Check back often. The calendar is updated as details are known.
Interested in entering? See LAA EVENTS section below for entry details.
Stop by at Livermore Art Association Gallery to get something special handmade made locally by brilliant local artists on this Mother's Day. Bring a friend along!
Do you ever wonder about how other artist's organize their studio? Open Studio tours are a great way to learn about it. You might find some tips and tricks that you take back to you own creative space.
Do stop by at TVAST location Frame of Mind Studio and checkout works of Pat Dowling, Laurie Close, Georgia Jacobs, Jess Copeman and Christine Watters. Visit TVAST's website to get more details about 60 + participating Artists and their locations.
Join fellow artists on Sunday, May 21st to exchange thoughts and ideas. This week various artists will share their definition of an artist and more on their perspective about what drives the artist to create their artwork. We will be at the Bothwell Art Center. Come join us!
Each gathering offers an opportunity to talk art with other artists and art enthusiasts about an art topic and to share your artwork in a supportive environment. Did you just finish a piece and want to show it off or is a piece stalled and you want some input? This is the place for you.
Contact: jesscopeman@gmail.com or jenna.hobbs1@gmail.com
Call for art - “Non Representational ABSTRACTION”
EXHIBITION Runs from June 12 - September 12
Calling LAA artists to submit your work to hang in the Livermore Lincoln Showroom where we hang for 3 months at a time. Submit up to 2 entries. The theme this time is non-representational abstraction. This site accepts painting and other 2D art, no photography.
Open to LAA members.
No fee to participate, 20% commission on any sales.
Submission deadline June 1, 2023. Selections will be made by June 10th and notifications will be sent out at that time.
Submissions and Questions - email Claudette McDermott PoetryOnCanvas@Mac.com
We are skipping May since the TriValley Artist Studio Tour is on May 6-7.
Do you ever wonder about how other artist's organize their studio? Open Studio tours are a great way to learn about it. You might find some tips and tricks that you take back to you own creative space.
Do stop by at TVAST location Frame of Mind Studio and checkout works of Pat Dowling, Laurie Close, Georgia Jacobs, Jess Copeman and Christine Watters. Visit TVAST's website to get more details about 60 + participating Artists and their locations.
Our monthly ArtSpace studio visits are in the third week of each month(ish) - the day is determined by the artist. Membership will promote your open house through social media, our web page, and Portfolio. We will provide refreshments and signage.
Not sure what to expect? Read Lorraine Well's report on her experience. https://livermoreartassociation.org/member-news/f/artspace-june-2022
Visiting where and how you work is fun and beneficial for other artists to glean your clever ideas. We hope you will volunteer to host an ArtSpace studio visit. To Schedule Your Open House, contact Georgia Jacobs, Membership, at 925 321-9488 or email membership@livermoreart.org
OPEN CALL ADAS invites you to participate in their Annual Spring Art Show- Primavera. The art show will feature Paintings, Photography, and Sculpture in a large artist exhibit in Blackhawk Plaza. All artists in all mediums are welcome (2D & 3D). Plein air painters are invited and will be doing painting in the Plaza.
OPEN CALL Show your work of Art at Alameda County fair this summer. Click on the "signup" below to get more details.
We are a friendly group of artists who get together to paint at scenic locations all around the Bay Area and beyond. The schedule is random, with dates inspired by the weather forecast. New artists are always welcome! There is no fee to participate. Find us on Facebook at Contra Costa Plein Air (link below), or to receive paint-out invitations by e-mail contact Nancy Roberts at nrobertsart@sbcglobal.net.
Wednesday evenings, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm outside on the Paseo. See brochure which is on website at www.CastroValleyMarketplace.com. Contact Austin Walker, Event Coordinator, 3295 Castro Valley Blvd, Suite 200, Castro Valley, CA 94546, 925 444-3154.
Scroll up to see calls for artists for LAA events.
