2019
#3 Art Space
#3 Place to Buy Art
(the only non-profit)
2018
#3 Art Space
#3 Place to Buy Art
2017
#1 Art Space
2015
#2 Place to See Art
Best of Chico
featured
January 2020 | Member Showcase
Member Showcase
January 10 - 31, 2020
This annual show features artwork by our valued members.
Want to exhibit one of your artworks for our January 2020 Exhibit? Become a member and exhibit one artwork of any medium, any size.
Deliver artwork January 2-4, 2020 | Entry is free with membership
December 2019 | The Gift Show
Over 20 artists sell handmade goods and artwork for the holiday season. Think global. Buy local.
November 30 - December 27, 2019
Reception: Saturday, November 30, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Artists: Rent a Space in the Gallery
Want to sell your wares all month but don't have the time to tend a booth? Reserve a space in our gallery! Reservation is first-come-first-serve. Artists may share a space with an additional $25 processing fee. Docents monitor the gallery and make all sales transactions. All sales money goes directly to the artists. Cash, check and credit are accepted.
Rental Fee: $125, $150, $225 depending upon space location. Reserve By: Nov. 27
Space Sizes: Wall space units: approx. 48” wide from floor to ceiling with 24” floor space; Floor space units: 5’ square.
Install: Monday-Friday, November 25-29, during gallery hours
Reception: Saturday, November 30, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Take-Down: Sat-Sun, Dec. 28-29, from 10 - 4 pm
Reservation is first-come-first-serve. Artists may share a space with an additional $25 processing fee. Docents monitor the gallery and make all sales transactions. Cash, check and credit are accepted. Artists are encouraged to gallery sit; help customers, wrap goods, etc. Space location is confirmed at end of sign up period as locations may be adjusted for optimum placement.
Visit or Call the Front Desk to make a reservation (530) 895-8726. Download an entry form here.
November 2019 | Dia de los Muertos Art & Altar Exhibition
November 1-22, 2019
Reception: Friday, November 1, 5-7 pm
This is an open call for entries for Chico Art Center's November exhibit. We are seeking artwork celebrating those we wish to commemorate. All ages and all media welcome.
To celebrate our multicultural communities, we invite you to consider your traditional and contemporary practices of honoring the dead. Consider the genres of memento mori, vanitas, or ex-votos. Invite friends to add a photo or offering to our large, community altar.
OPEN CALL for ART
$25 Member/$35 Non-Member | Drop Off: Oct. 28, 5-7pm & Oct. 29, 12 - 4pm | Pick Up: Nov. 23-24
CALL FOR CHILI COOKS!
Friday, Nov 1 - 5 pm to 7 pm
Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibition Reception
We are looking for traditional chilies, but also for variety, with at least one entry to be vegan, another for a white chili, and others with surprise ingredients.
This will be the 3rd Chili Cook Off Competition held at the Chico Art Center in conjunction with the Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibition and Community Altar. There will be a prize for every chili entered with a grand prize winner. 7 to 9 chilies will be chosen.
Each chili entered will have a name tag with the chili name, list of ingredients and a rating as the heat level. We will keep the name of the cook a secret, as not to throw the votes. For a $5 fee, guests will get a spoon full taste each chili and larger tastings of 3 chilies as well as a side salad. They will votes on these 3 chilies by assigning them with 3, 2 or 1 point. The chili with the largest number of points will be the grand winner. Ballots will be accepted until 6:15pm. At 6:30 pm, we will announce the makers of the chillies, the winner of the grand prize, and distribute all the prizes.
This is a fun event. To enter, contact Marion Hunziker-Larsen at marion@jewelsinfiber.com or (530) 722-1160, and provide her with your chili name and the ingredient list.
All Chilies entered are to be brought to the Chico Art Center in a slow cooker, hot and ready to serve at 4:30 pm, Friday, Nov 1. Chico Art Center volunteers will provide the chili toppings bar, plus the side salads.
CURRENT EXHIBIT | Open Studios Art Tour
Open Studios Art Tour is an annual Butte County tradition. Artists share their private studios with the public to explore. This month-long event series is produced solely by Chico Art Center (CAC) volunteers as our major fundraising project of the year. Your participation and patronage pledges your commitment to visual artists in your region and helps make CAC's programming possible all year. Many thanks to our sponsor, Heithecker Financial and local businesses advertising in the Tour Guide Booklet. We hope you'll support local artists and businesses with your patronage.
OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Weekends
October 19-20, 10:00am - 5:00pm
October 26-27, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Open Studios Art Tour is a two-weekend event. Visit Artists in their environment as they share their behind the scenes, studio practice and welcome you to buy paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, woodwork, stained glass and other handcrafts. Over 60 artists participate.
Patron's Exclusive Preview Reception
Saturday, October 5, 6:00-8:00 pm
This is the first public view of artworks by all Open Studio Artists. The $30 tickets to attend include the Open Studios Tour Guide with map and info of all of the artist's studio locations ($12).
With musical stylings by premier surf instrumental musicians, Miles Corbin and Robert Karch. Enjoy Surf Music Duo with catered drinks and refreshments.
10 Patron of the Arts will be honored to celebrate generous community support and love of art and creativity!
GALLERY EXHIBIT
October 6-27, 2019
View one artwork by each artist, buy a tour guide booklet and plan your self-guided tour of artists’ studios throughout Chico and parts of Oroville. Free and open to the public.
Guide Book with Map
Purchase for $12 at the following locations
Kick-Off Reception
Friday, October 18, 5:00-7:00 pm
Free and open to the public
Meet the makers and view one artwork by each artist, buy a tour guide book and plan your self-guided tour of artists’ studios throughout Butte County. Complimentary food and beverages.
Karma Boyer
Melinda Vasquez
Melinda Vasquez
Melinda Vasquez
Erin Wells
Dave Dragoman
Rachelle Montoya
Bobby Rae Jones
Susan Kirk
Jason Tannen
Dory Schachner
Cris Guenter
Grizzelle Canter
Michelle Heckel
Kristen DeMartiniCarlos
Christine Connerly
Orene Owen
Ana Aquire
Jamie Albertie
Richard Balch
Janet Lombardi Blixt
Butte College Art Department
Grizzelle Canter
Chunhong Chang
Christine Connerly
Sheryl Cummings
Vicki Lea Eggen
Sten Hoiland
Marta Hopkins
Kandis Horton-Jorth
Lynette C. Hull
Marion Hunziker Larsen
Cassandra Kassel
Elizabeth Kuiper
Nicolai Larsen
Dave Lawton
Jana Lawton
Richard Lea
Patti Lloyd
Mains'l
Morea Milgrom Martin
Candy Matthews
Dolores Mitchell
Waif Mullins
Jeffrey Obser
Amber Palmer
Joyce Quaytman
Ron & Yvonne Schwager
Jon Shult
Justin Silver
Kathryn Silvera
Joan Smith
Lynn Smyth
Sopo Boho
Nancy Spinadel
Isabella Stewart
Jason Tannen
Lori Tennant
Ann Winnie
Jim Woronow
Artist's Portal
PROGRAM SPONSOR
Butte County Art On Wheels
Butte County Art On Wheels
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.
Jessie Mercer has been partnering 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. She has also stationed Art on Wheels at local public events like Pioneer Day to offer art activities to one and all.
Jessie Mercer can be contacted at (530) 828-2960 or jessiemercer15@gmail.com
Follow Butte County Art On Wheels on Facebook
PRESS
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
