Lamorinda Arts Council

Mocktails & Cocktails
2024-07-28 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.
