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Our current Gallery Show, "Experiment with Light" is being well received, and foot traffic is slightly increased. This show on Thursday, April 21st when we will install "Courage with Color". We will be receiving new Art works on Tuesday, April 19th. Please let me know if you wish to be a part of this Show! A Sign Up List will be available at the April Meeting.
Our Special Seasonal Show, "Spring is Here", at 1360 Fitzgerald Drive will begin on Saturday, March 26th, and run through April 3. twelve Pinole Artisans will participate in this Show. Please come out and bring Friends and Family with you in support of this Pinole Artisans Activity. We are grateful to TKG for the opportunity to use the empty commercial space at a very low cost for our 'Satellite Shows.".
Linda Thomas and I are working diligently on completing a new membership list for the Pinole Artisans. Soon there will be a temporary copy of this list in the Art Center. We would appreciate it if you would look it over for errors or unintended deletions. After sufficient time for all to check it out we will print the new list and distribute it to members.
Community Events and Opportunities: Pinole will soon have two new downtown Restaurants: Tina' Cafe, on the corner of Tenant and San Pablo, and "Abby's Gill and Restaurant" next door to Tina's. It is important for us to be supportive of these new businesses because they can significantly increase the foot traffic in the downtown area. I have had a conversation with the owner of Abby's in regard to a possible use of local art in her Restaurant and will let you know as plans firm up on how this will work.
Pinole Artisans will also be joining the Chamber of Commerce in the project to "beautify" the empty lot on the corner of Tenant and San Pablo. This will be a Community effort that has been approved by the City officials. I have a few names on the list of people interested in helping us with this, but I could use more. If interested call me at (510) 758-2935.
Several Pinole Artisans are participating in the Martinez Show, "Swan Day Martinez" on Saturday, March 26 from 10:00 am to
5:00 pm. We welcome this opportunity to share in this Martinez based show.
The Port Costa Show at the Old School House in May (information at the Art Center) is closed to more participants, but they are keeping a waiting list if you are still interested.
We are pleased that our classroom is being used more for art activities.
There is still room in Winnie Lai's Chinese Brush Painting Class for the first four Saturdays in April. If you are interested contact her at
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Penny's watercolor class at 1360 Fitzgerald with guest teacher, Jeannie Vodden, was a huge success and participants learned new and exciting techniques.
Jim Ott's Colored Pen classes have been scheduled for April 25, May 2nd and May 9th. This will be a fundraiser for Pinole Artisans. And we thank Jim and the others who have volunteered to hold such classes.
Be sure to read Vickie Resso's article on another upcoming fundraiser activity at Chevy's.
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