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OUR MISSION: TO CHAMPION ART AS ESSENTIAL TO LIFE AND GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A CREATIVE VOICE.
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President's Message
And just like that, the fall season is upon us. We are still accepting applications for board members. If you are interested in joining the Morro Bay Art Association Board and/or are interested in volunteering please reach out HERE. It is because of people like you, and their volunteer efforts, that we have such an incredible community art organization.
Our fantastic series of Summer Arts for Kids has wrapped up for the year and last weekend marked the third, and final, Art in the Park for 2023. A huge thank you to all who participated this year. I can’t express how grateful I am for the enthusiasm and dedication of all the artists and volunteers that make Art in the Park and the MBAA booth possible. This arts festival was initially founded by the MBAA in 1955 and today, 67 years later, it serves as one of the main fundraisers for our nonprofit. I am forever thankful for our partnership with Steve Powers and Company for producing the event. If you are interested in having your own booth next year, I would highly encourage you to start thinking about it now. Applications and more information can be found HERE.
The Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce is hosting another fabulous, downtown, Sip and Stroll on Thursday Sept. 28th, from 5 to 8pm. Please join us! The gallery will be open and Harmony Winery will be pouring a selection of their delicious wines. We also plan to have live music on the Patio. Many of the merchants on Main Street and El Moro Blvd are participating, it should be a delightful evening. The last Sip and Stroll brought many to downtown, some of who were first time visitors to the gallery. Tickets can be found HERE.
Open Studios is approaching. Mark your calendars for the weekends of October 14th-15th & 21st-22nd. This annual event hosted by SLO County Arts, offers participating artists a unique opportunity to connect with their audience by opening up their studio space to visitors, while art enthusiasts, and fellow artists, are able to create their own intimate self-guided tour of the local art scene. The print version of the Open Studios catalog/roadmap/tour guide is currently available at the MBAA gallery. I am consistently in awe of our community’s creativity and artistic talents, many of this year’s Open Studios participating artists are familiar names and faces. If you are one of our talented participating artist for this event, we have your signs and catalogs, pop into the gallery to pick them up.
In lieu of a demo this month, we will be hosting a talk by ceramicist Jack Mettier on September 11th, 3-5pm. Jack is the featured 3D artist in the upcoming Inspiration exhibit. His talk is sure to be inspiring and will be a great opportunity to network with fellow artists. The call to artists for our upcoming exhibit is all about inspiration. Originally titled Reflection, we decided to go deeper and ask our artists, what inspires you? During this exhibit, now titled Inspiration, we invite submitting artists to include a brief statement about the nature of their inspiration. The statement will be printed and displayed with artwork. This MBAA show will be hosted in the Main Gallery only, thus only one piece of artwork per member will be accepted. This exhibit will run concurrently with the Virginia Russell Gallery exhibition, Brushstrokes, The Painter’s Group annual juried show. I hope to see you all at Jack’s talk on the 11th and the reception on Sunday, September 24th, 2-4pm.
Cheers,
Kathleen
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Inspiration
Take-in: Sep 19,
10:00am - 2:00pm
Signup below to participate in preparing this exhibit.
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Present Exhibit
ends September 18
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Lazy Days of Summer
Enjoy the nature inspired scenes imbued with romance, desire and dramatic light often found in plein air paintings and other nature scenes.
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CENTRAL COAST WOODTURNERS
Woodturning is the craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an axis of rotation. Like the potter’s wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism which can generate a variety of forms limited only by the imagination of the artist or craftsperson.This fascinating exhibit features the finest of selected artwork through a jurying process.
Learn more
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The Morro Bay Art Association is currently seeking a Docent Director! This unique board position requires a leader with great communication skills and a passion for art and community. The Docent Director is a role crucial to the success of gallery/retail operations at Art Center Morro Bay.
As the Docent Director, you will hold a leadership position, allowing you to guide and inspire a team of dedicated volunteers. The Docent Director participates in monthly board meetings and oversees the recruitment, training and scheduling of docents (volunteers) to ensure the gallery/retail space at Art Center is sufficiently staffed.
If you are interested in joining the board and/or learning more about other fun volunteer opportunities, please reach out, we are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by sending an email to art center.morrobay@gmail.com
Joining the MBAA Board of Directors can be a fulfilling and impactful experience. Here are the tip 4 reasons why you might consider taking on this role:
1. Leadership and Impact: As the Docent Director, you will hold a leadership position that allows you to have a direct impact on the Art Association's success and growth,.
