We Need More of Cabeza de Baca
Living in California we sometimes take for granted how fortunate we are to live in such a visually stunning and diverse state. The Mexican culture in particular is deeply ingrained…
“HOMETOWN” Exhibit Features Cambria Faces
Last year, photographer Mark Dektor began posting intriguing black-and-white portrait photographs of Cambria residents online. With the community’s encouragement, he started posting more and more portraits of townspeople from all…
Show Invites Entries from Writers and Artists
Writers and visual artists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to submit original work inspired by personal journeys towards mental wellness for inclusion in the annual Opening Minds Art…
Call for Entries Seeks “Picnic” Art
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design has issued a call for entries for its Sixth Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Picnic. The exhibition—for artists and designers in all media—explores the theme…
Faculty Concert Supports Students in the Arts
A special evening devoted to supporting student scholarships in the performing and fine arts is scheduled Saturday, February 22, at the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center and…
Donate to Help Teresa Rubin
Friends are rallying behind the wife of a popular Central Coast syndicated cartoonist following a recent medical emergency. Teresa Rubin, wife of “Rubes” creator Leigh Rubin, suffered a catastrophic brain…
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Inspires Griffin’s Art
Cambria Center for the Arts presents “On the Trail: The Ceramic Art of Patricia Griffin” from January 3 through February 2. Inspired by the artist’s year-long residency on the Fiscalini…
Elizabeth MacQueen au courant
If you have wondered whatever became of Elizabeth MacQueen, the grande dame of San Luis Obispo’s art world—the renowned sculptor of “Puck” in Copeland Square, “Fourth of July” at the…
“Strange Magic” Renews Sense of Wonder
Walking into the Nybak Gallery at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art and viewing Julie Alpert’s Strange Magic is a lot like stepping into Pee-wee’s Playhouse or Alice in…
Viewing Nature Through Bedford’s “Window”
When we moved our family to San Luis Obispo 34 years ago, we vowed never to take for granted that we were now living in one of the most exquisitely…