I Can Do That! celebrates the generous donation from Creative Arts League of Sacramento which will go towards high quality visual arts supplies for our very special young artists. Board members made a formal check presentation to I Can Do That! students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School.
Thank you so much, Creative Arts League of Sacramento!

Creative Arts League of Sacramento

Invites you to join us on our

2012 Bus Tours!

CALS Tour #1: Sunday Jan 29, 2012

Pisarro’s People at the Legion of Honor & Masters of Venice at the de Young

Pisarro’s People, this exhibition celebrates the painter’s unique and lifelong interest in the human figure with over 100 paintings and works on paper spanning the artist’s entire career

Masters of Venice – Renaissance painters of Passion and Power: this worldwide exclusive presentation of 50 paintings by 16^th-century Venetian artists including Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto and Mantegna on loan from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

The tour price to see Pisarro’s People and Masters of Venice: $85 for CALS and Friends of CALS members. It is $90 for non-members.

THIS EXCEPTIONAL TOUR INCLUDES: CALS hosts for the day, your transportation, all entrance fees to the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum, bottled water, juice and a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to the city and snacks on the way home. Lunch will be on your own at the Legion of Honor Café.

We will leave at 8:00 am and return at about 7:30 pm.

CALS Tour #2: Thursday March 15, 2012

Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum

Bouquets to Art, Immerse yourself in the museum’s spectacular annual rite of spring as more than 120 designers fill the galleries with beautiful floral interpretations of artworks in the collection.

The trip price is $62 for CALS members, & Friends of CALS members. It is $67 for non-members.

THIS FLORAL FANTASY TOUR INCLUDES: Your CALS hosts for the day, your transportation, all entrance fees to the de Young Museum, bottled water on the bus, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to San Francisco and snacks for the ride home.

We will leave at 9:00 am and return about 5 p.m.

CALS Tour #3: Saturday March 31, 2012 Note: still a few seats left!

Maharaja – The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts at the Asian Art Museum

Maharaja will explore the extraordinary culture of princely India, showcasing rich and varied objects that reflect different aspects of royal life. On display will be both Indian and Western works, featuring painting, photography, textiles and dress, jewelry, jeweled objects, metalwork and furniture.

The trip price is $60 for CALS, and Friends of CALS members.  It is $65 for non-members.

THIS SENSATIONAL TOUR INCLUDES: Your CALS hosts for the day, your transportation, all entrance fees to the Asian Art Museum, bottled water, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to San Francisco and snacks for the ride home. Lunch will be on your own at the Asian Art Museum cafe.

We will leave at 9:00 am and return about 5 p.m.

Questions?

Lesli Pletcher: 916-488-3163 email: lesli@pletcher.com

CALS Tour #4: Wednesday May 16, 2012 Note: still a few seats left!

The Art Glass of Tiffany Era at the Reno Museum of Art

This unique presentation unites two distinct exhibitions that explore the range of art glass produced during the early 20th-century. The era was popularly known as the Art Nouveau period, when Tiffany Studios was widely acknowledged as one of the finest makers of fine decorative glassware in the world. This exhibition features 20 exquisite lamps manufactured in the early twentieth century by Tiffany Studios, Handel, Durand, and Duffner & Kimberly. Also shown are – In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows – Created by Tiffany Studios in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century and named for the angels in the Biblical Book of Revelation, the seven windows in this exhibition were originally installed in the Church of the New Jerusalem in Cincinnati, Ohio. The church was taken by eminent domain and demolished for highway construction in 1964, and the windows were crated and stored in various garages and sheds for decades until their re-discovery in 2001. We will have a private docent led tour of this exhibition.

The trip price is $70 for CALS, and Friends of CALS members.  It is $75 for non-members.

THIS UNIQUE TOUR INCLUDES: Your CALS hosts for the day, your transportation, all entrance fees to Reno Museum of Art, bottled water, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to Reno and snacks for the ride home. Lunch will be on your own at the Reno Museum Cafe.

We will leave at 8:00 am and return about 7:30 p.m.

CALS Tour #5: Wed July 18, 2012

Castello di Amorosa in St. Helena

For CALS members and Friends of CALS members ONLY!

