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August – September 2021 | Visionary Art Legacy

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Mark Henson, "Lost Horizon", 2020, Oil on Hemp, 28 x 32 inches
Mark Henson, "Lost Horizon", 2020, Oil on Hemp, 28 x 32 inches

August 21 - September 19

In Person Reception Friday, August 27, 5-7
Artist Talks via Zoom: Sunday, August 29, 4:00 pm
and Sunday, September 12, 4:00 pm

An invitational painting exhibit held at the Chico Art Center is showcasing artists from the original Visionary Art Movement born in San Francisco out of the late 60s and early 70s. The featured artists were inspired by the psychedelic era, spiritual awakening, transformative synergy, and a search for a deeper meaning of life. 

The moon landing and seeing the whole earth from space gave a renewed sense of wonder about where we live, and our vision expanded. Utopia, cosmic consciousness, 

East meets West philosophies, and fantastic realism were concepts that artists would discover and draw upon. Some artists painted scenes of earthly beauty, a return to Eden, or imaginary landscapes from their psyche and the cosmos. Sacred geometry, world building, the beauty of nature and the human body were important themes. The artists became magicians of color, and alchemists of light, transmuting inner visions into wondrous sanctuaries for the soul. 

This show comes at a particular time when there is a greater need for hope to sustain us moving forward. The works selected for this exhibit and catalog were chosen to foster hope, renew our spirits, create a meditative space to bring us joy and promote healing. 

Featured Artists:

Susan Cervantes

Geoffrey Chandler

Margaret Daley

Ann Erpino

Gary Graham

Mark Henson

Nicolai Larsen

Garret Moore

Paul Nicholson

Mark Roland

Nicolai Larsen, Ancient Astronomers, 1993 acrylic on canvas, 55” x 47”
Nicolai Larsen, Voyagers, 1994 acrylic on canvas, 52” x 45”
Geoffrey Chandler, Infinity Series #22, Universe All, 1983 acrylic on canvas, 36” x 48”
Gary Graham, Progress-Regress, 1980 acrylic on canvas, 51” x 47”
Garret Moore, Gaia Light, 1991 acrylic on board, 20” x 20”
Mark Roland, Soul Ship, 2010 mixed media, 12” x 10”
Margaret Daley, Empire of Desire, 1986 acrylic on canvas, 23” x 20”
Margaret Daley, Dew Princess, 1983 acrylic on canvas, 44.5” x 26.5”
Susan Kelk Cervantes, Eyes of Time, 2017 acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36”
Gary Graham, Parallel Universe, 2020 acrylic on canvas, 36” x 48”
Mark Roland, White Bird, 2008, acrylic on board, 17” x 21”
Mark Henson, Lost Horizon, 2020 oil on hemp, 28” x 32”
Mark Henson, Restoring the Future, 2010, oil on canvas, 48” x 66”
Mark Henson, The Dreamer, 2014, oil on canvas, 24” x 36”
Mark Roland Omniverse, 1989 oil on canvas, 34” x 42”
Mark Roland The Elysian Fields, 2013 Acrylic on Hardboard 19” x 25”
Mark Roland The Visitation, 2002, acrylic, 14” x 19”
Nicolai Larsen Starpools, 1993 acrylic on canvas, 40” x 56”
Garret Moore Anima Illuminare, 1987 acrylic on board, 16” x 11”
Garret Moore Chimah, 1988 acrylic on board, 20” x 20”
Paul Nicholson Bodega Mystic, 1995 oil on canvas, 48” x 36”
Paul Nicolson Butterfly Mystic, 2003 oil on canvas, 48” x 36” Artist Collection
Paul Nicholson Expecting to Fly, 2018 oil on panel, 36” x 72” Artist Collection
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OSAT 2021 ARTIST Portal

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OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR

Weekends

October 16-17, 10:00am - 5:00pm
October 23-24, 10:00am - 5:00pm
GALLERY EXHIBITION
October 2-24

 

OSAT is a two-weekend event throughout Butte County. Patrons pay $15 for a Guidebook with map and contact information to visit you in your environment as you share your studio practice and welcome collectors to purchase your work. Over 60 artists participate.

The $15 guidebook also gives access to ChicoOSAT.com,  a website with individual pages showcasing your artwork all year long. 

