts Council’s website: www.calaverasarts.org.

The route is up to you

While a dedicated art explorer could see the entire tour in a single day, driving the width and breadth of the county to see all 27 artists at all 19 in one day is a heavy lift. It’s more comfortable to break the tour into two days, enjoy the backroads and highways, and spend more time with the artists.

Copperopolis to Murphys

For instance, on one day, you might tour the entire Highway 4 route, starting in Copperopolis at Susie Hoffman’s Town Hall Arts/Gallerie Copper, where Susie Hoffman paints florals, pet portraits, landscapes and still lifes in oil and watercolor. A bonus: Her work is turn-key art, beautifully framed by husband Larry, who runs the framing portion of the shop.

Next stop: Angels Camp, where two artists will open their studios. Ceramic sculptor Larisa Stevenson creates nature-centered ceramic sculptures and functional ware often decorated with bears, birds, bunnies, and other creatures. Just a few streets away, Connie Bowser uses the forms of the gourds to make soft, pleasing work tied to the natural world with the natural elements like feathers and antler horns.

From Angels Camp, take Murphys Grade Road to find Amanda Maule’s pottery studio. Amanda combines wheel-thrown pieces and sculpture to create animals, fountains and garden totems. She’ll be sharing her space with Theresa Vandenberg Donche, whose bold, colorful, and fearless abstract art complements Amanda’s painterly work.

Then head into the “suburbs”  of Murphys to find Judie Cain’s sweet studio, where she will be showing her impressionistic oil paintings of landscapes and florals. In Pennsylvania Gulch, Marlene Bradford, a popular ceramics teacher at Quyle Kilns opens her own ceramics studio for the first time; studio and garden are filled with ceramic sculptures.

Heading out of Murphys, Sheep Ranch Road to Fullen Road will take you to Michael Gustavson’s popular stop. Michael’s monumental ceramic sculptures are unique and are best seen at his gorgeous studio site that overlooks the foothills.

From Dorrington to Murphys

Ann Nancy Macomber is the eastern most artist on Artists Studio Tours. Her little studio set among the trees is a little difficult to find from Highway 4, but well worth the effort. A quilter as well as a painter, she uses both disciplines to create images full of color and interwoven shapes to create unique pieces.

Arnold hosts two artists. Potter Heidi Gaissert embraces unexpected outcomes in her functional pottery, which makes every piece a unique original.

New to the tour this year, Ryan Doran makes paintings that fuse the grittiness of the street with the traditional graffiti stencil style, combining paint and paper, darkness and light, music and street ethos to create a mosaic capturing the beauty and urban decay of the every day.

For the first time, Gene and Phoebe Bryan opens their home studio in Hathaway Pines to show their whimsical ceramic sculptures, as well as Gene’s photography. It’s a beautiful site that you won’t want to miss.

End your Highway 4 tour at Quyle Kilns, where four artists will exhibit together. This site is overseen by potter Pamela Quyle, whose functional pottery is decorated with delicately glazed paintings. You can catch a demonstration from jeweler Sherri Bloomer who works with cut stones and historical impression dies to create jewelry that celebrates nature, the past, and history. Pick up a miniature (or full size painting) by Victoria Fout of fantastical creatures or a surreal landscape. Oil painter George Haskell paints landscapes and florals, but his favorite subjects are his Corgi dogs.

From Valley Springs to Sheep Ranch

In the northwest part of the county, the driving distances seem greater, but the roads weave through gorgeous country. You’ll visit eight artists on this leg of the tour, from potters to painters.

New to the tour this year, daughter and father team Katelyn and Wayne Rinehart will exhibit together at their studio in Valley Springs. Ceramist Katelyn will show her functional pottery and ceramic sculpture, as well as Lino prints, while father Wayne will display his acrylic resin paintings, and live-edge slab tables and furniture.

Also new this year, John Trickey in San Andreas will show his acrylic and mixed media paintings, handmade art guitars, and found-object sculptures at his shop on Highway 49.

From there, it’s easy to head north to the next stop in Mokelumne Hill. In her shady studio patio just outside of town, Deborah Marlene will show landscapes, florals, and nature-centered still lives in watercolor and alcohol ink.