Castello di Amorosa is a working winery featuring a castle created with stone from Europe and constructed in the traditional castle building manner. We’ll tour this beautiful 13th century, 107 room, Tuscan style Castle and Winery with a Castle guide and enjoy a barrel tasting, and include a complimentary tasting of their current releases. After our tour we’ll head to St. Helena for lunch and shopping before heading back to Sacramento

The trip price is $60 for CALS, and Friends of CALS members. 

THIS CAREFREE TOUR INCLUDES: Your CALS hosts for the day, your transportation, all entrance fees to the Asian Art Museum, bottled water, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to St Helena and snacks for the ride home. Lunch will be on your own in St. Helena.

We will leave at 9:00 am and return about 5 p.m.

Questions?

Lesli Pletcher: 916-488-3163 email: lesli@pletcher.com

CALS Tours Registration Form & Waiver (Each attendee must sign a waiver! It is good for all 2012 tours)

Please fill out this form and mail to:

Lesli Pletcher, 6 Latham Lane, Sacramento, CA 95864

Make your CHECKS payable to: Creative Arts League of Sacramento (or CALS)

If you are paying for a guest, please include their name, phone number/cell phone number & email at bottom of this page.

Your Name__________________________________________________________________________

Your Address_________________________________ City____________________ Zip ____________

Your Telephone number _____________________________ Cell Phone _________________________

Your email or fax _________________

If you are a senior (65 & over) please deduct $1 from the price of each tour.

Friend of CALS Membership: $35 per membership / how many? _____

CALS Tour #1  –  Sunday Jan 29: Pisarro’s People at the Legion of Honor & the Masters of Venice at the de Young Musuem

CALS /Friends of CALS Members: $85; Non Members: $90 # of tickets? ____ Total Amount _____

CALS Tour #2  – Thursday March 15: Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum

CALS/Friends of CALS Members: $62; Non Members: $67               # of tickets? ____ Total Amount ____

CALS Tour #3  – Saturday March 31: Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco

CALS /Friends of CALS Members: $60; Non Members $65               # of tickets? ____ Total Amount ____

CALS Tour #4  – Wednesday May 16: Art Glass of Tiffany Era at Reno Museum of Art

CALS/Friends of CALS Members: $70; Non Members: $75               # of tickets? ____ Total Amount ____

CALS Tour #5  – Wednesday July 18: Castello di Amorosa in St. Helena – shopping and gallery hopping – members only tour!

CALS/Friends of CALS Members: $60                                               # of tickets? ____ Total Amount ____

Pick up Places: Please mark where you would like to be picked up.

*Remember pick up times change depending on the tour you have registered for!*

_____ Challenge Way in front of “The Room Source” next to the Fire Department & across from Kaiser

_____  South Land Park Drive South Hills Shopping Center in front of the Post Office & Vic’s Market

_____  Mace Boulevard in Davis at the Park and Ride, near Ikeda’s Country Store

Please be prompt – we will leave on time with or without you!

Each tour benefits the Creative Arts League of Sacramento, a private non-profit organization the CALS art scholarship programs & art education endowments. $15 of the price of each tour is tax deductible. Note: We will refund all your money up to one (1) week before the tour, after that, there are no refunds.         

Please print your guest’s name and phone number & email here:

Guest Name:_____________________ Phone__________________ Email_____________________

Questions?

Lesli Pletcher: 916-488-3163 email: lesli@pletcher.com

Join us for the best shopping event of the year!

California fine craft artists are being asked to apply for the juried 2011 Crocker Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival to be held Thanksgiving weekend November 25, 26 & 27 2011 to be held at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento!  This is a delightfully festive and highly anticipated event in the Sacramento area with more that 4,000 people attending each year! If interested please the Event Coordinator through the Crocker Art Museum website or through the Contact Us section on this Creative Arts League of Sacramento website.

Holiday Volunteer Opportunity!!

Enthusiastic & Energetic Volunteers are needed to help staff the Holiday Art & Craft Festival presented by the Crocker Art Museum and the Creative Arts League of Sacramento during Thanksgiving weekend:

Friday     November 25     1–7PM

Saturday  November 26   10–5PM

Sunday    November 27   10–4PM

NOTE: The event will be located again this year at the

Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA.

This is a delightful event and we’d love to have you join us in 4-hour shifts (or more if you have the time)! Your time and assistance will greatly benefit this very special museum!  We hope you will consider being part of the team this year. For shift information and details please go to the Contact Us section on the CALS website.

