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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
Artists sell handmade goods and artwork for the holiday season.
Think global. Buy local.
Annai Smith
Annai Smith
Annai Smith
Annai Smith
Annai Smith
Debbie Chamberlain
Debbie Chamberlain
Debbie Chamberlain
Debbie Chamberlain
Debbie Chamberlain
Debbie Chamberlain
Patty Margetts
Patty Margetts
Patty Margetts
Nancy O'Neill
Nancy O'Neill
Nancy O'Neill
Lauren Mesa
Lauren Mesa
Lauren Mesa
Lauren Mesa
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Wendi Bucey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Heidi Ann Hovey
Lori Robinson
Lori Robinson
Lori Robinson
Morea Martin
Morea Martin
Morea Martin
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!
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.
Current Exhibit | Dia de los Muertos Art & Altar Exhibition
HONORING OUR DEPARTED
November 1-22, 2019
Those that have passed are honored in portraits, still lives, a community altar and a special installation of ceramic birds dedicated to each person lost in the Camp Fire, by Janice Hofmann.
Reception: Friday, Nov. 1, 5-7 pm
$5 Tastings with salad & drink.
Learn about the tradition of “La Ofrenda” (the altar) at 6pm. Live music by the Trinity Accordion Group.
Maria Shahid, Sabìas que...? Magazine
A TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF THE CAMPFIRE
This year's exhibition will include a large installation by Janice Hofmann. 85 ceramic birds, one for each life lost in the Camp Fire. Rolled up in the heart opening of each bird, she will place a victim's published obituary. Devin Peterson, who lost his home and metalsmith shop in the fire, forged steel "tree" panels for the birds to perch in.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Christian Garcia, Emmanuel Garcia, Marion Hunziker-Larsen, Joan Goodreau, Christine Connerly, Dylan Tellesen, Janice Hofmann, Jilly Mandeson, Ann Erpino, Arthur Lemner, Stefanie Prado, Amalia Crumm, Carolyn Mcleod, Victoria Davila, Carolyn Arredondo, Corla Bertrand, Robin Cox, Debbie Chamberlin, Martin Jimenez, Cynthia Schildhauer, Butte College Drawing Students
Personal altars and drawings by Bidwell Jr. High School students will be included in the exhibition.
With support from the California Arts Council, CHICO ART CENTER is implementing BLAST-Art, an afterschool program that will help students think critically about cultural sites and cultural practices and their own school’s increasingly multiethnic community.
Many thanks to all the generous people who volunteered to make this annual community event and exhibition happen: Carolyn Arredondo, Marion Hunziker-Larsen, Roots Catering, Melinda Vasquez, Victoria Davila, Maria Shahid of Sabias Que? and , Richard Robinson, Connie Chapman, Malama MacNeil of Death Cafe, Lisa Freeman-Wood, erin wells, Trinity Accordion Group and all the artists that entered artwork!
OPEN CALL for ART
Entry Fee: $25 Member/$35 Non-Member/$10 Students for up to 3 artworks
Drop Off: Sunday, Oct. 27, 5-7pm & Monday, Oct. 28, 12 - 4pm
Pick Up: Nov. 23-24
CHILI COOK OFF
Friday, Nov 1 - 5 pm to 7 pm
Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibition Reception
$5 chili tastings with a side salad and drink. A variety of traditional chilies, as well as vegan, white chili and others with surprise ingredients.
Vote on these 3 chilies by assigning them with 3, 2 or 1 point.
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. 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.
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
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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
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