The City of Santa Clarita Arts and Events division is excited to open a new group show coming soon to the First Floor Gallery located in City Hall. Artists were called to submit work inspired by or depicting sweets, candies, and sugar! Applicants could submit artworks in the medium of their choosing, as long as it is able to be mounted on a wall. This includes but is not limited to paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography, and textiles. The exhibition will run through September 2020. The virtual exhibition is now open and we will post an update when the in-person exhibition opens at City Hall.

Carlos Batchelor
Unique Mixed Media Art

Originally from Panama, Carlos is a self-taught Mixed Media artist who always appreciated art but never had any intentions of becoming an artist.

After a search for new art for his living room wall was unfruitful, he decided to create one himself. Deciding what medium to use started as a challenge, but became clear one day as he was about to throw a couple of eggshells away. Could this work if he was to crush it, glue it to a canvas then paint it? Why not give it a try! He was pleased with the result and weeks later received compliments from friends and family.

Over time he went from just using crushed eggshells to other repurposed items like drinking straws, leaves, etc., but it was the suggestion from a co-worker to used shredded CDs as a medium that really took his next pieces to a whole new level. As an art admirer, Carlos always gravitated to artists whose work seemed to be constantly evolving, so it seems natural that this would be Carlos’ goal: to try to find new expressions of mixed media art with his preferred mediums all the while giving his audience new manifestations of his creativity and love for art.

Santa Clarita Artists’ (SCAA) exhibit, Vintage, runs from March 6 –  April 12, 2020. All are invited to a free reception to meet the artists on Friday March 6, 2020 5:00-8:00 pm.

“Art representing styles, places, people or objects of the past, before the year 2000 will be displayed,” said Mardi Georgio. “Come and enjoy classic images and old-fashioned ideas from the previous century.”

SCAA Art Gallery is located at 22508 6th St. in Old Town Newhall, between Railroad and Main.
New Hours: Senses Thursday; Fridays 5-8 pm; Saturdays 2-8 pm; Sundays, 2-5 pm.
Signs along Main Street will announce gallery openings.

For more information on SCAA, the only non-profit fine art association in Santa Clarita since 1989, see www. SantaClaritaArtists.org.

Group show featuring the artists:

Cyndi Baker
Dale Voelker
Ma Geraldine Suguitan-Ignacio
Ksenia Sd