Breaking News2021 Curator's Competition Winners

Please join us in congratulating this year's winners and newest Juried Artist members This year's Curator's Juried Art Competition concluded on February 20, 2021. Competition was fierce and as always it was very difficult to select only a few entries from amongst the many fine artworks we received. A range of international artists competed for prizes and the honor of being selected to participate in our Curator's Circle Permanent Collection. Our Juror of Awards for this year's competition was Mr. Wenlin Fu. Mr. Fu serves as the Chairman of the Singapore National Museum and CEO of the Singapore Cultural Exchange Center. He also serves as the Director of 33 Auction, specializing in the art of Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. The Award Winners are presented below. Please join us in congratulating them on thier success, skill and artistry.

  1st Place   "Martini on the Rocks" by Tracy Klinesteker

   2nd Place "Child's Play" by Tracy Alexander

  3rd Place "Sunflower Party" by Pamela Hiatt

  Director's Choice "Noisy Neighbors" by Darcy Tate

  Honorable Mention "The Last Parade" by Ni Zhu

  Honorable Mention "Come Sail Away" by Shelley Smith

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The Masai Mara ProjectArtist Liang MingYu (pictured above with her husband at the Tate Museum), best known as an international fashion designer, has created this memorable exhibit that carries a two-fold purpose: (i) to alert the world about the egregious effects that the denim industry has on the world's freshwater supply; and, (ii) the plight of the elephants in Africa suffering from poaching  and loss of habitat. She accomplishes this through a fashion show that utilizes recycled denim (pictured below) and through her hand-sewn full-size elephants made from used denim. Her goal is to save billions of gallons of water and land from being contaminated by the chemical processes used to manufacture denim. The exhibit was recently featured at the Tate Museum in London and in Beijing.  It is our goal to bring this exhibit to San Francisco and other cities throughout the United States in 2023. You can help us make this possible by making a dedicated donation to this event.

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Artist GrantsHelp us provide grants to worthy artists, now and in the future. Our Artist  Grants go to self-employed studio artists who fall below certain income thresholds. Each year we provide an unrestricted grant that can be used however the artist wishes... to help with expenses, medical bills, programs or exhibits. Help us achieve our goal for 2022 and beyond. Your donation in any amount is greatly appreciated. Donations can be dedicated exclusively to our Artist Grant Program.

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Incubator GrantsOur incubator grant program is designed to assist small municipalities or counties with much needed funding for the construction of art-oriented museum or gallery space. It must be substantially used for traditional fine art purposes and, most critically, be located in a viable commercial locale. The space should exhibit the qualities to provide a commercially viable environment for artists to display their art, conduct demonstrations and develop community awareness of the local art community.  Donations can be dedicated exclusively to this program.