Juror + Artists Talk |Gallery Walk
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica—The 2026 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition opens Friday, April 10, with an evening reception from 7 – 9 pm. Juror Scott A. Shields, Ph.D., Chief Curator and Associate Director at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, selected 50 pieces from a remarkable group of more than 1,000 entries by artists from all five states that rim the Pacific Ocean (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington). In considering the entries, Shields noted: “More than in most exhibitions I have juried, there was a greater abundance of art focused on the environment, and with it fear about our impact on humans. Many artists submitted work in craft-based media, itself a means of returning to one’s roots and making things by hand. Political views are prevalent though not always overt, many of the best submissions presenting their messages with cleverness and subtlety.”
Shields will talk about his process and selections, and artists in the show will share about their artwork in a Gallery Talk | Walk, beginning at 1:30 pm, Saturday, April 11.
Galleries Open 1 - 5 pm, with the talk taking place in the Main and West Galleries.
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3571254-0