Registration Deadline: October 15, 2010

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne & Beyond:

Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee D’Orsay at the de Young Museum and 75th Anniversary Show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

This outstanding tour includes: transportation, entrance fees to the de Young Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Bottled water, a breakfast bag to enjoy on the way to the city, and an afternoon bento box with wine will be served in the afternoon before returning to Sacramento.

Lunch is on your own at the de Young Café.

Creative Arts League of Sacramento

A few spaces are still available for the

CALS Deluxe Bus Tour #5, Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Exhibit

The de Young Museum is presenting 120 of the Musée d’Orsay’s most famous late Impressionist paintings including those by Monet and Renoir, followed by the more individualistic styles of the early modern masters including Cézanne, Gauguin, Lautrec and van Gogh. The Nabis painters, Bonnard and Vuillard will be represented. The exhibition will also provide a unique look at the Orsay’s spectacular collection of Pointillist painters including work by Seurat and Signac.

The 75th Anniversary Show

On January 18, 2010, SFMOMA marked its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, from

Jackson Pollock’s first solo museum exhibition in 1945 to exhibiting vernacular

photographs & championing the emerging Mission School scene in the mid-1990s. The

anniversary show brings together more than 400 works from the collection, including

paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, videos, photographs, architectural models, and

design objects. It includes artists whose early career work SFMOMA had the foresight

to collect, such as Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Frida Kahlo, Jeff Koons, Sherrie Levine,

Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, Barry McGee, Jackson Pollock, and Leslie Shows. The 75th

Anniversary Show also gives visitors an insider’s view of SFMOMA’s evolution through

correspondence, photos, and videos from key moments in the museum’s history.

A Post-Impressionist booklet will be given as a gift to each guest at the beginning of the trip.

CALS member, Barbara Herberholz, wrote this informative booklet for you. Barbara is a CSU

professor emeritus, author, and creator of the Art Docent Program for school children to

learn about art and to make art. Barbara has included historical sketches of the artists,

timelines, explanation of terms of the period, and favorite recipes of the artists.

CALS TOURS REGISTRATION FORM

CALS Deluxe Bus Tour #5: October 21, 2010

Post-Impressionist Masterpieces at the de Young Museum

&  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 75th Anniversary Show

CALS Members and Friends of CALS: $79.00  Non-members: $84.00

Please fill out a registration form and waiver for each guest.

Name_______________________________________________________________________

Date_________________

Address_______________________________________ City_________________________________  Zip ____________

Telephone number _________________________________

Email or fax number ___________________________

Yearly Friends of CALS Membership: $35.00 per membership.                 Amount __________

CALS Members and Friends of CALS: $79.00  Non Members: $84.00    Amount __________

(Seniors, 65 & over, may deduct $1.00 from the price of each tour.)            Deduct __________

Total Amount __________

Please make checks payable to: Creative Arts League of Sacramento

Please send check, registration form and waiver to:

CALS Tours Registrar, 26178 Lucille Street, Esparto, CA 95627

Our refund policy is that we will refund all your money up to one (1) week before the tour.

After that, there are no refunds.

If you have any questions please call or email:

Lesli Pletcher, CALS Treasurer, at 916-488-3163, lesli@pletcher.com  or

Nancy Remington, CALS Tours Registrar, at 530-787-3450, nancyannremington@me.com

Pick up Places: Please mark where you would like to be picked up.

_____Challenge Way in front of The Room Source next to the fire department and across from Kaiser  8:30AM

_____South Land Park Drive, South Hills Shopping Center in front of the post office and Vic’s Market  8:50AM

_____Mace Boulevard in Davis at the Park and Ride, near Ikeda’s Country Store  9:10AM

Please be prompt – we will leave on time with or without you!

Creative Arts League of Sacramento

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS and AGREEMENT TO HOLD HARMLESS

I acknowledge that I have voluntarily agreed to participate in a Creative Arts League of Sacramento (“CALS”) sponsored bus tour. I understand I will be riding on a bus (or other mode of transportation) that is not owned or operated by CALS or any of its officers, directors or members. Further, I understand that I will be touring a facility that is not owned or operated by CALS or any of its officers, directors or members. For valuable consideration and to induce permission to participate in said CALS sponsored bus tour, I hereby agree as follows:

1. To ASSUME ALL RISK of property damage, personal injury and/or death arising from participation in the CALS sponsored bus tour.

