Saddle Time: The Many Forms of Bicycling in North Lake Tahoe
Visitors to North Lake Tahoe during the AMGEN Tour of California will have fun spotting bicycle art created by local artists throughout the region, and a few bike relics at Watson Cabin. The artists have transformed bicycles–altering them any way they see fit, the more “outside the box” the better — into art pieces. Most, but not all, pieces are for sale.
Leo Villareal: Animating Light at Nevada Museum of Art thru May 22
The Nevada Museum of Art is proud to host an exhibit by New York-based artist Leo Villareal, the most prominent light sculptor of his generation, featuring more than 20 of his immersive interactive light sculptures consisting of strobes, neon, and LED bulbs activated by his own custom-made software through May 22. read more →
Weather! Art Exhibit at Truckee Community Recreation Center
Weather in Lake Tahoe and Truckee dictates our lives, and our connection to our environment, especially in this mountain town.
Whether it be a powder day demanding you head to the mountain, or a windy day that makes you set sail, or a soaking spring rain that makes the flowers and mushrooms pop, weather moves us.
Weather! through the eyes of artists, like Eve Werner and Greg Van Loon, is on display in Truckee through May 31st.
Learn to paint “Angel Trumpets” with Jan May 26
A one-night workshop on how to paint “angel trumpets” will take place on Thursday evening, May 26, from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at Watercolors by Jan Foss.
Running the Numbers with Chris Jordan at NMOA April 23-July 17
Starting April 23rd, the Nevada Museum of Art presents the first comprehensive presentation of works by internationally-known photographer Chris Jordan who presents statistics that are too big for the mind to grasp and makes them shockingly beautiful for the eye to behold: 2 million plastic bottles used every five minutes, 426,000 cell phones retired every day, 2.3 million prison uniforms representing the number of Americans incarcerated annually. By fusing image and information into epic photographs, he asks us to consider our role as global citizens and our impacts on the planet.
“Remembering Madeline” Art Show at NTA starts May 4
“Remembering Madeline” will exhibit in the Corison Loft at the North Tahoe Art Center in Tahoe City from May 4th through June 1st.
The NTA membership show is a tribute to a wonderful artist, mentor, and teacher – Madeline Bohanon. Madeline founded Sierra Artists Network twenty three years ago, which became, North Tahoe ARTS and an artists group called Art Vision.
Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte’s Electronic Score in Dialogue with Villareal April 28
Jean-Paul Perrotte has been commissioned to create an electronic musical composition that both acoustically and electronically interacts with three of Leo Villareal’s light sculptures: Big Bang, Amanecer, and Diamond Sea. The event is the second in a series of three programs designed to interpret Villareal’s work and will take place Thursday, April 28th 2011 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Call to Artists for Saddle Time Bicycle Art! Register by March 30.
Calling all North Lake Tahoe artists. It’s Saddle Time!
The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society (NLTHS) and North Tahoe Arts (NTA) are teaming up to present extraordinary art created by extraordinary artists from ordinary bicycles. Register by March 30th.
Here’s your chance to create original bicycle art to be installed in locations on the west and north shores from May 5-16 to mark the official start of the Amgen Tour of California at Lake Tahoe. read more →
Trails & Vistas Art Hike Theme Contest. Entries due April 15, 2011.
Embrace the natural world, get creative, and think big!
Trails and Vistas organizers are holding a contest to create the theme for the 2011 art hike that will take place at Spooner Lake on Saturday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, 2011.
The contest to create this year’s theme is open to all ages. The deadline is April 15, 2011.
Portraits and Figures Exhibit at North Tahoe Arts April through May
The North Tahoe Arts Center in Tahoe City is holding an Opening Reception for its ‘Portraits and Figures’ exhibit on Friday, April 1st from 5-7 p.m.
The exhibit will run through May 1, 2011.
Meet the artists and enjoy refresments and wine at the opening reception.
More Creative Student Art Show May 6-13
Sierra College, Tahoe-Truckee’s student art club, More Creative, announces the third annual Student Art Show, May 6 to May 13, 2011.
