FRESNO — For my neighbor and me, October would not be complete without a trip to Arte Américas Casa de Cultura in the mural district to see the annual Dia de Muertos exhibit. Gracie and I get together on the weekend and have lunch a block away at Toleditos on Van Ness before feasting in the richness of treasures that ...
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Good Medicine And Mana Fire For Yosemite Renaissance 33
OAKHURST — Stop by Gallery 5 on Gallery Row in Oakhurst on Saturday evening for a reception welcoming the Yosemite Renaissance 33 traveling exhibit to the area for another year. Yosemite Renaissance 33 features works inspired by Yosemite and the California Sierra. The show opened on Oct. 13 and will run through Nov. 18. The exhibit opens annually at the historic ...
Read More »Happening Now: 2nd Annual ARTober In Oakhurst
OAKHURST – Visit Yosemite | Madera County once again partners with the art community of Oakhurst to present ARTober in Oakhurst, a month dedicated to celebrating arts and culture throughout the area. ARTober encourages collaboration and participation from artists, musicians, writers, venues, foodies, and others to showcase all things arts and culture. The events are designed to encourage people to ...
Read More »The Firefall Gallery Opens In Oakhurst
OAKHURST – There’s a new gallery in Oakhurst – The Firefall Gallery located at 40680 Highway 41, next to the bicycle shop. Firefall Gallery, named after the iconic event which took place on summer evenings in Yosemite until 1968, emphasizes Yosemite landscape and wildlife photography. The gallery also features etchings, pastels, watercolors, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art and an extensive selection ...
Read More »Sierra Art Trails: Vicki D. Thomas And Ann Hart
Vicki Thomas Sierra Art Trails 2018 Catalog #85 My love for art, drawing and painting has come from an inner need to create and then to share my passion with others. It’s a wonderful feeling to be totally immersed in the process of painting and experience the surprising and satisfying results. This year, I’m proud to have local artist and ...
Read More »16th Annual Sierra Art Trails, This Weekend!
OAKHURST — Get ready for the sheer beauty and excitement that is Sierra Art Trails. The Preview Exhibit is open to the public, featuring a representative piece by each artist in Sierra Art Trails. Viewing the Preview Exhibit is a great way to plan your Art Trails weekend, discover the work that you most want to see, and plan your route to ...
Read More »Award Ceremony For Winners Of Yosemite’s Gateway Expressions Contest
YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery are proud to honor the winners of the 2018 Gateway Expressions Student Art, Photography, and Poetry Contest at a special award ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, in front of The Ansel Adams Gallery. Yosemite National Park and The Ansel Adams Gallery would like to thank Yosemite ...
Read More »This is Us: Jon Bock
My family has been in the arts for a long, long time. Our first gallery opened in 1980 in New Jersey. It was my mother’s gallery, named The Williams Gallery of Fine Art. So when I opened my first gallery here in Oakhurst, I named it after hers: The Williams Gallery West. People assume we’re a gallery of western art, ...
Read More »Mary Beth Harrison: Sweet Home North Fork
Mary Beth Harrison Sierra Art Trails 2018 Catalog #61 I am so nervous and excited to be participating in my first Sierra Art Trails Oct. 5, 6, and 7, and hope you will come experience it with me! I call my art business Sweet Home North Fork and have been busy all summer painting some of the local scenery I ...
Read More »Susan ManterBolen: Charming Surrealism, Vivid Expression
OAKHURST — Gallery 5 invites the public to view a body of new work by painter and mixed media artist Susan ManterBolen, whose work is wide-ranging and includes vivid expressionistic landscape as well as modern surrealism. “ManterBolen’s recent work is deeply personal, exploring events in her own life while also referencing folklore, history, and human relationship with nature.” “Susan Manter-Bolen (aka ...
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