Current Calendar
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BRING-IN DATES
(click here for info and forms)
-Student Collegiate Scholarship Competition - Mar 7, 8 & 9. Exhibit runs Mar. 10-28.
BUENAVENTURA GALLERY
- Edwin Maltz, Feb. 2 - Feb. 27
"Do Faces Tell a Story?",
- Helle Scharling-Todd, March 2-27, Reception March 6, 4-7 pm.
-Member Show, Thru Mar. 27
HARBOR VILLAGE GALLERY
-John Ferrito, Jan. 29- Mar. 7 Photography by John Ferrito"
-Member Show, Jan. 27- Mar. 7
-Student Collegiate Scholarship Competition, Mar. 10-28.
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
"Our Stimulus Package", exhibit runs thru March 7, 2010.
FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL Friday, March 5. (Click here for venues and other info.)
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Spring 2010 Artwalk
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Artwalk Needs Merchants!!
Deadline:
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 5 pm.
Artwalk needs 60 merchants to make the event happen. As of February 9, only 10 are signed up. If
you are one of those ten, you rock and thank you for signing up on
time! We need you to make it a success. Yes, times are rough - but let's
stick together and make the next event a real attraction!
New Online Registration
To
streamline registration and as part of a citywide effort to be greener,
only online applications and payment will be taken this year. For more information, and to complete an online registration, please click here to go to the Artwalk merchant website.
Thanks -- Robin Elander, City of Ventura Artwalk Coordinator
(805) 658-4760
relander@ci.ventura.ca.us
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Special Thanks
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HVG Beautification Crew
Many thanks to the
following members for painting, cleaning, organizing, patching, and generally
re-energizing the Harbor Village Gallery during Beautification Week: Sheri
Stroud, Patricia Wilkinson, Linda Cowell, Ashley Harris, Gayel Childress,
Charlotte Olonoff, Betsy Quinn, Kitty McGinnis, Susan Stoutz, Christy
Smolenski, & Emily Thompson.
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Fundraising Opportunity
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 For the Love of Art (& Coffee)
CAFFRODITE, an Espresso Bar at 1876 E. Main Street in
Ventura (one block west of the Sylvia White Gallery and Schaf's Photography),
serves coffee, tea, cold drinks and wonderful baked goods, and is committed to supporting the
arts in the community. Every month they will be collecting donations from their
customers of which 100% will go to student scholarships in music, drama,
ceramics or fine art. They have selected organizations they will support,
including BAA, and will post each during a designated month. As of Feb. 1, the
new owners/managers are BAA member Karen Brown's daughters, Michelle and
Christine Burke. Please encourage your friends, family and other artists to
support their efforts, and our own.
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Current Merit Award Winners
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Harbor Village Gallery
For the current member show
(Jan 29 - March 7):
3D: Sheri Stroud "Pensione" ceramics, Virginia Buckle "Diva" sculpture
2D: Merilee B. Allen "Sierra Stream #1" oil;
Barbara Wiles "State of Mind" ink resist watercolor; Darlene Dewing
"Early Spring, Lancaster Poppy Reserve" pastel
Buenaventura Gallery:
3D: Virginia Buckle, Fecundity, Alabaster on Marble;
Barbara McIntyre, "Unwind", Assemblage;
2D: Annie Hall, "Surf & Sand", Pastel; Nina Bobrova,
"Colors of Spring", Acrylic/Collage; Rozann Nelson, "Tulips in Santa Barbara",
Acrylic
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Community Memorial Exhibit
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Community Memorial Hospital
"Our Stimulus Package
Artwork Under $500"
Thru March 6, 2010
Featuring the works of over
50 local artists
Next CMH Exhibit:
"New Beginnings"
March-June 2010
It's
a New year a New Decade! Celebrate New Points of View, New Starts, New
Colors, New Beliefs, New Adventures, New Creations... More info TBA.
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| HVG Artisan Store News |
February Featured Artisan:
 Scott O'Connor brings the Artisan Store a wide variety of unique items, including driftwood frames, embellished paint brushes, coasters, mugs and mouse pads adorned with his wildly colorful art.
