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
Paint Out
Sat., May 25, 2025,
9am - noon
Blossom Ridge Farm
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2025 Studio Tour
Fri, Sat & Sun,
Sept. 26, 27, & 28
DEADLINE to join the 2025 Artists’ Studio Tour Extended to June 1st
Coordination Meetings
12:00 Noon,
May 21, June 18,
July 16, August 20
In person at Raley’s Community conference room, 166 Placerville Drive,
Or online on Zoom
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​Art Lunch
Thursday, May 22, 2025, noon
Art Lunch will be May 22 at noon at GearTooth AleWerks
at 7553 Green Valley Road in Placerville.
Art lunch is a fun way to meet other artists and have a nice lunch. RSVP to Lynell Phillips at lynellphillips@aol.com or 415-793-2134. Same day RSVP, please text.
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Placerville Arts Association
Plein Air Art Competition
The event is over,
but you can view the artworks on
the PAA Gallery Page >>
And see the judge's commentary on YouTube >>​
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Board Meeting
First Friday of each month
June 6, 2025
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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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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​Membership Meeting
Mon, June 16, 2025
2:30 - 4:30 pm
at the Senior Center,
937 Spring Street in Placerville
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Artist Valerie Birkhoff creates figurative clay sculpture often adding mixed media elements. She will give a talk about her practice and then attendees will get to play with the clay in a Sculpture Interactive Practice activity.
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Also at our June member meeting, we will share our Honeycomb project artwork from the artists who participated.
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​Membership Meeting
Mon, July 21, 2025
Artist Barbara Nilsson will demonstrate Monotype Printing.
She will show you the process from beginning to completion. The image can be printed in one pass, or you can continue to work on and add more. You will hear and see ways to add to the work while still on the hot plate or off. You will hear about different papers and the best temperatures to work.
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In August, the challenge for the meeting is "Portraits and People". Bring an artwork you've created to share.
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For our October member meeting, we will have a challenge: Share an artwork you create with the theme "Dogs and Cats"
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View past membership meetings on YouTube >>
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Save the date:
Fall Member Show
October 6 - 10, 2025
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Save the date:
59th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition
November 6 - 12, 2025
Call to Artists Opens June 9th
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Save the date:
PAA Holiday Party
Dec. 12, 2025
