925-783-6954 or hagadonebarb@aol.com
Discover Art League is a non-profit organization created to enable people to discover art through education, appreciation and participation.
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Marsh House Show
The Save the Marsh House Mini Gala and Art Show on Sunday, August 2nd at the Co Co Wine Store was a great success! Over $5,000 was raised and a few paintings were sold. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who participated.
Brentwood Art, Wine & Jazz Festival
Aug. 29 & 30, in City Park
This week-end! 10:00 am to 7:00 pm each day with a wide variety of attractions, such as:
Auction on the Lawn; Blind Taste Test Booth; “Crush”; Just for Pets; Little Cluster’s Children Area; Masters of the Arts; Micro-Brew Bar; Oyster Bar; Pancake Breakfast; Sand Sculpture; Sidewalk Chalk Art; Wall of Art; Your Place at the Easel; and, much more! See ya’ there!
Next Meeting
Our meeting will be on Tuesday, October 6th at the Bill Weber Gallery at 700 Harvest Park Dr., Suite L at 7:00 pm Bring us your ideas and be thinking of which office you would like to hold for the coming year. We will be having our election then. Thank you in advance to all of you who will be offering your time.
Gallery Wall at the Weber Gallery
Speaking of the Weber Gallery, we have a wall there for anyone (first come, first served) in the art league who would like to show their work. Please let Sue Clanton (Pres.) know if you are interested. Sue is interested in putting together a book of the artists who show there.
Local Artists’ Show
Through Sept. 26th local artists will be showing at the Weber Gallery. Please stop by and support your fellow artists.
New Member
We welcome Teralind George of Discovery Bay as our newest member. Her web site is teralind@shifflettphotography.com
Art Library
If you have any art literature, tapes or DVD’s you would like to share with others, please consider donating to the Weber Gallery for the new Art Library. Sue Clanton has already given several books, magazines and Lian Zhen’s DVD’s on water-color. Anything you can contribute will be appreciated by all.
Christmas Party
December 13th at Ron Beatty’s home for our Christmas Party and Silent Auction. Yes, it’s a little early but plan on bringing an item (or items) which another artist may want to have. So be creative and bring something wonderful. We will then bid on them and the funds raised will be for our scholarship fund. Please give Ron a call at 240-5959.
A Place To Paint
Meets each Monday from 1:00 to 3:30 Senior Center (next to the water park on Balfour). You need to get a Senior Membership card at the Parks & Rec office next to City Hall. The cost is $10 and you get 10 visits! A dollar for each! Everyone is welcome – beginner to expert. We all assist each other to accomplish the best we can do. Join us!
Discover Art League Web Site
Contact Samantha Brown at 305-7025 or email her at sam@pomegranateink.com We need more members showing their art with a short bio.
Have a happy and safe Labor Day!