 Welcome to EcoArts of Lake County a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization dedicated to bringing visual art opportunities to artists, residents and visitors in Lake County, California. (707) 928-0323
The 7th annual EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk is open for viewing from June 7th through October 17th at the Middletown County Trailside Park in Middletown from dawn till dusk. During the month of June, we've had approximately 1,000 visitors!
'A New Species, (detail), Sherry Harris
Palm Bark, Gourds, Mulberry Branches,
5 pieces, variable sizes - approx. 3'-5'h.x3'w.
2008 EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk
Wow, our opening Reception on Sunday June 7 was a blast! With over 400 people coming out to see the newest exhibit, the parking lot overflowed! The 23 works that comprise our 7th annual sculpture walk were all well received and folks sought out our artists to let them know! Then they made art, drummed with the drum circle and could catch a horse ride courtesy of Wiloth Equine Center!
We had red parasols for people to stroll the trail and stay out of the sun. After touring the exhibit, people were invited to pick out a picture frame and create their own piece of art to frame ... you'll see some of our younger artists show off their work
Here are some pics from this year's Sculpture Walk Reception
JULY 18, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. Matinee / 7:30
p.m. Evening Screening at Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center in Middletown
COYOTE GOES TO INDIA!
MEET TEDDE MCMILLEN, AUTHOR OF 'A MILLION DOLLAR CUP OF TEA' AND HEAR HER ADVENTURES IN BRINGING CHAI TEA TO THE AMERICAN MAINSTREAM AND HER TRAVELS IN INDIA TASTING CHAI! WE'LL HAVE FREE CHAI TEA TASTINGS!
3 EXTRAORDINARY SHORT FILMS PLUS BOLLYWOOD MUSIC VIDEOS, A GREAT GUEST SPEAKER AND CHAI TEA TASTINGS!
Click on Coyote Film Festival Toggle for more information!
CURRENT NEWS:
EcoArts WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ... WE WILL HAVE A KILLER PLACE FOR YOU TO COME FOR VISUAL STIMULATION AND TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT OUR ARTISTS ARE UP TO, SO PLEASE KEEP CHECKING IN
On Wednesday, March 18th, EcoArts was guest speaker and also cook for the Middletown Luncheon Club meeting. We brought in internationally acclaimed weaver and fiber artist, Sheila O'Hara, who gave a lecture and slideshow entitled: New World Technology Meets Old World Weaving in Cairo, Florence and Lake County!
"Konocti" tapestry weaving by Sheila O'Hara. See more of Sheila's work at www.sheilaohara.com
'Rainforest is Crying to be Saved'
Sheila O'Hara, from 2008
EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk
Tap into the 108 year continuum of the monthly Middletown Luncheon Club meetings. Good Food, Good Fun, Great Folks! Join EcoArts on Wednesday, March 18th at 12:00 noon at the Community Room of the United Methodist Church, 15833 Armstrong Street (The Old Stone Church) in Middletown. $5.00 at the door.
Wine Country Saddle Trees of  Middletown, CA
an artful reinterpretation of the saddle form
Submissions are closed and are artists are creating intriguing work. Update: Several Pieces Are In!!! They are Incredible. We will have a Middletown Reception Opening and then start to travel! The exhibit will be featured at the Gualala Center for the Arts and the Mendocino Arts Center! We'll give more details as they become available!
A 'saddle tree' is the armature from which all equestrian saddles are made. The tree gets leathered, tooled, and equiped for life with a horse. We reinterpreted the form!
 coyote film festival 2008!
Our last film screening of the year ... and it's a KID's FEST! Whether you have kids, grandkids, friends who are kids or you are a kid at heart, come see some wonderful animation and short films this coming Saturday!
Two Screenings, Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Films appropriate for kids 5-14
Wow, during our October Fright Fest, we saw the acclaimed Subject Two and met director, Philip Chidel! This was a really good story and Philip was gracious with his time! Plus the fantastic animation 'Hope Springs Eternal' was a great hit and an audience member won a copy! Yeah!
The
Reviews are in!
"... highly assured... impressively staged..." -
Screen Daily
"...clever plot twists and decoys keep both the story and the
science intriguing..." - Daily
Variety
"... unnerving..." - 3.5 stars!
- Film
Threat
The Story: High atop the world in his remote mountain cabin, Dr. Franklin Vick is engaged in highly unethical medical research.
His field of expertise: resurrection.
His test subject: Adam Schmidt — a troubled medical student who volunteers
to be killed again and again in the name of science.
