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Flyway Festival Art Exhibition, Paintout, and Silent Art Auction
Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Exhibit: Photographers and painters of all ages and skills are invited to exhibit original work that depicts: local wildlife, San Francisco Bay regional landscape, and native habitats from San Francisco Bay to the ridgetops of Mt. Tamalpais and Mt. Diablo, especially wetlands, marshes, the San Francisco Bay Estuary and the Carquinez Strait. Fees: $20 for up to 3 entries. Entry Forms postmarked or submitted via email by January 24, 2008. Click here for an entry form. For information call 707-649-0470 or 707-557- 9816 or send an email.
Also! North Bay Wetlands Plein Air Paintout?and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Paintout
Register Saturday, Jan. 26 10am-1pm and Sun. Jan. 27, 10am-1pm.
A Paintout Silent Auction will take place during the Flyway Festival hours and closes Sunday 2pm. Entry fee is $20 for up to 3 entries in one or both categories of general North Bay Wetlands and/or Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve (includes badge, map, and donated snacks/drinks). Paintout entry forms must be postmarked or submitted via email by January 24, 2008. Use the same entry form as provided for the Wetlands to Ridgetops Exhibition. For information call 707-649-0470 or 707-557-9816 or send an email or download this application (PDF format; Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Subject and Media:
All original artwork in any media representational and abstract, two and three dimensional will be accepted that depicts and celebrates local wildlife, San Francisco Bay Area native habitats, and landscapes from Mt. Tamalpais on the west to Mt. Diablo on the east. Special emphasis will be on migratory birds of the Pacific Flyway and their habitats, the wetlands and tidal marshes of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, Carquinez Strait, San Pablo Bay, and the historic sites of the proposed Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. Please note: Works depicting Pacific Coastal landscape are outside the parameters of this exhibit and will not be accepted.
History and Organizers of the Wetlands to Ridgetops Art Exhibit and North Bay and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Paintout Silent Auction:
The Wetlands to Ridgetops Art Exhibit was founded at the second Flyway Festival in January 1998. From that moment on it has grown and flourished and become a keystone to the annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival. Curated for the past 10 years by Susan Schneider (www.susanschneider.com) the show continues to be refined and expanded under her guidance. Her introduction in the last few years, of the Plein Air Paintout and Silent Auction featuring themes as broad as North Bay Wetlands and as specific as Mare Island Landmarks and this year's Mare Island Shoreline Preserve, have lent an air of advocacy to the Exhibition for special and even threatened features of our "north shore" landscapes. We are pleased that Susan has returned this year to organize the Art Exhibition with the assistance of other team members.
Volunteer for the Flyway Festival Art Exhibit and Paintout Auction: As the Exhibition grows, the need for volunteers to help ensure the quality and continued success of the show have become critical. We urge you to consider volunteering for the many different aspects of pulling this show together. It is totally dependent on volunteers and you are needed now! Download, review and return the art show volunteer schedule via email or by regular mail. We really appreciate your involvement.
Friday February 1st
