GUNS AND GLASS: Art Glass of the Tiffany Era at Nevada Museum of Art
Not what you initially think when you hear “Tiffany”, but guns and glass are an important part of this iconic family’s legacy celebrated at the Nevada Museum of Art through May 20, 2012.
Art Glass of the Tiffany Era is a unique presentation that will unite three distinct exhibitions that celebrate art of the Tiffany era. The Tiffany family design legacy is presented in this unique mix of exhibitions featuring Louis Comfort Tiffany’s stained glass of the Art Nouveau era and a rare collection of Tiffany & Co.’s decorative firearms. Charles Lewis Tiffany established Tiffany & Co. in 1837; while his son Louis Comfort Tiffany later founded Tiffany Studios, renowned for exquisite decorative objects. read more →
Montana Albitre Painting selected for Artown 2012
Local artist Montana Albitre was selected by Artown and a committee comprised of local arts representatives to create the signature look for the 17th annual Artown festival, held July 1-31 in Reno, Nevada.
Each year Artown solicits local artists to submit their work for consideration and this year continued to prove the popularity of the honor with a record number of artists participating in the process – 19 in total.
Connecting Heaven and Earth by Yasmin Sayyed
South Lake Tahoe mixed media artist and poet, Yasmin Sayyed, is participating in an international art movement to help bridge Heaven & Earth through art and energy.
Shown here is Yasmin’s painting entitled “Peace be Still; in the Heart of Humanity” which was created in her South Shore studio.
Segmented Woodturning Artist: Malcolm Tibbetts
The shapes defy the expected. Like a magician, he transforms myriad pieces of wood into a puzzling, seamless works of art.
How did he do that?
Meet Malcolm Tibbetts, segmented woodturning artist from South Lake Tahoe. read more →
Shelley Hocknell Zentner: Artist and Rock Climber from South Lake Tahoe
Shelley decided to make South Lake Tahoe her home not only for the inspirational art scene.
She’s an avid rock climber and athlete.
Sound familiar?
Tallac Historic Site: A Cultural Treasure
Hidden by an old growth forest is South Shore’s cultural treasure.
Combined with the annual Valhalla Arts, Music, and Theatre Festival, the Tallac Historic Site has provided us a place to be, and to enjoy the arts and our cultural heritage in an unspoiled natural setting.
Textile Artist Paula Chung
Her gardens inspire much of her art, even in the midst of enchanting Tahoe winter.
With nature as her pattern and fabric her pallet, she creates award-winning, luminous garden quilts in South Lake Tahoe.
Meet Paula Chung, textile artist.
Lam Watah Washoe Heritage Site
Here, the Washoe fished and gathered berries.
The Lam Watah Washoe Heritage Site is a small archaeological site in South Lake Tahoe managed by the US Forest Service that is open to the public.
Angora Fire Lookout Elevation 7,256 ft.
Straddling Angora Ridge road above Fallen Leaf Lake in South Lake Tahoe sits the Angora Fire Lookout.
The original Angora Fire Lookout was built in 1924, and was later converted into a small residence. In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps built the current lookout structure. The garage next to the road was built sometime during the 1940s.
Fountain Art Fair Features Tahoe Fine Artist Reds Regan To Benefit Art For Progress
Primitive contemporary fine art painter Reds Regan will be featured at the Fountain Art Fair Armory Show March 9-11 at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.
The Tahoe artist is exhibiting an original 9-foot framed painting at the Armory show which benefits Art for Progress, a non-profit organization providing creative arts education programming for under-served youth. The acrylic painting titled “Minotaur Dream” is shown here, and features a hand-sculpted frame. The piece was inspired by Greek art and mythology with a modern emphasis on beauty and the beast. read more →
Wildlife in Wild Places at North Tahoe Arts March 2
North Tahoe Arts will host a wonderful collection of wildlife artwork encompassing many mediums. The wildlife exhibit opens March 2nd from 5-7pm with light appetizers and wine for donation served.
Eva Nichols Art Classes at T Pots Pottery
Award-winning local artist Eva S. Nichols is teaching 1-day painting workshops at T Pots Pottery in Truckee.
