Gallery show highlights high school artists

Local aspiring young artists will have their works on display today through Friday at the University Art Gallery on the campus of California State University, Stanislaus.

Artists invite community behind the curtain

The works of dozens of artists will be on display, as well as the creative process behind their works, during the Stanislaus County Artist Open Studio Tour.

Stockton gallery features local artist

Turlock artist Don Hall is opening an exhibit at the Tidewater Art Center and Gallery in Stockton.

Spring Juried Art Show now on display in City Hall

City Hall was unusually active this weekend, with artists from all over the Central Valley dropping off their entries for the 29th annual Spring Juried Art Show. Judging took place on Sunday and the show is now on display at the Turlock City Gallery inside of City Hall.

One woman show opens in Turlock gallery

Hope Werness, an arts professor at California State University, Stanislaus and an artist specializing in works that represent the wry and humorous, is exhibiting her latest collection at the First Street Gallery.

Works sought for Spring Juried Art Show

The Turlock City Arts Commission is now taking submissions for their 29th annual Spring Juried Arts Show and Sale. Independent judges will select the best pieces to display in the Turlock City Hall Gallery and award prizes to the winners. A new prize, the Ornament Award, will be selected by commissioners and the winner will have his or her artwork featured on Christmas ornaments sold by the commission. ...

Turlock artist reflects local landscape in Sacramento show

A Turlock artist, who finds his inspiration in the lush and bountiful agricultural fields of the Central Valley, is having his work displayed at a Sacramento gallery.

Brewery taps Turlock artist for seasonal label

A Turlock native's innovative uses of light as an art medium will be gracing the labels of thousands of bottles of beer come this winter.

Wax poetic for Turlock contest

Poets of all ages are scouring the town and their imagination in search of inspiration for the "Ode to Turlock" poetry contest. This contest is the first of its kind held by the California State University, Stanislaus Modern Languages Program in conjuncture with the Turlock City Arts Commission. The poetry contest was proposed by Teresa Bargetto-Andrès, a professor at CSU Stanislaus and a ...

Turlock artist opens yurt for clay classes

Children and adults who love to get their hands dirty in the name of art have a new outlet for creative expression in an unconventional classroom. Titia Barnett-Gudde converted her backyard yurt into an art studio classroom where she will offer clay lessons for young and old. The yurt is a portable, but sturdy, lattice-framed tent and Barnett-Gudde said that it makes for a surprisingly good work space.

Hospital puts out call for artists

Emanuel Medical Center is taking a creative approach to cancer awareness this year with an art competition.The competition is part of the 13th annual Women's Cancer Awareness Event presented by the Emanuel Regional Cancer Services. The theme for the Oct. 12 event is "The Art of Life."The center is currently accepting entries into the art competition. In some form the ...

Friday Night Live heats up with casino theme

Friday nights will be a little livelier in downtown Turlock thanks to a new local arts event. Local artists, musicians, poets and other performers will showcase their craft during "Friday Night Live" events at the Downtown Incubator. Each week's event will be a little different, but the current lineup spans from open mic night to standup comedy to live art demonstrations. The event ...

Downtown business to feature local artists at new gallery

What do modern art, local bands and classic cars have in common? They will all be featured in downtown Turlock at Eclectic Charm's Art Reception Evening on July 2.

Healing through art

For an older adult with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, the world can be a confusing place. As the disease progresses, they slowly lose the ability to think logically and make complex decisions for themselves. They sometimes can't communicate with their caregiver or explain what is going on inside their head.

REFLECTIONS OF BEAUTY

Over 40 pieces of art work submitted by five Turlock schools were on display at MedicAlert Foundation on Friday as part of the Parent Teacher Association's Reflections Program. Two of the 11 pieces of artwork sent on to the district level of the PTA competition took first place and will now be sent to the state level. The five schools that submitted artwork are Dennis Earl Elementary, Osborn Elementary, Walnut Elementary, Julien Elementary and Crowell ...

Carnegie, city offer summer arts classes for kids

Registration is open for art, dance, and theater camps being offered at the Carnegie Arts Center and a beginning modeling class through the City of Turlock Recreation Department.

Artists interact at Blue Owl Event

The creative endeavors of visual artists, poets, musicians, and the like will be showcased Monday in the Blue Owl Event. The Blue Owl Event is bringing together local artists of multiple genres and letting them create their works while guests walk through the venue and informally interact with performers and other community members. "It's easy to forget what's available in your community when 'mainstream' tells us what's actually art," said CSU Stanislaus ...