Just up Highway 26 from Mokelumne Hill, you’ll find Sonya Ziegler’s art studio at Lower Dorray Road. Sonya is well-known throughout the Motherlode art world for her sensitive oil paintings of animals, nature, and landscapes. Jewelry creator Brenda Montelongo will join her. Brenda uses sterling silver, turquoise and other semiprecious gemstones to create bright earrings, necklaces and bracelets that will make you feel connected to the earth.

It’s an easy and gorgeous road from Lower Dorray Road to Sarah Cuthill’s studio outside of Mountain Ranch. You may have seen some of Sarah Cuthill’s murals around the county. She’s also an illustrator and a writer, working in themes of mythology and storytelling.

The easiest way to visit the two artists exhibiting in their studios in Sheep Ranch is via the road from Mountain Ranch. It’s an interesting drive, and you’ll be rewarded by Gayle Lorraine’s abstract intuitive acrylic paintings and Shay Baker’s playful mixed media confections of acrylic and pastels.

Artists Studio Tours is a wonderful way to meet artists and see the county at the same time.  For more information go to www.calaverasarts.org, or email Kathy Mazzaferro at goldrusharts18@gmail.com or call 209/754-1774
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Membership Meeting at the Calaveras County Arts Council

8/11/2022

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Speak up for the Arts in Calaveras County
​at the Arts Council’s Annual Membership Meeting.

Notice of annual membership meeting at the Calaveras County Arts Council Membership Meeting
The Calaveras County Arts Council invites the community to meet with other art aficionados at their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, August 30th at 5 p.m. at the Calaveras County Arts Council Gallery, 22 N. Main Street, San Andreas. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to contribute ideas for the 2022-23 year of arts-related programing in Calaveras County. Executive Director Kathy Mazzaferro will speak on the activities and events the Arts Council sponsored in 2021-2022 and what the future landscape for the arts council looks like.
Join the Board and help direct the Arts Council
The Calaveras County Arts Council is seeking artists and non-artists with diverse backgrounds in the community to join the board. Kathy Mazzaferro said, “The Calaveras County Arts Council is committed to representing the arts, artists and art lovers throughout our county. We are constantly seeking ways to find out what our communities want. One of the best ways to do that is to have a diverse board of directors,” she said, adding that there are two spots available on the board, for a maximum of 11.

“Presently we have 9 fun-loving, dedicated board members serving and we are a board who is never bored.” Board members attend meetings, assist at events, and oversee programming. Mazzaferro added, “We meet once a month and promise not to volunteer you when you're not in attendance.”

This is an opportunity to be part of a team that directs and guides the Arts Council as it steps into the next year of arts programming.The Arts Council hosts events like the Ovations Winter Concert Series, Music In the Parks, Arts in Education, Artists Studio Tour and a number of gallery shows throughout the year.

After the conclusion of the Annual Membership Meeting on Aug. 30, those interested in joining the board can join in the monthly meeting.

To learn more, contact Kathy Mazzafero at 209/754-1774 or goldrusharts18@gmail.com.
Board member Donna Guadagni brings clarity to the Calaveras County Arts Council windows as well as to the board.
Board member Donna Guadagni brings clarity to the Calaveras County Arts Council windows as well as to the board.
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Music in the Parks presents Jazz in San Andreas

7/11/2022

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Bob Eisenman Jazz Band play cool music for a hot summer night

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Bob Eisenman Jazz Trio
July 20
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
San Andreas Town Hall

The Bob Eisenman Jazz Trio will drop some chill tunes in the San Andreas Town Hall. We’re grateful for the use of the hall to keep you cool and breathing easy during Wednesday evenings concert.

Expect a wide range of jazz styles including jazz standards, straight ahead jazz, blues, ballads, and Latin jazz. The trio performs tunes from beautiful ballads to grooving up-tempo swingers including songs from the great American song book, jazz classics and lesser known jazz greats.
 
"The wonderful thing about jazz", says multi-saxophonist and leader Bob Eisenman, "is that its expressive, inventive and emotive music. As a trio plus vocalist, we're making a body of great jazz music intimate and accessible. We hope that our music touches our audience at an emotional level as well as being enjoyable to hear.
 
