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How does a County support its Artists?-Visual Arts Network

Kiwi, 24" x 22", $395.
Visual Arts Network Santa Cruz County
Violet Seascape , an art quilt

Visual Arts Network Supporting County Artists

Visual Arts Network Santa Cruz County
Metal work by Mandy Spitzer

First of all visual arts are diverse art forms. For example painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, and architecture are visual arts. Furthermore,many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts also involve aspects of visual arts. Wikipedia

Something New-Visual Art Network to Support County Artists

For 34 years, each October artists across Santa Cruz County have opened their studios to the public.  Above all,the Arts Council Santa Cruz County sponsered  these Open Studios Art Tours. As a result of COVID, the methods changed.  Nonetheless,their support has not faltered.  The county created the Visual Arts Network, an online space for artists to display their art. In addition,the Network showcases the work of the many creatives that call Santa Cruz County their home.
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How The Visual Art Network Supports Artists

First of all,the Visual Arts Network of Santa Cruz County is a  directory of over 300 artists. For example, you’ll find a wide variety of creators from painters,  sculptors, woodworkers and much more. Furthermore,each artist has their own page. In order for the public to  learn about their process and their creations. In addition, one can connect with them directly. That is to say that one may search by name, location or medium, explore all the artists, or meet featured artists.

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A Great Leader is so Important.

Finally, local artists are so lucky to have the support of the county. In addition,the Open Studios Event Director, Ann Ostermann is a masterful, innovative leader. Furthermore,her bright personality welcomes everyone to the delight of art. In conclusion, inclusivity reigns supreme.

The Visual Arts Network is no longer active. Arts Council Santa Cruz continues to support artists through the annual Open Studios and in other year long activities.

Lastly, read more.

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https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2018/09/olive-hyde-textile-show/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2019/04/fiber-art-in-san-jose-ca/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2019/07/july-buzz-newsletter-2019/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2019/04/may-buzz-newsletter/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2018/06/art-at-the-county-building/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2017/05/open-studios-october-2017/

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For example

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https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2019/04/fiber-art-in-san-jose-ca/

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In conclusion

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https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2018/03/santa-cruz-art-center/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2017/04/fiber-at-r-blitzer-gallery-2017/

https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2021/07/stitching-california-in-northern-california/

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Visual Arts Network Santa Cruz County
Assemblage by Janet Silverglate
Visual Arts Network Santa Cruz County
Visual Arts Network Santa Cruz County
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https://annbaldwinmayartquilts.com/2018/10/october-buzz-newsletter/

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Pajaro Valley Arts Show 2020

“People, Places & Poetry”

Finally,the theme of this year’s show is “people, places and poetry”. The artists were asked to create a passionate expression of people and places that they have experienced in life. We asked our members to create fresh new and original artwork to make this truly a unique member’s exhibit.

In conclusion,PVA thanks our curators, laura laura and Lyn MacDonald

(If you are interested in purchasing any of the beautiful artwork in the show with a listed price, please contact our Gallery Coordinator at brianna@pvarts.org

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Group1 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

Found Torso by Jeff Arnett, $450, Sculpture 14" x 9" x 3",Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Found Torso by Jeff Arnett, $450, Sculpture 14″ x 9″ x 3″
Winter of Rain by Jeff Arnett,Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Winter of Rain by Jeff Arnett
Silence by John Babcock, $2400, Pigmented paper, bamboo, wood & brass 47" x 24" x 3",Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Silence by John Babcock, $2400, Pigmented paper, bamboo, wood & brass 47″ x 24″ x 3″
“A special eye is always on you”. Billy Collin’s “All Eyes” by Michael Bashista, $300, Marble Sculpture, 12" x 5,Pajaro Valley Arts Show" x 4"
“A special eye is always on you”. Billy Collin’s “All Eyes” by Michael Bashista, $300, Marble Sculpture, 12″ x 5,
Green Dew Drops by Jean Sheckler Beebe, $475, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5" x 23.75" x 5"
Green Dew Drops by Jean Sheckler Beebe, $475, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5″ x 23.75
Poem to accompany Green Dew Drops by Jean Beebe
Poem to accompany Green Dew Drops by Jean Beebe
Blanketed Boulders by Mike Beebe, $600, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5" x 23.75" x 5"
Blanketed Boulders by Mike Beebe, $600, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5″ x 23.75″ x 5″
Poem to accompany Blanketed Boulders by Mike Beebe
Poem to accompany Blanketed Boulders by Mike Beebe
Family - Bound By Memories by Eva Bernstein, $300, Monotype, 15" x 15"
Family – Bound By Memories by Eva Bernstein, $300, Monotype, 15″ x 15″
When We Were... by Sarah Bianco, $2100, Mixed Media on Canvas, 60" x 72",Pajaro Valley Arts Show
When We Were… by Sarah Bianco, $2100, Mixed Media on Canvas, 60″ x 72″
Watsonville at Home by Jeri Bodemar, Color Photograph Poster, 36" x 24"
Watsonville at Home by Jeri Bodemar, Color Photograph Poster, 36″ x 24″
 

