Nance Leikhim Rivers and Falls at North Tahoe Event Center through May 2010
The “Rivers and Falls” exhibit by local artist, Nance Leikhim, is on display at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach through May 2010.
The impressive exhibit includes a large 98” wide painting “The River” which Leikhim created as an analogy to life. Smaller watercolor and mixed media pieces dot the exhibit landscape with a unifying theme of waterfalls and leaves falling.
Celebrate the Spirit of Horses at Horse HeART March 12 – April 12 at Art Attack
Wild horses and artists. What traits do they share? Tenacity. Adaptability. Intelligence. Perseverance.
Featuring art that evokes the kindred spirit of horses and artists, Horse HeART is an equine art exhibit, art competition, and fundraiser to benefit the Let ‘Em Run Foundation, hosted by Art Attack Gallery in Incline Village March 12 through April 12, 2010.
A wine and chocolate Opening Reception will take place Saturday, March 13, from 4 to 8 pm. read more →
Intro to Watercolor Painting March 2-23
Local artist and watercolor instructor Jan Foss will be offering an Introduction to Watercolor Painting class on Tuesday evenings, March 2 through March 23, from 6-9 pm.
The Game of Life by Carole Sesko at Trio Wine Bar and Bistro in Truckee
The timeless elegance of a Truckee landmark is further accentuated with the whimsical and enchanting paintings of local mixed media artist, Carole Sesko.
But it’s much more than art. It’s a beautiful reflection of Carole’s personal ties to the close knit community of Truckee where she has lived for over two decades.
Art works by Carole Sesko are currently on display at Trio Wine Bar and Bistro located inside the historic Kruger White House in Truckee.
The Beauty of the Sierras by Morrison and Anderson March 3-28
Wood furniture creations and photography of the surrounding area by local artists Jacob Morrison and Lindsey Anderson will be featured at the North Tahoe Art Center March 3 through 28, 2010.
Gee’s Bend Quilts at Nevada Museum of Art through April 11
Hailed in The New York Times as “some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced” the quilts of Gee’s Bend will be on exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art February 6 through April 11, 2010.
Quilting has been a longstanding tradition among the women of Gee’s Bend – a small town on Alabama River where cotton plantation owner Joseph Gee’s land was located.
Tahoe Youth Ballet 2010 Spring Season March 19-20 at No Tahoe High
Tahoe Youth Ballet presents its second performance featuring local and guest artists in its Spring Season at the North Tahoe High School Theater on Friday, March 19th and Saturday, March 20th at 7pm.
The program will feature four ballets and guest artist Stephen Straub of Suzanne Farrell Ballet and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet alongside six of Tahoe’s finest young dancers. Works presented include ballets by Artistic Director Christin Hanna in addition to Royal Danish Ballet’s Constantine Baecher, former New York City Ballet dancer Deborah Wingert and Madame Peff Modelski.
Lake Tahoe Music Festival Orchestra Academy Auditions
Want to play at the LT Music Festival? Auditions on YouTube are now open.
Two Artist’s Perspectives on Old Truckee by Sara Zimmerman and Scott Thompson
Fine artist Sara Zimmerman and fine art photographer Scott Thompson team up for an art show of images of downtown Truckee. The show, “Truckee Through My Eyes: Two Artist’s Perspectives on Old Truckee” will be on display at Elijah Bleu’s Coffeehouse in Truckee through March 2010.
NMOA Nevada Emerging Artists Series with Bryan Christiansen: Trophy Hunter
Launching the Nevada Museum of Art’s Nevada Emerging Artists Series, Trophy Hunter is artist Bryan Christiansen’s first solo exhibition, and his Museum debut, open February 20 through May 9, 2010.
The Nevada Emerging Artists Series, a new ongoing exhibition program designed to support the work of select Nevada-based artists, is generously sponsored by The Satre Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Western Nevada.
Heart ART at North Tahoe Arts thru February
Local art with heart will be on display at the North Tahoe Arts Center in Tahoe City through February.
Keep Tahoe Culture stickers fund Local Non-profits in Lake Tahoe and Truckee
Tahoe Arts and Mountain Culture has released its very own sticker.
