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The Art of the Rydell Fellowship 2006-2009
Presented by PVAC • Exhibit from January 12 — February 12, 2012
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his exhibit is only up for a month, so don’t miss it! We are featuring the work of the Rydell Fellows from 2006-2009: Skip Epperson, Terri Garland, Hanna Hannah, Robert Larson, Will Marino, Beverly Rayner, Felicia Rice, and Daniella Woolf. In addition to a celebration of the beautiful and unique work by each of the artists, we honor the generosity and dedication to the arts by Roy and Frances Rydell and the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. Arlene Gotshalk & Helene Woolsey curated this exhibit. To read more about the Art of the Rydell Fellowship, go to www.pvarts.org/rydell. To read more about the Rydell Fellowship go to The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz Email tours@pvarts.org to schedule free field trips. •••
PVAC Call for Artists: Encaustic! Entry Period: January 16 - February 3 ou are invited to submit your work for consideration in the PVAC’s juried exhibit Wax: Contemporary Encaustic Works, running March 1 - April 15, 2012. Juried by Wendy Aikin and Daniella Woolf, WAX hopes to introduce the public to this ancient painting technique that’s enjoying a (literally) hot comeback! Pieces must include encaustic as the primary medium. Two and three-dimensional work will be considered. PVAC members are granted an additional entry. To read the complete call, visit: www.pvarts.org/WAX/call On-line entry will be open January 16 - February 3. Congratulations, Judy Stabile! – 2012 Gail Rich Award Winner To say we at PVAC are proud is indeed an understatement. Our very own Judy
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Desiccated Frog: Atchafalya Basin, LA - Terri Garland
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Forcing all students to comply with this approach to high school graduation often leaves them after graduation with no job skills and no college education. Rather than “rob” districts of students as the Sentinel article (1/19/2012-Tensions boil…) alleges, some students and families are voluntarily opting out of the comprehensive high school factory model. The County Office of Education Alternative Education program provides a variety of educational options for those students who don’t fit the mold found in these programs. If districts want to keep their students, they need to design programs that are responsive to individual students and stop beating the drum about a four-year
college education being the only option Some of the highest paying careers in our county do not require a college degree, but do require career training, which the County Office ROP programs do offer. You only have to speak to our returning college graduates to discover that many of them are unemployed or working in jobs in the tourism industry here, not in their college majors. College is a wonderful option for the students who desire it and can afford it, but the statistics in our county don’t bear out the fantasy that it’s the only option. Carol Polhamus, Career and Technical Education Project Director Natural Bridges High School and Green Careers Center • Ponderosa High School and Green Careers Center
Stabile has been designated to receive the esteemed Gail Rich Award on Tuesday night at the Rio Theater. Judy, our newly elected President of the PVAC Board, has been a leader at PVAC for 14 years. As the Sentinel so aptly put it, “she is a pillar of the South County visual arts scene” she is and has been an inspiration to many artists in Santa Cruz County and that influence has in recent years stretched beyond our county, state and even country. Her tireless work for Photo Credit: Shmuel Thaler PVAC as a mentor, curator, Gallery Committee Judy Stabile 2012 Gail Rich Award Recipient This is the last workshop before submember, and Board member is a source of pride for all of us who benefit from missions are due on March 5. You must the product of these efforts: mounting attend workshop to receive LOGIN ID. To arguably the best art exhibits in confirm your attendance, contact: the County. Congratulations Judy on the grants@ccscc.org or call (831) 475-9600 x 16. For more information: recognition you so deserve! Cultural Council Grants Workshop http://www.ccscc.org/index.php/grants. html “Money for the Arts” Pajaro Valley Arts Council PVAC 37 Friday, February 3, 10-11:30 am, PVAC Sudden St., Watsonville, CA 95076 - (831) Gallery Workshop for individual artists & 722-3062 - www.pvarts.org Gallery Hours: Thursdays & Fridays groups to help you apply for $250-$3000 grants in: Music, Theatre, Dance, Cultural 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Saturdays and Sundays Festivals, Visual Arts, Traditional Arts, and 12 to 4 p.m. • Free Admission • ADA Accessible n Folk Arts.
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