Placerville Arts Association
WELCOME
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Placerville Arts Association (PAA) Placerville Arts Association promotes the creative work of its members, provides opportunities for sharing ideas among artists, and invites public interest through a variety of visual art events.
Placerville Arts Association PAA’s Outreach Program provides funding and supplies to support community visual arts.
Placerville Arts Association is the oldest non-profit art group in El Dorado County in continuous operation since the early 1960s.
The current membership includes both artists and patrons of the arts.
Current Events
PAA Membership Meeting
September 16, 2024
2:30 - 4:30
Cheryl Gleason, Art Director / Curator of the MACC - Art Critique
The judge for our Fall Member Show in October, will be our speaker. After talking about the elements that she and other judges use to evaluate artwork, Cheryl will be conducting a critique of FIVE pieces of art. PAA members may bring one piece of art to the meeting, finished or not, that they hope to have critiqued. Tickets will be given to those who bring artwork, and Cheryl will randomly pick 5 of those tickets. The "winners" will have the opportunity to have Cheryl discuss what's working and what could be improved in their piece. Even if your art is not one of the lucky 5, the information, comments and suggestions she provides will be helpful in evaluating your own work. There is no charge. And YES, even if Cheryl critiques your art, it is still eligible to be entered in a Member Show at the Government Center.​
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All members and guests are welcome.
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View past membership meetings on YouTube >>
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58th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition
November 7 - 23, 2024
Reception Nov. 8, 5 pm
Call to Artists:
Opens June 3 and closes Sept. 18
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Paint Out
Wed., Sept. 11, 2024
9:30 to 1:00
Apple Ridge Farms
1800 Larson Rd, Camino
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PAA FALL MEMBER SHOW
October 7 - 11, 2024
will be here before you know it, so start preparing your best recent work to enter!
The show runs October 7-11, with intake on Monday, October 7, from 8 a.m. until 9:30 at the El Dorado County Government Center.
The fall show will be categorized and judged by SUBJECT MATTER.
The categories are: Landscape/Seascape, People/Portraits, Still Life/Floral, Animals, Abstract/Non-Objective. Photography and AI will be in separate categories.
The judge for our show will be Cheryl Gleason, manager of the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova.
More information, including an entry form and all entry rules >>
If you have questions, email show chair Carolyn Cunningham.
We are looking forward to seeing our members' fantastic artwork at the show!
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FALL SHOW PUBLICITY IMAGES:
If you have something you definitely intend to enter, please email an image of your art to Sylvia Coleman at agogitter@aol.com.
DEADLINE to SUBMIT: SEPT. 13, 2024
IMAGE FILE: 1-2 images ATTACHED (not embedded)
IMAGE: JPEG (not a thumbnail)
INCLUDE: Artist's name, Title, Media type (images will not be considered without this information)
Sylvia will submit these images, along with an article, to the Mountain Democrat to be used for publicity ahead of the Fall Member Show. The editor at the newspaper makes the selection of image(s) to be published.
Maybe yours will be one of them!
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Join us on TUESDAY MORNINGS for ART TIME at the Placerville Senior Center! 937 Spring Street. We meet from 9 am - 1 pm in the Crafts Room. Come draw, paint, paste, share ideas about methods and materials, get suggestions, and just be around other artists. Come early, come late, stay all 4 hours, 4 minutes, or just stop by to say hello. No need to RSVP, just show up. Questions? Contact Carolyn Cunningham at ccart2002@yahoo.com
or (909) 525-5774
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PAA Open Studio Tour 2024
Sept. 26, 27, 28​
This year's tour will take place the last weekend in September and will include Friday, September 27 as well as Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29.
View works by 37 artists at 11 locations.
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Participant info
and brochure distribution >>​
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Board Meetings 2024
First Friday of each month
Fri, Oct. 4
9:45 - 11:45 am
Everyone is invited to attend.
at the Senior Center located at
937 Spring Street in Placerville
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Future PAA Membership Meetings
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October 21
Linda Nunez will demonstrate Cold Wax Process
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October Artist Challenge
In keeping with Halloween being in October, create something with the design theme: Spoooooky!
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November 18
58th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition Juror and Judge,
D. Oldham Neath to present slide presentation of award winners.
No meeting in December.
Save the date!
Holiday Party
Dec 6, 2024
