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Las Juntas Artists Summer Headlines

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:34:56 GMT

Welcome to the LJA KIOSK newsroom

Watch this spot for any notices pertaining to us. I will be adding stuff as I receive it from time to time. As always, let me know if you have any items of interest, I would be glad to receive them and post them.

Tom Dudziak, KIOSK Editor

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Memberships Now Half-Price! For the remainder of the year, new members will be able to attend our meetings, enjoy quality demonstrations in various media, and participate in exhibits for half the membership price. Send name, address, phone #, e-mail address, and info about your preferred medium with check for $12.50 individual, $15 couple, to Judi Visscher, Membership Chair, 1517 Nuala Street, Concord, CA 94518. Or, sign up at the meeting.

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Gallery Concord opens with the Fall show of Colors with a reception on Oct. 3rd.

The 6th annual Art, Jazz & Wine Fest will be held October 4-5, 2008 in Pleasant Hill, See What's happening

Italian Street Painting Festival in Martinez Sept 27 & 28th. See "What's Happening" or contact www.FestaltaliaMartinez.com

Walnut Festival Sept 17 - 21 Shuttle bus from Shadelands, info www.thewalnutfestival.org

Pleasonton Art and Heritage Festival Sept 21 & 21, www.pleasantondowntown.net

LafayetteArt & Wine Festival, Sept 20 & 21, www.lafayettechamber.org

Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA announces A Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition Dec 6 to Feb 22, 2009. Cash prizes, $20 entry fee, slides or CD's only.

Final deadline for entry 10-6-08. Info at 408 247-3754, Prospectus www.tritonmuseum.org

Plan to attend last 2008 Reuse Plan workshop. See "What's Happening" below

Monday, October 20: Last Day to Register to Vote in California. Ensure that you are properly registered, and remind your family, friends and colleagues to do the same.

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Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:20:10 GMT

What's Happening....

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Gallery Concord "fall Festival of color" Oct 3 opening reception

“Fall Festival of Color” opens with a reception on Friday October 3
from 6-8 pm at Gallery Concord. We invite you to come hear the music
of singer Bob Merritt, and to see the works of our Internationally
known Featured artist, Qian Gao, with his expressive watercolors and
our guest artist, Nationally recognized oil painter, Tara Keefe.
Also on display will be the works of our 25 member artists and a
juried group show by California Watercolor Artists.

Gallery Concord is located at 1765 Galindo (at the corner of Clayton
Road), Concord, CA 94520. Free parking is available behind the
gallery off Clayton Road. Gallery Hours are Thursday to Sunday, 11
AM to 4 PM (except Holidays). The gallery phone is 925 691-6140.
More information about the gallery and it’s artists is on the website
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The 6th annual Art, Jazz & Wine Fest will be held October 4-5, 2008. Download the 2008 Sponsor Information Brochure and help make this year's event a huge success. Between 8,000-10,000 visitors stroll through the venue along Crescent Drive in downtown Pleasant Hill enjoying great art and entertainment including to great jazz, perusing the wares of more than 75 artists, and enjoying fine wine andpremium beer.

The Art, Jazz & Wine Fest is an event that celebrates our community and brings together people who live and work in Pleasant Hill. The Chamber's purpose is to promote and meet local business needs, provide added value to our members and enhance the quality of life within our community. We believe this event is just one way promote business and the community of Pleasant Hill.

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Italian Street Painting Festival in Martinez, Main Street, Downtown, Sept 27 & 28th, 10am to 5pm

Chalk Artists, Ars and Crafts, Community Chalk, Music and Bocce, Italian Sodas, Farmers Market. For More info call 925 372-8295 or www.FestaltaliaMartinez.com.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE ARTS RECOGNITION AWARDS CEREMONY!

Since 1996, AC5 has sponsored the Arts Recognition Awards, a program that honors individuals whose work in arts and culture has had a significant impact on the quality of life in Contra Costa County. This year's award winners will be honored at a public celebration at the Soda Center at St. Mary's College in Moraga, where they will receive their award on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 4 p.m. Awards will be presented by the Honorable Supervisor Gayle Uilkema from District 2, who will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. To reserve a seat at this free public event, send an email to anne@ac5.org,or call 925-646-2278.

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Summer show at Gallery Concord

The Color of My Palette, the summer show of Gallery Concordopens Saturday, July 5 and runs through Sunday Sept 28.

