2022 Art in the Redwoods Click Here!

Welcome . . .to Art in the Redwoods Online!
. . . and to the 60th Art in the Redwoods’, and a joyful return to in-person exhibits, food, music and fun at Gualala Arts . . .

 . . . August 19-22! 

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Hats off to all of the artists who entered their works in the

60th Art in the Redwoods!

Here are the Award Winners:

Oil & Acrylics Award sponsored by Surf Market

1st Place Linda Green Shrouded Vessel

2nd Place Chuck Frascone Broken Fence at Sea Ranch

3rd Place Suzanne Dunn In the Distance, 2021

 

Water Media Award sponsored by Jane Kelley Bookkeeping

1st Place Dana Petersen Hummingbird

(Goat Hill, San Francisco)

2nd Place Susan Routledge Blue

3rd Place Carol Chell Tideline

 

Prints & Graphics Award sponsored by Lighthouse Peddler

1st Place Larain Matheson Patterns In Nature

2nd Place Debra Lennox Rogue Wave Mendocino

3rd Place Jim Meilander X Route

 

Sculpture Award sponsored by Brennie Brackett Fine Art

1st Place Steven Emrick Shrine

2nd Place Bruce Bibby Untitled #4 (Nice Pecs But Skinny Legs), 2020

3rd Place Steve Morris Native in Buckskin

 

Monochromatic Photography Award sponsored by Independent Coast Observer

1st Place Scott Sewell Message to Garcia, Garcia River Mouth, Stornetta Public Lands, CA

2nd Place Gail Jackson Falcon Nest

3rd Place Jane Murphy Man in the Room

 

Video Clips sponsored by Mango Grits

1st Place Jeanine Pfeiffer Meiosis/This Becoming

2nd Place Dana Teen Lomax Narrow Vision

 

Color Photography Award sponsored by Ferrellgas

1st Place Mary Davenport Mysterious Raven

2nd Place Peter Sidell Cottonwood Tree, Yellowstone October 2020

3rd Place Scott Chieffo Heading North

 

Digital Art Award sponsored by The Mac Link

1st Place Barbara Johannes Benny Goes Green

2nd Place Carolyn Case Water Dreams

3rd Place Joan Halapua Wood Oz Blooms 2

 

Pastels & Drawing Award sponsored by Barry & Kathryn Weiss

1st Place Chris Mengarelli Lone Boat

2nd Place Bruce Jones Willows, Alders, Pines and Firs

3rd Place Jane Casner Mothersill Interior And Exterior

 

Woodworking Award sponsored by JR’s Home & Auto Center

1st Place Steve Morris Carved Wooden Walking Stick

2nd Place Paula Haymond Wild, Wild Horses

3rd Place James Docker Cell Phone Stand 1

 

Glass Art Award sponsored by Kennedy & Associates Real Estate

1st Place Kathryn Weiss Murano Dreams #3

2nd Place Leslie Moody Cresswell Jewel Bearings

3rd Place Ariel Majorana The Geo-hue

 

Jewelry & Ornamentation Award sponsored by Ignacio Health Insurance Services

1st Place Ling-Yen Jones Crane clasp LY N 3361

2nd Place Marla Skibbins Circle of Love 2.0

 

Clay & Mosaic Award sponsored by The Sea Ranch Foundation

1st Place Loraine Toth Earth Creation/ Allegory

2nd Place Margi Gomez Guhde Cali Quail

3rd Place Susan Nutter Timeless Crevasse

 

Fiber, Textiles & Soft Sculpture Award sponsored by Harmony Art Organic Design

1st Place Sally Labioda ‘Shell-ter’ in Place

2nd Place Gerda Randolph Ernest

3rd Place Jan Carter A Barn Quilt For The White Barn

 

Quilts Award sponsored by Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild

1st Place Della Zita New Beginnings; Forest Sunrise

2nd Place Barbara Dunsmoor Channeling King Midas

3rd Place Pamela Todd 20-20 Hindsight

 

Collage & Mixed Media Award sponsored by Gualala Arts Collage Interest Group

1st Place Jackie Gardener A Gift for Sarah

2nd Place Sharon Nickodem Tamborine Girl

3rd Place Pamela Kieffer King Midas In Reverse

 

