Placerville Arts Association
PLACERVILLE, CA
WELCOME
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
60th National
Mother Lode Art Exhibition
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Mills Station Arts & Culture Center
10191 Mills Station Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
November 5 - 21, 2026
CALL TO ARTISTS OPEN thru Sept 16th
<< For complete details click here >>
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
PAA has 2 Board Positions Open!!!
Please consider...
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Now that I have your attention, we are looking for a couple of volunteers to round out our board, and keep our organization running next year. We have the following openings for 2027:
*** Membership Chair – this board member receives the membership forms either by mail or email and keeps the record of membership on an Excel spreadsheet. The membership chair provides updated lists of members before our Member Show take in; and compiles a membership roster at the end of the year. The membership chair also sends a welcome email to new members and provides a list of new members monthly to the newsletter chair.
***Mother Lode Show Chair – this board member plans the annual National Mother Lode Art Exhibitions. We have a commitment from The MACC to use their gallery in Rancho Cordova for 2027 and 2028. The new show chair will be given a “how to” manual created by the previous show chair and will be responsible for the show including the prospectus, setting up entries with Creative West (Café), directing our call to artists marketing and direct email campaigns, working with the judge and making the reception an awesome event.
If you would like to take on either of these challenges, please respond to the email below and we will provide additional information.
email: lynellphillips@aol.com
Thanks for being a part of PAA!
Lynell Phillips
President, Placerville Arts Association
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PAA GENERAL MEETINGS
<< CLICK TO WATCH THE OCTOBER MEETING >>
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November General Meeting
November 16, 2:30 - 4:30pm
Senior Center, Placerville
60th National
Mother Lode Art Exhibition
Show Judge Debra Kreck-Harnish
will be our Guest Presenter.
Using a slideshow presentation, Debra will be sharing the process that she used to determine the awarding of the "winning artworks" for the MLS.
She is a Northern California artist who has lived, worked, and traveled throughout the United States and Europe. She attended the Institut für Europäische Studien in Vienna, Austria and received
her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from Alfred University in New York.
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ALSO....after the presentation and refreshment break, there will be a...
Tiny Canvas Artwork Drawing!
All the PAA Members who took home a Tiny Canvas and created a special work of art will be bringing the completed artwork to the November meeting to contribute it to a random drawing.
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Each artwork submitted will be assigned a number. All the numbers on slips of paper will be put into a "hat". Each artist that brought a work for the exchange will pick a slip from the "hat" and the artwork that matches that number will be their prize. Wow! Many treasures to be had!
(Guests are always invited & welcome!)
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November PAA Board Meeting
Friday, November 13, 2026
10 am - 12:30 pm
PAA members are invited to attend.
The meeting is held at the Placerville Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA.
Set up time is 9:30 am.
Meeting starts at 10 am.
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Monthly Plein Air Paint-Out
November TBA
September ....Photo-Montage
Finnon Lake, Mosquito
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<< photos of the September event >>
(COMING SOON)
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NO ART LUNCHES
in November or December. We look forward to starting them up again in January 2027
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Noon at Grand China, 4340 Golden Center Dr, Placerville
Art Lunches are a fun way to meet other artists and learn more about Placerville Arts Association. Please RSVP to Lynell at lynellphillips@aol.com or 415-793-2134. Same day RSVP please text.
HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN US IN 2027!
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SAVE THE DATE...
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PAA's Annual Holiday Brunch
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Friday, December 11th @ 10:30 AM
The Sportsman's Hall
5620 Pony Express Trail ~ Pollock Pines
It’s time once again to start thinking of our Holiday Party. There will be a limited menu from which you may chose with individual checks given. Last year we played a really fun game that received high praise from all who attended. I am planning on a repeat performance.
We will also have our resident Choir Master, Shirley Rowe, conducting our choir in singing songs of the holiday.
We’d love it if you could all attend.
Please email or text me by December1st
if you are coming. Thanks!
Cathy Keil ~ (530) 333-3699 cathy.keil@sbcglobal.net
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THE SHOW WAS WONDERFUL ...
October 5-9, 2026
El Dorado County Government Center
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Watch: Judge, Cynthia Abraham, walk
the show with the Show Chair,
Carolyn Cunningham on YouTube:
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<- Fall Member Show Info Page ->
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PAA's
ARTISTS OPEN STUDIO TOUR 2026
12 Studios ~ 42 Artists
It was a great Studio Tour!
Click to visit the...
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PAA Outreach Program
What is it? How can you be involved?
The PAA Board is looking forward to receiving nominations of organizations, groups or individuals to be considered for this very special Grant Outreach Program.
And you can also donate toward this
fund and be a part of PAA's outreach
to our local Community for the Arts.
You can participate 366 days of the year!
To learn more......
~ Click here or on the Outreach tab above ~
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Join Us!! Ongoing
ART TIME
TUESDAYS: 9 am to 1 pm
Placerville Senior Center
937 Spring Street, Placerville, CA
~ WE MEET IN CRAFT 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 or 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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How to renew or become
a 2026 Member of PAA!
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2026 has proven to be another
exciting year with
monthly, uniquely-talented
Guest Artists/Presenters,
EDC Fair, PAA's 2 annual
Member Shows, Studio Tour
and the 60th Mother Lode Show,
& there will be several
new "one of a kind" Events.
Be happy make and share your art!
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Join PAA! Participate 2027!
And get the PAA Newsletter (click here)
Get PAA news/updates in your Email Box. PAA Members automatically receive PAA's monthly Newsletters. -->The best way to keep up with all things PAA! Membership Forms can be completed and payments made online.
Click on JOIN at the top of this webpage. Or download a membership form
and mail it with membership fee.
Hope to see you at the NEXT MEETING!
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