CELEBRATING THE SUMMER SHOW June 5 - September 27, 2020 THE DESERT'S SILENT SOUL The Artistic Photographs of Luciano Demasi June 5- October 25, 2020 SUMMER HOURS Friday, Saturday, Sunday....10 am to 3 pm THE ART OF FLORA and FAUNA has been postponed until October 3, 2020 |
About UsThe Borrego Art Institute (BAI) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with the goal to inspire and enrich the community of Borrego Springs by offering a venue for the public to experience, create, and enjoy all forms of art. Our distinctive campus features the Gallery, the Pottery studio and workshop, the ArtFarm gardens, and the KidsArt programs, all in the heart of Borrego Springs’ core business district at Christmas Circle and Palm Canyon Drive. A community resource and gathering place, The BAI is an important catalyst for adult and children's education, participation, art appreciation. Please join us for classes, shows and other events, and as a member. If you are an artist, a resident, a visitor, a family, an art lover, or simply a curious explorer, we look forward to welcoming you! What's New at BAI?
Celebrating the Summer Show opens on June 5th. We will follow social distancing protocol and limit the number of visitors in the gallery. We highly recommend everyone wear a mask. Staff will be wiping down surfaces with disinfectant throughout the day. In conjunction with the Summer Show, The Desert's Silent Soul, the infrared photography of Luciano Demasi will be on display in our North Wing of the Gallery. Demasi's work has garnered numerous awards and will hang until October 25th.
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No mug? No problem. You can go online to gallery@borregoartinstitute.org and order a mug(s) and we'll ship to you. Mugs are $15.95 each + tax and shipping. We'll ask you for your credit card information and send you a receipt as soon as it is entered into the system.  Membership Levels at BAI
The Borrego Art Institute has six membership levels to accommodate our diverse community. Prior to August 1, 2019, BAI just had a basic membership for $50 per year. Now we offer membership levels for students ($25 per year), Individual ($50 per year), Family (two adults per household, $75 per year), Contributing ($125 per year), Supporting ($500 per year), Premier ($1200 per year). Benefits for each group are as follows: Student, Individual, and Family memberships include no fee to enter art in shows (except Plein Air Invitational), discounts on workshops, complimentary access to demonstrations and seminars, complimentary hors d'oeuvres at gallery art openings. Contributing memberships include all of the above plus family membership, 10% discount on BAI Boutique merchandise, membership in North American Reciprocal Museum Association. Supporting memberships include all the benefits of a Contributing member plus an invitation to the Annual Membership Appreciation Reception. Premier memberships include all of the benefits of a Supporting member plus their name on Gallery Recognition Wall. Becoming a member or changing your membership level is as simple as going to the menu bar at the top of the page and clicking on join us, scroll down to becoming a member and follow directions. Our Gift Shop has new work arriving daily and sales have been brisk. It's a good place to pick up those unique one-of-a-kind art pieces for which we have become known.
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You Did It! Matching funds for the $5,000 grant from Dennis and Sharon Nourse have been met and then some. All funding will go to equipping the new pottery studio. Current pottery wheels will be repaired, new ones purchases, rolling racks and other essential equipment and needs now can be purchased. Thank you to everyone who donated...we wouldn't be able to have this remarkable facility without you. 2020 SCHEDULE The Studio is open from 10 am until 2 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays, excluding holidays. We are still located on the High School property but next season we hope to move to a brand new facility which will be located in the Art Park behind the Borrego Art Institute building. The Pottery Studio is located adjacent to the High School swimming pool on Cahuilla Road off of Borrego Springs Road. During school hours, anyone new to the pottery much check in at the school office. Find us under the big blue canopy. For information, contact Jill Sullivan at tgsjas@gmail.com or 760-285-7145. The Pottery Mural Project Funded by a matching $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pottery enlisted community involvement in creating a mural on the outside South wall of the Borrego Art Institute building. The mural celebrates the arts in Borrego Springs. To read the story of the mural, click on The Pottery.
MISS BORREGO PAGEANT SHINES BECAUSE OF KIDSART PROGRAM BAI art teacher Leslie Duncan and the art program kids decorate the Pagaent stage each year. See story under KidsArt PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM Our BAI supported Photography program at the Middle School, taught by Tom Hogan, one of our BAI volunteers and a professional photographer, will continue in the 2018/2019 school year. The class completed a video, Big Little Town, which was shown during the Borrego Film Festival in January 2018. To view the video, turn up your sound and click on https://vimeo.com/246308644
DONORS CORNER 2019-2020 Donations: Carol & Henry F. Hunte: $5,000 for general support. Diane Johnson: $750 to sponsor gallery wall Ann Dunham & Terry Hunefeld: $1000 for general support Anson Construction: $1200 Exhibit Sponsor (Latino Show) Richen Design: $750 to sponsor gallery wall Liesel Paris: $300 for Kids Art Program Dennis & Sharon Nourse: $5,000 matching grant for Pottery equipment Werner & Heidi Dumanski: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Lisa Roth: $500 towards Pottery matching grant Lenna Marie Downing: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Caroline Wilhelm-Vaught: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Homer & Tina Townsend: $500 towards Pottery matching grant. Lane & Elaine McVey: $150 towards Pottery matching grant. Bruce Kelley: $100 towards new ArtPark building Roger & Nancy Munro: $100 towards Pottery matching grant William & Elaine Yates: $200 towards Pottery matching grant Sue Boutwell: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Kathy Mangum: $250 towards Pottery matching grant Donald Stang & Helen Wickes: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Jerry & Nita Wipper: $1200 event sponsor (Earth's Elements) Borrego Springs Art Guild: $150 towards Kids Art Carol Lindemulder: $400 toward Pottery matching grant Mary Phillips: $400 towards Pottery matching grant Judy Gardiner: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Borrego Springs Art Guild: $500 towards Pottery matching grant Borrego Springs Art Guild: $500 towards middle school kids photography program Borrego Springs Art Guild: $500 towards KidsArt after school art program Katie Wilhelm: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Karie Dehli: $200 towards Pottery matching grant Shauna Anderson: $50 towards Pottery matching grant Ellen Gross: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Caroline Brandt: $30 towards Pottery matching grant Robert Wright: $750 to sponsor a gallery wall Richard Yates: $25 towards Pottery matching grant Sandra Roberts: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Celia Marquis: $200 towards Pottery matching grant Liesel Paris: $100 towards Pottery matching grant Vanessa Rusczyk: $500 towards BAI operations Rosalynd & Richard Bliss: $50 towards Pottery matching grant Naomi Lasley: $150 towards Pottery matching grant Sally Williams: $25 towards Pottery matching grant Dennis & Sharon Nourse: $1850 for Plein Air Awards Ben & Donna Nourse, Borrego Outfitters: $350 for Plein Air Awards Shannon O'Dunn, O'Dunn Fine Art: $300 for Plein Air Awards Grace L Goodwill: $10,000...$5000 to Pottery, $5,000 toward installation of solar. Richard Gray & Joan Kirk: $1000 towards the Pottery Program Carol & Henry F. Hunte: An additional $5,000 for general support. Leslie and Mac McQuown: $25,000 for general support. The Borrego Art Institute thanks all of our donors for their support of our organization. Donors are an important and vital part of our ability to sustain and grow such a wonderful asset to our community. |
that they have purchased from the Gallery and several have sent photos of the mugs in their new homes. So, we thought that it would be fun to have more folks send us photos of their mugs and we will see how far and wide the mugs have traveled. Email a photo of your mug to gallery@borregoartinstitute.org, let us know where it is and we will put it here on the website. 
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