Group 2 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

Reborn in Starlight by Brad Burkhart, $850, High-fried Clay Relief, 14" x 22" x 3"
Reborn in Starlight by Brad Burkhart, $850, High-fried Clay Relief, 14″ x 22″ x 3″
Sundown by Brad Burkhart with comments Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Sundown by Brad Burkhart with comments
Spring Showers by Ruth Carroll, $1300, Oil on Linen, 18" x 24"
Spring Showers by Ruth Carroll, $1300, Oil on Linen, 18″ x 24″
Woody at the Lighthouse by Larry Cohen, $250, Digital, 11" x 14" Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Woody at the Lighthouse by Larry Cohen, $250, Digital, 11″ x 14″
Covid Reflections by Kati D'Amore, $500, Oil on Linen, 16" x 20"
Covid Reflections by Kati D’Amore, $500, Oil on Linen, 16″ x 20″
Blue by Karen Druker, $575, Mixed Media, 28" x 22"
Blue by Karen Druker, $575, Mixed Media, 28″ x 22″
Happy Haint Studio Spirit (Belle) by Laura Laura, $500, Assemblage, 38" x 24"
Happy Haint Studio Spirit (Belle) by Laura Laura, $500, Assemblage, 38″ x 24″
Face of the Vase by David Fleming, $1150, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 24"
Face of the Vase by David Fleming, $1150, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 24″
Cassandra: Face on the Vase by Jeanne Lance (to accompany David Fleming artwork)
Cassandra: Face on the Vase by Jeanne Lance (to accompany David Fleming artwork)
Magdelena by Judy Gittelsohn, $2500, Golden Acrylic on Linen, 24" x 18"
Magdelena by Judy Gittelsohn, $2500, Golden Acrylic on Linen, 24″ x 18″

Group 3 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

People, Places, Poetry (to Christo) by Jane Gregorius, $300, Mixed Media, 18" x 18"
People, Places, Poetry (to Christo) by Jane Gregorius, $300, Mixed Media, 18″ x 18″
Le Printemps (Springtime) by Michele Hausman, $1800, Oil on Linen, 18" x 24"
Le Printemps (Springtime) by Michele Hausman, $1800, Oil on Linen, 18″ x 24″
Soil Song by Michele Hausman Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Soil Song by Michele Hausman
Flying to Freedom VI by Anita Heckman, $250, Linocut, 12" x 12" (Framed: 19" x 19")
Flying to Freedom VI by Anita Heckman, $250, Linocut, 12″ x 12″ (Framed: 19″ x 19″)
The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop, $750, Color Photograph, 20" x 24"
The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop, $750, Color Photograph, 20″ x 24″
The English Langue by Derek Walcott (to accompany artwork The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop)
The English Langue by Derek Walcott (to accompany artwork The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop)
Lavender Field by Joan Hellenthal, $600, Pastel, 16" x 18" Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Lavender Field by Joan Hellenthal, $600, Pastel, 16″ x 18″
Thinking of Miles by Anouk Johanna, Water- soluble Colored Pencil, NFS
Thinking of Miles by Anouk Johanna, Water- soluble Colored Pencil, NFS
The Beauty of a Spring Day at Pleasure Point by Bill Kennann, $750, Oil on Canvas, 14" x 18"
The Beauty of a Spring Day at Pleasure Point by Bill Kennann, $750, Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″
Dickey Bird by Peter Koronakos, $135, Assemblage, 7" x 3" x 10" Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Dickey Bird by Peter Koronakos, $135, Assemblage, 7″ x 3″ x 10″
"VOTE" Your Vote is Your Vote by Lucien Kubo, $650, Mixed Media/Assemblage, 16" x 16"
“VOTE” Your Vote is Your Vote by Lucien Kubo, $650, Mixed Media/Assemblage, 16″ x 16″
A Conversation by the Sea by Barbara Lawrence, $3000, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 30"
A Conversation by the Sea by Barbara Lawrence, $3000, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 30″
 

