21st Children's Book Illustrators Exhibit January/2010

Come celebrate the excellence of Art and Literature at our 21st Annual Children's Book Illustrators Exhibit.

We will have the following artists and books:
Carl Angel - Sky High, The True Story of Maggie Gee
Maya Christina Gonzalez- Animals of the Iguazu, Nana's Big Surprise, My Colors My World, I know the River Loves Me
Elisa Kleven - A Carousel Tale
Jessel Miller - The Mustard Series
Paul Tong - The Night of the Hurrican's Fury Jane Wattenberg- The Duck and The Kangaroo Ashley Wolff - I Call My Grandpa Papa, I Call My Grandma Nana
and featuring artwork of Chabot Community College students from Janice Golojuch's Children's Book Illustrator's class.

A reception/booksigning party is scheduled for Feb 20, Saturday from 1-4pm.
Our gallery hours and days open are Wed-Sat. 10:30-4:30pm

School Tours can be scheduled for this exhibit from Tuesday through Fridays at 9:30am or 11:30am. A 90 minute tour with our art educator includes doing an art project in our art studio. Tours are $125 for a class of up to 33 students. We accept checks or credit cards. Contact Christine or Jamie to schedule.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING SUN GALLERY

The Sun Gallery Staff wants to thank you for your purchases you made at our Holiday Boutique to help support Sun Gallery's art programs. We appreciate that you went out of your way to drop by and visit us. You supported not only us but our local artists. All of our artists would also like to thank you.

We also would like to ask any new artists who would like to be considered for next year's show to send us photos of your art work. For those of you who do not know - we charge $40 to enter the show which includes 15 postcards to mail out to friends. We collect 25% of your sales which helps our children's art programs. And we ask that you come gallery sit for 8 hours total during the show. Please contact Christine Bender for more information.

We hope you will remember us next year when we do this show again scheduled for Nov 18 to Dec 24, 2010.

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE SHOW

It's Holiday Boutique Time! Come enjoy shopping at Sun Gallery from November 25 to Dec 23. We will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30-4:30pm, Fridays till noon-6pm.

As you can see we will have fine art and hand made crafts. Some of the artists this year are Trina Merry, Yvette McIntyre, Sachiko Campe, Phillip Van Ornum, Jenny Whisler, Luis Chiong, Joanna Westerfeld, Celia Huddleston, Danette Darbonne, Loretta Thomas, Valerie Caveglia, Alison Brooks and others.
What will you see? Ceramics, paintings, jewelry (vintage also), gift baskets, fused glass, ornaments, holiday cards, bookmarks, novel totes, custom mirrors, wooden boxes and mirrors, and hand made soaps to name a few.

We will be adding more photos of some of the art work in case you want to put something on hold till you get here. We accept checks made out to Sun Gallery, credit cards, and pay pal.

Day of the Dead Exhibit

Join us in our celebration of
The DAY OF THE DEAD -
"DEARLY BELOVED"

October 30 - November 21, 2009,
an exhibit curated by Orlando Somoza.

Our opening reception event is scheduled Nov 7, Saturday, 5-9pm, featuring entertainment by Groupo Folklorico Tlapalli,

Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward, balladeer, Jesus Cisneros, and D.J, Ector Berber. Activities for kids include face painting and sugar skull decorating.

Food and beverages will be available for a small donation.

Related events: We will also have two Shrine-making Classes, for families on Nov 14 and 21st from 1-3 pm provided by teacher Rena Dein. Make a collage, a diorama, or an assemblage piece that you can put on a table, hang on the wall, or wear, honoring your loved ones who have passed on, or another inspirational figure in your life, or just about anything celebrating the SPIRIT of the season - Dia De Los Muertos, that is!

Class materials that will be provided include a shrine base, and basic supplies like paper, scissors, glue and paint. There will be a few special items for sale if you'd care to embellish your creation more.

Please bring: anything special you want to use - copies of photographs (multiple copies, various sizes), small items like toys or other things that represent that person or focus to you. While you will be supplied a base to use, you may want to bring wood frame or box, a toy truck or car, etc. to allow for even more creative expression.
If you bring pictures of loved ones, make sure you use photo copies of your original photo.

Rena Dein has facilitated classes on making shrines and other art forms to adults, teens, and children. She is a Recreation Supervisor of Teens and Community Programs for the City of Premont Parks & Recreation. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in recreation and art.

