I attended the artist reception at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton last night. It was the opening day for exhibits including the California Watercolor Association — 75 artists had work hung — photo montage and collage artist, Deborah Griffin, and me. Click on image for larger view.
Yes, the center is a former firehouse, ca. 1888. Today, this state-of-the-art building is a 20,000 sq. ft. cultural arts center featuring a 227-seat theater, a 2,000 sq. ft. fine arts gallery, an 1,800 sq. ft. classroom space, and an hourglass shaped grand lobby that links downtown Pleasanton to the center’s Parkside patio and an adjacent park.
I was thrilled to have my work featured in the grand lobby with 5 art quilts
and an alcove upstairs with another 5 art quilts. A bridge walkway is the final entrance to this alcove (note the pole).
The evening was buzzing with energy. There were many questions about my fiber art.
And I was happy to answer every one of them.
I was glad to receive a copy of a newspaper article about the exhibit from the gallery curator.
The arts are alive and well in Pleasanton.
Congratulations! Looks like a fabulous venue.
Oh Linda, it is. I was excited to get the call from the curator about the possibility of hanging some work. When I arrived and learned about where she wanted it to be hung, I was even more excited.
I’m looking forward to seeing this exhibit in person. Should be nice evening for me.
I’m looking forward to taking you!
Fabulous!
Thanks Nancy. I hope you have a chance to take it in. It’s worth the visit! Lots of great art, believe me.
How wonderful, the exhibition looks great!
It’s a lovely venue, Meta, so I felt that it had to look great.
Congratulations. It looks great. Your quilts are very beautiful together too. I don’t think I have seen them next to each other before.
Thank you Gurli! Yes, it’s quite nice to see them together. I have them hung in my house but I don’t have the wall space the gallery offers.