Heath Buckmaster
Marketing Director, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center
(916) 806-1507 – marketing@egfac.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ABSTRACTLY SPEAKING, AMY VIDRA, AND STOP STIGMA SACRAMENTO – MAY 4-23, 2024
Elk Grove, April 1, 2024 – The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will present the Abstractly Speaking Competition Show, new work by Amy Vidra, and a special collection of Stop Stigma Sacramento May 4-23, 2024. The exhibitions will open with a First Saturday Public Reception and Awards Presentation on May 4, 2024 from 4-7PM.
Abstractly Speaking is an annual art competition that challenges artists to create emotional and powerful artwork using abstract shapes, forms, colors, and textures. Abstract artwork often tells a different story to each viewer as they explore patterns from the recognizable to the surreal. This year’s exhibition is judged by mixed-media artist Carrie Markel.
Amy Vidra presents Baggage, Boats, Sight Lines in the Featured Gallery. These “things that seemingly don’t go together but do” are a three-series collection representing raw materials, simplicity, and time. Vidra hopes to present work that connects her past, present and future, and invites the viewer to create their own vision in these raw and simplistic forms.
May is Mental Health Month and the Center is pleased to showcase work curated by Stop Stigma Sacramento as part of the “Mental Illness: It’s not always what you think” project. All art displayed helps to dispel myths and stereotypes about mental illness and promote messages of wellness and hope.
EGFAC reminds our patrons and supporters that we have moved to a new location on Historic Main Street in Old Town Elk Grove. The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is located at 9020 Elk Grove Boulevard Suite 101. Business hours have expanded to Wednesday through Saturday from 11AM-5PM and Sunday 11AM-4PM.
Promotional Images for Press
The Center is current in art intake for these exhibitions. Additional images will be available mid-April.
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
- April 2024: Elk Grove Festival of the Arts, Short Center North in the Featured Gallery
- May 2024: Abstractly Speaking competition, Amy Vidra in the Featured Gallery, Stop Stigma Sacramento special collection
- June 2024: Wide Open Spaces competition
About the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center
Established as a nonprofit arts organization on November 29, 2007, the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is a place for local artists to share their work and for the community to experience the visual arts through classes and special events. The Center presents monthly fine art exhibitions, regional art competitions, a gift shop featuring functional art and jewelry, First Saturday public art receptions, adult workshops in a variety of art mediums, and the annual Elk Grove Festival of the Arts.
The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is at 9020 Elk Grove Boulevard Suite 101 in Elk Grove and is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11AM-5PM, Sundays 11AM-4PM, and First Saturday Public Receptions monthly from 4-7PM. We are proud members of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce and Old Town Elk Grove Foundation.
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