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Little Shop of Horrors, is the show that redefined the meaning of plant food. This cult classic musical is an affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies. Seymour, a nerdy flower shop assistant on Skid Row discovers a strange and unusual plant that looks like a cross between a venus flytrap and an avocado, and discovers [...]
This Labor Day weekend, the 2010 Last Days of Summer Art Expo will be hosted at William S. Hart Hall at the historic William S. Hart Ranch in Newhall, California. The show will be open September 4th through 6th, each day 10:00am to 6:00pm. The 2010 Last Days of Summer Art Expo is a mixed [...]
I’ve been to San Francisco. I’ve been to Austin. I’ve been to Shanghai. I’ve been to Nashville. I’ve been to Dallas. I’ve been to Honduras. I’ve been to Pleasanton. I’ve been to Vegas. But, regardless of where I go, I come home to Santa Clarita. Having been around a bit, I am quite confident that [...]
As the first exhibition of the fall 2010 semester, the College of the Canyons Art Gallery will feature the works of three-time Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Paul Conrad. Regarded as one of the most distinguished political cartoonists in the world, Conrad began his career at The Denver Post in 1950 before moving on to [...]
“Design is not decorating,” Joe says with conviction. He feels that the design work that he does is about working with spaces. Working with a space to make it meaningful and memorable is what it is all about; this is what keeps Joe coming back for more.
Years ago my wife and I were out shopping and we happened to be at an Aaron Brothers store. My wife Diane (always one to catch me in deep thought or daydreaming) asked me what I was looking at. Diane and I have a great relationship; very frank and direct with one another. “I’m not looking [...]
This is a silhouette of an oak tree off of McBean Parkway in Santa Clarita created by Mel Carll of the SCV Center for Photography. The image is currently hanging in the Century Room of the Santa Clarita City Hall. You too, can create an awesome silhouette of your own.
You would think that two guys could get along in a huge, eight room New York apartment, but you’d be wrong! Not when one of them is a slop and the other one is a neat-freak. But it’s a situation that’s fraught with laughter as presented at the Canyon Theatre Guild. “The Odd Couple” is [...]
The Festival of the Arts, held in Old Town Newhall will have a variety of artists working on their pieces outdoors, from street paintings to sand sculptures to canvas painters. One of the interesting pieces of the event will be plein air painters, were the public can watch the process of art being created outdoors [...]
There are times when your photographic creative juices fail you, and you just can not come up with any ideas of what to photograph, but you want to photograph. Here are a few ideas for you to consider: Your Yard: You may think this is funny, but your yard is a target rich environment. Most [...]
Mark your calendars! On Monday, November 20, 2010, the Santa Clarita Artists’ Association, award-winning watercolorist, Fealing Lin of San Marino, will make a watercolor demonstration. Her demonstration piece will be raffled off at the end of the evening. Born in Taiwan, Lin began her journey as a protégé of renowned professor Ching-Jung Chen in Taiwan, [...]
We are seeing the birth of a music scene in Old Town Newhall!
July 2010 By Scott Bruckner – Sculptor sbruckie@earthlink.net What moves me to create art? A better question might be, what don’t I do that isn’t motivated by my need to create art? Having been actively involved with creating contemporary wood sculptures for the last fifteen years, I have found it fascinating where the creative ideas [...]
AROUND TOWN… It is becoming quite obvious to us that there is no shortage of creative expression in Santa Clarita. And, as we all know, creative self-expression in the areas of arts and crafts can offer many things. It can stretch the imagination, provide a release of energy and emotion, exercise the brain, communicate ideas, [...]
So what is Project 365? It is really a very simple idea. Create a piece of art each day for a full year. Yes, create 365 separate pieces of art. Depending on the type of artist that you are, this can be a photograph, watercolor, painting, drawing, poem, musical recording, and scrapbook, whatever you are [...]
Everyone is creative in Santa Clarita. That’s right! Everyone
Just off the Calgrove exit on the 5 Freeway, at 24255 The Old Road, is sleepy Towsley Canyon Park. Upon entering through the old wooden gates, there are two abandoned, earthquake damaged buildings and the remnants of what were once animal stalls. A thick layer of natural debris, leaves and branches cover the ground just opposite the dirt [...]
Proxart has gone and released their 2nd issue, Proxart Magazine: Summer 2010. This time, they’ve branched out of Santa Clarita and gone on to feature art from suburban artists nationwide (don’t you worry, there’s still tons of work from the 661 inside). Go get it!
Our friends over at the Santa Clarita Arts Association did something cool recently: they commissioned local artists to go out and paint local scenes! Read about what they did, and check out their work after the break.
Not familiar with the SCV Center for Photorgraphy? Well, this summer is the perfect time to get acquainted with them, and with that new camera you just picked up (we know you’re clueless as to how you might use it, and the only advice we’ve got is that the big button takes the pictures). Check [...]
A workshop production of the new musical “Sing Me a Happy Song,” will debut at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC) at College of the Canyons Black Box Theatre, July 9-10 as part of this summer’s Festival of New American Musicals. Penned by two of Broadway’s newest voices in Georgia Stitt and David Kirshenbaum, [...]
Free admission unless noted otherwise. Programs are subject to change. For more events, go to: http://www.calarts.edu/events. Partch: Even Wild Horses @ REDCAT Jun 2-3 2010 8:30 pm REDCAT: Outfitted with an amazing array of custom-built microtonal instruments, the ensemble directed by John Schneider continues its ongoing survey of the profound music of Harry Partch. The [...]
Seems that they’ve got a lot less going on after graduation. That said: this is CalArts we’re talking about. If you’re looking for good art that pushes creative boundaries, these are the events you want to attend.
Featuring romance, comedy, swordplay, magic and a level of love-inspired language that only Shakespeare could convey, this week the College of the Canyons theatre department will open its production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC) at College of the Canyons. When lovers cross with mischievous sprites in a [...]
Sorry this is a tad late. It’s a good thing that CalArts churns out the art events like… well, they just churn them out quite a bit (sigh… simile fail).
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