Weaving Award Mele Halapua Cocker Award sponsored by Soana Halapua

1st Place Jennie Lee Henderson Rain Dance

2nd Place Janice Sullivan Handwoven Shawl

3rd Place Lisa Garrett Motion of the Ocean

 

Online! Only Sponsored by Mango Grits

1st Place Thomas Burgard Timber Cove, Sonoma Coast

2nd Place Annie Frantzeskos Untitled

3rd Place Dee Tivenan This Way

 

Best of Show Award sponsored by Luxe Places International Realty

Bennett Ewing MUJIMBA

 

Best Local Work Award sponsored by Westamerica Bank

Ling-Yen Jones Crane clasp LY N 3361

 

Emerging Artist Award sponsored by Colette Coad & Rozanne Rapozo

Amethyst Widner Daisies at the Golf Course

Special Awards

Environmental Award sponsored by Adventure Rents Canoes & Kayaks

Gail Jackson Strawberry Sunset

Environmental Award sponsored by Friends of the Gualala River

Mark Guthrie Western Screech Owl in a Madrone Tree

Environmental Award sponsored by Redwood Coast Land Conservancy
Scott Chieffo Incoming!

Figure Drawing Excellence Award sponsored by Gualala Arts Life Drawing Group

Bruce Jones Gualala Glamour

Mendonoma Sightings Award sponsored by Jeanne Jackson

Mary Entriken California Sister

Beading Excellence Award In Honor of Jane Reichhold
sponsored by Bed Rock

Marilyn Green Sea Urchin Spine House

60th Annual Art in the Redwoods Judges’ Awards

Pamela Powell Perfectly Imperfect

Patrick Ellis Aspirations

Blaine Mason Childhood

Anita Green Mini Mandalas

Kate Skinner Mother and Children – Pakistan

Carol Golden Sacred Geometry, 2021

Jane Head Two Bits

Theresa Slaman Love-in-a-Mist

Franklin Perkins White dog

Elisabeth Gladstone Frost

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All Tickets Must Be Purchased in Advance at the Dolphin Gallery. All Will-call tickets must be picked up at the Dolphin Gallery!

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Ticketing:

Thursday, August 19: Boxed Hat/Top Hat Dinner, 3-7pm. $150 (includes a $100 donation letter). This event is sold out. No tickets available.

Friday, August 20: Champagne Preview, 3-7pm. Limited advance tickets are available at Dolphin Gallery for $25.

Saturday, August 21: Visit the grounds, galleries, vendors, music and food. From 10 – 5 pm. This event is sold out.

Sunday, August 22:  Visit the grounds, galleries, vendors, music and food. 10-4pm. Limited advance tickets are available at Dolphin Gallery for $10. NOTE: Sunday admission is free from 10 am to 12 noon but you must have advanced tickets.

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Scheduled Entertainment (download PDF)

Thursday, August 19:

3 pm to 7 pm: Boxed Hat Dinner: Pick up reserved dinners from 3 pm to 7 pm. This is a sold-out event.

3:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

4:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

5:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

Friday, August 20:

3 pm to 7 pm: Champagne Preview. View the art. See the decisions of the judges. Purchase art.

3:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

4:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

5:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

Saturday, August 21:

10 am: Gates Open. $10. (Advance tickets Required).

11 – 11:30 am: Kashia storytelling with Eric Wilder (Meditation Grove).

11:30 am: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

Noon: Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers at JAMI Amphitheater.

12:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

1 – 1:30 pm: Coastal Singers performance in the JAMI Amphitheater.

1:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

2:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance at the Outside Stage.

4:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

5:00 pm: Gates Closed

Sunday, August 22:

10 am: Gates Open. (Advance tickets Required). 

11:30 am: Mendocino Dance Project performance at the Outside Stage.

Noon: Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers at JAMI Amphitheater.

Noon: Music by the AIR60 All Stars, in the Redwood Grove (until 2 pm).

12:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

1:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

2:00 pm: BAKU performance at JAMI Amphitheater (until 4 pm).

2:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance at the Outside Stage.

3:00 pm: Quilt Raffle winner announced.

3:30 pm: Mendocino Dance Project performance in the Redwoods.

4:00 pm: Gates Closed

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The Awards

Two judges are viewing all of the art entered into this year’s Art in the Redwoods and their decisions will be made public on Friday evening, August 20 at 6 pm. Gualala Arts welcomes Sydney A. Cross and Armon Means as judges for this year’s Art in the Redwoods Fine Arts Exhibit.  Both have a proven love of arts, and backgrounds that make them ideal for this year’s festival. Those planning on picking up their Boxed Hat Dinner are invited to preview all art entered before judging on Thursday, August 19 while waiting to pick up their dinner between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The decisions of the judges will be announced on Friday afternoon and available to see during the Champagne Preview Friday, also from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sydney A. Cross, taught printmaking and art at Clemson University from 1981-2016 where she was awarded the title of Alumni Distinguished Professor of Art. After retiring from Clemson, she moved to Los Angeles and is currently a part time instructor at California State University, Northridge, CA. She also serves on LA Print Society Board and is a member of the California Society of Printmakers.

Armon Means is an artist who centers on ideas of cultural / minority identity and environmental influences. As he tells us, “I seek to create a unique connection between a passion for the art, culture, and most importantly the viewer. I realize without this, the end result of the work falls short. It is this connection to the viewer and audience that allows all artwork to go beyond a simple idea and become something that creates dialogue and thoughtful introspection.”

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Vote For Your Favorite Art Entry!

Visitors to Gualala Arts can vote for their favorite entry (the Peoples Choice Award) in the 2021 Art in the Redwoods exhibit. However, while the art can be viewed online, voting must be done in person at Gualala Arts Center. Votes for the Peoples Choice may be dropped in the ‘ballot box’ in the foyer at Gualala Arts. Voting ends on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Stop by, view the art and vote for your favorite. Gualala Arts is closed on Monday, August 23, and will reopen to the public on Tuesday, August 24.

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Thank you to our
2021 Art in the Redwoods Festival
Sponsors and Donors!
We could not do the things we do . . . without YOU!

Festival Grand Sponsors

Rich & Connie Schimbor
Tina Kelly & Mark Quattrocchi
Surf Market

Platinum Sponsors

Sandy Ostrau
Andrea A. Lundsford
Mary Sue Ittner & Bob Rutemoeller

Gold Sponsors

Bedrock
Chef Rebecca Stewart
Elizabeth Lane
Mango Grits
Gualala Supermarket
Woodenhead Winery

 

Silver Sponsors

Further Reach
Joyce Tarr
KTDE
Lynn Cannady
Paul White, White Mountain Institute
Sea Storm Studios
Sky Fiber Internet
The Wine Shop

 

Bronze Sponsors

Barry & Kathryn Weiss

Bette Covington

Bill & Karen Hay

Bob & Sophia Mitchell

Carole & Jesus Garcia

Dorothy Spalding

Frances Coleman & David Woodward

Gualala Lions Club

Harmony Art Organic Design

Ignacio Health Insurance Services

Independent Coast Observer

Jane Kelley Bookkeeping and Hall Kelley Org., Inc.

James Suhr

Kathryn & George Anderson

Lighthouse Peddler

Luxe Places International Realty

Miriam & Buzz Owen

North Coast Brewing Company

Oz Farm

Paula Haymond & Gabriella Rappaport

Redwood Coast Land Conservancy

Richard & Nancy Trissel

Rotary Club of Gualala

Sheree & Steve Wilcox

Solid Wastes of Willits

WestAmerica Bank

 

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2021 Art in the Redwoods Festival Friends

