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The 4word Art Gallery in the heart of historic downtown Salinas features the works of local artists in a beautiful vintage building which originally functioned as a mens haberdashy.
The Gallery is dedicated to building community through the arts and connecting Salinas-area artists to residents in a safe, welcoming atmosphere. We specialize in showcasing the talents of local artists in both solo and group exhibitions - often utilizing a common theme.
Our mission is to provide a platform for expression of First Amendment Rights through video training, creation, and distribution.
Our mission is to advance economic viability, social equity, and ecological land management among limited-resource and aspiring farmers.
After spending years recovering from a severe infection, I now know precisely what I want out of life! Life is too short to not be appreciating all of the beauty and good fortune it holds! If you, like me, know what you want out of art, and if you know you are searching for unique pieces with thick, textured brush strokes of vibrant colors, please enjoy my paintings!
Yes, my paintings, although cheerful, do have deep meaning. I try to make that meaning revolve around celebrating life and healing changes.
My paintings deliver a positive burst of energy to you. The bold color and movement in my work is for those of you who are sensual. Have a tasty glass of wine while perusing my art. Why not just imagine yourself escaping into the joyful places I depict during your meals? Share my art with others! After all, my art is all relaxation and no angst.
Established in 1992. Alisal Eagles Youth Cheer/Football Organization is here to teach the fundamentals of football and cheer to the youth of Alisal, Salinas, CA with an emphasis on promoting good sportsmanship, academic excellence, and teamwork.
Here you will find a broad spectrum of art, from decorative to museum quality, from primitive tribal societies to highly advanced civilizations. A leisurely browse will satiate the desires of serious collectors as well as students of anthropology and those who are merely curious about the art of other peoples. This is a fine collection showing art and architecture of Africa, New Guinea, India, Indonesia and Thailand in addition to other cultures.
For the unexpected, the exotic, the unique in primitive art, furniture and decorative accessories, stop for a memorable visit at Anderle Gallery. For the truly adventurous, call to set up an appointment to explore our large warehouse, a journey well worth taking.
Visual Arts ● Fabric Arts ● Watercolor● Collage● Papermaking
Since 1971 I have been providing students with a multitude of artistic techniques. In addition to traditional drawing, my teachings include exploration of shape and texture, dimensional skills, water awareness through art and poetry, as well as interesting processes from around the world.
Class descriptions:
Art Around the World Grades 3–6
“Travel” worldwide to make shadow puppets from Java, Chinese tangrams, Huichol yarn paintings from Mexico, Japanese Notan and more. Inspired by native cultures, these exciting techniques are taught using child-friendly materials.
Making a Splash! A Water Journey through Art & Poetry 4th Grade only
Students will become aware of the impact water, in its many forms, has on our lives. They will illustrate their watershed showing their homes, nearby river, hills, schools & shops, and roads. The water cycle, aquifer, groundwater will be studied and more, through fun and varied techniques, including texture rubbings, visual poetry, marbleizing paper, rain sticks, and painting the movement of water with watercolors.
Triangles, Circle & Lines, Oh My!: Super Shapes Grades K–5
Explore contour, concentric, geometric and modular shapes through two and three dimensional projects, “stained glass” shapes and concentric shape drawings, masks, mobiles, shadow puppets, sculptures.
Lumpy, Bumpy & Rough: Terrific Textures Grades K–5, 6-hour workshop
Discover textures in the environment and learn how to create textures with various media: painting on textural surfaces, printing with paint, papermaking, rubbings and relief collages. An exploratory course with fun visual surprises; designed for each grade level.
Media Mélange Grades 3–5, 6-hour workshop
A series of projects combining materials in a single work including: imaginary animals using crayons and watercolors, cyclones made of wire and fluorescent paper, crazy hats, festive clay sculptures and collages. Students discover that art can be made from almost anything, and gain an appreciation of the artistic qualities of ordinary objects.
Anne Greene was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She studied drawing and classical piano as a child, choosing to pursue art at Rhode Island School of Design as a painting major. Intaglio, photography, clay, and stone carving, the latter with Jane B. Armstrong, have been additional areas of study. Her career has included teaching art to children, teenagers and adults since 1971 for arts councils and other non-profits and state-sponsored programs; designing cover and text illustrations for literary volumes, most recently drawings for Passion for Place, stories and art reflecting the Carmel Watershed; directing art galleries in North Carolina, Rhode Island and California; and restoring the art work on clocks since the age of 13. Anne’s drawings, canvas paintings, reverse paintings on glass, prints and assemblages have been exhibited in museums and galleries in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and California.
ARIEL is a nonprofit organization that offers year-round programs in theatre arts for children and adolescents.
Programs: http://www.arieltheatrical.org/?page_id=90