For four years Renee Marie Jordan has been hosting local artists at her Jordan Real Estate office on First Street. But, “I wanted to do something different,” she said, and since the beginning of the year she has been transforming the front of her office into a full co-op gallery. With local artist Stephanie Grey […]
2nd Art Walk of 2015 gets kid-, family-friendly with eco theme
Last weekend the focus of Benicia’s art community was Open Studios, the annual event when artists, mostly in the Arsenal, open up their work spaces for visitors. This Saturday the focus shifts to downtown with Art Walk, the monthly event that draws tourists and residents alike to First Street for events, shopping and gallery gazing. […]
Opening this weekend: City’s art studios
Public invited to go behind the scenes at workspaces of many Benicia artists The first weekend in May heralds the annual Arts Benicia Open Studios, where artists in the Arsenal and throughout the city open their studios to the public. More than 60 artists, most located in the Arsenal but several in the downtown area […]
By the water’s edge: Benicia Plein Air artists to show work at Yacht Club
The Plein Air painters of Benicia Plein Air Gallery have been known for their interpretations of land- and waterscapes around the city. This Saturday they will show off those interpretations in a special exhibit at Benicia Yacht Club.
Art Walk to undergo series of changes in 2015
A new website, a new openness to guest artists and no alcohol — changes are in store for the fourth year of Benicia’s downtown Art Walk. The Art Walk, launched in 2012 by a committee of local artists, has gone through its period of being overseen by the city. Many saw this year as the […]
Close to home: In latest exhibit, artist vividly captures colorful contemporary scenes
Flowers jump from vases in explosions of color. Domestic scenes splash a profusion of hues across canvases. Craig Britton’s latest show at Benicia Plein Air Gallery, “Florals and Domestics,” is a collection of just that: floral arrangements, scenes from the kitchen and other domestic snapshots, in ways only the long-time Crockett artist can.
Gallery 621 reopens with new exhibit
When Gallery 621 closed its doors at the end of 2014, it was uncertain where its member artists would next exhibit, or whether they would have a new home at all. “People were so sad,” artist Nikki Basch-Davis said. “They came by and said, ‘Where will you be, and where are you going?’” Now, like […]
‘Wind, Water, Land’: Long-anticipated public artwork completed, ready for this month’s unveiling
Benicia’s first public art piece, “Wind, Water, Land,” made of recycled materials and designed to remind viewers of the area’s valuable natural resources, is finished and will be unveiled March 21. The location of the unveiling, Benicia Community Center, is itself is a tribute to repurposing. A former elementary school, the building was modified for […]
All shapes and sizes
‘Circling Fiber’ is intricate detail, years in the making The art of long-time Benicia resident Marty Jonas is currently featured at Benicia Public Library. And it was a long time coming together: the work displayed in the show, “Circling Fiber,” spans a period of 10 years. “I was trying to find a body of work that […]
Colorful California: Pastels on exhibit
Pastellist Diane Ringwood has a new series of 10 pastel paintings on the feature wall at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery for her latest exhibit, “California in Full Color.” Why so few? Ringwood’s work is larger this time around than the gallery’s space limitations normally allow. “Mostly I can’t do anything above 24 by 28 […]