Webpage

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24hr access for 1 year

All artists have a page on ChicoOSAT.com

Grow Your Audience

Over a thousand art enthusiasts look forward to this annual event.

Build Community

Join artists in Butte County to share your paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, glass art, textiles and more.

Click Here To Register

Who is Eligible?

  • Artists in Butte County may open your studios in-person or exhibit on ChicoOSAT.com only, if you do not have a studio.
  • Artists in Northern California w/o a studio in Butte County can participate by exhibiting your work on ChicoOSAT.com.
  • Former OSAT Artists affected by the Campfire may participate virtually if you no longer live in Butte County.

Registration open until July 10th, 2021

  • $150 Individual (includes $40 membership)
  • $275 Family (2 artists in the same household, includes 2 memberships)

*Register late by July 17th for an additional fee of $25

What Do I Need To Register?

  1. Contact Info for membership
  2. Studio Address
  3. High Resolution image of your work for the Guidebook; Format .jpeg, .jpg, Resolution 150-300 dpi, File Size 1 - 2MB, 4 x 2 inches/ 600 x 600 pixels minimum.
  4. Credit Card, Check or PayPal

What do I get as an OSAT Artist?

  1. Promotion, promotion, promotion . . . CAC directs visitors to you!
  • Weekly eblasts + a monthly eNewsletter to a mailing list of 1500 art enthusiasts
  • Chico Art Center Facebook - 1.7K Likes 
  • Open Studios Art Tour Facebook page, posts, and events
  • Instagram posts and tags to 1465 followers
  • Postcards to 300 members
  • Posters at local businesses
  • Guidebook
  • Open Studios Art Tour website ChicoOSAT.com for 1 year
  • Artists interviews in local publications
  • Regular, radio highlight Public Service Announcements
  • Signage for studio visits

2. Video tutorials to help you make quality photos and videos.

3. Support with your webpage design and content.

4. Local resources for contacting photographers and videographers.

Questions?  For technical questions about the website or gallery exhibition, contact the Gallery Director, Cameron Kelly at chicoartcenter450@gmail.com. For other questions contact OSAT Team Leader, Lisa Freeman-Wood at Lfreemanwood@chicoartcenter.com

 

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Images by former OSAT Artists

Waif Mullins
Annai Smith
Nancy Spinadel
Richard Balch
Barbara O'Brien
Kristen DeMartini Carlos
Tia Cronin
Sheryl Karas
Richard Whiteread
Nicolai Larsen
Annai Smith
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July 2021 | Discovery Series: Social Justice

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Pennie Baxter, "Go Ask Alice", 2021, Original photographs printed on two layers of textured glass, 13x15 inches
Pennie Baxter, "Go Ask Alice", 2021, Original photographs printed on two layers of textured glass, 13x15 inches

IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?

July 2 - August 8

Pennie Baxter

Victoria Davila

Timothy Havens

Kim Preston

Lucky Preston

Marisa Segovia

Artist Talk via Zoom: Sunday, July 18, 4:00 pm

Click Here to Join the Zoom Artist Talk

The Discovery Series is designed to encourage northern California artists in the exploration of their respective media and conceptual development by exhibiting juried bodies of work.

This year's call for art requested artwork and social engagement activities that demonstrate awareness of social justice issues and inspire conversation. The title of the exhibition refers to the words of civil rights activist and US Representative John Lewis, featured in one of Marisa Segovia's prints. Juried by photographer and Chico Art Center Board Member, Carolyn Arredondo.

RECEPTION

Joining us for the artist reception is Pedal Press, a mobile community based art project that supports social justice community work.

Pedal Press will be live printing, so bring a T-shirt, make a $10 donation and take home a custom design! Proceeds go to Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Safe Space Chico.

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Screenprint Designs

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Artists in the Gallery on the Weekends!

Marisa Segovia is live screen-printing onto t-shirts, paper, etc. and invites the public to print onto whatever surface you bring in.

Victoria Davila is making Owls for Justice at her work table in the gallery.

 

Kim Preston loves sharing her experience with prehistoric archaeological sites like "Newspaper Rock" and invites you to draw petroglyphs on the gallery wall.

Lucky Preston is passionate about petroglyph symbolism and advocacy for indigenous peoples human rights issues.

