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ARTISTS IN ACTION

Artists in Action is one of the Art Museum’s rotating events on free Thursdays. It is presented the second Thursday of the month and features a demonstration by an artist. Sponsored by the Artists Council, these popular events last about an hour and give an in-depth look at how artists work in a wide range of media. It happens at 6 p.m. in Zone 101/Hoover Gallery.

Cash Baxter

Acrylic, the New Oil

May 8, 2008

Cash Baxter is an award-winning, multi-media artist and plein-air Master Teacher who also has an impressive array of credits as a theater director and producer. He will demonstrate acrylic painting in the Impressionist style in a sure-to-please program entitled, “Acrylic – the New Oil.”

The Museum's permanent collection of more than 55,000 objects features art of the Americas and 20th-century California art. The collection includes modernist and contemporary painting and sculpture, Western American art, Native American and Mesoamerican art and artifacts, contemporary studio glass art, photography, modern architecture and design, and graphics/works on paper.