When: Sunday, June 28, 1 – 3 p.m.

 

Location: Wells Fargo Theatre, Autry National Center

4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA, 90027
Please click here for directions. 

 

Event: Summer Critique Session: The Makings of Great Art 

 

Cost: $10 CAC Members/$15 non-members 

         Museum admission is available for the group rate of $6.50 ($4.50 Students  and Seniors) with advance reservation to the CAC.

 

R.S.V.P.: 626/583-9009 or californiaartclub.org

               No later than 6 p.m., Friday, June 26

 

Note: Images of paintings and sculpture submitted anonymously by CAC members will be projected onto a large screen for review and constructive criticism by a panel of award-winning artists.  This year’s distinguished panel will include painters Lynn Gertenbach, Dan Goozeé and Joseph Yuhasz, and painter and sculptor Vic Riesau.  The panel will be moderated by artist and CAC Vice President David Gallup. 

For Immediate Release

The 2nd Annual Napa Valley Art Festival

Celebrating Representational Art at its Finest

Napa Valley, CA – Over 300 original paintings by 35 of the West’s premier representational artists will be on exhibit and sale at the Second Annual Napa Valley Art Festival on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at V MARKETPLACE in the center of Yountville, CA.  Net proceeds from the sale will benefit the Land Trust of Napa County.  Admission is free.
Artists throughout the west coast submitted entries to the jury, with the top 35 selected for exhibit and sale at the Festival.  A list of participating artists with links to their Web sites are at www.napavalleyartfestival.com. Entries were considered by jury members Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum, and nationally renowned artists Kevin Macpherson and Kathryn Stats.

In addition to the August 15 Art Festival, throughout month of August, the upstairs gallery at the St. Supéry Winery will be displaying over 50 paintings by 8 of the artists participating in the Art Festival.  Admission to this art exhibit and sale is free.

V MARKETPLACE is located at 6525 Washington Street in Yountville, CA.  The St. Supéry Winery is located at 8440 St. Henena Hwy. in Rutherford, CA.

For more information, please visit www.napavalleyartfestival.com.

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Thanks to everyone who submitted to the Centennial Logo Competition! We received an astonishing variety of submissions, and we’re truly excited about selecting the winning design for our Centennial Logo.
The winner will be notified and an announcement will be made within the next week. Please watch this space…

With the Gala Reception this weekend,  the California Art Club welcomes everyone to the opening of the 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition on Saturday, April 25th from 6-9 p.m. Purchase tickets for the Gala Reception and view the entire exhibition online, then visit the exhibition in person at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 East Union Street, Pasadena, and pick up the beautiful full color catalogue! Make sure you’re at the Gala Reception to be the first to hear the awards announced. If you can’t make the reception night, the exhibition opens to the public on Sunday, April 26th.

 

Richard Probert, Afternoon Harmony, Oil on panel, 9" x 12"

All previous Gold Medal catalogues have been discounted to $20, so visit the CAC Gift Shop take advantage of this special opportunity soon as supplies are limited. The catalogue for the 98th Gold Medal will be available at the PMCA over opening weekend, and both at the PMCA and in the CAC Gift Shop after that.

Timothy Tien, Still-Life with Lobster, Oil on board, 16" x 20"

Ernesto Nemesio, Jenner Before Sunset, Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

Eric Merrell, Aspirations of Man, 22" x 28", Oil on canvas

Cathey Cadieux, Behold, the Spreading of His Light, Oil on canvas, 12" x 24"

 
There is a change of location for this month’s third Thursday Paint-Out!  CAC Artist Member Jeff Yeomans will lead the  Paint-Out at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach.

 

We’ll be meeting up at 9 a.m., at the first parking lot. Take 8-West into Ocean Beach and stay on Sunset Cliffs Blvd. until you pass Point Loma Ave., then lok for the first parking lot on the right.  Jeff will be there with easel in hand. 

 

Date: Thursday, March 19

Time: from 9 a.m. onwards

 

Please click here for a map.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Chapter Chairman Paul Strahm at paul@paulstrahmpaintings.com.

 

We invite you to submit your artwork for the Centennial juried exhibition California’s Landscapes and Legacy on view at the Bennington Center for the Arts  in Vermont from August 1 to September 27, 2009. This is a great opportunity to share the many facets of our landscapes and artistic legacy with an East Coast audience and to present a variety of paintings and sculpture in a museum setting. A catalogue will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.