SUN GALLERY presents "Under Pressure" Printmaker show

The Sun Gallery and The California Society of Printmakers presents their 2009 Annual Membership show titled:
'UNDER PRESSURE" -curated by Gary Comoglio.
This show begins September 24 - Oct 17, 2009. A reception is scheduled for Friday, September 25th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Featured artists are: Carol Abbe, Sandra Beard, Sherry Smith Bell, Fred Berensmeier, Bonnie Randall Boller, Macy Chadwick, Gary Comoglio, Noriko Constant, Barbara de Groot, Daisy Eneix, Joan Finton, Alice Fong, Barbara Foster, Sherranna Harriet Frances, Alice Gibbons, Barry Goodman, Yvonne Gorman, Jerril Dean Green-Kopp, Maj-Britt Hilstrom, Yuji Hiratsuka, Susan Leone Howe, Debra Jewell, Lars Johnson, Mike Kimball, K Kuster, Dixie Laws, Anthony Lazorko, Sydell Lewis, Roberta Loach, Janet Mackaig, Robin McCloskey, Peter Leone McCormick, BarbaraMilman, Carol Montgomery, Gustavo Mora, Gloria Morales, Julia Nelson-Gal, Donna Orme, Patricia Theobald Payne, A V Pike, Joe Ramos, Joanne Ratcliffe, Andrea rich, Jenny robinson, Robert Rocco, Anthony Ryan, Sarah Sanford, Deborah Sibony, Maryly Snow, Herlinde Spahr, Jerry Theobald, Karen Towne, Frances Valesco, Kim Vanderheiden, Pete Villasenor, Lila Wahrhaftig, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Celia Wedding, K J Moose Wesler, Linda Yoshizawa.

News Updates at Sun Gallery

NEWS FLASH:

1) The Sun Gallery invites you to SAVE THE DATE to our FALL FIESTA FOR THE ARTS FUNDRAISER on October 2, Friday at 5:30pm-8:30pm.
Tickets are $35 prepay, and $40 at the door.
We will have dinner, live and silent auction, and entertainment by Tlapalli Ballet Folklorio.
Where: at the City Hall Rotunda in Hayward
Our fundraisers help to support our children's art programs such as our "Free Saturday Art for Families." If you can help with this event please let us know.

2) Macys shop for a Cause: On October 17, 2009, Macy's at Union Square is hosting a one day only shopping event to support non-profits like ours. We will be sellin $5 passes which will support Sun Gallery and provide you the customer, with spectacular discounts, entertainment, special events and a chance to win a $500 shopping spree. This pass includes 20%-10% off most purchases all day long and 25% off a single purchase in women's, men's or kids apparel or accessories.

Please help support Sun Gallery - tell your friends about this unique way to support our children's art programs.

3)Support our RECYCLING FUNDRAISER: Donate your used cell phones, ink jets, laptops, IPods, digital cameras & digital video cameras to us at Sun Gallery - EcoPhones collects these items and we benefit from this donation.

4)Free Saturday Art for Families is on Sept 12, 26, Oct 10, 24, Nov 14 & 21st from 1-3pm

5) Teachers or Group Leaders of Children can schedule a Gallery School Tour which is a 90 minute tour that includes a docent led art talk about our Children's Illustrators book Show, or our Day of the Dead Exhibit. This tour includes a 40 min. art project in our studio. Tours are $125 for up to 30 students. Tours can also be scheduled for our Printmakers exhibit, Wild West Exhibit, or Hottest Show in Town Exhibit which is on right now till Sept 19.

Upcoming Exhibits:

September 24 to Oct 17 : The California Society of Printmakers will present: "Under Pressure, 2009 Annual Membership Show" at Sun Gallery.
Curated by Gary Comoglio.

October 30 to Nov 21: Sun Gallery celebrates the "Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos"
Curator is Orlando Somozo. Reception on Nov 7 with entertainment from Grupo Folklorico Tlapalli and other artist, Food and music. Nov 14 & 21 workshops for kids.
There is a call for art deadline of Sept 30. Also we are doing a call for art for our gift shop - we would like such things as jewelry, greeting cards, mini altars, and other small items.

Dec 1-19: Holiday Boutique - curated by Christine Bender. Reception TBD
There is a call for art on this now - deadline is Nov 30.

New Exhibit - "The Hottest Show in Town II"

It's coming - our 2nd Annual Bay Area Firefighter's Exhibit!

When: August 22 to September 19, 2009

Reception is planned for August 22, 1-7pm at Sun Gallery.

Gallery hours are Wed-Saturday 11-5pm (till 4pm on Wed).

http://www.sungallery.org/ 510 581 4050

Curator: Susan Gonzales, Sun Gallery Board Member

Featured artist: Rodger Allen, Kory Chun, Steve Franklin, Kevin Gotro, David Hector, Shanna Kuempel, Jeff Leonard, Garnie McEwen, Micky Quinn, Robert Rich, Eric Vollmer & others.

Gallery Hours: Wed-Saturday 11-5pm