Six local arts organizations are joining the City of Mountain View's celebration of Arts Month by donating tickets, gift certificates and vouchers that will be given away for free. These prizes have a total value of over $800, and are being provided by Art-N-Fun, the Community School of Music and Arts, the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Pear Avenue Theater, Talk Cinema and QUADRE.
To qualify for a random drawing for these valuable prizes, get ready to experience art in October and then participate in the "Arts Challenge" by answering a few questions about your experiences. Click here for full details about the prizes.
Download the Arts Challenge entry form.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Experience the visual arts in Mountain View
Are you looking for ways to experience art in Mountain View? To complete this part of the Arts Challenge, you are welcomed to take the time to enjoy some of the visual art offerings available for free in the city.
Throughout the year, works of local artists are on display in the lobby of the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) on a rotating basis. The lobby is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 pm until 1:00 pm and one hour prior to every public performance. MVCPA is located at 500 Castro Street in downtown Mountain View (at the corner of Castro and Mercy Streets).
Currently, the work of Marianne Lettieri is featured in the MVCPA lobby. Ms. Lettieri creates dream-like, playful and enchanting collage assemblages, in a quirky style that recalls both American folk art and the work of the artist Joseph Cornell. Ms. Lettieri's exhibit will be on display through October 15.
From October 20 through December 20, the art of Brent Townshend will be on display at MVCPA. Be sure to see his mind-bending photographs of panoramic urban photographs, distorted with a fish-eye lens.
You can also bike around Mountain View and look at public art, on view 24/7, every day of the year. To plan your trip, please refer to the City’s new interactive Public Art Map. Click on any black circle with a number in it and you will see a photo of that art piece.
Both the art on display at MVCPA, and the public art on view in our parks and on or near our public buildings, are there for your enjoyment because of the support of the City Council and the City of Mountain View Visual Arts Committee. The Visual Arts Committee is dedicated to promoting the visual arts in our community, and guiding the City Council in their selection of artists for public art.
Throughout the year, works of local artists are on display in the lobby of the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (MVCPA) on a rotating basis. The lobby is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 pm until 1:00 pm and one hour prior to every public performance. MVCPA is located at 500 Castro Street in downtown Mountain View (at the corner of Castro and Mercy Streets).
Currently, the work of Marianne Lettieri is featured in the MVCPA lobby. Ms. Lettieri creates dream-like, playful and enchanting collage assemblages, in a quirky style that recalls both American folk art and the work of the artist Joseph Cornell. Ms. Lettieri's exhibit will be on display through October 15.
From October 20 through December 20, the art of Brent Townshend will be on display at MVCPA. Be sure to see his mind-bending photographs of panoramic urban photographs, distorted with a fish-eye lens.
You can also bike around Mountain View and look at public art, on view 24/7, every day of the year. To plan your trip, please refer to the City’s new interactive Public Art Map. Click on any black circle with a number in it and you will see a photo of that art piece.
Both the art on display at MVCPA, and the public art on view in our parks and on or near our public buildings, are there for your enjoyment because of the support of the City Council and the City of Mountain View Visual Arts Committee. The Visual Arts Committee is dedicated to promoting the visual arts in our community, and guiding the City Council in their selection of artists for public art.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Mayor to proclaim October as Arts Month
The Arts Month Planning Committee is pleased to announce that Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga will proclaim October 2009 to be National Arts and Humanities Month in the City of Mountain View. Mayor Abe-Koga will deliver the proclamation at the City Council meeting in City Hall on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm. All members of the public are welcomed to attend and to hear the Mayor speak about the importance of the arts in the community.
"The proclamation will not only recognize the achievements of Mountain View arts organizations and artists, but also inspire new commitments and collaborations within the community to support the arts," said Mayor Abe-Koga.
"The proclamation will not only recognize the achievements of Mountain View arts organizations and artists, but also inspire new commitments and collaborations within the community to support the arts," said Mayor Abe-Koga.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
October Library Display
In October the City of Mountain View Public Library will dedicate a display area to our city's celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month. Look for it at the top of the stairs on the second floor. There you can find the things to make it easy to take the October Arts Challenge, including the Arts Challenge form itself. Once you've completed the Arts Challenge form, you can either mail it in or you can put it in a special mailbox that will be at the library.
To appreciate art, at the display area pick up and take home your own copy of Public Art, a guide to the public art in Mountain View -- both city and corporate-owned -- while the supply lasts. To help you create art, choose from the selection of arts-related books that will be conveniently displayed and available for check-out.
In case you are someone who needs additional motivation, did you know that Mountain View Reads Together is having an art contest with a due date of November 2? You can enter a piece and it will be displayed in the library lobby throughout November (the month that Mountain View Reads Together activities will take place).
To appreciate art, at the display area pick up and take home your own copy of Public Art, a guide to the public art in Mountain View -- both city and corporate-owned -- while the supply lasts. To help you create art, choose from the selection of arts-related books that will be conveniently displayed and available for check-out.
In case you are someone who needs additional motivation, did you know that Mountain View Reads Together is having an art contest with a due date of November 2? You can enter a piece and it will be displayed in the library lobby throughout November (the month that Mountain View Reads Together activities will take place).
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