Exhibit Dates: April 1 to May 27, 2023
Venue: Firehouse Arts Center
Celebrate Women is on at the Livermore Public Library for the month of May.
Reception May 7, 3:30 pm.
Exhibit Dates: January 16 to May 5, 2023
Venue: UCSF Women’s Health Center, Floors 3-7, 2356 Sutter St., San Francisco
Exhibit Dates: Saturday May 20 and Sunday 21, 2023
Venue: Blackhawk Plaza, Danville,CA
Visit Studios, Homes, Collectives
May 6 & 7, visit more than 50 artists in their homes, studios, and collectives, representing the entire Tri-Valley. View demonstrations, browse art for sale, and talk with the artists about their techniques and inspiration. From paintings, ceramics, sculpture, glass, mixed media, photography, and collage, to jewelry and wearable art, the variety of different mediums is inspiring.
A fun event for the entire family, free and open to the public.
Bankhead Theater Gallery, 2400 First Street, Livermore
From paintings and photography, to three-dimensional multimedia, the Bankhead Gallery at 2400 First Street in Livermore showcases local artists in new exhibits all year long. Now in addition to the Gallery's works, other exhibits are available to the public in this online gallery. Most works are available for sale. Contact Anne Giancola for more information at gallery@lvpac.org. or https:// livermorearts.org/online-gallery.
The Grand Theater in Tracy has many art activities going on. Check their website for information: https://atthegrand.org
Wei-Ting Chuang is starting an East Asian Brush Painting class in Livermore’s Bothwell Arts Center on September 1st. She will offer a $20 coupon for PAL & LAA members who are interested in enrolling. Check Wei-Ting’s website to get more information:
Friday mornings, 9:30 to 12:30, Bothwell Arts Center, Livermore. No instructor. Open to all artists over 18, under 18 with parental permission in writing.
Professional models are from the Bay Area Models Guild and pose mostly nude, but sometimes with costumes or props. We average about 5 female models to 1 male, all different body types and ages. We start off with gestures, then two 10 minutes poses, then 20 minute poses (unless we love it and we have the model do it again). We do gestures and then one long pose on the last Friday of the month.
Tables, chairs, drawing boards and table easels are provided. Bring your own standing easel and drawing/painting materials. Only odorless turpenoid please. Soft music is played. Refreshments are served.
Contact Barbara Stanton for more information or to be put on the reminder list. microangelo@earthlink.net or 925 373-9638. (Holidays or other closed days are posted on www.barbarastanton.com/classes.)
Bothwell Arts Center Classes, 2466 8th Street, Livermore.
Visit livermorearts.org for information.
Camps and Art Classes at the Bothwell Arts Center: July and August for children 5-17. Art classes ongoing for children and adults. Figure drawing workshop every Friday. For more details visit https://livermorearts.org/arts-education/learn/
Way up has a sign up list for some local classes. www.WayUpArtandFrame.com or email frameit@wayupartandframe.com or call 925 443-3388.
LAA workshops are under LAA Events (top of page)
Shakeeb Rashidi, Owner of Way Up Art & Frame, is a big supporter of both LAA and PAL. He is always the first to donate gift certificates for our art shows and activities. Please remember him and his great art supply store at 1912 Second Street, Livermore. Phone 925 443-3388. frameit@wayupartandframe.com.
The online gallery is open to any active LAA member at the low cost of $15 per year. It is a great way to share your work. See our membership page for details.
But I only create art 'or myself, I'm not a "professional artist." You don't have to be selling work to be in the gallery. It's for sharing!
Send a note to news@livermoreart.org
Need display panels (flats) for a show? If so, we can help. LAA rents display panels or a card spinner to LAA members, educational institutions, or organizations affiliated with LAA for art events. Display panels are three by six feet. The card spinner is appropriate for large cards or small prints of up to eight by ten inches.
To rent equipment, follow these steps:
Display Rental Application Form (pdf)
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