Message from the President
July 6, 2021
I hope everyone had a great 4 th of July. I spent a couple of “cool” days in Oakland and am now back in
the warm Gold Country. Not only is the weather heating up, but our Association has several “hot”
events to recommend to you. To those of you who attended our picnic on June 21, 2021, you know how
wonderful it is to be able to gather again to discuss, view or create art. To that end, we will meet next
on July 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm for General Meeting and Demonstration. It will be held at the Oak Hill
Presbyterian Church in Sonora, 14892 Peaceful Valley Rd, in Sonora. At the meeting, Judie Cain will be
doing a critique session for artists who want to bring in work. Due to time constraints, artists can bring
in only one finished or unfinished work, no larger than 16x20. Judie will show how to improve your
piece by painting on glass over your work. This will be an illuminating exercise for the one whose art is
being reviewed as well as the audience! Bring a camera/phone to record the final critique image for
future reference.
Judie will also give insights into judging for art shows, which brings me to our next hot topic, the 67 th
Annual Art Show. We are still a go for October, but we have had to make a change in the dates. The
new show dates are October 15 -17. The prospectus is being issued this week. Art will be dropped off
at the Opera Hall on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, so you have plenty of time to finish your masterpieces.
Remember, participating in the show is not only fun, but it ultimately helps us support art in the schools
in Tuolumne County. There will be an organizing meeting for the show at noon, before the July 19 th
meeting at the church. We welcome anyone who wants to help or just learn what we are doing to
attend. If you know you would like to help, contact Linda Happel to be included in the communication
loop.
At the June meeting, Leslie Hurst brought frames that had been donated by Diane Sanguinetti. For a
five-dollar donation, each, these frames are now in the hands of our members! We collected $80 in
June. Leslie will bring 20 more frames to our July 19 th meeting. This is a great win-win. All of the
proceeds are going to support art in the schools and you get a beautiful frame that you can use in the
October Show.
We are working on meeting topics for the August 16th and September 20th General meetings to be held
at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. We will send out a notice as soon as we have them developed. Your
input is important, so if you have ideas, let us know.
Hope to see you on July 19, 2021!
John Sharum, President MLAA
I hope everyone had a great 4 th of July. I spent a couple of “cool” days in Oakland and am now back in
the warm Gold Country. Not only is the weather heating up, but our Association has several “hot”
events to recommend to you. To those of you who attended our picnic on June 21, 2021, you know how
wonderful it is to be able to gather again to discuss, view or create art. To that end, we will meet next
on July 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm for General Meeting and Demonstration. It will be held at the Oak Hill
Presbyterian Church in Sonora, 14892 Peaceful Valley Rd, in Sonora. At the meeting, Judie Cain will be
doing a critique session for artists who want to bring in work. Due to time constraints, artists can bring
in only one finished or unfinished work, no larger than 16x20. Judie will show how to improve your
piece by painting on glass over your work. This will be an illuminating exercise for the one whose art is
being reviewed as well as the audience! Bring a camera/phone to record the final critique image for
future reference.
Judie will also give insights into judging for art shows, which brings me to our next hot topic, the 67 th
Annual Art Show. We are still a go for October, but we have had to make a change in the dates. The
new show dates are October 15 -17. The prospectus is being issued this week. Art will be dropped off
at the Opera Hall on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, so you have plenty of time to finish your masterpieces.
Remember, participating in the show is not only fun, but it ultimately helps us support art in the schools
in Tuolumne County. There will be an organizing meeting for the show at noon, before the July 19 th
meeting at the church. We welcome anyone who wants to help or just learn what we are doing to
attend. If you know you would like to help, contact Linda Happel to be included in the communication
loop.
At the June meeting, Leslie Hurst brought frames that had been donated by Diane Sanguinetti. For a
five-dollar donation, each, these frames are now in the hands of our members! We collected $80 in
June. Leslie will bring 20 more frames to our July 19 th meeting. This is a great win-win. All of the
proceeds are going to support art in the schools and you get a beautiful frame that you can use in the
October Show.
We are working on meeting topics for the August 16th and September 20th General meetings to be held
at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. We will send out a notice as soon as we have them developed. Your
input is important, so if you have ideas, let us know.
Hope to see you on July 19, 2021!
John Sharum, President MLAA
June 2, 2021
I am happy to announce that the Board has decided to restart regular MLAA meetings in June! At noon on Monday,June 21, 2021 we will hold a picnic lunch at Indigeny Reserve Cidery, 14679 Summers Ln in Sonora. We are also inviting Plein Air painters to arrive at 10:00 am to do some painting before lunch at noon. They can share their work with the group after lunch. The Board will provide food (sandwiches, salads, ice tea and water) or you can bring your own. If anyone wants to bring a dessert to share, that would be lovely. I hope we have a good turnout so we can reconnect and share ideas for future meetings and events.
