FALLBROOK–Freda Fairchild, an internationally acclaimed printmaker, will be the featured artist at Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery in September, capping a month-long series of regional workshops and special showings by the San Diego and North County Printmakers Association. Fairchild, a former San Diego resident and co-founder of the local printmaking association, resides in Paducah, Kentucky. She will […]
Arts commission announces winners of banner competition
OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Arts Commission on June 27 announced the winners of the 2010 Banner Competition at the Hill Street Café and Gallery in downtown Oceanside. This was the second year the Oceanside Arts Commission has put on this popular event. The competition was open to both professional and nonprofessional artists from San Diego County. A […]
Famed photographer to discuss artwork
SOLANA BEACH–Internationally acclaimed photographer David Fokos presents a gallery talk on “Time: Visually Expressing the Invisible” from 11 a.m. to noon at the Ordover Gallery, 410 South Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach. Advance tickets are recommended. Cost is $25. Call (858) 720-1121, or visit www.ordovergallery.com.
Learn to draw caricatures
OCEANSIDE–Learn how to draw with caricature artist Ricardo Vasquez at the Oceanside Public Library at 2 p.m. July 13 at the Mission Branch, 3861-B Mission Avenue, or at 2 p.m. July 17 at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway in Oceanside. Vasquez will give live demonstrations and hands-on instructions on how to draw […]
William D. Cannon Art Gallery to display portraits of jazz artists
CARLSBAD–The City of Carlsbad’s William D. Cannon Art Gallery presents “Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz: Photographs by William P. Gottlieb (1917-2006),” an exhibition of 71 photographs of the great jazz artists of the 1930s and 1940s. Gottlieb photographed the jazz scene of those eras to illustrate his columns in The Washington Post and […]
Oceanside to announce winners of banner competition artists
OCEANSIDE–The City of Oceanside Arts Commission will announce the winners of the 2010 Oceanside Banner Competition at an artist reception to be held at the Hill Street Café & Gallery in downtown Oceanside. This is the second year the Oceanside Arts Commission has put on this popular event which in previous years was managed by […]
Local painter to be featured at Fallbrook Brandon Gallery
FALLBROOK–David Musser will be a featured artist at Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery in its Etcetera Gallery during the month of June, with a special reception Sunday, June 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. A long -time resident of the Temecua valley, Musser worked as a professional musician for many years before changing careers to commercial art. After […]
Mingei International to open for Memorial Day
SAN DIEGO–For the first time in its nearly 32-year history, Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park will open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day’s events will feature live performance of American piano music between 1 and 3 p.m. Selections will include ragtime, music by Fats Waller and […]
Days of Art celebrates creative community
OCEANSIDE–Artists throughout Southern California displayed their art at the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation’s 18th annual Oceanside Days of Art festival Saturday at the Oceanside Civic Center. The two-day festival featured a variety of artwork, including painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, wood, blown glass, custom jewelry, photography, art demonstrations, food and live entertainment.
“Tesoros Mexicanos” at Cannon Art Gallery
CARLSBAD–The City of Carlsbad’s William D. Cannon Art Gallery presents “Tesoros Mexicanos: Mexican Treasures from Two Folk Art Collections,” an exhibition drawn from the private local collections of Lawrence Kent, and Tom Pirazzini and Alma Foncerrada Pirazzini. The exhibition opens May 2 and continues through June 27at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in the […]