Submitted by the artist Betty Berk Sierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 55 Art has been an integral part of my life since I can remember. As a child I was either making doll houses with furniture, paper sculptures, or drawing and painting. Now I participate in art competitions and exhibits and teach at Dinuba High, where I developed the ...

Submitted by the artist Anja Kos AlbostaSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 67 Anja has been a designer and artist for over 30 years. Born in Munich, Germany, she now calls the Southern Yosemite area her home and will be showing her art together with Sonja D. Jamison. Anja paints in both oil on canvas and watercolor. Many of her ...

Submitted by Mark Heliger We will be hosting a social gathering of many of the 21 artists that belong to Gallery Yosemite, and invite you to join us on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m. at Sweetwater Steakhouse. We all are interested in connecting with our neighbors and letting them know that if they want to find some really great ...

NORTH FORK – Phyllis Overstreet will present a free demonstration of the techniques of watercolor painting on Sunday, Aug. 18, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Greater North Fork Gallery at the old mill site. Overstreet is a North Fork artist who paints a variety of subject matter including landscapes, still life and florals. She paints both local scenes ...

The Wawona Friends of the Bassett Memorial Library are hosting a reception for local artist, Eve Davidson on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 7 p.m. in the library. A painter since her teen years, Eve is inspired by people and nature. For Eve, art is a visual story of things that gladden or worry the heart, an expression of self, ...

OAKHURST – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra is announcing a new addition to their summer offerings – a pair of art classes that will start on Tuesday, July 16, thanks to their continued partnership with the Madera County Arts Council. Every Tuesday through Aug. 13, 3D artist Adam Mena will lead kids on an exploration of both clay and ...

Submitted by Mark Heliger OAKHURST – Sweetwater Steak House will be the venue for a social gathering of many of the 22 artists that belong to Gallery Yosemite at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 14. We all are interested in connecting with our neighbors and letting them know that if they want to find some really great interpretations of the ...

COARSEGOLD – Nearly 200 people turned out for the Coarsegold Historic Museum and Music in the Meadow, an annual benefit held the first Monday of June with music, art, food and friends. The winner of the 50/50 raffle was awarded half of the more than $500 collected, and the silent auction was a big success. Most importantly, everybody seemed to ...

This pictorial weaving called “Ocean’s Edge” by Jacqueline Kurtt, is hanging in the Timberline Gallery in Oakhurst. It is displayed in a special exhibition called “Rhythms.” Jacqueline wove this textural effect on a loom that weaves two layers at a time and makes the surface into pleats that express the waves of water. Jacqueline is working on a series of ...

COARSEGOLD – The first Saturday in June marks the return of Music and Art in the Meadow, put on annually to benefit the host of the festival, the Coarsegold Historic Museum. This year’s event will feature “all music, all the time” with two bands playing throughout the afternoon while artists work at their various projects.