Sonoma's 18th Annual Salute to the Arts Celebrates
the Roots, Beauty, and Bounty of Sonoma County
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ArtVisual Art Competition / Visual Art Competition Awards, Exhibit & Silent Auction / Art Competition Exhibit & Sale in Sonoma Plaza / Artists' and Galleries Exhibition and Sale at Salute to the Arts in the Sonoma Plaza / Scholarships / Original Art Created for Salute to the Arts Posters / Posters and Fine Art Prints / See Also / DownloadsFounded in 1986 to showcase the food, wine, and art of Sonoma, Salute to the Arts raises funding for Sonoma Valley non-profit arts and cultural organizations.
Art is highlighted throughout the weekend of Salute to the Arts events, and is supported throughout the year through net proceeds. See also: Benefitting Organizations. It is the festival's purpose to promote the professional original art available in the community, encouraging art as a viable business and profession; and to assist non-profit arts organizations with promotion and fundraising. Through Sonoma's annual Salute to the Arts, the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance funds scholarships for high school seniors interesting in pursuing careers in the arts. Original art is created each year to promote Salute to the Arts. This year's poster art, Dick Cole's "Happy Trails," ties the regional theme of western lore with wine country romance. Artists have the opportunity to enter the annual Salute to the Arts Visual Art Competition; numerous artists and galleries display their works each year at Salute to the Arts in the Sonoma Plaza.
Festival patrons will have the opportunity to bid on juried artists' entries at The Salute Celebration, as well as on Dick Cole's original painting - "Happy Trails" - at the Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner; to add their own brush strokes to the art-for-all-ages mural created annually during the event; and to browse through exhibits of fine art presented by wine country artists, including Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance board members Claudia Wagar (Vine Art), Michael Holland (M Holland Gallery/Artworks), Thomas Patrick (Red Wolf Studio), and Dick Cole, 2003 poster artist. Please see below:
Visual Art Competition The eighth annual art competition is open to artists outside of Sonoma Valley, as well as to local artists. It provides entry into the event which may be otherwise inaccessible to many artists. The competition's primary purposes are to enhance the event's focus on the arts; to support and promote individual artists; to heighten awareness of the arts in Sonoma Valley; to include visual arts in The Salute Celebration, the event's opening night gala; and to increase the fundraising capacity of Salute to the Arts for participating non-profit organizations. Artists are encouraged to enter an original work of art in one or both categories: Flat work and three dimensional work. The theme is open and does not need to be wine country related. >>> More Info | >>> Visual Art Competition Winners 2003 Visual Art Competition Awards, Exhibit & Silent Auction Entries which are juried into the competition are displayed and offered at Silent Auction at The Salute Celebration, Salute's opening night gala.
Awards are presented later that same evening. First, Second, and Third Place in Both Categories (Flat Work and Three Dimensional):
First place: $1,000
Second place: $ 500
Third place: $ 250
A total of $3,500 in prize money! Art Competition Exhibit & Sale in Sonoma Plaza
Following the Salute Celebration the Exhibit is moved to Sonoma Plaza for the weekend, and artworks which did not sell at Silent Auction are offered to the public at retail. Artists' and Galleries Exhibition and Sale at Salute to the Arts in the Sonoma Plaza
Please visit "Art Tasting in Sonoma Plaza" for a list of galleries and artists who will be showing at Sonoma Salute to the Arts this year. Unlike "arts and crafts fairs," Salute to the Arts does not rent "booth" space to artists. Exhibits are individually structured by agreement between the exhibitor and the coordinator.
Exhibits must feature primarily original works. The Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance, the festival's
non-profit sponsor, accepts and juries applications from Sonoma galleries; non-profit visual arts
organizations; Sonoma Valley art studios; and Sonoma Valley based visual arts marketing groups
that represent artists whose artwork constitutes their primary source of income.
As a result, Salute to the Arts' visual art exhibits have garnered a reputation for excellence. That reputation translates to art activity and art sales in Sonoma throughout the year. Download Visual Art Objectives & Guidelines here. Scholarships Through Sonoma's annual Salute to the Arts, the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance funds scholarships for high school seniors interesting in pursuing careers in the arts. The scholarship fund, established in 1998, provides awards for music, visual art, theater art, and literary students. In 2002 awards for promising culinary and enology/viticulture students were added. Original Art Created for Salute to the Arts Posters Since Salute to the Arts' tenth anniversary, an original painting has been created each year for the Festival by a prominent artist.
Posters and Fine Art Prints Each year, high quality posters featuring artworks commissioned especially for that year's Festival are printed to promote the Festival and sell to the public. In 2002, limited edition museum quality fine art Iris Giclée prints were added to the Festival merchandise line. See Also:
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