Agata Popęda here. As many of you know, every week the Weekly runs a section called Visuals, where we present two pieces of art from ongoing exhibits, as well as those from established and up-and-coming artists.
From time to time, we find ourselves in a pickle—we have so many date-sensitive Visuals that we don’t have enough space in print to highlight them all.
This week we have exactly this very problem. Therefore, as the Weekly’s arts and culture writer, I’m taking liberty to introduce here some pieces of art and the exhibits they come from. There’s a lot of art to see all over Monterey County. Let’s dive in.
Consider popping in to the Carmel Art Association in Carmel to see the Alice Geller-Robertson and Pamela Takigawa exhibit titled You Are Here (on display until Aug. 5). This unusual show is all about maps, geography and navigation, or broadly speaking, awareness of being in a particular geographic location. Geller-Robertson and Takigawa are not only artists, but also cartographers. Learn more at an artist talk event 2pm Saturday, July 20 at CAA, Dolores Street between 5th and 6th avenues.
Another CAA exhibit running until Aug. 5 is Colors of the Coast, showing works by Maria Boisvert, Christine Crozier, Sibyl Johnson, Stan Robbins and Cindy Wilbur. These artists continue the tradition of capturing and interpreting the ever-changing beauty of California's coastline through their distinct artistic styles.
Pacific Grove Library has a newish exhibit on its walls. Unique Visions is a showcase of talent by adults with special needs. This is the second show presented by Art Abilities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through creative expression. The show will run through Sept. 27.
Gallery MAR in Carmel presents their annual HorsePower show—about cars and horses. The artists are Santiago Michalek, who loves to paint anything with metal, motors and rust; Kathy Taylor, who calls the horse her spirit animal; and the award-winning sculptor Stephanie Revennaugh. Her style is loose and textural while maintaining absolute fidelity to motion and musculature.
“Love of horses truly crosses culture, station and gender,” she says.
“This is a show we usually put closer to the Concours d’Elegance,” says Thomas Cushman, co-owner and director of Gallery MAR. “This year, however, we are doing it early, so those collectors will have a chance to see this new work before they get busy with the drivable artwork that will soon take over Carmel.”
Also, it's not too late to submit your work for the upcoming Reigning Cats and Dogs exhibit in Carl Cherry Center for Arts—the deadline is Aug. 7. They are looking for original and unique 2D and 3D artworks celebrating dogs and cats. Work must include either a dog or cat to be considered. All artwork styles and mediums are welcome, but photography will not be included in the exhibit.
The exhibit will run starting Sept. 6; it will also be included in this year’s Arts Council for Monterey County’s Open Studios Art Tour Oct. 12-13.
More art coming soon.