Coronado Island Art and Story Book Show – Opening Reception

Artist Tina Christiansen, ”Time passes through me” Acrylic on Canvas

Free event, open to the public. Art Exhibition and Opening sponsored by the Coronado Artists Association celebrating its 75^th Anniversary. Reception: 6-7:30. Win free art prizes, meet the artists, live classical piano music by M.E Booth.

The Coronado Art Association and the Coronado Public Library are hosting an art exhibition of the collected master works of seven island artists in the Spreckels Reading Room and Gallery at the Library. The show opens Friday May 13, and runs through August 13, this year. Who are these artists? They are all Coronadans that have lived here much of their lives.

Through their art, they ‘paint and tell’ things that only an islander would know. They show you things that you might not otherwise see. The show is curated by the Coronado Art Association celebrating it’s 75th anniversary. Story teller and islander artist Tina Christiansen curated the art collection of her fellow Coronado Art Association members.

The Spreckels Reading Room itself has been laid out in a format that reads like the giant pages in an artist’s paint book with a story line that follows the art around the room to enlighten readers of the giant “art book” about some of our island secrets.

Attend the artists’ reception from 6 to 7:30 pm on Friday, May 13. Meet the artists at the reception, vote for your favorite and you may win a work of art as a prize. You must be present to win.

Three of the artists are offering free art classes through the library for adults, but class size is small and participants are limited those that first sign up at the reception. Live Classical Pianist Marcus Echols Booth will perform at the event.