Our Mission: To champion art as essential to life and give our community a creative voice.

Art Center Morro Bay is a two-story art gallery located in the historic down- town area of Morro Bay; three short blocks from the Embarcadero.

Founded in 1951, Morro Bay Art Association is a non-0profit, community- based organization, dedicated to the promotion of art.

Committed to artistic awareness, Art Center Morro Bay, features inspira- tional exhibits, summer art programs, scholarships, and a youth art exhibit. Art demonstrations, classes, workshops, lectures and other art programs are offered free or at reduced rates . Morro Bay Art Association’s Art in the Park outdoor event is one of the longest running park shows in Califor- nia! Artcentermorrobay.org Inaugural GALLERY HOURS Open 7 days a week 12:00pm – 4:00pm excluding show exchange days, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Years Day Plein Air Festival

The MBAA Board of Directors

President Patricia Newton Presented by Secretary Janet Hillson Finance Robert Azevedo Morro Bay Art Association Gallery Director Barbara Sitar Morro Bay Tourism Docent Director Michael J. Costa Adult Education Director Gail Martin Inn at Morro Bay Youth Education Director Cynthia Bunting Community Outreach Director Sue Palmer

Judged by Guido Frick

Guido Frick , born in Konstanz, Germany , studied art in Prague Czech- oslovakia. Professor Emeritus Dr. Janos Herczeg; University of Szeged, Hungary, refers to Frick as the “living” Bongart.

Mr. Frick teaches his Impressionistic style throughout Europe and America’s western states. Capturing the mood, with oil and watercolor, he approaches each subject with bold and vigorous brushwork, using brilliant color.

Frick relays, “As a painter I do not like to be labeled. I am always crossing the borderline between Impres- sionism and Expressionism. In art there should be no borders, no fences, no stop signs. To learn how to paint means to learn how to see.”

Frick is represented by New Masters Gallery, Carmel CA, Sunset Art Gallery, Amarillo, TX, Evergreen Fine Art Gallery, Evergreen CO, Bebb Fine Art, Ludlow, England and Galerie See Motive, Konstanz, Germany. Guido Frick, past judge of the May 2019 FASO Bold Brush Competition.

April 13 3-5pm Guido Frick Demo at Art Center Morro Bay

April 14-15 9am-5pm Plein Air Still Life & Landscape Workshop with Guido Frick (must be pre-registered)

April 16 8am Register at Art Center Morro Bay 835 Main St. Morro Bay (805) 772-2504

8-10am Plein Air Festival Registration and continental breakfast.

8am-2pm Paint Out at various locations (see map page)

2-3 pm All Paint Out art must be delivered to Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Rd Morro Bay (805) 772– 5651

4-6pm VIP Party - Inn at Morro Bay (Morro Bay Rm) 60 State Park Rd. Morro Bay (8705) 772-5651

6pm Morro Bay Rm Open to Public for Silent Auction

5-7 pm Quick Draw Competition Inn at Morro Bay Lounge, Lobby & Patio

6-7pm Paint Out Competition Awards & Prizes, & Silent Auction held in the Morro Bay Room

7:15-8:30pm Live Auction of Quick Draw art. Held in Lobby/Lounge - Inn at Morro Bay

PAINTING LOCATIONS Inn at Morro Bay Hotel Stay at Inn at Morro Bay

Dorn’s Gift Certificate

Business Donation 1. Art Center Morro Bay 835 Main St.—Painting on the patio , Colorful Buildings, Street Scenes. Business Donation 2. Inn at Morro Bay 60 State Park Rd. —Painting on rear patio, Bay and Rock Views, Boats 3. Tidelands Parks 351 Embarcadero —Painting any- where in the park , Bay & Rock views, Harbor 4. Dorns’ 801 Market Ave. Decking in front of restau- rant - Rooftop view of Embarcadero, Bay & Rock 5. Coleman Park Near Morro Rock —Painting anywhere in the park - Rock, Ocean and City views. Please be aware of traffic. 6. State Park Marina & Marina Peninsula Trail/ Boardwalk 10 State Park Rd. - Bay and Boats, Hollis- ter Peak, Bayside Café , and Kayaks views. Please be aware of traffic. There is limited space on the board- walk on Marina Peninsula Trail.