Coming in March:
Debi Nowak-Hawkes
Jewelry Design and Portraiture Debi Nowak-Hawkes is
a fine artist specializing in portraits and pearl jewelry. Her "passion for freshwater
pearls" has led her to make one of a kind bracelets and earrings. No two are alike. "I look at each pearl for its unique
qualities and potential, much like a sculptor looks at a stone they are about
to carve." Debi's portrait work is done primarily in
charcoal and oil, and she has the ability to capture a likeness and personality in
her portraits. Debi happily accepts
commissions for her portraits and pearl jewelry. Drop by the Harbor Gallery in March and you just might catch her doing portraits in the gallery. She will also meet there by appointment. Email her at debi@dn-h.com.BAA members interested in being a featured artisan at the HVG, please contact Store Coordinator Nina Danza at jimninadanza@juno.com. |
| Plein Air Schedule |
 In addition to Chris Weber's plein air group, we also have an Ojai group's plein air schedule, and more as we receive information. |
Members Bulletin Board
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Website Design: Dan LaVigne is looking for someone to maintain his web site
and help him design a new web site for his commercial work. Anyone with
the appropriate skills please contact him at 805-218-3161.
Create and promote your work.
I'll film and post it to "You Tube" for $75. Cathy Moore (805) 258-9067
Support your Local Art Store: Check out Ventura Creates!, a new art supply store in the 2000 block of Thompson Blvd. in Ventura.
Artist Workshops.net,
A Free Workshop Listing Service www.artistworkshops.net The purpose of the site is to link
artists with art workshops. Contact Robert & Peggy Stermer-Cox, webmaster @artistworkshops.net.
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BAA Board of Directors & Staff
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Officers
Jack Halbert, President
Betsy Quinn, Vice-President
Wana Klasen, Recording Secretary
Gordon Bohn, Treasurer
Directors at Large
Janet Black, Dorothy Brunkan, Marilyn Cahill, Cecile Faulconer, Amani Fliers, Judy Gibbs, Hilda Kilpatrick, Bob Privitt, Helle Scharling-Todd, Donna Zaza, Kay Zetlmaier
Staff
Emily Thompson, Executive Director
Regina Vorgang, Gallery Assistant
Christy Smolenski, Gallery Assistant
BAA Board of Directors meets every third Tuesday of the month at 5 pm, at the Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura. Members welcome.
More info ...
BAA Galleries
and Exhibit Locations
Buenaventura Gallery
700 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura
805-648-1235
Harbor Village Gallery
1591 Spinnaker Drive
(near the big lawn)
805-644-2750
Community Memorial Hospital
(changing exhibits)
Main Floor Lobby & Corridors
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| Greetings! |
 Our Priceless Volunteers
My first big Virtual HUG goes to the BEAUTIFICATION
TEAM 2010!(Their names are listed below) Olympic Gold Medals to all of you for whipping those HVG walls into
shape! Another huge big hug and thank you to Linda Cowell and her husband Dan for
their hours at the HVG and help with keeping the volunteers busy and
productive - volunteers like you are PRICELESS! Volunteers like OURS are
priceless!!! With money and the economy
on the tip of everyone's wallet and tongue these days, the time the BAA
volunteers give to receptions, exhibits, gallery hosting, cleaning, etc. is
truly a gift. Regina, Christy and I
just can't do it all! Oh boy how we try, but any time you give saves the
Association in the check book! And did you know that when we apply for a grant, the number of volunteer hours our members contribute is an important consideration? It's another way that your hours help the entire organization.
Of course your time is priceless, but I have to
take a moment to also express the importance of your friends. The next best
thing to giving your time, is talking about our galleries to the people you
meet. Everyday we run into folks, neighbors and friends you might not have seen
in a while or in months. Do you tell them about the new shows? How about the
Artisan Store at the HVG and the jewelry and gifts they could give to their
special someone? Invite them to a
reception or to browse though a gallery after lunch or coffee. Spread the good art, spread the word. Let
your own knowledge of the art and artists be the influence they might need to
stop in again or maybe even tell one of their friends! Cheers, hugs to you all and
see you at the gallery!Emily Thompson, Executive Director
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Collegiate Scholarship Competition
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 Buenaventura Art Association's
4th Annual
Collegiate Scholarship Competition
"Emerging Artist Cup"
Open to full-time students attending college or
university art classes in Ventura County, 2D and 3D
Over $4,000 in scholarships to be awarded
Exhibition: March 10-28, Harbor Village Gallery
Reception and Awards: Friday, March 12, 5-8 pm
Bring-in Submissions: (2 pieces per person)
Sunday, March 7 from 3-6 pm,
Monday, March 8 or Tuesday, March 9 - from 11 am -2 pm
at the Harbor Village Gallery
1591 Spinnaker Dr., Suite 117C in the Ventura Harbor Village.
For more info and an entry form, click here.
2009 winner, Aaron Dadacay, above, with his mixed-media piece "Slaughter House".
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At the Buenaventura Gallery
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Edwin Maltz
"Do Faces Tell A Story?"