Together, the doctor and his new assistant work in snowbound isolation,
perfecting their death tactics before unleashing their discovery
to the world. But there's a problem: Death has its side
effects…
Subject Two is a haunting psychological
thriller produced by Cardiac Pictures and Chabo Films, and directed
by Philip Chidel from his own original screenplay. The film stars
Christian Oliver and Dean Stapleton. After premiering as a Midnight
Movie at the 2006
Sundance Film Festival, Subject Two won
the Audience Award at the Silver
Lake Film Festival and was named Best Feature
at the London
International Festival of Science Fiction & Fantasy Film.
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED actually, you may want to live the kids home for this one
7:30 p.m., October 25th $10.00 at door
Calpine Geothermal Visitor's Center
15500 Central Park Road
Middletown, CA
In September, Sherman’s Way,
was here! and it was great!
And so are director, Craig
Saavedra, and co-producer and actor, Michael Shulman, who were on hand for an audience Q&A… Yeah-Yeah!
We had three Screenings Only! Friday
Night, September 19 at 8:00 p.m. (SOLD OUT) WHAT A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL! Saturday Matinee, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. and last screening, Saturday Night, September 20 at 8:00 p.m.
$10.00 at door and $5.00-16 and under
(w/adult) We start film on time! Be
sure to arrive at least 20 minutes before
screening or better yet, enjoy the picnic areas at Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center or grab a meal at the wonderful restaurants in and
around Middletown! Calpine is
located at 15500
Central Park Road, Middletown!
See you at the Movies!
$10.00 per person / $5.00 - Kids 16 and under
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED! PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED!
Click on Coyote Film Festival Toggle for more details!
Parental discretion is advised = Cost at door
is $10.00 /adult - $5.00 / 16 and under.
Doors open half hour before screening.
Refreshments for sale.
EcoArts of Lake County is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting visual art, visual art education,and ecologic stewardship to
the public and visitors of Lake County California
Our flagship program is EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk, a five month exhibit of sculptures "in dialog with nature" at the 107 acre Middletown County Trailside Park. Local, Bay Area and national artists give their time and materials to create the only free, long term, public art exhibit in Lake County. Our artists get the opportunity to work in nature and understand the importance of making art accessible to all.
In addition to our flagship program, we've created the Coyote Film Festival to help keep the sculpture walk alive and fund our non-profit's initiatives. Coyote Film Festival is Lake County's only voice for independent film. We show main features, short films and animation one weekend a month from June through September "under the stars" at beautiful Langtry Estate and Vineyards (formerly Guenoc Winery). Lawn seating, chair seating and picnic tables are available during the festival and the winery tasting room and facilities remain open. Click on Coyote Film Festival toggle above for more information!
Lake County is approximately 2 hours Northeast of San Francisco and abuts Sonoma and Napa Counties. Lake County is isolated by the Mayacama Mountain range and geographically cut-off from the cultural diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mountains, hot springs, wine tasting, music festivals, etc. are all here.
EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk
We offer free docent guided tours to schools and youth organizations (as available, by appointment only). We'd love to discuss other youth/student programs utilizing our art educators and professional artists.
Fibonnaci Sequence Based on the Number 3
Barbara Jacobsohn Phelps, Sculptor
2005 Exhibit
Middletown County Trailside Park is a scenic 107 acre county park and home to a mix of oak, pine, manzanita and madrone. The Park is located approximately 20 minutes north of Calistoga and accessed from Highway 29 to Route 175 to Dry Creek Cutoff (click here for detailed directions). The grounds are flat, containing numerous vernal pools and a small pond. Ponderosa pine and moss laden oak groves are separated by grasslands sprinkled liberally with wildflowers (especially in Spring!). The park is open year round from dawn till dusk.
The central trail has been designated for EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk. This trail is approximately 3/8th mile long and meanders to a picnic area with large oaks shading half a dozen tables. In winter and early spring some areas of the trail system will be wet or boggy. Temperatures can range from the 20's in the winter to the 100's in the summer. There are restrooms in the parking lot, but there is no water and no electricity. High, comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
We invite artists to participate in creating works built to be removed with minimal impact to the landscape. Click on Sculpture Walk to access our application process and more information about the event.
We invite Lake County educators to contact us to arrange docent guided tours of the Sculpture Walk (Contact Us Here).
We invite volunteers to help with construction, dismantling, mitigation, marketing and the reception (Contact Us Here).
We invite Lake County youth or student organizations to contact us regarding art programs utilizing art educators or professional artists (Contact Us Here).
We invite the public to enjoy, free of charge, the natural beauty and creative talents of Lake County, California. (www.lakecounty.com; www.lakecountyartscouncil.com)
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