2. To WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS that I now or in the future may have against CALS or any of its officers, directors, members or volunteers for any and all loss, damage, injury or expense that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer, as a result of my participation, due to any cause whatsoever, including but not limited to, negligence on the part of CALS or any of its officers, directors, members or volunteers.

3. To RELEASE FROM LIABILITY AND HOLD HARMLESS CALS or any of its officers, directors, members or volunteers from any and all loss, damage, injury or expense that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer, as a result of my participating in the CALS sponsored bus tour, due to any cause whatsoever, including, but not limited to, negligence or fault on the part of CALS or any of its officers, directors, members or volunteers.

4. To COVENANT NOT TO SUE or make any demand or claim against the CALS or other parties released, for or by reason of any such damage or personal injury from my participation in the CALS sponsored bus tour. I agree to pay all fees, damages and costs, including attorney’s fees, which CALS or other parties released may incur in the enforcement of this Agreement.

I further warrant that I am 18 years old or older at the time of signing, or that I am the parent or legal guardian of the below named participant who is under the age of 18. In that event, I make these representations and agree to the terms of this Agreement on behalf of said minor, as well as myself, and I agree to assume responsibility for his/her safety.

If any part of this Agreement is found to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining parts shall continue in effect and shall be fully enforceable. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced under California law. Any litigation to enforce or challenge the validity of this Agreement shall be commenced in the courts of the County of Sacramento, California. I intend this agreement to bind me and my family, my assigns, estate, heirs, and personal representatives. I have carefully read this document and fully understand its contents, which I adopt as a completely integrated and exclusive statement of all terms regarding the parties’ relative liability.

Date: ___________________

Participant Name________________________________________________________________________

Participant Signature_____________________________________________________________________

Cell Phone:_____________________

Emergency Medical Contact:__________________________________________________

(Contact name and telephone number)

Creative Arts League of Sacramento

CREATIVE ARTS LEAGUE OF SACRAMENTO

Join us on our 2010 Deluxe Bus Tours!

CALS Tour #1: Saturday March 6, 2010

Cartier & America at the Legion of Honor &

Amish Abstractions at the de Young Museum

Cartier & America at the Legion of Honor: covers the history of the House of Cartier from its first great successes as the “king of jewelers and jeweler to kings” during the Belle Époque through to the 1960s and 1970s, when Cartier supplied celebrities of the day with their jewels and luxury accessories. Derived mainly from the private Cartier Collection housed in Geneva, the spectacular array of more than 300 objects includes jewelry of the Gilded Age and Art Deco periods, as well as freestanding works of art such as the famous Mystery Clocks. With an extensive variety of jewelry forms—ranging from traditional white diamond suites to the highly colored exotic creations of the 1920s and 1930s—Cartier made its mark with the ingenuity of its designs and its exquisite craftsmanship.

Amish Abstractions at the de Young Museum: This exhibition features approximately 48 full-size and crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. Quilts made by girls and women of various Amish communities in Pennsylvania and the Midwest are visual distillations of their way of life. The Amish faith embodies the principles of simplicity, humility, discipline, and community, but their quilts are anything but humble. Using a rich color palette and bold patterns, these quilts are truly a unique contribution to American textile history. The quilts highlight the beauty and complexity of the abstract patterns.

However, if you haven’t seen the King Tut Exhibition choose this tour instead! It is a little more expensive but it’s on the same day, same bus and a little more fun!

Tutankhamen & the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the de Young Museum: More than 3,000 years after his reign, and 30 years after the original exhibition opened in San Francisco, Tutankhamen, ancient Egypt’s celebrated “boy king”, returns to the de Young Museum. In the summer of 2009 the de Young presents Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, a glorious exhibition of over 130 outstanding works from the days of the Pharaohs. This exhibition includes many new and exciting elements not seen in previous versions of the exhibition, including a revised version of the catalogue, a new audio tour, and additional artifacts from Tutankhamen’s tomb.

The trip price to see Cartier & American and Amish Abstractions (no King Tut) is $71 for CALS members and Friends of CALS. It is $76 for non-members.

The trip price to see Cartier & American, Amish Abstractions AND King Tut is $85 for CALS members and Friends of CALS. It is $90 for non-members.

