October Song

Greetings

As ACF's spring and summer seasons wind down, it's a great time to look ahead and consider NEW DIRECTIONS. Our 2012 Season will be publicized soon, but in the meantime, we are thrilled to announce Intersection, an exhibition and round-table on art as force for healing. Curated by Claudia Chapline and Jacqueline Mallegni, this invitational show will be viewable at the Commonweal Gallery on Mesa Road in Bolinas, July through September 2012.

ACF is working on finding new, exciting, accessible spaces for site-specific, innovative exhibitions throughout Marin County and the Greater Bay Area. We are also interested in creating opportunities for emerging curators.

Please read on and find information about more ACF news, including our new Autumn Online Benefit Auction with two pieces donated by Ruby Newman. New Art for you = funds for ACF. Here's that link for our 32 Auctions page.

We are always happy to hear from you with your ideas and suggestions.

I hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,

Claudia Chapline,

ACF Board President

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THE ACF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ACF has limited spaces available on our working board for committed, forward-thinking member/directors. We are in the market for curators, fundraisers, event-planners and administrators.

BACK to THE RANCH

ACF OFFERING 2nd TOUR OF FABLED

OLIVER RANCH

Located in the heart of Sonoma County, 70 miles north of San Francisco, and known internationally for its wineries and scenic pleasures, the Oliver Ranch is home to 18 remarkable site-specific installations; the most recent of which is Ann Hamilton's The tower where commissioned dance, poetry, theatre, and music performances take place. The picturesque 100-acre property is host to world-renowned sculpture, and the tours are a once-in-a-lifetime event. Stay tuned for information about reserving your spot.

AFC's Fall Online Benefit Auction Featuring 2 Works by Ruby Newman

High quality giclee prints (on heavy weight archival artist's paper) 17" x 22"

Ruby Newman is a well established Bay Area artist working in a variety of mediums on canvas, paper and prepared panels. Her work is refreshingly vibrant, free spirited and spontaneous in both her use of color, brush stroke and response to subject matter. It is executed with a sense of immediacy and vitality.

www.rubynewman.com | Phone: 707 765 6824 |

ALL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED RUBY NEWMAN 2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

All proceeds after expenses benefit ACF. New art for your walls = operating funds for this arts organization.

How to Participate in the Auction?

1) Click here to Go to The ACF Page for 32 Auctions

2) Auction Login Name: ACFOnlineArt

3) Ends: October 31, 2011 04:00 PM CDT

Bid! Bid! Bid! Thank you for your support!

THe 2011 Season: Water, Water Everywhere

ART AT THE CHEESE FACTORY PRESENTS

SEASON OF WATER
Outreach Exhibitions on the Theme of WATER Featuring 47 Bay Area Artists
Curated by Claudia Chapline and Etta Deikman


Reflections on Water: ACF at Gallery Route One

March 18-20 Artists reflect on contemporary issues of global warming, acid rain,
and water consumption. This exhibition is produced in conjunction with the
Geography of Hope Literary Conference

Gallery Route One Project Space 11101 Hwy One, Point Reyes

Reception in honor of the Geography of Hope Conference March 19th, 5-6pm Join Us!



with works by: Sculptures by Reenie Charriere, Felicity Crush & Heidi Sandvoll, Carol Newborg, Priscilla Otani, Patti Trimble and paintings by Hagit Cohen, Beatrice Pediconi, Kay Russell, and Kathleen Youngquist

Of Water

Contemporary Art Works by Bay Area artists. The second outreach exhibition in

A Season of Water in memory of Jim Boyce

Curators: Claudia Chapline & Etta Deikman

Bay Model, Sausalito

2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA

March 29 – April 30, 2011

Reception: Saturday, April 2, 1:30-3:30 pm

Patti Trimble, Poetry Performance with Music at 3pm

Artists: Fariba Bogzaran, John Bucklin, Tim Burns, Mary Eubank, Joe Fox, Louise Finn Gould, Michael Knowlton, Jackie Lee Mary Ann Leff, Kate Leffler, Lin Max, Bonnie Neumann, Ruby Newman, Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Elizabeth Sher, Terry Sauve, Donna Solin, Nancy Stein, Anne Subercaseaux, Kathleen Youngquist

Looking at Water

August 14-September 4, 2011

Representational Views of Water from the Windows of 19 Bay Area Artists

Marin Art & Garden Center San Anselmo, CA

Reception: August 14, 2-4 pm

With works by: Kanna Aoki, Valerie Corvin, William Dreskin, Frank Field, Louise Finn Gould, Jane Kiskadden, Laura Kradjan-Cronin, Jackie Lee, Catherine Moreno, Terry Sauve', Shizue Seigel, Nancy Mayhew Weirum, and Mira M. White.



Art at the Cheese Factory was founded in 2007 at the Marin French Cheese Company in collaboration with owner, Jim Boyce, who graciously offered an historic warehouse for showing art. Due to his untimely passing in 2010, ACF is presenting outreach exhibitions this year. The mutability of water is an appropriate theme for this series of exhibitions, produced in his memory.