Group 4 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington Levy, $800, Acrylic on Clay Board, 20" x 16"
Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington Levy, $800, Acrylic on Clay Board, 20″ x 16″
Hope For the World by Gaby Litsky, $150, Textile-Quilt, 23.5" x 19.5"
Hope For the World by Gaby Litsky, $150, Textile-Quilt, 23.5″ x 19.5″
Cuba by Lyn MacDonald, $500, Oil Paint on Cast Paper & Mixed Media, 25" x 22"
Cuba by Lyn MacDonald, $500, Oil Paint on Cast Paper & Mixed Media, 25″ x 22″
Running Mates by Helen Mackinlay, $100, Lino Etching with Monotype, 11" x 14" Framed
Running Mates by Helen Mackinlay, $100, Lino Etching with Monotype, 11″ x 14″ Framed
My Garden, A Never Ending Inspiration by Martine Mahoudeau, $325, 9" x 12"
My Garden, A Never Ending Inspiration by Martine Mahoudeau, $325, 9″ x 12″
Art of the Splash by Francine Marshall, $1499, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 30"
Art of the Splash by Francine Marshall, $1499, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 30″
Alien Landscape by Marty McGillivray, $150 (unframed), Photography, 12.5" x 18.5"
Alien Landscape by Marty McGillivray, $150 (unframed), Photography, 12.5″ x 18.5″
California Gold by Marlene Mirassou, $250, Archival Digital Photograph with Handmade Redwood Frame, 36" x 16"
California Gold by Marlene Mirassou, $250, Archival Digital Photograph with Handmade Redwood Frame, 36″ x 16″
California Gold by Marlene Mirassou
California Gold by Marlene Mirassou
Going Viral - Black & White by Chris Miroyan, $750, Acrylic on Panel, 36" x 24"
Going Viral – Black & White by Chris Miroyan, $750, Acrylic on Panel, 36″ x 24″
The Border Crossed Us by Ann Baldwin May, 32" x 26"
The Border Crossed Us by Ann Baldwin May, 32″ x 26″,$3200.

Group 5 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

Taipei Temple by Don Monkerud, $150, Photo, 16" x 20"
Taipei Temple by Don Monkerud, $150, Photo, 16″ x 20″
Reflecting in South County by Bruce Nicholson, $350, Multi, 15" x 18" (Framed)
Reflecting in South County by Bruce Nicholson, $350, Multi, 15″ x 18″ (Framed)
The End of All Our Exploring by Janis O'Driscoll, $80, Photopolymer Etching on Stonehenge with Eco-print Pieces on Washi Mounted on Wood Panel, 14" x 11"
The End of All Our Exploring by Janis O’Driscoll, $80, Photopolymer Etching on Stonehenge with Eco-print Pieces on Washi Mounted on Wood Panel, 14″ x 11″
Woman Emerging by Jeff Owen, $600, Sculpture - Stainless Steel, 35" x 18"
Woman Emerging by Jeff Owen, $600, Sculpture – Stainless Steel, 35″ x 18″
This Place by Rosy Penhallow, $550, Wood, Metal Coil, Gold Pigment, 18.5" x 6.75"
This Place by Rosy Penhallow, $550, Wood, Metal Coil, Gold Pigment, 18.5″ x 6.75″
Red Dot by Bela Ravikumar, $200 Digital Print Media, 15" x 11"
Red Dot by Bela Ravikumar, $200 Digital Print Media, 15″ x 11″
Eyes on Fire by Ronit Reznichky, $800, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24"
Eyes on Fire by Ronit Reznichky, $800, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″
Tribal III by Vivienne Riggio, $800, Wire, Plaster, Acrylic Paint, 28" x 15" x 15"
Tribal III by Vivienne Riggio, $800, Wire, Plaster, Acrylic Paint, 28″ x 15″ x 15″
Going Places by Rose Sellery, $1200, Mixed Media & Found Objects, 20.5" x 8.75" x 8.5"
Going Places by Rose Sellery, $1200, Mixed Media & Found Objects, 20.5″ x 8.75″ x 8.5″
Sunrise on Hope by Beth Shields, $1200, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 20"
Sunrise on Hope by Beth Shields, $1200, Oil on Canvas, 40″ x 20″

