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March 2018 | LIVABLE PLANET?

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Butte Environmental Council & Chico Art Center Present

LIVABLE PLANET?

March 9-30, 2018

From the local to the planetary, artists respond to global change from their own backyard.

Brought to you by Becky Williams
Awards sponsored by Nicolai & Marion Larsen

Reception: Friday March 9th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Selected Artists

Andy Libecki, Brett Day, Carol McCloed, Ashley Church, Eve Werner, Gary Graham, Gitta Brewster, John Cairns, Jon Shult, Judi Forney, Kathleen Presentati, Lorinda Stevens, Mark Henson, Nadia Kosheleff-Browne, Patti Lloyd, Rebecca Shelly, Russell Cottrell, Ruth Hall, Sheryl Karas, Butte College 3D Design & Beginning Sculpture Students

In the wake of weekly weather related disasters, engineering and scientific innovations, Chico Art Center and Butte Environmental Council selected artwork that responds to local, national and global issues. Juried by Natalie Carter, Director, Butte Environmental Council, Nicolai Larsen, CAC Board of Director, Cameron Kelly, CAC Gallery Director.

Image: Russell Cottrell, "Little Livable Planet 2018: Chico Ca. 2", pigment inkjet photo

Events

March 10th, 9:00AM
Teichert Ponds (behind Kohls) 
Our creeks support a variety of beautiful and beneficial plants and animals. Not only does this space become unsightly when trash is left lying around, but the plants and animals who live here suffer. It also severely degrades water quality. Let's clean it! Let's give back to our community! Let's have cleaner waterways!

Coffee will be provided by Beatniks Coffeehouse and snacks will be provided by Chico Natural Foods. >Info

 

Community Water Forum

Climate Change and Local Climate Resiliency Efforts
presented by Mark Stemen, Professor at CSUC
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
CSU Chico Campus - ARTS 106
Come learn about local water issues and ways to get involved in your community!

In an effort to provide entry-level water knowledge to the citizens of both the campus and local communities, local environmental groups have come together to host educational water forums where individuals can learn about California’s water issues through informational presentations and collaborative discussions.

SPRING 2018 Schedule
Wednesday, April 11 - Salmon
Wednesday, May 9 - Urban Streams: Maintenance, Restoration & Monitoring

 

Environmental Coalition Gathering 
Friday, March 16, 5:30-7:30pm
@ Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E 16th St, Chico
Visit CAC's Livable Planet? Booth! Free for All Ages!Free appetizers and adult beverages for sale. Come together with local organizations to build relationships and improve communication within the community.
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February 2018 | LOCAL TEXTURE

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Discovery Series: Local Texture
February 9 - March 2, 2018

Ann Sanderson
Christine Muratore Evans
Ellen Hedfield
John Schmidt
Richard Robinson

Panel Discussion

Feb 9th, 5:15pm
with Reception to follow 6:00-7:00pm

Please join the artists as they share their motivation in making art and techniques in this brief artist talk and answer questions from the audience. Free and open to the public.

Juror's Statement

The Discovery Show Series was created to showcase regional artists who are relatively undiscovered by the community of Chico. We, the jurors, did not start out with a theme in mind when selecting bodies of work, rather, we chose those whose work would, when shown together, create a cohesive exhibition. What draws these five artists and their pieces together is their use of texture. There are no radical statements, no political content, no social commentary, but rather a focus on the quotidian; the everyday experience.

John Crowe Ransom, an American poet and critic referred to the 'how' in poetry as Local Texture; the use of vocabulary, phrasing, expressions, idioms, imagery, metaphor, rhyme and meter. Like the elements of line, shape, space, form, value, texture, and color in art, Local Texture is the character of a work of art. It cannot be dismissed or subjugated by the 'what' or subject matter. It is the vehicle that delivers meaning and sometimes it is the ride itself.

Art is not just about beauty. Some art is created to focus on ugly things, or an ugly subject. Art is not only self expression, it can generate new ideas and it can be used to examine perceptions about life experiences, culture, relationships and identity. Art can be therapy, life enhancing and healing. Through color, patterns, and texture there can be a meditative reprieve from grief and allows us to reflect on patterns of our own internal world. It is a nonverbal form of communication that can be self revealing, help in dealing with anxiety, and can be empowering.

Lisa Freeman-Wood, CAC Vice President
Cameron Kelly, CAC Gallery Director

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January 2018 | MEMBER SHOWCASE

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Member Showcase 

January 8 - February 2, 2018

Reception: Friday, January 12, 5-7 pm

This annual show is open exclusively to current members of the Chico Art Center. This is a submission-free, non-juried exhibition to showcase the work of our valued members.

View a selection of member artwork on Instagram here, here and here.

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August 2017 | SHARED VISIONS

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August 4-25

Shared Visions is a group art show featuring collaborations between adult artists and children. This show’s theme and purpose would extend beyond the formal display of visual art and offer an educational and hands-on experience to our community. Information would be displayed and distributed about the artistic developmental stages of children and there would be a hands-on “Active Space” sculpture installation encouraging visitors, both adults and children, to share in the collaboration as well.

This exhibition was generously sponsored by Jackie McClain and Omega Nu Beta Chapter

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Solomon (8 yrs) & Erin Lizardo

Jonah (2 yrs) & Josh Funk

Avary Abdo (14 yrs) & Cameron Kelly

Katherine (9 yrs) & Felicia Heindrick

Benjamin (5 yrs) & Linda Hilgeman

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June 2017 | AMAZING LAND

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June 2-23

The exhibition celebrates the visual talents of artists with developmental disabilities. Today, there is more opportunity than ever to honor and recognize the contributions and independence of people with disabilities. They have diverse ideas and choices to make about where they want to go, how they want to spend their time, and with whom they want to interact. Educators Alan Carrier and John Stuart Berger will curate work by artists from The Arc of Butte County Day Class Art Program, The Short Center North of Sacramento and Mains’l, Chico. 

The Short Center North (SCN), a Developmental Disabilities Service Organization (DDSO)

Producing programs that champion the creativity and potential within the hearts and minds of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

From two sites in Sacramento and one site in Stockton, DDSO is an award-winning nonprofit that annually provides 400 adults with disabilities the opportunity to experience independence, job training, employment, physical education, visual and performing arts, life skill building, social interaction, active participation in the community, nurturing relationships and more.

DDSO’s programs strive daily to help individuals achieve their dreams of being gainfully employed doing meaningful work, living in a home where they can make their own life choices, contributing to society through volunteering, and impacting the world through visual and performing arts. For more information visit https://ddso.org

The Arc Art Program

The Arc of Butte County is a nonprofit, charitable community organization, on a mission since 1953 to help individuals with developmental disabilities and their families live meaningful lives!

Alan Carrier, a well-known local artist and educator at Butte College teaches the class. The class incorporates collage, printmaking, clay, wood and found objects, assemblage puppets, encaustic painting, acrylic and watercolor, drawing and mural making. The consumers gain knowledge and skills by actively using their visual and tactile senses to process information. For more information http://www.arcbutte.org