Pennie Baxter, "Go Ask Alice", 2021 Original photographs printed on two layers of textured glass, $375 - It seems like these lyrics, written by Grace Slick in 1965/66, all happened this past year. “When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead and the white knight is talking backwards and the red Queen’s “Off with her head!” remember what the dormouse said, “Feed your Head. Feed your Head.” During the upheaval of the past year (and prior), today’s youth did not drop out. Instead they, like the guerrilla girl pictured here, banded together to fight for positive social change. I am so very proud of all the young women and men who took to the streets demanding change.
Pennie Baxter, "On the Way to Equality", 2021 Original photographs printed on two layers of textured glass, $375 - We’ve come a long way with marriage equality, but there’s still quite a distance to go the on journey. I’m looking forward to the end of the debates about cakes, florists, adoption, and equal rights for same sex couples.
Pennie Baxter, "You and Me Against the Storm", 2020 - Original Photograph printed on two layers of textured glass Not For Sale Most days this is how social justice feels to me, sandcastles verses waves. The current power structure and dynamic is just so strong some days, it seems hopeless. But we band together, we join our voices, and we pool our resources regardless as we must keep standing up to the storm, standing together, and standing proud.
Pennie Baxter, "Dolls of Paradise #2", 2020 Original photographs printed on two layers of textured and iridescent glass $375 This is from a series of work addressing the Campfire. The doll parts were recovered from a destroyed home in Paradise. This piece represents the Herculean effort needed to prevent further devastating fires.
Pennie Baxter, "Hands Up", 2020, Original photographs printed on two layers of textured glass, $375 - I watched the tv, transfixed, as Black Lives Matter protesters marched with hands in the air, chanting “Hands Up”. That imagery of all those hands in the air inspired this work. The glass layer in the front is of old rotting rope, a binding element meant to portray the struggle people of color have always faced at our hands. The glass layer in the back is of dolls hands, which survived the Camp Fire. They represent the innocence and purity we’ve battered for centuries, evidenced by the distress to the hands. The hands are still whole, despite the pervasive abuse they’ve weathered.
Marisa Segovia, "John Lewis", 2020, Screen print with acrylic, ink & chrome paper, $40
Marisa Segovia, "Untitled", 2021, Relief-printing with water-soluble inks & Hosho paper, $90
Marisa Segovia, "Untitled", 2021, Screen-print, 6" x 4", $25, "BLM", 2020, Screenprint with acrylic inks & BFK paper, $35
Marisa Segovia's work table with linocut materials
Marisa Segovia, "3%"
Marisa Segovia, "BLM"
Marisa Segovia's work table with linocut materials
Marisa Segovia's work table with linocut materials
Marisa Segovia's work table with linocut materials
Julia Murphy of Pedal Press drying a screen print on a t-shirt for a reception visitor.
Artist Marisa Segovia and friends
Christian Victoria Davila, "That’s all it took", 2021, 3D printed polymer armature, laser cut book pages from "On the Other Side of Freedom" by DeRay Mckesson, Pepsi can, $200 - Pepsi’s 2017 ad about BLM Protest was very tone deaf. The ad quickly became a multitude of memes, with phrasing such as “when the cops come and you only got Coca-Cola in the fridge” with an image of Malcom X peeking through the window with a gun. That’s All It Took is my take or meme on Pepsi’s commercial.
Christian Victoria Davila, "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", 2021, 3D printed polymer armature, laser cut paper, $150 - 25 companies that co-opted Pride branding for commercial gain while investing thousands in anti LGBTQ+ organizations.
Christian Victoria Davila, "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", 2021, 3D printed polymer armature, laser cut paper, $150 - 25 companies that co-opted Pride branding for commercial gain while investing thousands in anti LGBTQ+ organizations.
Christian Victoria Davila, "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", 2021, 3D printed polymer armature, laser cut paper, $150 - 25 companies that co-opted Pride branding for commercial gain while investing thousands in anti LGBTQ+ organizations.
Christian Victoria Davila, "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (detail), 2021, 3D printed polymer armature, laser cut paper, $150 - 25 companies that co-opted Pride branding for commercial gain while investing thousands in anti LGBTQ+ organizations.
Christian Victoria Davila at her work table with CAC Vice President, Daniel Donnelly and President, Lisa Freeman-Wood.
Lucky Preston, Untitled (Petroglyphs), 2021, Monoprint, Not For Sale
Lucky Preston and Kim Preston standing in front of their interactive project, "Newspaper Rock", 2021, This interactive display invites the visitor to draw on the canvas and tell a story through symbols and designs. We recognize the cultural and creative value of these artifacts. Our ceramic pieces: totem, rattles and bowls depict petroglyph images of actual rock art found worldwide. Rock art is found throughout the world in deserts, forests and caves. Vandals have defaced and ruined a great many of these delicate images, by scratching, gouging, chiseling or painting over them.
