About Arts and Business Council of Sacramento

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The Sacramento region is rich with artistic and cultural assets which make a significant economic impact each year. The Arts & Business Council of Sacramento (A&BC) works to ensure the arts remain vibrant by connecting the business and arts communities through a variety of programs designed to capitalize on our clients’ assets, strengthen their areas of challenge, and build management capacity.

The arts and cultural industries provide jobs, attract investments, and stimulate local economies through tourism, consumer purchases, and tax revenue. Perhaps more significantly, they also prepare workers to participate in the contemporary workforce, create communities with high appeal to residents, businesses, and tourists, and contribute to the economic success of other sectors.

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Prelude to the Season Artists

Thank you!

For the Prelude awards luncheon year, guests were treated to unique table displays featuring over 40 pieces of original art created by local artists. Thank you to all artists who donated their work to the Arts and Business Council for the Prelude to the Season event! Please take a moment to visit their websites and consider something for your own collection.

The following three artists were selected by the Prelude committee as highlights.

First Place Winner:  Karen Brooks










Congratulations to Karen Brooks for winning a $100 gift certificate to Utrecht Art Supply!

About Karen
"I'm a visual person and I've always been passionate about beautiful things.  Add to that my love of color, texture, and my imagination and you get one eclectic artist. I'm not partial to any particular media; I like to make the decision what material I'm going to use as the mood strikes. Collage gives me the opportunity (or challenge!) to utilize paints, old photos, beads, wax, ephemera, ribbon, or whatever turns me on at the time. My desire to create is a deep and essential part of my spirit. I like to create art so that people can see something they didn't see before, or maybe, just see it in a different way. I don't want to change the world... I just want to enhance it!"

Second Place Winner: Colleen Bowen

Congratulations to Colleen Bowen for winning a $50 gift certificate to University Art!

About Colleen
"I graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2008 with a double major in studio art and the history of art and visual culture.  My studies included an emphasis on lithography and intaglio, as well as drawing and painting.  In 2008 I relocated to Sacramento. Currently I have  been creating small format acrylic and watercolor paintings. I strive to make my work whimsical, uplifting and most importantly evoke smiles.  I believe the world is what we make it and I take it upon myself to make people happy through my work, if only for an instant."

Third Place Winner: Evelyn Niehaus

Congratulations to Colleen Bowen for winning a $25 gift certificate to Art Ellis Supply!

About Evelyn
"A self-taught artist born in Yakima Washington, I have been a resident of Sacramento for over 45 years.  I have always loved the buildings of mid & downtown. My paintings are typically in a monochromatic format because I want the details of the building to be the focal point, and the viewer not to be distracted by color.  I believe that the softness of the brown ink adds to the romance of the period of the architecture.  I paint each of these with kindness and great care. Please visit my studio at the Sacramento Art Complex on K St."

Additional Contributing Artists:
Deborah Brown
Noel Sandino
Leonard Bidwell Stolba
Cherie E. Hacker
Rodney Corpuz
Adam Cunningham
Andrew Cook
Timothy Schneider
Richard Kinsey
Ellen McMahill
Dawn Star Wood
Gayle-Rappaport Weiland
Anne Tracy
David Peterson
Sanda Giusti
Gretchen Ryan
Doralee Ewing
Lenora Morris Bennett
Gayann Barnsley White
Barbara Arnold MD
Donna Acure
Max Stockinger
Sherie Hacker
Megan Trader
Anne Steele
Kally Turner
Monica Delgado
Raphael Delgado

NEW 2nd Saturday Afternoon Tours

Tour the galleries in style from 1pm - 5pm on a private shuttle with ABCS partners Sports Leisure Vacations.

Saturday, February 13th
Saturday, March 13th

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Business Volunteers for the Arts

You can help non-profit arts organizations survive tough times by lending your expertise in the fields of PR, marketing, IT, fund development, accounting, business management, strategic planning and much more.

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IMPROV Workshops for Business

Help your team be more positive, productive, and creative.

Contact us to schedule your business's workshop which will introduce participants to basic improv skills. Our pre-workshop interview will ensure that all your group's goals are achieved. Minimum group size is 10 persons.

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