Plumas County Arts Commission

MISSIONS STATEMENT: PLUMAS ARTS CULTIVATES COMMUNITIES IN WHICH ARTS & CULTURE FLOURISH." GOALS : CULTIVATE SHOWCASES OF ARTS & CULTURE THAT ENRICH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, PLUMAS COUNTYENHANCE & PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & EXCELLENCE FOR ARTISTS, POTENTIAL ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGESPRESENT LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE AS A COMMUNITY BUILDING FORCE AND ECONOMIC RESOURCEADVOCATE FOR, AND EDUCATE ABOUT, THE VALUE OF THE ARTSSUSTAIN A STRONG AND VIBRANT ORGANIZATION IN SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS

VISUAL ARTS : SINCE 1998 THE PLUMAS ARTS GALLERY HAS SHARED SPACE WITH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN QUINCY. OUR GALLERY SHOWCASES THE FINE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS WITH A CHANGING SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS AND OPENING RECEPTIONS. THE GALLERY DISPLAYS AND SELLS THE WORK OF AT LEAST 60 VISUAL, MUSICAL AND LITERARY ARTISTS. ROTATING ART DISPLAYS ARE ALSO HOSTED AT PATTI'S THUNDER CAF.AFTER A DECADE-LONG RESPITE, PLUMAS ARTS RETURNED IN 2007, AT THE REQUEST OF FAIR MANAGEMENT, TO COORDINATE THE ART BARN AT THE PLUMAS-SIERRA COUNTY FAIR. THIS MONUMENTAL EFFORT INVOLVES MORE THAN 350 HOURS OF SERVICE BY DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF ARTWORK BY PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTY RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. THE FAIR BOARD AND FAIR STAFF HAVE APPLAUDED OUR EFFORT.

PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS:TOWN HALL THEATRE ARTIST SERIES BRINGS AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS TO LOCAL AUDIENCES. MANY OF THESE ARTISTS HAVE REGIONAL OR NATIONAL FAN BASES THAT ARE CHOOSING TO TRAVEL TO OUR AREA FROM SOME DISTANCES TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE MUSICIANS IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. AN ESTIMATED 10-20% OF OUR AUDIENCE COMES FROM OUT OF THE COUNTY WITH OVERNIGHT, OR LONGER, STAYS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR ATTENDANCE AT OUR PERFORMANCES. ON CONCERT NIGHTS RESTAURANTS ALSO REPORT RECORD BUSINESS.WORDS & MUSIC CAME TO LIFE AT QUINCY'S MORNING THUNDER IN QUINCY IN 1989 WITH A PLUMAS ARTS GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL. THIS MONTHLY (DARK JULY TO SEPTEMBER) POETRY AND ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES WITH AN OPEN MIC SECTION HAS ALSO FOUND HOMES IN CHESTER AND PORTOLA. THE PROGRAM SERVES TO COALESCE CULTURAL COMMUNITY ENCLAVES AND HAS BEEN REPRODUCED BY NEIGHBORING ARTS COUNCILS.PLUMAS ARTS AND LOCAL MUSIC EDUCATION BUSINESS FACE THE MUSIC SPONSOR AN ANNUAL CONCERT BY THE HIGH SIERRA COMMUNITY & YOUTH ORCHESTRA: PLUMAS COUNTY'S FIRST ORCHESTRA WITH AS MANY AS 45 MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES PLAYING TOGETHER ON VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, FLUTE, WOODWINDS, BRASS AND PERCUSSION.

CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: PLUMAS ARTS PRODUCES TASTE OF PLUMAS EACH APRIL. ALWAYS A "SOLD-OUT" SUCCESSFUL EVENT, WE BRING 20+ CULINARY BUSINESSES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE. RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS COME WILLINGLY TO TAKE PART IN THIS FESTIVE GATHERING THAT HAS HELPED TO PROMOTE THEIR CULINARY ARTISTRY TO DISCRETIONARY DINERS ACROSS AND BEYOND COUNTY AND COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES.PLUMAS ARTS HAS MANAGED ONE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED EXHIBITIONS OF FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS, THE ALMANOR ART SHOW SINCE 1983. IT TAKES PLACE THE FIRST WEEKEND IN AUGUST AND SHOWCASES A VARIETY OF TYPES OF ART BY 100 ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WESTERN US.MOUNTAIN HARVEST FESTIVAL, IN OCTOBER, IS A COMMUNITY MUSIC AND BEER TASTING EVENT THAT ATTRACTS AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MICROBREWERIES FROM THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN US AND BEYOND. THE EVENT, WHICH HAS RECEIVED GENEROUS COVERAGE IN VIA MAGAZINE AND OTHER REGIONAL MEDIA, ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM NEAR AND FAR TO ENJOY OUR GLORIOUS FALL COLORS AND COMMUNITY FEEL.SUPPORTING EVENTS WITH PARTNERSHIPSPLUMAS ARTS ASSISTS OUR PARTNER EVENTS PRODUCERS WITH MANY OF PLUMAS COUNTY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS BY PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL AND/OR PRODUCTION SUPPORT:A FEW BREWS & A BANJO IN CHESTER (JUNE) IS A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN EVENT THE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC, DRAMA PROGRAMS AND VISUAL ART PROGRAMS.HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL AT THE PLUMAS-SIERRA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.PORTOLA PARK SUMMER CONCERTS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF PORTOLA AND THE LOST SIERRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.SIERRA VALLEY ART & AG TRAIL EACH FALL