Hands ON! Second Saturday
Dec
9
10:00 AM10:00

Hands ON! Second Saturday

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

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Historical Society & Cutltural Center Arts Fair
May
14
to May 15

Historical Society & Cutltural Center Arts Fair

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Enjoy a day on the green, exploring the variety of vendors selling quality art, paintings, photography, handcrafted jewelry and more.

The event takes place at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Free admission to the show and Museum.

For more information call 775-782-2555

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Craneway Crafts Fair
Dec
21
to Dec 22

Craneway Crafts Fair

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The 2019 Craneway Craft Fair will take place December 21 & 22, 10am - 5pm both days. The Fair takes place in the gorgeous Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA and benefits Berkeley’s KPFA 94.1 public radio – speaking truth to power daily! For 49 years The Craft Fair has helped sustain listener-funded KPFA radio.

The Craneway Craft Fair provides an opportunity for the Bay Area community to support, enjoy, and be nourished by local artisans in much the same way it interacts with KPFA.

The Fair showcases 200 juried and diverse exhibitors, including both master artisans and emerging newcomers. Their original art and crafts fill the pavilion along with fair trade and non-profit vendors. Food is catered by GDC Kitchen – a minority, woman, and veteran-owned local catering business.

Admission: $12 ages 18-64, $10 Seniors & Disabled, Youth Free

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Nevada Museum of Art’s Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon and Arts Fair
Nov
6
10:00 AM10:00

Nevada Museum of Art’s Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon and Arts Fair

he Volunteers in Art (VIA) of the Nevada Museum of Art hosts the 37th Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa from 10:30 am to 2 pm. Enjoy shopping in the Artisan's Mall for distinctive and original handcrafted holiday gifts, then savor a delicious lunch. Doors open at 10:30 am. Lunch is served at noon. All donations and proceeds benefit the Volunteers in Art.

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Roadworks!
Jul
30
7:30 PM19:30

Roadworks!

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The San Francisco Center for the Book’s 16th Annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is a day-long public printmaking and book arts extravaganza that includes free hands-on printmaking and book arts activities, demonstrations, 50 arts and crafts vendors, art gallery and studio tours, and more.



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Artist's Fair at FOBA
Jun
27
to Jun 28

Artist's Fair at FOBA

The Artists’ Fair is replacing the Artist’s Shop from past conferences. The Artists’ Fair will be open to the public on Thursday and Friday evenings in the Cawein Gallery, and is an opportunity for book artists to personally sell their fine crafts.

For conference attendees and the public this is a unique opportunity to purchase hand-made books, cards, hand decorated papers, and other book related work from professional artists and students of the arts.

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Focus On Book Arts
Jun
26
to Jun 30

Focus On Book Arts

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FOCUS ON BOOK ARTS is a five-day conference of book and paper arts workshops held biennially on the verdant campus of Pacific University in charming Forest Grove, Oregon, just west of Portland. Every odd-numbered year, we present workshops taught by renowned, professional instructors in the fields of bookbinding, printing, decorative papers, paper making, book art and more. The conference attracts over 200 book and paper artists from around the world. We offer five days of workshops, along with a Trade Show, Artists’ Fair, Faculty-Staff Exhibition, and several evening receptions. With the option of on-campus housing, FOBA is an excellent opportunity for community, networking, and learning new skills.

www.focusonbookarts.org

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Idyllwild Summer Arts Program
Jun
17
to Jun 21

Idyllwild Summer Arts Program

In a beautiful natural setting reminiscent of a traditional summer camp, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program provides high caliber arts instruction and memorable arts immersion workshops to a diverse student population of all ages and abilities. Nearly 2,000 children, youth, adults and families participate in the diverse summer program featuring workshops in all the arts and specifically tailored to all proficiency levels and ages. The Summer program provides children, teens, adults and professional artists intensive practical instruction in all the visual arts and performing arts – sculpture, painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, Native American arts, film & digital media, fashion design, dance, music, theatre and creative writing.

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Feather River Arts Camp
Jun
9
to Jun 16

Feather River Arts Camp

  • 5469 Oakland Camp Road Quincy, CA, 95971 United States (map)
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Art Camp for adults at the Oakland Feather River Camp has been an annual event since 1991. We are well known for our inspirational classes, taught by recognized arts professionals, offered in an amazingly beautiful mountain setting.

Feather River Art Camp provides a surge of creative energy to enlighten the rest of your year.

Imagine being fully inspired and receptive to the healing powers of nature in the former home of the Maidu Indians. You are enjoying a week expanding your creativity and making art.

You are surrounded by other creative adults who are giving themselves the gift of time. No shopping, cooking or cleaning to worry about; you need not even get in your car to drive anywhere.

Classes meet along the sparkling Spanish Creek or nearby, in the midst of the fragrance of oak and pine trees and a profusion of wildflowers.

Whether you are a complete beginner or a professional artist, Art Camp provides an opportunity to refine your skills, pick up new ideas or mediums, and benefit from the expertise, support and enthusiasm of both instructors and other participants.

Take a next step in your art or try something new. You receive quality instruction and feedback from seasoned professional artists who are dedicated to their arts.

Feather River Art Camp is the perfect joyful blend of fine art, creativity, nature, restoration, fun and camaraderie.

