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Kids Claim Prizes In Smokey Bear Coloring Contest

OAKHURST – As part of the Yosemite Festival last Saturday in Oakhurst Community Park, the winners of the 22nd annual Smokey Bear Coloring Contest took the stage to be honored for their creative efforts. Sierra Tel has co-sponsored the Smokey Bear Coloring Contest with Cal Fire since 1992, in order to help create awareness and educate children about fire safety ...

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Gallery Row Creates Outdoor Art Block Display

OAKHURST – The artists on Gallery Row in Oakhurst are putting their work on display for everyone passing by on Highway 41 to enjoy. Inspired by the beautifully painted quilt square blocks now being displayed on barns across the U.S., artist Vivian Aumond Capone brought the idea to the Gallery Row art community.

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Free Art Lessons For Kids At NF Gallery

Submitted by Paul Abrams – NORTH FORK – Are your kids at home with “nothing to do” now that summer is here? The Greater North Fork Art Gallery invites you to bring them over for free art lessons. Have them take a break from video games and learn the how-to’s of watercolor painting, photography, weaving, jewelry making, beading, note card ...

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Madera County ArtsFest a Success

Submitted by Kristi Winter MADERA COUNTY – Hundreds of Valley residents enjoyed attended the first Madera County ArtsFest on Saturday, June 14, at the Madera County Office of Education. The Madera County Schools Foundation and Madera County Office of Education hosted this free family-friendly event promoting art in Madera County.

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New Museum Exhibit Opens In Yosemite

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park unveils a new exhibit entitled Yosemite, the Grand Experiment, which opens to the public on Tuesday, June 3, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 18. The exhibit is located in the Yosemite Valley Museum, adjacent to the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, and features paintings, prints, artifacts, and ephemera from Yosemite’s early years. Photographs and paintings of ...

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ArtsFest Celebrates Art In Madera County

MADERA – The first Madera County ArtsFest will be held on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free family-friendly event will promote art in Madera County in a carnival-type atmosphere. Madera County Schools Foundation and Madera County Office of Education are hosting the event at Madera County Office of Education.

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Submit Your Artwork For Special License Plates

SACRAMENTO — California State Parks has launched an art contest aimed at seeking submissions from California artists for the department’s special interest license plate. The donated artwork for the special state parks license plate should be a full-plate design incorporating a California redwood tree and should not obscure the readability of the license plate. The artwork must be an original ...

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Auditions For Fresno Ballet's "Nutcracker"

FRESNO – If visions of sugarplums dance in your child’s head, be sure to get them to the upcoming open auditions for “The Nutcracker.” Auditions for student roles in Fresno Ballet Theatre’s 2014 production of “The Nutcracker,” sponsored by Valley Performing Arts Council, will be held June 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the dance studio of the ...

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Don Grove Images On Display In Madera Gallery

MADERA – “A Different Look at Yosemite’s Treasures” 150th Anniversary of Yosemite Land Grant Photography Exhibition is on display now at Circle Gallery in Madera. I would like to invite you to journey down to the Circle Gallery at 1653 Schnoor, Ste. 113, in Madera, to join me at the Reception on Saturday, May 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. ...

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Experience Yosemite Through Austrian Students' Photographs

YOSEMITE – Nineteen students of the Faculty of Fine Arts / Photography from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria, have traveled to Wawona to realize photographic art projects inspired by a two-week visit to Yosemite National Park. Their photographic expedition culminates this Friday, May 9, at 6 p.m. with a 23-hour art exhibition at The Redwoods in Yosemite, Wawona, ...

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