Most events listed on the Calendar are free and open to any artist. However some events do have a fee or are only open to the artistic groups which sponsor the event.

March / April Local Art Events

     The Event Calendar is designed to assist artists to find places to show/sell their art and make connections with the local art groups remember you can now add your own events or information to the group. Your request must include date, time, address and contact phone number or e-mail. The Art Calendar is also available in PDF format at www.gaildaleyfineart.com.

Mar 3^rd            ACA fine art Open Juried show. Receiving Feb 27, 2010 10:00—11:30 a.m. 214 E. Oak Ave Visalia, CA Artist Reception Mar 5, 2010 6:00—8:00 p.m. For more information www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com, Show chair: Valerie Greene 559-431-0440 vegreene100@comcast.net  or Director of Exhibits: Kay Owens 559-252-3841.

Mar 3^rd            Art-Tique – The East Wall Painting (new exhibitors welcomed) at Cedar/Clinton Library (corner of Cedar & Clinton Avenues) 10:30 – 12:00 Lea Adams 299-7191 or Gail Daley 960-2428 www.gaildaleyfineart.com e-mail: gaildaley@sbcglobal.net. Art-Tique accepts all fine art, original computer art, fabric art and fine art Photography.

Mar 4^th            ACA (Alliance of California Artists) Downtown Window Gallery¹&² painting exchange (new exhibitors accepted). 3:30 - 4:30 pm. Please remember that the paintings are changed every two months. For more information contact Roberta Davis 299-7432, 877-384-7852  www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com.

Mar 6/20^th      FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint. Bonaventure Mobile Home Park 1724 Minnewawa Ave 1 block North of Shaw Ave. (West side) in Clovis 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Mary Louise Newton 455-9821 

Mar 10^th         CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration 7:00 p.m. Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4^th Street, Clovis, CA. Free to members, Guests $5.00. For more information: For more information: Cris Loyd, President 559-855-2456 or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com

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Mar 13^th         ACA (Alliance of California Artists) General Meeting and Art Demonstration by Clovis Fire/police Station on 1233 5th St. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

Mar 19^th         Tulare Palette Club General Meeting & Art demonstration. 7:00 p.m. at the Tulare Historical Museum 444 W. Tulare Ave, Tulare, CA 93274 phone #688-9233 or shforman@sbcglobal.net

Mar 26^th         Porterville Art Association General Meeting & Art Demo; Santa Fe Depot 280 N 4^th Street, Porterville, CA 7:00—9:00 p.m. www.portervilleart.org

Mar 27^th         Kingsburg Art Center General Meeting and Art Demonstration, Kingsburg Senior Center, 1460 Ellis St, Kingsburg, CA 1—3 p.m. For more information contact Merle Kleinhammer 896-3544 or Patricia Brock 896-1618 HBrock@csufresno.edu. The Kingsburg Art Center is actively seeking new members and the membership drive for 2010 is under way.  Annual membership dues for a single member are $20.00, while a family membership is $25.00.  Students are FREE.  An art gallery featuring member artists as well as other artists of note is located in the Village Mall on Draper Street in Kingsburg.  Gallery hours are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

April 3/17^th    FNA (Friends ‘N Art) meetings where artists get together and paint at Bonaventure Mobile Home Park 1724 Minnewawa Ave 1 block North of Shaw Ave. (West side) in Clovis 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Mary Louise Newton 455-9821 

April 10^th        ACA (Alliance of California Artists) General Meeting and Art Demonstration by Clovis Fire/police Station on 1233 5th St. 1:00 p.m. Free to members, Guests $5.00. www.allianceofcaliforniaartists.com

April 15^th        CAG Old West & Rodeo Show Receiving: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4^th street, Clovis, CA; Artist’s reception will be Tuesday April 20 at 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  The awards will be given out this night. EXHIBIT HOURS: Mon. Wed. Thurs. Fri.  12 to 6 pm, Tuesday 12 to 8 pm, Sat. 9 am to 6 pm,  Sun. 10 am to 3 pm. For more information: Cris Loyd, President 559-855-2456 or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com. Prospectus available on line at  http://www.gaildaleyfineart.com/clovisartguild.html

April 14^th        CAG (Clovis Art Guild) General Meeting and Art Demonstration.  7:00 p.m. Clovis Veteran’s Center 808 4^th Street, Clovis, CA. Free to members, Guests $5.00. For more information: Cris Loyd, President 559-855-2456 or Alice Sutton 559-787-2386 suttonscutter@aol.com

April 24^th        ACA Fine Art Sale, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 7330 N Palm, Fresno (between Herndon & Alluvial) $75  for 10 x 10 booth. For  more information or Registration form contact Valerie Greene 431-0440 vgreene100@comcast.net

Up-Coming Art Shows

Please check the Organizations web site or web page for more information

April:              CAG Old West and Rodeo Art Show

April:              PROJECTED DATE FOR THE 2010 ACA ART SHOW AND SALE IS APRIL 24TH.            DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH.

