Art Openings and Receptions

SALUTE TO FALL, featuring works by Sherren Guthrie-McMath and Rosemary Greenville, opens Sept. 23 at the Morro Bay Art Association. The show continues through Oct. 31. Info: 771-9380.

MOSAIC ARTIST LESLIE STAFFORD speaks at the Martin Polin Community Room of the Atascadero Library Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. Info: 462-0632.

BOTANICAL ART SHOW hosted by the Dunes Center in Guadalupe Sept. 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info: 343-2455.

JAMES COLEMAN, former background director for Walt Disney Studios, displays his latest paintings Sept. 25 at Seaside Gallery in Pismo. Runs 1-6 p.m. Info: 773-8057.

IRONING BOARD ART, a live interpretive art exhibit, start at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 at the vacant lot by Washington Mutual (along Morro Bay Blvd.). Info: 528-5996.

THE SLO PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL kicks off Sept. 27 with displays in the SLO Art Center Gallery. Oct. 1: Artists unveil their new paintings. Oct. 2: Artwork goes on sale at the Gala Exhibition. Info: 543-8562.

LOCAL COLOR, an exhibit of new paintings by Jull Tager at Dongle Nelson, continues at Vigneto Ristorante through Sept. 30. Info: pntrartist@aol.com.

HARVESTING THE LIGHT opens Oct. 1 with new plein air landscapes by Anita Hampton, Ebrahim Amin, and others at the Salisbury Gallery in Avila. Info: 595-2105.

MYSTIC EXPRESSIONS displays oil paintings by Patricia Newton Oct. 1-31 at the Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay. Free. Info: 772-1068.

THE MAYR GALLERY in SLO wants to raise awareness through art. The gallery will donate 10% of all sales to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation through Oct. 31. Info: 543-1278.

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD, new works by Jane Cozart, show Oct. 1-Nov. 1 at McGonnell Gallery in SLO. Info: 544-4464.

 

CALLS FOR ENTRIES

MORRO BAY RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT is seeking local artists to display their work in the Morro Bay Community Center Art Gallery. Selected artists show for one month at a time. Info: 772-6278.

ARTE DE TIZA is looking for artists to chalk up the sidewalks in Paso Robles on Sept. 18. The event, sponsored by the Paso Robles Art Association, has 28 squares in downtown Paso marked off for individual artists to create work. Arte de Tiza runs in conjunction with A Taste of Downtown. Sponsors and artists are needed. Info: 610-1043.