THIS EXCEPTIONAL TOUR INCLUDES: a video tape presentation on what you will be seeing, knowledgeable tour guides, your transportation, all entrance fees to the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum, bottled water, juice and a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to the city as well as an afternoon cocktail party before departing for Sacramento. Lunch will be on your own at the de Young Museum Café.

We will leave at 8:30 a.m and return at about 7:30 p.m. See enclosed registration form for pick up points!

CALS Tour #2:

Thursday April 29, 2010

Filoli & the Cantor Museum

At Stanford University

Filoli Designed between1915-1917 & set against the dramatic backdrop of the northern Santa Cruz mountains, is a great example of the Golden Age of American garden design & country house architecture. Opened to the public in 1976 as a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Filoli features a 36,000 sq.ft. home and a 16 acre English Renaissance garden. Filoli is recognized as one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20^th century. The gardens are spectacular! Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University boasts a proud and venerable history, as it was conceived of in tandem with the founding of Stanford University itself. The Stanford family, including Leland Jr., traveled the world collecting objects of art and cultural interest. The museum was originally created to make this collection available to students and the public. It has withstood natural disasters and periodic neglect, only to be resurrected, renewed and expanded, with its collections stronger than ever, thanks to the passionate dedication of Stanford faculty and staff, the Cantor Family and art lovers in the surrounding community. You will see one of the most complete collections of art of August Rodin on earth as well as many other beautiful examples of art from all ages. This is an exceptional museum.

The trip price is $90 for CALS members, and Friends of CALS. It is $95 for non-members.

THIS LUXURY TOUR INCLUDES: A specially prepared handout on Filoli & the Stanford Museum, your transportation, all entrance fees to Filoli and the Stanford Museum, knowledgeable tour guides, bottled water on the bus, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to Filoli as well as a gourmet lunch prepared for you at Filoli & served in a private dining room. We will also have gourmet treats and drinks before returning for Sacramento.

We will leave at 8:30 a.m and return about 8:00 p.m. See enclosed registration form for pick up points!

CALS Tour #3: Thursday June 24, 2010 (Note: Tour is Full- wait list only!)

Birth of Impressionism:

Masterpieces From the Musee D’Orsay

at the de Young Museum in San Francisco &

The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco

Birth of Impressionism: This exhibition puts forth nearly 100 works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid-19th century and from whose midst arose one of the most original and recognizable of all artistic styles, Impressionism. This exhibition begins with paintings by naturalist artists such as Bougereau and Courbet and presents American expatriate James McNeil Whistler’s Arrangement in Gray and Black, known to many as “Whistler’s Mother.” Early work by Manet, Monet, Renoir and Sisley are on view as well as a selection of Degas’ paintings that depict images of the ballet, the racetrack and life in “la Belle Époque.” The Conservatory of Flowers features four permanent galleries, each of which is painstakingly cared for by Nursery Specialists. Plants are rotated into the galleries as they bloom so visitors can always expect to see the plants in the collection at their peak. Whether you are a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a budding botanist The Conservatory of Flowers offers an up-close experience with rare and endangered plants unlike any other.

The trip price is $74 for CALS members, and Friends of CALS. It is $79 for non-members.

THIS TOP NOTCH TOUR INCLUDES: An opportunity to view the Masterpieces from the Musee D’Orsay, your transportation, all entrance fees to the de Young and the Conservatory of Flowers, knowledgeable tour guides, bottled water, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to San Francisco as well as an afternoon cocktail party before departing for Sacramento. Lunch will be on your own at the de Young Museum Café.

We will leave at 8:30 a.m and return at about 7:30 p.m.  See enclosed registration form for pick up points!

If you have any questions please call Lesli (916-488-3163)

CALS Tour #4: Thursday August 12, 2010

Cornerstone Gardens at Sonoma &

The Hess Art & Wine Collection in Napa

Cornerstone Gardens is situated along the main gateway between Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley. The Gardens at Cornerstone Sonoma are a series of walk-through gardens showcasing new and innovative designs from the world’s finest landscape architects and designers. When commissioned, these artists were given the freedom to create anything from traditional gardens to modern, conceptual installations. Each designer was provided a garden parcel of approximately 1,800 square feet, a few practical considerations and infinite opportunity. In addition to world-renowned gardens, Cornerstone Sonoma offers guests a chance to indulge in the best of wine country living. Explore unique retail shops and galleries, sample and purchase “only here” local wines, and discover seasonal culinary delights and locally produced specialty foods to eat in or take away. The Hess Collection: Donald Hess began collecting art in 1966. Today, The Hess Collection houses less than a quarter of a collection that is shown in museums worldwide. Hess’ collecting style is a personal endeavor driven by a passion rather that monitory investment or current trends. He develops a close dialogue with an artist to better understand what drives him or her to create and he carefully limits his focus as a collector to twenty living artists whose work he faithfully supports long term. As is evident by the caliber of the collection, he collects with the uncanny ability to acquire works by lesser known artists who often go on to become well known and respected in their disciplines.

