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, ...

YOSEMITE – Renowned photographer Colby Brown will lead a free Photo Walk in Yosemite National Park in celebration of the Park’s 150th Land Grant Anniversary. Brown, who has led photo walks and workshops around the world in destinations including Australia, Iceland and Hawaii, will welcome photographers of all experience levels to participate as he advises and inspires them to capture ...

NORTH FORK – The Greater North Fork Art Gallery is hosting a gala on Sunday, May 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. in their venue at the CDC building on the Old Mill Site. The Gallery bills itself as home to vivid imagination, creativity, supurb talent, kind and gracious hearts and a hearty welcome.

Submitted by Kathy Marks MADERA COUNTY – Sierra Art Trails is kicking off our 2014 activities with a Call to Artists for our first Spring Special Exhibit, “Valley View – Yosemite Trails, Currents, and Visions.” The exhibit is presented in association with the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Yosemite Grant, signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1864, and will ...

Valley View – Yosemite Trails, Currents, and Visions is a Sierra Art Trails Event, that will run Apr. 5 through May 4, at Stellar Gallery, Gallery Row, 40982 Highway 41 in Oakhurst. There will be special reception on Saturday, Apr 12, from 4 to 8 p.m. The deadline for artists to submit their work is Mar. 10. “Valley View – ...

SONORA – The Stanislaus National Forest is accepting applications for the 2014 Artist in the Woods program, where professional artists stay for two weeks in a historic cabin in the woods during the fall. With the goal of creating a sense of stewardship for the beauty of the natural and cultural resources of the Stanislaus National Forest, the Artist in ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite Renaissance is celebrating its 29th year with an exhibit of 49 paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures by 45 artists. Drawn from over 700 entries, this year’s exhibit includes a broad range of works from the representational to the abstract, all interpreting the majesty of Yosemite and the Sierra.

Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau & the historic Golden Chain Theatre in Oakhurst present a special Premiere showing of the Ken Burns’ documentary, Yosemite – A Gathering of Spirit, on President’s Day Weekend, Sunday, Feb. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.

YOSEMITE – The first Youth in Yosemite Short Film Contest has announced its winners for 2014. “We received a wide array of entries celebrating Yosemite from many different perspectives and through unique film styles,” say organizers. “Judging is always exciting and of course, a very difficult task, and we thank everyone who participated as a judge and honor all of ...

Gallery Yosemite has created an online survey as we explore ways to help our local artists looking to expand their horizons. Often a way to refresh your vision is to choose a workshop where you can share the experience with like-minded spontaneity-loving artists. A workshop facilitates seeing things with the “eyes of others,” and we want to learn what kinds ...