| Welcome to the Art in
Action newsletter. Connect with current happenings at Art in Action,
museum shows, local events, and fun activities for kids. Art in Action
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| Local Libraries Feature 3rd Grade Art
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The fourth in a series of monthly Art in Action library art shows will feature 3rd Grade artwork based on masterpieces by Vermeer, van Gogh, and Utrilloto name a few. Through February 10 stop by and enjoy art created by our young artists! Many thanks to Jungle Digital for creating new signage for our library events.
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| Art in Action Presents Atelier d'Artistes
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Join Art in Action on March 10, 2008 at the Sharon Heighs Golf and Country Club for its annual art benefit. This exciting event benefits Art in Action in its efforts to bring art education back to the classroom. Doors open at 10 am to a live studio of local artists painting portraits, landscapes, still lifes and modern art. Bid on packages of wine, events, restaurants, and jewelry, or purchase from creative vendors. Join us for lunch and our featured speaker, Laura Regan, as she tells about her experience as a popular wildlife artist. For more information or to receive an invitation, please email Leighna or call 650.566.8339.
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| Students Donate Artwork to Support Benefit
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 Art in Action students have created special masterpieces to share with art lovers everywhere. Mark Gallagher's Atherton Fine Arts Gallery will display student artwork for a professional show from March 4-8 in Menlo Park. Beautiful images in the style of Wayne Thiebaud, dramatic graphics like those of Roy Lichtenstein, colorful Cubist portraits based on Picasso, watercolors reflecting George Caleb Bingham, and flowers inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe will be available for silent auction in the Atherton Fine Arts gallery and at Art in Action's March 10th benefit, Atelier d'Artistes. |
| February Gift Making Workshop-Art with Heart
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Join us on February 12th from 7-9 PM to make gifts for your valentines! Special guests will demonstrate how to design handmade cards and create beautiful jewelry and other fun and easy creations to share with your loved ones. Share a chocolate surprise with us while having fun with your friends! $25 fee at the door (includes materials). To register please email Betsy or call 650.566.8339.
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| Volunteer Spotlight
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A big round of applause to over 30 Curators at Art in Action schools who collect, mount, label and display student art in local public libraries. Every month, a dedicated group of parent curators armed with mounting tape and ladders, gather at 9am to spend an hour turning the Children's Book Area into an art gallery. A big thank you to all of our school curators for their hard work!
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| E-magination is a monthly art resource for parents and teachers using the Art in Action program. To suggest events, submit articles, ask questions or give feedback, contact us on-line or call 650.566.8339. |
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Thank you!
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Many thanks to The Taproot Foundation for awarding Art in Action a Contact Database Service Grant. Their volunteers are working on a technology project for us that we could not otherwise afford to do. We appreciate all that the foundation and volunteers do to make nonprofits like Art in Action successful.
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Storage Space Available
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| Art in Action has 960 square feet of unused warehouse space available for storage. The clean, secure space, located on the ground level, featureds flexible configuration and an oversized roll-up door. The space is conveniently located just off the Marsh Road exit on Highway 101 in Menlo Park. The price is $1.25/sq.ft. and we can divide up the space to fit your needs. Please call 650.566.8339 for more information or to view the space. |
Gallery Highlights
Cantor Arts Center
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Expore the work of three influential artists in the context of the United States' growing tourism industry of the 19th century. Church, Homer, and Moran traveled the U.S. extensively in search of picturesque and sublime landscapes to paint. Their works, along with guidebooks and travel-related photographs and novels, helped to familiarize American audiences with the nation's scenic wonders. The exhibit includes nearly 70 painted sketches plus studio paintings, drawings, books, and stereographs.
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Art Advocacy
California Arts Council
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| Through the assistance of the California Channel in Sacramento a public service announcement (PSA) will be available. The PSA, "Kids Come Alive with the Arts," is an animated 30-second spot featuring voice-over by actor and California Arts Council member Annette Bening. The spot emphasizes the importance of the arts for children, and that funding from sales and renewals of the California Arts License Plate goes for arts programs for children and communities. |
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