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Thursday Night Farmer’s Market

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Space is FREE to all artists, and pop-up tents and tables are supplied. Artists just register for a booth, then show up with your art. If you are interested in having a booth, click on the button to register. We have open spaces still available throughout the Market’s season, so register for as many as you like until Sept 22. If you are a student or group of students who are interested, you are welcome to register!

Check for Available Booths and Register!
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Second Saturday/Sunday Open Studios

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Visit Artists in Their Studios

Free Admission

June 11, Noon - 5:00 PM

Amber Palmer

Painting, drawing, and photography
1430 Esplanade, Suite 15
(530) 570-7343
amberpalmerwatercolorworkshops.com
  • Vaccinated visitors only & masks required for all
  • Restrooms available
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Kid Friendly

Karma Boyer

Photography
302 Mission Serra Terrace
(530) 521-4161

 

  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Restroom available
  • Kid Friendly

Randall Redmond

Photography
302 Mission Serra Terrace
  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Restroom available
  • Kid Friendly

erin Wells

Clay
794 Skylark Drive
(530) 777-6006

 

  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Kid Friendly

* Dolores Mitchell and Orene Owen closed their studio due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Visit Artists via Zoom

Free Admission

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Marion Hunziker-Larsen
Fiber jewelry
(530) 774-2244
marion@jewelsinfiber.com
www.shop.jewelsinfiber.com

Marion will guide us through some of the jewelry she creates and then end with a demonstration on the art of Cavandoli knotting.

Click Here to Watch Marion's May 15th Presentation Here
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Cris Guenter
Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, and Photography
(530) 343-1635
cguenter@sbcglobal.net
www.cguenterart.com

Join Cris Guenter via zoom to see some of her traditional & digital work and then watch a demonstration on her iPad of how her traditional painting influences how she paints with the ArtRage App.

Click Here to Watch Cris' March 13th Presentation Here

Previous Spring Open Studios

May 14, Noon - 5:00 PM

Debbie Chamberlin

Painting & drawing
45 Tom Polk Circle
(530) 345-4255

 

  • Masks required for all

Chunhong Chang

Painting & drawing
1744 Hemlock Street
(530) 267-0864
  • Masks optional
  • Restroom Available
  • Kid Friendly

Stevi Mittman

Mixed media, sculpture, glass, jewelry
187 E. 11th Street
(607) 280-0651
  • Vaccinated visitors only and masks required for all
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Kid Friendly

Melinda Vasquez

Mixed media & jewelry
260 E Sacramento Avenue

 

  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Kid Friendly

* Janet Lombardi Blixt closed her studio due to unforeseen circumstances.

April 9, Noon - 5:00 PM

Britta Goldmann

Painting
172 East 15th Street
  • All visitors are required to wear masks
  • Kid Friendly

James Woronow

Metal sculpture
3862 Ord Ferry Road,
neutralgraygallery.net
  • All visitors are required to wear masks
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Kid Friendly

Christian Davila

Paper sculpture
616 Rancheria Dr., Apt. B
visualdiscord.com
  • All visitors are required to wear masks
  • Kid Friendly

* Isabella Stewart had to close her studio due to unforeseen circumstances.

March 12, Noon - 5:00 PM

Paula Busch

Encaustic Painting & Drawing
385 East Sacramento Avenue
paulaprints880@gmail.com
(530) 343-2880

  • Vaccinated visitors only and masks required for all
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restroom Available
  • Kid Friendly

Gitta Brewster

Mixed Media
4139 Stone Valley Court
(530) 514-0034
gittabrewster@yahoo.com

  • Vaccinated visitors only and masks required for all
  • Kid Friendly

Sten Hoiland

Wire Sculpture
1700 Greenhaven Lane
(530) 514-8289
stenwire@gmail.com

  • Vaccinated visitors only and masks required for all
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restroom Available
  • Kid Friendly

Lori Tennant

Painting and Drawing
1126 Bidwell Avenue
(530) 521-6786
tennant.lori@gmail.com

  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restroom Available
  • Kid Friendly

Elizabeth Kuiper

Photography, Digital
1126 Bidwell Avenue
(530) 680-7880
elizabeth@pixelperfectprinting.net

  • Masks required for all visitors
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restroom Available
  • Kid Friendly

ChicoOSAT

Art Patrons with OSAT Guidebooks or Web Codes may preview all 50 Artists

ChicoOSAT

Art Patrons with OSAT Guidebooks or Web Codes may preview all 50 Artists

ChicoOSAT

Art Patrons with OSAT Guidebooks or Web Codes may preview all 50 Artists

ChicoOSAT

Art Patrons with OSAT Guidebooks or Web Codes may preview all 50 Artists

Have questions about these events?

