Art-Tique tries to find events that are at no cost to the artists. However, some events listed do require an entry fee. Some events also require membership in the sponsoring organization.

While every effort is made to ensure that the information on the calendar is accurate, most of the information is furnished from 3^rd parties and Art-Tique is not responsible for changes made by those parties to the information furnished.

. There will be a meeting on January 23,rd 2012 (Monday) at 6 p.m. in Room 1079 to assign windows and develop a waiting list if necessary. All areas will be assigned by drawing lots (the number of available windows will be divided by the number of artists who come to the meeting. You must come to the meeting or send a representative in order to be assigned a window. Please bring A completed form with you. FOUND ON THIS PAGE

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January / February Local Art Events

Shows / Events / Meetings

January

Jan 4              ACA (Alliance of California Artists) Downtown Window Gallery (new member exhibitors encouraged). 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please remember that the paintings are changed every other month. Next exchange will be in March 2012. For more information, contact Patricia Selin: 559 226-4758 patriciaselin@att.net., 877-384-7852

                        www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com.

6,13,20,27     Friday Painters Group is associated with Yosemite Western Artists. The Group meets to paint from a model each and every Friday all year long; if you are interested in becoming a part of this group, the Contact for the Painter's Group is Larry Potter 209 966-3258 or  cabinets@sti.net

Jan 7/21         FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley Writers & Artists Building 618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky and Clovis Ave in Clovis 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information contact Wanda Carey 291-7489

Jan 9              Yosemite Western Artists holds Plein Air Painting and Photo-shoot outings throughout the year; the outings are every second Monday. If you are interested in becoming a part of this group, Contact Rita Adams YWA president 559 683 3087 or Adams@sti.net

Jan 12            The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western Artists. They meet every second Thursday of the month all year long. If you are interested in becoming a part of this group, the Contact for the Photography Group is Jerry Bosworth 559 683 3932 or    ggb@sti.net

Jan 14            ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at Krazan & Assoc, 215 Dakota Ave, Clovis, CA 93612. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

Jan 16            Kingsburg Art Gallery begins the new year with new art. New exhibit receiving is Jan 16, 2012 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. The Gallery is located in Downtown Kingsburg in the Village Center Mall at 1332 Draper street, Kingsburg, CA 93636.The Gallery is now taking applications for the coming year; Members who show in the gallery are required to sit the Gallery one day each month and the fee is only $20.00/year More membership applications are available at

                        http://gaildaleyfineart.com/kingsburgartcenter.html/. For more information, contact                       Gail at gaildaley@sbcglobal.net. 559-960-2428 or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-                   897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com

Jan 21            YWA (Yosemite Western Artists) Meeting and an informative demonstration, good  food, and an opportunity to meet with local artists at the Gertrude School House,  located on Rd.   600   in Ahwahnee (Road 600 intersects Highway 49, about 5 miles west of Oakhurst on Highway 49) 11:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. There is a $5.00 charge for  members and $7.00 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087                                                          

Jan 28            Receiving for the Miniature Art Show 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. Sierra Vista Mall,1050   Shaw, room 1041 (rear entrance), Clovis, CA. Prospectus available at       www.gaildaleyfineart.com. For more information contact show chair Gail Daley 559-    960-2428 or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com

February

3,17, 24          Friday Painters Group is associated with Yosemite Western Artists. The Group meets to paint from a model each and every Friday all year long; if you are interested in becoming a part of this group, the Contact for the Painter's Group is Larry Potter 209 966-3258 or  cabinets@sti.net

Feb 4/18        FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Valley Writers & Artists Building 618 5th Street in Old Town Clovis between Polasky and Clovis Ave in Clovis 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information contact Wanda Carey 291-7489

Feb 8              CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration. 7:00 p.m. Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4^th Street, Clovis, CA. Free to members, Guests $5.00. For more information: Gail Daley 559-960-2428 or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com or cag@gaildaleyfineart.com

Feb 11            ACA (Alliance of California Artists) general meeting and art demonstration at Krazan & Assoc, 215 Dakota Ave, Clovis, CA 93612. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

