Fear No Art: Civic Engagment, Histories, Currencies
February 15, 2020 - May 17, 2020

Reception: Saturday, February 15, 2020, noon - 2pm.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library
Central Library | 330 Park Blvd. | San Diego, CA 92101 | 619-238-6690

Fear No Art: Civic Engagement, Histories, Currencies, invites the public to consider artworks in the City of San Diego’s Civic Art Collection and the narratives that emerge when in dialogue with local contemporary artists. Together, these artworks represent a wide range of themes and approaches, which act as a provocation for the viewer to consider concepts such as institutional critique, the ability of art to effectively speak to and for the masses, the specificity of the Civic Art Collection, as well as the notion of a collection, itself.

Fear No Art is curated by Lara Bullock and features work by Eric Blau, Donald Borthwick, Mildred Bryant Brooks, Celeste Byers, Collective Magpie, Jung Ho Grant, William Hogarth, Robert Kelly, Leslie William Lee, Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney, John Parot, Cat Chiu Phillips, Charles Reiffel, Zoya Sardashti, Jean Swiggett, Terry Turrell, Jerry O. Wilkerson, and Joe Yorty.

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed on Monday

IMAGE DETAIL: Fear No Art, Unknown, circa 20th/21st century. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection

BOUND TO THE EARTH: ART, MATERIALITY, AND THE NATURAL WORLD

Thursday, Nov 21, 2019-Thursday, Mar 19, 2020

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown, Jacobs Building

Drawn from the Museum’s collection, Bound to the Earth: Art, Materiality, and the Natural Worldlooks at the ways in which artists have addressed and represented the landscape. Faiya Fredman, one of the 100 artists celebrated in our book, 100 Artists, 100 Years: A Century of Creativity in San Diego is featured in this important exhibition. Many works are made with earthen materials such clay and tar, sticks and soil; others focus on the natural resources that constitute our environment. 

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The Artists Guild is sad to announce the passing of member Roxanna Maria on December 4.

Roxanna Maria was a figurative artist who created full body sculptures in clay, polymer and paper clay. She embellished her work with antiques fabrics as well as modern pieces of metal jewelry and other textiles to bring her pieces to life. For the past 20 years, Roxanna Maria embraced her craft and became well known in the industry for the realism that her art conveys. A self taught sculptor, Roxanna began sculpting in the early nineties. Her works have been published worldwide receiving high accolades and numerous prestigious awards. Roxanna was welcomed into the Guild as a prize winner from the San Diego County Fair and quickly became an active member, serving on the Board for a time. She will be missed.

Read more about her and see her work at: http://www.roxannamaria.com

Congratulations to member Ann Walker for her inclusion in the San Diego Watercolor Society 2019 International Exhibition!  Her selection also wins her a Signature membership in the organization!  

Exhibition runs September 29 - October 30, 2019.  

Congratulations to the following 4 artists who have sold work at "Au Naturel", the San Diego Museum of Art exhibit at Mission Trails!  Let your patrons know there are still 5 more days to visit the show!

Poppies and Eucalyptus, Gloria Chadwick

California Dreaming, Bonnie Roth

Desert, Jackie Farkas

Tough Love, Elaine Harvey

Sunflower, mixed media found object art

Barry Feinman, Principal, Restoration ArTechs, Inc.

Barry Feinman gave a fascinating presentation to the Artists Guild at its August 10 Liberty Station meeting.  He talked about his company, Restoration ArTechs, Inc., which is in the business of architectural and artistic surface restoration.  Barry and his team have restored numerous bronze statures in Southern California, including Two Oceans in downtown San Diego and Don Diego at the San Diego County Fair.  With regard to his own art, Barry uses found objects to create his artwork.  The Artists Guild chose his recycled work “Sunflower” for a 2019 membership award at the San Diego County Fair.  The attached presentation shows some of the company’s restoration projects before and after restoration, Barry’s trip to the desert to collect discarded objects and examples of how the objects look like after he has treated them with patina chemicals 

Review his slide show here: Barry Feinman Presentation

For more information on Restoration Artechs, Inc., please visit: www.restorationartechs.com.

Classically trained in England and at San Diego State University Janet Lee’s show proposes a balance of dualities, delicate yet bold, which together form her personal perspective and aesthetic direction using ancient and modern techniques.  Her imagery has a clear statement in any medium including printmaking, painting, and photography.

Sep. 7, 2019 - Oct. 20, 2019

Open Daily September 7 through October 20, 2019 | Mon - Sat 10 am - 4 pm | Sun Noon - 3 pm

The Rosalie & Spencer Lehmann and The Salon Galleries @ The Fallbrook Art Center
103 S. Main Ave, Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 728-1414 | email
In Historic Downtown Fallbrook. Free plentiful parking behind the fallbrook art center and on-street.