Please contact Jana Lawton at (530) 894-1843

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June 2022 | Pizza My Art

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Sunday, June 5 • Noon - 3pm

Bid on Pizza my Art entries starting at $5.00, get a slice of pizza and soda for $5.00, and while you are there, visit the Chico Art Centerʼs current exhibit. Invite your friends to join in the fun!

  • Auction opens at Noon – Last bids at 2:30 pm
  • Winning bids to be picked up between 2:30-3 pm
  • Pizza slices and soda available for $5.00
  • Over $200 in Cash Prizes + Fun Consolation Prizes – Competition winners announced and posted at 1 pm.
Invite Friends with our Facebook Event

Thank you to our sponsors for this event, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Grana, Woodstock’s Pizza, and Farm Star Pizza for donating pizza boxes, gift certificates and in-kind prizes for Pizza My Art. Cash prizes were donated by Chico Art Center members.

"It's a Brewtiful-Day" by Patti Lloyd
"Bird in Flight" by Rachelle Remington. Suspended and its wings can be moved....
"Dahlia" by Lisa Zatz
"Pizza Six Ways" by Eileen Morabito
"Ben 10 Alien" by Andy Ocampo - Inside
"Ben 10 Alien" by Andy Ocampo. Front. I hope that's the correct title...
"Pizza with Everything" by Kathi Foster
"Bidwell Mansion" by Jeremy Wardell. The pizza box went into the papier mache in this entry.
"Cold Pizza - it goes with everything" by Mary Daguerre - Front
"Cold Pizza - it goes with everything" by Mary Daguerre - Inside
"Elephants in Moonlight" by Emily Aiken, doubles up as a night light...
"Octo-Pie" by Liz Baird
"Pretty on Pink" by Lynn Schmidt
"The Rain Upon Monkey Face" By Jeannie Lee Schroeder
"Swamp Meet" by Geena Blewett
"Hill's Pizzeria" by Audrey Hill - Age 10
"Princess Pizza" by Béatrice Richer LaFlèche
"Roar" by erin Wells
"Sew in Love" by Maggie Dietz
"Saucy Sophia" by Deborah Seevers
"Video Games" by Damon Morgado - Front
"Succulent Wall" by Amanda Jordan
"I Love Ukraine" by Noah Pendrak
"Slice O Heaven" by Heather Kredo
"Green Box Dragon" by Eli Bird
"Bike" by Sam Sims - Age 10 - Front
"Bike" by Sam Sims - Age 10 - Inside with 3D Effects
"Flutterbies" by Gale Tober
"Layers" by Huma Ejaz
"Spring" by Shurlea Smith
"Zoo" by Shawna Tober
"The Mona Pizza" by Elizabeth Rex. The pizza box is part of the art and has been framed.
"Breaking News!!" by Nancy Beliveau
"Breaking News!!" by Nancy Beliveau 2
"Avocado" by Austin Jordan - Age 10 - Front
"Avocado" by Austin Jordan - Age 10 - Inside
"Box Monster" by Delaini Mattia - Age 14
"Camping" by Susan Nance - Front
"Camping" by Susan Nance - Inside
"Ms Shackleford’s 2nd Grade Class"- Inside
"Dark Desert Highway" by Nicolai Larsen - Front view
"Dark Desert Highway" by Nicolai Larsen - Front wiht view of side of the box
"Elephant Lace #1" by Jilly Mandeson
"Elephant Lace #2" by Jilly Mandeson
"Extraterrestrial Highway" by Nicolai Larsen - Top
"Extraterrestrial Highway" by Nicolai Larsen - Get a saucer frisbee with the Pizza Box Art
"Sun over Chico Pizza" by Teresa Gisske
"Kitty Klock" by Alice Figueroa. The clock works!
"Five Nights at Freddies" by Archer Jordan - Age 8
"Flower Box" by Robert Nance - Front
"Flower Box" by Robert Nance - Inside
"Inside-Outside" by Eileen Morabito
"Mexico" by Alex Rangel - That's the front.
"Mexico" by Alex Rangel - That's the inside when you open the pizza box.
"Moana and Maui at the Waterfall" by Daniel Wilson - Front.
"Moana and Maui at the Waterfall" by Daniel Wilson - Inside bottom
"Moana and Maui at the Waterfall" by Daniel Wilson - inside top
"My Guiding Light" by Darlene Lightcap
