2014 Feb-Mar Press Release

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Media Contact: Tony Natsoulas tony@bluelinearts.org (916) 783-4117

The Pastel Society of the West Coast Membership Exhibit

ROSEVILLE, CA—Blue Line Arts in partnership with The Pastel Society of the West Coast are presenting  their annual membership exhibit on display throughout the Coker Family Gallery. A group of pastel artists from Sacramento California founded The Pastel Society of the West Coast to promote the medium of pastels, educate, and inspire others to try this beautiful art form. They are a large society open to all who apply across the nation and are able to submit work to their exhibits. A good deal of the members are professional artists and teachers, highly sought after for their workshops. This year's exhibit will be juried by PSWCDistinguished Pastellist, Kim Lordier.  

WHAT: The Pastel Society of the West Coast Membership Exhibit
WHEN:Thu February 27 – Sat, April 12, 2014 Tue & Thurs: 11am-5pm Wed, Fri, & Sat: 11am-3pm, or by appointment.  Reception 3rd Saturday, Reception: March 15th 7pm – 9pm Open to the Public, 6-7pm Members Only

WHERE: Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville, CA, 95678

Remastered

ROSEVILLE, CA-- Blue Line Arts in Roseville, California will be displaying a group of local and regional artists in "Remastered", on display in the WestPark Workshop Gallery. Though we can all appreciate masterpieces from times past, a fresh perspective on those beloved paintings never hurt. In “Remastered,” artists reinterpret world famous masterworks to make them all their own. The collection of artworks in “Remastered,” from 30 local artists, will join the ranks of Salvador Dali (“Self-Portrait as Mona Lisa”) and Andy Warhol (“Birth of Venus”), as they put their own unique mark on classic pieces.

“Remastered” includes work from the following artists: Chris Allan, Samuel Bassett, Calvin Bohner, Danny Cardenas, Kathryn Cirincione, Tonia Colleen, Gretchen Davis, Marilyn Dizikes, Kellen Dyer, Kevin Flory, Matthew Goldberg, Suzanne Goodwin, Ron Hall, Don Hall, Benjamin Hersh, Skaadi Ho, Bob Hubbell, Elma Jella, Doric Jemison-Ball, Jean-Louis Lassez, Jack Mix, Zoran Peshich, Colin Poole, Inger Price, Max Redpath-Kennedy, Lincoln Rogala, Robyn Slakey, Ronnie Stelling, Jennifer Woods.

WHAT:        Remastered

WHEN:        Thu February 27 – Sat, April 12, 2014 Tue & Thurs: 11am-5pm Wed, Fri, & Sat: 11am-3pm, or by appointment
                    Reception 3rd Saturday, Reception: March 15th 7pm – 9pm Open to the Public, 6-7pm Members Only

WHERE:       Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville, CA, 95678

About Blue Line Arts

Blue Line is a non-profit community center for the arts.  Further information may be obtained on the website: www.bluelinearts.org or by calling (916) 783-4117. Hours of operation: Tue & Thurs: 11am-5pm Wed, Fri, & Sat: 11AM-3PM, or by appointment.

Starry Starry Night Friday Sept 27th, 2013 6-9PM

Holiday Sale - Sat Nov. 16th & Sun Nov17th, 2013 11AM - 5PM

Now Accepting Artist Applications for booth spaces!
http://www.bluelinearts.org/pdfs/events/HolidaySale2013%20packet.pdf

Get Your Children Involved in The Arts!

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Are your kids already bored with their summer activities?  

Have no fear! Blue Line Arts is here to relieve children and their parents from the burden of boredom with our fun and affordable summer camps and workshops.  

Blue Line Arts Family Members get 10 percent off all children's classes, camps and workshops in addition to discounts on our custom children's birthday parties.  

Our Saturday Create + Learn activities are also completely FREE to our members, so you can start enjoying the benefits of your membership this weekend!

Visit www.bluelinearts.org for information on our upcoming children's activities and to apply for your membership today!

