Message from the President
May 7, 2022
2022 Fine Art Show in the Opera Hall
Our major fundraising and community art event, the 67th Art Show and Exhibition, is over for 2022 With the support of generous donors, participation of artists both young and old, and help from our own Mother Lode Art Association members, we had the most successful show ever! We raised almost $3500 which will translate into support for art programs in local schools of Tuolumne County this year.
This year’s Best of Show winner was J. Conn, for his portrait “The American”. Barbara Young won the Diane Sanguinetti Honorary Award for “Bradford Building”, and also received First Prize in the Watercolor category for “Strange Clouds”. Heine Hartwig’s landscape “When Condors Flew” won the People’s Choice award. Congratulations to the winners of every one of the 28 category awards! By every measure, the show was great: more attendance, more participants, more open days (thanks to our participation in the City of Sonora’s Art Week) and more sales of art. But we are not resting on our laurels, as plans are underway for next year’s 68th event in 2023.
The weather has been beautiful this Spring and our MLAA’s Plein Air Artists have had several Thursday paint-outs. More are planned and Maureen Carden and Susan Kendall would love to have you join them, even if you have never painted outside before. If you are brand new and have questions about what to bring or if you would like tips while at the site, they welcome the opportunity to help. You can get more information about these events, past and future, in the Plein Air section of this website.
Our next General Meeting and Demonstration will be held at the Tuolumne County Library Main Meeting Room on Monday, May 16, 2022 starting at 1:00 PM. Preceding the General meeting will be a Board meeting at 11:00 AM. Members and non-members are welcome to attend any and all meetings for free. The address is 480 Greenley Road in Sonora.
We are pleased to have, as our demonstration artist, Judie Cain, starting at 1:30 PM. Her recent interests and focus of her art have been organic agriculture, growth and renewal. She often paints farm subjects, beautiful flowers and people, especially young children and mothers. Regardless of the subject, she always graciously shares her knowledge and expertise, so come to our Monday meeting and be enlightened!
I hope to see you on May 16, 2022 at the Tuolumne County Library at 480 Greenly Road, Soenora.
This year’s Best of Show winner was J. Conn, for his portrait “The American”. Barbara Young won the Diane Sanguinetti Honorary Award for “Bradford Building”, and also received First Prize in the Watercolor category for “Strange Clouds”. Heine Hartwig’s landscape “When Condors Flew” won the People’s Choice award. Congratulations to the winners of every one of the 28 category awards! By every measure, the show was great: more attendance, more participants, more open days (thanks to our participation in the City of Sonora’s Art Week) and more sales of art. But we are not resting on our laurels, as plans are underway for next year’s 68th event in 2023.
The weather has been beautiful this Spring and our MLAA’s Plein Air Artists have had several Thursday paint-outs. More are planned and Maureen Carden and Susan Kendall would love to have you join them, even if you have never painted outside before. If you are brand new and have questions about what to bring or if you would like tips while at the site, they welcome the opportunity to help. You can get more information about these events, past and future, in the Plein Air section of this website.
Our next General Meeting and Demonstration will be held at the Tuolumne County Library Main Meeting Room on Monday, May 16, 2022 starting at 1:00 PM. Preceding the General meeting will be a Board meeting at 11:00 AM. Members and non-members are welcome to attend any and all meetings for free. The address is 480 Greenley Road in Sonora.
We are pleased to have, as our demonstration artist, Judie Cain, starting at 1:30 PM. Her recent interests and focus of her art have been organic agriculture, growth and renewal. She often paints farm subjects, beautiful flowers and people, especially young children and mothers. Regardless of the subject, she always graciously shares her knowledge and expertise, so come to our Monday meeting and be enlightened!
I hope to see you on May 16, 2022 at the Tuolumne County Library at 480 Greenly Road, Soenora.
From John Sharum, President