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Plein Air painting with Phyllis Shafer

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Phyllis Shafer’s plein air workshop rocked! Against all weather conditions her students prevailed, If you every have the opportunity to take a class from Phyllis you will know why. Utterly passionate about painting, art and wilderness, she inspires and instructs. Thank you Phyllis! Phyllis’ demo…

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25th April opening of shows!!!

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Our reception this weekend went wonderfully well, in spite of the motocross Grande Prix going on right at our gate!!!! Thanks to Deny Dotson for organizing traffic staff and signs for us. Soooo….. A great group of artists who gave lovely artist talks about their…

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“Anatomy of a Story”

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Our Artist in Residence for April is illustrator Lisa Kurt. Lisa works primarily with acrylics and mixed media on canvas or wood panels; her work integrates maps and other ephemera within her paintings. Through her work, she explores stories that involve people, animals, and creatures…

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Welcome to the Wild West, Jenny Valloric!

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by Kris Vagner Double Scoop ……….. Jenny Valloric arrived in Virginia City Monday with a traveler’s perspective, a cleared calendar, and a weaving loom in the back of her SUV. Jenny’s an Artist in Residence at St. Mary’s Art & Retreat Center,…

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A new mini/micro Residency program for Students…

15 01

We are setting up a new micro or mini residency program for Arts students…The Residency comprises of 2-7 days to focus on a project. The artist stays in our Resident rooms with their own studio and the use of our creative spaces. While still in…

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Merry Merry!!!!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends of St Mary’s Art Center! 2014 has been a fantastic year for the Art Center, with many great leaps forward! We had 6 international Artists in Residence from Denmark, Holland and the UK, our Art Faire was a…

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ART FAIRE

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The Art Faire was a huge success made possible by all of our wonderful sponsors, artist vendors, board members and volunteers! Thank you to all who participated in any way with our Art Faire! Thank you to all the artists who donated a piece for…

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“a winter tonic”

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so its only just started being wintery…but we all enjoyed “a winter tonic” very much! Thank you to all of our artists and visitors who came up the hill to see our new shows on the 15th November opening day!!!! Here is a sample of…

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UK artist Claire Scully’s creative illustration workshop

31 07

4 days of drawing and learning with London based, UK artist, Claire Scully is a very very big treat. Claire is one of our Resident Artists for July and August 2014. The class began with an orientation hike in the local Comstock region, surrounded by…

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Narrative Illustration stitching workshop with UK artist, Stewart Easton

25 07

Our Resident artist Stewart Easton is an illustrator and embroiderer from Coventry in the UK. As unlikely an stitcher as you will find anywhere, he creates amazing tales and folklore within his work. His narrative stitching workshop was therefore a real eyeopener for students, who…

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