"My Nemesis" by Alice Figueroa
"Backpack Loaded" by Jody Prusia - Inside
"Backpack Loaded" by Jody Prusia - Detail 1
"Backpack Loaded" by Jody Prusia - Detail 2
"Our Angels" by Emma Blewett and Melissa Nemetz
"Our Book" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - View #1
"Our Book" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - View #2
"Our Book" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - View #3
"Our Book" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - View #4
"Our Story" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - Back 1st side
"Our Story" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - Back 2nd side
"Our Story" by Heather Miller's Kids Group - Age 5-10 - Front
"Paint in the Raw" by Grefa Green - Age 3 - Front
"Paint in the Raw" by Greta Green - Age 3 - Inside
"Peace A Pizza" by Monica Medearis, watercolor and locally source ingredients... - Inside
"Peace A Pizza" by Monica Medearis, watercolor and locally source ingredients... Front
"Peace A Pizza" by Monica Medearis, watercolor and locally source ingredients... inside top
"Peace for Ukraine" by Trudy E Hill
"Peace, The Way it Ought" to Be by Penny Baxter
"Scary Horror" by Michael York - Front
"Scary Horror" by Michael York - Inside
"Shche Ne Vmerla Ukrainy (Ukraine has not yet perished)" by Gitta Brewster
"Space" by Gavin Linhares - Front
"Space" by Gavin Linhares - Inside
"Stepping Stones + Pizza Eating Ants with Penny" by Kara Bayma
"Strong Women" by Dottie Dressen - Age 10 - Front
"Strong Women" by Dottie Dressen - Age 10 - Inside
"Sun Goddess" by Heather McCafferty
"The Giant Quiz Book" by Thomas Young
"The One and Only Space" by Aura Bird
"The Real World" by Mila Schroeder - Age 12 - Front
"The Real World" by Milla Schroeder - Age 12 - Inside
"The Rose Camellia" by Jilly Mandeson
"The World Last Mysteries" by Thomas Young
"Trap Door Pizzeria" by Nicolai Larsen - Inside
"Trap Door Pizzeria" by Nicolai Larsen - Top
"Untitled" by Jonah Blewett
"Untitled" by Sami Lajon
"Video Games" by Damon Morgado - Inside
"Woodland Discussions" by Mallory Wood
"Word Matters" by Jean Marquardt
"World Loves Pizza" by Lauree Dassarian
"The Fletching & Moondrop Carnival" by Janice Fitzpatrick

Call For Pizza Box Art

Enter your pizza box art at this fun, one-day fundraising event at the Chico Art Center with a chance to win a $100 1st place cash prize, or one of the many other cash or in-kind prizes. On June 5, all the entries will be on display outside the Chico Art Center.

How to enter the Pizza my Art contest:

  1. Pick Up Your Pizza Box at Chico Art Center: Starting March 15. Entry fee $5.00. Family rate/4 boxes for $10.00.
  2. Transform a pizza box with your art.
  3. Drop Off Pizza Box Art: Friday, May 27 from Noon-4 pm or Sat & Sun, May 28-29 from 10 am to 4 pm.
  4. Auction & Pizza Party - Sunday June 5 - Noon to 3 pm

For questions about Pizza My Art contact Marion: Email marion@jewelsinfiber.com or call at (530) 774-2244

Click Here to View 2021 Pizza My Art Works

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February 2022: Explore Butte County

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BUTTE COUNTY MUSEUM WEEKEND

February 26-27th, 2022

Mark your calendars for February 26 & 27, 2022 as Butte County Museum Weekend returns in 2022 for a 2-day celebration of history, art, and culture through our extensive network of museums, art galleries, and other cultural destinations across the county for the 3rd annual event (or the 2nd in-person event).

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