El Dorado County Art, Culture & Media Digest

In partnership with Arts and Culture El Dorado, the Native American Center for Arts and Culture and other groups, the Sugar Skull Art Walk will be held through Nov. 3, featuring work by local artists and community members.

A major new addition at UC Davis is unveiled to the public. 

Grass Valley Courtyard Suites presents “Ronnie Hart: Just a Little Strange Art Show,” featuring unique artwork by Ronnie Hart. The purchase price from all art sales will benefit Interfaith Food Ministry, a local non-profit serving families in Western Nevada County.

Learn about artists’ inspiration and see where they get their dirty fingernails and their rainbow-stained aprons during the 2023 Placerville Arts Association Studio Tour, Sept. 16-17 and 23-24.

InConcert Sierra Orchestra premiered local composer Alexis Alrich’s “Sierra Rhapsody,” a work composed for pianist Lynn Schugren and written as a tribute to the Sierra foothills communities.

Gold Country Artists Gallery in historical downtown Placerville announced that 11 of its incredible artists donated their artwork to the art auction sponsored by Public Broadcasting Station KVIE.

Katie Shulte Joung creates large-scale glass and metal flowers, some of which are free standing. Nataly Tikhomirov paints amazing trompe-l'œil (deceives the eye) watercolors, and Sandra Mollon stitches incredible appliquéd textile pieces. Glass, Paper and Scissors will be on display at the Gallery at 48 Natoma Sept. 8 through Nov. 8.

Music in the Mountains (MIM) executive director Jenny Darlington-Person was elected to a three-year position on the board of directors of The Association of California Symphony Orchestras, where she will continue to advocate for small-budget, rural arts organizations while taking advantage of opportunities to connect with artists and leaders throughout the state.

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera elected four new members to its board of directors: journalist Lora Painter of ABC10, arts advocate Lars Gjerde, Sacramento State administrator Jennifer Harris and corporate leader Adam Marszal, who will begin their tenure immediately.

Arts and Culture El Dorado’s newest exhibition reflects on the lengthy and expansive career of a longtime resident. “Details + Materials: Works by Claudine Granthem” features a mixed array of media.

The stage is set, the harmonies are waiting and a new opportunity is knocking. Sierra Master Chorale invites passionate vocalists to audition.

The documentary series that explores the world of antique “picking” on The History Channel plans to film episodes throughout the state in September.

Arts and Culture El Dorado received a 2023-24 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant, one of only 62 organizations selected nationwide.

In a groundbreaking fusion of art and music, visual artist Emily Ward Bivens and musician Josh D. Reed have joined forces in their new exhibit, "Human, Robot, Human."

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater have announced the appointment of Richard M. Parison, Jr. as the new executive director.

The Sacramento History Museum located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park has debuted an exhibit titled Mómtim Péwinan, River People curated by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Exhibits and Collections Center.

Gold Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning artists’ cooperative in Placerville, is now showing work by its newest artists, painter Jan Welda, glass artist Eric Stanley and fluid artist Dawn Johnson.

County arts agencies across California’s Upstate Region, led by Nevada County Arts Council, announced $3.38 million in grant awards to 27 partner agencies and 54 lead creative partners, with a total of 1,010 artists and culture bearers supporting initiatives serving California’s least represented peoples, and most vulnerable communities and environments.

With only $26 million in local assistance grants for close to 40 million people, California is 24th in the nation in per capita spending.

Jurassic World Live Tour, an exhilarating and unpredictable live, family entertainment experience that brings the wonder and thrills of Jurassic World to generations of fans, will be roaring into Sacramento for the first time this summer.

The Sacramento History Museum debuted “Meet May Woolsey,” an exhibit on the third floor in the Community Gallery that recounts a treasured story about a young Sacramento girl who passed away in September 1879.

Gold Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning artists’ cooperative in Placerville, is featuring the work of Kirk Neiberger, Trish Rickard and Nataly Tikhomirov in June.

The National Forest Foundation has launched the tour, which is available in English, Spanish, and Washoe, and provides visitors with a unique opportunity to learn about the history, culture and natural environment of the Lake Tahoe region.

The concerts that have rocked the El Dorado Hills Town Center Steven Young Amphitheater for years are on hold due to the shopping center management’s alleged failure to comply with Department of Alcohol Beverage Control enforcement policies.

About 164 years ago, the first El Dorado County Fair was held in Coloma. The Fair moved around the county for a few years, setting up tents in Coloma, Diamond Springs and “downtown” Placerville.

From June 21 to Aug. 31, the Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom will host a special juried exhibit of plein air artwork by The Granite Group — one of the premier plein air groups in California.

The Holman Arts and Media Center invites artists of all skill levels to Lake Tahoe for its 39th season of the Summer Arts Workshops, beginning June 26.

What started as El Dorado Hills resident Sean Liu's attempt to bake the perfect macaron ended with the much-more-than-a-hobby baker a contestant on “The Great American Baking Show.”

The city of South Lake Tahoe Arts, Culture, and Tourism Commission on awarded a total of $15,000 to four applicants for the inaugural Microgrant Program.

Twilight & Rust in South Lake Tahoe features a curated selection of contemporary art that explores the themes of twilight and rust.

Arts and Culture El Dorado will unveil its new gallery space, the Switchboard Gallery. Opening May 5 is “Antepasados: Those Unseen.” which features original works by local artists Sigrid Benson and Marisa Sayago.

A movie filmed in El Dorado Hills is finally available to audiences. Filmed in 2017, “Not Your Year” waited some time for its own year to come; it can be found now on Amazon, with Google Play, Tubi and Apple availability to come this summer.