FOR THE BIRDS – CALL FOR ARTISTS Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present For the Birds. This exhibition celebrates the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival and everything about the birds and habitats that are indigenous to the Central Coast. Morro Bay and surrounding areas of the Central Coast, is a natural habitat and bird sanctuary to hundreds of bird species. Many of us have had encounters with some of these rare and wild species that become a part of the nature we cherish and stories we tell. Although birds don’t always seem to exhibit feelings or emotions, their behaviors provide a fascinating insight. Birders who carefully study their subjects learn to read traits that reveal emotional cues that define habits and survival techniques. For example, fear is necessary to evade predators, aggression helps defend a territory or feeding area and grief is displayed during the loss of a mate or chick. Positive emotions such as joy and love could simply be humans viewing birds in human-like terms. This view of emotions is debatable, yet the line between emotion and instinct is thought to be very thin or at best, blurry. This exhibit is our visual, creative celebration, of these magnificent and beautifully wild aviators, that evoke mesmerizing feelings in our soul each time we look into the sky and see them glide effortlessly in the air… Let’s embrace and celebrate these incredible creatures, and their physical and spiritual attributes. For this exhibit, please submit artworks that celebrate birds! This exhibit is open to all MBAA Members and Non-Members. There are no size requirements for this show. Artists are limited to (3) wall hung entries, open to all mediums. Please submit artwork with entry forms and wire tags. https://artcentermorrobay.org/index.php/gallery/gallery-forms-policies/ in person on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 10am - 2pm. Artists may submit up to 10 note cards and 5 matted and bagged prints for the print bin. There will be space available for some 3D artwork, please check with Barbara Sitar before submitting 3D art or for additional information. Barbara: bsitar66@gmail.com Please refer to the “hanging policy” and forms for additional entry information. https://artcentermorrobay.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gallery-Hanging-Policy-AUG-2019.pdf The Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival will be held at the Morro Bay Recreation Center, January 13 – 17, 2022. For more information about the festival, visit their website: morrobaybirdfestival.org During the opening reception on January 9,2022, 2-4pm, Pacific Wildlife Care will join us with at least one or more live rescue birds. For the Birds, will be on display in both galleries January 6 – February 21, 2022. WHAT: For the Birds TAKE-IN: Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 10am - 2pm WHEN: January 6 – February 21, 2022 RECEPTION: January 9, 2 -4pm, 2022 WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442 CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
Tuesday Jan 4, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST
TAKE-IN: Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 10am - 2pm WHEN: January 6 – February 21, 2022 RECEPTION: January 9, 2 -4pm, 2022
Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
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CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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