About the MLAA
The Mother Lode Art Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 to promote the arts and appreciation of the arts in our community. Meetings followed by an art demo are held each month except July, August and December. Check this page for updated information on times and places of meetings. We sponsor a Juried Art Show each year and our Plein Air Group meets weekly, weather permitting. In 2008, the MLAA founded the Aloft Art Gallery to provide members with a venue to show their work. The Gallery, located at 105 S. Washington Street in downtown Sonora, is member-run.
To contact anyone on the Board or a committee chair, click here. Your message will be directed to the recipient. Our mailing address is: MOTHER LODE ART ASSOCIATION. P.O. Box 5140, Sonora, CA 95370
Go HERE to see more beautiful art from the 69th MLAA Fine Art Show! |
LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY? LOOK NO FARTHER! THE MLAA NEEDS YOU! We stand in urgent need of volunteers to assist with the upcoming show and to fill vacant Board positions. Please contact Linda Happel at lindaleehappel@gmail.com or call at 209-532-7240 to volunteer or for more information.
Member Shows in the Library coming up
MLAA sponsors venues where members can show their work free of charge. Go HERE for more information. We're on the lookout for MLAA artists who want a chance to exhibit their art.
We believe that MLAA members who participated in the 2024 Fine Art Show should have the opportunity for more exposure for their excellent work! On May 13 we're hanging work from the Fine Art Show in our largest venue, the Main Reading Room of the Library at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora This will be a display of high quality art, because everybody submitted their very best work to the Fine Art Show! Many of the artists whose work will be on display have never taken advantage of our member venues. Want to hang in this show? Email Maureen Carden at cardenmaureen@gmail.com .Be sure to stop by before we take the show down on June 25. I
Call for Artists for our Summer Library Show! We're seeking MLAA artists to contribute their work to our next Library Show, which will be on display from June 25 to September 16, 2024. Our theme for this summer show is PORTRAITURE. Every artist has tried, at some point, to create a likeness of a particular person. No matter how hesitant these works are they touch us because of some connection they reveal between the artist and the subject. Very often you will be your own subject, revealing something about how you see yourself. We're not awarding any ribbons or offering any critiques. MLAA members will be receiving an email with more information, orcontact Maureen Carden at cardenmaureen@gmail.com for more information.
Go to our online Members' Gallery for examples of members' current work. Submit your own work!PLEIN AIR PAINTINGWe painted outside the Opera Hall in downtown Sonora, during the Art Show!
A bunch of us painted en plein air outside the Opera Hall during the Fine Art Show! We had a blast and drew attention from people passing by.
Join our Plein Air group for opportunities to discover outdoor painting in Tuolumne County! Go to the Plein Air Page for more information. See some of our members' plein air work and post your own! Members receive an email notification ahead of planned events. So far this spring we have been continually frustrated by bad weather coinciding with our usual Thursday outings but we're hoping for better luck soon!
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Accepting New MembersGo here to download and print a membership form. Bring your checkbook to the next meeting or mail payment to: MOTHER LODE ART ASSOCIATION. P.O. Box 5140, Sonora, CA 95370
MLAA has no regular meetings in July, August or December. We'll notify you about other activities such as plein air events.
Upcoming General Meeting and DemoThere will be no General Meeting in April. Plan to attend our next meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., in the community meeting room in the Main Library at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora. ..
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