NEWS
By Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com | April 11, 2014
Roughly 20 Burbank students were recognized for their artistic talents this week as part of the annual Youth Art Expo, which featured the drawings, sketches and sculptures of more than 200 students. The program, which was organized by the park, recreation and community services department and the Burbank Fine Arts Federation, received 1,500 art submissions from students in kindergarten through 12th grade, according to gallery director Frances Santistevan. Roughly 250 were chosen for the exhibit, and 20 students were awarded for their talent.
NEWS
By Alene Tchekmedyian | December 7, 2013
Those looking to knock out holiday shopping this weekend can swing by the Burbank Creative Arts Center and choose from hundreds of items handmade by 70 local artists. Through Dec. 19, the studio will be transformed into an arts and crafts boutique featuring handmade pottery, paintings, jewelry, clothing, ornaments and other items. The artists include students and instructors at the studio, along with members of the Burbank Fine Arts Federation. Organizers said 15% of the proceeds will go toward the federation, with the remainder of the profits benefiting the artists.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Terri Martin | October 19, 2012
Ongoing renovation at the historic Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale forced organizers to secure a new location for this year's annual art exhibition, but they found a willing and generous venue in the Burbank Creative Arts Center. Juror Bonese Collins Turner culled carefully through hundreds of entries from across the United States to choose various award winners for “Brand 41: Works on Paper: Memories,” which remains open through Wednesday. The Burbank Creative Arts Center is much smaller than the Brand Gallery, but there is plenty of room to display the winners and a reasonable representation of the entries, all of which are de facto honorable mentions.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 11, 2009
Send DATEBOOK items to Burbank Leader, 221 N. Brand Blvd., 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91203 or fax to (818) 241-1975. Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. ? TODAY The Creative Arts Center Gallery will host the annual Fine Arts Federation Membership Exhibit at the gallery, 1100 W. Clark Ave., Burbank. The juried mixed media exhibit represents more than 60 artists and includes painting, sculpture, pottery, collage and photography. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and call the gallery at (818)
ENTERTAINMENT
By Joyce Rudolph | December 3, 2008
It?s back ? a place to buy a variety of handmade gifts for the holidays while supporting the arts in Burbank. The Creative Arts Center Holiday Boutique, organized by the Burbank Fine Arts Federation, opens Friday in the center?s gallery. ?The money we make is used to buy equipment that may be needed in the arts studios, mainly pottery,? said Barbara Rog, recreation program specialist. In addition to its gallery space, the center offers art classes from beginning to advanced levels in pottery, drawing, sketching and painting, including oil, acrylics and watercolor, Rog said.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Joyce Rudolph | November 12, 2008
Arline Helm’s knack with color earned her artwork top honors in the Burbank Art Assn.’s Fall Juried Show, which opened Friday at the Creative Arts Center Gallery. Community artists and members of the art association are allotted only two entries for this show. Helm, an 83-year-old watercolor artist, got first-place awards for both of her entries. One of the two is “Canyon River Blues.” “I did it from a photograph in a brochure advertising Arizona,” the former Glendale resident said.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Joyce Rudolph | March 12, 2008
The design and effective use of colored glazes in her tile mural, “Maia,” won Felicia Nilson the Robert Sandmeyer Memorial Award, officials said, in the Fine Arts Federation of Burbank’s juried show. The Burbank resident said she was inspired by a small illustration by Eugene Grasset, an artist in the early 1900s. The subject of the piece is a woman’s face. “I love art nouveau, and this piece really called to me,” Nilson said. The show is taking place at the Creative Arts Center in Burbank through March 20. Members of the arts federation, a support group of the center, each enter one piece of artwork.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Joyce Rudolph | January 9, 2008
Artists have gathered unusual items, from intricate pieces of jewelry to gravel, and applied them to canvas in the new exhibit at the Creative Arts Center Gallery in Burbank. The show features 50 works by 31 members of the Collage Artists of America. The exhibit is unique because it’s all assemblage and collage, said gallery Director Frances Santistevan, of Glendale. “In the last five years, maybe we’ve had three or four shows that have been strictly collage-like,” she said.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Joyce Rudolph | December 5, 2007
For holiday shoppers looking for gifts with a little more imagination, students and teachers at the Creative Arts Center are selling their handmade works at their annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Boutique. The event allows the center’s artists the chance to have their work shown and make a little money for themselves and the center, said Barbara Rog, recreation program specialist. “The boutique is a fundraiser for the Fine Arts Federation, which is the support group for the arts center,” she said.