Colusa County Arts Council

NEWS

We have an opening on our Board of Directors. Contact us if you are interested.

Our Open House and Ribbon Cutting was a great success.

We had a large number of people come to our open house. We featured two artists, Mary Ann Nation, plein air artist and Sue Graue, Photographer.

Mission Statement

The Colusa County Arts Council's mission is to provide a county-wide arts program which will enrich all members of the community and provide a voice for the cultural heritage and creativity of its people.

Virginia Read Program

The Virginia Read this year is The Grapes of

Wrath. The Arts Council is holding an art show called Feeling at Home: A Photo Essay. Photos will be all black and white and in the style of Dorothea Lang, who accompanied John Steinbeck as he was writing the articles that eventually became The Grapes of Wrath.

Entries must be submitted by March 15, 2012. There is no entry fee, there is a limit of three entires per person. The photos will be on display, during office hours, the entire month of April and on Virginia Read Day, April 28, 2012. Rules and an application may be found by clicking HERE

For more information about Virginia Read

click here

Volunteers needed

Our office is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We need volunteers who can be in the office on these days on a regular basis, or occassionally. If you are interested, let us know. Invite your friends to visit you in the office for lunch and enjoy our surroundings.

Photography Show January 21, 2012

We had a very successful Photography show. Winner of the Viewr's Choice award was

Julie Cano for her picture Three Sisters.

There were also winners for the Beginners, Advanced and Proffessional Division.

Upcoming Events

Cultural Tours

San Francisco Symphony

April 19, 2012

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

Roussel, Spider's Feast
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 5
Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite

There will be a stop at Union Square for lunch and shopping from 10:30 to 12:45. The bus then takes you to the Symphony. After the performance, the bus returns to Colusa County by approximately 6:30.

We provide the round trip bus for $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Get your ticket from the symphony.

There will be 2 more trips this year, April 19 and May 17.

Feats of Clay in Lincoln has been cancelled for this year.

Last year we sponsored two art trips to the de Young Museum. This year we plan to have more art trips.

Get on our email list and we will let you know as soon as a trip is planned.

Art Display

We have a monthly rotating art display in our office.

This month we feature the photography of Dick Lau. Be sure to stop in and see his work. If you are an artist, and you want to display your art, contact us. Also let us know if you know of an artist who would like to display his/her art in our office.

Clay Classes

We are very fortunate to have Peter Adams teaching us clay and glazong techniques. You may remember Peter's art from our May 2011 Art Show. His nude sculptures won the Best of Show award. Come into our office to see what we have made. You may still join the class. The cost is $30 a session and $6 for clay (an occassional fee). Call to see when the next class will be held. These classes will be ongoing

twice a month. We plan to add a second class to meet the 1st and 3rd Saturday each month as we get more students.

Drawing Classes

Suzi Long taught a drawing class in February. It was a huge success, and was enjoyed by all who participated. More classes to come. Call for more information.

Watercolor Classes

John Hewitt will teach a watercolor class on May 17, 18 and 19. Call for more information.