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Lincoln Clay Day!

Starry Starry Night 2013 Saturday June 22nd 6-9pm

Spend an evening along the skyline in downtown Roseville, at the region's signature cultural community event, benefiting children's creative programming and community arts education in the South Placer region.

Saturday June 22nd, 6-9pm

Click Here to Buy Tickets: $60 per person $85 per couple

Feature Entertainment  -  DAVID GARIBALDI

Some of the event highlights include:

• EMC- Morning News Anchor on FOX40 Paul Robins! Click Here for more info on local Granite Bay resident celebrity.
• FINE FOODS AND BEVERAGES - Local restaurants will be featuring their signature entrees and desserts along with cocktails and more!
• ART - Enjoy art inspired by children and scholarship the next generation of creators!

Event Sponsors

 

Della Terra Winery

California Bank and Trust 

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Press Release for Upcoming April 2013 Shows

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Media Contact: Tony Natsoulas tony@bluelinearts.org (916) 783-4117

ROSEVILLE, CA—Blue Line Arts is excited to present “Six Weeks of Clay.” This time of year brings the return of everyone’s favorite show Blue Line Arts, the “3^rd Annual Totems and Plates Invitational,” accompanied by “CERAMACOM,” our open ceramic competition. 2013 brings the added twist of “America’s ClayFest,” formerly known as Feats of Clay to the Roseville area. All three shows will include varied styles of contemporary ceramic art. 

Alexis Moyer 'The Guardian'

THE THIRD ANNUAL PLATES AND TOTEMS SHOW: AN INVITATIONAL

This will be our 3rd annual invitational exhibition of over 80 plates and totems from Northern Californian artists who will present traditional forms in non-traditional ways; plates as paintings and totems as contemporary sculpture. Plates and Totems is a very popular show with a wide variety of techniques and subject matter and will be on display from April 20th to May 4th, 2013.

THE THIRD ANNUAL CERAMACOM, OPEN CERAMIC ART COMPETITION

This is our annual ceramics art competition, this year including all ceramic creations. This year we are honored to have juror Elaine O’Henry, Editor of Ceramics: Art and Perception/TECHNICA,L select the winning pieces in this stellar show. The prizes are also very exciting this year, with first place claiming both a cash prize and a solo exhibit in our WestPark Workshop Gallery in 2014.

JohnMartin 'Boston Tea Party'

AMERICA'S CLAYFEST

Formerly known as the Feats of Clay. The Art League of Lincoln will produce an International Ceramic Show called "America's ClayFest.” This year’s show will be juried by nationally recognized artist and teacher, Richard Shaw. Blue Line Arts is honored to host this year’s show from May 8th –June 1st, 2013 in our Coker Family Gallery.

WHAT: Six Weeks of Clay
WHEN: Sat, April 20 – Sat, June 1. Reception: 3rd Saturday, June 15th, 6pm – 9pm; Members only 6-7pm

             Live Music from Jazz Band Breez

WHERE: Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville, CA, 95678

Gallery Hours: Tue & Thurs 11am-5pm Wed, Fri, & Sat, 11am-3pm or by appointment
Mission: Creating a vibrant community through the arts.

Blue Line Arts •  405 Vernon Street, Ste. 100, Roseville, CA 95678  •  916. 783.4117  •  www.bluelinearts.org

A Non-Profit Organization  Tax I.D. #94-16906311

Call to Artists for America's ClayFest

 The Art League of Lincoln presents...

"AMERICA'S CLAYFEST"

Same Show: New Name...the Tradition continues...

