Madera County Arts Council http://www.maderaarts.org Madera, CA Tue, 15 May 2012 04:42:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Annual Gala for the Arts http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=782 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=782#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 05:00:42 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=782 Save the date-Saturday June 9, 2012 This year’s theme is the Pirates of the Caribbean. More info TBA. Invitations have been sent (if yours didn’t arrive call the gallery so we can check the address in our computer). The evening will include no host cocktails, silent and live auction, a delicious dinner, and entertainment. Raffle items are on display at the Circle Gallery and tickets are available for purchase at $2 ea or 3 for $5. Drawing will be June 9th, but you don’t need to be present to win (of course, we hope you are!).

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=782 0 Artist Workshop http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=659 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=659#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 04:30:58 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=659 We will be holding an a 3 day artist workshop, with instructor Mike Bailey, with the ACA (Alliance of California Artists)May 18, 19, & 20th. Please call the Circle Gallery at 661-7005 for further information.

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=659 0 Timberline Gallery News http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=826 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=826#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 06:12:25 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=826 Now on exhibit “What Inspires Me”. Given the variety of artists exhibiting at Timberline, viewers can expect an abundance of creativity, insight, diversity and thought-provoking works to be shown. For more information visit www.timberlineartgallery.com

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=826 0 Summer Concerts in the Park http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=823 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=823#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 05:02:51 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=823 Mark your calendar for Sunday July 8th! The evening will begin with a delicious no host BBQ served by the Madera Breakfast Lions followed by the big band sounds of crowd favorite the Hal Magnie Band. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great music under the stars.

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=823 0 Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=797 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=797#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:53:10 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=797 Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts. Please visit the page dedicated to this show for information. See the side bar and click on Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts.

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=797 0 Open Mic Yosemite http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=787 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=787#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:23:54 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=787 Beginning Saturday, May 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Willow Bridge Bookstore on Hwy 41 in Oakhurst, a weekly OPEN MIC YOSEMITE event begins. It will be a balance between spoken word (poetry or short stories), music, singers, you name it. Bring your talent or just come and enjoy a nice event for the family. Tea, coffee, and snacks will be available for purchase.

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=787 0 Golden Chain theatre auditions http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=778 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=778#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:12:32 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=778 The Golden Chain Theatre will hold auditions for musical revue “I Can’t Believe That Didn’t Win a Tony” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 14, 21, and 28 and June 4 at the theatre in Oakhurst. The musical performance will be held Oct 6 – 21.

Director Jennifer Piccolotti is looking for performers with stage presence and vocal versatility. Auditioneers are to prepare a Broadway song and bring a performance track to their audition. A dance audition will be conducted after the singing. Performers may come to each audition to show their versatility but it is not required.

Details: Online on Facebook or www.goldenchaintheatre.org, or by phone (559) 683-7112.

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=778 0 Sierra Arts Trails http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=771 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=771#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:54:22 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=771 The April 15th Sierra Art Trails 2012 application deadline has been extended to May 1st. There will be no additional extension.If you have not applied, we hope the additional time will encourage you to enter. Please do your best to submit your application soon! We can promote YOU better once we know you are on board. The sooner we have your information, the sooner we will be able to publish the tour catalog, and to include you as marketing opportunities arise.

This special 10th Anniversary event, the Sierra Art Trails Yosemite Foothills Open Studio Tour, encompasses more than a dozen communities in two counties. Participating artists are featured in the tour catalog, included in a month-long Preview Exhibit, and benefit from an extensive advertising campaign promoting the event. The show attracts art buyers throughout California and beyond. Sierra Art Trails is an exciting opportunity to promote your work and to support our area by making it a place people look forward to visiting! Apply at http://www.sierraarttrails.org

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=771 0 Seussical the Musical http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=721 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=721#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:50:20 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=721 Thank you to the following sponsors for making our 4th theatre night a wonderful success.

Madera Chrysler Jeep Dodge
DiCicco’s Restaurant
The Vineyard Restaurant
Cazadore’s Grill
Super Buffet
Sal’s Restaurant
Edgar’s Restaurant
Pak N Save Supermarket
Cool Hand Luke’s
Thanks also to Ginger Latimer and the Madera South Theatre Company for partnering with us. The play was

]]> http://www.maderaarts.org/?feed=rss2&p=721 0 NVAL Photography Show http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=709 http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=709#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:24:14 +0000 Dianne Rich http://www.maderaarts.org/?p=709 NVAL 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

$1750 IN PRIZE MONEY WITH BOTH A PHYSICAL GALLERY AND ONLINE EXHIBIT.

Best of Show is $1000. The show will be exhibited May 1-June 2 at the North Valley Art League’s Carter House Gallery in Redding, California. The gallery is adjacent to the Sacramento River and major recreation areas attracting both local and tourist traffic. The show is open to all photographers and all forms of photographic expression are encouraged.

We have an outstanding juror, Jennifer L. Daly, MFA with Distinction-Photography, who has exhibited all over the country. Her juror statement reads: “Photography has always been a diverse art form with evolving and emerging technologies, ideas, and styles. As a juror, I look forward to seeing the breadth of the medium from ‘straight’ photography to photo-manipulation, digital, traditional and alternative process and everything in between in order to facilitate an exhibition of interpretation of photography today.”

All entries will be online and are currently being accepted. The prospectus and entry information are on our website or click the following link: http://nval.org/Photography_Show.html

Deadline: 03-24-2012
North Valley Art League
Redding, CA

Contact: Charlotte Bryson
email: nvalphotoshow@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 530.221.1993
Website: www.nval.org

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