Water wall captures iconic pose of 49ers QB

When San Francisco 49ers quarterback and hometown hero Colin Kaepernick kissed his bicep after a touchdown run during the team's NFC Championship season, he started a Niner Nation sensation called "Kaepernicking." Although football season is over, Kaepernick's iconic pose is still inspiring fans. One of those fans is local designer T. Michael Alcordo, also known as "Kimo." "I'm a 49er fan; I was challenged to do a 49er water wall," Alcordo said. ...

Exhibit extols beauty of park through artists' works

The awe-inspiring majesty of Yosemite National Park is just as inspiring to artists around the world and a collection of their works is currently on display at the park's art gallery. Yosemite Renaissance is celebrating its 28th year with an exhibit of 46 paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures by 41 artists. Drawn from almost 600 entries, this year's exhibit includes a broad range of works from the representational to the abstract, all interpreting ...

Artists open studios for annual event

The works of dozens of artists will be on display, as well as the creative process behind their works, during the Stanislaus County Artist Open Studio Tour. A total of 57 artists - including 10 from Turlock -will be opening their doors and inviting the public in to get a first-hand look at the artist at work. The tour gives visitors the opportunity to talk with the artists about their methods of creation ...

Spring Juried Art Show

Entries are being sought for the 2013 Spring Juried Art Show, a collaboration of the Turlock City Arts Commission and the Carnegie Arts Center. Categories include Oils and Acrylics, Photography, Sculpture, Drawing and Works on Paper, and Mixed Media and Prints. Best of Show winner will receive $1,000 and each first in category winner, $250.The deadline to submit entries is April 7, with the show slated for May 4 through June 30 at ...

Carnegie retrospective explores Turlock artist’s creative journey

The Carnegie Arts Center is opening an exhibit from former California State University, Stanislaus professor and artist John Barnett, focusing on his body of works that find the beauty in the smallest elements of nature. Barnett has also been selected as the Carnegie's Distinguished Artist recipient for the year. "We are extremely proud to honor John Barnett this year," said Rebecca Phillips Abbott, the Carnegie's executive director and curator. "He is an ...

Carnegie draws 15,000 visitors in first year; seeks more memberships, classes in 2013

Carnegie events feature impressionist exhibit

A collection of paper works from the artist Edgar Degas is coming to the Carnegie Arts Center for an extended exhibit. "Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, Works on Paper by the Artist and his Circle," will be on view from Oct. 6, until Jan. 13, 2013. Featuring more than 100 works on paper, the exhibit includes drawings, prints, pastels, and photographs by Degas from his early days of making studies at the Louvre ...

Annual student calendar contest seeks entries

The San Joaquin Valley Air District is looking for creative student artists to enter the 2013 Healthy Air Living Kids' Calendar contest.

Celebrating Degas

The Carnegie Arts Center will be honoring one of the founders of impressionism with a West Coast premiere exhibit and a juried show open to all California artists.

Stanislaus prof to build video arts gallery in downtown Modesto

A vacant storefront in downtown Modesto will soon be transformed into a center for video arts, thanks to a significant grant from ArtPlace.

Arts in the Classroom: Teaching van Gogh

Sixth grade students at Cunningham Elementary School spent Tuesday studying and making their own representations of Vincent van Gogh's famous Sunflowers. The art instruction was made available to Cunningham students through the Arts in the Classroom program, funded by the Kiwanis Club of Turlock and offered through the Stanislaus County Arts Council. Cunningham fifth graders took part in the art classes in March, but their focus was on clay instead of painting.

Artist hopes to instill fearless creativity in next generation

Juliet Moradian's lifelong passion for the arts began in a Yonkers, New York classroom during a sixth-grade art class. Moradian, an Iranian immigrant, remembers feeling empowered with the freedom of expressing all her thoughts and feelings with the stroke of a brush. Now, decades later and across the span of the country, Moradian is hoping to instill that sense of empowerment into a new generation of budding artists. Moradian is leading art workshops ...

Denham honors youth artists

U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA 19) held a reception at Turlock's Carnegie Arts Center Tuesday in honor of students who competed in the 2012 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, the nationwide art competition selects the best work from talented student artists to display in the Cannon Tunnel, leading to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Each congressman or woman may select a piece to hang. "It's an honor for me, because I ...