For every sticker purchased at $3 each, a portion of the proceeds will go to a local non-profit in Lake Tahoe or Truckee. read more →
Joe Winter at Spirits In Stone Feb 13-14
“I am most interested in fire as a dynamic tool for creating pots with unique beauty, depth, and character. Fire, the weather, timing, my hands and a lot of other variables keep the work dynamic and unique” – Joe Winter
Meet Joe at Spirits In Stone gallery in The Village at Northstar on February 13 and 14.
Call to Artists for Horse HeART Art Exhibit, Competition, and Fundraiser
Visual artists are invited to submit images of original equine-theme art work for consideration for Horse HeART, a special event celebrating the spirit of horses and artists to be held this spring at Art Attack Gallery in Incline Village. read more →
The Immigrant Experience in Northern Nevada at SNC Feb 20
Senior Saturdays kicks off 2010 with Phyllis Rogers/Northern Nevada Reads: “The Immigrant Experience in Northern Nevada” on Saturday, February 20 at the Sierra Nevada College.
Winter in the Sierra photo exhibit at North Tahoe Arts January 6 through February 28
Twelve highly acclaimed local photographers will display their artwork in a two-month exhibit, “Winter in the Sierra,” at North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City.
A free opening reception will take place Friday, January 8, from 5 to 7 pm at the Arts Center.
Sara Zimmerman “Woman In Raw” exhibit @ Dragonfly
Truckee artist and illustrator, Sara Zimmerman, will be celebrating her newest artwork “Woman in Raw” on exhibit at Dragonfly Cuisine in Truckee, CA.
“These expressive works represent my recent story of becoming a mom, integrating motherhood into an active and creative lifestyle, and trying to juggle it all while maintaining a sense of self,” says Sara. The exhibit of these large art works will be on display from December 10, 2009 through May 2010 and is open to the public.
NEA awards grant to Artown 2010 festival
For the second consecutive year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has granted Artown with $20,000 for the 2010 festival, one of only two grants awarded to Nevada-based organizations.
As the nation’s largest funder of the arts, NEA’s one-year Access to Artistic Excellence grant helps Artown to bring a diverse array of arts and culture to Reno, Nevada, through the entire month of July.
Sierra Nevada College Winter Workshops January 4-8, 2010
Sierra Nevada College has expanded its Visiting Artist Workshops to include courses during the winter break from January 4th-8th, 2010.
Pottery, painting and film making will be featured during the intensive week-long workshops.
Swarm by Elaine Parks at Nevada Museum of Art thru March 14
Tuscarora, Nevada sees its fair share of insects each year as an annual invasion of Mormon crickets engulfs the small town, population 13.
For resident and artist Elaine Parks, the infestation is an event she anticipates with both deference and dread, illustrated in her exhibition Swarm at the Nevada Museum of Art thru March 14, 2010. read more →
Annual Holiday Concert & Tree Lighting @ Sierra Nevada College Dec 3-6
Ring in the holiday season with the Sierra Nevada College Concert Choir! Under the direction of Donna Roberts Axton, director of music studies at Sierra Nevada College, the Annual SNC Choir Winter Concert is scheduled for Thursday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 5th at 7pm at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village, and then on Sunday, December 6th at 3pm at the Squaw Valley Chapel in Squaw Valley, California.
Vista Gallery Holiday Party Dec 6
Elk. According to Native American culture symbolizes stamina.
Stamina hardly describes the tireless 17-year commitment by Douglas E. Taylor of Vista Gallery as he heads to greener pastures in Montana to pursue his art career.
Douglas will hand over the reins of Vista Gallery to its new owner Tony Spiker on December 6, 2009 with a party and unveiling of two new gicle’e prints – entitled Elk I and II. read more →
InnerRhythms of Truckee: Empowering Art and Community
Its mission is simple.
Use the power of dance and music to cultivate life skills in our local youth and to inspire an enduring passion for the arts. By offering a wide variety of dance classes and workshops, InnerRhythms Dance Center believes dance and music will help awaken individual and community consciousness one beat at a time.
Artisan’s Marketplace in Truckee features handmade Holiday Gifts
Shopping in Truckee this Holiday season just took a turn toward the fantastic. The Artisan’s Marketplace has opened its doors in the Blue Victorian in Brickelltown.
This unique gallery represents a co-op of fourteen talented local artists and is filled to the brim with amazing and gorgeous handmade treasures. The marketplace is open daily 11 am – 6 pm, and Fridays until 8 pm. read more →
Nevada Museum of Art: Fusing Art + The Environment
Did you know we have an internationally renowned museum of art in our back yard?
The Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) is no ordinary museum. With a permanent collection of 2,000 works and rotating national and international exhibits such as the exquisite etchings of Rembrandt van Rijn, the guiding principle of the NMA is the aesthetic articulation of the land and the environment; a value that permeates Tahoe-Truckee mountain culture.
Heidi Reeves at No Tahoe Event Center November 17 – February 2010
The paintings of North Lake Tahoe artist Heidi Reeves, will be on display at the North Tahoe Event Center through mid-February 2010. Ms. Reeves has worked in watercolor for many years, but most recently has enjoyed working with pastels. Her exhibit will include a sample of her landscape and portrait work in these mediums.
Robert Cole Caples: Rooted in Nevada November 9-January 1, 2010 @ SNC
Sierra Nevada College is presenting the exhibit “Robert Cole Caples: Rooted in Nevada” from November 9, 2009 through January 1, 2010.
The exhibit highlights the lifelong work of Robert Cole Caples and his deep connection to the landscape and its original inhabitants.
Ceramics Drop-In Classes with T in Truckee
No pressure here. In fact, it sounds like fun.
Now you can join weekly ceramics drop-in classes at T Pots Pottery in Truckee.
Life’s Observations by May Au Manion @ North Tahoe Event Center
May Au Manion’s art is inspired by observing how humans respond when they are faced with life’s challenging situation, whether historically, culturally, politically or socially. Through her work, she sees how the world responds to these people in challenge.
The paintings of Manion will be on display at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach through November. read more →
Winter Whites Watercolor Workshop with Jan Foss, Nov 10-24
Let’s see how many colors you can put into a white flower or winter scene and still make it look white!
There’s just one hitch. No white paint allowed.
Water: A Selection of Photographs by Jim Markle @ NTA
Jim Markle is an internationally acclaimed photographer who lives and teaches in Incline Village.
His images are influenced as much by his appreciation of art, history, and environmental issues as by the beauty and diversity he sees in nature. This summer, WaterShapes magazine featured his images of Yosemite and of private gardens in the Bay Area.
Markle’s “Water” exhibit explores the various aspects of water, from texture and color to shape, form, and a range of moods and will appear in the Main Gallery of the North Tahoe Art Center through November 16. read more →
Cubism Artist Gregg Fleishman @ Tahoe Gallery October 29-November 17
“There is another way to be green in architecture, a way that focuses on process in building going beyond the factory,” states Fleishman. “It is in geometry, with its repeating similar forms, and smaller parts that we find the advantages we are looking for.”
Los Angeles-based artist Greg Fleishman will be exhibiting a collection of his work, entitled “CUBISM,” at the Tahoe Gallery at Sierra Nevada College through November 17, 2009.
On Thursday, October 29, Fleishman will give a lecture on his work at 5:15pm in the Prim Library, room 320, which will be followed by a reception at the Tahoe Gallery. The public is invited to attend both of these free events; light refreshments will be provided. read more →
Arts for the Schools turns 25
“Our children experience the world through art.”
Arts for the Schools.
Tahoe Dreams by Catherine Shaefer @ NTA
North Tahoe ARTS will feature the water color paintings of Catherine Schaefer during the month of October.
Catherine is a third generation artist who has had a lifetime of successful painting. She depicts her impressions of her love for Lake Tahoe and surrounding landscapes, using deep brilliant watercolors.
Discovery & Awareness by Sara Zimmerman
Local illustrator and graphic designer, Sara Zimmerman, will have her fine artworks on display at Full Circle Movement in Truckee through the Fall.
The exhibit is composed of Sara’s earlier body of works, featuring curvaceous florals and whimsical landscapes that perfectly complement the flow and movement happening within Full Circle Movement.
Fall Watercolor Class with Jan Oct 5-26
She’s at it again.
Local watercolor artist, Jan Foss, is offering a 4-week evening class to those interested in learning to paint our fabulous Fall colors.
North Tahoe Plein Air @ NTA thru Oct 18
The walls at North Tahoe Arts are covered with paintings celebrating the beauty of North Lake Tahoe created during the North Tahoe Plein Air 2009 event.
