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Come to the Eighth Annual Art in the Orchard!
Stop by any time Saturday, August 28,
10a-5pm in Apple Hill — Free Admission
Rainbow Orchards,
2569 Larsen Dr., Camino
Wofford Acres Vineyards, 1900 Hidden Valley Ln., Camino
Madroña Vineyards, 2560 High Hill Rd., Camino
At Rainbow Orchards you can:
- Meet local artists with fine art for sale
- Enjoy live music all day:
Empty Wallets ~ 10:30am – noon
Brave ~ noon–1:00pm
JonnyPac Jazz Combo ~ 1:00 – 3:00pm
All on Seven ~ 3:00 – 5:00pm
- Join in kids’ activities; fun for the whole family
- Cuddle soft, furry, wiggly farm animals
- Sample fine El Dorado wines & local brews
- Free admission and free parking!
Wine tasting and live music will also be available at 2 other Apple Hill (Camino) locations: Wofford Acres Vineyards, 1900 Hidden Valley Ln and Madroña Vineyards, 2560 High Hill Rd.
Come and enjoy an enchanting day in a splendid orchard. Enjoy great music, wonderful food, local beer & wine, and sweet treats. Relax with a picnic in the shade of a fragrant apple tree. Discover new art and artists. Celebrate art & summer!
Call Susan Keale at 530-295-3496 x2 or email to artspace@eldoradoartscouncil.org for more information.
American River Music Festival Discounted Tickets
for EDAC members!
September 18-19 at Henningsen-Lotus Park
EDAC and the ARMF have collaborated to offer EDAC members, their family and friends tickets FOR ONLY $20 Adults, $10 Youth (8-17) and free (7 and under). This is a big discount from the $35 and $15 standard daily price. Tickets can be purchased at the EDAC gallery at 459 Main Street, Placerville. There are only so many available at this price, so get them before they're gone!
Each day is filled with terrific Folk, Americana and Blues music, kid's activities, "live art", art vendors, beer and wine, food and beverages, jams, drum circles, and good vibe. For more information visit www.americanrivermusic.org or stop by ArtSpace.
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Naked Awareness
Art Exhibit at ArtSpace
August 3 – September 4
Nude with Red Robeby Rod Williams
El Dorado Arts Council ArtSpace invites visitors to appreciate the masterful art works exhibited in Naked Awareness, showing August 3 – Sept 4 at ArtSpace.
Spotlight on local artist Sandy Allie
One of the featured artists is sculptor Sandy Allie, who lives and works in El Dorado Hills. In addition to her classical art training with strong emphasis on the human figure, Allie has studied with many prominent artists at professional workshops given throughout the United States. She has studied museum collections, architecture and sculpture in France and Italy, as well as participating in stone carving workshops and symposiums in Italy and Costa Rica. Allie's subject matter deals exclusively with the human figure.
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Drawing inspiration from the broken fragments of antiquity as well as the great masters of the Renaissance and Romantic periods, Allie has developed a signature of her own that seeks to represent the introspective, emotional and expressive side of humanity. "The language of the body tells the story if you take your time to look into it, ponder, and discover the subtle truths hiding within. This is where truth lies. It may be beautiful; perhaps it is not. This is the honesty I want my sculptures to convey.
Bronze Victoire Main by Sandy Allie
Allie enjoys working directly from life in her favorite medium, water based clay. "While working with a model, I attempt to bring out the qualities I feel make this individual special. Often, the personality of the sculptures comes from working many hours with an individual and the energy he or she brings to the work. Later, long after the model has left the studio, the sculpture and I become free to begin our dialogue; this is when I sculpt my response to the pose and how it makes me feel. Characteristics like crooked fingers on weathered hands or the graceful contour of a fleshy hip are things I might emphasize or exaggerate. At some point, the sculpture takes on its own personality and I realize I am no longer in charge. This is a wonderful and exciting time. From there it becomes my challenge to listen to the sculpture and allow the medium to tell my hands what to do."
Allie has taught bronze casting as well as molding and casting at Lake Tahoe Community College. Although she considers terra cotta "a delicious and noble medium", she often translates "her studies" to bronze. "I believe it is important to the integrity of the original artwork that the artist is knowledgeable and physically involved with, or, at best oversees, every step in the many processes of casting a bronze sculpture, from mold to patina. I have experienced the thrill of casting many of my own bronze sculptures which makes the work very personal."
