Art Show Runs Through Aug. 11 at Santa Rosa Plateau

Approximately 200 art and music lovers enjoyed the music of The Brewer Boys at the July 7 opening night of the Santa Rosa Plateau 15th Annual Summer Art Show. The concert and a wine reception kicked off a month-long free art show featuring local artists.  

For the past 14 years, the has hosted the summer art show that has grown in popularity as it has expanded the variety of art exhibited. Beginning in 1997 as a photograph exhibition, the annual artistic showcase has featured oil, pastel, watercolor and acrylic paintings along with bronze sculptures, and an assortment of photographs in as many styles and techniques as can be imagined.

Intended to present examples of the Reserve’s aesthetic qualities, the annual exhibit captures moments that document a time, experience and memory of a natural place. Art exhibited is that of award winning local artists who donate a portion of their proceeds from the art sales to benefit the children’s education programs.

The art show, “15 Years of Expressing Nature through Art,” is free of charge. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays) through Aug. 11 in the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Vistor Center, 39400 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta.

Artists are donating 40 percent of the art sales to support the children education programs at the Reserve.

—Submitted by Ginger Greaves, Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation