Group show featuring the artists:
Cyndi Baker
Dale Voelker
Ma Geraldine Suguitan-Ignacio
Ksenia Sd
Reception: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | 6 – 8 pm
SOLO SHOW: pArts by Suzi Kades
TOWN CENTER ART SPACE AT THE WESTFIELD VALENCIA TOWN CENTER
Community invited to reception celebrating “pArts” exhibit on February 12, 2020
Be inspired by the unique creations by Suzi Kades in her solo show “pArts.” With a passion for the environment and a creative mind, Kades upcycles random and odd materials to create little figures and scenes. Her belief that anything can be created from something is evident in her works. She hopes to inspire all ages to recycle and repurpose old materials into a creative outlet. The exhibit will be on display from February 12, 2020 to April 6, 2020.
RECEPTION:
The community is invited and welcome to attend the reception on Wednesday, February 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Westfield Valencia Mall. Food, drinks, music, and art will be provided!
Philadelphia native Suzi Kades has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1995. Educated at both Tyler School of Art and Parsons School of Design in New York City, she was a freelance illustrator in NYC before moving to Southern California in 1985. This talented local artist creates both paintings and sculpture. Along with fine art, her passion for creating environments through the strategic use of color has transformed countless homes and businesses throughout the Los Angeles region. Suzi has seized every opportunity to work with children and is currently the Artist in Residence for the City of Santa Clarita’s four elementary school districts. She is committed to inspiring creativity in everyone. suzikades.com
Town Center Art Space is located at 24201 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The business hours are Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information regarding the art exhibit, please contact Katherine Nestved at knestved@santa-clarita.com or call (661) 250-3777. For details regarding other City art exhibits, please visit SantaClaritaArts.com.
The Tierra del Sol Foundation is a strong and vibrant community in which all of its members contribute to the strengths and assets for the common good. Tierra’s mission is to empower people with disabilities to fulfill their potential and desire to become productive citizens who are accepted, included and valued for the contributions they make to the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the community. At the Progressive Art Studios of the Tierra del Sol Foundation, individuals discover career opportunities, advance their skills and craft their own professional career path in the arts.
Reception: Thursday, February 20, 2020 | 7 – 10 pm
The concept of ‘home’ suggests images and ideas of many different things to different people and other living things. It may suggest a cozy cottage where family resides, or it may bring to mind relaxing locations like a tree filled park, a favorite spot along the coast, a bench in a rose garden, a collection of mementos, a sunny pond, or a special vista. Whatever the interpretation may be, the item or location can make one think of safety, warmth, relaxation, comfort, inspiration, relief, shelter, creativity or significant events and memories. The Brush and Pallet Guild artists have captured images for this exhibit that reflect their interpretations of ‘Home is Where the Art Is.’
The Brush and Pallet Guild artists included in the show are Judy Heimlich, Patty O’Hearn, Angela T. Phillips, Evelina Winchester, and Inga Windsor.
The City of Santa Clarita invites the public to a free artist reception on Thursday, February 20, from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Enjoy light appetizers and meet the artists featured in the newest exhibition ‘Home is Where the Art is.’
Reception: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 | 6 – 8 pm
Artists have been chosen to participate in this group show with the theme of “flight.” Artists are inspired by or reference flight. Artworks will be shown in a variety of mediums, including but not limited to, paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography, and textiles.
Reception:
Wednesday, February 19, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Santa Clarita City Hall, First Floor Gallery
23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355
The exhibit will be on view until March 7, 2020.
Reception: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | 6 – 8 pm
The Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS) is an annual contest that encourages youth from around the globe to express the mission of Sister Cities International through original artwork, literature, film, and photography.
Santa Clarita is a participating city in this program and has been given the opportunity to show the winners of their Young Artists and Authors Showcase of 2019. The theme for 2019 was “Global Citizens: Resilient Communities.” One of the essay finalists is a member of Santa Clarita. So it will be a great opportunity for the community to showcase work from a program we participate in.
Reception:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Old Town Newhall Library
24500 Main Street, Santa Clarita
The exhibit will be on view until May 8, 2020.
Merging memory, biology, culture and history, Jessica Wimbley investigates identity through portraiture. Using poet Audre Lorde’s term biomythography (a literary form that blends elements of autobiography, the novel, and personal mythology) as an interdisciplinary approach, Wimbley creates mixed media works combining painting, photography, drawing, performance and digital media to challenge the complexities of race and narrative in the American imagination.
Reception: Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 7 – 10 pm
This exhibition will feature a variety of art styles using magic, myths and fantasy as the inspiration/theme. It is displayed in conjunction with the theater productions of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” and “The Tree’s Dream.”
The City of Santa Clarita invites the public to a free artist reception for the latest exhibition at The MAIN in Old Town Newhall. Enjoy light appetizers and meet the artists featured in the newest exhibition ‘Presto! The Art of Magic and Fantasy.’
Reception:
Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The MAIN Gallery is located at 24266 Main Street, Newhall, CA 91321.
The exhibit will be on view until February 4, 2020.
Reception: Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 1 – 4 pm
Santa Clarita Artists Association (SCAA) member Olga Kaczmar announces a reception on Feb. 8, 2020, from 1-4 pm. There will be light appetizers and wine at FASTFRAME, 24204 Valencia Blvd. (next to Kohl’s), Valencia, CA 91355. The exhibit will run from Feb. 1 to 28, 2020.
Kaczmar paints in oil, watercolor, pastels and digital photography. Her art was used to promote a film and book on the 1932 Ukrainian genocide. She has an international following of genealogy researchers on her www.dpcamps.org web site, and people searching for families lost during World War II.
“FastFrame has been in Santa Clarita for over 20 years and has given local artists an important venue to display/sell their artworks in their shop,” said Kaczmar. “I will have a fun variety of paintings on display: horses, cats, wild animals, landscapes, and people.” See: https://fineartAmerica.com/profiles/olga-kaczmar
The Community Wall can be found on the upper level between Sears and the exit to The Patios.
Rio Norte Junior High School students unveiled their artwork for display on the community wall at Westfield Valencia Town Center. Titled the Support Art For Expression, or SAFE, exhibition, the students from Daryl Bibicoff’s visual arts class created art pieces to display on the wall, which was meant to be a way for students to find their individual identity and let go of harmful emotions.
“This is to encourage people to express their emotions through their art,” said Jasmine Abbe, student at Rio Norte. Students were able to freely create any drawing or painting that would allow them to express their thoughts, emotions and creativity.
Caria Dubs, contributor to the exhibit and student at Rio Norte, said she created a drawing inspired from the Disney film “Frozen II” and said one of her career choices is to work in animation for Disney one day, just like her mother and aunt. “This showed all the diversity in art,” said Dubs. “Not every art style is the same, and it’s important to have diversity. Some people do better with realistic drawings and other people do better with more cartoonish drawings. We were able to show our diversity.”
Along with creative expression, students had the opportunity to experiment with different mediums. Emma Buliga, who used colored pencil for her art piece, said after this project she’s been encouraged to use different mediums, such as ballpoint pen, to expand on different ways to creatively express herself.
“Take as many opportunities as you can to get as much experience as you can,” said Abbe, when asked what advice she’d give to young artists. “Talk to people who make art as their career and be inspired from their stories.”