Paint Out starts right after registration and ends at 2 pm.

Canvases must be delivered to Inn at Morro Bay no later than 3pm for consideration of ribbons, awards, and silent auction.

Quick Draw competition starts at 5pm sharp and ends at 7pm. Ribbons and awards immediately following and then auction begins. 1. Locations for the Paint Out competition will be your choice of Tidelands Park, Coleman Park, Art Center Morro Bay Patio, Inn at Morro Bay Patio (front or rear), Dorn’s Breakers Cafe (front patio) or State Park Marina & Board- walk at Marina Peninsula Trail. See Map page for loca- tions.

2. CHECK-IN will be from 8-10am, Thursday April 16th at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay, CA 93442.

3. SET-UP – Artists may choose their sites and begin painting anytime after they register. Painting ends prompt- ly at 2pm.

4. STOP – All artists must stop painting at 2pm and take their wet painting to Inn at Morro Bay no later than 3pm. Inn at Morro Bay is located at 60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442 (805) 772-5651. All finished artwork will be for sale at a silent auction, during and after the VIP Party. A 25% commission will be retained by Art Center Morro Bay. Artists retain 75% of the sales price.

5. The monetary transaction for each artwork sold will be handled by Event Staff. Any artists who sells his/her art- work outside of the competition to avoid paying the re- quired commission will be banned from future events. Cal- ifornia sales tax of 7.75% will be added to the price of each painting that sells and will be collected by Art Center Morro Bay. Artists will be paid on the 1st of the month; May 1, 2020.

Page 6 6. For ease of handling, each painting must be FRAMED & WIRED prior to exhibiting and judging. Only canvas, canvas board, paper or other flat substrates will be al- lowed. All substrates must be framed or the edges fully covered with paint. Festival Stamps must be visible on all works, including works on paper.

7. By 3pm all artists MUST have their completed artworks to INN at MORRO BAY, 60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay. On- ly stamped canvases/substrates/paper will be accepted. The maximum number of pieces that may be entered are one (1) for the Paint Out and one (1) for the Quick Draw.

8. The competition will be judged by Guido Frick. Prizes for the Paint Out will take place at approximately 3:50pm at Inn at Morro Bay in the Morro Bay Room located in the front lobby. All art will be hung and ready for silent auction bidding by 4pm; the start of the VIP Party. Each painting must be framed, have a title and reserve price, and is re- quired to be for sale.

9. AWARDS: $1,025 will be awarded for the Paint Out event at the VIP Party held in the Morro Bay Room at Inn at Morro Bay, April 16, 2020 accordingly; $500. to First Place, $300. to Second Place, $175. to Third Place & $100. to (1) Honorable Mention. The Festival concludes with the evening activities at Inn at Morro Bay.

10. Any unsold artwork needs to be picked up on May 12th at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay be- tween 10am and 2pm. All unsold artwork will be displayed for sale at Art Center Morro Bay until May 12, 2020. Art Center Morro Bay will not ship artwork. If needed the artist must make pre-arrangements for artwork to be shipped.

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1. The location of the Quick Draw Competition is the Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay, CA (805) 772-5651 You may choose a location either in the lobby, lounge or on the rear patio. Places will be designated. Please be aware that people will be crowding around to see you paint. Be mindful of your space.

2. CHECK-IN time is no later than 4pm, Thursday April 16th. You will need to set up your easel and be ready to paint at 5pm. VIP Party will be available to you after 4pm.

3. Artists will have 2 hours to paint, from 5-7pm. If a registered artist is late in arriving with their pre-stamped canvas, they may paint and will forfeit their lost time and all artists must stop painting promptly at 7pm; ready to frame their artwork.

