This month, the BayWood Artists, a unique painting group with an environmental mission, will present a major exhibit of paintings depicting the beauty, diversity and charm of the San Francisco Bay Area with a special emphasis on boating and the excitement of the America’s Cup competition.
BayWood Artists on the Bay: A Salute to America’s Cup opens October 4. The exhibit will present paintings depicting the beauty, diversity and charm of the San Francisco Bay Area with a special emphasis on boating and the excitement of the America’s Cup competition. On The Water by Chris Adessa
Published: October, 2013
This month, the BayWood Artists, a unique painting group with an environmental mission, will present a major exhibit of paintings depicting the beauty, diversity and charm of the San Francisco Bay Area with a special emphasis on boating and the excitement of the America’s Cup competition. BayWood Artists on the Bay: A Salute to America’s Cup opens October 4, with a public reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and runs through October 26 in the Bay Model Exhibition Gallery, 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The funds raised from sales at this exhibition will benefit Friends of the Bay Model for the Education Program, which provides comprehensive learning resources for children and adults. "We are fortunate and excited that the BayWood Artists have selected the Bay Model to be their beneficiary this year," said Chris Gallagher, park manager of the Bay Model Visitor Center. "We are proud to have played a small part in their efforts to help save and preserve Bay Area lands, shores and waterways. We are honored to have hosted the BayWood Artists Exhibitions for the last 13 years, and this year is especially exciting as we focus on the America’s Cup."
Since 1997, BayWood Artists has worked to save the lands they love, the first painting group in the San Francisco Bay Area with an environmental mission. This group was established solely to protect and preserve the lands that inspire their art. Bill Long, chairperson of the Marin Open Space Trust said, "BayWood Artists’ dazzling paintings bring beautiful open spaces into our homes. They remind us on even the darkest days of our spectacular surroundings and the need to preserve them for future generations."
BayWood Artists include Chris Adessa, Krystal Allen, Christin Coy, Ben Farnham, Jon Francis, Sherrill Miller, Victoria Mimiaga, Zenaida Mott, Lissa Nicolaus and Tom Soltesz. The guest artist for this show is Robbie Collins.
Organizations the BayWood Artists have supported include Marin Open Space Trust, Marin Open Space District, Save Mount Diablo, Angel Island Association, Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Save the Bay, Russian Riverkeepers, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Point Reyes National Seashore Association. "We were overwhelmed by the response of the public to their works of art—and it was a wonderful way to tell the story of this sacred park," said Suzanne Badenhoop, president of the Angel Island Association, of their show with the BayWood Artists.
Please visit www.baywoodartists.org for up-to-date information and images for the current partnership show. BayWood Artists is a fiscally sponsored project of MarinLink.