From Emerald Bay to Sand Harbor, 37 plein air artists staked their spot in the outdoors for three days to capture the many moods of the Sierra’s fall light as it danced along the landscape.
The paintings are on display through October 18.
Kids’ Art Programs Fundraiser Oct 15 @ Dragonfly
The Arts and Culture Council of Truckee-Tahoe (ACCTT) is holding its annual fundraiser for youth art programs at Dragonfly on October 15, 2009.
Call to Artists: NTA seeking Art for HollyArts Show by Oct 1
North Tahoe Arts is seeking fine art and gifts for its annual holiday show.
Open to all fine art media, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, functional art, craft, textiles, ceramics, wood, holiday cards, ornaments, and décor – all in the spirit of the holidays.
In Spirit Art Exhibit at Vista Gallery
Celebrating 17 years of art & framing, Tahoe Vista’s Vista Gallery has extended the In Spirit exhibit through October.
The exhibit features new artwork by many of the 36 artists represented at the north shore gallery.
The exhibit title, In Spirit, is inspired by the primary display by Douglas E. Taylor with ten new mixed-media artworks and four new mixed-process monoprints. read more →
Raising Monet for North Tahoe Arts
It’s a giant art sale to raise Monet for the ARts in North Shore.
Raising Monet runs September 4 – 30, 2009.
“Short…but Sweet” with Roger Lee @ Ethos September 4
His ceramic sculptures are bold and beautiful, and capture his relationship to the natural world.
Incline Village ceramic artist Roger Lee will have a “Short…but Sweet” art show at Ethos Gallery in the Northstar Village on September 4th.
The Legacy of Cowboy Poetry at Sierra Nevada College thru Sept 13
Hear firsthand from working cowboys and explore the enduring beauty and spirit of their culture.
“The Lingo of Our Calling: The Legacy of Cowboy Poetry” offers a glimpse into the ranching culture in the rural West through the lens of cowboy poetry and related art forms.
This free exhibit is located in the Sierra Nevada College Prim Library until September 13, 2009. read more →
North Tahoe Arts and its Founder, Madeline Bohanon, Celebrate Coming of Age
20 & 90: North Tahoe Arts and its Founder Celebrate Coming of Age
by Lisa Korb, Moonshine Ink
This article is a reprint from the July Print Edition of Moonshine Ink, the Independent News Source for Truckee and North Lake Tahoe.
Think back to where you were at 20. Perhaps you were on your way to a college degree (like me), anxiously awaiting that legal age, traveling the world or taking on a first “real” job? Lucky for North Shore artists, the 20-year-old North Tahoe Arts (NTA) hasn’t flown the coop, but has instead grown into a nonprofit that’s made its founder, 90-year-old Madeline Bohanon, proud. read more →
Mackerel Sky by Phyllis Shafer selected as TAMC Sticker #3
“It gives us a sense of place.”
That’s how Phyllis Shafer describes her own private vision of her landscape paintings.
Shafer’s painting, “Mackerel Sky” has been selected as the TAMC collectible sticker #3 because of its lyrical representation of our communion with nature.
Print your Pet @ Brickelltown Aug 18
Have you always wanted to make your pet a star? He’s sooooo cute, you just have to share him with others.
Then head to Brickelltown for Crafternoons on Tuesday, August 18th, for an introductory print making class with Mary Kenny. And, lots of fun!
(This is Mary’s dog.)
Free Kids Art Program: Cartooning with Bunny Carnahan Sept 26 @ NTA
On Saturday, September 26, from noon to 2 p.m., North Tahoe Arts will host a FREE Kids ART Program.
Artist-in-Residence Bunny Carnahan will teach youngsters the art of cartooning.
North Tahoe-Truckee ARTour: July 9-19, 2009
Explore the backstreets of the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee art world over two weekends in July.
The 16th annual Tahoe ARTour offers free self-guided tours of 31 art studios in the region.
On the Run with Eve Werner @ Cottonwood thru July 31
An exhibit of paintings celebrating the wildness, movement and beauty of horses by Eve Werner, Truckee acrylic and multi-media painter, will be on display at Cottonwood Restaurant in Truckee through July 31, 2009.
Visiting Artists Workshops at SNC
Sierra Nevada College’s renowned Summer Visiting Artists Workshops are now in their 25th year.
Workshops will be held through July 31, 2009.
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