OPENING NIGHT-Lazy Days of Summer Exhibit and Central Coast Woodturners Juried Show

Lazy Days of Summer Exhibit and Central Coast Woodturners Juried Show The Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a very special art exhibit, The Lazy Days of Summer. Artists are asked to create artworks en plein aire, (French for outdoors) inspired by the beautiful scenery and colorful wildlife found throughout the gentle sloping landscapes of the Central Coast. Leave the four walls of your studio behind to experience the constant change of light and shadow, achieved by creating outdoors. Enjoy the nature inspired scenes imbued with romance, desire and dramatic light often found in plein air paintings and other nature scenes. In addition, Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present a juried show of the Central Coast Woodturners. This non-themed show will focus on selected wood turned artwork. The CCW became a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners in September 1991. Both organizations are dedicated to advancing the art and craft of woodturning. Woodturning is the craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an axis of rotation. Like the potter’s wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism which can generate a variety of forms limited only by the imagination of the artist or craftsperson. The Central Coast Woodturners group have a working relationship with the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation and Beads of Courage supplying lidded bowls and wig trees to both children and seniors dealing with cancer on the Central Coast. The Lazy Days of Summer, in conjunction with the beautiful wood turned vessels, bowls and other three dimensional artwork presented by Central Coast Woodturners, will be on display in both galleries from August 10, through September 18, 2023. The opening reception is Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm and the public is invited. Art Center Morro Bay is open daily, 12pm – 4pm. WHAT: The Lazy Days of Summer and Central Coast Woodturners Juried Show WHEN: August 10, through September 18, 2023 RECEPTION: Sunday, August 13, 2-4pm WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442 CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org