Focus on a Member: Linda Galusha

NCArts Gallery for Members 

NCArts is proud to announce a great new opportunity for local artists to exhibit their work and generate a local following.  As part of the new office space for NCArts in the Grass Valley Visitors Center, NCArts is in charge of a 'mini-gallery" with approximately 30 linear feet of wall space and a corresponding amount of floor space.

For a small fee ($60/month), artists will be able to exhibit their work in the gallery for two months.  During that time, NCArts will host a reception (with food and beverages) at the gallery space.  NCArts will also profile the exhibit in a newsletter article and on the website. Artists will keep all proceeds from the sale of their work - NCArts will take no commission. 

Artists interested in exhibiting their work at the gallery through this program should submit their applications via the NCArts website Call to Artist portal.  There is a non-refundable $30 application fee, though this charge will be credited to the cost of the program for any accepted artist.  Once the application is submitted with the fee and uploaded work samples, the application will be active for two years, and NCArts may contact the artist to schedule an exhibition at any time during that period.

Generally, artists will be contacted between two and six months in advance in order to schedule an exhibition.   The first exhibition will begin in September 2014.  Look for the Call to Artists requesting applications in an eblast later in July.   If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by emailing info@nevadacountyarts.org.

 

The CSSSA Art Scholars are, left to right, Callum McKean, Emma Lauterbach, Donovan Farwell, Jentry Huntington and Patrick Shannon.         

 

   DANK Inaugural

Local artists announce a new collaborative effort highlighting the contemporary art scene in Nevada County. Featuring 2-D and sculpture by some of the best local talent and moving into a highly visible, temporary space, The DANK Inaugural begins a new chapter in the thriving Nevada County art scene. Participating artists include Celine Adrianne Negrete, Roseanne Burke, Sheila Cameron, Kathy Frey, Cynthia Levesque, Dylan Sherwood McConnell, Moira McLaughlin, Joe Meade, Nancy Nelson and Reinette Senum. 

The opening and closing artists' receptions take place during two of Nevada City's First Friday Art Walks on July 11th and August 1st.. The DANK Inaugural is essentially a pop-up art happening in an otherwise unoccupied space at 300 Spring Street in Nevada City. Additional gallery hours will be posted on the group's Facebook page, where there is also information about the artists and their work in progress.  

"Water" is the theme of both The DANK Inaugural show as well as the July 11, Art Walk. "We are exploring what works and using available resources to make things happen locally. Occupying an empty space and filling it with art for Art Walk just makes sense and it has been exciting to watch this come together," says participating artist Sheila Cameron.

"DANK was inspired by the many successful business and farm co-ops in the area.  It seemed appropriate that fellow artists and friends experiment with a cooperative model in order to similarly thrive.  Like all art movements we are operating on several levels and ever evolving," says artist Moira McLaughlin.

DANK was founded in Nevada City, California on August 20, 2013 as an off-shoot of Nevada County Yarn Bombers, a group that oversaw three successful public art installations and sought to go beyond fiber arts. The group is interested in collaboration, the rural ideal, contemporary social issues, and a post-Great Recession, anti-urban aesthetic grounded in the legacy of California's Gold Rush.