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Welcome to the Peninsula Arts Council's SMart Newsletter!
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About Peninsula Arts Council
-Promotes and cultivates the arts through marketing, outreach and education initiatives.
-Honors artistic achievement in San Mateo County through an annual Diamond Awards event.
-Provides resources to support and increase county arts in education activities.
-Maintains a monthly event calendar.
-Hosts an artist's registry to help promote local artists.
-Serves as a community partner and resource.
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Peninsula Ballet Theatre Gets a New Home
In Conversation with Christine Leslie, President, Peninsula Ballet Theatre
Christine has been with Peninsula Ballet Theatre since 1980 and has served in virtually all capacities. First as a Dancer and then later as Seamstress, Office Manager, Fundraiser, Executive Director, Board Member and sometimes still, all of the above. PBT recently consolidated its operations and moved into the former Circuit City building in San Mateo.
PAC: How long have you been looking for a space and why does this former retail location fit the bill?
CL: We had been looking for over two years and nothing was quite right. Either the space was too small, too expensive, didn't have enough parking or sprinklers, wasn't zoned correctly or put us in a warehouse district. When this came along, we knew we had to take a leap of faith and go for it. The 320,000 sq. ft. space has everything we need for current and future needs and will house administration, wardrobe and sets, rehearsal and class space, gallery and retail space and scene shop production. We signed a 10-year lease and are excited about the possibilities! Read More
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Peninsula Arts Council Arts Partnerships
PAC is pleased to partner with a number of individuals and organizations
to create more visibility for the arts in San Mateo County. Upcoming events
include:
Local Authors Book Day
at the San Mateo County Fair - Saturday June 19, 2010
Working
with the Bardi Rosman Koodrin, Literary Art Director of the SMC Fair, PAC
rallied to connect local authors with an event showcasing local authors. Local Authors Book Day will be
held Saturday, June 19 in Fiesta Hall from 1- 5 p.m. at the County Fair. For the full schedule of fine arts events
Filoli Art Show, "America
the Beautiful", Saturday, August 14, 2010
Filoli will host a fun-filled art show and children's arts activity day on August 14 to celebrate the visual art achievements of San Mateo County students. The art show, with the theme "America the Beautiful", will celebrate more than 200 works of art by local students grades K-12. During the celebration, from 10 am to 3 pm, there will be a variety of arts activities and entertainers. Students with art in the show will be honored at a brief ceremony at noon. All children will be admitted free to Filoli on August 14. Filoli is partnering for this celebration with the San Mateo County Office of Education. The San Mateo County Alliance for Arts Education and the Peninsula Arts Council are co-sponsoring this event.
Little House Artist Lecture
Series - Thursdays in August
Save
the Date(s) for a lecture series at Little House. The
center is changing its focus; new programming will be offered to appeal to
a broader base. The new speaker series is designed to provide networking
opportunities and resources for artists and will run Thursdays in August
from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Topics to be
announced soon.
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Artist in Residence Program, Recology, San Francisco
Recology San
Francisco's Artist In Residence Program is seeking
applications from local artists for residencies in 2011. Only artists living in the San Francisco Bay Area
may apply.
Artists working in all mediums are encouraged to apply, including
painters, weavers, musicians, writers, performers, photographers, printmakers,
videographers, and conceptual and installation artists. Tours are offered on the third Saturday of every
month. Please call 415-330-1414 to make a reservation.
Applications are accepted June 1 - August 31,
2010.
See the Sculpture Garden at Recology
More Arts Opportunities
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New PAC Advisory Board Member-
Donald Mulliken
 Donald is President of the Burlingame Art Society and joined
PAC as an Advisory Council member this month. Don is a native of the Peninsula and earned degrees in
Music Performance, Business Analysis, Commercial Aviation, and a Certificate in
Arts and Management. He is an award-winning photographer and painter, and
brings PAC skills in technical theatre and media, business development,
advertising and publicity, membership development, corporate donations
development, capital funding, event fund raising, accounting,and the curation of
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Destination San Mateo County
Art and Music at Courthouse Square, RWC, Friday Nights
Discover unique painting, photography, jewelry, glass, and ceramics each month between June and September at Courthouse Square in downtown Redwood City while listening to a variety of exciting bands.
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 Call for Artists
US based education nonprofit, World Savvy,
is looking for contemporary and traditional artists of all kinds who
address or are in conversation with topics related to the theme of
"Sustainable Communities." Submission guidelines
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