Music in the parks is an admission-free concert series presented by the Calaveras County Arts Council. To see the entire concert series line-up and to contribute to keep Calaveras County alive with the sound of music, go to the Music in the Park page.
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Safe Space: The Art of Rural LGBTQAI+

5/4/2022

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Artists wanted for Calaveras County LGBTQ show
​Art due in gallery
June 16, 2022

Show In Gallery and online 
June 20 to August 18

Reception
June 23, 2022
5 to 7 p.m.
Learn how to submit
Join us to showcase the art of Calaveras-based rural LGBTQIA+ artists and their allies, friends and families for Pride Month. 

Anyone can enter artwork that celebrates, amplifies, and normalizes LGBTQAI+ lives in our rural California community. Let your art shine a light on a safe Calaveras County where everybody is welcomed, respected, and loved.

This show is a partnership with the Tri-County LGBT Alliance, #out4mentalhealth, Amador and Tuolumne Arts Councils, and Rosebud’s Café.

We look forward to your submissions!
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Calaveras Gold: Art from the Northern California Motherlode

4/26/2022

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Calaveras Gold Art of the California Motherlode

Artists from Calaveras County explore the beauty of the Northern California Motherlode

​The gold you find in the Motherlode isn’t only rocks dug from the dirt. Gold in Calaveras County comes in the form of paintings, photos and sculptures, mined by local artists from the depths of their own creativity, and love of where they live.
 
That creative gold is on display in the show Calaveras Gold at the Calaveras County Arts Council for the month May into June, a show of artwork and paintings that explores the landscapes and characters of the Northern California Motherlode. An artist reception will be held on May 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend and have a good time meeting artists and enjoying artwork. Snacks will be provided.
 
All the artists bring a strong sense of place to their work, that feeling of belonging to the Northern California Motherlode. Landscape paintings by Linda Lawrence celebrate two Highway 4 landmarks: Board’s Crossing and Mosquito Lake. Marilyn Hinsdale’s watercolors examine artifacts like picturesque barns and antique cars found in the county. Painters Barbara Hall and George Dillon put people in the landscape—you can feel the heat in Hall’s painting of a woman under a blazing sun, while Dillon’s colorful golf course gives you a bird’s eye view of the state of golfing in the county.
 
Deborah Marlene and Terry Richardson each concentrate on forests. Marlene’s watercolor called Moonshine over the Gold Rush shimmers in its golden frame. Terry Richardson invites the viewer to follow a flowery path through dense trees. Detailed photography by Elizabeth Seeley describes her loving and familiar relationship with the Sierra.  
 
But this show isn’t all landscapes. Images of frogs from artist Victoria Fout and photographer Katie Turnbeaugh reference the Mark Twain story that is classic Calaveras. Calaveras County events provide inspiration for two artists. Rars Shoemaker’s painting in marker pen of a person in a domino mask was inspired by Mark Twain Days in Angels Camp, while Nancy Tanner has created a moody impressionistic pastel painting of a Santa at Murphys’ Holiday Open House.
 
Portraits by Dave Manousos, in his distinctive “big eye” style hold stories about characters in Calaveras history. Connie Bowser’s round gourd decorated with painted poppies and pine needle collar supports another character in Calaveras County: A California Quail.
 
Executive Director Kathy Mazzaferro invites everyone to come see the show and support our local artists. “We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful county with so many talented artists. Our spring show has something for everyone.” 
 
You can see select paintings online at www.calaverasarts.org, but you really shouldn’t miss this special show about the place where we live.
 
Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call 209/754-1774 to confirm hours.  
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ArtSpirit: Teen art show opens in Calaveras County

3/21/2022

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Calaveras School kids make glorious art
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ARTSPIRIT
​A show by and for Calaveras teens
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Awards reception on April 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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The Calaveras County Arts Council Gallery is open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
22 North Main Street, San Andreas
209/754-1774
See online art show
​ After a two-month hiatus for cleaning and painting, the Calaveras County Arts Council Gallery in San Andreas is once again filled with artwork. The popular show ArtSpirit is on view during the month of March. Executive Director Kathy Mazzaferro couldn’t be happier.
 
