You are invited to join OSAT Artists and sketch the downtown cityscapes you love in Chico. Bring your materials and a friend!
Bring a sketch pad, paints, easel, chair, digital tablet, sun gear and join us for a fun time drawing this historic building on the lawn, plein-air & urban sketch style!
Questions? Contact Chico Art Center President, Lisa Freeman-Wood at Lmfreemanwood@yahoo.com
A Beautiful Life Furnishings
250 E First St
Art Etc
256 E First St
Diamond W Western Wear
181 E Second St
Magna Carta
113 W Second St
Bootleg
126 W Second St
LaRocca Vineyards Tasting Room
222 W Second St
Mountain Sports
176 E Third St
Kirk's Jewelry
246 W Third St
Sweet Chico Confections
121 W Third St
Tomfoolery
126 W Third St
Collier Hardware
105 Broadway St
Live Life Juice Company
220 Broadway St
Pita Pit
40 Broadway St
3 Seas
334 Broadway St
The Rawbar
346 Broadway St
Ellis Art & Engineering Supplies
122 Broadway St
For Elyse
228 Broadway St
Urban Couture
245 Broadway St
Cottonparty
337 Broadway St
Stoble Coffee
418 Broadway St
OM Foods
142 Broadway St
Needham Stained Glass Studio
237 Broadway St
Birkenstock
333 Broadway St
Chico Paper Company
345 Broadway St
Nantucket Home
603 Broadway St
The Bookstore
118 Main St
Upper Crust Bakery
130 Main St
Little Red Hen Home
204 Main St
Little Red Hen Vintage
215 Main St
The Rustic Nest
232 Main St
Danceaway
228 Main St
Campus Bicycles
247 Main St
Fleet Feet
241 Main St
Melody Records
341 Main St
Northern Star Mills
510 Esplanade
Due to financial losses associated with the upkeep, Great Northern Coffee will no longer be in business as of December 31, 2019. Chico Art Center Board of Directors have loved sharing this adventure with the community. A volunteer transitioning committee will be developing new, income-based options for utilizing the train car. For questions or comments please inquire to Lisa Freeman-Wood lmfreemanwood@yahoo.com.
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#3 Art Space
2018
#3 Art Space
#3 Place to Buy Art
2017
#1 Art Space
2015
#2 Place to See Art
Thursday, April 18th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA)
The Chico Arts and Culture Foundation (CACF) is hosting an event to recognize six local arts heros, celebrate our organization's 2018 achievements, and highlight one of the artists in our community, Jenise Coon.
The program is on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Museum of Northern California Art
(MONCA) located on the Esplanade, 5:30-7:00 PM. Jonathan Richman will be providing a musical interlude before the program begins.
The program will include honoring the 2019 CACF Champions of the Arts with a Certificate of Recognition to:
All of the Champions of the Arts acknowledge that awareness, education, and maintenance of public art is good for our city and the people in our community.
Jennifer Parks, President of the Chico Arts and Culture Foundation, stated recently, “These Champions provide great vision, problem solving, and leadership in supporting arts as a central part of Chico’s cultural vibrancy.”
JUNE 13th + 14th, 2020, 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Come support Summer Services for the youth in Butte County at this fun and socially safe fundraiser. 75 birdhouses built by local students have been decorated by 75 local artists. Silent auction will run all day Saturday and Sunday and highest bid at 3pm Sunday wins! You do not need to be present to win.
Rotary Plaza Sensory Garden
Boys & Girls Club, 601 Wall St., Chico
Butte County Art on Wheels is a mobile art studio that aligns displaced artists from the Campfire with positive community oriented projects for the betterment of physical, emotional, and mental health. Partnering with schools, companies, and community members!
Jessie Mercer is a local visual artist from Paradise. The 2018 Camp Fire claimed her art studio as well as her parents home. She has always wanted to help people and believes in the power of community. She's found her visual voice after many years of working in the field of foster care, youth counseling and special education, creating set design in collaboration with artists with developmental disabilities.
Through her community passions, she received funding from the North Valley Community Foundation, with 501c3 affiliation with Chico Art Center and was loaned a utility vehicle from Phoenix Solar to produce her concept, Butte County Art on Wheels.
In 2019, Jessie Mercer partnered with displaced artists and students to paint 11 murals at schools effected by the Camp Fire. Mercer also worked with the new Boys & Girls Club facility to create a mural with the children. in 2020, She has stationed Art on Wheels at many local, public events like Pioneer Day to offer art activities to one and all. Mercer provided "You Matter" art kits for kids that attend Ridge Schools while they are home during the COVID-19 pandemic and creating a "Butte County Art On Wheels" YouTube channel for families to help
maintain a sense of community. Jessie Mercer can be emailed at jessiemercer15(at)gmail.com.
COVID-19 SPECIAL COVERAGE: Resources for parents staying home with kids
March 17, 2020
Jessie Mercer of Butte County Art on Wheels has used her grant for folks affected by the Camp Fire to prepare 1000 "You Matter" art supply kits for kids. Pick one up at the following schools. Way to go Jessie! Thank you! Check her out on minute 11:10 in the NSPR feature on resources for parents.
Ridgview High, Paradise Ridge Elementary, Pineridge Elementary, Cedarwood Elementary, Achieve Charter School, Paradise Charter Middle School.
Action News Now featured Jessie Mercer and Butte County Art on Wheels as an independent community arts project that Butte County Office of Education has recognized as a proven value and used as a model, along with Sonoma County's Arts Residencies for Schools to apply for grants to implement a similar program for Paradise K-12 Schools.
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Featured Artist: Jessie Mercer brings Camp Fire community together through art, The Orion, May 10, 2019
Awarded "2019 Champion of the Arts" by Chico Arts & Culture, April 18, 2019
After Camp Fire, An Artist Helps Students In Hard-Hit Town Cope Through Color, Here & Now, WBUR April 3, 2019
Artist Jessie Mercer Paints Murals With Kids Who Are Camp Fire Survivors, NSPR MAR 21, 2019
#UnlockPossibilities – Paradise Arts Creates Town Memorial Out Of Keys, WNIN Dec 27, 2018
Paradise Artists Creates Piece for Town Made of Keys, Action News Dec 13, 2018
Paradise artist to make Phoenix from keys of Camp Fire victims, Dec 9, 2018