The Tuolumne County Main Library Art Shows have continued during the pandemic. Currently you can see “Country Life” until July 11, 2021. The next show, “Photographers of Tuolumne” will start on July 28, 2021 and run for two months. Please contact Susan Kendall or Catherine Stanton if you would like to have your photographs in the show.
Our other good news is that we are going to have our Annual Art Show in the Sonora Opera House on October 22-24. We are preparing the prospectus and starting to have organizational meetings. This year we will have a small student section and a section for photographers in addition to our normal mix of two- and three-dimensional art. We welcome volunteers to participate in this, our primary fund raiser for student art support in Tuolumne County. Please contact Linda Happel if you would like to help.
I am looking forward to seeing you in person at one of these future events!
John Sharum, President , MLAA
I am happy to announce that the Board has decided to restart regular MLAA meetings in June! At noon on Monday,June 21, 2021 we will hold a picnic lunch at Indigeny Reserve Cidery, 14679 Summers Ln in Sonora. We are also inviting Plein Air painters to arrive at 10:00 am to do some painting before lunch at noon. They can share their work with the group after lunch. The Board will provide food (sandwiches, salads, ice tea and water) or you can bring your own. If anyone wants to bring a dessert to share, that would be lovely. I hope we have a good turnout so we can reconnect and share ideas for future meetings and events.
The Tuolumne County Main Library Art Shows have continued during the pandemic. Currently you can see “Country Life” until July 11, 2021. The next show, “Photographers of Tuolumne” will start on July 28, 2021 and run for two months. Please contact Susan Kendall or Catherine Stanton if you would like to have your photographs in the show.
Our other good news is that we are going to have our Annual Art Show in the Sonora Opera House on October 22-24. We are preparing the prospectus and starting to have organizational meetings. This year we will have a small student section and a section for photographers in addition to our normal mix of two- and three-dimensional art. We welcome volunteers to participate in this, our primary fund raiser for student art support in Tuolumne County. Please contact Linda Happel if you would like to help.
I am looking forward to seeing you in person at one of these future events!
John Sharum, President , MLAA
March 8, 2021
It is hard to believe, but we are close to celebrating (if that is the right word) the one-year anniversary of dealing with the Covid 19 Pandemic. As mentioned at the start of this year, we are still being impacted, but I believe we are destined for better times. Vaccines are becoming more readily available and caseloads are dropping.
Your Board met on March 2, 2021 via Zoom and decided to not have a meeting on our regular third Monday in March. We will try again in April on the 19th. Notices will be sent out if it is to be. The Board is also reviewing art related websites that the members might be interested in in lieu of face to face meetings and will send out recommendations soon.
The Board approved on March 2, 2021 the initial grants to support art in our local schools. We will be giving $742 to Tenaya Elementary/Tioga High School in Groveland and $616 to Sonora High School based on their specific needs. Checks are going out this week! As mentioned before, your continued support by paying your annual dues has made this possible.
The Pandemic Art Show is currently on view at the Sonora County Library. Thanks to the artists and volunteers that have worked together to make this happen, especially Susan Kendall, Steve Patz, Linda Happel and Maureen Carden. Give yourself a treat and an “artful” diversion and see the Show! The Library is currently open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, with all pandemic precautions in place.
As for the October Annual Art Show, we are still holding our breath. There is really no news to report, but wider availability of vaccines portends well. By June, we should have a better fix on if it is a GO.
Thank you for your continuing support of art in the Mother Lode. Remember, your annual dues go to our mission to support art programs in Tuolumne County schools.
Be safe and be creative!
John Sharum, President, MLAA
It is hard to believe, but we are close to celebrating (if that is the right word) the one-year anniversary of dealing with the Covid 19 Pandemic. As mentioned at the start of this year, we are still being impacted, but I believe we are destined for better times. Vaccines are becoming more readily available and caseloads are dropping.
Your Board met on March 2, 2021 via Zoom and decided to not have a meeting on our regular third Monday in March. We will try again in April on the 19th. Notices will be sent out if it is to be. The Board is also reviewing art related websites that the members might be interested in in lieu of face to face meetings and will send out recommendations soon.
The Board approved on March 2, 2021 the initial grants to support art in our local schools. We will be giving $742 to Tenaya Elementary/Tioga High School in Groveland and $616 to Sonora High School based on their specific needs. Checks are going out this week! As mentioned before, your continued support by paying your annual dues has made this possible.
The Pandemic Art Show is currently on view at the Sonora County Library. Thanks to the artists and volunteers that have worked together to make this happen, especially Susan Kendall, Steve Patz, Linda Happel and Maureen Carden. Give yourself a treat and an “artful” diversion and see the Show! The Library is currently open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, with all pandemic precautions in place.
As for the October Annual Art Show, we are still holding our breath. There is really no news to report, but wider availability of vaccines portends well. By June, we should have a better fix on if it is a GO.
Thank you for your continuing support of art in the Mother Lode. Remember, your annual dues go to our mission to support art programs in Tuolumne County schools.
Be safe and be creative!
John Sharum, President, MLAA