l'Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy

Executive Director: Petaluma Arts Council

The Petaluma Arts Council is currently searching for a half time Executive
Director.

The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of The Petaluma Arts Council, a growing non-profit organization. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and organizational objectives.

Mission:
The Mission of the Petaluma Arts Council is to promote awareness, appreciation and expression of the cultural arts for the entire Petaluma community. The Petaluma Arts Council is committed to making the arts accessible to all residents. Petaluma will serve as an example of a community that values the arts and artists and the role that both play in the quality of life.
The Petaluma Arts Council develops and supports programs that include:
• Establishment of a community art center
• Educational opportunities for students of all ages
• Interactive community based projects
• An exhibition program that displays the work of established and emerging artists
• Information and referral services for artists
• Advocacy for the cultural arts in Petaluma

In fundraising, the Executive Director will:
• Share responsibility with the Board for ensuring that the organization has the resources it needs to meet strategic objectives.
• Work with the Development and Fundraising Committees to ensure that plans are in place for the generation of resources to meet the approved annual Foundation budget.
• Develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including individual and institutional donor development, member acquisition and retention, and grant writing.
• Work with appropriate committees to organize effective and engaging fundraising events.
• Have a hands-on relationship with fundraising events, art installations and other PAC activities.

In program development and administration, the Executive Director will:
• Ensure that the organization has a long-range strategy to achieve its mission with consistent and timely progress.
• Provide leadership in developing program, organizational and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff, and carry out plans and policies authorized by the board.
• Promote active and broad participation by volunteers in all areas of the organization's work.
• Maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.

In communications, the Executive Director will:
• Keep the Board informed on the condition of the organization and all important factors influencing it in a timely manner.
• Publicize the activities of the organization, its programs and goals in the community and beyond.
• Establish sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with community groups and organizations.
• Represent the Petaluma Arts Council, its programs and point of view to agencies, organizations, and the general public.

In relations with staff, the Executive Director will:
• Be responsible for the recruitment, employment, and evaluation of all personnel.
• Encourage staff and volunteer development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the organization.
• Maintain a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top quality people.

In budget and finance, the Executive Director will:
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices.
• Work with the staff, Finance Committee, and the board in preparing a budget; see that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
• Ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work.
• Jointly, with the president and secretary of the board of directors and with board approval as required, conduct official correspondence of the organization, and jointly, with designated officers, execute legal documents.

Qualifications and Experience:
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with a passion for the arts and art education, have a track record of responsible fiscal management, be experienced in long range planning and budgeting and possess strong supervisory and communication skills along with a sense of humor.
Specific Requirements Include:
• Bachelor Degree or equivalent required; advanced degree with an emphasis on Arts Management preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; Spanish helpful
• Knowledge of and ability to use standard office software
• Fundraising knowledge and experience
• Experience with grant making institutions and major donor fundraising
• Ability to develop the capacities of staff and volunteers
• Broad business skills including non-profit finances and budgeting
• Experience working collaboratively with a Board of Directors
• Experience working with a community-based arts organization
• Experience with and a flair for public relations including community outreach and work with the media
• Experience with a community-based arts organization and familiarity with the North Bay Region preferred

Compensation:
$25/hr. Position is currently half time (20 hours/week).
Position will shift to full time in late 2007, upon completion of our building.

* Compensation: $25/hr. Position is currently half time (20 hours/week).
* This is a part-time job.
* This is a contract job.
* This is at a non-profit organization.
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Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition

Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition
April 9-June 19, 2005

Northern Views is the Napa Valley Museum's second plein air exhibition, a juried exhibition of artworks reflecting a modern interpretation of Northern California's landscape and environment by contemporary artists from throughout California. The Museum received nearly 250 submissions, and jurors Jean Stern, Director, Irvine Museum; and Kenn Backhaus and Kevin Mc Pherson, past presidents of the Plein Air Painters of America selected some 65 paintings to be featured.

Some of the top plein air painters in California will be represented working in a variety of media, including oil, pastel and watercolor. Artists include Junn Roca, Ray Roberts, Charles Muench, Michael Obermeyer, Keith Wicks, Brian Blood, Camille Przewodek, Zanaida Mott, Douglas Morgan, Carolyn Hess-Low, Barry John Raybould, Debra Huse, Armand Cabrera, Christin Coy and Carole Gray-Weihman. Northern Views is guest curated by Andrea Husby, PhD.

