Potentiality/Actuality – The Greater Bay Area Open at NUMU Los Gatos
The Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) is a juried fine-art-only competition and exhibition presented by the Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA), designed to promote fine art and artists from the greater Bay Area. Starting in 2015 and held biannually, the GBAO is now in its fifth showing and is presented biennially. This exhibition forges an exciting and dynamic association between the LGAA and NUMU, host to this collaboration.
Spanning twelve Bay Area counties, from Sonoma to Monterey, this juried event draws artists to compete for awards and recognition but also brings exposure to respected jurors, galleries, and art collectors from the region. The GBAO embraces artistic excellence, accepting both two-dimensional and three-dimensional fine art into a premier venue.
In every moment of creativity, there is an option to explore one’s perspective and expression. For this exhibition, LGAA invites artists to push work past usual boundaries to embrace the movement between potentiality and actuality. All artists are encouraged to interpret the theme, “Potentiality / Actuality” in their own way.
Vicki Gunter, Wild Iris (Iris douglasiana) …In Everything Series — clay, underglaze, stains, beeswax – 13 x 17 x 15
“While hiking in East Bay Regional Parks the pizazz of this native Iris captured me and caused a departure from my usual color palette. I also departed from my usual slab built technique to working solid, hollowing out and reassembling. This allowed me to push the clay into the arc of leaves and meeting of earth and sky. It is inscribed with several DNA helixes and is 7x’s natural size in clay.” — Vicki Gunter
A Generous Kingdom
Mother Nature – Canary & Elephant Series – by Vicki Gunter – clay, underglaze, stains, glaze, art wax, carved pine mount, ice cubes – 19 x 17 x 12 in.
Mother Nature, depicted as African, represents our common origins. Her hair is entwined with African flowers & fish, prehistoric gingko leaves, stars, seaweed & a yellow cautionary canary. Earth is cradled in Mother Nature’s arms — the Sanctuary for all known life. Subtly kinetic, tears fall from her eyes into earth, as ice slowly melts.
I create sculpture inspired by our Generous Kingdom’s beauty to enchant people into guardianship.
- A Generous Kingdom is an exhibition of Verum Ultimum (meaning the Ultimate Truth) Juried & curated by Jennifer G Cutshall.
- View on the Exhibition website as well as…
- …Verum Virtual ~ “walk” thru gallery rooms, get up close ~ click for details
Show Dates: December 11, 2023 through January 31, 2024
Surface technique workshop with Kathy Skaggs from AMACO
Take a great hands on workshop with Kathy Skaggs from AMACO in February. In this 2 day workshop everyone will learn and practice a number of wonderful techniques from stencils, silkscreens and much more. Leave the workshop with new skills and samples to further the creative clay journey on your own. And what a bargain as well, only $95. Check it out at: OVCAG.org
Natural Elements Exhibition at Blue Line Arts
“Natural Elements” is an art exhibition that pays homage to the varied forms and forces of nature. This collection
features artists whose work directly reflects natural themes or is inspired by the environment. The art displayed
ranges from literal interpretations to abstract expressions, all rooted in the natural world’s influence. This show includes works by ACGA members Vicki Gunter and Emil Yanos.
Vicki Gunter, Clay Mariposa Lily – 12 x 28 x 14.25
Vicki Gunter, Our Poppy 2 – 21 x 21 x 7
Emil Yanos, Rumble – 1.4 × 14.3 × 7.3
Emil Yanos, Tempest I, 2.8 × 15 × 15, Honorable Mention
Juror: Marianne McGrath
🔻 BERKELEY POTTERS GUILD HOLIDAY SHOW 🔻
🪭 The Guild is welcoming guests to our annual Holiday Show December 9/10 and full week, 16-24. Open 11 to 5, closing at 2:00 on Christmas Eve, we have something for every taste! Come find your treasure amidst a dazzling array of exquisite ceramic art in our labyrinthian warehouse: planters, platters, teapots, vases, clay prints, sculpture and jewelry displayed in clay studios transformed into lovely showrooms. Our in-house gallery exhibition this year is, “Cups, Cups, Cups!”; surely there is one waiting to go home with you! 🪭
FREE EVENT🔻731 Jones X 4th🔻510 524 7031🔻Children & leashed doggies most welcome!
~ December 9/10 & full week 16 through 24
~ 11 to 5, closing at 2:00 on Christmas Eve🌟
THE DE YOUNG OPEN 2023
Sept 30, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024
The de Young Open 2023 runs through January 7, 2024, at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, which stands as the pinnacle of exhibitions hosted by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. This grand display showcases 883 carefully selected artworks out of 7,766 submissions. The presentation adopts a “salon-style” layout, arranging pieces nearly edge to edge in multiple rows to offer the broadest representation possible.
Focused exclusively on art crafted within the past three years by Bay Area artists, the exhibition’s thematic groupings highlight the diverse artistic expressions found in the region. Spanning various mediums and styles, it serves as a testament to the rich and varied talent thriving within the Bay Area. Artists exhibiting their work in one of the nation’s premier museums not only gain prestige but also have the opportunity to sell their pieces, keeping 100% of the proceeds. View Web Gallery
Among the featured artists, the exhibition showcases sculptures by ACGA members Scott Jennings (#585) and Mari Emori (#559).
- “It’s a dizzying, bursting-at-the-seams extravaganza of an exhibition, designed through an open call process to take the pulse of what local artists are thinking and making.” — The New York Times
- “Instead of gatekeeping, the de Young has thrown its doors open. Instead of featuring two or three major name national or international artists for ‘blockbuster’ fall exhibitions, the de Young placed its emphasis on local artists–and did they ever respond!” — Forbes
- “It’s a dazzling tsunami of painting, drawing, printmaking, fiber, photography, sculpture, video, and digital art.” — Hyperallergic
The de Young Open 2023 remains a must-see, concluding on January 7, 2024. Admission is free to all on Saturdays, although entry to the exhibition on Saturdays requires a timed ticket. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this extraordinary showcase of Bay Area creativity.