“Having artwork back in the gallery is like having the kids come home for the holidays,” she said. That’s a particularly poignant observation, since ArtSpirit is dedicated to the work of Calaveras County teens.
Pointalist painting in blue and yellow tones of house, bridge and mountains
In this pointillist painting “Taunt,” Kyle Whitsitt explores landscape and color.
The show spotlights more than 100 artworks from the students of three Calaveras County high schools—Bret Harte, Calaveras, and Sierra Hills Education Center—and includes paintings, drawings, collage and ceramics.
 
While some of the works are serious artistic explorations—for example, Elias Harrison’s single flower gazes longingly at it’s reflection in a darkened window—other works are sheer explosions of joy—Calaveras High School ceramics collection features hilarious pieces like “monster” sculptures, a winsome frog on a box, and a smiling winged “snitch.”
Painting of reflection of pink flower in window.
A pink flower in Elias Harrison’s painting “Flower” bends toward its reflection in a darkened mirror.
Much of the work is done by students in their classrooms. According to Mazzaferro, “ArtSpirit is back because of the teachers. The show happened because the teachers took the time to bring it all over.” Mark Waelty of Bret Harte, Devon York of Calaveras High, and Lynn Lynn of Sierra Hills Education hung the show.
 
“The kids made the art and the teachers made the show.”
 
Arts in Education is one of the Arts Council’s signature programs. At their behest, March has officially been designated Arts in Education month by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors.
 
"Calaveras County is so fortunate to have the support of our Board of Supervisors,” Mazzaferro said. “They understand the importance of all of the arts, be it music, dance, art, theater, etc. in the quality of life and the economic advantages the arts provide for Calaveras County. The Board's Resolution acknowledges the importance of arts education as part of the foundation for our future.
Photo of two women, one in blue and one in yellow holding up document
From left: Calaveras County Arts Council Executive Director Kathy Mazzaferro and Calaveras County District 3 Supervisor Merita Callaway show proclamation that March is Arts in Education Month in Calaveras County.

ArtSpirit will be on display through April 4, when it ends with a reception from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and an awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m. You can view select pieces from the show at www.calaverasarts.org.
 
“I love all our art shows, but this is my favorite show of the year,” Mazzaferro said. “It’s alive, vibrant. There’s a fresh energy. There’s a newness. The kids are consumed with the joy of making it, and they’re excited to see their art in a real gallery.”
 
Mazzaferro encouraged everyone to visit the gallery and enjoy the show. "I cannot stress enough how much community support of the arts means to our kids. Please take the time to come to the Gallery and celebrate their accomplishments. Vote for your "People's Choice Award".
 
“These students will be our legacy, the ones who tell our stories in years to come."
 
And oh, what stories they already tell.
Color pencil drawing of girl with red orange hair and green eyes with mouth painted like a doll
Polina Lushova uses colored pencils to create this work titled “Orange.”
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Ovations presents a celtic Christmas

10/22/2021

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Celtic band Golden bough
​warms up the holiday season

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Ovations Performing Arts Series presents Golden Bough's A Celtic Christmas
Sunday December 5 (Champagne reception 2 p.m.; Concert 3 p.m.)
Alhambra Music Room, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys
$50 per person 
Buy tickets to Golden Bough
It seems like we need winter cheer more this year than ever before. The Calaveras County Arts Council aims to deliver that cheer on the sparkle of harps and bouzoukis and a warm draught of fiddle music with their first winter concert and fundraiser in nearly two years.
 
On Sunday December 5, at the Alhambra Music Room at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, the Arts Council will present “Christmas in a Celtic Land,” a concert by the Celtic trio Golden Bough. The concert celebrates all things British Isles, with rare holiday music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, as well as traditional music from other Celtic nations like French Brittany and Spanish Galicia, and compositions by members of Golden Bough.
 
Golden Bough, venerable and respected musicians in Celtic music circles and beyond, has been providing an opportunity for loved ones to join together in song and celebration with their concert program for over 40 years. Margie Butler, Paul Espinoza and Kathy Sierra capture the essence and joy of traditional music on a wide variety acoustic instruments, including; Celtic harp, penny whistle, guitar, accordion, violin, viola, mandolin, and bodhran (a hand held drum, particular to the Celtic culture). The whole family will enjoy lively instrumental pieces, haunting ballads and humorous sing-alongs as the band creates an atmosphere in which the listener is transported to another place and time.
 
