It’s already February and the Art Association is off to a good start and I hope you are, too. RAA offers plenty of classes and opportunities to learn new skills. Even though I work primarily in clay, I signed up for a beginning drawing class which is...
As I write this, January is just around the corner! That means, after the production deadlines and shopping frenzy of the holiday season, it’s time to take a breath and contemplate — in this quiet time of the dark winter — what we want to...
December 14th – January 9th Reception: Saturday 14th December, 2-4pm I was born in Riverside, grew up in Long Beach, and returned to my “roots” in 2003. I majored in art in high school and early college years with emphasis in metalsmithing and ceramics with a lot...
For artists, fall and early winter is the make-or break festival, studio tour, and party season. For art patrons, these events offer opportunities to meet and support artists, get together with friends, and do some early holiday shopping. In recent weeks, there was Art on State...
A 6" x 6" Show is coming this Fall to the Featured Artist Corner. This is an opportunity for all RAA members to be part of a Featured Artist Show. Dates: Saturday 23rd November through to Friday 13th December. Reception: Saturday 23rd November 3-5pm The finished piece must...
David Saline and Joyce Carlson will be joint Featured Artists from: Saturday October 12th to Friday November 1st. Reception: Saturday October 12th 2-4pm Dave Saline Growing up in Redlands, Dave Saline always enjoyed drawing and painting, but he was inspired in the late 1980s by his then Redlands...
I am pleased to announce that RAA has gained three new board members: Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Camille Kesler, and Melodee Seccombe. Additionally, RAA’s new take-in chair is Janet Esparza. Camille will take over development of the Youth Advisory Board that was started by Amber Smith. (Amber left...
Holly Warner’s Thursday Night Watercolor Class and Sandie Petrucelli are the next Featured Artists Dates: Saturday September 21st –Friday October 11th Opening Reception: Saturday September 21st 2-4pm Holly Warner’s WaterColor Class This is an opportunity for artists in the Thursday night watercolor class to showcase their work. The class...
It’s summer and that means a change in board leadership. It’s always an honor to do good work on behalf of an organization that does so much for so many. And I hope I can live up to my predecessors’ legacies in helping navigate the...
Well, here we are at the penultimate month of our Fiscal Year. I’d begun to draft a review about what your Association has offered and accomplished this year, when I realized we still have many things to look forward to in these last two months....