A new art exhibit at Pajaro Valley Arts, “Hot off the Walls: Art to Go!” is set to run from March 17 through May 2 at the Porter Building in downtown Watsonville.
From ceramics, glass and metal works, to paintings, photography, encaustics, textiles and free standing sculptures, the show features close to 800 works from 75 artists.
“This newest iteration of the show, something that has happened for about the last nine or 10 years, has artwork that you can buy right off the walls and they’re all reasonably priced,” said Melissa West who curated the show with William Huffman and Nestor Ruelas. “And new this year — we asked each artist to bring a large piece to help show the range of their work; people are just showing off what they can do.”
The show fills several rooms of the gallery alongside the gift shop that showcases a wide range of goods, from cards and clothing and jewelry to textiles and even hot sauces and salsas from businesses at the nearby El Pájaro CDC Commercial Kitchen Incubator on Riverside Drive.
“Most of these works are done specifically for this show,” West said. “We ask for a body of work so each artist’s work go together, they are a set.”
A reception will run March 21 from 1-3pm at 280 Main St. A closing reception and raffle (at 3:15pm) is set for May 2 from 1-4pm. The gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm.
