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Photo: Top of the world

July 9, 2018 by Editor 1 Comment

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, Photo, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Aaron Letinsky, Art Walk, Benicia, Dano McCollam, little art shop, photo

Plein air artist captures wildlife in new show

July 4, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Martinez artist Mary Lou Correia has been all over the world, usually with a sketchbook and camera in hand. It is from these trips that she has captured scenes of nature and wildlife with her oil and pastel brushes. Viewers can see these paintings beginning tomorrow at Benicia Plein Air Gallery, where Correia is the […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Benicia, benicia plein air gallery, Mary Lou Correia, plein air

Photo: A book smart design

June 24, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

To see how this box looked a few weeks ago, click here.

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, Photo, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Jiana Lyons, public art initiative, Samantha Johnson, traffic control signal box

Photo: Traffic box gets new design

June 14, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, Photo, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art and Culture Commission, Benicia, Bill Gian, public art initiative, Terry Scott

Tossed materials become art in Gallery 621 exhibit

June 13, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Benicia artist Robert Nelson has a knack for turning trash into art— literally. The discarded items that line the shores of the Carquinez Strait often end up in the hands of Nelson, who takes littered materials like wooden objects and tin cans and uses them to create three-dimensional sculptures of rabbits, sharks and more. How […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: art exhibit, Benicia, found art, gallery 621, robert nelson

First traffic signal box to be painted next week

June 5, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Staff Report The first phase of the Arts & Culture Commission’s Public Art Initiative will commence next week when two young artists paint the traffic controller signal box at the corner of First and Military. Last year, the Art & Culture Commission unveiled its new project, which aims to install more public art in Benicia, […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art and Culture Commission, Benicia, Benicia High School, Jiana Lyons, public art initiative, Samantha Johnson, traffic control signal box

Little Art Shop gearing up for anniversary celebration

May 25, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Little Art Shop is about to mark one year in Benicia, and it has been quite a ride for the gallery. On June 3, 2017, The Little Art Shop opened its doors in the historic Tannery Building having spent the previous 17 years operating out of a small space on Mankas Corner in Suisun […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: anniversary, Bella Sienna, Benicia, little art shop, Lyn Lanseski

Benicia offering art, movie camps for artistically inclined children

May 25, 2018 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

For those who have children interested in the arts, then Benicia has the perfect outlet for them: EcoArt Camp. Arts Benicia’s summer camp, now in its fifth year, will once again provide children with the opportunity to attend three class sessions to learn more about and practice the craft of art. The first session, “Cartoon […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Arts Benicia, Benicia, EcoArt Camp, Incrediflix, movie making, summer camps

Trip to Land of Enchantment inspires Plein Air Gallery show

May 24, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

With its cerulean blue skies, dusty landscapes and colorful flora, New Mexico has proven to be a popular state for Benicia artists to paint in. The region has been the inspiration for and subject of a lot of Gallerie Renee Marie artist Les Overlock’s exhibitions. Additionally, Plein Air Gallery artist Susan Street had a New […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Benicia, benicia plein air gallery, exhibit, New Mexico, Susan Johnson

Launch event to highlight arts education tomorrow

May 17, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

How important are the arts in education? That is a question that will be discussed at the Benicia Arts Now Community launch breakfast at Benicia Middle School. The new local art education advocacy organization, in conjunction with the statewide California Alliance for Arts Education, will be hosting a special event to discuss ideas on how […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: Benicia, benicia arts now community, Benicia Unified School District, California Alliance for Arts Education

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