Placerville Arts Association
PLACERVILLE, CA
CALL TO ARTISTS OPEN thru 9/16
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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Watch PAA videos of Membership
Meetings, Presentations/Demos,
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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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October 5-9, 2026
El Dorado County Government Center
360 Fair Lane, Placerville
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** 09/29 ANNOUNCEMENT **
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Fall Member Show Volunteer Signup
If you plan to enter the fall member show, you may signup for your volunteer task or shift now. The fall member show will run from October 5 - 9 at the El Dorado County Government Center on Fair Lane in Placerville. Members who enter the show are required to cover at least one shift or task for the show. If you would like to enter, but cannot cover a shift, you may have another PAA member cover for you.
To sign up to volunteer for the show,
use this link:
https://signup.com/go/EekBLVr
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This show is being categorized by
SUBJECT MATTER
Judge is Cynthia Abraham
<- Fall Member Show Info Page ->
Look for Cynthia's Bio,
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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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Monthly Plein Air Paint-Out
Finnon Lake, Mosquito
October TBA
3:00pm ~ 5:30pm
September ....Photo-Montage
Finnon Lake, Mosquito
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<< photos of the September event >>
(COMING SOON)
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October PAA Board Meeting
Friday, October 2, 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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<< CLICK TO WATCH THE JULY 20th MEETING >>
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October General Meeting
October 19, 2:30 - 4:30pm
Senior Center, Placerville
Artist Pam DiFilippo
will be the Guest Presenter.
Pam's presentation will be about her journey, and specifically about painting rocks. Think about the possibilities of using rocks as another surface to paint on.
Painted rocks make great gifts, raffle donations, and garden art. You won't want to miss this creative, fun demonstration!
ALSO....
Tiny Canvas Exchange in November
Have you picked up one of our tiny canvas on an easel to use to create an artwork to exchange at our November meeting? The canvas is approximately 4"x3" and have been freely available at the last couple of member meetings. If you have not gotten one yet (or can't find the one you originally picked up), we will have a few more available at our October member meeting.
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Then, at the November member meeting we will assign a number to your tiny artwork. We will put the corresponding number in a "hat" and once all works are in the door, we will pass the hat. Each artist that brought a work for the exchange will pick a number from the "hat" and that will be your prize. Looking forward to this fun, tiny art exchange.
(Guests are always invited & welcome!)
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October ART LUNCH TBA
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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 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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