Arts Alive
By Jim Christiansen
The Ninth Month of the year. Celebrate the Labor Day weekend, which is the season that starts Oktoberfest. At Dragonfly Art for Life, the new class season of Printmaking, Paper Making, Book Binding, and painting is taking place. I attended studio mascot Bat Man’s birthday, where the Black Cat and Patrick Barr showed off the various presses and other printmaking tools. It is impressive. Check out their Facebook page, or stop in on J Street, as they are open during the week and Art Walk.
Before attending a gallery cat’s birthday party, I donated three paintings of cats in response to a Call for Art from the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency, 3647 Cornucopia. The call is to Brighten up the walls of the Love Clinic, a low-cost veterinary care clinic. The clinic is now open, with the Grand Opening on August 28th. As for the art, paintings, photography, and drawings by artists, students, and photographers. If you are a non-artist with a dog or cat related Art you would like to donate, drop it off at the Front Desk,
September also starts the Fall and Holiday shopping season. www.Coffeecatscalendar.com will be sporting a new 2025 Calendar with my feline caffeine drinker art. The website also has my coffee mugs, tee shirts, and more. Leo Garcia is the publisher and supports other local artists.
September 19 is the Third Thursday Art Walk, and visit the many downtown venues participating, including the now-open Stanislaus Community Collaborative, also known as the Stanislaus Arts Council, the new gallery and offices at 1315 J Street, which had its ribbon cutting on August 9, and Grand Opening August 10. The most recent show was the Abstract, Impressions, and Fantasy, “Exploring the Boundaries of Reality,” hosted by Showtime Studios, next door across the alley, with nearly 80 Entrants. The juried Autumn Art Exhibition will be the first show in the new facilities, opens September 3Rd and runs to October 11. An Invitation-only reception will be held on September 13. Stanislaus Arts Council business hours are now Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 5 PM. Friday and Saturday, noon to 6 PM, the venue is closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
While at the Arts Council grand opening, I was invited to The Brick, open gallery night, September 20th. Currently, a Call for Artists requests for submissions to be juried for gallery and show acceptance in any medium. The Brick is a multi-arts venue in Turlock that hosts acting classes. https://tr.ee/Tr40ZuOewd link for submissions. The Brick is located at 3020 Geer Road, Turlock, CA.
Suzanne Staud and Chella are two of the accepted entries in the 62nd Annual Stockton Art League National Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum in Stockton. Open September 5th to October 20th.
I will likely be at Peer Recovery Art Project gallery for Art Walk, 950 Tenth Street, and at the Red Tie Arts concert at Lucca Winery in Ripon on September 14th. The October 17 Art Walk falls on my birthday, and I will have my home studio open to visitors on October 17, 18, and 19, with Art for Sale and snacks.
For artists, crafters, and vendors available November 9, the Eagles Lodge, 123 Camelia Way, Modesto, has a call for vendors out at $35 per 6 ft. table. QR code on their poster, or email: eagles2143mod@gmail.com
