“St. Anne’s Church~Columbia,” woodblock print by MLAA founder & charter member Charles Surendorf
MLAA & CSAC: Together bringing Art to Life in Tuolumne County for over 100 years!
For the second year in a row, Central Sierra Arts Council will be home for the Mother Lode Art Association’s 60th Fall Art Show and Exhibition. The exhibition is open for general viewing from October 13th to October 21st, 2012.
Click here to download the show’s prospectus and learn how to Enter! Entries to the art show will be received at CSAC on one day only: Monday, October 8th from 10AM to 1Pm and from 4Pm to 7PM. Pick-up day is Sunday, October 21st from 3:15PM to 6:30PM.
The exhibition will be presented at Central Sierra Arts Council’s gallery, 193 S. Washington St. A reception will be held on Friday evening, October 12th, 6PM to 8PM with the Exhibition Awards Presentation at 7 pm. The reception and awards presentation is open to the public with appetizers and wine served.
This adjudicated fine art show displays many works in a wide spectrum of art media. Acrylics, oils, watercolors, mixed media, serigraphy, sculpture are just some of the artistic styles represented each year. This year’s jurors are Peggi Kroll Roberts of Angels Camp, CA, and Georgia Herrick of Modesto, CA.
“For sixty years MLAA has been presenting local and regional visual art,” states Renetta Hayes, MLAA member. “This community support enables our organization to fund our annual Columbia College Scholarship. In addition, we offer support for many local children’s art outreach programs.” An excellent example of their generosity occurred this Summer when MLAA gave a donation to Central Sierra Arts Council’s children’s Summer ARTS Camp.
In addition to the artists’ awards, the public has the opportunity to win some exciting raffle prizes, when winning tickets are drawn on Sunday, October 21st, at 2PM. This year’s Grand Raffle prize is a piece of art, donated by Calaveras County artist Judie Cain, who won last year’s MLAA Art Exhibition’s Best of Show.
The following is a list of Awards:
Best of Show
Mayor’s Award (City of Sonora)
People’s Choice
There will be First, Second, Third Place Awards and Honorable Mentions for each of seven art categories: 1)Acrylic and Oils; 2)Water Media; 3)Mixed Media & Graphics; 4)Three-Dimensional; 5) Pastels; 6) Portraits & Animals and 7) Foothill Favorites
For further information, please call Renetta Hayes, (209)984-4048 or EMAIL: Rhayes714@aol.com
