Art News & Events

The Weekly, North Tahoe Arts Center
“Morning Light on Mount Whitney,” Mark Hammon, North Tahoe Event Center
"Alpine No. 1," Sara Zimmerman, Riverside Studios

30 years of Weekly covers exhibited
The Weekly magazine is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2012 with an exhibit of 30 years of Weekly covers at North Tahoe Arts Center in Tahoe City through Feb. 27.
The exhibit will feature 30 years of covers, with one cover picked from every year of publication from its inception in 1982. Covers feature winter and summer recreation, local faces, local events and a great look at Tahoe and Truckee for the past 30 years. The highlight of the exhibit is the first edition, which published on Feb. 18, 1982, as “North Tahoe Week.” The first edition was 12 pages and featured a photograph by Vance Fox of a skier cliff jumping near the horse trails in Squaw Valley.
The Weekly is celebrating its 30th year with a redesign of the magazine with a 30th anniversary party on Feb. 11 at Gar Wood’s, in which everyone will be invited to help celebrate the 30th anniversary. For details, e-mail editor@tahoethisweek.com.

Skaff exhibits at Wolfdale’s
Oil paintings by Andy Skaff will be featured at Wolfdale’s Restaurant through January.
Few places offer such varieties of landscape as the American West and few capture its rare beauty as does Skaff in his vibrant, light-filled paintings. With a clear eye and bold strokes of the brush, Skaff endows his remarkable paintings with the vivid color, contrast and splendor of the Western landscape. The artist has been honored with featured shows at Gump’s in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe galleries.
His book “The Color of My World” was published in 2008. Skaff is a member of Oil Painters of America, California Art Club and North Tahoe Arts. Locally, he is represented by Spirit Gallery in Truckee, Pablo’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Tahoe City and Ryrie’s Art & Home in Reno. A selection of Skaff’s paintings and news of upcoming exhibits can be found at askaff.com. Wolfdale’s is located at 640 North Tahoe Blvd. in Tahoe City.

Artisan January
North Tahoe Arts welcomes the New Year with “An Artisan January” on display. The Artisan Shop artists will be exhibiting a special selection of their work in the Main Gallery. These artists live and work here in the Lake Tahoe area and their art work reflects the beauty of the region.

Call to artists for Truckee exhibit
Amateur and professional photographers alike, of all ages, are invited to submit up to 12 photographs of the Truckee area for the upcoming community photography exhibit “This is Truckee!” sponsored by the Truckee Public Arts Commission to be exhibited at the Truckee Community Recreation Center. Images should be no larger than 8” x 10”, and printed on premium photo quality paper. They do not have to be framed or mounted. Photographers should add their name and a caption to the front side of the photo.
The deadline for submitting entries at the recreation center is 5 p.m. on Jan. 30. Entry forms are available at tdrpd.com. For more information, e-mail mailtdrpd.art@gmail.com.

Lion Heart art show call to artists
In honor of Truckee local CR Johnson, Riverside Studios is holding a Lion Heart Art Show, a group exhibition and fundraising event that will include both emerging and established artists working strictly on unframed 10 x 10 x 3/4, plywood panels. The deadline for submission is Jan. 31 at Riverside Studios. Proceeds from each piece sold will be donated by Riverside Studios to the High Fives: CR Johnson Memorial Fund. The exhibition will run Feb. 3 to March 1 at Riverside Studios in Truckee. For details, call (530) 587-3789.

‘Wildlife in Wild Places’ call
North Tahoe Arts has issued a call to artists for the March exhibit, “Wildlife in Wild Places.” The exhibit is an all-medium exhibit with an all-animal theme. The exhibit applicants will be juried, and artists should send three images of their work to info@northtahoearts.com. A non-refundable application fee of $20 is required for processing. The deadline to apply is Feb. 17. Opening Reception is on March 3. For details, call (530) 581-2787 or e-mail info@northtahoearts.com.

Hammon exhibits photography
The art of local Reno artist Mark Hammon is now on display at the North Tahoe Event Center through March. Hammon’s photography is the culmination of his love and appreciation of nature and the world around us, his visual acuity, and a strong interest in technology.
Hammon shoots locally and throughout the Western United States. Although his passion is fine art nature and landscape photography, he also works in commercial and stock photography. His work has been published in several notable publications and shown in an assortment of galleries and exhibitions in the Reno-Tahoe area. For more information on his work, visit hammonphoto.com.

Healing Art exhibit
Sara Zimmerman will be displaying her work, “Healing Art,” at Riverside Studios through February. The “Healing” series reflects her path of emotional, spiritual and physical healing through art. Call (530) 587-7492.

Kids’, adult art classes
Truckee Donner Parks and Recreation hosts art classes for children and adults. Kids’ Painting for ages 5 to 8 is offered monthly on Tuesdays from 3:45 to 5 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center. Kids will enjoy themed projects with watercolors, tempura and more with instructor Fenja Hass. The class is $12 per class, plus a materials fee.
Fired Art 4 Fun pottery class for ages 6 to 11 with Teresa Bryan on Tuesdays for ages 6 to 8 and Wednesdays for ages 81⁄2 to 11 at the Community Art Center. Classes are offered monthly through the school year from 3:45 to 5 p.m. The cost is $11 per day with occasional materials fee.
A Handbuilding Ceramics class for ages 7 to 12 years old is offered Mondays or Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. with Susan Dorwart for $11 per class when paid in advance or $12 drop-ins at the Community Arts Center. Materials are $15 for every two months or $2 per class.
Dorwart also teaches a Wheel Thrown Pottery and Handbuilding class for ages 12 and older on Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Community Art Center in Truckee. All abilities are welcome. Bring ideas or participate in easy, fun and creative projects. Classes can be paid monthly for $11 per class or $12 drop-ins, with a $2 material fee per class.
Fired Art ceramics for ages 12 and older is offered Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. with Bryan at the Community Art Center for $11 when paid in advance or $20 drop in.
Drawing for Kids with Cathy Cutler is offered for first to fifth grades on Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center for $12 per class when paid in advance or $15 drop-ins.
Art with Anke for ages 3 to 13 years is offered on Fridays with sessions from March to May with Anke Hass at the Community Art Center. The cost is $10 per class.
Register for any of these classes by calling (530) 582-7720.

