Past Gallery – Arts and Culture El Dorado

Fire/Land: The Exhibition

FIRE/LAND: The Exhibition was an installation of Ameera Godwin’s digital prints and video, representing the artist’s creative journey into local forest lands in response to wildfire and climate grief, vulnerability, and responsibility. Opening Reception: Thursday, June 8, 6 – 8 pm Artist Talk: Thursday, July 13, starting at 6 pm Author Talk: Wednesday, July…

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…

Bad Apples – Skateboarding and the Misfit Culture of EDC

From fashion, to street art, to the Olympic Games – skateboarding is a fixture in pop culture worldwide. But at its core, it remains a fast-paced, gritty, DIY, risk-laden sport with its roots in rebellion. Arts and Culture El Dorado teamed up with Motherlode Board Supply Co. and artist Nate Reifke to create a visual…

Marking Their Trail: Basque Arborglyphs in the Sierra Nevada – July 22, 2021 – September 19, 2021

July 22, to September 19, 2021. In the early 20th century, Basque sheepherders carved distinctive figures into aspen trees. This exhibition featured a collection of rubbings taken from these arborglyphs. Aspen groves make for the unlikeliest galleries. High in the remote meadows of the Sierra Nevada range there are works of art secreted away…

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…

Patchwork Sierra

Quilts crafted by hand to commemorate the beauty and history of El Dorado County. Brought to you by the Gold Bug Quilters. Patchwork Sierra exhibition were part of the Gold Week activities celebrating the World Gold Panning Championship 2016 that was held September 11 through September 18. Linda George, Find California’s Gold B. Lynn Tubbe, California’s Gold…

Back to the Future: Fifty Years of Amazing Automotive Concept Art

September 30 through November 27, 2016 Vintage automotive design art from the 1930’s through the 1970’s from the private collection of Patrick Kelley, never before seen by the public. George Camp, Design for Concept Car, 1966 George Camp, Design for Concept Car, 1963 Gerstenberge, Design for concept car, 1967 Don Butler, Design for Concept Car, 1967 Wolff…

Small Wonders Holiday Art Exhibition Presented by the Sierra Pastel Society

December 2, 2016 through January 11, 2017 Member Miniature Art Exhibition featuring small pastel paintings.

Art From the Horizon, El Dorado County Student Exhibition

January 14 -February 27, 2017 El Dorado Arts Council hosts an El Dorado County Student Exhibition entitled Art From the Horizon, showcasing artwork from local high school students. Welcome Home – Grace Murray Vases – Lauren Tigue Untitled – Sophia Lloyd Untitled – Sophia Lloyd (2) Untitled – Jessica Lubenko Two Face – Isaiah Hulsing…

Tea/Silk/Gold: The Enduring Legend of America’s First Japanese Colony

March 10 – May 29, 2017 Wakamatsu Farm 1869 – 1871 and Japanese Woodblock Prints 1931 – 1957 An exhibition of Japanese arts and culture that celebrates Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm, the first Japanese settlement in North America as colonists fled shogun-era violence in mid-19th century Japan. Includes a special collection of…