Lamorinda Arts Council

Artist Reception, September 2024 | Art Gallery at Wilder | Joy Chew
2024-09-15 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Art Gallery at Wilder, 20 Orinda Fields Lane, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
Please join us at the Wilder Art & Garden Center for this month’s Artist Reception!
Meet the Artist, Joy Chew, view the art, and enjoy light refreshments…
Joy Chew | “Whiskers and Zen”
Artist Reception
Sunday, September 15, 2:30- 4:30 pm
Wilder Art & Garden Center
20 Orinda Fields Lane
*Parking is available in the parking lots next to Field 3. Accessible parking spaces are available near an adjacent Accessible ramp leading up to the Art & Garden Center. Look for our Wilder Gallery signage to direct you.
All the details, including driving directions to the gallery, are available on our website. You may also view and purchase art from this exhibit in our Wilder Online Gallery.

Pacific Chamber Orchestra Classics I - Denis Pascal
2024-09-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, CA, 94549, United States
Maestro Lawrence Kohl offers Brahms’s deeply liberating Third Symphony alongside Ravel’s exuberant Piano Concerto in G with Denis Pascal who is flying in from Paris.
The emotions Brahms employs in his 3rd Symphony combine the serious and the playful, creating a work of gripping and emotional drama that moves the soul.

For the Ravel Piano Concerto, “Denis Pascal’s individual style when playing the great repertoire places him among the finest French pianists of his generation,” (Sung-Won Yang, Artistic Director of the Beethoven Festival, Beaune, France). Pascal brings out the full exuberance of Ravel’s work.
Visit PacificChamberOrchestra.org/tickets/ for more information.

First Fridays Makers Market at Orinda Theatre Square
2024-09-06 17:30 - 20:30 | Orinda Theatre Square, 2 Theatre Square, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
Join us at this month’s First Fridays Makers Market on September 6th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM in Orinda Theatre Square!
We’ll offer complimentary sweet treats and share details about our fundraising event, Art of Mixology.
This community event, organized by the City of Orinda and Bay Area Makers Market, features a range of handcrafted items from local vendors. It’s a great opportunity to support local makers and enjoy a vibrant community gathering.
Open to all. Stop by and say Hello!

Mocktails & Cocktails
2024-08-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Tutu’s Food & Drink, 53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, CA, 94549, United States
At this free monthly community event, we gather with those who love Art, Literature, Music, and all things creative to talk about anything and everything related to living a creative life. Please join us!
Mocktails & Cocktails
Sunday, August 25th, 4 – 6pm
Tutu’s Food & Drink
53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
Find us by looking for our poster of surrealist Dora Maar (pictured). No RSVP is required, just show up. No host bar.

Art Embraces Words
2024-08-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Lafayette Library & Learning Center, 3941 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, 94549, United States
Lovers of the spoken word and art are invited to join us…
Saturday, August 24 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Lamorinda Arts Council invites you to listen to writer Lucinda Jackson read from her “Project Escape” memoir, award-winning poet Emma Wong and writer Jane Blomstrand read from their current work, and artist Katherine Billeci who speaks about and exhibits her original artwork on display. Co-Chair and Emcee Linda Hartmann introduces each presenter and fields a short Q&A.

After the readings and art presentations, join us in the Courtyard for a Reception from 3:30 – 4:45 pm. The free Library parking lot closes at 5:00 p.m. This free program is generously funded by the Community Foundation of Lafayette.

Lafayette Library Arts & Science Room, 3941 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Art Embraces Words is made possible by a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Lafayette.

Lamorinda Idol 2024 | Finals & Awards
2024-08-18 11:00 - 19:30 | Orinda Theatre, 2 Orinda Theater Square, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
Join us at the historic Orinda Theatre for the Lamorinda Idol 2024 Finals and Awards
Sunday, August 18th Performance Schedule…Come for one session or stay all day!

11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Solo K – 2 and Solo 3 – 5
1:00 – 2:30 pm: Groups K – 5, Groups 6 – 8, and Groups 9 – 12
3:15 – 4:30 pm: Solo 6 – 8
5:00 – 6:15 pm: Solo 9 – 12
7:00 – 7:30 pm: K – 12 Awards!