In the strictest sense, the term plein air refers to paintings that are completed entirely on-site outdoors. However, in the context of the artistic origins of the term plein air, the governing sense is the effect and style that the painting creates. Therefore, entries to the exhibition were either done completely outdoors or they may have started in the outdoors and been finished in the studio.

Click here to visit the Napa Valley Museum Website

The Napa Valley Museum Presents April Programs in Conjunction with Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition

YOUNTVILLE, CA, MARCH 17, 2005

The Napa Valley Museum presents Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition, on view from April 9 through June 19, 2005. A Members’ Preview and Artists’ Reception will take place on April 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Northern Views is the Napa Valley Museum’s second plein air exhibition, a juried exhibition of artworks reflecting a modern interpretation of Northern California’s landscape and environment by contemporary artists from throughout California. In conjunction with this exhibit, the Napa Valley Museum presents the following series of complementary programs:

April Programs:

April 9
Saturday
2-3 pm

Music in the Gallery:
The Art of Flamenco Guitar Improvisation
With James MacColl

James MacColl is a master of flamenco guitar. He has appeared as a soloist in Spain, Mexico, Japan and the U.S. Please join us for an intimate performance in our gallery.

Free with admission.

Reservations required by April 8

April 16
Saturday
2-4 pm

The Curator Speaks: Guest Curator Dr. Andrea Husby
Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition is the museum’s second juried plein air exhibition. Dr. Husby has organized this juried exhibition of artworks reflecting interpretations of California’s landscape by contemporary artists from throughout the state. Please join us for her fascinating talk on plein air painting.

Free with admission.

Reservations required by April 15

April 17
Sunday

The Museum Outdoors

Passport to the Environment: Missimer Wildflower Preserve

With naturalist Joe Callizo, Native Plant Society members and local artists

In concert with our latest exhibition, Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition, the Land Trust of Napa County has arranged for our museum hikers to visit Missimer Wildflower Preserve. Bring your camera or sketching materials and enjoy an easy stroll through early spring wildflowers. Bus leaves the museum at 9 a.m. and returns at 2 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Napa Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.

$20 members/$30 non-members

Reservation and payment required by April 13

April 30
Saturday
2 to 4 pm

The Teacher’s Tour & Pastel Workshop

With Marc Pandone, artist and environmentalist from Solano Community College

Please join us for our teacher’s tour of Northern Views: California Painting in the Plein Air Tradition and our hands-on program in the art of the pastel. Marc Pandone, art instructor from Solano Community College will discuss and demonstrate the various types of pastels appropriate for students and we will join him in exploring the reduction drawing technique, which can be adapted for many classroom levels.

$10 educator members/$20 non-members

Reservation and payment required by April 22

For more information, please visit our website at www.napavalleymuseum.org. To make a reservation for these programs, please call 707.944.0500, ext. 201. To become a member of the Napa Valley Museum, please call Membership at 707.944.0500, ext. 100.

The Napa Valley Museum is a private, nonprofit institution, located in scenic Yountville at 55 Presidents Circle adjacent to Domaine Chandon. The Museum is dedicated to providing unique experiences that enrich the cultural fabric of our community through changing and permanent exhibitions and educational programs. The Museum is open daily, except Tuesday, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is $4.50 for adults; $3.50 for students/seniors; $2.50 for youth 7-17; and children under seven are admitted free. For additional information, please visit www.napavalleymuseum.org or call 707.944.0500.

Ranches & Rolling Hills

The ninth annual Ranches & Rolling Hills landscape art show and sale will take place on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, at the Druid’s Hall in Nicasio. The show will feature work by 40 artists, including that of Ray Strong, who at 100 years of age, is considered one of California’s greatest living landscape painters. www.malt.org/hp/artshow_info.htm

California Art Club Announces Northern Ca. Paint-Out

Dear Northern California CAC Chapter Members,

We are pleased to announce your chapter’s location for the upcoming State-Wide Paint-Out on October 22, 2005! This fall’s paint-out will be held at the historic Presidio National Park. The Presidio’s historically unique architecture and beautiful views make it an ideal location. Painting is on your own from 9am-noon. At noon, everyone will meet at the Main Post Office across from the parade grounds for a potluck lunch. Painting will resume again from 1pm-4:30pm. At 4:30, artists are invited to return to the Main Post Office to share their work. Please contact the main California Art Club Office at 626/ 583-9009 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Jessica Eisenreich
California Art Club
P.O. Box 92555
Pasadena, CA 91109
Telephone: 626/583-9009
Fax: 626/577-9331
jeisenreich@earthlink.net

Market your Art

News from Black Cat Studio, San Rafael

This seminar focuses on decisions and skills artists need to consider in order to help develop their careers.

