Posts Tagged ‘art’
As Blithedale Project Continues, We Keep Ramping Up Our Support For downtown Businesses & Nonprofits – Check Out Our New Signs Reminding You to #ShopMV!
Earlier this year, we created – with generous design assistance from Poet and/the Bench and the support of the City of Mill Valley – an array of banners, both on Miller Ave. and on the Depot Plaza, to urge residents and guests to support the people that serve as backbone of our community. Now we’re deploying some signs around town to do the same.
Read MoreMargot Hartford Shows Her Photos of Victorians at MV Chamber Thru Sept. 30 – First Tuesday Artwalk is Sept. 6
Renowned photographer Margot Hartford is bringing her latest project – a focus on beautiful Victorian homes in San Francisco and elsewhere – to the Mill Valley Chamber’s office at 85 Throckmorton throughout September.
Read MoreSeager Gray Gallery Presents Renee Bott’s ‘Inventing Nature’ – Thru Sept. 29
Seager/Gray Gallery is unveiling this week “Renée Bott: Inventing Nature,” a painting exhibition about nature and naturalists. The show runs from August 31 – September 29, with an artist reception Sept. 11.
Read MoreOutdoor Art Club Toasts 120th Anniversary with Joyous Community Celebration
The Outdoor Art Club, a Mill Valley treasure founded in 1902 by 35 women, hosted a Community Celebration on Aug. 21st that drew throngs to celebrate 120 years of history and service in Southern Marin. Wine, beer, and food were served, Passion Flowers donated a gorgeous flower arrangement for the bar and guests enjoyed live music from Austin de Lone and The Wreckless Strangers.
Read MoreCalifornia Girl Jewelry in Strawberry Village hosts a Client Appreciation Party – August 27
California Girl Jewelry owned and operated by the mother-daughter duo of Mariellen Baker and Denise Forbes, will be serving champagne and snacks and offering 15% off all day. “Bring a friend or two and try on some pearls and have bubbly with the girls!,” Forbes says. “It’s a Client Appreciation Party! Enjoy 15% Off Saturday, August 27, 11:30am-6pm.
Read MoreMarin City, a Foundational Marin Community, Is Set to Celebrate Its 80th Anniversary With a Series of Blockbuster Events – Aug. 20-Nov. 1
Marin City is set to have an extended, much-deserved opportunity to celebrate its rich history and deep cultural impact with a series of events that kick off Aug. 20 and run through early November. The over-arching series – dubbed Marin City 80 – celebrates eight generations of Black people from Marin City.
Read MoreArts Commission Seeks DEI-Centric Artwork for New Exhibition Space at Community Center
The Mill Valley Arts Commission is looking to build on that surge of active artwork built around the theme of diversity, equity and inclusion by seeking and accepting artwork to display in the spaces in and around the Mill Valley Aquatics and Fitness Center, part of the Mill Valley Community Center at 180 Camino Alto.
Read MoreVolunteer at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 17-18
With nearly 140 artists scattered and thousands of patrons scattered throughout the massive, gorgeous redwood grove at Old Mill Park, Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, set for Sept. 17-18, is a massive undertaking. MVFAF Volunteer Coordinator Phil Garratt is lining up volunteers to make it all happen.
Read More2022-23 EMV Guide: Milley Awards
Regina O’Connell: “This area has always been rich in creativity. We never want to lose sight of that. It is what the Milley Awards brings to light and shares.”
Read More2022-23 EMV Guide: Artisan Must Haves
From dazzling jewelry to delicious baked goods to custom furniture to beautiful hand-carved pottery and hand-drawn figurative paintings—they are modern yet steeped in tradition and inspired by nature’s beauty. And they’re handmade by local artisans for our community, one that appreciates fine craftsmanship and the importance of buying local.
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