Artist Reception, August 2024 | Art Gallery at Wilder
2024-08-04 14:30 - 16:30 | Art Gallery at Wilder, 20 Orinda Fields Lane, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
Please join us at the Wilder Art & Garden Center for this month’s Artist Reception!
Artist: Lois Reynolds MeadTitle: Two Pears
Meet the Artist, Lois Reynolds Mead, view her vibrant acrylic collage artwork, and enjoy light refreshments…
Artist Reception
Sunday, August 4, 2:30- 4:30 pm
Wilder Art & Garden Center
20 Orinda Fields Lane
*Parking is available in the parking lots next to Field 3. Accessible parking spaces are available near an adjacent Accessible ramp leading up to the Art & Garden Center. Look for our Wilder Gallery signage to direct you.
All the details, including driving directions to the gallery, are available on our website. You may also view and purchase art from this exhibit in our Wilder Online Gallery.

Artist Reception, August 2024 | Art Gallery at the Orinda Library
2024-08-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Art Gallery at the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States
August 2024 Exhibit | June 29 – July 26, 2024
Artist: Thuy Linh KangTitle: “Pink Lotus”

Featured Artists:

Soul Box Project
Thuy Linh Bennett Kang, Mixed Media
Karen Hildebrand, Ceramics
Andy Toro’s 1960s Olympic Memorabilia

Artist Reception: Saturday, August 3rd, 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Library Terrance
Meet the Artists and enjoy light refreshments. All are welcome!
All the details are here.

Lamorinda Idol Summer Concert, Moraga
2024-07-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Moraga Commons Park, 1425 St Marys Rd, Moraga, CA, 94556, United States
Please join us for the Summer Concert Series in Moraga! These community gatherings are fantastic for all ages and a fun way to spend an evening…
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Summer Concert Series
Moraga Commons Park
These kid singers work so hard and share their incredible passion! Don’t miss hearing them sing their hearts out…

Mocktails & Cocktails
2024-07-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Tutu’s Food & Drink, 53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, CA, 94549, United States
At this free monthly community event, we gather with those who love Art, Literature, Music, and all things creative to talk about anything and everything related to living a creative life. Please join us!
Mocktails & Cocktails
Sunday, July 28th, 4 – 6pm
Tutu’s Food & Drink
53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
Find us by looking for our poster of surrealist Dora Maar (pictured). No RSVP is required, just show up. No host bar.

Art Embraces Poetry
2024-07-20 13:30 - 15:30 | Town Hall Theatre, 3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA, 94549, United States
Enjoy poetry readings by Gail Rudd Entrekin, Jim Guninshan, and Linda Riebel, admire artwork by Emily Jingzhu Bennett from Acalanes High School, and join us for an exciting Open Mic Hour*.
ART EMBRACES POETRY
Saturday, July 20, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette
An Artist & Poet Reception follows in the lobby with a no-host bar. All are welcome!
*Pre-register for a 3-minute Open Mic timeslot at Literary@LamorindaArts.org; otherwise spots will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you.
Art Embraces Poetry is made possible by a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Lafayette.

Call for Artists: Stories We Tell Exhibit
2024-07-15 - 2024-08-15 | CA
Artists are invited to participate in our “Stories We Tell” Exhibit, which highlights the art of storytelling through visual narratives.
Narrative art encompasses traditional mediums such as murals, drawing, painting, and sculpture, as well as contemporary forms like photography, film, animation, and comic strips. Artwork for the exhibit can be abstract or representational and may include accompanying written stories or musical scores.
Exhibit Dates: September 2 – November 1
Submission Period: July 16 – August 15
(Installation: August 31; Takedown: November 2)
For all the details, click here.

ARTSCCC “Art Passages” Exhibit Featuring Lamorinda Arts Council & Other Contra Costa County Arts Organizations
2024-07-01 - 2024-10-04 | CA
ARTSCCC (Arts Contra Costa County) curates quarterly exhibits at the brand-new County Administration Building in Martinez. Lamorinda Arts Council is among the five organizations invited to showcase artwork from its members. The public is invited to view “Infatuation” by Denise Nomura of Moraga, “View from the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona” by
Linda Huffman of Martinez and “Memory 2” by Kimiko Kogure of Orinda through October 7.
The County Administration Building, 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, is open Mon. – Fri. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, closed weekends. Learn more at artsccc.com.