The intimacy of the Alhambra Music Room amid the glow and shine of holiday decorations make Ironstone Vineyards the perfect setting for Golden Bough’s rare carols and songs of celebration for the Winter Solstice and the New Year. Due to Covid restrictions, the Bret Harte Theater was not available for concerts this year, but as board member Ruth Morrow said, “it’s good to shake things up. And Ironstone at the holidays is really something special.”
 
Executive Director Kathy Mazzaferro agreed. “We’re grateful that Ironstone is welcoming us. As much as we will miss the high school theater, Ironstone is such a beautiful facility. What better place to welcome the holidays?”
 
The concert is also a fundraiser to support the Arts Council’s music programs Music in the Parks and Ovations. In a pre-concert gathering, you can increase your merriment with  champagne and hors d’oeuvres served by Ironstone. “We hope that you will join us for this fundraising event in support of our music programs,” Mazzaferro said.
 
After such a long hiatus, Mazzaferro is overjoyed to once again be bringing music to Calaveras County. “I want joy and sparkle to return to Calaveras County,” she said. “A chance for us to be together.”
 
“It reminds me of the song, When the Lights Go On Again (All over the World). There’s no better time for the lights to go on in Calaveras County.”
 
Tickets: $50 adults. Available online at www.calaverasarts.org, or call 209/754-1774 Monday through Thursday. Proof of Covid vaccination required for entry. “We take the health and safety of the citizens of Calaveras County seriously,” affirmed Mazzaferro. “We stand with other performing arts centers across the country in our joint efforts to crush this scourge. We will be following all current health department rules to keep everyone at the concert safe. Please respect the health of others.”
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Artists In-Person Studio Tours

8/25/2021

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Tour Calaveras County and meet artists In-Person!

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Download a printable map
After a year of online gallery shows, the Calaveras County Arts Council is pleased to present Artists In-Person Studio Tours.
 
This popular event is traditionally held on the third weekend of September (September 18-19, 2021). Artists Studio Tour is an opportunity to tour Calaveras County and meet artists who create artwork that ranges from paintings and sculpture to handcrafted soap and hand-stamped jewelry.
 
Visitors create their own self-guided tour using a printed or downloadable brochure with maps of each artist location. This year 28 artists will be exhibiting at 19 sites. “Seeing artists’ studios in person, getting a glimpse of their processes and work, is an experience that just can’t be duplicated online,” said Kathy Mazzaferro, executive director.
>>Browse the artists

Plan your tour

Start in San Andreas
A good place to start your tour is in San Andreas at the Gallery Store on Main Street, where you can see a collection of artwork by participating artists and pick up a brochure with directions. From there, head directly down St. Charles Street to Faultless and enjoy the very cool artwork of Sol Gatos, a long-time tattoo artist and writer.
 
While you’re heading north, stop at Deborah Marlene’s Mokelumne hill studio to see her watercolors and vibrant alcohol ink work on tile. From there, it’s a short 7 miles to the studio of painter and photographer Sonya Ziegler, who is exhibiting with jeweler Brenda Montelongo. Both artists are inspired by nature, and their work shows it.
 
In Mountain Ranch, four artists will exhibit at 3 sites: Ceramicist Steven Hall demonstrates wheel-throwing clay techniques at his studio on Old Emigrant Trail East, and Sarah Cuthill displays her fantasy creations and current publications on Oleo Acres Road. A late addition to the tour (they are not in the brochure), on Rail Road Flat Road, MB and Black Eagle open their amazing studio to show hand crafted furniture, jewelry, and cultural work. You won’t want to miss any of these artists!
 
Sheep Ranch is tiny, but the work of two artists—Shay Black and Gayle Lorraine—is mighty. It’s worth a trip to see Shay’s lovely creations and Gayle’s powerful abstracts.
 
At the other end of the county in Copperopolis, Susie Hoffman will show her watercolors, acrylic and oil paintings and drawings at Town Hall Arts. In Angels Camp, ceramicist Larissa Stevenson opens her private studio for the first time to show her charming sculptures and pottery.

Along Highway 4

 The critical mass of artists in Murphys is exceptional. At Art on Main, three artists will show their work. Duane Papais brings his wicked sense of word play to his digital creations, while Bambi Papais shows her charming watercolors of flowers and frogs. Sue King exhibits her graceful and elegant watercolors at the gallery this year.
 
