Visual Arts Exhibit
The Visual Arts Exhibit in the Clark Center Lobby offers patrons the opportunity to experience the work of regional artists in rotating exhibits throughout the year.
The exhibit is available for viewing at scheduled performances and during regular Box Office hours Tue-Fri 1-6 and Sat 10-4.
Calling All Artists: Showcase your work in the Clark Center Visual Arts Exhibit
We are now accepting applications from fine artists who are interested in displaying their work!
Our lobby is filled with art from local artists year round! Mixed media such as oil, watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, sketching, etc. are encouraged, as well as sculptures and photography.
Artists are not charged any fee to exhibit. Artists may choose to offer artwork for sale and may also choose to contribute 20% of sales to support the Clark Center Arts Education and Scholarship programs.
Art pieces are juried for content acceptability and 10 artists will be selected to display their work for two consecutive months.
Applications for exhibition during 2026 are now open. Application deadline is November 1, 2025 to be reviewed in December 2025.
Current Artists
Donna Annate and Denise Dobson
5/1/2025 - 6/30/2025
Artists' Reception
Saturday, June 7 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Clark Center Lobby
Free Event - No Ticket Required
I play the mad scientist with art. A surrealist at heart, I juxtapose forms based on nature, known and unknown, microscopic and macroscopic. My artwork is an orchestration of chaos; colors, shapes, plants, landscapes, animals, figures, collected and layered into a two dimensional spirit. Like a spirit, each piece has a sense of self; a stately portrait, a dreamlike landscape or a scientific study of flora, infused with a vital force that challenges the veil of reality.
These illustrations become, for me, a way to celebrate the mysterious and fantastic elements of our planet, asking the viewer to look again at their surroundings and contemplate the way things could be if there were no limits on our natural world.
After obtaining an education degree with an emphasis in art from San Francisco State University, I taught Kindergarten for 25 years. It was my great joy to make art a part of the curriculum every day, and to introduce students to many concepts and mediums over the course of the year. Teaching requires lots of time and leaves little for personal artistic expression. However, upon retirement I was finally in a position to explore my own artistic path.
I enjoy working with acrylics because I love the intense colors one can achieve. I love watercolor for the challenge of it and it's opposition to acrylic painting. I love things that sparkle and shine so I often include metallics in my work. I recently discovered texture and really enjoy creating texture with paint and mediums. Mixed media pieces combine so many exciting techniques that they have become my favorites so far. I'm excited to see what I will discover next. Any way it happens - I love playing with paint!
I am a member of the Morro Bay Art Association and the Paso Robles Art Association, as well as the Trilogy Art Group. I have exhibited art in their galleries, as well as the Nipomo Library, the Arroyo Grande Library, Gallery at Monarch Dunes, and the Clark Center. I hope that my art, all art, brings you moments of joy and exhilaration as well as reflection. I like to imagine myself in the painting - holding the flower or walking in the park, seeing the sunset from my spot on the beach or , or, or ...
