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The Placerville Arts Association is El Dorado County’s oldest non-profit art group in continuous operation since it was formed in the early 1960’s. The current membership of approximately 190 includes both artists and patrons of the arts.

The purpose of Placerville Arts Association is to promote visual arts in the local community through art shows, exhibitions, art demonstrations, workshops, scholarships and art oriented field trips.

Placerville Arts Association provides community outreach programs by offering yearly scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing art related careers; awarding monetary grants to elementary school art programs; and donating a scholarship grant to the Sugarloaf Student Art Camp.

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MAY 20TH GENERAL MEETINGCHARLES MUENCH, Demonstrator

We are having an exceptional artist at our May meeting - CHARLES MUENCH. He will be giving a demonstration on painting the Sierras, entitled “High Country Painting - Techniques and Materials for Painting in Remote Outdoor Locations.”

Charles has won many awards, had many showings of his work, was published in Southwest Art, Art of the West, Plein Air magazine, and International Artist magazine, and his work is shown in galleries in Pasadena, Utah, and Knowlton Gallery in Lodi. See more of his work at:

www.charlesmuench.com

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46th ANNUAL MOTHER LODE NATIONAL SHOW

August 12 - 26, 2012

Your art is important to us! The entry form with instructions (prospectus) is coming in the mail this month - look for it!
You have two months until the June 15th deadline. Painting and sculpture welcome!
Click here for more info.

2012 PAA Open Studio Tour - Sept. 29-30 & Oct. 6-7

2011 Studio Tour Catalog
(The 2012 Studio Tour Catalog is coming soon!)