AFFAIR OF THE ART LOCAL SHOWCASE SATURDAY.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- An annual showcase of local artists, the 22nd annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition, will open Saturday and run through March 18 at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. A free public opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday for the exhibit, which features 142 works by 94 artists. ``What's interesting is that through the years so many new people have moved to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley that it's reflected in the artwork,'' curator Norma Gurba said. Some new themes that have surfaced this year are ``kind of global,'' including paintings and photographs with China as its focus, Gurba said. ``That's kind of different,'' she said. The exhibition is co-sponsored by the Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association. This year, the Museum/Art Gallery received 258 pieces submitted by 122 artists. The judge, Charles Knecht, a professional artist and juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , selected the 142 pieces that will be on display. Knecht also picked the artists who will be receiving nine awards totaling $940 in cash. The winners will be announced at the reception. ``You don't have to go to L.A. to see great art. You can just stay here and see it,'' Gurba said. The artwork on display includes watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings, soft pastel pastel (păstĕl`), artists' medium of chalk and pigment, tempered with weak gum water and usually molded in the form of sticks; also a work done in this medium. Pastel was in use in Italy in the 15th cent. and is doubtless much older. pieces, wood carvings wood carving, as an art form, includes any kind of sculpture in wood, from the decorative bas-relief on small objects to life-size figures in the round, furniture, and architectural decorations. The woods used vary greatly in hardness and grain. , glass, computer graphics, color and black-and-white photography, mixed media, color pencil and graphite graphite (grăf`īt), an allotropic form of carbon, known also as plumbago and black lead. It is dark gray or black, crystalline (often in the form of slippery scales), greasy, and soft, with a metallic luster. images. The themes cover abstract pieces, fantasy illustrations, seascapes Seascapes is an RTÉ Radio 1 programme broadcast on Fridays at 8.30 pm. and presented by Tom MacSweeney. It is intended to cover all subjects of maritime interest, from leisure to commercial shipping, as well as fishing and the environment. , florals, still lifes, U.S. and foreign landscapes, woodturned vases, portraits and depictions of animals. Each year, the Allied Arts Association selects one member to showcase in the exhibit. This year, it's award-winning artist Jane Holmes, who works primarily with pastels. The cash awards were donated by Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery Associates; Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association/Allied Arts Cedar Community Arts Centre An art center or arts centre is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, ; Lancaster Photography Association; Lakes and Valleys Art Guild; Parks and Recreation Department directors; and Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery curators. The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays at 44801 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . Admission is free. It is closed Mondays and holidays. For information about the show or the museum, call (661)723-6250. karen.maeshiro@dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Museum aides Jessica Hodgdon and Javier Rodriguez prepare for the 22nd annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition. (2) Suzie Richey's oil painting ``Eyes of a Leopard'' will be in the art exhibition at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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