Architectural Fantasies and Portraits
Feb. 2 - 27Maltz brings a harmonious connection between the
structure of place and the soft graceful lines of the figures of his focus. The
two subjects intermingle with each other as a storybook does with words and
illustration. The narrative among his strokes, lines and shadows of his images,
capture our interest and lure you in for a closer listen. Many of Maltz's images begin in the studio
or on a drafting board, studies of a model or a place he's visited, perhaps a
European piazza from a travel abroad or a well rehearsed and translated passage
from a history book. From there here
takes us to a place from the past or to a place we can visit from his own
imagination. (Click here for more info.)
Coming Up in March
Helle Scharling-Todd
"New Work: Figures and Spaces"
March 2-27
Artist's Reception March 6, 4-7 pm.
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At the Harbor Village Gallery
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Photography by
John Ferrito
Thru March 7
Capturing photographs of life's pure and simple moments radiate
throughout John Ferritto's works. His subject matter include boats
bobbing in the harbor, blooming flowers, eye catching architecture and
other works of precious and wholesome moments. Ferrito takes you on a
personal tour of what catches his eye; beauty in life's simplicity. (For more, click here). Coming Up: Collegiate Scholarship Competition Exhibit
March 10-28. Awards & Reception: March 12, 5-8 pm.
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Our Members Shine |
Members may submit exhibit information to news@buenaventuragallery.org. Please be brief, and make sure to include dates and location.
 Create
a colorful landscape with pastels at Judith Crowe's pastel workshop. Judith
will guide you through the process of creating a work of art with soft pastels.
This is a medium in which you can work quickly, and expect to finish a piece in
the time allotted. All materials provided. Remember to wear old clothes or
bring a smock or apron. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2-5 pm. Thousand Oaks Art
Association. $35 (TOAA members $30) Call 805-402-1733 or email
judith@judithcrowe.com to register.
Kay Zetlmaier has a new painting, "El
Nino at Pierpont" in the Nautica 2010 show at the Maritime Museum, 2731 S. Victoria, Oxnard, thru March 31. Reception Feb. 27, 4-6 pm. Kay was
also accepted into the Thousand Oaks Open Competition. She is exhibiting
"Serenity", and "Sierra Retreat Vista", both oil paintings.
Gayel Childress will have an exhibit of paintings in
the Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura St., Ojai, through Mar. 16. A
Reception will be held Thursday, February 18, 5-6:30, open to the public.
Judy Klement will be demonstrating how to paint in pastels on
Wednesday Feb, 17 at 7 pm at the Camarillo Art Center, 3150 Ponderosa Sr. in
Camarillo. $5 for guests and free to Camarillo Art Center Members. For more
info call 805-445-7061.
 Kathy Ikerd's painting,
"Moonlight Duet" was chosen for the cover of Buenaventura Art
Association's 2010 Two Trees art calendar. (right)
Helle Scharling-Todd's mosaic
work at the Port Hueneme Library entitled "Water Lines" will be
represented at the International Mosaic Symposium at the Pier in Chicago in March,
2010.
Nancy Raymond's painting
"Half Moon Bay" was accepted for Nautica 2010 Annual Juried
Contemporary Marine Art Exhibit thru March 31, 2010. Awards Reception Saturday,
February 27, 4-6 PM, awards at 5 PM. Maritime Museum, 2731 S Victoria Ave.,
Oxnard, CA 93035. More info 984-6260.
Gwenlyn Norton has been
invited to install a one-woman show at the art gallery on the campus of
Concordia University in Irvine, CA, along with giving a 30-minute PowerPoint
presentation to the students there. Schedule tba. Gwenlyn's varied artwork can
also be seen at Jonathan's at Peirano's in downtown Ventura, across from the
mission. Exhibit ongoing.
Robert & Candace Diehl
and Ted and Joyce Lombard are exhibiting at the Ventura County Arts Council exhibit
"Artful Couples" in the County Government Center's Atrium Gallery.
800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, thru March 2. Open weekdays 7 am-6 pm.
 Bob Privitt Home Studio Tour, sponsored by Studio Channel
Islands, March 27 (date is tentative). Open to 10 to 12 guests. Fundraiser. For
ticket info call 805-383-1368 for information, prices and registration. Bob is
also in the new invitational SCIART show, "Reincarnation: The Art of
Recycling" thru Feb 27. His sculptures are "Office High Heel"
and "Too Long a Sacrifice Makes a Stone of The Heart". Bob is also
showing "Stone Surgery: Mobile" and "Stags and Empty Boat"
in the Thousand Oaks Art Assoc. show entitled "From the Heart" also
thru Feb 27.