The trip price is $76 for CALS members, and Friends of CALS. It is $81 for non-members.

THIS ART & WINE LOVER’S TOUR INCLUDES: Specially prepared information on the Cornerstone Gardens and the Hess Art Collection, your transportation, all entrance fees to the Cornerstone Gardens & the Hess Art Collection, bottled water, juice & a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to the Napa Valley. A guided tour of the Hess Art Collection will be followed by a wine and cheese tasting which will include four different Hess wines, artisan cheeses, fruit, nuts and breads before departing for Sacramento. Lunch will be on your own at the Cornerstone Gardens, remember you can dine in the café or out in the gardens!

We will leave at 8:30 a.m and return at about 6:30 p.m.  See enclosed registration form for pick up points!

CALS Tour # 5 Thursday October 21, 2010 (Note: Tour is full- wait list only!)

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne & Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee D’Orsay at the de Young Museum & San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay presents 120 of the Musée d’Orsay’s most famous late Impressionist paintings including those by Monet and Renoir, followed by the more individualistic styles of the early modern masters including Cézanne, Gauguin, Lautrec and van Gogh, and the Nabis painters, Bonnard and Vuillard. The exhibition will also provide a unique look at the Orsay’s spectacular collection of Pointillist painters including work by Seurat and Signac. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – The 75^th Anniversary Show On January 18, 2010, SFMOMA marks its 75th year as a pioneering force in art. From Jackson Pollock’s first solo museum exhibition in 1945 to exhibiting vernacular photographs & championing the emerging Mission School scene in the mid-1990s. The Anniversary Show brings together more than 400 works from the collection, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, videos, photographs, architectural models, and design objects. It includes artists whose early career work SFMOMA had the foresight to collect, such as Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Frida Kahlo, Jeff Koons, Sherrie Levine, Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, Barry McGee, Pollock, and Leslie Shows. The Anniversary Show also gives visitors an insider’s view of SFMOMA’s evolution through correspondence, photos, and videos from key moments in the museum’s history.

The trip price is $79 for CALS members and Friends of CALS.  It is $84 for non-members.

THIS AMAZING TOUR INCLUDES: all transportation, knowledgeable tour guides, all entrance fees to the de Young and SF MOMA, bottled water on the bus, juice and a pastry treat to enjoy on the way to the city as well as an afternoon cocktail party before returning to Sacramento. Lunch is on your own at the de Young Café.

We will leave at 8:30 a.m and return about 7:30 p.m.  Please see the order sheet for pick up points.

If you have any questions please call Lesli (916-488-3163)

_________________________________________________________________________

CALS Tours Registration Form & Waiver

(each attendee must sign a waiver – it is good for all 2010 tours)

Please return these forms to CALS Treasurer, 6 Latham Lane, Sacramento, CA 95864

Make your CHECKS payable to: Creative Arts League of Sacramento

If you are paying for a guest, please include their name, phone number & email if possible at bottom of this page.

Your Name_____________________________________________________________________________

Your Address_________________________________ City____________________ Zip _______________

Your Telephone number _____________________________ email or fax ___________________________

If you are a senior (65 & over) please deduct $1 from the price of each tour.