The juried show is open to students who are currently enrolled as well as anyone who has completed a Sierra College class in the last five years. Entries will be accepted in multiple categories including drawing, painting, design, digital art, photography, and ceramics.
Abstract Watercolor Workshop January 15
Learn to create an abstract watercolor painting in this fun one-day workshop on Saturday, January 15th, from 10-3 at Watercolors by Jan Foss.
Sierra Nevada College’s Visiting Artist Winter Workshops January 3-7
The 2nd Annual Visiting Artist Winter Workshops at Sierra Nevada College will take place January 3-7, 2011 featuring Josh DeWeese’s “Pots as Expression” and Emily Silver’s “Paper for Light: Focus on the Whites in Watercolor.”
The Seasons by Eve Werner on Display in Chico through January 15
Truckee artist Eve Werner is showing three paintings including Canyon Layers shown here at Chico Icons’ annual exhibit showcasing art that celebrates different aspects of Chico, California.
The theme this year is The Seasons. Werner’s paintings were painted on location at various sites near Chico. The exhibit will run through January 15, 2011. read more →
Expressive Luminescence: Watercolors by Timothy J. Clark at NMOA
Rooted in the watercolor tradition of European and American art, Timothy J. Clark’s paintings of quiet outdoor landscapes and indoor spaces capture light’s journey as it flows between inside and outside spaces, and between cause and effect.
Expressive Luminescence: Watercolors by Timothy J. Clark, guest curated by art historian and professor Gene Cooper, surveys approximately 20 of Clark’s works at the Nevada Museum of Art December 18, 2010 to April 24, 2011. read more →
Sara Zimmerman “Fall to Winter” Exhibit at Dragonfly starts Dec 2
Truckee artist and designer, Sara Zimmerman, will commemorate her newest artworks at the opening of her “Fall to Winter” exhibit on December 16th from 4:30 to 6pm at Dragonfly Cuisine in Truckee.
“I love tropical colors and have been searching for a new way to express the beauty of the mountain landscape surrounding us. This exhibit shows the marriage of a tropical palette with the flora of our mountain environment,” says Sara. read more →
Winter Solstice Bear Holiday Cards raise money for The Bear League
In her continued effort to spread peace, joy and happiness, North Lake Tahoe artist Cathy McClelland will donate 15% of her “Winter Solstice Bear” holiday card sales this season to The Bear League.
McClelland has lived and created art at the north shore of Lake Tahoe for 30 years.
For the Love of Animals at North Tahoe Arts Nov 7-29
North Tahoe Arts is going wild and crazy for animals of all shapes types, and sizes during the November exhibit “For the Love of Animals” running November 7 through 29, 2010 in Tahoe City.
Holiday Eco Craft Art Classes at Tahoe City
North Tahoe Arts and Mountain Creative Reuse are offering Holiday Craft classes featuring reclaimed materials November 17 through December 8, 2010 in Tahoe City.
Churnhill Glass on Display at North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City
Inside her mountain studio on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Laura Churn Hill is obsessed with glass.
Using the lampwork method, Laura melts rods of colored glass in the flame of a torch to create her one-of-a-kind intricate glass masterpieces, including her Tahoe landscape ornaments and beads.
Laura’s glass work known as Churnhill Glass is currently on display at North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City through the fall.
John James Audubon and The Birds of America at NMOA Nov 6 thru Feb 13, 2011
An explorer, naturalist, and writer, John James Audubon was one of the most important artists of the nineteenth century.
The exhibition Explorer, Naturalist, Artist: John James Audubon and The Birds of America at the Nevada Museum of Art, November 6, 2010 – February 13, 2011, features fifty of Audubon’s most dramatic and life-sized watercolor depictions from the first-edition printing of The New York Historical Society Edition.
Antonia Lowden’s “Sticks and Stones” Exhibit at Sierra Nevada College
“Sticks and Stones” by accomplished tapestry and weaving artist Antonia Lowden is on exhibit at the Tahoe Gallery, located on the third floor of Sierra Nevada Colleg’s Prim Library, through October 15, 2010. An opening reception will be held October 7.
