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Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961.
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2010 Art in the Redwoods Festival
Dinner: |
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August 19, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
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August 20, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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Festival: |
Saturday, |
August 21, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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Sunday, |
August 22, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Exhibit: |
On display through Sunday, September 5 |
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The Art in the Redwoods Festival returns to Gualala
Arts Center for the 49th 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.
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Fine Art Exhibit
The heart of the festival is the magnificent 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.
Admission $6; children 17 and under are free.
For those unable to attend the festival, these works will remain on display through Sunday, September 5.
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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"Top Hat" Dinner
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The
"Top Hat" opening dinner & wine celebration
at the Gualala Arts Center starts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening when the doors open.
Chef Riley Huddleston of Alexander's at
Timber Cove Inn
will be in charge of the scrumptious dinner complimented by fine wines from
Annapolis Winery.
Diners will get a sneak peek preview of the Fine Art Exhibit even before it is judged.
For tickets,
call Gualala
Arts Center
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Only 100 tickets, which include a VIP Festival pass and a chance to own "Arabesque," a table-top Robert Holmes original sculpture, are available for this evening of evenings. Reservations for dinner ($150, includes $100 donation) are recommended as it usually sells out.
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Champagne Preview
The Champagne Preview is on Friday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (admission $10, available January 2010).
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 judges 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.
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Festival weekend
The Festival is open to the public on
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 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 children 17 and under are free.
Live music 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.
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.
Food and drink will be available. 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 and cookies and a great ice cream bar.
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Art in the Redwoods
2010 Raffle Quilt
Pocket Full of Posies
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Quilt Raffle
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.
Raffle tickets can be purchased 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 Festival
August, 2010
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The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email
info@gualalaarts.org.
Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.
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