Group 6 Pajaro Valley Arts Show

Shelter In Place by Judy Stabile, $250, Mixed Media Collage, 12" x 16"
Shelter In Place by Judy Stabile, $250, Mixed Media Collage, 12″ x 16″
Midnight Glass by Madeleine Stober. $333, Acrylic, 48" x 18"
Midnight Glass by Madeleine Stober. $333, Acrylic, 48″ x 18″
Midnight Glass by Maddie Stober
Midnight Glass by Maddie Stober
At Gortyn, Crete by Lee Taiz, $400, Watercolor, 24" x 29"
At Gortyn, Crete by Lee Taiz, $400, Watercolor, 24″ x 29″
This Must Be The Place by Terry Teitelbaum, $96, Photo Print on Metal, 12" x 12"
This Must Be The Place by Terry Teitelbaum, $96, Photo Print on Metal, 12″ x 12″
Back To the Garden by Lynne Todaro, $850, Bronze, Nickel-Silver, Found Object, 10" x 14" x 8"
Back To the Garden by Lynne Todaro, $850, Bronze, Nickel-Silver, Found Object, 10″ x 14″ x 8″
Line Dance by Sally Vaughn, $295, Giclèe on Metal of an Original Tempera on Paper, 12.5" x 24"
Line Dance by Sally Vaughn, $295, Giclèe on Metal of an Original Tempera on Paper, 12.5″ x 24″
Looking Back by Lynda Watson, Pencil Drawings on Paper, Sterling Silver, Mixed Media, 14" x 6" NFS
Looking Back by Lynda Watson, Pencil Drawings on Paper, Sterling Silver, Mixed Media, 14″ x 6″ NFS
Harriet Tubman by Melissa West, $85 (unframed), Linoleum Block Print, 22" x 25"
Harriet Tubman by Melissa West, $85 (unframed), Linoleum Block Print, 22″ x 25″
Eureka Dunes 4 by Chad Williams, $300 (on metal unframed), Photo, 10" x 30" ($475 on single matt with black frame)
Eureka Dunes 4 by Chad Williams, $300 (on metal unframed), Photo, 10″ x 30″ ($475 on single matt with black frame)
Autumn Glory by Sylvia Winsby, $150, Pastel, 9" x 12"
Autumn Glory by Sylvia Winsby, $150, Pastel, 9″ x 12″
Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington-Levy
Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington-Levy

 

About Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA)

Our Mission: “Bringing the community together through the arts.”

Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) has been successfully carrying out its mission of  “bringing the community together through the arts” since 1984. PVA fosters and promotes the arts in this community with professional visual art exhibits in partnership with guest curators, schools, city government, and local organizations. This organization encourages all art forms and helps connect the community to the artists and their work at no cost to the public. PVA believes every person deserves to have access to the arts and conducts year-round programming to fulfill this vision.

History and Accomplishments:

The Pajaro Valley Arts Council, known as Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA), was founded as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in 1984 in Watsonville, California, to promote and foster cultural events in the Pajaro Valley and south Santa Cruz County.

Serving Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties, PVA creates access to high quality visual arts exhibits and promotes arts education to our community. The first class gallery and management office is housed in one of Watsonville’s premier historic dwellings, a 116 year-old structure provided rent-free by the City of Watsonville. We work collaboratively to develop and promote opportunities for public participation in and appreciation for the arts. PVA opened the its first gallery in 1986, and continues to present rotating visual art exhibitions in both the gallery and off-site locations.

Annual exhibits

We produce seven to eight exhibits each year in our gallery and off-site locations. Five annual exhibits highlight the schedule: Take Away’s: Art to Go, our winter fundraising exhibit; our year-long PVUSD Student Art Show in, in collaboration with the City of Watsonville and PVUSD at the Watsonville Civic Plaza; our thematic summer membership show; Sculpture Is, at Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens; and Mi Casa es Tu Casa showcasing community collaborations celebrating the traditions of Day of the Dead. We support and encourage all art forms and strive to connect the community to artists and their work.

Working with other regional arts organizations

PVA maintains on-going relationships with the regional arts community through membership in the Associates of the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Alliance for Arts Education, and other local cultural organizations.

A combination of our staff, volunteers, and your support enables us to fulfill our mission. Please consider joining our organization as a member or volunteer.

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