VALLEY CENTER ART GALLERY NEWS

March 27 2024 Exhibit and Reception

The Valley Center Art Gallery hosted a Flora and Fauna themed exhibit for local and surrounding communities.

Above, pictured board members: (Left) Carolyn McGraw, Zenobia Ryken, Tatiana Ovanessoff, Gloria Warren. (Top Right) Laura Adolph, Judith Shadzi, Zenobia Ryken. (Top Bottom)  Barbara Sharnau, Adrianne Cisnerod-Selekman, Zenobia Ryken, Susan Moore.

 VCAG sponsored the Best of Show prize for the VCAA’s annual VC Youth Art Show. The awards ceremony was held March 16th at the VC Library. VCAG Founding Member Barbara Scharnau is pictured with the Best of Show winner Nowi’chi Donate of Pauma School. 

 Clockwise: We thank Michael Mahan, Board member of VCAG, for donating $2500 to VCAG.  Sharon Seibert, Chiropractor in Village Square, Valley Center. Judith Shadzi repaired a beloved family painting that had been damaged, and we thank Sharon for donating $100 to the Valley Center Art Gallery.  We thank Judith & Bahram Shadzi, owners of Cosmic Solar & Roofing for donating $5000 to VCAG.  We thank an Anonymous Donor for $13,373, which will be matched by a $10,000 donation from HP inc. 

The Valley Center Art Gallery (VCAG) continues moving toward bringing an art facility to  Valley Center,

on the County property next to the Library and History Museum, creating a cultural complex for our

community.

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Valley Center Trails Association and Friends of Hellhole Canyon jointly presented their second Picnic in the Park at Butterfield Trails Ranch on October 14 The community came out by the hundreds to visit Butterfield Trails Ranch and support the Valley Center Art Gallery's mission to build a state of the art, multi-generational gallery for the community.

Email Fifth District Supervisor Jim Desmond at jim.desmond@sdcounty.ca.gov to show your support.

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This innovative gallery will provide unique classes and workshops in a setting designed to inspire while providing fun and educational  experiences for our area’s multi-generational population…from children to elders, all will be welcomed and encouraged to participate.

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The VCAG’s fund raising is on-going and every dollar helps move them closer to their goal of funding the gallery. The Valley Center Art Gallery (VCAG) is envisioned as a space where local  artists from the greater Valley Center unincorporated and tribal community will display their work; host art-related talks, meetings, classes, workshops, social gatherings and more.

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Guests arrived with anticipation and left with an over-the-top experience. “Extraordinary…that’s how I would describe the Valley Center Art  Gallery’s premiere fundraising event. Any group that can produce an event of this nature will realize the gallery.” 

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Valley Center Art Gallery held its premiere fundraising event, sponsored by Cosmic Solar, on Sunday, June 26th at a board member’s private home whose property adjoins the Rancho Guejito. 

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P.J. Campbell, director of marketing (left) and Barb Scharnau, treasurer for the Valley Center Art Gallery, speaking about their dream for a gallery at the county complex on Cole Grade.

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Group forms to raise funds and build a Valley Center art gallery and cultural center. 

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