"Newspaper Rock" (detail)
Lucky Preston, "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women", 2021, Ceramic and mixed media. These pieces carry the red handprint over the mouths to draw attention to the “Silent-No-More” of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement. For decades throughout the world, thousands of Indigenous women and girls have disappeared without a trace and without follow-up by the authorities, leaving families heartbroken. The Red-Hand icon serves to bring awareness to the issue. Recently, President Biden declared May 5th as Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day.
Lucky Preston, "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women", 2021, Ceramic and mixed media. These pieces carry the red handprint over the mouths to draw attention to the “Silent-No-More” of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement. For decades throughout the world, thousands of Indigenous women and girls have disappeared without a trace and without follow-up by the authorities, leaving families heartbroken. The Red-Hand icon serves to bring awareness to the issue. Recently, President Biden declared May 5th as Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day.
Lucky Preston, "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women", 2021, Ceramic and mixed media. These pieces carry the red handprint over the mouths to draw attention to the “Silent-No-More” of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement. For decades throughout the world, thousands of Indigenous women and girls have disappeared without a trace and without follow-up by the authorities, leaving families heartbroken. The Red-Hand icon serves to bring awareness to the issue. Recently, President Biden declared May 5th as Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day.
Lucky Preston, "Totem", 2021 , clay, slab formed hollow globes, 24.5” h x 7” w, This spinnable sculpture is adorned with many images of petroglyphs found on rocks and in caves worldwide. Deer, sheep, insects, human forms, stars and planets are depicted, which were important to them.
"Newspaper Rock", 2021, This interactive display invites the visitor to draw on the canvas and tell a story through symbols and designs. We recognize the cultural and creative value of these artifacts. Our ceramic pieces: totem, rattles and bowls depict petroglyph images of actual rock art found worldwide. Rock art is found throughout the world in deserts, forests and caves. Vandals have defaced and ruined a great many of these delicate images, by scratching, gouging, chiseling or painting over them.
A visitor drawing a petroglyph on "Newspaper Rock"
Tim Havens with his work
Timothy Havens, "Red & Black", 2019, $100, "Ring of Fire", 2019 Acrylic on canvas, $100 - Art is a free flow of who we are. Like so many artists, I love to create. But unlike so many artists, I suffer from a hand disability. In the last few years, my hands have developed a tremor. This could have been a breaking point for me, but I wouldn’t allow it to be. Instead, my mark making is evolving from steady brushwork to more free form splatters, using tools like chopsticks, squeeze bottles and squeegees to create my artwork. I learned to face adversity as an opportunity for creative problem solving! I won't ever give up, and neither should you.
Timothy Havens, "Full Color", 2019, $800 - Art is a free flow of who we are. Like so many artists, I love to create. But unlike so many artists, I suffer from a hand disability. In the last few years, my hands have developed a tremor. This could have been a breaking point for me, but I wouldn’t allow it to be. Instead, my mark making is evolving from steady brushwork to more free form splatters, using tools like chopsticks, squeeze bottles and squeegees to create my artwork. I learned to face adversity as an opportunity for creative problem solving! I won't ever give up, and neither should you.
Timothy Havens, "Orange Burst", 2021, Acrylic on canvas, $300 - Art is a free flow of who we are. Like so many artists, I love to create. But unlike so many artists, I suffer from a hand disability. In the last few years, my hands have developed a tremor. This could have been a breaking point for me, but I wouldn’t allow it to be. Instead, my mark making is evolving from steady brushwork to more free form splatters, using tools like chopsticks, squeeze bottles and squeegees to create my artwork. I learned to face adversity as an opportunity for creative problem solving! I won't ever give up, and neither should you.
Timothy Havens, "Ocean", 2021, Acrylic on canvas, Sold - Art is a free flow of who we are. Like so many artists, I love to create. But unlike so many artists, I suffer from a hand disability. In the last few years, my hands have developed a tremor. This could have been a breaking point for me, but I wouldn’t allow it to be. Instead, my mark making is evolving from steady brushwork to more free form splatters, using tools like chopsticks, squeeze bottles and squeegees to create my artwork. I learned to face adversity as an opportunity for creative problem solving! I won't ever give up, and neither should you.
Time Havens, "Enigma", 2021, acrylic on canvas, 38x48 inches, $300