An impressionist colorist, Eva creates vibrant watercolors that reflect her many life-changing travel experiences. In her art, she experiments with format and colors, using a variety of techniques to apply the paint to paper. You can always recognize her bold use of colors in her paintings.
Wild Horses by Eve Werner
She explores the wildness, movement and beauty of horses in the landscape.
Following the 2010 Horse HeART exhibit to benefit wild horses, the Let ‘Em Run Foundation hosted a ‘foal excursion’ to see mustangs with their new foals in the Nevada desert.
Eve Werner, Truckee artist and landscape architect, captured this moment in her painting “Highland Band” shown here.
Children’s Publishing Workshop with Writer Illustrator Kristen Schwartz March 22 & 24
Little did she know that the path to fulfill her dream would also lead to self discovery. Writer and illustrator Kristen Schwartz from South Lake Tahoe recently completed her illustrated journey into the world of children’s publishing with her first picture book, Yen and the Great Serpent.
Now she’s holding a two-day workshop, “So You Want to Write and/or Illustrate a Children’s Book. Now What?” at Bona Fide Books in Meyers on Thursday Mar. 22 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, Mar. 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Printmaking Extravaganza at North Tahoe Arts
It’s a “Printmaking Extravaganza” at North Tahoe Arts throughout February 2012.
Local artists Sue Gross, Cathy McClelland, Janet Martin, Candace Nicol and Larry Hunt will exhibit a genre of printmaking techniques from woodcuts, collagraph assemblage, screen prints, silk screening, metal etching, monotype, relief and intaglio to name a few.
Painting Winter’s Whites with Joan Hoffmann Jan 23 – 25
Her landscape paintings evoke a poetic sense of place, like “Aloha Lake” shown here located in Desolation Wilderness above South Lake Tahoe.
Learn how to paint winter whites with Joan Hoffman during her three-day water color workshop at Sorensen’s Resort in Hope Valley, January 23-25, 2012. read more →
True to Her Heart: Christie Ussher
She expresses her art on canvas, buildings, walls and metal.
And skin, film, stone and cars.
Exposed Ski Lines caught in Squallywood Book by Robb Gaffney
If you liked the 1st edition, you’ll love the 2nd.
Squallywood
A Guide to Squaw Valley’s Most Exposed Lines by Robb Gaffney, MD.
LTCC’s Haldan Art Gallery “Off the Press” runs through March
The Haldan Art Gallery will open “Off the Press,” Jan. 12. The exhibition of contemporary printmaking from artists of the San Francisco Bay will open with an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Call for Artists: Lion Heart Art Show for CR Johnson Memorial Fund due Jan 31
In honor of Truckee local CR Johnson shown here in his handmade jacket, Riverside Studios is holding a Lion Heart Art Show, a group exhibition and fundraising event that will include both emerging and established artists working strictly on unframed 10 x 10 x 3/4, plywood panels.
Each piece will be priced at $100. Forty dollars of each piece sold will be donated by Riverside Studios to the High Fives: CR Johnson Memorial Fund. Pick up your art panels today.
EDGE Volume 5 by Tahoe Writers Works
EDGE 2011 Volume 5 features provocative fiction, poetry, essays, and art from local, regional, and national writers and artists. The pieces included in this newest volume follow the edgy style of previous editions and offer an eclectic mix of powerful writing and imagery.
Snowshoe Thompson; Tahoe’s First Mailman
He is considered the father of California skiing. A true mountaineer in every sense of the word.
Snowshoe Thompson weathered blizzards on 25 lb. skis with an 80 pound pack on his back just to deliver the mail.
LTCC Art Gallery Director & Landscape Artist, Phyllis Shafer
Her art is a lyrical expression of her innate awareness to her surroundings.
Well known by college art students, she is currently featured on Lake Tahoe buses and t-shirts.
His Natural Obsession: Photographer Rachid Dahnoun
In Tahoe, it’s not unusual to be awed by nature. It happens daily, and often.
Capturing the subtle nuances and glory of nature in a photograph though is a skill, a passion, and an enduring gift for everyone.
Meet Rachid Dahnoun, South Lake Tahoe photographer.