4. All artists must STOP painting at 7pm and frame their wet painting. All finished artwork will be for live auction sale with NO RESERVE and a 25% commission will be retained by Art Center Morro Bay. Artists retain 75% of auctioned price.

5. Only canvases, canvas board, paper or other flat substrates will be allowed. All substrates must be framed or the edges fully covered with paint. Festival Stamps must be visible on all works, including works on paper.

6. The maximum number of pieces that may be entered are one (1) for the Paint Out and one (1) for the Quick Draw Com- petition.

7. The Quick Draw judge will be Guido Frick. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded just prior to live auction approximately 7:15pm.

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Jan 17-19 Greg Trombly Pastel - Beaches & Birds Feb 20 Excursion Solvang Museums Mar 13-15 Trowzers Akimbo Painting Tune-Up Apr 14-15 Guido Frick Plein Air Landscape Jun 19-20 Diane Williams & Making Your Mark - Abstract Chuck Potter Jul 17-19 Cuong Nguyen Portraits in Pastel Jul 24-25 Brady Cabe Astrophotography Aug 8 Jane Morgan Polymer Clay Jewelry 8. The monetary transaction for each artwork sold will be han- dled by Event Staff. Any artists who sells his/her artwork out- Aug 23-24 Brady Cabe Astrophotography side of the competition to avoid paying the required commis- Sep 13 Excursion Santa Barbara Art-walk sion will be banned from future events. California sales tax of 7.75% will be added to the price of each painting that sells and Oct 9-11 Trowzers Akimbo Multi–Viewpoint Perspective will be collected by Art Center Morro Bay. Artists will be paid Nov 6-7 Anne Hodges & Making Mosaic Trivets on the 1st of the month; May 1, 2020

Paula Hulet 9. AWARDS: $1,025 will be awarded for the Quick Draw Com- petition held at Inn at Morro Bay, April 16, 2020 accordingly; $500. to First Place, $300. to Second Place, $175. to Third Please visit our website www.artcentermorrobay.org Place & $100. to (1) Honorable Mention. The Festival con- For information and registration of all workshops. cludes with the evening activities at Inn at Morro Bay.

10. Any unsold artwork needs to be picked up on May 12th at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay between 10am and 2pm. All unsold artwork will be displayed for sale at Art Center Morro Bay until May 12, 2020. Art Center Morro Bay will not ship artwork. If needed the artist must make arrange- ments for artwork to be shipped.

All demonstrations are free and open to the public, the 2nd Monday of each month from 3-5pm. They are held in the activities room of

Art Center Morro Bay - 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA (805) 772-2504 www.artcentermorrobay.org Morro Bay Art Association Jan 13 Greg Trombly Pastel Magic 835 Main St. Morro Bay, CA 93442 Feb 10 Anne Kellogg The Healing Power of Art (805) 772-2504 Mar 9 Colleen Ray Gypsy Junk & Vintage Journals www.artcentermorrobay.org Apr 13 Guido Frick Plein Air Still Life & Landscape Patricia Newton, President May 11 Debbie Gedayloo Zentangle Jun 8 Michael J. Costa Learning to Breathe (lecture) Morro Bay Tourism Jul 13 Rosey Rosenthal Let’s Etch a Credit Card 695 Harbor St. Morro Bay, CA Aug 10 Beverly Brown Viking Knit Chain 93442 Sep 14 John Seed Disrupted Realism (lecture (805) 225-7411 Oct 12 Joan Fee Incorporating Metal into Jewelry Jennifer Little, Tourism Manager Nov 9 Movie Night of Forgotten Dreams www.morro-bay.ca.us

Liz Gilson, Executive Assistant Please note that changes may occur in the demo schedule. Megan Leininger, Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Inn at Morro Bay