2. Art Enthusiasm: You'll be the life of the party! Your friends and family will be wowed by epic tales of all of your fun artistic endeavors and community collaborations.
3. Community Building: Volunteering as the Docent Director allows you to contribute to building a vibrant and connected community..
4.Personal and Professional Development: Serving on the board and leading a team of docents offers opportunities for personal and professional growth/skill development.
Great Leadership + Art = CommUNITY
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DEMO: FEATURED ARTIST - JACK METTIER
Sep 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Jack Mettier will be here with slides and stories from his 35 years of teaching and inventing ceramics, glass,art, and jewelry. He is a living representation of his lifework: colorful, unique, and thoughtful.
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Our August Demo Day presenter was Mary Lou Johnson, a certified Calligrapher who has lettered many posters and announcements in the Slo County area. There were 12 participants that came already skilled, loaded with questions, and eager to try her tools. She didn't disappoint.
Demo Day is always free and open to the public.
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Jan French, Watercoloristi | |
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My father was a watercolor artist. His paintings, and those of his friends, were on walls throughout the Pasadena house where I grew up. On weekends, when I was pretty young, I’d go out with him, and while he painted I’d wander through the pristine Southern California countryside. I didn’t watch him paint because at that time I didn’t know that every fiber of my being was setting me up to be an artist, My father was a watercolor artist. His paintings, and those of his friends, were on walls throughout the Pasadena house where I grew up. On weekends, when I was pretty young, I’d go out with him, and while he painted I’d wander through the pristine Southern California countryside. I didn’t watch him paint because at that time I didn’t know that every fiber of my being was setting me up to be an artist, and that watercolor would capture and hold me fast.
Pottery, jewelry design, attempts at oil painting, and acrylics. Graphic design, sign painting, commercial illustration, and occasionally calligraphy to make a living for myself and two kids. Plein air watercolor with the Wednesday Irregulars back before they were called that. A stint as a public information artist for Santa Barbara County Flood Control. Lots of western swing dancing.
Then it all began to meld.
Wide open sunny country – the design of divinely-created nature – brushstrokes creating new realities – free movement across a flat surface, spinning and soaring– and flood control. Sedimentation, channeled and dammed water, creeks flowing and blending into puddles and ponds – and color! Cobalt settling into the shallow pits of 140 lb. Arches cold press, reminding you that this is a painting, not a rendering, and that your sky will now have a subtle texture. Prussian blue sailing across whatever is wet, yellow ochre pushing it back – and the edges look like weeds, or leaves, or rocks. Then “Oops! Oh, well, that accident might actually work.” Watercolor.
Graphic design and sign painting melded with commercial illustration to become interpretive panel designs for museums and visitor centers. More and more murals. Juvenile salamanders, Southern California when it was still underwater, saber-tooth cats, Kansas wetlands, Old Town San Diego in 1862, coyotes at Pahranagat Lake (Middle of Nowhere, Nevada).
Then I “retired”. Life now pretty much spins around watercolor in one form or another: teaching, lots of plein air adventures, SLO Open Studios, entering competitions, or participating in benefit shows (SLOPE – San Luis Outdoor Painters for the Environment) where a percentage of sales helps to preserve the beautiful natural world that surrounds us.
Jan@JanFrench.com
www.JanFrench.com
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Art on the Patio
Saturday, Sept 23
12:00 to 4:00pm
contact
Deborah Lord: dsl1201@aol.com
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MORRO BAY ART ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP
Not a member yet? Please consider becoming an active member of the Morro Bay Art Association. Your membership fees are a key component in supporting this local all volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is TO CHAMPION ART AS ESSENTIAL TO LIFE AND GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A CREATIVE VOICE. Your Membership fees are tax deductible!
Click here to join today to help support the local arts community.
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Thank you for your support!
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Other SLO County art groups’ news
Central Coast Artists Collective http://centralcoastartistscollective.org/Newsletters.html
Cambria Center for the Arts https://cambriaarts.org/gallery-schedule/
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The next meeting of the Morro Bay Art Association Board of Directors is
September 18, 2023 12:30pm - 3pm
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