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Interested in entering? See LAA EVENTS section below for entry details.
Are you interested in learning about framing your artwork at home?
Let's chat about ways to frame and package your artwork. Bonus! Jess will show how to frame a canvas painting using floater frames.
We'll be at Panera Bread, 4685 1st St, Livermore, CA 94551. Looking to get one of their private rooms.
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
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.
Join us for open studio tour on March 19, 1 - 3 pm , by Pottery Artist Sue Vincent who is the owner of Spring Town Art Center.
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
LAA is organizing a TVAST site for members who are interested in participating in TVAST and would prefer to be part of a group site. We will be focusing on providing demonstrations and speaking with the public about your art, your inspirations and methods. Selling art is optional.
You must sign up for TVAST separately. If you are interested in joining us, contact Georgia Jacobs for the details and the site code needed for signing up on the TVAST website. You can email Georgia at membership@livermoreart.org
The Tri-Valley Artist Studio Tour, TVAST, is hosted by Alliance for the Visual Arts, or AVA. This year it is happening May 6 & 7 throughout the Tri-Valley from Danville to Livermore.
Treat yourself to a 4-hour workshop focusing on achieving impressionistic and atmospheric effects in cityscapes. During this session Najeeb will demonstrate fundamental elements of strong watercolor paintings, how to loosen up and create drama using the strengths of the medium.
Each person should have a finished painting to take home.
All levels welcome.
Added bonus! Those who register for this workshop get 20% off registration fees for Paint Livermore in June.
Workshop is Saturday 4/29, 12 - 4 pm
Najeeb Abdulrahiman is a San Francisco Bay Area artist whose art is heavily focused on urban and rural landscapes. Most of his work is Plein Air. While seemingly at odds with each other, he is equally fascinated by the energy of the cities and the tranquility of rural landscapes. Both give him plenty of opportunities to explore the full spectrum of human experience. Najeeb works primarily in watercolor and oil, and is constantly learning new approaches and techniques. He strives to develop his paintings to speak the beauty that he sees.
Najeeb has won awards at our Paint Livermore plein Air competition, at Mendocino Open Air Paint Out and Calisoga Art Festival.
https://www.najeebart.com/san-francisco-bay-area
https://www.facebook.com/artbynajeeb
OPEN CALL The City of Livermore, Zone 7 Water Agency, and Cal Water are excited to announce that this year's Livermore Water Conservation Art Contest has officially begun!This contest is open to all K-12th-grade students who attend a Livermore school or are Livermore residents. Grand prize winner will receive an iPad and finalists will have their artwork displayed in downtown Livermore this spring.
For application details visit: www.livermoreca.gov/contests.
OPEN CALL PAL is bringing back PAL’s Pals Youth art show for Middle and High School students, this time in-person and online!
This show is open to all Middle School and High School student artists. Artwork must be original and created wholly by the student and completed between January 2022 and present. First 150 submissions will be accepted and displayed at Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Shopping Center on April 29 & 30 and published on PAL’s online gallery.
For application details visit:
https://www.pal-art.com/exhibits-events/call-artists/
Join the Tri-Valley Artist Studio Tour 2023 is on May 6 & 7 this year. Artists can participate from their studios, homes or group sites.
Register online at tvastart.com (https://www.allianceforthevisualarts.org/tvast-2023-signup-information) to display and showcase your artwork. The last day to register is March 31st.
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: January 18 to March 25, 2023
Museum on Main, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton
California Watercolor Association's 53rd National Exhibition is at the Harrington Gallery, The Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad, Pleasanton until March 18th. The Artist’s Reception will be on Saturday, March 4th from 1:00 to 3:00. The show runs until March 18th
Rekha Joshi is in the show with above painting “The Barn.”
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
Beauty and Terror, exhibition by Robin Bernstein, is on display at the Uncle Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater January 12 through 29.This is a series of 18 large artworks that respond and speak to major aspects of The Holocaust through the telling of terrifying and redemptive stories as well as heroic acts of resistance and the failure of justice in post war Europe. The Gallery Talk on January 14 from 1:00-3:00 pm will be informative and compelling. Get a hands-on demonstration for how Ms Bernstein creates these incredible, textured works. Thursdays through Sundays 1:00 to 5:00. https:// livermorearts.org/visual-arts-2/.
Violins of Hope will be at the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater January 31 through February 12. Free and open to the public 9:00 - 5:00 each day. Don't miss this international exhibit of violins that have been restored that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. The instruments have survived concentration camps, ghettos, pogroms, and long journeys to tell remarkable stories of injustice, suffering, resilience and survival. https://www.ebhec.org/violins
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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