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The Art in the Redwoods Festival returns to Gualala Arts Center for the 52nd annual event. What began among the redwoods on Gualala ridge in 1961 has grown to a weekend attraction for thousands. This popular weekend event features art from near and far along with free entertainment and artists booths. Admission to the festival is $6; youth 17 and under are free. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fine Art Exhibit
For those unable to attend the festival, these works will remain on display through Sunday, September 1.
The Gualala Arts Center is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on weekends from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Artists: See How to Enter and Entries received to date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Champagne PreviewThe Champagne Preview is on Friday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (admission $10). Outdoor artist booths will be open for a sneak preview from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. The Fine Art exhibit sneak preview is from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Award presentations and judge's critique will take place Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the outdoor amphitheater. Artists should be present to receive awards but are not required. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Festival weekend
Live music and dance will be presented on the auditorium stage, in the outdoor amphitheater and by strolling musicians throughout the festival weekend - most of it performed by local musicians and dancers. The performers include: White Hackle Pipe Band, Tonewoods, Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers, John Micka on guitar, and dancers Tessa Howard and Ling-Yen Jones. The theme of the Sunday afternoon Grand Finale is "Where East Meets West." Local musicians performing as BAKU will play their unique and totally improvised Jafro-Fusion music, which is a synthesis of jazz, Afro beat, Middle Eastern and other influences and rhythms. Returning this year will be the Kashaya local history storytelling (Saturday) and Kid's Storytelling with the Four-Eyed Frog (both days) located at the Fairy Ring. The new Haiku Stone Path will be inaugurated on Saturday, with haiku readings by Laura Leigh and shakuhachi music by Karl Young. This is the first and only Haiku Stone Path in the United States, and is a gift to Gualala Arts from the many haiku artists whose poems grace the stones. The grounds will be filled to the brim with vendor booths offering a host of items including jewelry, ceramics, wood, tiles, weavings, specialized apparel, leather goods, photographs, textiles and artwork. Enjoy our fabulous selection of food and drink booths, including fresh baked pizza from our outdoor brick pizza oven located in the picnic area next to the bandstand! Gualala Arts Culinary Group offers a great grill, salads and soups. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Your sweet tooth will have lots of choices between home-made cakes, cookies and a great ice cream bar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quilt RaffleThe title of this year's quilt is Tequila Sunrise. The Art in the Redwoods Quilt Raffle will be held on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Winner need not be present to win. Proceeds will go Gualala Arts for art scholarships. Purchase your raffle tickets at Gualala Arts Center and the Dolphin Gallery. Tickets are $2 each, three for $5, seven for $10 or fifteen for $20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art in the Redwoods FestivalAugust, 2013
The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.
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The heart of the festival is the Exhibit of Fine Art throughout the building, including oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, photographs, sculpture, woodworking, stained and fused glass, jewelry and fiber arts - most of them for sale. Award-winning artwork is selected by the 
The Festival is open to the public on
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
for the indoor fine art exhibition and outdoor festival activities.
Admission is $6.00 for adults, and youth 17 and under are free.