Mark Hammon Photography at North Tahoe Event Center
The art of local Reno artist, Mark Hammon, is now displayed at the North Tahoe Event Center and will remain in the Center until March, 2012. Mark’s photography is the culmination of his love and appreciation of nature and the world around us, his visual acuity, and a strong interest in technology.
February at Nevada Museum of Art
Celebrating 81 years, the Nevada Museum of Art has an ambitious series of special exhibitions and events carefully chosen to reflect the Museum’s mission and to connect with the community and visitors it serves.
It kicks off with three unique exhibitions to celebrate Aart of the Tiffany Era opening February 11, 2012.
Watercolor Workshops with Teri Sweeney Tuesdays
Watercolor artist Teri Sweeney will hold a series of beginning and intermediate to advanced Watercolor Workshops at the Tahoe Art League Center starting Tuesday January 3, 2012.
All classes and projects run in four-week sessions, starting the first week of every month. Classes are on Tuesdays with beginning classes from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and intermediate/advanced from 6-8:30 p.m. These classes are ongoing and new students are welcome to join in at any time.
Healing Exhibit by Sara Zimmerman
Truckee artist and designer, Sara Zimmerman, is celebrating her newest artworks entitled “Healing” at Riverside Studios through February.
Sara’s “Healing” series reflects her path of trying to find emotional, spiritual and physical healing through art, many alternative healing modalities, and mindfulness.
30 years of Tahoe Weekly at North Tahoe Arts Center
The Tahoe Weekly magazine is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2012 with an exhibit of 30 years of Weekly covers at North Tahoe Arts Center in Tahoe City from Jan. 5 to Feb. 27.
The exhibit will feature 30 years of covers, with one cover picked from every year of publication from its inception in 1982. Covers feature winter and summer recreation, local faces, local events and a great look at Tahoe and Truckee for the past 30 years.
Olympic Hill at Granlibakken. Defining Tahoe Ski Culture since 1922.
Granlibakken Resort, on Lake Tahoe’s west shore, was once called Olympic Hill, and is known as Lake Tahoe’s oldest ski resort dating back to circa 1922.
Its story is one of historic luster and charm that defines Lake Tahoe’s enduring ski culture, told best by local historian and renowned journalist Robert Frohlich in “Skiing at Olympic Hill: The Story of “a hillside sheltered by fir trees” which follows. read more →
Blue Angels Ski Club at Heavenly
It was Heavenly’s first alpine ski racing club dating back to 1957.
Today, it’s been reincarnated as the Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation. The Blue Angels Ski Club.
The Romancing of Tahoe by Paul Bailey
His charming depictions of outdoor activities and use of striking, bold colors will make you fall in love with his vintage Tahoe posters.
Meet Paul Bailey, watercolor painter and designer.
Tahoe Art League Holiday Boutique
To make your holiday truly festive and shopping carefree, the Tahoe Art League (TAL) has opened a Christmas Boutique overflowing with unique holiday gifts featuring fine art and crafts made by local artists.
Environmental Novelist Li Miao Lovett speaks Feb 9 and 10
Environmental novelist Li Miao Lovett will give a reading and book signing February 9 at the Lake Tahoe Community College at 7pm, and February 10 at 7 pm in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. The receptions are free and open to the community.
North Tahoe Art Center
It’s definitely worth a visit.
Inconspicuously located inside the Tahoe Community Center in Tahoe City is an impressive collection of local art. It’s the North Tahoe Art Center. read more →
An Artisan January at North Tahoe Arts
Celebrate the beauty of Lake Tahoe with local art at North Tahoe Arts throughout January when resident artists exhibit a special selection of their work in the Main Gallery.
The opening reception will take place Friday, January 13th from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited for appetizers, warm apple cider, wine and of course, art.
The Healing Powers of Chocolate by Cal Orey
“Decadent” and “sinful” are words commonly associated with chocolate, but they no longer apply.
Approximately 4,000 years ago in Central America, the Mayan Indians considered cocoa beans “food of the gods” because of its medicinal benefits. Later, it got tagged as a “bad” fatty food. By the end of the 20th century, a twist of fate turned chocolate back into a health food.
