CAC Newsletter
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Spring 2024
Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Strobridge
The 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition marks the anniversary of the California Art Club’s one-hundred-and-twelve years of exhibiting paintings and sculptures by talented artists dedicated to the time-honoured practice of traditional fine art. Read more
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Summer 2023
California Art Club’s Grand Opening of the 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Bowers Museum
The 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition marks the anniversary of the California Art Club’s one-hundred-and-twelve years of exhibiting paintings and sculptures by talented artists dedicated to the time-honoured practice of traditional fine art.
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Spring 2023
Joseph Kleitsch (1882–1931): A Passion for Colour
Joseph Kleitsch was born on June 6, 1882, in Nemet Szent Mihaly, the German village of Saint Michael in what was then part of Hungary.
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Winter 2022/2023
Sam Hyde Harris (1889-1977): A World of Colour and Atmosphere
Sam Hyde Harris was a man of dichotomies. He was raised in a working-class family, yet was comfortable in the social arena.
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Summer 2022
California Art Club Unveils the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Bowers Museum
The 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition marks the anniversary of the California Art Club celebrating one hundred and eleven years of exhibiting paintings and sculptures by influential artists dedicated to the preservation and practice of traditional fine art in California.
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Winter/Spring 2022
Jessie Hazel Arms Botke (1883–1971): Bold and Beautiful
Rarely does an artist become associated with more than one historical art movement. Yet, Jessie Hazel Arms Botke did just that.
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Summer 2021
California Art Club Unveils the 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
The 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition marks another anniversary for the California Art Club as we celebrate one hundred and ten years of exhibiting painting and sculpture by influential artists dedicated to practicing traditional fine art skills.
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Spring 2021
100 Years of Art and Culture: Forest Lawn’s Great Mausoleum
Nestled in the rolling hills of Glendale, California, is the world-renowned cemetery Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Famous for its 300 acres of peaceful beauty and idyllic vistas, one of its unexpected treasures is the Great Mausoleum.
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Summer/Fall 2020
Bright, Happy, and True to Nature: Granville Redmond and the Passion for Poppies
Granville Redmond (1871–1935) produced a body of work that captured California’s diverse topography, vegetation, and colour, his paintings ranging from the quiet, beautiful melancholy of Tonalism to the bold, symphonic colours of Impressionism.
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Spring 2020
California Art Club to Unveil the 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition as an Online Display with a Full Schedule of Virtual Events and Programs
The California Art Club’s Annual Gold Medal Exhibitions have a rich and distinguished history; even so, this year the 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition will feature a couple of noteworthy “firsts.”