August 17, 2025 – Mariposa Arts Council officials announce some good news! Foothill Arts + Lectures received the Arts + Community Grant from the Mariposa Arts Council and Mariposa County this year, which has allowed this program to expand. We'll be able to pay artists to teach a workshop the weekend after they present their lecture. After these lectures, we often leave inspired and wanting to create and now we will have the opportunity to make with the artist. We've been wanting to do this all along and we are really happy that it's finally possible.

The registration for the workshops will be even more limited than the lectures, so we will be prioritizing people who attend the lecture and also high school students. We would love for our local youth to be exposed to these rich artmaking opportunities (tell your young artist friends!). We will be able to offer this lecture + workshop combination for two artists this late summer/fall (August and September). Speaking of which, this month's artist is Allison Baggett and she will be presenting her work on Thursday, August 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the Mariposa County Library. Allison's workshop will be on Sunday, August 24 for four hours from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., also at the library.

Allison grew up immersed in the wilderness of El Portal and Yosemite, which gave her a foundation for a life closely connected to nature. She has backpacked from Mt. Whitney to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and from Portland, Oregon, to Missoula, Montana, following the route of Lewis and Clark. She has also spent decades guiding and rambling throughout the Sierra Nevada. All along, she studied the landscape, human history, flora, and fauna, and catalogued her findings in her journals.

Over twenty years ago, Allison Baggett began her company Potentilla Press, translating her drawings into screenprints using upcycled and vintage clothing, hats, and sustainable textiles. Please visit the library to see her wall display and her website to see more of her art: potentillapress.com.

Seats are limited and registration is required.

This lecture will not be livestreamed. Please email foothillartslectures@gmail.com to register. Please specify if you are registering for the lecture and/or workshop.

I look forward to seeing you soon!

All the Best,

Anna

Foothill Arts and Lectures is funded in part by the Mariposa County Library, the County of Mariposa, and the Mariposa County Arts Council.

Source: Mariposa Arts Council