Holiday Open House at Dirk Yuricich Photography Dec 17 and 18
Join Dirk and Lisa for a Holiday Open House at their Gallery at the Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe, California on December 17 & 18, 2011, Saturday & Sunday from 12 noon – 5 p.m.
Enjoy a glass of wine or a mug of hot chocolate and some holiday treats surrounded by Dirk’s famous images of Lake Tahoe and international destinations. read more →
Did you know…Kirkwood has a Cookbook?
Kirkwood is well known for skiing.
And for its local dishes?
You be the judge.
Embrace Beauty with Kit Night
Her paintings are animated, full of color and personality. Just like her.
Kit Night, South Lake Tahoe oil painter, has an extraordinary gift. She can take the ordinary like fruit, a table glass or dessert, and bring it to life with an injection of dramatic color and poetic lines.
Carole Sesko Open Art Studio and Holiday Sale Dec 17-18
Carole Sesko, contemporary artist from Truckee, is holding an open art studio and holiday sale Saturday and Sunday, December 17nand 1, from noon to 4pm.
You’ll find functional art such as mixed media paintin8gs, small collages, embellished mirrors and boxes, small whimsical sculptures, art jewelry, bolo ties and mobiles.
This year, give something meaningful from the heart, from a local artist.
Lexa Hillyer wins 2nd Annual Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize by Bona Fide Books
Lexa Hillyer has won the 2011 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize with her collection Acquainted with the Cold, which will be published by Bona Fide Books in November, 2012.
Lexa will receive publication, ten copies, a $500 cash award, and a reading at Lake Tahoe. Congratulations Lexa!
Pottery and Paintings by Lynn Woodward
Lynn Woodward has lived in South Lake Tahoe for more than 20 years, where she enjoys the good life.
For Lynn that means skiing, sailing, painting, making pottery and teaching others.
Nevada’s Last Surviving Fire Lookout at Zephyr Cove
It is the last surviving fire lookout in Nevada, and one of three in the Tahoe basin.
The Zephyr Cove Fire Lookout has been meticulously maintained and restored for the last dozen years by its current local landowner.
“Sleigh Rides in Lake Tahoe: Memories of Sam Borges” Dianna Maria de Borges
For forty years he was able to relive some of his fondest childhood memories of sliding behind the milkman’s sleigh to the sound of bells keeping beat to a horse’s trot back in Massachusetts.
Little did he know in 1969 that he would spend the rest of his life giving sleigh rides at Lake Tahoe; and be the happiest man on earth.
Sam Borges was the beloved patriarch of the Borges Family Sleigh Rides for forty years, a timeless Tahoe tradition and South Shore landmark.
The Donner Party
The Donner Party was no party at all.
Tahoe Landscapes in Oil with David Russo
Out of 300,000 boys, he was selected as the “Boy of the Year” by the Boys Club of America in the late 1940′s because of his artistic talents and community service. At the same time while still in grade school, he also won a scholarship to the San Francisco College of Art where he studied on Saturdays and at night.
Continuing to display his indisputable talents in high school, he became the first recipient of the Stephen David Epstein Memorial Scholarship which made him eligible to study anywhere in the world for one year.
He chose to study in Paris. With Picasso. Meet David Russo of South Lake Tahoe.
The History of the Stateline and Casino Corridor
Lake Tahoe’s casinos date back to the 1920’s when Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin built the “Greatest Casino in America”. But, Lucky’s casino was built on the California Side at the Tallac Resort in South Lake Tahoe which was a popular hangout for the nouveau rich from San Francisco, Sacramento and Virginia City.
You can still see the concrete foundation today.
Holiday Art Show at Vista Gallery Dec 3
Art work from three local artists will deck the halls at Vista Gallery on Saturday, December 3rd from 4-6pm during its Holiday Art Show.
Meet stained glass artist Michael Phenicie, Tom Beebe fine art wood craftsman, and photographer Wolfgang Kohz.
Western SkiSport Museum boasts California Skiing Legends
Located next to Boreal ski resort is a treasure trove of California ski history.
It’s the Western SkiSport Museum.
