Where art thou, 661Arts?

Alright, so we know what you’re thinking: Where did 661Arts go?

Right?? We were thinking the same thing.

ANYWAY, we’re back, but we’re making some changes – hence, the current bare, and minimal (but oh-so-pretty) site layout. So, hang tight and expect to see some consistent updates in the very near future.

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Art Stop Project

On October 3 and 4, 2009, the Santa Clarita Festival of the Arts, sponsored by Lockheed Federal Credit Union, will highlight a spectrum of artistic talent in Old Town Newhall.  This exciting free outdoor festival will be located along Main Street between Lyons Avenue and 5th Street.  All weekend long patrons can watch street painters, visual, digital, and multimedia artists create works of art, from a beginning conception to the final masterpiece.

The Festival of the Arts seeks to commission ten artworks for the Art Stop Project, an Art in Public Places program.  In the month of September, the chosen artworks will be featured in ten transit bus shelters throughout the City of Santa Clarita, as well as, be included in the advertising efforts of the upcoming Festival of the Arts.

Artists using a variety of medium including photography, paint, multimedia, etc. are encouraged to submit existing or new works based on the theme, “Watch Art! Create Art! Live Art!”  Artists may submit no more than two (2) existing or new artworks for consideration. Download an application at http://www.scfestivalofthearts.com/project.asp.

SCV Center for Photography Now Open!

The SCV Center for Photography is now open for business! Featuring studio and lighting rentals, workshops and gallery space, the SCV Center for Photography has it all! Come to the Grand Opening July 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Meet the instructors, tour the studio and sign up for workshops. Visit their website at www.scvphotocenter.com

Now open!

Love is in the Air

Art and music patrons are in for a big treat on Sunday, March 29, 2009, from 2-6 PM as the annual benefit of the Santa Clarita Creative Guild unfolds at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Valencia entitled, Love is in the Air at the Hyatt Valencia. This year’s spring event promises to be even bigger with more fine artists participating! There will be a “Public Choice Awards” for the three top choices. 

A lot of community energy is being infused from all angles to make the event a great success. Another big treat for the patrons will be the much-awaited Love concert from the “Back on Track” local music group with their farewell performance before they leave for their Asian tour in spring. The threesome of Gary Friedman, Bary Lederman, & Mary Courtney will serenade art patrons with their jazz, folk, and contemporary songs, while local duo of Sheila Colby and Dezzi Rae Marshall belt out their broadway and popular tunes. Refreshments will be served, with a no-host bar. 

The Art Show will feature paintings, sculptures, arts/craft, and other forms of visual art. While the exhibit is going on, three outstanding local artists, Lorelle Miller, Laura Wambsgans and Romeo Downer will feature a live artist exhibition. On the other side of the ballroom is a Youth Art Exhibit for our budding artists, to be presented by Mission Renaissance. Not to be outdone is the much-awaited yearly Silent Auction featuring art and non-art items.

The event will benefit various Art Enrichment Programs of the Guild, geared for the SCV Youth and  the SCV Senior Center. Likewise, another objective is to be able to promote local artists  in the community.  Many of the participating artists are members of the Santa Clarita Artists Association, who is a sponsor of the event.Tickets are now on sale at $25 (prepaid) and $40 at the door. 

For ticket inquiries, please call Zony Gordon at 661-312-3422

Click through for pics.

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Rob Dyrdek filming at WalMart

Not arts – maybe performance, but anyone interested in participating in a filming of an episode of Rob Dyrdek’s new show “Fantasy Factory” on MTV is invited to come on by the WalMart in Canyon Country on Saturday, Jan 31st from 1-3pm to be part of the show, and generally enjoy the “rediculousness.”  See you there, see flyer below.

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CAP’s free art classes / Schedule available here

The CAP Spring 2009 Class Schedule is available here: 

http://www.calarts.edu/cap/programs/classschedules

CALARTS COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP (CAP)

The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), a program of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), links the Institute and the diverse communities ofLos Angeles County through free, after-school and school-based arts programs for youth. CAP provides the youth in these communities challenging learning environments for artistic experimentation and creates access to higher education. Through these CalArts faculty-mentored programs, CAP provides CalArts students the opportunity to teach, to redefine their artistic abilities and to redefine the role of artists, arts education, and the arts in society.

www.calarts.edu/cap

www.youtube.com/CalArtsCAP

www.myspace.com/calartscap

Call for Artists – First Floor Gallery

Artists of the Santa Clarita Valley are invited to submit work for an upcoming exhibit in City Hall.  The show is titled “Visions of Santa Clarita: Where the Good Life Takes You,” (Say, does anyone actually know what that tagline means?) and will be installed in the hallway of the ground floor – a.k.a. the “First Floor Gallery.”  This is the very first time the hallway has been opened up for the display of artwork by local artists, and the community will see many more exhibits as Jeff Barber at the City works to fill the space in coming months.  The PDF is not on their site, but you can grab one here.

Olga and Evie – Art Duo

The public has been cordially invited to view an exhibition of Painting and Digital Art by Olga Kaczmar and Evie Cook titled “Traditional and Contemporary.”  The show will hang in the hallway of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and will run from January 24th thru February 22nd.  See Olga or Evie’s website for more information, and to enjoy their work online.

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