If you are an artist, there are
several organizations that may be of interest to you. “The Marble Rim Gallery,”
(formerly the Scott Valley Creative Arts Guild,) operates on Main Street in Fort Jones as
an artist’s cooperative. Founded in 1991, it is also the current home of the Scott Valley
Tourist Information Center. The gallery is a place for members to display their works for
sale. The art includes paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, textile and
wearable art. Every month, one of the artists is selected to be featured in a special
display. There are currently about 27 members.
Memberships run from $25 for an individual; $30 for a family of two;
$35 for two or more persons in the same household. The gallery gets a commission of 25%
for every item sold. As a cooperative, the artist agrees to man the shop for one day a
month or two half day shifts.
The Gallery is currently conducting a fundraiser with donated works
of art. For more information, please contact Diana Callahan at 467-3734.
Founded in 2003, the Klamath Knot Arts Council (KKAC) is a regional Klamath
River effort to promote development of the arts through programs, projects and
presentations. (A “knot” is a geographic area made up of diverse minerals,
terrain, weather and life forms. Seven knots exist in North America.) www.klamathknotarts.com Organized as a
non-profit, the Council seeks to build the Klamath region economically, educationally and
culturally.
The home of the KKAC is currently the gallery with the salmon mural
painted on its walls, next to the giant Big Foot statue in Happy Camp. The gallery is
alive with activities by artists of all ages. Future vision includes art lectures, murals,
publications; live music, dance and theatrical performances; and a residency programs to
attract artists from around the world to retreats and study.
If I recall correctly, there are currently more than 60 members.
Memberships range from $15 for a student or senior; $20 for an individual; $35 for a
family; $100 for a Friend and more than $100 for a Patron.
The Siskiyou County Arts Council (SAC) is a nonprofit founded in
1972.
www.siskiyouartscouncil.org/ SAC is authorized by the Siskiyou County Board of
Supervisors to serve as the County's representative to the California Arts Council's
State-Local Partnership Program. It is dedicated to developing,
sustaining and promoting the literary, visual and performing arts. SAC
maintains a registry of local sculptors, painters,
dancers, photographers, ceramicists, jewelers, songwriters, novelists, poets, woodworkers,
singers, play writes, actors and actresses, writers and storytellers, musicians, and
craftspeople.
One
of SAC’s latest projects is the art bus www.siskiyouartsbus.org/ SAC parks the bus at a site at a
prescheduled time. The children come on board the bus and all materials they need are
offered along with instruction from art professionals. The project is designed to bring
art to distant areas of the county. SAC also hopes to bring a summer arts programs for
kids to sites throughout the county through the Family Resource Centers.
Memberships to SAC range from: $25 for a Supporter of the arts; $50
for a Patron; $100 for an Arts Educator; $250 for an Arts Scholar; $500 for an Arts
Promoter; and $1,000 for an Arts Ambassador. For
more information, please call 530-938-0130.
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