Feb 13            Yosemite Western Artists holds Plein Air Painting and Photo-shoot outings throughout the year; the outings are every second Monday. If you are interested in becoming a part of this group, Contact Rita Adams YWA president 559 683 3087 or Adams@sti.net

Feb 16            The Photographers is another Group associated with Yosemite Western Artists. They meet every second Thursday of the month all year long. If you are interested in becoming a part of this group, the Contact for the Photography Group is Jerry Bosworth 559 683 3932 or    ggb@sti.net

Feb 18            YWA (Yosemite Western Artists) Meeting and an informative demonstration, good    food, and an opportunity to meet with local artists at the Gertrude School House,   located on Rd.   600   in Ahwahnee (Road 600 intersects Highway 49, about 5 miles   west of Oakhurst on Highway 49) 11:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Suzanne Baker will paint a landscape in acrylic of the High Sierra and western art; mainly the modern ranch life                 in the west combined with horse packing scenes, which are the only two subjects she   paints professionally. Suzanne feels the subjects are appropriate for our area There   is a $5.00 charge for members and $7.00 for non-members Phone (559)683-3087                                                     

Feb 25            Kingsburg Art Center General Meeting and Art Demonstration, Kingsburg Senior Center, 1460 Ellis St, Kingsburg, CA 1 -- 3 p.m. For more information contact    Patricia Brock 896-1618 mpbart@usa.com or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-    897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com

March

Mar 1              Pick up art from the Miniature art show From Sierra Vista Mall: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.   Bldg. 1041 at Sierra Vista.

Mar 1              CAG Members: Storefront gallery art exchange from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Bldg. 1041 at Sierra Vista Mall (come to the rear door). Form more information contact Gail Daley 960-2428. See You there!

Art Classes / Workshops

 January Classes: Mixed Message Studio in Sanger, CA Kathleen Mattox Teacher for more info Contact Kathleen at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mixed-Messages-Art-Studio-Sanger-CA/240386215993619 Saturday, January 14, 2012 Time: 1:30pm until 3:00pm "Winter Whites": In this class, offered 3 Saturday afternoons (the 14th, 21st, 28th), we will make a book using watercolor and mixed media techniques. We will use different white rice papers in a variety of ways. Classes will meet Saturday afternoons from 1:00=3:30 PM. Each class will cost $15, with a single $5 materials fee which includes materials for all 3 sessions. Enrollment limited to 6 students, 7 max. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 6:30pm until Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 8:00pm "Winter Whites": In this class, offered 3 Wednesday evenings (the 11th, 18th, 25th), we will make a book using watercolor and mixed media techniques. We will use different white rice papers in a variety of ways. Classes will meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8 PM. Each class will cost $15, with a single $5 materials fee which includes materials for all 3 sessions. Enrollment limited to 6 students, 7 max. Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10:00am until Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:30am "Winter Whites": In this class, offered 3 Thursday mornings (the 12th, 19th, 26th), we will make a book using watercolor and mixed media techniques. We will use different white rice papers in a variety of ways. Classes will meet Thursday mornings from 10-11:30 AM. Each class will cost $15, with a single $5 materials fee which includes materials for all 3 sessions. Enrollment limited to 6 students, 7 max.

Yosemite Photo Workshop: Dinuba Photographers Vanita and John Boyd will conduct a Yosemite Photo Workshop February 10-12. The workshop will be based in Oakhurst and sponsored by Evergreen Conference Center. The workshop will include 2 nights lodging at the Oakhurst ECCO Conference Center, six meals, and transportation from Oakhurst and park entry to Yosemite National Park. We will meet on Friday evening for dinner and a short presentation, “Getting Wow From Your Photographs”. After breakfast Saturday we will venture into the park and to the valley floor. We will make stops and photograph the icons of Yosemite. Photo stops will include Tunnel View, 133 year old Yosemite Chapel, Gates of the Valley, Fern Springs, Ahwahnee Hotel, Ansel Adams Studio, historic barns at Foresta plus other locations as time and weather allows. Sunday, we will return to the valley or venture into the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and the area of Wawona. Group and individual instructions will be provided on exposure, composition and photo editing. Price: $299. For more information:

http://eccoyosemite.org/index.htm, boydimages@sbcglobal.net, www.johnboydphotography.com

