SMACenter’s 2009 Season
Celebrating Art on and off the Comstock

Tuesday’s Year-round  FREE Open Studio Tuesday 9 a.m. until creativity runs out

Please call (775) 847-7774 or E-mail: smacenter@earthlink.net for additional information on workshops, exhibits, weekend rentals or our mid-week rental promotion

Jan – Feb                                 

SMAC Exhibit On Tour

Dusty Roads Artists Traveling Exhibit –Eureka’s Courthouse Gallery

Feb 14-17

Vivienne French’s           

Quilting Retreat

Mar 2 April 26   

SMAC Exhibit On Tour

Dusty Roads Artists Traveling Exhibit Dini Cultural Center Yerington, NV

March 6-8         

Isa Lawton’s                 

L’art du Tricot Retreat (The Art of Knitting)

March 12          

Dini Cultural Center Yerington, NV

Free Reception 6:30-7:30 Dusty Roads Artists’ Trail

March 12-15

Windy Moon’s              

Quilting Retreat

March 17-On         

Deon Burton                 

Spring Artist’s Residency

March 20-22          

ASG’s                          

Camp Sew and Sew

March 26-27                      

NV Humanities Staff

Staff Retreat

April 3-5                                    

Country Purr Farm           

Scrap Booking Retreat

April 10-12

Krystal

Private Event

April 17-19             

Kim Boles

Scrap booking Retreat

April 24-26             

SCBW’s                       

Children’s Book Writers’ Convention

May-Oct                                  

Public Tours

Free guided tours Tues-Sunday 11 am to 4 pm

May – June                              

Exhibit

Torpedo Factory’s National Traveling Exhibit – Main Event Gallery

 

Exhibit

Shaw/Smith Installation – Silverland Gallery

 

Exhibit

Bethany Surber Exhibition – North Side Gallery

 

Exhibit

Dusty Roads Artists Traveling Exhibit – Studio 55 Gallery

May - Oct

Exhibit

Tapeworms Installation.
Kaleigh Surber, Molly Burnet, Kristin Hamlet, Mimi Patrick - South Side Exhibition

May - Dec

Art’s In Education

SMAC’s “Draw and Talk” Series with rural schools & summer school programs

May 1-3                                            

Carol Purroy’s               

Women’s Writing Retreat www.wwwomens-retreats.com

May 2                  

Free Reception 5-7 pm

Silverland’s Shaw/Smith

 

Free Reception 4-6 pm

Main Event’s Torpedo Factory Featured artists Fran Livaditis and Deb Jansen are flying out for the reception.

 

11:30 – 2 p.m. SMAC’s Art Groupies Luncheon & Private Tour

 

Free Reception 4-6 pm

South Side’s Tape Worm Installation

 

Free Reception 4-6 pm

 North Side’s Bethany Surber

 

Free Reception 4-6 pm

Studio 55 – Dusty Roads Artists’ Traveling Exhibition

May 5

Lady of the Snows Church Group

Craft Day

May 8-10                                

Available          

May 14-17                                

Dumin Wedding

Private Event

May 18-25             

Shari Young’s               

Art Retreat

May 29-31

Ganiy

Private Event

June 5-7

SMACenter Paint In & Out

Gypsy Art Paint In and Out Festival – A signature program of the SMAC Art & Retreat Center – Registration still open. $10 per person to register or $25 Artist Special to spend the night at the center.

4 p.m. Reception and Celebration. Sales area for those wishing to sell works.

June 10-15           

Dale Laitinen’s              

Watercolor Workshop www.dalelaitinen.com

June 13                                    

Free Reception 5-7 pm

Silverland’s Veronica Graham

June 13 – July 14

Exhibit

Silverland’s Veronica Graham’s Installation

June 16 – Aug 18

Craft Class

Tuesday’s 9:30 -11:20 CCI’s Summer Program Kids

June 19-21

Available

June 24-29

Dianne Stearn’s

Watercolor Workshop www.diannestearns.com

July 1 – July 31

Exhibit

Antipodes - 6 Northern Nevada Artists

July 13– Sept 4          

NV Arts Council                        

Out of Print Exhibition Main Event Gallery

July 1-31                              

SMAC’s On Tour for Artown’s                       

Dusty Roads Artists’ Traveling Exhibit M-Sat 9-5 TMCC Main Gallery

July 3-5                                    

Private Event

Private Family Reunion

July 5                   

Artown’s - Conversation with Artists at Barnes & Noble 2-3 pm 

Carol Purroy

July 10-12

Kim Boles

Scrapbooking Retreat

July 12                     

Artown’s  - Conversation with Artists at Barnes & Noble 2-3 pm

Patricia Sherer

July 15-17            

Candace Nicol’s                         

Printmaking Workshop www.candacenicol.com

July 17-18

Family Event

Csillagi Family (4-5)

July 18- Aug 18

Exhibit

Silverland’s Kate Csillagi Drawings and Paintings

July 18                                                 

Free Reception 5-7 pm Silverland’s Exhibit

Kate Csillagi

July 18                                                 

Free Reception 5-7 pm Main Event’s

Out of Print Exhibit

July 18

Free Reception 5-7 p.m
Studio 55

Antipodes Exhibit

July 19                  

Artown’s - Conversation with Artists at Barnes & Noble 2-3 pm –

Ray Freeman

July 24-26

Available

July 26                  

Artown’s - Conversation with Artists at Barnes & Noble 2-3 pm –

Carol Grigus

 

July 29

Natural Rhythm Women’s Dance

Moving in the Now

July  31- Aug 2

Available

Aug 7-9

Caldwell

 

Wedding

August 14-16

Dusty Roads Artists’ Trail Weekend

Celebration Free for accepted NV artists

Aug 21-23           

Carol Purroy’s Retreat

Women’s Writing Retreat www.wwwomens-retreats.com

August 22                

           

Free Reception 5-7 pm Silverland’s

Aug 22 – Sept 22

Exhibit

Silverland’s Russell Dudley Installation

August 28-30

Maeder

 

Reunion Party

Aug 31 to Sept 6

Sandy Imperatori’s

Watercolor Retreat

Sept 11-17

Reno Fiber Guild

Fiber Workshop

Sept 18-20                                           

Chris Booth’s

 Retreat

Sept 23-27

Jean LeGassick’s

Plein Air Workshop www.jeanlegassick.com

Sept 26- Oct 25

Exhibit

Silverland’s Megan Berner Installation

Oct 2-4                  

Wengrin
                       

Wedding Party

Oct 8-11                                  

SCBW’s                       

Children’s Book Writers Conference

Oct 17-18     

Closing Reception Weekend Performance 4 p.m. Sat 10/17

Russell Dudley’s Closing Overnight

Oct 17                                                            

Fourth Ward School’s                       

“Wealth & Health on The Comstock” Party of the Year

Oct 24

Fourth Ward School’s

Janet Jones’ Ghost Event Parties of the Year

Oct 29 (Thursday)

Silverland’s Reception 5-7 pm.

Dean Burton

Oct 30                  

TMCC’s                        

Ghost Event Pending

Oct 31                  

Jones’                          

Private Halloween Overnight

Nov 7-9

County Purr Farm

Scrap booking Retreat

Nov 14-16

Kim Boles

Scrap booking Retreat

Nov 21-23

Available

Nov 26-29

Booth’s

Private Family Thanksgiving

Dec 5-7

Available

Dec 12-14

Available

Dec 19-21

Available

Dec 24-26

Booth’s

Private Family Christmas

Dec 30-31

Shelly’s

Private Friends New Year’s Party