Friend of CALS Membership: $35per membership / how many? _____

Saturday March 6: Cartier & America & Amish Abstractions

CALS Members: $71;   Non Members: $76 How many tickets? ______ Total Amount ______

OR

Saturday March 6: Cartier & American & Amish Abstractions & King Tut

CALS Members: $85; Non Members: $90 How many tickets:  _______ Total Amount ______

April 29 Filoli & the Cantor Museum

CALS Members: $90;   Non Members: $95 How many tickets? ______ Total Amount ______

*Gourmet Lunch Choices: Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandwich: ____ Shrimp Caesar Salad ____ Veggie ___

June 24 Birth of Impressionism & Conservatory of Flowers

CALS Members: $74;   Non Members: $79 How many tickets? ______ Total Amount ______

August 12 Cornerstone Gardens & Hess Art & Wine Collection

CALS Members $91; Non Members: $96 How many tickets? _______ Total Amount _______

*Gourmet Lunch Choices: Roast Turkey & Jack Cheese Sandwich: ____ Asian Chicken Salad____

or Grilled Veggie Sandwich ____ (all include: fruit, cookie, soft drink or water)

October 21: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces & SF Museum of Modern Art

CALS Members: $79;   Non Members: $84 How many tickets? ______ Total Amount ______

Pick up Places: Please Mark where you would like to be picked up.

_____Challenge Way in front of “The Room Source” next to the Fire Department & across from Kaiser 8:30AM

_____South Land Park Drive South Hills Shopping Center in front of the Post Office & Vic’s Market 8:50AM

_____Mace Boulevard in Davis at the Park and Ride, near Ikeda’s Country Store 9:10AM

Please be prompt – we will leave on time with or without you!

Each tour benefits the Creative Arts League of Sacramento, a private non-profit organization and the CALS art scholarship programs & art education endowments. $15 of the price of each tour is tax deductible.

Our refund policy is that we will refund all your money up to one (1) week before the tour.

After that, there are no refunds.

Please print your guest’s name and phone number here: ________________________________________________

If you have any questions please call Lesli Pletcher (916-488-3163)

Mail registration form to: CALS Tours, 6 Latham Lane, Sacramento, CA 95864

100 fine craft artists  displayed and sold their work including fine Jewelry, Ceramics, Metalworking, Wood Working, Textiles, Paintings, Sculpture, Glass, Cards and Ornaments to Gourmet Food Items and Handmade Memory Books.

Ambrosia Cafe served terrific food and drink for the event. CALS special Victorian Santa posed for pictures with children, large and small and  pets! It was one of the most successful Crocker Holiday Art & Craft Festivals to date!

Interested in applying to become an exhibitor or volunteer at our 2010 event? Email us and we will add your name to the application list.

Birdie Boyles (1916-2008), a native Sacramentan, graduated from Stanford University and during World War II worked on the front lines for the American Red Cross, for which service she was awarded the Bronze Star.

After the war, she returned to Sacramento and worked as a research consultant for the State Department of Education. At this time she also began creating woodblock prints and became a leading member of the Sacramento arts community. She was a founding member of the Artist Cooperative Gallery (later named the Artists Contemporary Gallery), showed her artwork often at the California State Fair and the Crocker Art Museum, and was an early member of Creative Arts League of Sacramento.

It is with great enthusiasm that CAL took on the challenge of organizing an exhibition of her artwork, and underwriting a catalogue that will be a permanent record of her accomplishments. In its more than 50 year history, Creative Arts League has presented exhibitions that would not otherwise be seen in Sacramento. In the early days, that meant finding venues for exhibitions of local artists work. In the late 1950s, the group began a long relationship with Crocker Art Museum, organizing and underwriting contemporary craft exhibitions. We see this exhibition and catalogue of the artwork of Birdie Boyles continuing in the tradition of exhibiting work that might otherwise be overlooked.

Our partner in this endeavor has been the Art Department of Sacramento City College and in particular Chris Daubert, art instructor and Director of the school’s Gregory Kondos Gallery. In addition to opening up the Gallery for this exhibition, Chris also agreed to curate the show and assist in the publication of the catalogue. We could not have presented this exhibition without his help.

We would like to thank Birdie’s nieces, Christine Boyles David and Kay Sprinkel Grace, who have collected information about Birdie’s extraordinary life, and made available her archives. Thanks too to Patty Gregory, Pat Johnson and Charlene Noyes who documented the work that Birdie did for the Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center (SAMCC). And this project could not have undertaken without the assistance of CAL members Lois and David Warren.

Creative Arts League would also like to thank Melza and Ted Barr and other generous donors whose contributions have made this exhibition possible. Those contributions also underwrote the publication of this catalogue – a document that will ensure that the artwork of Birdie Boyles will not be forgotten.

Susan J. Willoughby
Exhibition Chairman
Creative Arts League of Sacramento