A DAY BY THE S.F. BAY, WITH ART TOUR!
Frescoes in San Francisco?
Are you interested in art, history, shopping, and exploring Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco? This Saturday, 1/28/12, CARD (Chico Area Recreation & Park District) is offering “A Day in San Francisco,” a guided tour of many Frescoes throughout the city.
FRESCO ART: Peacetime Activities of the War
by Victor Arnautoff
Local Chico author/photographer, Karen Sinell, will share her passion and insight of the Fresco art and artists. She has photographed and written a wonderful book about the Frescoes, including the stories behind them. **Click here, for a brief video**. Karen has a tremendous admiration for both the art and the skill required in creating a fresco mural.
Karen Sinell and her book “Frescoes by the Bay”
You may be asking, “what is Fresco art?” Karen (who has studied art) writes,
“Fresco, meaning “fresh” in Italian, is the painstaking process of applying powdered pigments to a freshly laid, wet, lime plaster surface.” Murals in general are an open display of public art, describing many facets of history. The San Francisco murals reflect both dominant cultures and sub-cultures, from Native American traditions, to the escalation of industrial values.”
The tour will include visiting Coit Tower, San Francisco Art Institute, The Presidio, and the historic Beach Chalet. You will see work from Diego Rivera and Victor Arnautoff among others . Before leaving the city, the bus will make it’s final stop in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. Here you can dive into a bowl of hot clam chowder, or get in a little shopping.
For more information and registration, **click here** or contact CARD at 530-895-4711 ext 122. If you can’t make it this time, Karen says there may be future similar tours.
ART ABOUNDS IN CHICO!
Chico, CA, is an art-loving town, no doubt about it. From private galleries and coffee shops to public art to offerings at Chico State, art abounds! I recently came across this KCHO News YouTube video interview with James Snidle (2011-12 Turner Prize recipient)
wherein he discusses how he came to own art galleries in both San Francisco and our little Chicotown. He also talks about his early years as an artist and his relationship with the renowned Janet Turner (who bequeathed her prints and beloved collected works of art to Chico State) and Ken Morrow (view a lovely 3 minute video of several of his ethereal works here).
Current buzz in the local art world is “monCA” (Museum of Northern California Art), which boasts over 350 works of art by over 96 Northern California artists. (Read the E-R article here and the CN&R article here.)
While the dedicated volunteers at monCA search for a permanent home for this amazing collection (which was donated to the museum by collector and monCA board member Reed Applegate), they are helping to put art education back into local schools with their “mobile museum.” Kudos to them! (Check out the monCA web site for more info or to become a member or make a donation.)
Peggy Jane Murray, artist
Christopher Trian, artist
- Charles Barth, artist
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