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Support music education in Calaveras County
with our  guitar auction and fundraiser!

Six artists have re-imagined eight worn out guitars as visual sculptures. All the artists have donated their artwork so that the guitars can be auctioned to raise funds to support music education programs in Calaveras County public schools.
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To bid on any of these guitars, go to the links below the guitars or contact Kathy Mazzaferro at 209/754-1774 or goldrusharts18@gmail.com

The Guitars

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Frogs leap across an old guitar on a string in Kevin Brady’s appropriately named Hop-a-Long, while his piece titled Craft Art Fair commemorates the North Beach Fair of 1986 with delicate etchings of artists who performed at the event.


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Bid on Tangled Color guitar
Lois Conklin’s piece, called “Tangled Color,” sings with lace-like patterns over blocks of color.
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Bid on Mandala Guitar
Cyndie Klorer took pattern in a different direction, painting gold filigree on a red background to make a guitar that practically does its own Flamenco dance.
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Bid on Girls Just Wanna have fun guitar
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“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” by Ann and Elizabeth Seely, brings together three ideas on a pink and purple background, with the song “Love can build a bridge” apposed to the title of Olivia Rodrigo’s punk-influenced teen anthem “God, It’s Brutal Out Here,” and the eponymous girls’ anthem by Cyndi Lauper.
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Bid on Winter Guitar
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The rock and roll theme continues with “Winter,” by J.M. Heath. A flurry of white and a strip of runes cover the front of a black guitar. A snarling white-haired wraith peers from the sound hole, inviting you (or daring you) to peer inside.
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Bid on Nature's INstrument Guitar
In opposition to Winter, Heath created a second, more peaceful guitar, called “Nature’s Instrument” that is covered in mosses and bark, making the guitar look like a deep forest floor.
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Bid on Trigger Guitar
Sometimes guitars can take on lives of their own, associated with an artist but seeming to exist in their own right. Gordon Branch created a replica of Willie Nelson’s legendary “Trigger” guitar, a testament to an instrument that has it’s own mystique. Branch caught the look of the old guitar, right down to the hole above the bridge.
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Bid on Fantastical Tree Soirée guitar
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Perhaps the most fantastical guitar in the show is “Fantastical Tree Soirée” by Victoria Fout. Fout, who works in heavily textured acrylic paints, wrapped a guitar in flowers, leaves and vines. A fairy perches in the sound hole, as if enjoying tunes only she can hear.

The mission of the Calaveras County Arts Council is to build a united community by awakening, supporting, and nourishing the arts. 


Gallery Hours

Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday and Saturday by appointment only
Email goldrusharts18@gmail.com for an appointment or call 209/754-1774 (message)
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Contact the Arts Council

Address/Telephone/Email

PO Box 250​
​22 North Main St.,
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
© Calaveras County Arts Council - 2021 | Designed and maintained by Margaret Sloan Creative Services​
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  • Artists Studio Tour
    • For participating artists >
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      • How to submit photos
  • Call for Entries
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  • Artists Studio Tours