Away from downtown Murphys, three artists open their private studios. You won’t want to miss the impressionistic work of painter Judie Cain, nor the acrylic and watercolor paintings of Joanie Taylor. The drive to Michael Gustavson’s studio on Fullen Road is a bit twisty, but oh-so-worth it to see his grand ceramic sculptures in a setting that rivals any museum.
 
On Highway 4, Quyle Kilns has become the traditional gathering place for artists. This year 6 artists will exhibit their work at the pottery. Sherri Bloomer, who hand stamps pieces from antique dyes, will be on hand to exhibit her jewelry. Victoria Fout lightens the day with colorful fantasy pieces that blur the line between painting and sculpture. George Haskel will exhibit paintings of Corgi’s and Sierra landscapes. And three ceramicists—Amanda Maule, Lydia Osias and Pamela Quyle—will exhibit their sculptures and functional ware. Each has a different style, and you’ll want to see them all.
 
Up the hill in Arnold, you’ll find three artist exhibiting in their own studios. Heidi Gaissert returns with her functional yet artistic ceramics. New this year, painter Tabitha Kremesec shows her landscapes painted in oil and watercolor, and Denise Davis opens her shop, Green Frog Soap Works, where she handcrafts specialty soaps as well as displays her paintings and photographs.
 
Dorrington is just a little farther, where you’ll find the beautiful studio of painter and quilter Ann Nancy Macomber. Her studio is a bit hard to find; keep a sharp eye out for the pink signs. The search is worth it.
 
Each artist will have their own Covid health precaution preferences. Please be respectful of their wishes when you visit their studios.
 
The brochure is free to the public and is available at the Arts Council Gallery in San Andreas, Quyle Kilns and Art on Main in Murphys, Town Hall Arts in Copperopolis, and Artsy Parts and Green Frog Soap Works in Arnold, plus other business across the county. Or you can download printable directions. 
 

Find out more at www.calaverasarts.org, or email ccacinbox@gmail.com.
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Poetry Out Loud in Calaveras County

3/29/2021

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Poetry Out Loud: Small but mighty in Calaveras County

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​Calaveras Poetry Out Loud 2021 Winners
 
Poetry transcended pandemic when Calaveras high school students competed online in the annual Poetry Out Loud recitation competition. CHS student Sydney Button won first place with his stunning version of All This & More by Mary Karr and Israfel by Edgar Allen Poe. Coming in second was Rayne Cutchall. Ana Hernandez took third place. 
 
Poetry Out Loud, presented by the Calaveras County Arts Council in partnership with the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance at a series of events leading up to a national competition. 
 
“This was our third year sponsoring the Calaveras Poetry Out Loud competition,” said Kathy Mazzaferro, executive director of the Arts Council. It was a difficult year. “Because of Covid and its impact on school site time, coaching was at a minimum. We couldn't hold our on-site pizza lunches. Ultimately, we held the competition on Zoom.” 
 
Students and judges participated from home, a chancey proposition “because of WiFi drop spots throughout the county with internet connections that can fade in and out,” said Mazzaferro. But despite faulty internet , the students  performed beautifully. “I am always impressed with the work the students take on in memorizing a minimum of two poems each,” she said. “This was our champion's second attempt to win the title.”
 
Ingrid Hjelmervik took the lead for the third year serving as Poetry Out Loud coordinator. “She does an outstanding job,” said Mazzaferro, who wants to also thank judges Noel Helmbrecht, Lisa McInturf, Catherine Sargeant, and Linda Toren for their careful attention to each student. 
 
Mazzaferro is proud of the students and the hard work they do for this competition. “We congratulate all the participants on a job well done.”
 
Students interested in competing in Poetry Out Loud next year can contact Kathy at (209) 754-1774 or goldrusharts18@gmail.com.
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San Andreas, CA  95249
209.754.1774
goldrusharts18@gmail.com
The Calaveras County Arts Council is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation.  Founded in 1981, our purpose is to coordinate excellence in the presenting and promotion of the visual and performing arts of all cultures for artists, residents and visitors.  Our staff is comprised of an executive director, a consultant grant writer, and a part-time assistant under the direction of an 11-member volunteer Board of Directors.  FIN 94-2779793
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