Sanchez Art Center

Sanchez Art Center is pleased to present the 2017 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, on view from April 21 through May 21. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 pm on Friday, April 21, with live music provided by the Blue on Green, featuring Rob Wullenjohn on guitar, Peggy Johnston on flute, and Bill Oaks on bass.

Susan Sayre Batton, Interim Director of the San Jose Museum of Art, served as juror for Left Coast Annual this year. Her task was no easy one—to select 50 artworks from the almost 800 entries submitted by 288 artists, all from the left coast states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Juror Batton chose works in a variety of media, from photography and digital inkjet prints to mixed media and installations, with some large acrylic paintings adding strong color. Some of the largest 2D artworks are up to 5 feet wide, while the smallest is a diminutive 3" x 7.5". The exhibit includes artists from Alaska, California, and Oregon. The public is invited to hear Batton discuss her jurying process and talk with the artists about their work on Sunday, May 21, at 3:30 pm.

Come to the reception on April 21 prepared to make some art of your own by participating in our Community Art Project, titled Pacifica Art. Your creations will be displayed at Sanchez Art Center during 2017.

The public is also invited to Sanchez Art Center Open Studios on Mother’s Day, May 14, from 11 to 5 pm. There will be a number of artist demonstrations to show how each artist works or to demonstrate a particular technique or medium. See the schedule at the end of our Events Calendar page.

Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Following opening night, the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment, through May 21.