“Metamorphosis” features repurposed mixed media artwork by artist Paige Bridges. Paige uses photography and design as a starting point for her artwork and builds on them to create collages utilizing a mixture of magazine clippings, found objects and other items collected since childhood.

“My work is a layered expression of my love for the arts,” says Paige. She uses repurposed materials in her collages to “find the hidden potential in these items, transforming them into something more pleasing and showing that there is always more to things than meets the eye.”

In her youth, Paige was surrounded by artists who allowed her to experience and appreciate all mediums of art. In the ‘70s she fell in love with printmaking while attending Barnsdall Art Center in Los Angeles. She continued her education with the art program at Los Angeles Valley College and eventually majored in art at Cal State Long Beach with an emphases on printmaking.

The exhibit will be available for viewing during all events at The MAIN, as well as Tuesday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. An art reception will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The community is invited to view Bridges’ artwork, enjoy light refreshments and meet the artist.

February 10, 2018 through March 29, 2018

College of the Canyons Art Gallery
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery presents the work of Los Angeles-based artist and former COC Gallery Director Larry Hurst. The one-person exhibition brings together works from three areas of Hurst’s aesthetic investigations: his precise and elegant geometric abstract paintings; his nuanced and poetic collage; and his intensively hand-crafted, often humorous sculptures (which Hurst attributes to his alter-ego, Guy Leadbetter).

Materially diverse and conceptually rigorous, Hurst’s aesthetic is at once painstaking and playful, exacting and improvisational, lush and subdued. His works reveal the influence of art historical precedents, such as John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and H.C. Westermann, and are distinguished by their intricate craftsmanship, formal sophistication, and sense of humor.

Hurst has been active in the Los Angeles art scene since the 1970’s and is a graduate of the Chouinard Art Institute. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and in particular Southern California, and is in numerous private and public collections.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. Those unable to visit the gallery during normal hours are welcome to contact the gallery to schedule a viewing appointment.

February 3, 2018 through February 28, 2018

FastFrame
24204 Valencia Blvd.
Valencia, CA 91355

Local award winning artist, Sandy Fisher, will be exhibiting a selection of landscape and botanical oil paintings along with a variety of giclée prints starting on February 3rd and continuing through February 28th.

“Creative outlets have been a lifelong pursuit of mine and I turned to oil painting in 2005, and was blessed to win my first award.  Finally, I had found the direction and purpose of my creative drive.  Now, I cannot imagine doing anything else as painting is life itself for me. The landscape of the West and California, particularly the unspoiled open spaces of the coast, desert, valleys and mountains are my favorite subject matter.  I am especially intrigued by the play of light and shadow and the mingling of warm and cool hues, which captivate my heart and provides the catalyst for me to put brush to canvas in an effort to convey to the viewer my emotional response to the scene.” – Sandy Fisher

A “meet the artist” reception with appetizers and refreshments will be held on Saturday, February 10th, from 1 – 4 p.m.

For more information on Sandy and her art, visit http://sandy-fisher.pixels.com.

November 17, 2017 through February 18, 2018

First Floor Gallery at City Hall
23920 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Colors hold significance for people around the world. Not only do colors influence emotion, but they also hold meaning in religion in various cultures.  Red can indicate all things intense and passionate as well as sincerity.  The meanings of red and people’s reactions to it tend to be fairly consistent across all age groups and cultures.  Art in this exhibit features, highlights, or uses the color red exclusively in the piece.

January 2018 through March 2018

Community Wall at Westfield Valencia Town Center
24201 W. Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

The Community Wall at Westfield Valencia Town Center is currently displaying art created by high school students from the William S. Hart School District.

The exhibit can be found on the upper level between Sears and the exit to The Patios.

January 16, 2018 through January 31, 2018

College of the Canyons Art Gallery
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery begins the new year with “Budding Artists,” an exhibit featuring artwork created by the children enrolled in the college’s Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE).

“Budding Artists” will debut with a special open house event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 and will run through Wednesday, Jan. 31.

A silent auction fundraiser will also be held for the duration of the exhibit with proceeds going toward the CECE.

Auction winners will be announced during the exhibit’s closing reception from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Those unable to visit the gallery during normal hours are welcome to contact the gallery to schedule a viewing appointment.

All gallery exhibitions and related events are free and open to the public.

January 2, 2018 through February 2, 2018

The MAIN
24266 Main Street
Newhall, CA 91321

In this exhibit by artist Sept, audiences are invited to explore his “Anti-Graphical” style that has no limitations. Born in Japan, Sept graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Advertising. He has completely abandoned all plans made during his four years at art school and has pursued his dream of painting as much of the world as he can in his lifetime. Sept’s style is based as of late on what he calls “A pinched nerve of the soul” and is, thus, hard to ignore. Utilizing lines and waves combined with brief studies in hand-drawn typography, he attempts to help people feel a little less alone in the world through his art.

Sept describes himself as a die-hard screen printer, painter, illustrator, and a full-time muralist who has attacked more than 442 walls with spray paint in less than four years. He has shown work at various galleries nationally and internationally, has been commissioned to design and create art for prominent companies, and has had his work featured on album covers and in music videos.

The gallery is free to visit Tuesday through Friday, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Residents and visitors are also invited to attend a free art reception on Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Participants will enjoy light appetizers, entertainment, and a chance to meet the artist.