Artwork by Pat Edwards on Display at North Tahoe Event Center Oct 5
Lake Tahoe people and landscapes are just a few of the colorful pieces by long-time local artist Pat Edwards featured at the North Tahoe Event Center October 5th through January 4, 2011.
Meet Pat at an opening reception Tuesday, October 5th from 5:30 – 7:3pm at the center in Kings Beach. Pat’s exhibit is a visual array of her impressions of Lake Tahoe captured in a mix of pastels, acrylics, photos and mixed media.
“A New Decade of Clay: 2010” at Northstar Sept 18 – Oct 16
Sierra Nevada College, together with Clay Times magazine and Northstar-at-Tahoe, will host a national juried ceramics show beginning September 18th in the Village at Northstar continuing through October 16th, 2010.
The exhibit “A New Decade of Clay: 2010” will feature ceramic pieces from artists across the country to be juried by internationally renowned ceramist Richard Shaw. A kickoff celebration and opening will take place on September 18th, with events from 1pm-5pm to include ceramic demonstrations, a kids’ clay table, and “pottery Olympics.” A reception will be held afterwards, beginning at 6pm.
Voodoo Inspired Art by Carole Sesko at Elijah Bleu’s Sept 23 Reception
An opening reception for local artist Carole Sesko is slated for Thursday, September 23rd from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Elijah Bleu’s House of Coffee & Good Eats in Truckee.
The Truckee artist said this collection of work was influenced by the coffee shop’s colorful, Cajun atmosphere.
Raising Monet for the ARTS “Take Six” starts Sept 3
It’s a giant art sale to raise money for the Arts in North Lake Tahoe taking place through the end of September, or until the donated artwork is sold out.
“Raising Monet” kicks off Friday, September 3, with an opening reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the North Tahoe Art Center in Tahoe City.
North Tahoe Plein Air Sept 8-12
And the winners are…the anticipation is building.
Thirty two artists have been selected for North Tahoe Plein Air 2010 which will be held at the Village at Northstar September 8-12, 2010. Six of the selected artists are from Lake Tahoe.
From Emerald Bay to Sand Harbor, nationally recognized plein air artists from California, Nevada and Colorado will paint on location throughout North Lake Tahoe for three days to capture the many moods of the Sierra’s fall light as it dances along the landscape.
Painter Donald Britton at Vista Gallery August 14
Mountain culture, local art, wine and appetizers begin at 3pm at Tahoe Vista.
Truckee Artist’s Alliance at North Tahoe Arts
Truckee artists Caren Bechtold, Linda O’Toole and Teresa Wik will feature their collective work at the North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City through August 29, 2010.
Incline Artists Studio Tour August 6-8
Following the lead of creative folk in countless communities across the country, a group of Incline Village artists have organized the first annual Incline Artists Studio Tour August 6-8, 2o10.
The Tour kicks off Thursday, August 5, with a reception and preview from 5 – 7pm at Artists at Lake Tahoe in Incline Village.
Call for Entries: A New Decade of Clay Submissions due July 12
Contemporary ceramics is exploding. Be part of this exciting movement by taking part in a new exhibition to showcase works by accomplished ceramic artists from across the U.S.A.
Clay Times® magazine invites submissions from ceramic artists and students for the juried exhibition, “A New Decade of Clay: 2010” to take place at Northstar-at-Tahoe September 18 – October 16, 2010.
Submissions are due July 12, 2010 so act quick.
Sierra Nevada College Awards Art Scholarship to High School Grad
Laura Woodman, a recent McQueen High School graduate, has been awarded an annual art scholarship from Sierra Nevada College in the amount of $12,500 (totaling $50,000 over a four-year period), announced SNC Chair of Fine Arts Sheri Leigh O’Connor. Woodman, who graduated from McQueen High School this spring, will enter SNC in fall 2010 as a Fine Arts major with a concentration in Photography.
Artisan’s Market Place in Truckee features Locally Made Gifts and Products
The Artisan’s Market Place located in the Blue Victorian in Brickelltown has returned for an encore this summer.
