AmadorArts

Our good friend and local, rural musician extraordinaire, Barry Duncan, passed away suddenly this morning. No other details are available right now. Sue is asking for privacy at this time, so please honor her request. She will let friends know when she is ready to reach out. Barry Duncan was an early board member of the Amador County Arts Council and one of the forces behind the creation & establishment of TGIF Free Summer Concerts in the Parks. We are all bereft. Rest In Peace and Powerful Breath. #ruralsaxophone #ruralarts #ruralgrief

Let me know if you need help or advice. [email protected] 209-256-8166

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., AmadorArts will humbly be closed on Monday January 18, 2021. https://www.poetryoutloud.org//in-memoriam-martin-luther-/

Thank you everyone who made Cruizin’ the Lights 2020 a super fun and safe drive-through experience tonight. Special thanks to Toni Linde and Rich Hoffman and all of the rock star volunteers. And thanks to the amazing Light Art pieces! And thanks to Kellsey Long for the amazing vocals. And thank you to Plymouth Hotel and the Swason Family for the fabulous pizza deal that everyone is raving about! And THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for comin’ out to support AmadorArts and the Amador County Fair! #ruralmerryandbright #ruralfestivaloflights #ruralyuletide #ruralshine

CALL FOR ARTISTS - This virtual Arts Contest is for EVERYBODY! Entry form and Artwork due by 11:59pm on January 31, 2021. Visit amadorarts.org/programs/poetry-out-loud for competition details. Call 209-256-8166 for more information.

AmadorArts received a wonderful donation of handmade greeting cards and bookmarks from local artists. There are A LOT (much more than what are pictured) and cards are for all occasions! Cards are $5 each + tax and bookmarks are $2 each + tax. If you’d like to purchase, please come by our office in the Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, CA 95642 during our business hours Tues-Thurs 9AM 1PM.

Local teachers are in need of sets of watercolors, watercolor paper, black sharpies, oil pastels, and Crayola individual clay packs. If you can donate any of these art supplies, please stop by AmadorArts during the office hours of Tues-Thurs 9am-1pm to drop off any supplies that you can donate. We wish to receive 2300 individual watercolor paint palettes so that EVERY elementary kid can have a set. These 2300 palettes would allow us to provide art supplies equitably to ALL elementary school kids!

Let's come together as a community to virtually celebrate and compete with our artistic talents. There's a category for everyone - you could even create your own category! Just be inspired by poetry and create something to share with the community in our VIRTUAL art gallery. The public will choose the winners in each category.

The ART SUPPLY CHAIN program was created to collect art supply donations and direct them into local classrooms. Below is a list of art supplies local teachers have requested for their classrooms: https://www.amadorarts.org/wish-list/... If you have art supplies to donate, contact [email protected] to schedule a drop-off time!

The first RARE meeting will be happening tomorrow night at 5PM! RARE is an Anti-Racist reading, discussion & co-learning group for all people in the Central Sierra Gold-Country region of Northern California. Register for this meeting below!

The Safe Space Online Gallery opens today! Check it out here: http://www.amadorarts.org/safe-space/

Cruisin' the Lights starts at 5:30 PM at the Amador County Fairgrounds! Don't forget to join the Bell Ringer Campaign to support AmadorArts! Please remember one family per car for this event.

Applications are open for the CARES ACT arts grant. Please let us know how we can help you succeed in the application process. Find out more at: https://www.amadorarts.org/cares-act-re-granting-program/

Please become a $5/month donor today. Visit amadorarts.org and click DONATE. YOU make the arts possible in Amador County: YOU make art supplies and instruments free to kids YOU bring free resources to local artists, like the online Arts Directory... YOU create scholarships for youth artists Together we can survive with heart, smarts, and The Arts!

DURING the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is important to stay at home, BUT IN AMADOR COUNTY: WE LOVE MUSIC, and POETRY, and DANCE, and ACTING, and ORATORY, and ALL KINDS OF PERFORMING!* So get yourself to this ZOOM ROOM monthly Open Mic*, see your buddies, and enjoy talents from all over "The County". Open to people all over, but especially excited to highlight people from rural Northern California in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties.*... Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEpfuuhqTkqG9ba6eGPfY1WoJUJtR-k7

Join our FREE Artist Directory! Go to https://www.amadorarts.org/directory/ and click the 'Register HERE' button to begin! If you need any help with getting your profile set up, you can contact our Program Coordinator Alyssa Vargas at [email protected] or by calling the office between Tues-Thurs from 9am-1pm.

Join us for the Virtual Winefest Auction 2020! The auction will take place on Facebook and will feature local wine, art, gifts, and more! The auction will run from Nov. 14th - Nov. 28th. https://www.facebook.com/events/1261937907532234/

Collaborating with AmadorArts is as easy as 1,2,3! We are here to help YOU. Step 1: Reach out to us about your upcoming art show/project/event. Step 2: We add your show/project/event to our online calendar. ... Step 3: We provide local, FREE, multi-platform marketing and publicity about your work to the public. Contact us at [email protected]

Marleen Olive is showing off her mask that she entered in the MASK UP Online Art Show! Enter the show here: http://www.amadorarts.org/mask-up/

Please join the Student Art Directors in their efforts to advocate for Arts Education in all K-12 classrooms.

Join the Arts Education Advocacy team and help ALL LOCAL STUDENTS https://www.amadorarts.org/programs/amador-alliance/ Zoom meeting next Thursday at 10am. All welcome.

Come down to our office at 229 New York Ranch Road to buy some art cards! They are $5 each + sales tax. All cards were generously donated by a local artist. We have a ton for all different occasions!

If you loved music in the park, you need to help save it today! Bring back TGIF!