Timothy Havens 

Art is a free flow of who we are. Like so many artists, I love to create. But unlike so many artists, I suffer from a hand disability. In the last few years, my hands have developed a tremor. This could have been a breaking point for me, but I wouldn’t allow it to be. Instead, my mark making is evolving from steady brushwork to more free form splatters, using tools like chopsticks, squeeze bottles and squeegees to create my artwork. I learned to face adversity as an opportunity for creative problem-solving! I won't ever give up, and neither should you.

Biography

Tim Havens was born in the California surf town of Santa Cruz. Havens was introduced to art by his grandmother. It wasn't until the last decade that he decided, as an Army Veteran, to give painting a chance. His love for creating grew with each new painting he did. Then the unexpected happened.

In 2020, he started to have hand tremors, it was these tremors that caused his art style to shift. Not letting his hands stop him, he found a new love for drip and splatter paintings. A year later, he was given his first shot at displaying his art at the Redding Art Center. With each new step, he has grown more passionate and driven to make art his main focus.

Marisa Segovia

These three recent artworks that I have created are through printmaking techniques. They address various social justice issues such as racial injustice, gun violence, hunger & food security, climate justice, and much more. The first print depicts a glock 22, the most common gun used by law enforcement and wildflowers that represent strength. The second print depicts an old and worn faucet spewing out the most common contaminants in our drinking water. The third print depicts a fist with multiple skin tones, closed in solidarity and with empowerment.

Biography

Marisa Segovia was born and raised in Modesto, CA. She is currently residing in Chico, CA. A Mexican, Portuguese, German and Cherokee artist, whose work focuses on immediate surroundings, specifically objects and surfaces. Segovia tends to create primarily through printmaking and glassblowing techniques. She spends time recreating objects and surfaces which become worn and marked, acting as evidence of time passing by. Her work elevates the unnoticed and brings attention to the beauty and history of such immediate surroundings.

Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock Historic Monument is located in San Juan County, Utah and is a treasured artifact featuring a rock panel carved with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs. 200 square foot rock of the blackish manganese-iron patinated sandstone reveal layers upon layers of petroglyphs. The first carvings were made around 2,000 years ago, and although a few are as recent as the early 20th century, left by the first modern day explorers of this region, the main groups have been assigned to the Anasazi (AD 1 to 1300), Fremont (AD 700 to 1300) and Navajo (AD 1500 onwards). The actual meanings of the images are not widely known, but through oral tradition, have been associated with stories of tribal history, climate change, astronomy, animal migrations, plant species and space visitors, hence the name, “Newspaper Rock”. Rock art was created by painting, etching, or pecking. Various plant, earth and animal substances resulted in a variety of colored pigments that were pecked into boulders and cliff walls world-wide, and to the peril of lost history when such "newspaper rocks" are damaged by vandalism.

This interactive display invites the visitor to draw on the canvas and tell a story through symbols and designs. We recognize the cultural and creative value of these artifacts. Our ceramic pieces; totem, rattles and bowls depict petroglyph images of actual rock art found worldwide. Rock art is found throughout the world in deserts, forests and caves. Vandals have defaced and ruined a great many of these delicate images, by scratching, gouging, chiseling or painting over them. The totem sits on a lazy susan and can be rotated by hand. The rattles can be handled and shaken and the bowls are for display. 

Kim Preston is lifelong artist practicing a wide variety of disciplines; painting, life drawing, fiber arts, Native American regalia, dichroic glass and jewelry-making. Ms. Preston has worked for 17 years as an Archaeological Site Monitor for California State Parks, the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service, protecting prehistoric archaeological features on public lands.

Lucky Preston is an enrolled member of the Pit River tribe of northern California. He holds a BS in Native American Art from UC Davis and an MA in 3D Art from CSU Chico. Mr. Preston is a practicing artist and instructor in jewelry-making, Native American regalia, and multi-media sculpture.