Naked Awareness is a month long art exhibit presented by El Dorado Arts Council ArtSpace from August 3 – Sept 4, 2010. This dynamic theme is inspired by the nude human form and its representation in art. El Dorado Arts Council ArtSpace will be hosting a lecture/slide show by sculptor Sandy Allie on the Nude in Art (7/24 @ 7pm); exhibiting sculptures, photography, and paintings by local artists of the nude; and EDAC Movie Night showing the documentary “Naked World” of the photography of Spencer Tunick (8/6 @ 6:30pm).
El Dorado Arts Council invites visitors to come appreciate the masterful art works exhibited in Naked Awareness. We are located at 459 Main Street
Placerville Re-Writes ArtWalk
On Saturday September 18
Come celebrate the Arts Alive on Main Street in Placerville! Starting at 6 pm you can hear the live band at the Bell Tower, Forgotten Passage, “melding an eclectic mix of driving rhythms, infectious melodies and ethereal explorations into an exciting soundscape . . .”
September’s theme is “Retro Future.” Come downtown and experience Flotsam's and Jetsam's Emporium offering "re-fabricated finery," re-purposing gears and eclectic bits and parts into jewelry. Kids and adults can participate in a “Make & Take” experience for only $3.
Check out the pictures from July’s hat contest at ArtWalk Photos. Julie DeWaard, who works at the Winesmith on Placerville's Main Street, won with her wine-country themed hat.
The Arts License Plate
 Despite the importance of the arts, California is 50th out of the 50 states in per capita arts funding. We spend about 12¢ per person. In contrast, the state of New York spends $2.58 and Massachusetts spends $1.96 per person. (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies).
If a million California cars had Arts License Plates, there would be $40 million for the arts in California.
Want more information? Go to www.cac.ca.gov (or click on the image above).
Beginning Pastels Class for Kids a Great Success!
Held July 31 at EDAC’s ArtSpace
Instructor Robin French’s pastels class of kids ranging in age from 6 to 14 produced some amazing tigers rendered in pastels. Take a look!
 
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 How the Best Was Won
August 27, 6-9pm
Dinner & Entertainment
at Rainbow Orchards in Apple Hill
 A special evening of delicious food, including a locally grown salad bar, locally produced beer and wine, and freshly picked fruit dessert baked by Rainbow Orchards.
Music by Old West Trio, cowboy poetry by Dennis Aufdenkamp, special preview of select local artists. $45 per person. Western attire encouraged.
click here for more info.
Two Great Music Events!
Support accessible arts programs while listening to wonderful music.
A portion of ticket sales for each of these events goes to EDAC for its community programs.
American River Music Festival
Carrera Productions Presents
 Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings
with
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real
Thursday, September 16
Doors open 5p •
Concert 6–9:30p
The Lakehills Green,
7000 Rossmore Lane, El Dorado Hills
Tickets $32 advance • $37 at the door
For info/tickets: www.carrera-productions.com
Many Thanks to Our Sponsors and Donors for Coloma Blues Live!
Please support our local businesses who support the arts
Sponsors:
Donors:
- Affordable RV Rentals
- Gold Country Media
- EAGLE 96.9
- Charter Communications
- Carrera Productions
- Capital Public Radio
- KVMR
- Mountain Democrat/Life Newspapers
- Blues Festival Guide
- Sacramento News & Review
- Skip’s Music
- The World of Blues.com
- Hangtown Fire
- Legendary Blues Cruise
- KFOK
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Arts Connection: EDAC Membership Drive
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A Few Good Reasons
to Connect with the Arts
It’s membership drive season at El Dorado Arts Council. Our members believe that the arts are essential: oil painting to graphic design, Mozart to Madonna, Hemingway to Proulx, in schools, at the theater, at home, and in so many forms. The Arts: Essential.
With a county-wide mission supporting the visual, performing, and literary arts, EDAC is dedicated to enriching all the villages within our diverse county.
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Here’s why you should join:
- Books, murals, music
- Big Arts Events Boost Business
- EDAC Gives Arts Grants to Schools
- Poetry, sculpture, ballet
- El Dorado Hills Art & Wine Affaire
- Gallery Shows for Novices & Masters
- Independent films, animation, the tango
- Coloma Blues Live!
- Art in the Orchard
- Placerville ArtWalk
- Imagine Your Life Without Art
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