Show Description: Our Tradition continues...The Art League of Lincoln has renamed the former clay art show and competition held annually at the Gladding McBean Clay Company as The show is celebrating 25 years of clay competition at the historic Gladding McBean Clay Manufacturing Company in Lincoln, California. Our juror, world renowned ceramic artist, Richard Shaw, will be selecting the works that will be shown on site at the Gladding McBean property, inside one of the historic beehive kilns and in the historic architectural design studio. This prestigious show has traditionally had entries from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and Asia. See our web page www.all4art.net for a Prospectus and Entry

         Entry Instructions:
1.) The show is open to all Ceramic Artists worldwide.
2.) Artists may submit up to three(3) Entries which are original pieces and are made of 70%
clay as the primary medium.
3.) You are allowed up to three (3) Images per ENTRY
4.) MAXIMUM ENTRY SIZE LIMIT: Works must not exceed 36 inches or 90cm in any dimension
- NO EXCEPTIONS.
5.) Submission of all works will be done online via the 'EntryThingy'. All images must be clearly labeled with a title. YOUR NAME MUST NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON
THE IMAGE OR IN THE FILE NAME ITSELF. All images must be submitted as .jpg files.
Save all images at 300 dpi and no larger than 10 inches on the longest side.
The Art League of Lincoln presents…
Same show - New Name…the Tradition continues…
6.) All works submitted must have been created after January 2011
7.) Works entered and selected must be properly prepared and presented 'ready' for display
8.) Accepted work which differs significantly from work represented in entry will be disqualified.
9.) No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the show prior to the close of the
exhibition.
10.) This is an open jurying and all images are/will be viewed in an anonymous manner
11.) All accepted artwork must be available for sale during the show. Art work must not be sold
prior to shipment to the Art League of Lincoln's ” Art Show and
Competition.
12.) All artists whose work is accepted will receive shipping instructions and a telephone call.
Those not accepted: will receive an email with a letter and Juror Statement
13.) Important Dates and Information:
        * There will be a total of 85 entries accepted for the show.
        * February 4, 2013 - Deadline for all on line entries using “Entry Thingy”
        * February 10, 2013 - Juror starts his selection process.
        * March 15, 2013 - Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent by Administrator
        * April 8, 2013 - Selected works of art must be physically received no later than this date.
        * April 20, 2013 - Opening Reception at Gladding McBean

ENTRY FEES: Non-refundable entry fees are as follows:
                    First Entry: $25
                    Two Entries: $30

                    Three Entries: $35
All work accepted must be for sale. Traditionally, 60% to 70% of accepted works have sold during
the show. The Art League of Lincoln is responsible for all sales, will collect California sales tax
and will retain 30% of the selling price for its services. All prices quoted must be in US Dollars.

ENTRY DEADLINE:
All on-line entries and pictures must be received by February 4, 2013. See “Terms of Entry” below. SHOW DATES: April 20, 2013 through May 28, 2013

AWARDS:
$1000 First Place
$750 Second Place
$500 Third Place
$200 Tile Heritage Prize ($100 Cash plus one year Tile Heritage Foundation Membership)
Plus 3 additional $250 special Merit awards. 

OUR JUROR:
Richard Shaw, San Francisco Bay Area, California 
Richard Shaw was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute where he received his BFA in 1965. He completed his MFA at the University of California at Davis in 1968. He began teaching at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1966 where he taught for twenty years. He is presently a professor of art at the University of California at Berkeley where he teaches ceramics and drawing.

One of two National Endowments Grants allowed him to explore a photo silkscreen method of reproducing decals and allowed him to work with a professional silkscreen artist, perfecting ceramic transfers. 

Richard Shaw has been a resident artist at Shigaraki Cultural Ceramic Park in Japan, the Manufacture National de Sevres in Paris, the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Maine, and the Peter Voulkos Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. He was elected as a fellow of the American Crafts Council in 1998, Honorary Member of NCECA (the National Council of Education in Ceramic Arts) in 2010 and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Legends Award 2011. 

His work is collected in both private and public collections nationally and Internationally. Public collections include the Whitney Museum of American Art, The San Francisco Museum of Art, The Taipai Museum of Modern Art, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Shigaraki Cultural Ceramic Park, Japan, The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and the Victoria Albert Museum. The Cantor Museum Stanford, among other institutions.