Ma Ly at Michaels in Clovis: You have always wanted to paint landscape, seascape, floral, and still life but have never found the right teacher? A new website is born: now log on to www.artclassatmichaels.webs.com to find all the info and schedule for Ma Ly’s art classes at Michaels in Clovis! Feel free to e-mail Ma at artbymaly@gmail.com

Gary Langdon Oils (all levels) . Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard, Fresno, CA 93711Ongoing: Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Fridays 9:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. $60.00 per month. For more information or registration call Gary 708-6823

Suzie Stach (Pastels) 1^st Saturday of the month beginning March 5^th, 2011. Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard, Fresno, CA 93711. For registration and information call Suzie Stach 271-9514.

Life Drawing & Painting (self-directed –no instructor) . Tuesday 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. or Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. – Noon. $10.00 per session or $35.00 per month. Door Art Gallery 3073 W Bullard, Fresno, CA 93711 559-261-1610

Terri Sorenson watercolor class on Thurs. afternoons at 3:30 in my home in Selma.  The cost is $20 per lesson.  For more information my phone # is 896-6623. 

Anita Stoll Pastel at her home studio in Coarsegold. For details contact anitastoll@yahoo.com. Visit her website at  http://www.anitastoll.com/ and her blog-site at http://anitastollpastelssublime.blogspot.com/

FEATURED LINKS

This area is for links you have found that are helpful to artists in general; for example: a blog post showing how to better use Facebook for marketing, a link for a place to have great prints of your art made, etc. Please include a brief statement of what the link includes or a reason why you think it is valuable.

Featured links will stay up for two months. If you would like your link featured for more than this you must re-submit.

This month the art-calendar recommends:

Setting up a Google artist page by Graham Mathews (includes step-by-step how to instructions:

http://grahammatthewsart.blogspot.com/2011/12/setting-up-google-artist-page.html Date submitted: 1/1/2012

GALLERIES SEEKING ARTISTS

 If you are a gallery looking for artists to display in the 2012 year, you may post your request in the Local Art Event Calendar at No charge. please contact Art-Tique Gail at or 559-960-2428

 The Kingsburg Art Center is located in Downtown Kingsburg in the Village Center Mall (1332 Draper St, Kingsburg, CA 93631). It is open for business Tuesday -- Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Members who show in the gallery are required to sit the Gallery one day each month the fee is $20.00/year. A membership application is available at www.gaildalefineart com (go to the Kingsburg Art Center Page) For more information, contact Gail Daley 559-960-2428 e-mail kac@gaildaleyfineart.com or Membership Chair Pam Kjar 559-897-4449 stan@kjarequipment.com

ART HOP OPPORTUNITY: Hi! My name is Amber Donabedian. The date of art hops are the first Thursday of the month, so the first one we are looking for is going to be Feb 2nd. The address will be for the Babylon club which is 1064 N. Fulton st, Fresno CA 93728. Contact Info: The phone number will be for the Babylon club also which is (559) 495 ~ 0852 & the email is going to be a.d.photography@hotmail.com I am looking for all types of artists! Thanks again!     Amber Donabedian

Pepper Tree Gallery is accepting applications for new artists to join the gallery. Please contact The Pepper Tree Gallery Maria Contreras- Owner 559-224-4364 or thepeppertreegallery@gmail.com for more information.

K-JEWEL Art Gallery looking for artists I wanted you to know that I am always looking for large-format, quality artists (wall art and sculpture) to show at the K-Jewel Art Gallery. Generally, I try to be out about 12 months in booking my shows and at this time I am booking for May through December 2012; however I still have December of this year and February of 2012 open. My walls are 18' X 25' so anything less than 36" X 48", (as the main paintings) will be swallowed up by the walls. Slightly smaller paintings can fill in and can be stacked. You can see the different configurations in the photos in the 30 show albums. We charge the artist only 10% (pays for my museum putty), of direct sales from the month long show. We can talk about what we provide later, if you would like. For us it is essentially a service we provide to the Valley artists, the community and the Mural District to stimulate the area. You can access the photos from the last 30 or so shows that we've done, at the website below. I've tried to stay with Valley artists only, but after approximately 45 artists, I'm starting to book some artists from outside the area that I know. If you know quality art (large-format, that needs a show, just let me know. Please feel free to email kallmann@hotmail.com Dr. Karl Kallmann Curator - K-Jewel Art Gallery

