In this issue...   Art Sale - Dec 4 - 6 Help Shape CAE's Future! Shop Sports Basement The Holiday Blues Make Your Mark Scholarship Recipients Dear Friends, Like most cities, Walnut Creek is experiencing significant budget challenges. The City's "Balancing for the Future" initiative asks citizens like you to provide input. In the next phase of our community conversation your input is needed to ensure that limited resources are allocated to the goals the community values most. Beginning on Nov 30, you'll have the chance to weigh in on what is important to you! Read more about the community conversation and the scheduled events here. - Thank you!
ART SALE - DEC 4 - 6 “It’s wonderful to be part of an ancient tradition that offers a tactile way to innovate, and which connects people over time by using materials from the earth,” says potter and Orinda resident Kate Chenok. Chenok will be one of over 40 artists displaying their one-of-a-kind creations at the Civic Arts Education and Clay Arts Guild Holiday Art Sale. It all begins on Friday, December 4, with an opening party from 5 – 9 pm – a great way to select gifts while enjoying music and refreshments. It continues on December 5 and 6 from 10 am – 5 pm. A very special Collectors’ Circle takes place on December 3 from 3 – 8 pm at the Shadelands campus. At this event, a limited number of well-established professional artists will display their works for sale. Read more . . .
HELP SHAPE CAE'S FUTURE! The Arts Education Advisory Council has an opportunity for you to make a difference in your community. There is currently an opening for a new council member who will work with the other six members to shape the content of Civic Arts Education’s award-winning program. The new member’s term would expire in June 2010 but could be reappointed for another three years. Read more . . .
SHOP SPORTS BASEMENT AND SUPPORT THE ARTS Here’s a great opportunity to find needed sports ware and help a deserving student at the same time. The Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation has partnered with Sports Basement on Saturday, December 5, from 4 pm to 7 pm. During that time, you will receive a 10% discount on all purchases. In addition, Sports Basement will donate 10% of the sales to the Friends scholarship fund. Stop by the Sports Basement at 1881 Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek for refreshments and great discounts on all your favorite sportswear. Read more . . .
THE HOLIDAY BLUES With holidays approaching nigh I shake my head and heave a sigh Because no matter how I try I have no idea what to buy A purple, polka dotted tie? But then an idea came to me Just call up Civic Arts and see A gift certificate’s the key To make my shopping worry-free And thus restore my sanity - Melissa Ridenour The above poem by Civic Arts Education registrar Melissa Ridenour says it all. When looking for that perfect gift, why not consider a gift certificate to one of CAE’s wonderful classes. It is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Read more . . .
MAKE YOUR MARK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS In the current economy, many young students have to forego piano lessons, after school drama classes or the opportunity to realize their dreams in the visual arts field. But thanks to the Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation, many aspiring artists will be able to pursue those dreams. Four lucky teens have been selected by the Friends to receive scholarships in CAE’s Make Your Mark Program. Professional working artists and designers teach the intensive visual art program for high school students. The young artists gain increased exposure to and experience in the visual arts allowing them to strengthen their portfolios and become more well-rounded. Students meet weekly (Fridays) at the Shadelands Art Center Annex throughout the school year (October – June) to explore the technical and theoretical aspects of art, explore career paths, strengthen portfolios, and explore their creative potential in a series of five, six–week intensive studio art programs. Read more . . .