PAYMENT 
Two options are available for payment of Entries:

OPTION #1: PayPal/Credit Card:
PayPal is the simplest method. You may pay by credit card with PayPal. Check your payment options by clicking on the PayPal button. Please be sure to put your assigned Artist Number in the PayPal Comment Section when making payment on PayPal or your payment cannot be verified.

OPTION #2: Mail In Entry with Personal Check/Money Order
Payment by personal check or money order (This is a mail-in option) If using this option, please be sure to complete one of the payment options and print out your entry as your entry will not be valid until payment is acknowledged and Administrator “accepts” your entry and makes it available and visible to the Juror. This happens after your entry has been received by the Administrator. Checks should be made out to: and forwarded to ADMINISTRATOR, C/O 384 Daylily Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648

Instructions for Accepted Entrants: 
Liability During the receiving, installation, exhibition and return of the work, every reasonable precaution will be taken to protect the submitted works. The Art League of Lincoln, its employees, volunteers and Gladding McBean assume no responsibility for loss or damage incurred. Artist MUST carry their own insurance for both the show and for shipping. We are not responsible for lost or damaged work. Work should not be so fragile that shipment or public display is potentially harmful to the work or the viewer.

If your work is selected for the show, all shipping costs and insurance for both the sending of your artwork and the return of the work, is the sole responsibility of the artist. A return postage/insurance packet must be included in your package/container when sending your work to us. You will receive the information as to where you are to ship your entry once the Juror’s selections have been completed.

Terms Of Entry For Entrants:  
All entries will be done using the 'On Line EntryThingy' process by using the “ENTRY” button on the Art League of Lincoln’s web site at www.all4art.net.

Payment is in US Dollars only and is payable through the on line entry form. Instructions are provided to make payment by check or money order via mail-in entry. All payments are non-refundable once entry is received.

Show Dates: April 20, 2013 through May 28, 2013

Children's Open Show

Free Workshops for Children!

Expand your horizons by joining us at Blue Line Gallery’s Children’s Open Show workshops for ages 5-13 August 11 and 18. Taught by Shalley Duarte, explore the art of acrylic painting and landscape views. Various techniques such as perspective, brushstroke, and background colors will be explained. This show is sponsored by Placer Land Trust, “a nonprofit organization working with willing landowners and conservation partners to permanently preserve Placer County’s natural and agricultural lands for future generations.”

Roseville Arts Blue Line Gallery

405 Vernon Street, Suite 100

Roseville, CA 95678

www.rosevillearts.org

Deadline for Natural Wonders Forever exhibition in 7 days!

The deadline for entries to the Placer Land Trust's 2012 Natural Wonders Forever exhibition is coming up in just 7 days!  Submit your work in any medium, from painting to sculpture to installation and even poetry, by midnight on Wenesday, August 1st to be a part of this exciting exhibition.  Not a landscape artist?  Don't worry!  Your work need only be inspired in some way by one or more of the Placer Land Trust properties.

Don't miss this great opportunity to celebrate the natural wonders of Placer County alongside prolific landscape artist Mark Bowles, whose work will be shown in the Coker Family Gallery in conjunction with the Natural Wonders Forever exhibition.  Click here to submit your work now!  

An entry fee of $35 covers up to three submissions; each additional entry requires only a $5 fee.  A portion of the fees collected from the artists will go towards the Natural Wonders Forever endowment fund to preserve the natural wonders of Placer County for generations to come, and the remainder will be used towards the creation of the exhibit and continued promotion of the arts within the Roseville community.

About Placer Land Trust: Placer Land Trust envisions a future in which land conservation grows along with population growth and development, creating and maintaining a healthy environment, economy and quality of life for future generations. 

Plates and Totems Show

Heidi

Elaine Corn

Charlsey Cartwright

Joe Kowalczyk

Vicki Plutchok

Malia Landis

Lee Kavaljian

Jennifer Brazelton

Robyn Slakey