The annual Wildlife in Art Show, hosted by the Foothills Art Association, is one of Southern California’s longest-running juried art shows. The opening of this year’s show on Oct. 29 at the Foothills Gallery in La Mesa marks the show’s 35th consecutive year. The exhibit will run to Dec. 4.
Admission is free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery’s location is at La Mesa’s Porter Hall. More information can be found at their website: https://foothillsartassociation.com/ or email [email protected].
Foothills is honored to have noted internationally reknowned wildlife artist, author and teacher Ken Goldman as the show’s juror this year. The show includes fine wildlife art in oil, acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, mixed media, collage, pastel and non functional sculpture.
The public is invited to attend the awards reception on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 3 – 6 p.m. at the Foothills Gallery at 4910 Memorial Drive, at the intersection of La Mesa Blvd & Memorial Drive. Stop by to view the show and enjoy refreshments and music performed by the Paul Marcus Trio.
The show attracts top artists from throughout Southern California. This year’s show anticipates more than 100 entries from more than 55 artists.
From these, the juror will select 70-80 pieces for exhibiting in the show and will award approximately $2,000 in cash and merchandise to award winners.
Editor’s note: This article was written by Jo Ann Bray of the Foothills Art Association.