Pennie Baxter

As a high school art teacher, I found enormous satisfaction watching and guiding the creative process of my students.  Now, in retirement from Chico High School, I am enjoying allowing my own love of artistic creation to develop.  After years of having to segregate art media, due to curriculum restrictions, I have developed a way to combine my love of sculpture, photography, and stained glass.  I use new print technology to create a three-dimensional art form that tells a story in a dynamic and emotional way. The resulting artistic freedom, while combining media, has been incredibly satisfying, albeit a struggle to perfect.  My artwork is deeply influenced by growing up in rural upstate New York, being raised by my lesbian Mom, her partner, and my grandfather.

Christian Victoria Davila 

Christian Victoria Davila is a Mexican-American artist born and raised in Stockton, California. Davila grew up surrounded by art. Her family goes to Mexico every summer to visit family and learn skills like painting, papier mache, candle making, metal work, and beading. When she started community college at Stockton (2010) she joined a local gallery and developed her first bird out of clay, covered with paper as a way to stand out. Inspired by piñatas and taxidermy, her love of her craft developed more as she moved to Chico (2014) to earn a BS in Computer Animation and Game Development. Learning 3D modeling and 3D printing helped her create lighter and more detailed birds faster. After graduating (2017) she stayed in Chico to be a part time faculty in Butte College’s Makerspace. She has exhibited in a few small shows and freelance work at the Idea Fab Labs, Chico State and the Anthropology Museum. Her work usually revolves around admiring birds and this is her first time using them to express her interest in topics that she is passionate about.

Click on the image below to learn more about the memes and topics Davila's work addresses in this exhibition.

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June 2021 | Pizza My Art

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Pizza My Art

 

Community Art Auction & Pizza Party
Sunday, June 13 • 11am-2pm

  • Auction opens at 11 am - closes at 2:00 pm
  • Winning bids to be picked up between 2:00-3:00pm
  • Pizza slices and soda available for $5
  • Over $200 in Cash Prizes + Fun Consolation Prizes.
  • Competition winners announced and posted at 12:30 pm

Questions about Pizza My Art: Email Marion at marion@jewelsinfiber.com or call (530) 774-2244, Volunteer for the Chico Art Center

Live Music by the James Owen Jazz Duo!

Invite Friends with our Facebook Event
"Umbliglio Del Mundo" Collage by David Dragonboy Sutherland
"Oooooh Pizza" Deconstructed Pizza Box Spray Paint by Colleen Sue Evans
"Pizza Paradise" - Acrylic & Sharpies by Kelly Thomas
"Take Me to your Pizza" - Deconstructed Pizza Box/Spray Paint by Colleen "Sue" Evans
"Octo-Pie" Mixed Media, Collage, Ink by Béatrice Richer Laflèche (front side)
"Mesmerized" Deconstructed Pizza Box Spray Paint by Colleen Sue Evans
"Trees speak without saying a word" Acrylic paint by Jean Summerville (inside)
"Portrait: Pat King, CEO of Pat King Materials, Inc." - Cardboard by Julie DeMaggio (front)
"Sock Monkey Pizza" - Acrylic and Assemblage by Nancy Beliveau (outside)
"Sock Monkey Pizza" - Acrylic and Assemblage by Nancy Beliveau (inside)
"Birdhearts" - Mixed Media by Jill
"Deep Dish" - Permanent Markers by Nicolai Larsen
"The Italian" - Mixed Media, Collage, Acrylics, Play Dough by Lois Perkins (inside)
"Cloud" - Mixed Media by Lola Mittman - Doubles up as a night light...
"Fleurette" - Mixed Media by Caroline Carey
"Birdlace" - Mixed media by Jilly
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - Mixed Media by Patti Lloyd
"Cactus" - Acrylics & Poska Markers by Nora Machado
"Poppy Pizza" - Watercolor by Marvey Mueller
"It's a Mountain Mike" - Mosaic by Sue Warwick
"Wildflour Pizza" - Colored Pencil by Ann Schultz
"Pizza in Record Time" - Collage by Andy Holcombe (inside)
"Love Comanche Park - My looking Glass View" - Mixed Media by Rebecca George
"Decisions" - Mixed Media by Nel Adams
'Common House Monster' - Acrylic paint and paper by Hannah Britton
"Yummy - It's not a Joke" - Mixed Media by erin Wells
"Time Flies" - Mixed Media by Alice Figueroa
"Spring Time Glitter Zone" - Paint, Pen, Collage by Aura Bird
"The World Famous Galaxy Pizza Cafe" - Collage by Avett Samuels (age 5 1/2)
"Now is a Good Time..." - Mixed Media by "Ava Moon" (Sasha Walters)
One new entry defying gravity..."Pizza Lite" Mixed Media by Dennis Sullivan
"Pizza Box House" - Mixed Media by Kelly Carey
"Peace-A-Box" - (inside) Acrylic by Ashlee Griffin
"Mt Shasta" Paint by Evelyn Thomas
"#2 Roses" - Acrylic and Poska Paint Pens by Nora Machado
"Beauty and the Beast on Stage" - Collage/Mixed Media by Kara Haapanen
"It's a Pizza B*tch" - Acrylics by Olivia DeMaggio
"Jed Shred" - Destroyed Box, Paper by Jed (boxer/canine) assembled by Kara Bayma
"Mt Shasta" - Pastels by Paul Sims
"Pizza Box Easel" - Acrylics by Leilani Silverman
"Pizza for One" - Mixed Media by Richard Robinson
"Pizza Mountain" - Pastels by Paul Sims
"Would you like some ranch with that?" - Cardboard Mixed Media by Avery Burdette
"Pizza Dreams" - Collage by Lynn Schmidt
"Remembering the Gold" - Cardboard, Duck tape, Pizza Box by Heather McCafferty
"Lego My Pizza" - (inside) Acrylic + Mixed Media by Judy Kane
"Fashionista Pizza: - Mixed Media by Norah Goodlin

