Wow!  Our 6th Annual EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk is installed!

Exhibit will be up through late October! 

We brought in 29 wonderful works 'in dialog with nature' and they are waiting for you to discover them!  There is a free self-guide tour book  at the beginning of the trail! 

  Click on Sculpture Walk to see the previous exhibits

New News / New Project:  

Wine Country Saddle Tree Competition, Middletown, CA

an artful reinterpretation of the saddle form 

Submissions are closed and are artists are creating intriguing work.

Saddle Trees are the armature from which all equestrian saddles are made.  The tree gets leathered, tooled, and equiped for life with a horse.

coyote film festival 2008!  

HAS MOVED TO THE CALPINE GEOTHERMAL VISITOR'S CENTER  15500 Central Park Road, Middletown, CA

Saturday, July 26th - 2 Screenings:  2:00 p.m. matinee and 8:00 p.m.  show

     Tickets available at door 1/2 hour before screening

$10.00 per person / $5.00 - Kids 16 and under

PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED!   PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED!

 

'Call of the Hummingbird', A film by Alice Klein (Producer, Director, Writer and also Publisher of Toronto's NOW Magazine).

In the gorgeous setting of central Brazil, a rag tag group of 1000 permaculture experts, Rastafarians, alternative health practitioners, 13 Moon Calendar followers and NGO executives work toward a do-it-yourself action plan to make the world a better place in 13 days.  But who is going to deal with the garbage?  Welcome to "Survivor" for social change addicts where consensus is the only way to make decisions.  Anyone can speak.  For as long as they like about whatever they want.  And they do.

The film's fascinating characters take us on a journey that covers terrain from the practices of permaculture and consensus facilitation all the way to the meaning of the Mayan calendar, which mysteriously ends in 2012 - just a few short years away.  In the process we are introduced to new ideas about politics, nature and even time itself.

'Call of the Hummingbird' is a fascinating exploration of new paradigm thinking about organizing for social change.

www.CalloftheHummingbird.com  

Parental discretion is advised =  Cost at door is $10.00 /adult - $5.00 / 16 and under.  Doors open half hour before screening.  Refreshments for sale. 

The rest of this year’s fest will be an exciting line up and we will announce soon.  In September Coyote Film Festival is screening “Sherman’s Way”, a romantic comedy partly shot in Lake County and winning independent festival awards.  Director Craig Saavedra will be on hand and we working out all the details.

 

 

Our flagship program is EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk, a five month exhibit of sculptures "in dialog with nature" at the 107 acre Middletown County Trailside Park.  We are proud to represent local, Bay Area and national artists who give their time and material to create the only free, public art in Lake  County. Our artists get the opportunity to work in nature and understand the importance of making art accessible to all. 

In addition to our flagship program, we've created the Coyote Film Festival to help keep the sculpture walk alive and fund our non-profit's initiatives.  Coyote Film Festival is Lake County's only voice for independent film.  We show main features, short films and animation one weekend a month from June through September "under the stars" at beautiful Langtry Estate and Vineyards (formerly Guenoc Winery).  Lawn seating, chair seating and picnic tables are available during the festival and the winery tasting room and facilities remain open. Click on Coyote Film Festival toggle above for more information!

Lake County is approximately 2 hours Northeast of San Francisco and abuts Sonoma and Napa Counties.  Lake County is isolated by the Mayacama Mountain range and geographically cut-off from the cultural diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area.  Mountains, hot springs, wine tasting, music festivals, etc. are all here.

EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk

We offer free docent guided tours to schools and youth organizations (as available, by appointment only). We'd love to discuss other youth/student programs utilizing our art educators and professional artists.

Fibonnaci Sequence Based on the Number 3

Barbara Jacobsohn Phelps, Sculptor

2005 Exhibit

Middletown County Trailside Park is a scenic 107 acre county park and home to a mix of oak, pine, manzanita and madrone. The Park is located approximately 20 minutes north of Calistoga and accessed from Highway 29 to Route 175 to Dry Creek Cutoff (click here for detailed directions). The grounds are flat, containing numerous vernal pools and a small pond. Ponderosa pine and moss laden oak groves are separated by grasslands sprinkled liberally with wildflowers (especially in Spring!). The park is open year round from dawn till dusk.

The central trail has been designated for EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk. This trail is approximately 3/8th mile long and meanders to a picnic area with large oaks shading half a dozen tables. In winter and early spring some areas of the trail system will be wet or boggy. Temperatures can range from the 20's in the winter to the 100's in the summer. There are restrooms in the parking lot, but there is no water and no electricity. High, comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

We invite artists to participate in creating works built to be removed with minimal impact to the landscape.  Click on Sculpture Walk to access our application process and more information about the event.

We invite Lake County educators to contact us to arrange docent guided tours of the Sculpture Walk (Contact Us Here).

We invite volunteers to help with construction, dismantling, mitigation, marketing and the reception (Contact Us Here).

We invite Lake County youth or student organizations to contact us regarding art programs utilizing art educators or professional artists (Contact Us Here).

We invite the public to enjoy, free of charge, the natural beauty and creative talents of Lake County, California. (www.lakecounty.com; www.lakecountyartscouncil.com)

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