The three areas of focus will be:

1. "You the Artist" - A discussion and exercise in defining the things that are important to you, the artist.
2. "Art-Structure of the Industry" - An overview of the who and what of are buyers and where to find them.
3. "Marketing 101" - Applying the techniques of marketing to finding and keeping clientele.

Jay Daniel is president of Black Cat Studio, specializing in photographing, documenting and printing all fine arts and crafts. He has over 20 years of experience in his field, and has distilled much of this course information from his class materials for a 15 - week series at the Academy of Art (University). All classes includes a 15 page workbook. Please bring your previous marketing materials if you have them, do not bring original work please.
Class will be held at the new Smith Ranch Studios 11 Mark Drive San Rafael Studio 6. Contact Jay Daniel at Black Cat Studio: 415-459-1495 or by e-mail at info@blackcatphoto.com

Fee: All classes will be $75 to attend. Check or credit card accepted. Payment must be received at least 3 days in advance. No refunds & no payment accepted at class.

To Maximize your personal results, registration is limitied to 10 per evening. When you register, you will receive a complimentary phone consultation to jumpstart your program. A short follow up phone call is scheduled after the event to add to your momentum. Does your art sell as much as it should?

Additional Class dates are as follows:

September 8, 2005

October 6, 2005

November 3, 2005

Call for Images: Petaluma Landscapes

Petaluma Arts Council Mayor’s Show

Click on link below and scroll down to the bottom of the page to read more about this exhibit.

The Petaluma Arts Council is seeking Petaluma landscapes to exhibit in the Mayor's Office beginning July 1, 2007.

Mayor Pamela Torliatt has graciously invited the Petaluma Arts Council to exhibit the work of Petaluma artists in her City Hall Office during her tenure as Mayor

Exhibits, thus far, have Highlighted the Railroad Depot Baggage Building as the future home of the Petaluma Art Center and the Faces of Petaluma.

The next exhibit from July 1st - October 1st will feature Petaluma Landscapes.

If you have Petaluma landscapes, in any medium, please send photos or slides by June 20th

901 West Street, Petaluma CA 94952

Or by email to Marjorie Helm, helmatkin@earthlink.net

A reception will be held July 2nd, 1 pm, prior to the City Council meeting.

Please indicate the size of the piece in your email or note.
Submissions must be framed and have a wire hanger.

For more information call
(707) 778-0674 (h)
(707) 778-9922 (o)

From the Heart - The Haggin Museum

21st Annual
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF AMERICA EXHIBITION & SALE
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
October 19-21, 2007

Christopher Blossom, Ocean Point, East Side, oil, 10x12

PAPA’s 21st Annual Exhibition and Sale takes place at The Haggin Museum in Stockton, 50 miles south of Sacramento, California, in the Lodi Wine Country. The three-day celebration is a collaboration between the Haggin and the Lodi Vintners, which have been winning awards throughout the country and internationally for its excellent wines. Please join us at one or more of the following events:

Exhibition and Sale of more than 120 artworks by PAPA Signature, Honorary and Emeritus Members, as well six Guest Artists.

OPENING EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, October 19
Meet the Artists dinner party and auction at an art patron's home, limited seating and available only in the "A" Ticket of $250 per person, which includes all events.
Saturday, October 20, 9 am to noon
Painting Demonstration held at Jessie's Grove Winery, (jessiesgrovewinery.com). Free admission, open to the public.
Saturday, October 20, 6 to 9 pm
Opening Reception, with wine and hors d'oeuvres, $50 per person.
Sunday, October 21, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Brunch at Wine & Roses Restaurant (winerose.com), including sale of paintings from the Saturday Painting Demonstration. Ticket price to be announced.

