Colorful Summer Happenings
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In foreground, Amanda Thomas' powerful ceramic sculpture.
Come view three other amazing 3-D Thomas creations.
Open Sky Gallery
Dignity, Justice & Wellbeing through Art
Dear Friends of Open Sky,
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 8th, our For Love of Nature show will be
waiting to titillate (don't you love that word?) you from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
In fact, since our new pet tortoise Tule has been such a hit, I will bring
her in to lead gallery tours once again. (No, I am not kidding.)
Then on Monday August 10th, 6:00 pm week four of Serendipity's 7 Week Summer Jam Concert Series continues. Free concerts every Monday night in Railroad Park, Montague.
If you've attended any of the shows, then you already know how special they are.
In the lovely, shaded Railroad Park, an attentive and well dressed audience relishes the sensational band of the week and each other's company. This week features well known Eight Dollar Mountain bluegrass (can't wait :)
Open Sky will be open Before AND After each Monday night concert.
5:00 to 6:00 pm and then again 8:00 - 9:00 pm. Pop in and say hi. View our current for Love of Nature exhibit and take a peek at all the new Affordable Art pieces.
As you may know, Open Sky is an all volunteer-run nonprofit gallery and gathering place. If you know anyone who would enjoy being part of a fun, creative community of volunteers...with NO long term commitment, please REPLY to this newsletter. Maybe someone would like to host the gallery once or twice per year or perhaps helping to create the next exhibit or special event would put a smile on your face.
You get to choose. And we would love to chat with you.
The word on the street is that Montague is The Place to Be this Summer.
Check out the Calendar below for more information.
Open Sky's current For Love of Nature show is also open every
Saturday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm until Labor Day.
Then, we will re-open for weekend of Hot Air Balloon Festival
September 18, 19, 20 with three spectacular events
(one each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.)
Warm Summer whispers from,
Snow
"' Art Changes everything.
It changes how you feel on the inside.
It changes how you look at the world. ""
Diane Brown, Rx Art Founder
Summer 2026
Open Sky Gallery:
Promoting the Power of the Arts
to Heal & Inspire
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Summer Calendar
Most Saturdays 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
For your Kiddo, Gran or Inner Child,
Come out and meet TULE the 40 year old
Desert Tortoise during our
for LOVE of NATURE show
with larger than life SCULPTURES from
COS instructor Amanda Thomas,
larger than life paintings from nationally acclaimed artist Galen Cheney
PLUS an amazing selection of never-before seen art from Kathleen Langford. Introducing justice-inspired artist Roberto Gomez.
Alongside 9 High School students' work.
Mondays, July 20 - August 31
Serendipity Summer Jam Concert Series
in Railroad Park, Montague
Mondays through August 31st,
5:00- 6:00 pm & 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Open Sky Gallery and the Affordable Art Shoppe will be OPEN Before & After the Monday Night Summer Concert Series
For this Monday's concert, Taco Tao Food Truck
will take walk-up orders beginning at 5:00 pm
Monday, August 10th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Serendipity Summer Jam Concert Series
continues with
~ Eight Dollar Mountain Bluegrass ~
Popular Oregon group
For Love of Nature
Nine Oregon students & Four California artists explore the power of nature to heal, enliven and inspire with painting, drawing, photography & sculpture. Students reveal how daunting it is to inherit the environment in its' present state and how motivated they feel to make changes.
California artists from four points of view explore nature and environmental impacts from mining sites, private gardens, historical references and even wistful memories from prison.
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" Art is not an extra. Art has the capacity to
comfort, inspire, distract, connect
and transform experience itself. "
-Heidi Zuckerman
Above: Enthusiastic crowd explores the work of 13 artists at last Open Sky reception
For Love of Nature: Oregon Students & California Artists
exhibition continues
Saturdays July 8th - August 29th
1:00 - 5:00 pm.
Open Sky Gallery
Spend a relaxing afternoon or evening
with fellow lovers of the Arts.
At Open Sky Art Gallery, we believe in the capacity of art to foster
dignity, well-being, and open discussion.
This Summer, we invite the California - Oregon art and
justice-loving community and beyond
to explore ground-breaking oil paintings, drawings
and clay sculpture with an historical message.
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Poem by Joseph Massey
Mid Summer
when deep green
falls in from
every
edge. The weight
of these sloped
fields - enfleshed.
A heartwarming poem from Mark Twain
Warm Summer Sun
Warm summer sun,
shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.
Green sod above,
Lie light, lie light:
Good night, dear heart,
Good night, good night.
For Love of Nature
Nine Oregon High School students artistically share their trauma while pondering the sad state of the environment bequeathed to them.
*** NEWSFLASH: France has now made hurting the planet illegal.
They are calling it ECOCIDE with the aim of punishing major polluters.
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Our Onsite AFFORDABLE ART SHOPPE
with over 75 Gently Loved Paintings, Prints & Sculptures starting at $10.
is Open During All Gallery events & shows.
Many brand new pieces just in time for Summer.
Visit Us this Summer
Historic Montague, CA Open Sky Art Gallery
125 S. 11th Street
A 501.C.3 Nonprofit organization
openskyartgallery.com
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