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Harrington Gallery at Firehouse Arts Center
August 1 - August 1, 2013
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(925) 931-4848
4444 Railroad AvenuePleasanton, CA 94588Google Map »
City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center presents:
Celebrating 100 Years: California Society of Printmakers
Aug 1 through Sept 5, reception Aug 1, 7-9pm, Pleasanton
MORE INFO: http://www.firehousearts.org
The Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center is honored to present the California Society of Printmakers (CSP) in exhibition to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary. The exhibit, which features a wide variety of art print techniques, styles, and media, opens Thursday, August 1, and runs through September 5.
The Artists' Reception will be held on Thursday, August 1, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Guests are welcome to come explore the exhibit and ask questions and chat with the artists who will be in attendance. Light refreshments will be served.
CSP is the oldest continuously operating association of printmakers in the United States. It is a non-profit arts association with an international membership of print artists and supporters of the art of fine printmaking. The celebration will showcase art works created utilizing traditional printmaking techniques of all types: book arts, silkscreen, monotype, woodcut and linocut, lithography, mixed mediums, etching and letterpress.
In conjunction with this exhibit, there will be a Young@Art class offered for children on opening day, August 1, from 4:30-5:45 p.m. Registration is required at www.pleasantonfun.com, course code 54681. The fee for this class is $15 for Pleasanton residents and $20 for non-residents. Young@Art participants visit the Harrington Gallery to learn about the art and how it is made, then explore and create their own works of art in the Firehouse Arts Center classrooms. All classes are taught by professional artists.
DATE/TIME:
Aug 1 through Sept 5, reception Aug 1, 7-9pm
LOCATION:
Harrington Gallery at Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Avenue
Pleasanton, CA, 94588
925-931-4848
http://www.firehousearts.org
COST/REGISTRATION:
Donations are appreciated.
MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.firehousearts.org
Email: jfinegan@ci.pleasanton.ca.us
Phone: 925-931-4849
Contact: Julie Finegan
About City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center:
The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city's first fire station built in 1929. Highlights of the venue include a 227-seat studio theater, 2,000 square feet of high-quality art exhibit space in the Harrington Gallery, two large arts classrooms, and a spacious lobby for receptions and events.
