Author Archive: Jim Christiansen
Jim Christiansen, award winning watercolor artist, cartoonist and member of many art groups moved to Modesto in 1977. Born in Riverside, California, and attended University of California, Riverside. Jim often shows around Modesto, does a poster or two, and has been host of the art walk events at State Theatre and Jax on H. Jim has been writing the art notes column several years for Modesto View.
ArtView – Hot August Nights
Art View By Jim Christiansen I hope Hot August Nights aren’t as hot as July Art Walk. But rain or shine, downtown Third Thursday Art Walk goes on. In case you missed it, there is some carryover into August for show openings you might missed. First one to close is the Celebration of Fiber Arts […]
ArtView: Hot August Art
Art View – August 2018 By Jim Christiansen I hope Hot August Nights aren’t as hot as July Art Walk. But rain or shine, downtown Third Thursday Art Walk goes on. In case you missed it, there is some carryover into August for show openings you might missed. First one to close is the Celebration […]
ArtView – New Art New Year
Art View By Jim Christiansen The New Year has arrived, and time to remind artists if you haven’t signed up for the Stanislaus Artist Open Studio Tour, the deadline is January 15. Applications email is openstudio.stanislaus@gmail.com Maps for the April 7 and 8 Open Studio weekend go on sale in March, which will have all […]
Art View October 2017
Art View October 2017 By Jim Christiansen Trick or Treat! I haven’t got a lot of ghoulish or zombie apocalypse to add to our Modesto View, except to suggest some theme like that for October Art Walk. So far, the new format has included Clue Mystery, Pirates, and Rockabilly, so stop in to find […]
ArtView – Labor Day and Back to School
Art View By Jim Christiansen Labor Day and back to school. Time to consider some classes. Mistlin Gallery, Chartreuse Muse, Carnegie Arts Center all field art classes. So do other groups like The Shire, The Black Sheep’s ink, Black Hearts and the Tri-Chromatic Gallery. Commercial party art places, Art Time and Sip Wine, and Pinot’s […]
ArtView – Art Everywhere!
Art View By Jim Christiansen July is that month many of us go on summer holiday. I have a road trip in mind. July 1, I’m at the San Francisco Oyster Festival. July 2, I take family off to the airport. Before I hit the road, plenty of art events around town. Modesto Artist Salon […]
ArtView – May Day!
Art View By Jim Christiansen May Day! May Day! With all the Art Events converging on April, got a May Day message for Chris Murphy I’d gone past deadline. Holdovers still going on include the Central Valley Artist Showcase at both Mistlin Gallery and Carnegie Arts Center into the first week of June. Stanislaus Artist […]
Art View: Open Artist Studio
Art View: Open Artist Studio by Jim Christiansen April showers us with opportunities to visit Artists in their Studios, Art Showcases, Art Walk and Art Hops, and maybe an IRS refund to buy some art for the wall. Stanislaus Artist Open Studio Tour is April 22 and 23. 55 artists showing art in 36 studio […]
ArtView – Art in March
Art View By Jim Christiansen FOTO Modesto first time event was spectacular in scope with its 28 venues, numerous openings, 28 days up, and over 90 artists on display. I hope to see more ambitious visual art initiatives like this in Modesto. March has a busy schedule and is National Youth Art Month. March 5 […]
What’s Coming Up in Art View?
What’s Coming Up in Art View? By Jim Christiansen Art in Modesto…. What’s coming, and what would I like to see? Our listings and artists on display change, but often the venues the same. So what’s new? I want to see Chelsea Torres Addison Bavaro’s solo show of her paintings at MJC Art Gallery. Title […]
ArtView November 2016
by Jim Christiansen The Autumn leaves are blowing into my studio/garage gallery these days, reminding me to use a broom so visitors can drop in. I tested out the space with an Open Studio over my October birthday weekend. November 12 and 19 will be the first of regular twice a month Open Studio days […]
ArtView – Trick or Treat
Art View By Jim Christiansen Trick or Treat. The Trick is writing the column with the usual Art in Modesto event and show information, and getting in some plugs for my birthday month and shows I’ve got going. Café DEVA has a new art hanging system, and my art is first to hang from it, […]
ArtView
Art View By Jim Christiansen Back to School, back to fall, new Art Walk Map, new Mistlin Gallery members show and Gala, September has all that and more. Modesto Fashion Week, Architectural Festival, Modesto Art Salon show at Queen Bean, Music, Art and Wine at Lucca Winery in Ripon. New Art Class schedules for Chartreuse […]
ArtView – End of Summer
ArtView By Jim Christiansen Here we are at the end of summer, and much of what’s going on in our local art scene is continuation of shows that opened in July; well worth visiting if you missed July Art Walk. The Emergence Show at the Chartreuse Muse features a group exhibition of new and emerging […]
Art View Anniversaries & New Celebrtations
Art View by Jim Christiansen July isn’t just Fireworks, parades and hip, hip, hooray. It’s the Tenth anniversary of the magazine version of Modesto View, celebrated artfully at the Mod Stop/Peer Recovery Art Project Gallery with a ten-year retrospective show of Modesto View covers July 15 to August 15. It is also Stanislaus County Fair […]
