Past Confidence Lab – Arts and Culture El Dorado

Dark Mountain, Deep Valley: New Works by Loren Christofferson

Painter Loren Christofferson was the subject of this exhibition presented by Arts and Culture El Dorado at the Confidence Firehouse Gallery. Dark Mountain, Deep Valley, was a series of monochromatic paintings and works on paper that dive into the artist’s nebulous connection to Yosemite’s remarkable landscape. The exhibition, which evolved from a collaboration with the…

Birds of a Feather: Native California Indian Art – April 29 – June 13, 2021

Birds of a Feather featured the works of local Native California Indian artists Jeremy Peconom, Meyo Marrufo, Kai LaPena, and Jaime Lanouette. Brought to you in partnership with concept: art + movement, a project of Arts and Culture El Dorado’s Arts Incubator program, Birds of a Feather offered a glimpse into the practice of Traditional…

Taylor Graham Book Signing and Reading Thursday, September 19th from 6-8 pm

Taylor Graham served as Poet Laureate from 2016 to 2018 in El Dorado County and although her tenure ended over a year ago she has not stopped serving the written word and her community. Windows of Time and Place, Graham’s eighteenth book, is an homage to all things El Dorado County and includes many…

Convoy 1919: Centennial of the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy – August 29, through October 6, 2019

On July 7, 1919, a transcontinental motor convoy organized by the U.S. Army departed Washington, D.C. for San Francisco, California to demonstrate the motorized capability of the armed forces in the shadow of World War I. The convoy – consisting of 81 vehicles, including 31 heavy cargo trucks, 4 kitchen trailers, a wrecker, 4 motorcycles…

Connected: Contemporary Works by Native American and Indigenous Artists – May 23 through Sunday, July 7

This exhibition is produced in partnership with concept: art + movement and the Exhibits and Collections Department of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and brings together recent works of Native American and Indigenous artists from throughout the Sacramento region. While examining the ways in which the artists are connected – to the environment…

Improv Workshops

These sessions are intensive improvisation workshops for the initiated and beginner alike. They will cover basic introductions to Improv techniques and tools then move through Team-Based Competition, Long-Form Narrative Improv, Prop and Object Work, Characterizations, and Improvisational Monologue Work. The three-hour sessions will be mostly hands-on improvisational exercise working at the pace of the participants.…

Wildcraft: Handmade Works by El Dorado Artisans – March 28, 2019 – May 12, 2019

Arts and Culture El Dorado (formerly El Dorado Arts Council) has announced the opening of its newest exhibition at Confidence Gallery. Wildcraft will celebrate the artisans of El Dorado County with a display of handmade works in a variety of mediums—ceramic, wood, metal, glass, fiber, pigments—that showcases unusual techniques and approaches to form. As part…

Classes: Modern Dance/Contemporary Dance & Improvisation – Saturday 9-10:15 am, 10:30-11:45 am

Start 2019 with a movement practice that expands your creativity. Ongoing dance/movement classes for teens & adults with Tiffany Van Camp. Starting January 19th, Confidence Lab will be hosting classes every Saturday. Sign up for Intro to Modern Dance (9-10:15am) or Contemporary Dance & Improvisation (10:30-11:45am). Class sizes are limited to 10 students so pre-register…

The Lumberjack’s Dove – Sunday, February 24, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

See The Elephant is thrilled to present visiting artist Gennarose Nethercott on her United States tour. Join us for an enchanting evening of live poetry reading from her recently published “The Lumberjack’s Dove” accompanied by a shadow play. Gennarose’s performance will be followed by a Q&A. And special guest performance from Gavin Sellers. Tickets ($15…

Cloront Play Reading – Thursday, January 17, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for a public reading of a new play written by students of El Dorado High School’s Collaborative Playwriting class, made possible by El Dorado Arts Council & California Arts Council. Listen to students present their play, “Cloront: A Dream Play” publicly for the first time and stay for a Q&A with the playwrights…