Participating PAPA Signature Members:

Ken Auster, Kenn Backhaus, Betty J. Billups, Bye Bitney, Christopher Blossom, John Budicin, Scott Burdick, Mary DeLoyht-Arendt, Don Demers, Louise DeMore, Gay Faulkenberry, Lynn Gertenbach, Glenna Hartmann, Raleigh Kinney, Frank LaLumia, Joan M. LaRue, Jean LeGassick, Kevin Macpherson, Joseph Mendez, Ned Mueller, Ralph Oberg, Joseph Paquet, Jean Perry, Ron Rencher, Ray Roberts, Jane Shuss, Matt Smith, Brian Stewart, George Strickland, Linda Tippetts, Skip Whitcomb

Participating Guest Artists:
Honorary
John Stobart
Emeritus
Peter Adams, Denise Burns
Guests
Clyde Aspevig, Len Chmiel, Gil Dellinger, T. Allen Lawson, Jim Morgan, Peggy Root

CONTACTS
PAPA - Susan Hallsten McGarry
505.982.6379 susanhmcgarry@msn.com
The Haggin Museum
209.940.6300 kdenning@hagginmuseum.org

3-Day Paint Out in Lake Tahoe

Seasons of Martis Paint Out and Celebration...

North Tahoe Arts in partnership with East West Partners through the
Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation, Truckee Gallery, and the Truckee
Donner Land Trust plans a month-long celebration of the wonders of
Martis Valley at Lake Tahoe in October, 2007.

As part of this celebration we are planning a three-day "paint out" at various locations throughout the Martis Valley the weekend of October 5, 2007, culminating in a sale and cash awards ceremony at The Village at Northstar at Tahoe on Sunday, October 7, 2007. East West Partners, the developers of the
new Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe and The Village at Northstar hope to make this an annual event drawing regional and nationally known artists and collectors. As you may know, early October is a glorious time in the mountains when nature is at its best. The painting opportunities should be wonderful. After the Ritz-Carlton, now under construction, is completed, it is anticipated that it will be the venue for this annual event.

Low-cost housing at Northstar or home stays with local Tahoe artists will be available on a first-come first-served basis. There will be no entry fees for participating in this event. Please let us know, by sending an email to andy@askaff.com, if you have an interest in participating or if you have any questions. We hope that you will consider being a part of this event.

Andy Skaff
andy@askaff.com
www.askaff.com

New Movie "Local Color"

George Gallo, writer, director and fellow painter invites you to attend a free screening of his new film, LOCAL COLOR. To get free tickets, pick them up at Scottsdale Artists' School or visit the website at: www.localcolorthemovie.com

Click on ATTEND A FREE SCREENING on the top of the page.

LOCAL COLOR is about a successful artist who looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented, but troubled eighteen-year old art student befriends an elderly alcoholic genius painter who has turned his back on not only art, but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. LOCAL COLOR is based on director George Gallo's real life experience.

World-renowned painter, Richard Schmid says, "Without a doubt, the strength of the insights in the film are due to the fact that George Gallo, besides writing and directing LOCAL COLOR, is an accomplished painter in his own right."

Theater owner Dan Harkins personally selected the film to open at Harkins Camelview in Scottsdale.

Additionally, George will be in attendance at the screening to host a special post Q&A with the audience.

Our goal is to get this film out to those who will appreciate the film's stunning artistic images and George's message about mentorship in the artistic community.

Currently the following dates (see below) are available to attend a free screening, all screenings will take place at Harkins Camelview 5 (located across from Scottsdale Fashion Square) and would love to have you join us.

SCREENING DATES:
Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm
Wednesday, October 17th, 7pm
Thursday, October 18th, 7pm

LOCAL COLOR opens exclusively at Harkins Camelview 5 on Friday, October 19th!

To see a trailer on the film please visit: www.localcolorthemovie.com

We hope to see you at the movies...

Petaluma Holiday Art Walk

"Coastal Fog" - 9"x12"- by Camille Przewodek

Friday, December 14, 2007
5:00pm-8:00pm
Art Sale For One Night Only!
Purchase original oil paintings by Camille Przewodek, Carole Gray-Weihman and Alfredo Tofanelli. View many paintings that have never before been exhibited.

Where:
l'Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy
250 Water Street
Petaluma, CA

Click here to see a sampling of what's on sale and to RSVP.