Fountains Dance With The Color of Art

Music by Cover 2 Cover, Art by Bob Cradic

Did you know the fountains were filled with the “color of art”, Thursday in Carlsbad, CA?  Well, they were bubbling over with entertainment and art.  Artists and musicians from all over San Diego, joined in to participate in Thursdays on the Coast, The Experience.  Gearing up for the summer, people gathered for this month’s event .with multiple venues opening their doors to shopping, food and art exhibitions, as customers strolled the 3  hour event.  Live music by Cover 2 Cover out of San Diego,http://www.cover2coversd.com , and Rick Hutchinson set the tone for the evening drawing crowds to the centers.

Visitors, Sharise Smith and her family, out of Green Bay WI, enjoyed the artist Char Cee, demonstrating and stated “this is such a great evening” so many people are smiling and seem so happy, do this often?”  Darah Abel, and her boyfriend John State, out of Encinitas, commented “we came to see what was up, and were gonna stay, were enjoying this, a lot of different things to see”.

The Phantom Gallery

The art galleries reported high attendance at their exhibitions and the COAL Art Gallery, reported “seeing more than 130 visitors through their gallery in 3 hours, a nice turnout”, stated Felix Bonomo; Gallery Manager. Oceanside Art Gallery featured Celeste’s stunning artwork while.  The Phantom Art Gallery was crowded with people viewing the new display of artists as Co- Gallery Directors Janet Beyries and Alan Kathof attended to their guests and their silent auction. The New Village Arts, Foundry Studios held their monthly public interactive art project, that is being raffled off, when completed, meanwhile enjoying a very special celebration for Music and Art Manager, Laura Kurner.

Artist, Kay Rivers

A raffle and a Carlsbad Silent Street Auction are slated for July/August, with art being displayed at  surrounding sponsor locations.  The art will be up for two weeks and the silent auction winners will be announced, August 25^th.  So bring a friend and walk the event next month on July 28 from 5:30 - 8:30 and see for yourself what a great venue this is for bringing a lot of art and artists and art lovers together.

Hosted by the Carlsbad Village Association we will have self guided walking maps, and event information available at the event center on the corner of Grant and State St.  Our volunteers will be happy to assist you with questions and directions.

Come join us and get in the mood and don;f forget to visit our Sponsors on this website and at http://www.shopcarlsbadvillage.org and new on our YouTube: ThursdaysontheCoast,

Visit Cover 2 Cover on YouTube:  http://youtu.be/j4Sn4JtsmeE.

The Foundry Studios at New Village Arts Presents "Impressions/Expressions"

The exhibition IMPRESSIONS/EXPRESSIONS by featured artist, Donna Butnik is being hosted by the Foundry Studios at New Village Arts on April 28th, 2011 between 5:30pm - 9pm 

Located at 2787 Street the evening will be filled with art, music by Hello Trouble and a reception, to be enjoyed by all.

Stop by and visit the contemporary artist Donna Butnik who paints deeply spiritual scenes that are inspired by both her dreams and the natural world around her, drawing on symbolic imagery and playfully manipulating compositional conventions.Ms. Butnik’s paintings are celebrations  of intuition and tenacity of the soul.

Her work incorporates mythological figures, the beauty of nature and a playful spirit to produce images of joy.  Fantastical animals, angelic characters, bright flowers and ethereal landscapes transport the viewer to the fanciful world of daydreams.

Much like a dream, Ms. Butnik’s subjects feel both otherworldly and familiar, both capricious and grounded.   The use of mixed media also heightens the sense of whimsey in her scenes, with strong lines juxtaposed against fields of luminescent color. 

So don't miss the exhibition and view all the artist by the artists that create at the Foundry Studios and have a wonderful time.

ABOUT THE NEW VILLAGE ARTS FOUNDRY:
The Art Foundry was established in August of 2009 by New Village Arts Theatre in the Village of Carlsbad. Housing 14 working artists’ studios with 16 artists in residence, The Foundry has become a unique, interesting and exciting place to create and view art and the process of making art.

A foundry is a place where things are forged, made and created. It is a place where things begin as raw materials and are transformed into something else, which is the basis of all art.

For more information please contact Laura Kurner, Art Foundry & Music Manager, New Village Arts Theatre.  Website www.NewVillageArts.org,  email: laura@NewVillageArts.org, phone: 760.434.4501

COAL Art Gallery Joins "The Experience"

The Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL) was formed in August 1951 by a small group of emerging and established artists to promote art education and cultural appreciation of fine art in the community and is located at 300 Carlsbad Village Dr., Ste 101, Carlsbad.www.coalartgallery.com and review their ongoing exhibitions and events schedules. Call regarding information at 760-434-8497

To date membership includes approximately 250 enthusiastic artists and a featured artists is presented monthly.  Please join the April Featured Artist, Diana Cheroff and her wonderful exhibit along with the other artists in the gallery currently displaying.


Monthly exhibitions and events are scheduled, so please visit the website at