Tahoe Art League’s 2011 Artist Studio Tour Aug 5-7
Posted on June 20, 2011
Filed Under South Tahoe Art Scene
Take a trip through South Lake Tahoe through the eyes of 26 local artists when they open their studios during the Tahoe Art League Artists’ Open Studio Tour Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 5, 6, & 7, 2011.
Learn about their inspiration and watch live demonstrations 10am to 5pm daily at 14 studio locations including Kit Night shown here, and Dr. Yasmin Sayyed located in Meyers, and Bonita Paulis’ charming studio located in historic Bijou Pines, a nostalgic Tahoe neighborhood full of classic cabins.
You don’t want to miss this tour, or these local artists. Just grab a map and follow the blue signs and arrows.
South Lake Tahoe is home to many accomplished artists who are members of the Tahoe Art League (TAL) dedicated to promoting fine art and art education in South Lake Tahoe.
Like Dr. Yasmin A. Sayyed who eloquently states her purpose, as an artist:
My work is about art as an expression of individual and collective consciousness…
and how Spirit courses through me to give voice, colour, movement, and visual interplay to both the expression of, and invitation to join in a sacred dance of life. In states of grace, the images amplify what heals and what harms the struggles and delights of the soul, and give voice to the universal mysteries o f spiritual elegance.
You can find Dr. Yasmin Sayyed and her studio, Iwa Rere Arts, at 922 Kiowa Drive – off North Upper Truckee Rd in Meyers – a small hamlet outside of South Lake Tahoe.
Kit Night is a member of the Oil Painters of America, and paints uplifting oils full of radiant light. She is showing several series at her studio located at 743 Clement Street in South Lake Tahoe.
Bonita Paulis, will feature pastel paintings of wild western landscapes at her quintessential studio in the coolest part of South Lake Tahoe – Bijou Pines at 1081 Craig Avenue. Her rustic cabin is a piece of art, along with Bonita.
Along the TAL studio tour you’ll find fine art by 30 local artists in a variety of art mediums including watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, silk painting, photography, and sculpture. Original works of art will be featured, and many artists will have framed and unframed prints and greeting cards available for purchase. Many of the artists will also be demonstrating their techniques.
TAL Artists Open Studio Tour
Featuring 26 local artists
2 weekends
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
July 29 – 31
August 5-7
10am to 5pm daily
Free and open to the public. Maps available.
Meet the Artists:
Toast the local artists on Thursday, July 28th, and preview a sampling of the artwork and meet the Studio Tour artists at the Opening Reception at Picchetti Winery, 3135 Harrison Ave., from 5pm to 7pm. Complimentary appetizers will be provided.
Free maps of the Open Studio Tour are available 2011 TAL Artist Studio Tour Brochure, or at the Tahoe Art Center, 3062 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Picchetti Winery, Lake Tahoe Master Framing and Passaretti’s Restaurant.
For more information, please contact the Tahoe Art League at (530) 544-2313 and visit their website at www.talart.org.
The Tahoe Art League is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine art and art education on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe since 1964. TAL provides free monthly art demonstrations for the public, art workshops, classes, summer outdoor shows, fine art exhibits, college scholarships and many other activities. The Tahoe Art League Gallery is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am to 4pm, and features fine art by local artists in a variety of mediums.
