LAA Calls for Art    

Village Theatre Art Gallery's “The Heart of It" 

The Lamorinda Arts Alliance is pleased to invite members to submit their entry for the “The Heart of It” show at the Village Theatre & Art Gallery in Danville.

To learn more about show requirements, click on the Prospectus button below.

  • The Exhibit Dates: Thursday, January 21 to Thursday, March 25, 2027
  • The Entry Period: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 to Thursday, October 15, 2026
  • Reception: Thursday, January 21 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
  • Registration Fee is $20.00 for LAA members

Prospectus

Entry is Open for Papillon Cafe in Lafayette "Autumntime"

Autumntime is the transition season between summer and winter, bringing cooler temperatures and shorter days. Please see the Prospectus below for all of the details. Enter on the Member's Home Page.

Papillon Quality Gourmet Coffee & Tea is located in La Fiesta Square, at 67 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette.

  • Entries accepted from Monday September 14th to Wednesday September 23rd 2026
  • Notifications: Acceptance/Non-Acceptance e-mailed by Saturday September 26, 2026
  • Delivery of Work (In-take): Thursday October 8th 2026 at 12:30pm
  • Exhibition Dates: Thursday October 8th , 2026 to Thursday January 7th, 2027.
  • Pick Up Work (Take-down):Thursday January 7th, 2027 at 12:30pm.

Prospectus

See the Exhibitions page for more details and for the 2026 show schedule.


LAA Events

Tuesday, September 22nd at 1:00 PM.

A Unique Tour for LAA Artists

Join LAA for a unique tour opportunity as we visit the Conservation Lab of the Oakland Museum of Art on Tuesday, September 22nd at 1:00 PM.

See the Events page for details and past events


LAA Current and Upcoming Exhibits 

For more information see the Exhibitions page.  


Papillon Cafe Online Gallery

People and Places Exhibit Dates: July 9 - October 8, 2026.
Entry Period: June 15 - June 24, 2026
Coffee Klatch: Saturday July 11, 2026, 2pm at the Papillon Cafe Gallery. 

  

  

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Spread the word about LAA. Save this new flyer that Mark Coffey designed and email it to your artist friends. Ask us for a paper copy to share with artists when you see us at the 'take-ins' and receptions for the upcoming shows. 

LAA members, please go to the Members' Home page under Membership on the menu and update your details and add your images to the member gallery so we can see your art on the Our Artists page. Click here if you don't know your login: I forgot my password/username

Examples of our Artists Work

Once Upon an Evening - Ruth Stanton
Yesterdays at Borges Ranch - Lori Larks
Hope for Spring - Jennifer Granat
 - Kate Chenok
Bucket of Brushes - Adrienne Rogers
Breakfast at the Hotel - Lorna Strotz
Lands End - Ebba Navas
Mt Diablo Summit View - Kristen Ockert
Tan Set - Donna Arganbright
California Coast - Ruth McMillin
Fire and Ice - Cynthia Whitchurch
Samples of Kerima's Artwork - Kerima Swain
Blue - Samia  Kazi
Water Lilies in the Clouds - Anne Morrison Rabe
Fissure - Christopher Pickslay
Whispering Cyprus Coast - Karen Mason
Sushi Dream - Helen Chu-Hirschberg
Neighborhood - Jane Russell
Grandmothers Marigolds - Amber DeSilva
Flower Vendor - Marianne McCraney
Sweet Morning Light - Denise Nomura
Coastal Farm - Marina Omelianenko
Tiburon Rose - Samantha McNally
Me as Mophead - Melchia Kutches
Seven ways to Wander - Amy Bauer
Alhambra Valley Barn - John Hopper
Growth - Tao Takaoka
Fall Fandango - Nancy Roberts
Knife - Dave Kwinter
Winter Maple - Linda Yoshizawa
THE HILL WE CLIMB - Nancy Vachani
Glory - Debbie Strobel
Easy Street - Denise Hillman
Proud - Linda Curtis
 - Lynn Fulton
Village Bleu - Jan St Onge
Monterey Clown - Marian Sims Harris
Bright Bouquet - Victoria Knafelc
Emerald Bay Meadows - Gallery 621
Mothball Fleet and Marsh - Flora Baumann
 - Juanita Hagberg
Ikebana pillow vase - Nicole Collins
All Alone - Arlynn Bloom
Thru the Trees, Lafayette Reservoir - Maria SantoStefano
Turqoise toweling - Terry Blair
Montara State Beach - Dwight Shackelford
Retro Cat - Deena Sheranko
East Bay Neighbors - Suellen Cox
Jan - Jan Lainoff
Martini - Mark Coffey
The Redhead - Pamela McCauley
Have We Destroyed Ourselves Yet? #8 - Maryly Snow
The Hen's Cottage - Jeanette Kanozik
Vivid Scarlet Cascade - Suzun Almquist
Aloha Sunrise - Judith  Rohrer
Radiant horizon - Leslie Golden
Grasses Tryptch - Kath Balamuth
Tidepooling - Karen Baden Thapa
Rowers - Annette Laurel Batchelor
Blowing Bubbles  - Keiko Stong
 - Charlynn Throckmorton
Surfer - Lauma Hughes
“Carquinez Strait” - Dana Beebe
Frida Kahlo's Garden - Elizabeth Kennen

About Lamorinda Arts Alliance

Founded in 1994, Lamorinda Arts Alliance is an organization of local artists and friends who reside or work in the San Francisco – East Bay area. Its purpose is to provide coordination, education and service in order to promote and increase knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts, and to enhance the cultural development of Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda and the surrounding East Bay communities. The group seeks to foster a better appreciation and understanding of art within the community and encourage the exchange of ideas for the mutual benefit of all members through its programs, exhibits and other activities within the community. Among the benefits of membership in LAA is the opportunity to exhibit at LAA member shows. Members also have the opportunity to post their own gallery on the LAA website. Members are kept current of events and opportunities through direct email as well as through the newsletter that is distributed six times a year richly detailing all LAA events as well as member events.

Oil painting by Judith Feins

 

Become A Member

Becoming a member of Lamorinda Arts Alliance is easy and inexpensive. For artists, it provides many benefits, including the eligibility to participate in our shows and exhibits, discounts on events, seminars and workshops and camaraderie among artists. For friends and lovers of the arts, it offers an opportunity to support the arts and provides information of upcoming events, shows and seminars.

We welcome you!

There are a number of membership categories. Click here for more information.
Support your local art community by becoming a member!

Hand built pottery by Donna Arganbright

 

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