Spotted at the parking garage next to Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek:
Josh Keyes, Treadmill, 2006
A gift to the City of Walnut Creek
in memory of Susan Booth
longtime friend of Bedford Gallery
Spotted at the parking garage next to Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek:
Josh Keyes, Treadmill, 2006
A gift to the City of Walnut Creek
in memory of Susan Booth
longtime friend of Bedford Gallery
The Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek is hosting four Jazz performances this summer. According to the website the series is close to sold out so get on the wait list ASAP if interested. From their website:
Presented by the Diablo Regional Arts Association, the new series will bring you the very best of jazz: thrilling, swinging, surprising and bluesy, but always entertaining.
The 300-seat Margaret Lesher Theatre will sell out quickly – subscribe now!
Location: Walnut Creek, Lesher Center
Price: $99 for all 4 shows
Dates/Performers:
Artist: Judith Foosaner
Title: Breaking and Entering #12
Year: 2012
Medium: acrylic on paper on canvas
Location: Contemporary – 2nd floor
As noted a couple of days ago, there is plenty of local artwork permanently on display around the new Neiman Marcus store in Walnut Creek. On the press preview tour some of the artists were at the store so I was lucky to able to take photos of four of the artists with their artwork in the background. It was really great to be able to talk with them about their commissioned pieces and how the Neiman Marcus curator was able to place each piece in the most appropriate spot.
A couple of things to be aware of, this artwork is on permanent display, it does not get rotated out over time. Also, in deference to the artwork, Neiman Marcus does not display merchandise in front of the art. That’s pretty incredible as they lose out on display space, but it’s great for the shopper who can appreciate the art better.
Artist: Kim Squaglia
Title: Bespoken
Year: 2012
Medium: Acrylic, oil and resin on panel
Location: Men’s Furnishings – 1st floor
Check out two more artists after the jump
I spotted this window display a couple of weeks ago and it turns out this is actually part of the Neiman Marcus Walnut Creek art collection. Titled, “Second Nature”, it was designed by Esther Traugot in 2012 using hand-dyed cotton thread and wood sticks. The Neiman Marcus post notes that it’s located in the Men’s Furnishings section, which, judging from the outside, we know is at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and N. Main St. Walnut Creek Patch also has a post on the Neiman Marcus art at Walnut Creek.
More information from the Neiman Marcus post:
The Walnut Creek store has 85,000 sq. ft of retail space on two floors plus a third level for administrative offices. There are approximately 160 artworks comprised of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and limited edition prints from 30 Bay Area artists, in addition to the site-specific, kinetic sculpture by Ned Kahn commissioned for the exterior of the building. Half of the interior works are commissions and half were existing pieces. Some artists are represented by more than one work.
The Bedford Gallery in Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek is hosting a new exhibit starting this Sunday, March 4 through May 13 titled, Outfitters: The Contemporary Art of Clothing.
This outfit will be on display outside the Lesher Center beginning around 1:30 with the opening reception running from 3pm – 5pm. You can actually walk into the the dress and view a video screen with more information. Yes, a real person will actually be at top.
From the exhibit web page:
Each day, every one of us adorns our bodies in some way. We can all relate to wearing clothing, and we all instinctively know that clothing has meaning and the power to communicate who we are and where we are going. Outfitters features 20 artists who create surreal narratives about clothing, or use clothes or their armature, to explore concepts of memory, identity and human nature. Artists in Outfitters hail from around the world and work on the conceptual edge of craft, creating artworks that address our deep-seated attachment to what we – and others – wear.
“Many of the artworks reference the nature and value of clothing, transforming it into a sculpture with a historic or political reference, or a narrative story,” says Bedford Gallery Curator Carrie Lederer. “Since the Middle Ages, the ways in which people cover or adorn our bodies provide ample clues about their lives – from social status and profession to ethnicity. There is an inherent political statement in our outerwear, and many of the artworks beg the questions: ‘What is beauty?’ ‘How is it defined?’ And, ‘who defines it?'”
I was able to get a sneak peek of this exhibit and it looks amazing. If you have a chance definitely drop by to check it out. I really want to see that dress with a woman at top on Sunday, this is going to be a fun one!
Check out a photo of dresses made out of maps from the exhibit after the jump
Spotted in front of Forever 21, across the street from the Cheesecake Factory, I imagine she’s holding a book as this was the site of Walnut Creek Grammar School from 1871 – 1956.
In the Mood a 1940’s musical revue, will be playing at the Hofmann Theatre in the Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek on March 9 at 2pm and 7:30pm. It is being put on by Artbeat. Tickets are available for purchase now.