T Pots Pottery classes
T Potts Pottery offers Diva Night taking place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. the second Friday of each month for pottery painting or glass fusing. Bring friends, a bottle of wine and paint pottery (no boyfriends, husbands, kids or animals). A $15 deposit goes toward the evening project.
Drop-in sessions take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The drop-in cost is $15 plus clay and includes use of all equipment, wheels, studio dipping glazes and kiln firing of your work (throwing tools may be rented for the session or purchased at the studio).
Kids’ Wheel Throwing for ages 6 to 12 are offered Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. during the school year with pre-registration encouraged. The classes will focus on honing skills on the potter’s wheel, as well as handbuilding and painting.
Reservations are suggested for all special events and classes. For more offerings and to sign up for classes and events, visit http://tpotspottery.com or call (530) 550-7822.

Art Glass of the Tiffany Era
The Nevada Museum of Art will host “Art Glass of the Tiffany Era” from Feb. 11 through May 20. This is a unique presentation that will unite two distinct displays exploring the range of art glass produced during the early 20th century. Louis Comfort Tiffany, an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts, is best known for his work in stained glass. Originally a painter, he became interested in glassmaking around 1875. In the beginning of his career, Tiffany used cheap jelly jars and bottles because they had the mineral impurities that provided a depth and texture that finer glass lacked. Unable to convince glassmakers to retain the impurities, Tiffany began making his own glass in a variety of colors and textures that became his trademark for designing numerous stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork. To this day, Tiffany is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements.
The exhibit features “Out of the Forest: Art Nouveau Lamps” with 20 stained glass lamps manufactured in the early 20th century by the companies of Tiffany, Handel, Durand, and Duffner & Kimberly. As well, it also features “In the Company of Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows” comprised of seven stained glass window panels, the works in this exhibition were created by Tiffany Studios at the beginning of the 20th century and named for the angels in the Book of Revelation from the Bible.
The exclusive, single-venue exhibition of “Tiffany & Co. Arms from the Robert M. Lee Collection” highlights the wares of Tiffany & Co., the most distinguished name in decorative firearms in America — a surprise to those who might otherwise recognize the firm as a legendary purveyor of fine silver, jewelry and luxury objects. Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany, what became Tiffany & Co. commenced business just one year after the young inventor Samuel Colt registered his new designs for revolving pistols and long arms with the U.S. Patent Office.
The collection of arms in this exhibition include three revolvers, four pistols, one rifle and one presentation sword.
A Members’ Premiere will be hosted Feb. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a first viewing of the Tiffany exhibit with live music and a cash bar. A Kids’ Open Art Studio also will be available for $5. The party is free for members.
A Premiere Talk with Dr. Martin Eidelberg will be held Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. on “Clara Driscoll, the Tiffany Girls, and Art of the Tiffany Era.” The cost is $15 or $10 for members.
An Art Bite with glass artist Corky Normart on Dalle de Verre Art Glass will be March 2 at noon. Another Art Bite with R.L. Wilson on the Arms of Tiffany & Co. will be held March 23 at noon. For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit nevadaart.org.

Exhibits at NMOA
“A Lasting Legacy: Church, Cutts, and the Founding of the Nevada Museum of Art,” will be on display through Jan. 29 at NMOA. The exhibit explores the history of the museum and tells from the story of its founders. A University of Nevada, Reno professor of the classics recognized for his scientific research into snow surveying on Mt. Rose, Dr. Church was a great advocate for the arts and convinced his friend Cutts to bequeath his entire art collection to the burgeoning community art museum.
“Jean-Luc Mylayne: The Heavens are Blue” will be on exhibit until March 11. A self-taught photographer and thoughtful scholar of philosophy, French photographer Mylayne explores temporality and the relationship of humankind to both nature and the environments in which we live. Since 1976 he has produced, along with his wife and collaborator, Mylène, more than 400 unique photographs of birds.

Gathering of Art Wednesdays
North Tahoe Arts: A Gathering of Art program meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at the Corison Loft from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is for artists and novice artists to have the opportunity to work on individual projects, yet be with others at the same time.
Bring equipment and supplies (tables and chairs provided). There will be no instructor. Bring your own supplies and easels. A Gathering of Art is open to the public. There is no charge for these gatherings, but a donation to North Tahoe Arts would help defray the costs of supplies for Kids Art Saturday programs. Donations are tax deductable. For more information, call (530) 581-2787.

Kids’ Art Jam
The KidZone Museum hosts Art Jam: Wild & Junky Art Adventures on the first Friday of every month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Brooke Chabot facilitates the class for ages 5 to 12. Children create art projects made from reclaimed materials ranging from scraps of fabric to broken bike chains. Each class will feature a different art technique including weaving, collage, decoupage, mosaics, jewelry making and sculpture. The cost is $15 (members receive 20 percent off). Adults can volunteer by contacting Chabot by e-mail bchabot9@yahoo.com. Call (530) 587-5437 to register.

Kids ART Saturdays
North Tahoe Arts hosts Kids ARTS Saturday on select days for children ages 5 to 12 years old each month. The art days are offered at no cost with materials provided, and no advance registration is required. For upcoming dates, call the center at (530) 581-2787 or e-mail info@northtahoearts.com.