Louisa Wallace Jacobs had a painting juried into the Thousand Oaks Art Association Open Juried Show,
"From The Heart". Exhibit is at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery.
Thru Feb 27. Louisa also has 2 paintings in the Ventura County Maritime Museum
Juried Show, "Nautica 2010" thru Mar. 31, 2010.
Amani Fliers has work in the
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 East Los Angeles Ave., thru Feb. 14. Her
work is also included in the Sylvia White Gallery Valentines exhibit/auction on
Feb. 14 at 1783 E. Main St. in Ventura.
 Steve Cook and Penny Arntz
are having a two person show at Palm Loft Gallery at 410 Palm Ave. in
Carpinteria, starting Feb 13. "Cash for Clunkers" featurings
all automotive paintings. (image at right)
Kristy Holley Vantrease will be in a show
titled "Earthly Joys: Landscapes" at the Fielding Graduate University
from Feb. 12-April 23. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 12, 5-7pm. The Fielding
Gallery is located at 2112 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA. More
information at 898-2947.
Tina O'Brien will be part of a group show at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel for their Spring Show, February thru May, (exact dates and reception date
TBA) The subject matter is local beach scenes.
 The watercolor paintings of Robert
Thornton will be on exhibit at the Proverbs CoffeeHouse, Peace Lutheran
Church, 71 Loma Drive in Camarillo. Reception for the artist is Saturday, March
13, 1-4 pm. The exhibit will also be open to the general public March 19, 20,
26 and 27 from 1-4 pm. Proverbs CoffeeHouse is a non profit community outreach
of Peace Lutheran Church on the web at www.proverbscoffeehouse.com.
Artists Guild of Fillmore members, Wana Klasen, Joanne King, Luanne Perez,
Lois Freeman Fox, Jan Faulkner, Virginia Neuman, D.L.Hauge, and Judy
Dressler are preparing for their first Art Show and Sale to be held the same
day as Fillmore's Railfest. The artists will set up at Giessinger Winery right
by the railroad tracks, Sat. and Sun., March 27 and 28, 2010. The brand new
Guild has their Website up and ready for viewing at artistsguildoffillmore.org.
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Focus on the Masters and the Ventura County Arts Council
are joining together to provide scholarship funds and exhibition
opportunities to high school seniors who plan to pursue art studies in
college. The Tamima Al-Awar Memorial Scholarship program provides $5,300 in scholarships and the opportunity for all students applying for the scholarships to exhibit their work at the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura.
The competition is open to high school seniors who reside in Ventura
County and who show in their application a commitment to further study
in the visual arts. Recipients for these scholarships are chosen by a
distinguished panel of jurors from our art community, based on artistic
merit and visual arts academic commitment as demonstrated by the
student's application, portfolio and essay submitted. Application deadline: February 19. For more info, and to download the application, Click Here.
FOTM also announces it's first Saturday Artists Spotlight Series! You've all heard of their Tuesday Talks, well...same program different channel (location) and new day! Now being held on the Campus of the Brooks Institute in Ventura, at 5301 N. Ventura Ave from 5 - 6:30pm. First in this program for 2010 is this Saturday, February 13. Richard Amend: Painter and Set Designer. $10 Admission. $5 for students and seniors and FREE to FOTM and students under 18. For tickets and info Click Here
The Ventura County Potters' Guild presents Ramona Clayton
as featured speaker on Monday, Feb. 22, 7-9 pm at the Ventura Senior Center,
420E. Santa Clara St. in downtown Ventura. Members and the public are invited
to attend. Refreshments and business from 7-8 pm. Speaker 8pm. Clayton will be
reflecting on her journey from biochemistry to ceramics in Germany and her
return to California in 2004. Ramona creates her beautiful glazes and
one-of-kind ceramics at her pottery shop, Terramonary, located in Los Alamos. Examples
of Clayton's work will be on display.
NAUTICA 2010, an annual,
juried, marine contemporary art competition and exhibit is at the Ventura
County Maritime Museum thru Mar. 31, 2010. Reception is
Sat., Feb. 27, 4-6 pm. Maritime Museum, 2731 S. Victoria Avenue, Oxnard CA.
 Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) presents REINCARNATION:
The Art of Recycling, thru Feb 27. This
exhibition is a SCIART Member's Invitational for artists whose work reflects a
strong concern for the recycling and the repurposing of materials not commonly
associated with art making. Artists include: Gerri
Johnson-McMillin, Tom Kimbrell, Julie Kornblum, Leslie McQuaide, Arlene Mead,
Crystal Michaelson, Bob Privitt, David Rivas, Tesi Sanchez-Halpert and Hiroko
Yoshimoto. Workshops & Classes: Christine Leong will hold
ongoing Chinese Watercolor classes every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm and Friday
mornings from 10:30-12:30. Karin Geiger teaches a children's art class. All
classes are held at our new gallery, 2221 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, CA. Please
call 805-383-1368 for more information, prices and registration. Click here.
Eighth
Annual Erotic Exhibit: Wet This open/juried exhibit is one of our most popular contemporary exhibits. A multi-media look at the
sensual and erotic, distilled through the muse and onto the many enticing
visual palates of the arts community. San Buenaventura Artists Union Gallery
330 S. California St. Plaza, Ventura, CA. Show Dates: Feb. 13- Mar. 21, Reception Sat., Feb. 13 6-8pm.
 Museum of Ventura County presents 28 quilt artists from
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in their show Becoming Art
at the Seams: a Juried Exhibition of Art and Contemporary Quilts, March
13-June 20. Opening with a free public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday,
March 12. Quilters have historically embraced innovations, such as advances in
textile printing in the 1700s, the introduction of the sewing machine in the
1800s, and ready-made patterns in the 1900s. In the 1970s, artists and
craftspeople began to seriously make quilts for art exhibitions, exploring
newly available materials and methods. The Museum of Ventura County is located at
89 S. California Street in Ventura. Open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 6
p.m.; free admission, except for some events. For information, go to www.venturamuseum.org
or (805) 653-0323.
The Thousand Oaks Art Association
Presents David Gallup's Famous Color Theory Workshop. David C.
Gallup, Vice President of the California Art Club, brings his famous color
theory workshop, combined with two days of open
instruction on studio techniques and infusing work with emotion. Oil paint is the medium. After
three days of luminous color theory and instruction on mixing for speed and
accuracy, students will have two days to bring in personal projects for
instruction on composition, distilling a mood, and applying the lessons learned
on harmony and luminosity within the context of their own work. Full
Course: 5 days (M-F, Feb
22-26) $550/$495 members; Color
Theory: 3 days(M-W, Feb. 22-24)
$360/$330 members; Applied
Instruction: 2 days (Th & F, Feb. 25-26) $240/$220 TOAA members. Information: Arts Council of
the Conejo Valley (click here), or the Thousand
Oaks Art Association (click here)
Artful Couples
Exhibit & Reception sponsored by the Ventura County Arts Council.
The work of artists is usually exhibited as a solo effort, even though the
artist is often influenced by the work of others, particularly a spouse or
partner. This show is an opportunity for such "teams" to display
their work jointly. Atrium Gallery, Hall of Administration, Ventura County
Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura 93009. Exhibit thru March 2, 2010, weekdays
7am-6pm. More info: Ventura County Arts Council
(805) 658-2213 or info@venturacountyartscouncil.org
The Boho Coffee Gallery meets twice weekly in the heart of the boho district in Ventura. Please bring your own cup. Meeting Wednesdays, 9-11:30am "Tea by the Sea" at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave.; Fridays: 9-11:30 am at "Green Art People" behind the Gallery Car Wash, 140B N. Ventura Ave. Donations accepted. For more info email elle-je freeheart. Green Art People news and events can also be found on Facebook (click here).
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Call to Artists
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Vita Art Center & Bell
Arts Factory Present "MARCH" a juried art exhibition focusing on the
strength and achievements of women. Artists are invited to share their
interpretation of "Woman and Strength" in personal or public spheres.
Digital files on CD or via email will be accepted from Jan. 4 thru Feb.
12. All mediums are welcome. $10 entry fee, $5 for each additional entry. For
submission and guidelines, go to vitaartcenter.com.
Performing, visual and literary artists are in constant demand in
California, and the California Arts Council's website is designed to
help streamline the search for artistic talent. Take a look at our
current listing of artist calls by category. Public
Art calls may be found on the Public Art Calls page. Artist Call
listings that do not have set deadlines have been set with a "January
1, 2012" deadline for listing purposes. Click here for listings.
Morro Bay Harbor Festival is
calling for entries for a poster design in honor of the 29th annual
festival. The theme is "The Bounty of the Bay" focusing on fishing, power
generation, tourism, and ocean sports. For more information call the Festival
office at 805-772-1155. Deadline for entries, March 2, 2010.
Click here for entry form.
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Something to Think About ...
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It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science
is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more. (Edouard Manet)
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