El Sobrante resident Samantha McNally is the featured artist of the 25 resident artist showing their work. Guest artist Adriane Dedic will display her printmaking and there will be group juried show by the artists of the California Watercolor Asociation.

Gallery Concord is located at 1765 Galindo Street. Gallery hours at 11am to 4pm Thursday through Sunday, except for holidays. Free parking is available behind the Gallery off Clayton Road. Info at 925-691-6140 or www.galleryconcord.org.

ART IN THE PARK, DANVILLE

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Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:52:53 GMT

LAST REVISION OF THIS KIOSK: 9-22-08

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:59:47 GMT

Monthly Artists competition - June 2008

Photos by Jim Spurs with Judi Visscher

Digital editing by Tom Dudziak

4th week of September - NATIONAL DOG WEEK

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:42:00 GMT

Ymmmm. Remember your favorites.....

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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:59:48 GMT

Next Meeting: September 24, 2008 at 7:30pm, Board meets at 6:30pm

Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed to summers. Now its time to think about the election of new officers and chairs. Please refer to the latest newsletter for details

Guest Artists Scheduled

September 24 - Tesia Blackburn -

Tesiab -Golden Representative -

Tesia Blackburn was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and went to elementary school in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon. She attended high school in New Mexico and then moved to San Francisco.

Tesia has been a working artist in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years. In 2002 NextMonet Inc., signed Tesia to produce prints of several of her paintings.

In 2000 she was hired by Golden Artist Colors, as the Golden Working Artist in San Francisco. Her work is collected both locally and internationally with patrons as far away as Tokyo.

She received her BFA from the Academy of Art in 1984, studied lithography at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990 and received her Master’s of Art in 1992 at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California.

Tesia has taught at the Mendocino Art Center, Palo Alto Art Center, San Francisco City College, Santa Fe NM Community College, the Randall Museum in San Francisco, Walnut Creek Civic Arts and other facilities.

Tesia is currently represented by Artscape Gallery in Walnut Creek, California and Marion Meyer Gallery in Laguna Beach, California.

www.blackburnfineart.com

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October 22 - Kent Alexander

http://www.kentalexander.com

Kentalexander50@sbcglobal.net

November 19 - Lian Zhen -

Lianzhen@yahoo.com

December -Tenative Christmas Party

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JUST STUFF.....

Sat, 14 May 2005 00:02:21 GMT

For you technical purists.......

Golden Artists Colors, Inc.. publishes a serious data on aspects of paint most of us have not even thought about. The have a lot of information available on line. The newsletter included articles on ground for painting and digital printing on various bases. Check out their website ---> www.goldenpaints.com

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Art shows on TV

All shows on KCSM- TV Ch. 43 (Cable Ch. 17)

7:30am Pat Paulson - oils and acrylics impressionistic http://www.prairiepublic.org

8:00am Gary Spetz - Watercolor www.spetz.com

8:30am Jerry Yarnell - Acrylics, professional http://www.yarnellart.com

9:00am Bob Ross - Best of Oils, popular http://www.bobross.com/

9:30am - Frank Clarke - Simply watercolors http://simplypainting.com

Monday thru Friday on KCSM channel 43 (Cable channel 17)

7:30am - Terry Madden - watercolors, http://www.terrymadden.com/

8:00am - Gary Spetz - Watercolor www.spetz.com

8:30am - Fred Oldfield - Western landscape in oils with knife -http://www.fredoldfieldcenter.net

On KTEH Channel 54 ( Cable Channel 10)

2:00pm Saturday - Heiner Hertling - Plein Air, Oils http://www.heinerhertling.com This program is often displaced by fund raising or other special programs.

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Painters to reference:

Brenda Harris - Acrylics, realistic http://www.brendaharris.com

Var. Plein AirArtist http://www.outdoorpainting.com

http://www.myamericanartist.com/pleinair.html

Art of the West: - http://www.aotw.com

Pacific Artisans - http://www.pacificartisans.net

Terry Madden - http://www.terrymadden.com/

Steffan Baumann - http://www.thegrandview.org

Donna Dewberry - http://www.onestroke.com

Painting with Paulson - http://www.prairiepublic.org

Terry Madden - Watercolor http://www.terrymadden.com/

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Think about this!

"The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." Sir Winston Churchill

"Nothing happens until something moves." Albert Einstein

"If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow human being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not passthis way again." William Penn

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