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Press RoomSummer 2011 CAC Newsletter Louis L. Betts (1873-1961) Mid-Winter, Coronado Beach, c.1907 Oil on canvas, 29″ x 24″ (Painted for the Sante Fe Railroad Collection) Collection of The Irvine Museum Sunshine, Trains and Hollywood Brings Artists to Southern California Cover Article by Elaine Adams This issue also includes: • West Fraser: A Voice from the South by Molly Siple • Artist As Critic: An Interview with Scott W. Prior by Stephanie Campbell • Membership Programs and Events • Collectors’ Circle Corner • Corporate 100 • Call for Entries • Chapter News and Events • News Briefs • Donations • Museum/Gallery Exhibitions and Lectures • Membership News • In Memorium [Arnold Friberg, 1913-2010; Ben S. Lao, March 17, 1947-February 20, 2011] • New Members Reception with the artists for the CAC Exhibition at the California Historical SocietyPaying tribute to the state’s natural beauty and beloved sites with paintings from both current members of the Club’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and some early members from the rich collections of the California Historical Society. Please join us to celebrate the opening of a this special exhibition, A Century of Landscapes: Selections from the California Art Club. This exhibition will continue through October 15, 2011.View the 100th Annual Gold Medal Terry Masters, Desert Hills View the artists and artwork in the 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition by clicking here – you can also purchase tickets and join us for the Gala Reception on Saturday, April 2 from 6-9 pm at the Pasadena Museum of California Art! Gold Medal Juried Exhibition Blind Bid AuctionIn celebration of the California Art Club’s 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, being held April 3 – 24, 2011 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, seven select paintings are available in a Blind Bid Auction. Below are the paintings along with their opening bids.
Rules for the Blind Bid Auction:
Patrons may submit their best bids, at or above the starting bid, online until 5:00 p.m. on March 31 or at the Gold Medal Collectors’ Preview Benefit Dinner on April 1 until 8:30 p.m. (All times are Pacific Daylight Time.) All bids will be kept confidential. The individual who has stated the highest bid for each painting will be deemed the winner. Winners will be announced at the Gold Medal Collectors’ Preview Benefit Dinner on April 1 at 8:45 p.m. All bid forms, whether online, or in person, will be sequentially numbered. In the event of a tie, the individual with the lowest number on their bid form (thus the earlier bid) will be deemed the winner. All winning bids must be paid by close of business, Monday, April 4. If the high bidder does not pay by that time, the painting will go to the next bidder in line. Note that the entire Gold Medal Exhibition will be posted online starting March 29 at 12:00 noon. To purchase tickets to attend the Artists’ Gala Reception on April 2 or other Gold Medal related programs, please call (626) 583-9009. CAC Celebrates Centennial Statewide CALIFORNIA LIGHT: A Century of Landscapes By Jean Stern and Molly Siple In association with the California Art Club “From the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the desolate splendor of the Mojave Desert; from the wildflower-covered coastal hills to the countless, secluded valleys; from the dazzling beaches of the south to the rocky coves of the north; all these vistas were ideal subjects for the landscape painters who first came to California over a hundred and thirty years ago.” – Jean Stern, from California Light In 1909 the California Art Club was founded and since then our artists, patrons, and visionaries have worked to capture the beauty of California’s landscapes in resplendent plein air paintings. A first-of-its-kind monograph, California Light: A Century of Landscapes, by Jean Stern and Molly Siple, offers up a comprehensive look at the Club’s paintings over the past one hundred years. Available April 12, the 264-page book from Rizzoli International, one of the leading publishers of art books, will showcase 300 landscape paintings created during the last 100 years by artist members of the Club and document the Club’s long history, from its founding in 1909 at an artist’s studio in the Arroyo Seco to its current activities that involve six chapters throughout the state. In conjunction with the publication of California Light, the California Art Club will hold a series of exhibitions and other programs to be held at museums and historic sites throughout California. Don’t miss these opportunities in the coming months, for artists and patrons of the arts alike. December 2010 – June 2011 Golden State Treasures The Historic Blinn House, Pasadena January 8 – February 19 Northern California Light: Paintings by the California Art Club Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco February 18 – March 27 Gems from the Central Coast San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo Opening Reception: March 4 March 13 – May 22 A Luminous Land: Selections by CAC Signature Artists Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard Opening Reception: March 12 April 3 – 24 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition Pasadena Museum of California Art Opening Reception: April 2 April 10 Special Centennial Gold Medal Program “100 Years of California Art” lecture by Jean Stern, Director, The Irvine Museum Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena April 12 Official Release of “California Light: A Century of Landscapes” By Jean Stern and Molly Siple Published by Rizzoli International April 16 “California Light: A Century of Landscapes” Book Launch Event Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena April 30 – June 12 Gold Coast: Paintings of Southern California by the California Art Club Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside Opening Reception: April 30 May 3 – August 28 California Dreamin’ CAC Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino Opening Reception: May 5 May 15 “California Light: A Century of Landscapes” Book Launch Event Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana June “California Light: A Century of Landscapes” Book Launch Event Turtle Bay Museum, Redding June “California Light: A Century of Landscapes” Book Launch Event Laguna Art Museum, Laguna June 16 – August 26 Splendor: Paintings of the Tejon Ranch Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield Opening Reception: June 16 July 1 – 31 California Landscapes: Paintings by CAC Associate Artist Members Fremont Gallery, South Pasadena Opening Reception: July 9 July – September Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Paintings by San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Members California Historical Society, San Francisco Opening Reception: TBA |
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