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Hop On Board:
The Lecture Season Train
Is About To Take Off!

Stan Padilla
Yaqui artist, educator and social activist, Stan Padilla will speak at the first of our lectures starting in September.

The KINGSLEY ART CLUB is thrilled to present Stan Padilla for the September lecture that you won’t want to miss.
Read on to find out all the details.
Please note All lectures start at 1:30 pm, at the
Crocker Art Museum Auditorium,
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Wednesday, September 18th: Stan Padilla
Lecture 1 – LAPIS: An Artist’s Journey in Stone, Spirit, Color and Painting

Lecture Description:
Stan Padilla will discuss his artwork, printmaking, the color blue and his international travel adventures and studies. He will give a mini demonstration of the making of ultramarine paint.

Stan Padilla Lapis
Pigment sources for Stan Padilla’s paints. Right: An example of Stan Padilla’s artwork using these pigments.
Stan Padilla is a multi-media artist, Indigenous educator, and cultural activist. He is descended from the California Yaqui and Chicano tribes. He influences the greater culture by bringing ancient stories, myths and legends to life and honoring his ancestors. As a principle member of the artists’ collective, The Royal Chicano Airforce (RCAF), Padilla has been active in social justice and the civil rights movement and continues to further these causes.

Working on both canvas and wall, Padilla creates both artwork for interior display and large-scale murals, visible on the sides of buildings. He has participated in Wide Open Walls, Sacramento’s annual mural festival. His murals can be seen at Southside Park, the Macy’s downtown parking lot, and the California State Health Services Offices. His collaborative mural, “Flight”, honoring the RCAF, can be seen in the Golden 1 Center (Sacramento).

His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally since 1969.

He was awarded a California Arts Council Master Legacy Artist Fellowship for 2024.

Padilla’s influence also extends into the publishing industry, with his work as a writer and publisher of Native American stories for children, and his writing on spirituality and folklore.

He is an Artistic and Cultural Mentor for the United Auburn Indian Community Tribal School. His work in education also includes his work as an art instructor at Sierra College.

Padilla lives and works in the Colfax/Weimar area where he is developing an artists’ sanctuary and spiritual cultural center. He has recently returned from adventure travels in Egypt and Italy.

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Have You Seen Our YouTube Channel Lately?

Kingsley Art Club Past Speakers
Six of the latest videos from our YouTube channel. See the growing library available there, exploring and documenting the art scene in our region.

Our venture into the world of YouTube has turned into a popular resource for art talks from the leading voices in our art community. From artists to curators, from philanthropists to gallerists, from conservators to museum directors, you can find them all documented. Click here for a link to see our past speakers.

Mark your calendar now:

Lecture 2: Deborah Oropallo
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
1:30 pm

Lecture 3: Wosene Worke Kosrof
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
1:30 pm

Plus more in the new year!

All at the Crocker Art Museum

Are you a Kingsley Art Club member? You enjoy free admission. Our membership year runs July 1 – June 30.
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