Society of Western Artists 75 Years of Fine Art 1939 - 2014
YOU ARE INVITED!
The Redwood City Art Center invites you to our open studios on Saturday, July 26 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Please join us for hotdogs, wine, conversation and an opportunity to meet our artists.
See you there!
64th Annual Exhibition at Society of Western Artists 75th Exhibition of Fine Art BEST OF SHOW "Viewing the Sargents 2" Pastel by Gerald Boyd, SWA
Exhibition dates: Wednesday, June 4 - Sunday, August 3
Please join us for our Reception & Awards Ceremony on Sunday August 3rd 1:00 - 3:00 pm
"Viewing the Sargents 2" Gerald Boyd, SWA
SOCIETY OF WESTERN ARTIST CELEBRATES ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY This year the San Francisco Chapter of SWA is celebrating 75 years of its dedication to the exhibition, instruction and dissemination of representational art. Originally named "The Society for Sanity in Art," our organization was founded by Josephine Hancock Logan, and incorporated in Chicago in 1936. Subsequently, several branches of the Society were established in various parts of the United States, including San Franciso, Boston and Los Angeles. The San Francisco Chapter started in 1939. The purpose of the Society for Sanity in Art was to encourage and promote sane and competent art, regardless of "school" or style. The forward for our 18th Annual Exhibition of Art in 1957 was written by former President of the United States, Herbert Hoover. He wrote, "To the Society of Western Artists, you still have a great job to do if you completely transform everything from billboards to art galleries into good taste - and real art. I wish you Godspeed."
The San Francisco Chapter, along with our San Joaquin Valley Chapter that serves the Central Valley, strives to further art education and exhibitions for the purpose of sustaining the highest quality of representational art to the public through our featured artist demonstrators, workshops with local and national artists, and our exhibitions.
SWA is open to everyone interested in the arts. Visit our pages to see the art education and exhibitions that we offer.
SWA Artists Workshops - 2014
We are pleased to invite you to our artist workskhops in 2014:
PEGGY KROLL-ROBERTS - 3 Day Oil Painting Workshop, June 27, 28, 29 (full - waiting list) DAVID SAVELLANO - 3 Day Watercolor Workshop, October 3, 4, 5
For information and registration, please visit our "ART WORKSHOPS" page
Upcoming Exhibits at Society of Western Artists
64th Annual Exhibition: June 4th - August 3rdSummer Exhibit: August 13th - September 26thFall Exhibit: October 1st - November 21stWinter Exhibit: December 3rd - January 23rd
2625 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 839-1318 www.societyofwesternartists.com Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
