The College of the Canyons Art Gallery is presenting an exhibition of colorful abstract paintings by Sam Francis. This is a big show for a community college gallery, you should go. Expanded gallery hours: Monday through Thursday 11:00 – 6:00 PM; Friday 11:00 – 3:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 – 2:00 PM. Learn more.
Weavers worked today in the College of the Canyons Art Gallery during the last day of the exhibition “The Fine Art of Weaving,” featuring the work of many local fiber artists. Bold color and heavy texture transformed many of the designs from simple patterns into abstract works that made the viewer think ‘art’ instead of ‘craft.’ To mark the end of the show, artist Lisa Skura delighted a group of patrons as she created a weaving before their eyes using a traditional Navajo tapestry loom. The show is over, but if you would like to take a peek at the work, check out the gallery of photos below.
UPDATE: Show extended until February 2nd!
That was really very confusing. I’m talking about the Santa Clarita City Council meeting tonight, not the headline of this post which is also somewhat confusing if you haven’t been paying attention to what has been going on between the City and Colllege of the Canyons regarding the Performing Arts Center Memorandum of Understanding. What the dickens went wrong? The City Manager and the folks at COC had a little talk a while back, and even though Ken Pulskamp had already basically changed the city’s relationship status to ’single,’ apparently the COC Board of Trustees does not feel like breaking up just yet. So for now, lets just say ‘it’s complicated.’
The City Council decided to delay the decision to end the MOU so that the City Manager and COC can resume negotiations and come to an agreement. Stay tuned.
On the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting is an item that is worrying many of the performing arts groups in the valley. The council will consider ending the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that the City of Santa Clarita (COSC) has with College of the Canyons (COC) regarding the Performing Arts Center (PAC). The current MOU guarantees the City and community arts groups 32% of weekend days, which is great for local performing artists who pay a lower use rate, but does not allow the college to book as many acts at the higher market rate. COC would naturally like to be able to earn more money to support the facility, and is having trouble under the current arrangement. The City spent 2.4 million in the year 2000 to bring the number of seats in the space from 450 to 950, and while the current percentage of community use is laid out in the MOU, there is nothing to legally bind COC to those terms. The question is – would the community benefit more from continued exposure to local performing arts groups, or from exposure to small outside acts like those in the PAC’s current lineup. If you have something to say about the issue, show up on Tuesday and speak your mind. You can find the agenda item here, along with the MOU.
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