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August 2019
Win this $1000 prize: Flora & Fauna Exhibit
$1000 prize for first place! Deadline approaching on Aug 23, 2019! Share your view of the symbiotic relationship between plants and animals. Artists of all ages are accepted. All mediums are encouraged to apply, with the exclusion of digital media and installation work. International artists may apply but please take into consideration shipping and custom fees since this is a gallery show.
Find out more »Argentine Tango Classes
Learn Argentine Tango! Weekly classes on Tuesday evening. 7:00 Beginner 8:00 Intermediate 9:00 Guided Practica $65 monthly one class $100 monthly two classes Guided Practica $8(included with class) Join a group of dancers interested in developing community and artistic expression through Argentine Tango.
Find out more »Color Dance Show Reception
Color Dance features art depicting any type of dancing, dancing & music, or colors that seem to dance. This is a fun show that helps benefit the NCDC Access Dance Program that provides dance classes for those with special needs! Stop by, enjoy the art, and get some delicious yogurt to pair with you for the night.
Find out more »September 2019
Gold Country Fair
We’re excited to host our annual Gold Country Fair in Auburn at the Gold Country Fairgrounds and Event Center! September 5th- 8th Carnival, Fantastic Food, Vendors, Still Exhibits, Best Buy Educational building, Agricultural Exhibits, Junior Livestock Auction, Demolition Derby, Monster Trucks, Kids World and more!
Find out more »Gold Country Fair: ART EXPERIENCE & Placer Artists Studios Tour Preview Show
THE ART EXPERIENCE is located within The Gold Country Fair in the Lions Building. The 2019 Gold Country Fair runs from Thursday, September 5th through Sunday, September 8th, 2019. THE ART EXPERIENCE will offer a wide range of Placer County performing and visual arts. ART EXPERIENCE ATTRACTIONS: 1. "Find Me Somebody to Love" by Deanna Marsh - Interactive 28’ long tunnel of love with lights and music to tell you if you have found your match! 2. Wings by Jay…
Find out more »All In for the Arts: Blue Line Arts
What is All In for the Arts? All in for the Arts is a charity Texas Hold'Em poker tournament that brings together art enthusiasts and card sharks for an evening of competition, live music, and fun, all for a great cause. This year, proceeds will be used for a much-needed maintenance and improvement of our gallery lighting system. Grand prizes are awarded to the top three contestants at the end of the tournament. Throughout the night, other prizes will be…
Find out more »The Floys
The Floyd is a two hour family-friendly multi-media rock & roll concert. The show is a fan favorite and an unforgettable experience with lighting, lasers, classic video clips iconic to the concert spectacles Pink Floyd is known for. As a bonus this show is produced in LIVE QUADRAPHONIC multi-channel surround sound. The Floyd will take listeners on a musical journey that spans over two decades of Pink Floyd, recreating many of the greatest moments from their iconic albums Meddle, The…
Find out more »4th Annual Wooden Boat Challenge
Join Arts For The Schools for the 4th Annual Wooden Boat Challenge on Commons Beach in Tahoe City, CA. Teams of four are given 3 hours to build a boat without power tools and with materials provided. After the build, we watch them race on beautiful Lake Tahoe! Live Music, kids activities, food, and drinks! This is a free event for the whole family.
Find out more »Symphony in the Park :: Out of This World!