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Nevada Museum of Art’s Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon and Arts Fair
Nov
1
10:30 AM10:30

Nevada Museum of Art’s Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon and Arts Fair

The Volunteers in Art (VIA) of the Nevada Museum of Art hosts the 37th Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa from 10:30 am to 2 pm. Enjoy shopping in the Artisan's Mall for distinctive and original handcrafted holiday gifts, then savor a delicious lunch.  Doors open at 10:30 am.  Lunch is served at noon. All donations and proceeds benefit the Volunteers in Art.

For more information contact: Chani Knight, chani.knight@nevadaart.org or 775.398.7232.

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MUSEUM SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE AND HANDS ON!
Dec
9
10:00 AM10:00

MUSEUM SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE AND HANDS ON!

he Hands ON! on Second Saturdays program offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children and families with the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at selected artworks while engaging in a dialogue about the selected pieces.  Themes and programs change monthly and rotate through cultural explorations, exhibition connections and community partnerships.  Join us in December for our annual Open House in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Meet some of the Museum School instructors and enjoy hands-on art activities!
 

Pietro and Vanessa Accardi will be guiding 45 minute marbling adventures throughout the day! Registrants will leave with their own one of a kind hand marbled Christmas Cards, sign up soon!


SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Museum School Ceramic Wheel Throwing Demonstrations
10 am – 4 pm | Paint Your Own Nevada Ornament
10 am – 4 pm | Drop-in Drawing in the Studio
10 am – 4 pm | Screenprint Holiday Cards
10:30 am – 3 pm | Paper Marbling Demonstrations
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
10:45 am | Van Gorder Elementary School Honor Choir – Holiday Performance
11:30 am | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
12:00 & 1:30 pm | Mountain Music Parlor performs Holiday Songs
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
2 pm | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham

 

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation.

Additional sponsorship by NV Energy, the Sato Foundation, the Thomas P. Raley Foundation, US Bank, and the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission.

Free admission on Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation. Media sponsorship by Entravision and El Sol de Nevada.

 

FREE General / FREE Museum members

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Holiday Book Arts & Crafts Fair 2017
Dec
2
10:00 AM10:00

Holiday Book Arts & Crafts Fair 2017

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Date :: Saturday, December 2, 2017

Time :: 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Location :: San Francisco Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA

Admission :: Admission is free! R.S.V.P. here...(link is external)

Refreshingly unique among holiday fair events, San Francisco Center for the Book's HOLIDAY BOOK ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR features a rich assortment of locally handcrafted, functional and decorative crafts that are perfect for gift giving, and a spectacular variety of letterpress books, zines, handbound journals, unique artists' books, calendars, holiday cards, greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper, paper arts, original prints, ornaments, jewelry, textiles, and other delightful crafty surprises!

Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival linocuts, Small Plates books, San Francisco Center for the Book exhibition catalogs, shop aprons, Roadworks T-shirts, mugs and wine glasses, and gift certificates available in any denomination will also be available at the Fair. 

Join us at the Holiday Book Arts & Crafts Fair for refreshments, door prizes, music, merriment and more!

Vendors

Vendor applications closed in early November. All vendor spaces are full.

A Way Home :: Accardi Book Arts(link is external) :: Book Island Bindery(link is external) :: Bryan Kring(link is external) :: Cloudship Creative(link is external) :: Coffee n Cream Press(link is external) :: Dandy Lion Press(link is external) :: Divine Jelly(link is external) :: Fly By Night Gifts :: GinaVisione(link is external) :: Kit Davey, Found Object Art(link is external) :: Littoral Press(link is external) :: Mano Con Ojo(link is external) :: Manticore Press(link is external) :: neon sprinkles studio(link is external) :: Object Found(link is external) :: Out West Bindery(link is external) :: PHIOSUWAN(link is external) :: Pickypockets Press(link is external) :: Raes of Sun(link is external) :: Re/Search(link is external) :: Rik Olson Printmaker(link is external) ::roughdrAftbooks(link is external) :: S&M Press(link is external) :: Silverhand Books(link is external) :: Twenty Stitches(link is external) :: Your Friend Irene(link is external)

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Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival
Sep
17
10:00 AM10:00

Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival

Arts & Crafts Marketplace featuring the work of Printmakers, Book Artists, Artists & Craftspeople

Hands-on Printing, Bookbinding, and Book Arts & Crafts Activities

Printing, Bookbinding, and Book Arts & Crafts Demonstrations

Art Exhibits, Studio Tours & more!

Real Steamroller Printing using a seven-ton 1924 Buffalo-Springfield Coal Powered Steamroller provided and operated by the amazing team of steam enthusiasts from Roots of Motive Power.

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Focus on Book Arts Biennial Conference
Jun
21
to Jun 25

Focus on Book Arts Biennial Conference

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Be part of a book arts community that comes together for learning,
sharing, and networking, including a 5-day conference every other year.  

 

 

We are a group of book artists
dedicated to making
educational experiences available.


Every other year we hold a five-day conference of workshops taught by the very best in the fields of bookbinding, printing, decorating papers, paper making, books design and publishing. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit with an all-volunteer staff. There are many volunteer opportunities both before and during the conference; please contact us for more information.  conferenceinfo@focusonbookarts.org

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Holiday Book Arts & Crafts Fair
Dec
3
10:00 AM10:00

Holiday Book Arts & Crafts Fair

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San Francisco Center for the Book is holding its annual book arts and crafts fair where Pietro will be among many other talented book artists. He will be offering his marbled papers, hand bound journals, decorative boxes, shirts and scarves as one of a kind gifts for the holiday season.

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