"World of Color"Art Show Winners:
And the winners of the May/June art show are... (click on the photo to see more). Stop by the gallery during business hours to see them in person until July 7.
Recent Events:
On March 13, 2024, the mural at the Corona Senior Center was unveiled. CAA 1st VP Lori Alarcon's design was selected by the patrons at the center from several entries. With the help of the Corona Art Association members and friends, the Corona Rotary Club, the Santiago High School Interact Club, and the Santiago HS Art Club, the mural was made a reality! The mural is 54 feet wide and took nearly 40 volunteers to paint over several weeks. Then on April 17th, CAA was recognized at the Corona City Council meeting.
Lori Alarcon, Kathryn Duncan, Lysa Ashley, Karla Barney, and Michelle taught the free youth art classes on Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings under our grant from the Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts. Classes ended for the season on June 1. The teens were introduced to a wide variety of styles and mediums and it has been a joy to provide these art classes to our community.
On April 10th, the CAA team was out at Citrus Intermediate School TK and kinder and STEAM ( science, technology engineering, ART, and mathematics) night. Integrating art into the sciences is incredibly important and useful! Many of our CAA artists are scientists … we have several engineers, a chemist, an anthropologist, and more. The crossover of their skills makes for better art and science! And on May 15, Lori Alarcon did a special art class with these teens for the YMCA.
General Meeting demos have included our friend Lura from Woman's Improvement Club of Corona showing us how to make this adorable bunny cake and how to turn ordinary gum drops into candy flowers, and experimented with heavy body acrylic paints to create these amazing Monet inspired dimensional paintings.
The Corona Art Association was happy to be apart of Corona HS for Mental Health Awareness week on Monday, May 15.
On May 22, the Circle City Rotary Club granted CAA $500 which was accepted by CAA members Lori and Alex Alarcon, Kim Mabon, and Amelia Nieves. This grant was the final amount we needed to complete our long-awaited sink installation. Thanks also to the City of Corona, CAA members Leanna Griffin and Chris Bozar for their major contributions to this project.
Congratulations to CNUSD high school seniors Caiya and Jenell for winning our Maxine Piester Memorial Scholarship this year! Both students will be studying visual arts in college in the Fall. Corona Art Association members raise funds all year to provide two scholarships to local seniors going on to study visual arts after high school. We wish you all the best!!
CAA Members have contributed to several of the Canvas on the Curb utility boxes! The latest include Lori Alarcon's at Main and Ontario, and Kim Mabon's by Lamppost Pizza on Main and Rincon. Crystal Miao's is by the Applebee's on Promenade and McKinley.
Opportunities for Members:
Members, please mark your calendars and plan to "step up" and help out at these upcoming community events! Non-members, don't forget to stop by and say "hi" to us when you see us in the community. Donations are also always appreciated!
Student Art Show Prep help needed June 21. Email Lori if you can help.
CAA Marching in July 4th Parade! Members needed to walk with us, pass out candy and flyers. Email Laureen if you can be there!
Corona Summer Street Fairs on Thursday nights July 11, 18, 25, Aug 1, 8. We'll need plenty of assistance staffing the gallery and helping with kids' art and craft projects each night. Come out and enjoy the concert in our AC! Let Karla know if you can help.
Adult Student Art Show Prep help need on on Aug 23. Let Laureen know if you can assist.
Tuesdays 10am-12pm: Adaptive Art Class for those with special needs 14+. CAA member-artist Diane Archuletta hosts the FREE adaptive arts class every week to over 70 teens and adults with cognitive disabilities. But she cannot do it alone! Diane needs you help to keep this program running. If you can spare some time to help, just drop by the FAM room before class starts at 10am.
New and Continuing Classes:
We are always adding more classes and activities to our schedule, so remember to check our website and social medial frequently for updates!
Upcoming Events:
Remaining Art Show Themes and Schedule for 2024:
Open Theme (July)
Dreamscapes (September)
Nature (November)
Our bimonthly art shows occur in odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, and November). Take-In/Take-Out is held the weekend after the General Meeting.
See schedule and details here: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/art-exhibit-schedule
Save the Dates!
June 8: Lobsterfest on the City Hall lawn. CAA will be assisting with the silent auction. Parking will be severely impacted, so please plan ahead.
September 28: Fall-O-Ween Arts and Crafts Bootique. CAA members needed to staff the boutique.
October 12: Halloweekend. Volunteers needed to staff the gallery, do crafts with kids, and pass out candy.
October 26: Beaux Arts Ball 2024 at the Circle City Center!
To see more events coming up, please visit our main Events page or Calendar: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/
Reminders...
Current business hours are Thursdays 12:30-4pm, Fridays and Saturdays 12-4pm, Sundays 2-4pm.
Recurring meetings pattern:
Board meetings are always the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
General meetings are always the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
Art show take-in/take-out is the weekend after the general meetings in odd months.
The artist reception is the Saturday after take-in at 6pm.
Have a picture or print that would be perfect if it were only matted and framed? We offer custom mat cutting to members and the public at very competitive pricing! Check out the info on our website: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/mat-cutting
Our Gallery Gift Shop is stocked with CARDS, GIFTS and DECOR! All handcrafted by CAA member artists. A portion of the proceeds supports our community arts mission!
Art happens here!
The Corona Art Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community arts organization that has been serving the artistic needs of our communities since your participation in our events and donations help us to continue to support visual arts education and enjoyment for free or low-cost to residents of all ages and abilities. Thank you.
We especially need donations to our Adaptive Art classes for kids and adults with special needs. These are taught at the Corona Library 100% by volunteers. Please email us at admin@coronaartassociation.org if you can help.
We also want to offer more and larger scholarships to art students. To donate specifically to this program and to learn more, please go to: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/scholarship-program
Or, to give to our general fund, you can use the "Donate" button at the bottom of any page on our website.
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Corona Art Association is located inside Corona's Historic Civic Center at 815 W 6th St #145, Corona, CA 92882