60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442

(805) 772-5651

www.innatmorrobay.com Charlie Yates, General Manager

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January 9 - February 17 For the Birds Welcome to the Morro Bay Art Association and its member gallery, Art Cen- February 20 - March 30 ter Morro Bay. Where we connect art lovers with artists. Aquarius 2020 Located in historic downtown Morro Bay, Morro Bay Art Association, has Big Bold Abstracts been the heart of the arts in this community for the past 60 years. April - May 11 Brushstrokes (The Painters Group) The gallery, Art Center Morro Bay, has become a hub for fine art in the Cali- fornia Central Coast. We offer many opportunities to purchase beautiful, lo- Occupies Space (Central Coast Sculptors cal paintings, drawings, prints, , jewelry, cards, and more through Group) an array of venues, as as networking and educational opportunities for Perspectives artists to further their craft. May 14 - June 22 We hold eight or nine shows each year at Art Center Morro Bay, monthly Pastels USA meetings featuring demonstrations by eminent regional artists, and classes August 6 - September 14 for adults and children. We sponsor the Art in the Park Morro Bay art festival CCWS (Central Coast Watercolor Society) on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day weekends every year. Our Art in the Workplace program connects local business with local artists to show Thru the Lens work in alternative gallery settings. September 17- November 2 MBAA Annual Juried Exhibit 2020 The Art Center’s two spacious galleries provide one of the largest and best Central Coast venues for exhibiting fine art by regional and local artists. Pro- November 5 - TBA ceeds from the sale of art in the galleries as well as revenue from Art in the

Winter Faire & Juried Craft Show Park allow Art Center Morro Bay to offer scholarships to local high school For information on any of the above exhibits and how you and college students and fund other Art Center programs. can participate please visit www.artcentermorrobay.org For more news from Art Center Morro Bay, read our newsletter and visit us Explore the exhibits tab at the top of the page. on Facebook, or online at: wwwartcentermorrobay.org https://artcentermorrbay.org/index.php/gallery/current- exhibit/exhibit-schedule/

Morro Bay Tourism is governed by the City of Morro Bay, the Morro Bay City Council, and the Morro Bay Tourism Busi- ness Improvement District Advisory Board. It was estab- lished in May in 2009 to promote and increase tourism in the City of Morro Bay by improving and strengthening the condi- tion of the tourism business environment.

Plan your next adventure to Morro Bay, California! Explore miles of beautiful sandy beaches, the national estuary, nu- merous land adventures and excursions in the bay or on the Pacific Ocean. Home to world-famous Morro Rock, this sea- side destination serves as the backdrop to an abundance of year-round activities like boating, kayaking, surfing, golfing, hiking and biking. Enjoy tons of events, shopping galore, deli- cious dining options and many comfy places to stay.

BAY FRONT HOTEL IN MORRO BAY

Take a deep breath and relax. Savor the rejuvenating am- biance of California's Central Coast. You've just found paradise. Surrounded by 4,000 acres of rugged wood- lands overlooking Morro Bay and the Pacific Ocean, our newly renovated hotel is a serene destination for your next coastal getaway. Explore wineries, walk along the sand, tour historic sites, or simply exhale and be. Delight in a stunning waterfront location, and discover one of the most iconic hotels in Morro Bay.

HISTORIC MORRO BAY HOTEL ROOMS: RELAX AND ENJOY THE VIEW

Discover a peaceful retreat at our seaside hotel. Choose from five different room types for your stay with either views of the sparkling pool, lush green garden or seaside Morro Bay views. Let the sounds of the soothing ocean lull you to sleep. You'll have everything you need to relax at our legendary Morro Bay seaside Inn.

Dorn’s Breakers Café

801 Market Ave, Morro Bay (805) 772-4415

www.dornscafe.com Cris Dorn, Owner/Manager

Gallery at Marina Square 601 Embarcadero Suite 10 Morro Bay, CA 93442 (805) 772-1068 www.galleryatmarinasquare.com