Peter Jaffe, conductor Cameo guest-conducting appearance by the Sugar Plump Fairies Stake out your seats for our annual free Symphony in the Park! 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lord of the Rings, E.T., The Ride of the Valkyries, and more! Bring a picnic and chairs or a blanket and settle in with family and friends for another wonderful evening of music in the park. 5:00 p.m. - gates open. 6:00 p.m. - Placer County Youth Orchestra
Find out more »Colfax Art Walk
Artists displaying their art on tables . They will be spaced along Main Street, two blocks, in front of businesses. Not blocking entrances. The Colfax Lions will display “ old cars” in parking spots along Main Street. The artist are charged $5.00 to enter. The money, entry fee, is put in a jar and the artists are handed a “People’s Choice list”. To be filled out. The artist with the most signatures gets the money in the jar end of…
Find out more »Randy Cohen: The Economic Impact of Arts in the Community
Sought-after speaker Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts, will speak for 1 hour, followed by a Q&A session. Randy stands out as a noted expert in the field of arts funding, research, and using the arts to address community development issues. He publishes the nation’s largest public opinion study about the arts, and produces the two premier economic studies of the arts—"Arts & Economic Prosperity," the national economic impact study of nonprofit arts…
Find out more »October 2019
Ethan Conrad Preview Show Reception
We are happy to open a gallery space in downtown Auburn in the Gold Country Mall to promote our Placer Artists Studios Tour! Join us for an evening of music, wine, and cheese as we celebrate the opening of the gallery and the Placer Artists Studios Tour.
Find out more »Reinvent the Runway 2019
Back by popular demand, for the 2nd year in a row, we are looking for Artists to accept our design challenge and push their creativity with some amazing repurposed fashion designs! Our challenge theme this year is "The Science of Fashion". Science is in everything, from atoms to planets, emotions to technologies. The limit is the artist's imagination, and we are excited to see the artists stretch those boundaries once again and spin that theme into anything wearable art that…
Find out more »15th Annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
The 15th Annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest officially begins in April, as part of the celebration of National Poetry Month. There are five new categories: “Who Is The Most Important Person In My Life?” "What Treasure Would I Like To Discover?” "What Don’t I Know About You That I Should?” "What Would I Do If I Ruled The World?” "Should We Be Thinking About Today Or Tomorrow?” Poets may submit a maximum of three poems, no more than one…
Find out more »Cocktails & Cinema – Celebrating the 60’s
Don't miss Auburn State Theatre's Annual Fundraising Party - this year celebrating the 1960's. Hip food, drink, music, fun! Dust off those bell bottoms, tie dye, fringe - or that Jackie pillbox hat and suit, and join the fun! Tickets On Sale Now!
Find out more »Noises Off
Sierra College Theatre Arts Department announces its Fall production of Noises Off directed by Debra Hammond. STORY: Michael Frayn's Noises Off takes a fond look at the follies of theater folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. This play-within-a-play captures a touring theater troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Frayne gives us…
Find out more »November 2019
High Hand Art Gallery: Placer Artists Studios Tour 2019 Reception
Join us at High Hand Art Gallery in Loomis as we celebrate leading up to the Placer Artists Studios Tour 2019!
Find out more »Artists Studios Tour 2019
This year’s tour will take place on November 8-10, 2019 Friday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Studios must be open during tour hours. Our kickoff weekend event will be held on November 2, 2019, details TBA!
Find out more »March 2020
RFA / Jarrett Student Show and Visual Arts Scholarship
The Rocklin Fine Arts Student Show/ Jarrett Visual Arts Scholarship is an annual juried show that features art by students of all grade levels who attend public or private school in Placer County. Entry in the show is free, and one entry per student is allowed. The $500 Jarrett Visual Arts Scholarship is only open to current graduating seniors in Placer County. Students who enter the scholarship competition are automatically entered in the show. The show runs for two days:…
Find out more »April 2020
2020 Rocklin Fine Arts RFA Juried Show
Call to Artists! Juried Show • Monetary Awards & Ribbons Cost: $25.00 First Entry • $20.00 each additional entry ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18 years of age or older. Applications will be available online after January, 2020 at www.rocklinfinearts.org. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ENTRY FORMS: APRIL 13th, 2020 RECEIVING: Thursday, April 16th, 2020 • 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm at the Garden Room, Rocklin Event Center, Rocklin, CA 95677 The art show runs APRIL 18 & 19, 2020 from 12:00…
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