Placerville Arts Association
PLACERVILLE, CA
CALL TO ARTISTS OPEN thru 9/16
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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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Miss an Event?
Watch PAA videos of Membership
Meetings, Presentations/Demos,
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PAA'S
ARTISTS OPEN STUDIO TOUR 2026
12 Studios ~ 42 Artists
~ Save the Dates ~
September 25, 26 and 27
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
10AM ~ 5PM
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STUDIO TOUR EVENT PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE
Everything "Studio Tour" is on the tour website
Click to visit...
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Monthly Plein Air Paint-Out
September 20, 2026
3:00pm ~ 5:30pm
AUGUST'S ....Photo-Montage
Big Hill Lookout
space
<< photos of the August event >>
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October 5-9, 2026
at the
El Dorado County Government Center
360 Fair Lane, Placerville
This show will be categorized by
SUBJECT MATTER
Judge is Cynthia Abraham
Look for Cynthia's bio, Entry Rules and Entry Form
If you would like the opportunity to have art that you intend to submit
considered for publicity ahead of the show in the Mountain Democrat,
please send an image to Sylvia Coleman at agogitter@aol.com.
Be sure to include your name, the title of the art, and the medium.
Send as an attached jpeg
(NOT a thumbnail)
DEADLINE to SUBMIT an IMAGE is September 14
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September PAA Board Meeting
Friday, Sept 4, 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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NO ART LUNCH in September
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Instead, consider...
visiting Lynell's Art Barn for the
~ Barn Sale Trail Hwy. 49 Event ~
September 11 (3 pm - 7 pm),
September 12 (8 am - 5 pm) and September 13 (8 am - 2 pm).
Follow the signs from the corner of
Pleasant Valley Road and Hanks Exchange to 6300 Lofty View Road in Placerville. Browse the vintage items
from Jackie Sells' Vintage
and come into Lynell's gallery
and chat for a while.
Lynell's Art Barn will also be open
for the PAA Open Studios
the last weekend of September.
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<< CLICK TO WATCH THE JULY 20th MEETING >>
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September General Meeting
September 21, 2:30 - 4:30pm
Senior Center, Placerville
Artist CYNTHIA ABRAHAM, judge
for the Fall Member Show,
will conduct a critique of members' artwork.
Please bring a piece of your art,
in progress or completed.
At least five pieces will be chosen
randomly for Cynthia to provide constructive input, with suggestions for any
possible improvement.
If your art is not discussed that day,
hearing what she has to say about others' work can be helpful when considering
your own art. Any artwork critiqued at the meeting is eligible for submission in the Fall Member Show in October.
(Guests are always invited & welcome!)
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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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~ Mother Lode Show ~
- Show Chair needed -
~~It's already excellently organized.
The show just about produces itself! ~~
[This is a Board level position]
Our current show chair, Su Wickersham, has offered notice that the 2026 event
will be her final show.
If you are interested in producing the MLS
starting in 2027, we would like you to begin to shadow Su during the prep for the 2026 show so that you can take over
at the end of 2026. Many volunteers
assist Su each step throughout the production process.
We are looking for someone
to make at least a two year commitment
to produce the 2027 and 2028 shows.
We have The MACC gallery booked already for 2027. (Su will be available to help the new chair
in 2027 and 2028 as needed. She is
also preparing an instruction manual.)
To apply for this position,
please contact Su Wickersham @
editor@placervillearts.com OR email placervilleartsassociation@gmail.com.
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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 2026!
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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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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