A & E Septic Services

Adventure Rents Canoes & Kayaks

Alice Wingwall & Donlyn Lyndon

Allen & Christine Francis

Beatrice Hull

Ben & Wilma Klagenberg

Betty Bailey

Beverly & William Jones

Bill & Mary Retzer

Bill & Sue Halderman

Bonnie & Paul Plakos

Brenda & Donal Phillips

Brennie Brackett Fine Art

Brent Klopfer & Trish Miller

Bruce Jones

Caitlin & Hoolis Riehl

Charlie Ivor

Chris Braley

Chuckie & Patty Sorensen

Cindy Kennedy

Colette Coad & Rozanne Rapozo

Craig Rogers

Dale Elliot & Chris Mengarelli

Dan & Meredith Beam

Dan Laux

David Barret

Deborah & Chuck Numbers

Deborah & Lloyd Kreuzer

Diana Souverbielle

Dolly & David Steffen

Don & Carrie Krieger

Dorothy Porter

Elaine Reed

Erin Riley & John Crowley

Fernando Pereira & Ana Carvalho

Frances  Chavez

Ginny Rubin & Dick Warmer

Hardy & Irene Pearson

Harold Roddy

Harriet Wright

Harry & Joanne Corey

Henry & Marina Wright

James & Akiko Docker

James & Marcia Nybakken

Jane & Chris Mothersill

Jane Larrow & Harold Dittmer

Jeanne Jackson

Jeffrey Germaine

Jesakka Tarr

Jo Ann & Gary Aiken

Joan Wood

Joanna Barnes

Joel & Pat Chaban

Judy Turgeon & Dennis Waring

Julia Faucett

Karen L Tracy

Karen Weill

Kate Skinner

Kevin & Laura Riddell

Kim & David Deboer

Kim Kellett

Laura Cortright

Lee Sorensen

Leigh Anne Lindsey

Less Grober

Linda Eastman

Linda McCabe

Ling-Yen Jones & Jon Handel

Lynn & Trudy Mitchell

Madison Connor

Margaret & Frank Morrow

Marilyn Bess

Mark Moelter

Martha & Jim Sanford

Marty Knestrick

Mary Anne Hoffman

Mary Kay & Peter Sidell Melinda Klopfer 

Pacific Piecemakers 

Quilt Guild 

Pam Martin

Patric Ellis & Lisa Lauer

Peter Rosson & 

Barbara Canida

Ralph & Dino Navarro

Randall & Beverly Hawks

Richard & Robin Edwards

Robin & Bob Hathaway

Ron & Jan Sauffferer

Ronnalyn Walker

Roxanne & Bob Claflin

Russ Haber

Ruth Downes & Jamie White

Ruth Short

Scott & June Sewell

Scott Chieffo

Scott Nevin

Sean Gaynor-Rousseau

Sharon Nickodem

Sheila Menzies & Joseph Taylor

Shirley Brice Heath

Soana Halapua

Steve & Jane Wilson

Steve & Nancy McLaughlin

Sus & Harmony Susalla

Susan Clark

Susan Zetzer

Suzi Pollard

Todd Barnhouse

Trudy & John Armer

Wendy Van Dyke & 

Gordon Uhlmann

Wilmetta Silva

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Sandy Ostrau Painting

Our featured artist Sandy Ostrau has donated a 30 x 30 inch original oil painting for one lucky Boxed Hat Dinner attendee!  Each dinner guest will receive one raffle ticket!  HUGE thanks Sandy!

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Quilt Raffle

While at Art in the Redwoods, purchase one or more raffle tickets for the Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild (PPQG) raffle for a chance to win “Good Vibrations”. This year’s quilt was made by Dee Goodrich and Jan Carter, and quilted by Judy Riddle. The quilt measures 90” wide by 100” long. Winner need not be present to win.

Raffle Tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10, or 7 for $20 and are available at Gualala Arts. Buy one or more tickets while visiting Art in the Redwoods.

Click here to see the Quilt.

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We welcome you back to our Redwood Grove in 2021 with a few safety protocols to keep in mind. First, we are switching to advance tickets required for all days to track and limit the amount of visitors, we are limiting the number of vendor booths, artists, and volunteers as well. Masking is required for everyone indoors and outside when gathering to watch entertainment and when distancing is not possible. There are several hand washing and sanitation stations scattered throughout the grounds. We have installed several air scrubbers/purifiers throughout the galleries, and the doors and windows will remain open to let the healing Pacific breezes in. Please dress in layers to adapt to the ever-changing environment.

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