The Studio Arts Fest event is a one-day outdoor art show on Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 9 am to 5 pm. It is hosted by the Irvine Fine Arts Center and is located at the Irvine Community Park next to the center. SCA member Thom Wright is showing his art there in Booth #38, which is just behind the IFAC. Also, SCA member Randy Au is exhibiting nearby in Booth #36.

Visit the calendar entry for a map and directions.

Address and information:
Irvine Fine Arts Center
14321 Yale Ave.
Irvine, CA 92604

Phone: 
949-724-6880

Thom Wright

"Most of my art shown will be framed small paintings that I have made over the last five years. Most of them are abstract paintings in four of my latest themes: “Tectonic Episodes”, “Earth Tree Ballad”, “Balance with Nature”, and “In Balance with Nature”. For this show, I will be discounting these small pieces by 50%. Below are several of these works that I have not shown before."

Thom sold 8 pieces at the show!

Lumière de California celebrates the unique light of California as expressed through Plein Air painting. Forty-three artworks in the exhibition feature the essence of morning light, afternoon sun, as well as twilight. Sky, water, and mountains interact to express the beauty of California.

SCA member Roger Gordon is featured alongside 25 other artists.

This exhibition features the finest in California Plein air featuring members of the oldest Plein air club in California the California Art Club based in Pasadena, CA. The museum features a "wet gallery" with artworks from the "paint out" held on Wed. May 18th in Bonita. Jurors for the exhibition include Janet Klauber and Anne Porter.

You are invited to the opening reception Saturday, May 21st, 4:30 - 7:00 pm.
The show runs May 21 – Jun 24, 2022

The Bonita Museum and Cultural Center
4355 Bonita Road
Bonita, CA 91902
https://bonitahistoricalsociety.org/

April 10, 1:30 pm at The Fish Tank

Attendees: Randall Holbrook, Thom Wright, Roger Gordon, Ron Howlett, Doug & Cynthia Sieloff

Several major shifts have occurred on Doug Sieloff's proposition, and they may have a financial liability or impact on our cost of this event.

1. Did we really have a quorum present for this SCA meeting?  And so far, there is no substantive commitment yet to do this show.
2. This art show is to be a 50/50 art show/event that combines our art with his room environment, his food, beverages, and classical jazz entertainment.  
3. Doug proposes our event there to be like the arrangement that he has now with the high roller artist showing in May, to start making a profit/return for the Fish Tank.
4. He stated that there is a maximum of 100 attendees per night or at any time to meet city requirements.
5. He proposes to show his surround wall videos during the event, which precludes any art hanging on the front white walls.  We will have to provide more easels, which may limit the number of art entries per person to 1 or 2.
6. He is providing the few spotlights that he has for the show, and we do not know how they will work with the surround videos and art on easels.
7. He proposes this to be a $35 per ticket entry, and we provide additional staffing at the entrance to check tickets and do wrist bands on attendees.
8. As a result, our proposed entry fee rises to $35 per artist to match the ticket entry.  Hopefully, that is for presence at 1 to 3 show days (Fri/Sat/Sun).
9. The parking requirement he stated can be met by opening an adjacent (?) parking area for 30 cars and 6 more on his property.

I would recommend that we need to have a larger group meeting again soon to review these changes/terms and identify our financial liability and get an agreement for continuing planning for this event.

Thom

Thom Wright
thomwrightart@verizon.net