Exhibits & Events

Museum on Main

PAL’s 15th Members’ Show at Museum on Main

MoM’s annual collaboration with the Pleasanton Art League shows off the latest works in a variety of media from Tri-Valley artists. For lectures and future exhibits visit museumonmain.org/exhibits.html

Thanks so much to 59 wonderful PAL artists who entered the Imagination Expressed 2023 Show.
Venue: Museum on Main, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton
Show Dates: January 18 to March 25,
Open Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closed Sunday & Monday and major holidays
Reception Date and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, January 21, 1 to 3pm
Judge: David Savellano https://davidsavellano.com
Awards: Best of Show: $150 (1) Merit Award: $100 (2) Honorable Mention: $50 (4)
PAL Art Demonstrations: Ten PAL Artists will perform art demonstrations at the museum during the course of the show on select Fridays & Saturdays. See Demo schedule below.
Online Gallery: This show will also be exhibited online on PAL’s website Gallery HERE!

Contact: Christine Bourg chrisbourg6@aol.com
Imagination Expressed 2023 Artist Reminders
- View and Print Exhibit Prospectus HERE.
- Reception Date: Saturday, January 21
- Pick Up of Art Date: Monday, March 27, 10:00 am to 1:00 pmEnjoy 20 sessions of PAL
Artist Demonstrations at Museum on Main!

Download a pdf version of the demo calendar HERE. See current week’s demo schedule HERE.

Firehouse Arts Center

4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566

California Watercolor Association 53rd National Exhibition

January 7 to March 17, 2023 – open for visitors during normal operating hours – Wednesday – Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturdays 11 am to 3 pm. Awards ceremony and reception will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. https://www.firehousearts.org/gallery/current-exhibit/

The Heart of Color – Woodcuts 1981 to 2021 by Sylvia Solochek Walters January 7 – February 17, 2023 Reception: Saturday, January 14, 1-3pm https://www.firehousearts.org/gallery/current-exhibit/firehouse-lobby-exhibition-heart-of-color/

The Nancy Thompson Memorial Wall

The Nancy Thompson Memorial / PAL Wall is located on the second floor of the Firehouse Arts Center and open for visitors during normal operating hours – Wednesday – Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturdays 11 am to 3 pm.

Wei-Ting Chuang Exhibit

Wei-Ting Chuang will be exhibiting her artwork on the Nancy Thompson Memorial, PAL Wall, upstairs at the Firehouse Arts Center from January 14 – February 25 with an artist Meet and Greet on Saturday, Jan 28 from 1pm – 3pm.
https://www.firehousearts.org/

Wei Ting Chuang holds a master’s degree in Fine Art from the National Taiwan Normal University and specializes in traditional East Asian brush painting and calligraphy. She taught East Asian brush painting, Watercolor, Sketch, Design, Calligraphy, and Performance Art at Taipei Municipal Wuchang Junior High School in Taiwan for over 15 years.

Throughout her artistic career, Wei-Ting’s focus has been on traditional East Asian brush painting and calligraphy. In 2004 and 2011, she held several solo exhibitions in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her students received numerous awards for their artwork. She enjoys teaching and learns a lot from working with her students. Currently, Wei-Ting provides art classes from her art studio in Pleasanton and planning to offer more art classes in Livermore and San Ramon.

For Wei-Ting, art is the way to explore the beauty of nature and share it with others. She uses a variety of media to capture impressions which have touched her heart. Her art has been strongly affected by the local culture and nature in California since she moved here in 2017. In turbulent times, Wei-Ting wants to bring a calm and comforting vision of nature to more people through her art.

https://www.facebook.com/WeiTingChuangArt

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Bankhead Theater

Beauty and Terror, exhibition by Robin Bernstein, is on display at the Uncle Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater January 12 through 29.This is a series of 18 large artworks that respond and speak to major aspects of The Holocaust through the telling of terrifying and redemptive stories as well as heroic acts of resistance and the failure of justice in post war Europe. The Gallery Talk on January 14 from 1:00-3:00 pm will be informative and compelling. Get a hands-on demonstration for how Ms Bernstein creates these incredible, textured works. Thursdays through Sundays 1:00 to 5:00. https://livermorearts.org/visual-arts-2/.

Violins of Hope will be at the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater January 31 through February 12. Free and open to the public 9:00 – 5:00 each day. Don’t miss this international exhibit of violins that have been restored that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. The instruments have survived concentration camps, ghettos, pogroms, and long journeys to tell remarkable stories of injustice, suffering, resilience and survival. https://www.ebhec.org/violins

Alamo Danville Artists’ Society’s (ADAS) Blackhawk Gallery

announces their new exhibit, “Infusion” opening October 28 through January 22. The gallery is free and open to the public. The opening reception will be Saturday, October 29 from 5:00 to 7:00. Regular hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 to 7:00 and Sunday 11:00 to 6:00. www.ADAS4ART.org.

LAA Gallery

Upstairs in the Carnegie Building, 2155 3rd Street, Livermore

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Saturday, 11:30 to 4:00. Sundays 10:00 to 2:00. www.LivermoreArtAssociation.org

Gallery Painter’s Corner:

Helene Roylance began her love of art at a very young age. Whether it was drawing, painting, sculpture or photography, the challenge was always how to create something, not whether it could be done! Her love of art deepened with the chance to study abroad in Italy, hauling her camera everywhere she went, taking art classes in Parma, and seeing the rich art history in Europe up close.

In 2014 Helene discovered her love of watercolor, using vibrant colors to recreate the beauty she found all around her. Inspired by the photographs and memories of her travels, she enjoys the challenge of using watercolor to try capture the beauty and mood of a location. Helene’s watercolors and colorfully painted ceramic works can be seen and purchased at the LAA Gallery at 2155 3rd Street in Livermore.

Anuja Goyal is the Newest Artist that has been juried into the Livermore Art Association Gallery. She enjoys paintings with a theme of nature, abstract, gods, music, animals, birds, water, . . . okay, everything is fair game for her! Anuja’s latest theme is adding clay to her paintings to give that physical depth to them.

Pottery Corner:

LAA January Artist of the Month Sue Vincent has been making pottery since the spring of 1989. She loves making teapots of all sorts. She loves to experiment with different techniques and different clay bodies. Her favorites are Navajo Wheel, a dark reddish clay and Cassius Basalt, a black clay for cone 6 firings in her studio, Springtown Art Center. She also gives class there for the young and the young at heart. . Sue’s latest creations are spectacular. They may be purchased at the LAA Art Gallery 2155 3rd Street, Carnegie Building, Livermore, CA. The Gallery is open Thursday – Saturday from 11:30 to 4:00 pm and Sunday 10:00 to 2:00 pm. Stop by and check out & give Sue’s beautiful new Pottery a look.