THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE TEMECULA VALLEY
“Visual Expressions 2010″ Juried Art Show
Artist Reception and Award Ceremony

14th January 2010 – The Arts Council of The Temecula Valley would like to invite you to the Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for the “Visual Expressions 2010″ juried art show. The exhibit is scheduled to run from January 22nd 2010 to February 21st 2010.

The Show is chaired by Angela Morris, President of The Council and Sissi Hale.
The very talented and lovely Mollie Kellogg juried the Visual Expressions 2010 entries. She was assisted by Lisa Bebi, another fascinating artists from San Diego.

Angela Morris said “We are so excited to say that our ‘Call to Artists’ had an amazing turnout of artists and art. We had over 200 pieces of fantastic work submitted by 56 artists”.
Sissi Hale said “I would like to personally commend all the artists who entered the show on their artistry and talent. The Council is so pleasantly surprised to see such an eclectic display of style and brilliance”.

Morris also added “Our mission is to raise the profile of the arts in Temecula, and as part of this program we will be organizing a series of events, including juried shows, solo shows, group shows, contests, plein air field trips and other activities. The Visual Expressions show is just the start, we want to encourage local artists to gain wider exposure, especially new artists looking to break through.”

The Council would like to thank the participating artists for making such long drives from all corners of Southern California. We have artists from Pasadena to El Cajon and so many cities in between. We would like to extend an open invitation to all artists, gallery owners, collectors, the press and members of our community to attend this special night for the arts in Temecula.

The juried competition includes categories in the following media: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed-Media, Collage, Pastels, Sculpture, Print and Photography.

Awards will be granted in each of the four categories, as follows: First Place: $200; Second Place: $100; Third Place: $50.
Other awards are (1) Best Of Show: $300, presented by Blick’s Art Materials; (1) People’s Choice: $50; (1) Historical Theme: $50 (Historical Theme showcasing the legacy of the Temecula Valley or the best depiction of historic Temecula, presented by Jim Moore). And 4 Honorable Mentions from The Jurors.

Find out more fromSissi Hale Studio

Gustaf Rooth, artist, owner of Planet Rooth Studios and founder of San Diego’s only uninterrupted and nationally noted monthly art event for the last eight plus years, celebrates the 100th running of his signature Ray at Night with his final show tonight in Noth Park, San Diego.

Gustaf will be taking his new green design company Barelly Made It and Planet Rooth Studio down University Avenue to Hillcrest in a much larger space and friendly parameters to accomomdate his growing body of work.

Tonight’s show in the Planet Rooth Gallery will feature Barrelly Made It’s lines of recycled and repurposed furniture, featuring Gustaf’s gorgeous wine barrel chairs, a gorgeous clean-lined Adirondack style chairs that are exactly what they claim to be: one of a kind artisan furniture pieces constructed entirely from recycled wine barrels and finished in one handcrafted limited edition at a time.

Don’t miss the 100th running of Ray at Night starting right now in San Diego’s North Park. Founded by Gustaf Rooth of Planet Rooth Studios and recently written up in the New York Times, this monthly event defines urban San Diego’s homegrown arts scene. Check out their website for more info at rayatnight.com, even if it does still show November’s featured artist.

Subtext San Diego

Thanks, Max.

Talented designers from Nissan Design America in San Diego were honored as world leaders in automotive design at the sixth annual Design Los Angeles Conference on December 3. The winning entry was for the design team’s “V2G” Vehicle to Grid concept cars optimized for the next generation of drivers.

The contest put the Nissan Design America team in competition with teams from Toyota, Mazda, Honda, General Motors and Audi. A key component of the challenge was to adapt to the way drivers like to relate to their cars as a means of self-expression.

Read the rest of the details:
San Diego team wins international design competition

Irina is one of our favorite San Diego artists, and one of the most hard working, and most supportive of her fellow artists. so it seemed an appropriate Thanksgiving Day gesture to plug her open studio/open house tomorrow in La Jolla– you can find out more and RSVP on her Facebook event page.

Another great shout out from San Diego’s North County Times.

The California Surf Museum and Fuel TV present their second four-day showcase of films, books, music and art devoted to and inspired by the surf culture, Thursday-Sunday; program includes six surf-themed documentaries and film shorts, a book-signing by Australian surfer Nat Young (7 p.m. Nov. 19); a concert by Jake Shimabukuro (7:30 p.m. Nov. 20); a 50th anniversary tribute to Surfer Magazine (8 p.m. Nov. 21); an exhibit of Clark Little surf photography (2:30 p.m. Nov. 22); California Surf Museum, 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside; event prices range from $15 to $75; visit surfmuseum.org or call 760-721-6876.