This unique gallery represents works by 15 local artists and is filled to the brim with gorgeous handmade treasures, and is open daily except Tuesdays.
Painting and Collage Workshop with Cathee van Rossem St. Clair June 19
Families are invited to explore dreams and dream symbols through art with The KidZone’s Artist-in-Residence Cathee van Rossem St. Clair on Saturday, June 19.
Keep Tahoe Culture stickers Support the Arts
Between January and April 2010, $150 was raised through the sale of Keep Tahoe Culture stickers.
The collected proceeds were split evenly between the two local non-profit beneficiaries: Arts & Culture Council of Truckee Tahoe (ACCTT) and the Tahoe Arts Project (TAP).
Thank you everyone for your continued support of Lake Tahoe and Truckee Arts.♥ read more →
Bonsai Rock by Elizabeth Carmel selected as TAMC sticker #4
Lake Tahoe. Her breathtaking beauty nurtures our soul and creative spirit, fueling our passion for ingenuity and preservation.
Sunset, Bonsai Rock by Elizabeth Carmel has been selected as the TAMC collectible sticker #4 to honor this sanctuary and our interconnectedness with nature and one another.
Nature’s Splendor by Lucy Allyson Isbell at North Tahoe Arts Gift Shop
Lucy Allyson Isbell has been in love with Lake Tahoe since her parents moved here over forty years ago. A few years later she started studying photography and spent many happy hours in the darkroom.
Isbell’s photographs, along with the works of other local artisans, are available at North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City.
Learn to Paint Lilies with Jan Foss June 16-30
Water lilies.
Day lilies.
Calla lilies.
North Tahoe Arts May Members Show
During the month of May, the North Tahoe Art Center in Tahoe City will feature works by fifteen local artists during the May Members show.
Don’t miss the opening reception and meet the artists on Friday, May 7th, from 5pm to 7pm. Appetizers and beverages will be served at this free event.
Catherine Shaefer’s Spring Fling at North Tahoe Art Center May 5-30
Catherine Schaefer is a third generation artist who has had a lifetime of successful painting.
Her brilliant watercolors will be featured during her Spring Fling exhibit at the North Tahoe Art Center in Tahoe City, May 5 through May 30, 2010. Meet Catherine at the Opening Reception on May 7th.
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 water and leaves falling.
“Stop the Car, Dad!” at Sierra Nevada College thru May 21
While traveling the often deserted roads of Nevada, photographer Erik Lauritzen was captivated by the evidence of human presence affecting the Western landscape. “Stop the Car, Dad!” a series of photographs by artist Lauritzen will be on display through May 21st, 2010, at Sierra Nevada College, Prim Library, main floor.
Let’s Paint Roses with Jan Foss April 19 and 26
Learn how to paint roses in the wet-in-wet style with local watercolor expert, Jan Foss, in her Incline Village studio on two Monday evenings in April.
Let’s Paint Roses!
TAMC Collectible Sticker #4 Search. Entries Due May 15, 2010.
Tahoe Arts and Mountain Culture (TAMC) is looking for an image for its annual collectible sticker #4.
To promote our local art community, each year TAMC produces a collectible sticker featuring artwork from a local artist that captures the essence of Lake Tahoe and represents our mountain culture.
Mackerel Sky by South Lake Tahoe artist Phyllis Shafer, shown here, was selected in 2009 as the third in the series of collectible stickers because of its lyrical interpretation of our communion with nature. read more →
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 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.
Regional Artists Lead Horse HeART Art Competition in Incline Village
Regional artists won seven out of nine awards at Horse HeART, an equine themed art exhibit, art competition, and fundraiser to benefit wild horses now on display at Art Attack Gallery in Incline Village, Nevada.
The exhibit will run through April 12, 2010.
Nevada Museum of Art CA+E offering Artists | Writers | Environments Grant
Teams of visual artists and writers who are U.S. citizens working on art + environment projects from July 2010 through August 2011 will be eligible to apply for the first Artists | Writers | Environments (A | W | E) Grant provided by the Nevada Museum of Art CA+E. Letters of interest must be received via e-mail on or before Friday, April 16, 2010.
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 →
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.