Mountain Mike's Pizza donated boxes ready to be transformed, plus two $25 gift certificates for this event. A special thank to Lindsey Himmelspach and erin Wells for coordinating!

Woodstock's Pizza Chico just donated 3 Woodstock T-shirts as prizes. A special thanks to Drake Freeman and erin Wells for coordinating this donation!

Farm Star Pizza just donated 2 gift certificates as prizes for the contest. Thank you Kitty and erin Wells for coordinating these gifts!

Grana has donated 50 pizza boxes for this event. Thank you Jeff!

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May 2021 | Creative Fusion

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Virtual Exhibit opens May 23rd

In it's 17th year, this annual exhibit brings together Butte County's young, creative talent. Every year, our secondary school Art Teachers are tasked with selecting the most skillful and expressive artworks by their students and prepares them for exhibition. This is the only exhibit in our area to display the formative, 8 year span of our youth's creative development in a curated, visual environment. Please join in celebrating our best and brightest in arts education. See creative minds at work by Paradise High, Pleasant Valley High, Chico High, Fair View High, Durham High and Chico Junior High.

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This exhibition and cash prizes are sponsored by Penny Baxter and Teresa Gisske.

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Read the Teacher's Statement

Zoom Reception & Award Ceremony

  • Sunday, May 23rd at 4:00 PM
  • Students, teachers, parents and friends gather to celebrate the Juror's selections for cash prizes.

Watch the recorded reception with prize winners acknowledged below

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May – June 2021 | California Contemporary Sculpture

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CCS

May 1 - June 20, 2021

Gallery hours are Fridays Noon- 4, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am - 4:00pm

20 sculptural works juried by artist and educator, Linda Fleming.

The works in this exhibition were chosen with an eye to varied and unique materials and their uses as well as the range of scale from small to enveloping.  Works variously stand on their own in the room, use the architecture to hang from, and are discrete or scattered in space. They are abstract, depictive, and conceptual. The underlying thread is a clarity of vision accompanied with an ability to evoke. I invite viewers to look at what is in front of them and allow each work to communicate the thinking of the artist before they categorize the kind of work. ~ Linda Fleming

This exhibit was proposed and generously produced by Art House and sponsored by JoAnn Palmer.

Watch the Recorded Artist Talk

Zoom Reception Sunday, May 16th at 4:00 pm

Join us in celebration of the 20 sculptural works juried by artist and educator Linda Fleming. Learn more about the work of the prize recipients as they share aspects of their practices in relation to site, place, community and California. The Awardees speak about a selection of their work in relation to their sculpture in the exhibition.

  • Terry Mason - $1500 Cash Prize - Minute 8:00
  • Chris Thorson - $500 Cash Prize - Minute 17:15
  • Jake Weigel - $500 Cash Prize - Minute 29:33
  • Andrea Bacigalupo - Solo Exhibition in 2022 - Minute 39:15