 

Subject: High quality paintings and sculpture; open to any subject matter inspired by California’s environment and people; artwork accepted into the exhibition will be for sale and must be professionally framed and ready for installation.

 

Medium: Artwork may be in oil, watercolor, pastel or acrylic.
Sculpture may be in bronze, marble, wood or stone.

 

Shipping: Artists are responsible to ship artwork directly to the exhibition venue in air float boxes only. The Bennington Center for the Arts will store artist shipping containers during the length of the exhibition and will pay for return shipping of artwork.

  

Commissions: 60% artist, 20% Bennington Center for the Arts, 20% California Art Club 

 

Submission deadline: Friday, May 8, 2009
E-mail your digital images (JPEG-format) with captions and retail prices to miriam@californiaartclub.org. Include in the subject line “Bennington Center for the Arts Exhibition”

 

Donation: Mail a $40 check for up to two entries payable to the California Art Club; $20 for each additional entry; send to: California Art Club, Attention: CAC Exhibition at the Bennington Center for the Arts, 75 S. Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

 

Jurors: Miriam Nöske, Exhibitions Curator, California Art Club

            Shirley Hutchins, Gallery Director, Bennington Center for the Arts

            Elizabeth Small, Curator, Bennington Center for the Arts

 

Opening Reception: August 1, 2009

 

Location: Bennington Center for the Arts

                 44 Gypsy Lane

                 Bennington, VT 05201

 

RSVP: Please call the California Art Club at 626/583-9009 to notify us of your intent to submit artwork.

 

Master Artist Workshops with Junn Roca, Tony Pro, Scott Prior and Jove Wang (above)  have just been announced! For more info and to reserve your spot, visit the CAC website.

Also, the California Art Club and Art Works Fine Art Publishing are pleased to offer members two special workshops called “How to Prepare Your Digital Submissions.” This hands-on, two-hour workshop will be led by Blue Trimarchi, Owner of Art Works Fine Art Publishing, who will provide insights into the digital fine art reproduction process and terminology. The cost is $15 per person (a $50 value). Seats are limited to 15 people per session. Please RSVP to 626-583-9009 to reserve your spot!

Workshop Dates:  Saturday, March 28, 9 – 11 a.m.
                                  Saturday, April 4, 9 – 11 a.m. (Workshop repeats)

Workshop Location:  Art Works, 202 N. Avenue 64, Los Angeles, CA 90042

For questions or further information, call the California Art Club at 626/583-9009.

In December 2009, the California Art Club will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. The Centennial Celebration begins this year and will continue through 2011 when the 100th Annual Gold Medal will be held. We are planning a whole host of interesting programs during this time and are seeking your help in creating a logo to capture the excitement! As such, we are asking all CAC members to consider participating in the Centennial Logo Competition to help the California Art Club come up with a great 100-year logo design that best captures the essence of the California Art Club.

Usage: The CAC Centennial logo and tagline are intended for use on our web site and various CAC printed materials, including letterhead, business cards, brochures, fliers, and Newsletter. Also, we plan to merchandise special California Art Club Centennial products with our “new look” to help raise funds for the Club.

Deadline: March 31, 2009

Submission:  Please email your entries (up to three, each in a separate email) in high resolution JPG format, 300 DPI resolution, and no larger than 2 MB per file, to cac@californiaartclub.org. Subject line should read: “Centennial Logo Submission.” Please be sure to include your name and current phone number in your email message.

NOTE: The winner will be provided with specifics for reproduction mechanics and will be required to sign a release form permitting the winning design to become the property of the California Art Club.

Jury: The CAC Board of Directors will decide on the final selection.

Award: The winner will receive $1,000 plus a selection of California Art Club merchandise, to be announced.

Notification: May 1, 2009

Guidelines: Listed below are CAC’s current elements you may find helpful in creating your successful design, if you choose to use them. Also, for more inspiration, please refer to our web site at www.californiaartclub.org.

Current colors: Pantone 229, Pantone Warm Gray 11
Current fonts: Mona Lisa Recut, Sabon
Current “tile” image: Adobe Monotype Ornament 1 – uppercase “Y”

For descriptive information about logos, please refer to the “Guidelines on Creating Successful Logos” below.

