7 Printmakers have joined together to exhibit original printmaking and educate the public to the fine art of original hand-made prints. Guild members Angelika Villagrana, Jackie Dotson, Julianne Ricksecker and Ray Brownfield are among the 7.

Exhibition is on view at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park in San Diego, September 12 - 25, with gallery hours of 11- 4 daily.  One of the printmakers is on hand each day to engage visitors in discussions of the various technical processes.  

The public is invited to a reception Sunday September 17, from 4 - 7PM

I encourage our artists to consider applying to exhibitions sponsored by the HMVC Gallery in New York City.  They often offer online exhibition opportunities through CaFÉ.  There are no guarantees, but sometimes they rent space on an electronic billboard in Times Square.  I had a brief moment of fame as “Tears for The Divided States of America” was displayed in Times Square on August 19 at 10:10 AM Pacific Time (1:10 PM Eastern Time).  If you wish, you may go to www.RichSheaffer.com/exhibitions, where you can see a photo, and if your computer allows, you may be able to see a 30-second movie of the HMVC “Freestyle” exhibition as well.

My oil painting, "Hidden Valley IV, Mother & Son, " has been accepted into the National Oil and Acrylic Painting Society International Members' Exhibition; www.noaps.org

I would like to invite you to Artwalk at Liberty Station. This event takes place on August 5&6, and you can meet me in booth 602.

I'm a N. CA artist--living in Santa Cruz. My work is being shown at the Stems Gallery in Morgan Hill, CA; there will be an artist reception for me Sat. Aug. 12.

If you are in the area, I would love to meet you!

Linda Drake

Poway Center for the Performing Arts

Solo Exhibition.  June 1-July 26, 2023

Reception:  June 14, 5-7 pm

For those with an interest in experimental art, please see the “Utterly Unfathomable and Powerfully Profound” 2022 online exhibition sponsored by the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA).  Rich Sheaffer is proud to announce that his oil paint version of “If I Can’t Have It, Nobody Can” was selected for the exhibition.  This work, with a diversity of colors on a 38-inch plywood representation of the USA, was literally blowtorched and set on fire, representing the incendiary effect on our country of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The link is at https://iseaart.smugmug.com/Annual-Exhibitions/Annual-Members-Only-Juried-Online-Exhibitions/Utterly-Unfathomable-and-Powerfully-Profound-2022/INVITED/, and Rich’s other currently exhibited works can be seen at https://richsheaffer.com/exhibitions/.

I would like to invite you to the 15th annual UH Arts Open and Taste of University Heights. You can find one of our artists, Katerina Husar Lazarova, and her art in front of the J A Cooley Museum. Date: November 13, 2022

Call for Entry - Stories from My Childhood

The Northern Illinois Art Museum is seeking artists to encapsulate and share a story of a transformative or impactful event from their childhood via an original work of art and accompanying text. Event should be from pre-teen years.

The NIU Art Museum is currently accepting submissions in all media. This call is open to all artists in the United States 18 years of age or older. Up to 25% of a piece of artwork may have been produced by the artist as a child.

Works will be selected from a national call for entry by NIU Art Museum staff members and the museum’s Exhibition Advisory Committee. $2,000 in total prize money including $1,000 Best of Show from an anonymous donor will be awarded.

DEADLINE:  August 20, 2022

DATES:  November 29, 2022 - February 17, 2023

AWARD INFO:  $2,000 total in prize money including $1,000 best of show.

FEE: $35

WHO: National; Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, Sculpture