On-going opportunities

Diane Abbot found an interesting website for art opportunities: www.ArtDeadline.com   

SEEKING ARTISTS:  to exhibit for Thursday, January 7 ArtHop at Gorgon Isle Gallery at 665 Fulton Street (& Mono).  If you are interested contact Jeff at 559.790-4869, or e-mail: jefmartinez84@gmail.com.  Also accepting reservations to exhibit for ArtHop throughout 2010 year.   

Seeking Local Artists - wine/vineyard/general farm themed. APPELLATION: California Wine Tasting & Visitors Center    would like to
invite area artists to display and sell their art in our new Tasting Room.
We want to keep a wine, vineyard or general agriculture theme to the art
displayed - a variety of mediums are welcome. All art will be juried by our
General Manager and we plan to rotate the art displayed quarterly. A 20%
commission will be applied to any art sold. Please keep in mind that we are
a Wine Tasting Room primarily - the art display is just our way of
helping to highlight the great artists of our area! 559)363-5433; prguy@appellationcalifornia.com.

SHOW YOUR WORK ON THE COUNTY OF FRESNO WEBSITE: We have a great opportunity for artists to show their artwork on the Fresno County website: www.co.fresno.ca.us. The County is updating their website so that the Fresno Arts Council could include artists' artwork and biography. This will be available to County staff and the public. Fill out the agreement and submit with your bio, website and a CD of your artwork, which will be displayed on the County website.  Return above requested info to the Fresno Arts Council, 1245 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721.

For More Information: Maria Franco Fresno Arts Council 1245 Van Ness Fresno, CA  93721 559.237-9734 559.237-9814 (fax) mfranco@fresnoartscouncil.org www.fresnoartscouncil.org  www.fresnoarts.net

Farmer’s Market: Mariposa Mall at Fulton Mall

Art, Local produce and farm-related products

When: Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M. Year-round

Where: Fulton Mall at Mariposa

Info: www.downtownfresno.org/market 559.490.9966 info@downtownfresno.org

Farmers: Call Fresno Co. EOC at 263-1583

Lemoore City Hall

This is an opportunity for a one-man show at Lemoore City Hall. Space is filling up – Typically the calendar is set up a year in advance; already they are into July 2009. Please phone Melanie Woodcock at 924-6765 or parksandrec@lemoore.com to get your name on the list.

3^rd Sunday Art Hop & Music Thursday @ Sierra Vista Mall

This is an opportunity to sell your work at the Mall Except for the months November and December you will be in the Center Court of the Mall on Sunday and in the new courtyard on Thursdays. (sorry no openings for Art Hop on these two months as the mall is full of paying vendors). Contact: Genie Silva 299-5078

Cedar Clinton’s West Wall Gallery

This is an opportunity for individual artists to show their work in a one-man format (member of Art Hop 3^rd Thursday). Contact Mark Thornton 442-1770

Sunnyside Library Meeting Room

Sunnyside Library books about 200 meetings from outside parties a year in this room. This is an opportunity for individual artists to show their work in a one-man format (member of Art Hop 3^rd Thursday). Contact Lynn @ 255-6594.

Library Exhibit Dates

Exchange times are 10:00 a.m.-- 11:00 a.m., except for Clovis library, which is 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Please fill out  one of the identifying cards in the binder and attach it next to your painting. Please remember we can’t post art prices at the libraries.

Clovis Lib               Cedar/Clinton Lib           Pinedale Lib        

Nov (2^nd Sat)             Nov (3^rd Tues)                   Oct (3^rd Tues)       

 Feb(2^nd Sat)               Mar (3^rd Tues)                  Jan (3^rd Tues)       

May (2^nd Sat)             June(3^rd Tues)                  May ( 3^rd Tues)       

Aug (2^nd Sat)              Sept(3^rd Tues)                 July (3^rd Tues)   

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