Five Essential Logo Design Principles:
1. Long Lasting Style
A successful logo remains in the minds of people. Logos should be designed in such a way that they hold the organization’s image forever. It is after constant display that the logo gets registered in the minds of people. Hence a design has to be chosen that will never become outdated.

2. Distinctiveness
Distinct logos are mostly successful. A glance at the most famous logos shows that they are similar in one way…Distinctiveness. Do not go overboard on the design. A successful logo must be clear and easy to understand, otherwise, it is useless.

3. Appealing to consumers
The logo must appeal to the general public. It should be properly tested before being launched. You might try to run your own “market research” to see how people respond to you logo design.

4. Conveys the right image
A successful logo represents the image that the organization is trying to portray. Is the organization established or offbeat?

5. Legibility
No matter what you do, if people don’t understand your logo design, then it will be ineffective. Whom are you trying to target? Where is the logo going to be displayed? Does your logo design put out the same communication no matter where it is displayed?

Additional essentials to keep in mind:
1. First Impressions Last
In distributing business cards the one thing that dominates the card is the logo. Since the first impression matters a lot, there are certain guidelines that need to be followed.
          – Be original.
          – Don’t be overly-innovative, business cards must be serviceable.
          – Choose a design that has global appeal.

2. Branding
A brand is a valuable asset and marketing tool for success. It is derived from who we are, who we want to be, and who people perceive us to be. The foundation of a brand is designed within the logo as a form of simple, mass communication.

3. The Simpler, The Better
Simple, straight and intelligent. Such should be the approach of the logo. Most successful logos are simple and straight.

4. Brand Name Equals Image
People identify the brand name of an organization only if the logo is successful in delivering the exact message of the organization. Hence the logo should carry the proper message in order to build and maintain the brand image.

5. Be Consistent
As years pass, an organization develops a reputation. Upon hearing the name of the organization, people should react immediately – and in a positive way.

The results are in from the recent Artist Jurying:

Mark Boyle
Larry Cannon
John Clendening
Steven Curry
Suzanne D’Arcy
Jose de Juan
Debra Engle (Sculptor Member)
Mark Farina
Dorothy Hawthorne
Tara Keefe
Scott Kiche Castro
Ron Lukas
Abel Márquez
Garret McFann (Sculptor Member)
Eric Merrell
Jim McVicker
Kathy O’Leary
Jesse Powell
Robin Purcell
Linda Rogers
Ann Sanders
Nancy Seamons Crookston
Paul Strahm
Joseph Todorovitch 

Thank you to everyone who submitted! You can see all current CAC members on the website here, along with links to each artist’s website. If you don’t have a link or image next to your name on the CAC website, send us your info - it’s free as part of your paid membership with the CAC.

Be sure to check out all of our upcoming events, we have a busy 2009 schedule planned and hope to have you join us!

At the Wells Fargo Theater, Autry National Center

Sunday January 11, 2009, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

George Gardner Symons (1861-1930), Early CAC Member

We are now accepting submissions for the next CAC Critique Session!  By popular demand, we’ve decided to hold this “annual” event twice a year, and the Winter Critique is scheduled for Sunday, January 11, 2009.

Images of paintings and sculpture submitted anonymously by CAC members will be projected onto a large screen for review and constructive criticism by a panel of award-winning artists.  

Whether you’re an artist, collector, or just an interested observer, this is a great opportunity to hear from a panel of master artists, and to gain new insight into and appreciation for the elements that go into creating fine works of art.
  
To submit your work for the critique:
All current CAC members are invited to submit work.  Please email one digital image file in jpeg format tocac@californiaartclub.org.  Jpeg images should be 4″ x 6″, 300 dpi, and no larger than 3 MB.  Please be sure to use “Critique Session” in the subject line of your email.
 
All entries must be received no later than Wednesday, January 7, 2009, but please submit your work early!  Space is limited to 40 participants, and submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please submit only one artwork for critique.  If submitting sculpture, please send multiple views. 

Time: 12:00 Noon – 3:00 p.m.

Admission: $5 CAC Members/$10 Non-members. Museum admission is available for the group rate of $5.50 with advance reservation to CAC.

Directions to the Autry National Center

R.S.V.P. for the Winter Critique Session