Art Association Information

Please check the web site or web page for more detailed information

Alliance of California Artists www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Workshops

Juried Shows throughout the year

Art-Tique www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Art-Tique Page)

Sierra Vista Mall Storefront Art (Individual Artists & Art Groups)

Community Art Exhibits at Local Libraries

Clovis Art Guild www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Clovis Art Guild Page)

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Veteran’s Fall Art Show (November)

Miniature Art Show (March)

Old West & Rodeo Art Show (April)

Kingsburg Art Center www.gaildaleyfineart.com (go to Kingsburg Art Center page)

            New Painting Exhibits by Gallery Members every two months (except May)

            Swedish Art Festival Fine Art Show (May)

Madera County Arts Council www.maderaarts.org

            Celebrate Agriculture With the Artist - Exhibit and competition

San Joaquin Clay & Glass Association www.sjcga.com

            Annual Spring Sale (May)

            October fall Workshop

            Annual Fall Sale (November

Yosemite Western Artists

Art Demonstrations at the general meetings

Rotating exhibits at satellite locations

Annual Tri-County Competition and Exhibition

Sierra Art Trails

Plein Air & photography outings

ADs & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement: A discount card for printing and supplies at Office Max is now available. For more information, go to www.gaildaleyfineart.com or

Ad: The Modern Artists Handbook-- ($10.00) was created to assist artists just starting out or just beginning to take their first steps into the internet. It gives a brief overview of such topics as internet scams, using social networking sites to market your art, presentation, how do copyright laws affect artists, juried art shows, and answers basic questions such as what is viral marketing, QR codes, digital watermarking, etc. The Addendum to the Modern Artist Handbook: The Hard Stuff — ($10.00) contains much more extensive information about taxes, licenses, insurance and record keeping. There is also a special bonus section on prepping for a booth event. Volume 3 Art Show Basics— ($10.00): covers information needed to put on either a one-man show or a group show, along with a sample venue contract, show budget check list, log-in sheets, etc. For an additional $5.00, a CD with usable copies of the contracts and forms discussed in the pamphlets is also available. Pamphlets and CD can be ordered from: http://www.guaildaleyfineart.com/arttique.html

AD: Storm Panther Services offers assistance to artists and galleries with setting up, taking down and hanging art for shows, events and exhibits. Reasonable Rates. For more information contact: Andrew Daley 559-978-1789 or Stormpanther@gaildaleyfineart.com

About the Art Calendar

Art-Tique’s Local Art Events Calendar is a monthly publication for the purpose of assisting artists of California’s Central Valley to find places to show/sell their art, make connections with the local art groups, and find classes, workshops, and tools that help artists develop artistic skills and the business side of art. Printed copies are usually available at the general Meetings of ACA CAG, and Allards Art supply in Fresno and the Kingsburg Art Center in Kingsburg. It is distributed on-line through Yahoo Groups.

           Art-Tique welcomes notices and ads that agree with our stated purposes. All requests must include date, time, address and contact phone number or e-mail. If you wish to post an item to the hard copy of the calendar, it must be submitted by the 20^th of the month. Non-members wishing to advertise events must contact the Art-Event Calendar for approval. All notices sent to members are subject to approval by Art-Tique.

             While every effort is made to ensure that the information on the calendar is accurate, most of the information is furnished from 3^rd parties and Art-Tique is not responsible for changes made by those parties to the information furnished.

 To Contact the Art Calendar: Gail Daley @ 960-2428 or art-tique@gaildaleyfineart.com .

Art-Tique Director: Gail Daley

Mailing Address: 5688 E Sussex Way, Fresno, CA 93727

Fax 559-348-0542

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