A grand accomplishment for Studio 395 & the Village on Grand!!
NEWS Artists hope to open 'doors' with colony An artists’ coop will convert an unused Main Street property into a vibrant space for art and performers. Press Enterprise Article: Aug 5th - By MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS / STAFF WRITER Nineteenth century poet and artist William Blake used the phrase “doors of perception” as a metaphor for experiencing a reality beyond the commonplace. A Lake Elsinore artists’ cooperative is literally using doors in an effort that could alter perceptions of the city’s downtown Main Street corridor. The group wants to convert an unused, mostly vacant city-owned dirt lot at the street’s south end into a vibrant arts colony. Read the full article and see photos HERE NEA Our Town Grant    LE Busking Program PRESS RELEASE - May 12, 2016: FEDERAL ART GRANT AWARDED TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE Lake Elsinore, CA: STUDIO 395 Foundation, Inc., a local non-profit arts cooperative, and the City of Lake Elsinore were awarded a 2016 Our Town grant from the federally funded National Endowment for the Arts. This Creative Placemaking grant funds projects that represent the distinct character and quality of their communities with a vision for enhancing the social and/or economic livability of the community, that support the integration of arts and design into the fabric of civic life and are a creative approach to addressing community challenges or priorities.
Read the full announcement HERE	Read more info about the Grant HERE
IT'S OFFICIAL: BUSKING PROGRAM IN LAKE ELSINORE Lake Elsinore, CA: All Artists needed to set up for our first "roll out" weekend of Artists on the Street. This is a casual event that will get some press coverage. We anticipate that local restaurants will be busy because of the Memorial Day holiday. Dates : May 28, 29, 30 Set up anytime during this weekend.  If you are interested contact Grace @ 951.471.4407 or Any artist can show art but only artist with a street busking permit can sell their art.
Read the full announcement HERE	Click for info & requirements HERE
	FEBRUARY 21, 2016 - Press from PE.COM Public Art from Studio 395!! LAKE ELSINORE: Aquatic mural greets water district customers.  A ground-level mural inspired by the lake is nearing completion at the entrance to Elsinore Valley’s headquarters.  "It’s like whimsical and fun, and it kind of brings a little personality to an otherwise fairly institutional-looking building," Golden said of the piece. "It’s water, an important aspect of our community." READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
FEBRUARY 5, 2016 - Press from PE.COM Public Art from Studio 395!! LAKE ELSINORE: Artist Robin Golden, 59, and her husband Jeff Morris, 60, stand next to some of the crane art they designed and built along the Collier Avenue median in Lake Elsinore, on Tuesday, Feb. 2.  Lake Elsinore is upgrading the appearance of the city to make it more welcoming to visitors. FRANK BELLINO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER More from this story BY MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS / STAFF WRITER Published: Feb. 5, 2016

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 Studio 395 Board poses with NEA Chair Jane Chu in Front of the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center NEA Chairman Jane Chu Visited Riverside County which included a public event in Riverside and site visits in Lake Elsinore and Corona. L to R: Rebecca Esquibel, Patrick Brien, Kathryn Fullerton, John Larsen, Jane Chu, Grace Sandlin & Robin Golden To see more about our NEA Visit CLICK HERE
JANUARY 2015 Studio 395 Awarded Non-profit Business of the Year 2015 by the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce Our creative gang known as STUDIO 395 was awarded non-profit business of the year by the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce hoopdeedo last evening (a serious dress up!) Lucky me to most certainly share this honor with our cool board members Cathy Stevenson, Sue Andrews, Dorothy Papin, Kathryn Fullerton, Rebecca Esquibel, Robin Golden and Grace Sandlin (an amazing bunch you guys are!) All of our incredibly talented artists/friends/volunteers who have been so equally incredible in giving of their talents month after month at LIVE ART! And in all of the myriad of events and projects we've managed to cook up as well as everyone in & around Lake Elsinore who has been so enjoyably generous, fun & supportive of all of these crazy yet really creatively determined efforts! There's more of that to come! Thank you!! (Insert small respectful bow here). Post by Lake Elsinore Chamber.
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Second Annual Art Summit Held on November 17, 2014 at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N. Main Street Lake Elsinore To Read the Notes & Comments from the Art Summit Click Here
LAKE ELSINORE: Grand Prix mural brightens downtown BY MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS / PRESS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER Published: Nov. 8, 2014 Updated: Nov. 9, 2014 2:03 p.m. Artist Robin Golden paints a mural depicting the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix on the facade of The Wreck bar in Lake Elsinore. Click Image to Read Full Article
POP UP PUBLIC ART (PUP) GRANT AWARDED Congratulations to our superb STUDIO 395 Grant gang on obtaining a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation! More news on this to come! Great news for our local Arts community!
WELLS FARGO AWARDS GRANT TO EVMWD FOR COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROJECT - August 15,2014 LAKE ELSINORE, CA. – With help from local students and a $36,805 Environmental Solutions grant from Wells Fargo, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District will replace four water-guzzling liquid amber trees at EVMWD headquarters with an educational garden designed to inspire residential water conservation. To read the full article CLICK HERE
Studio 395 Addresses Lake Elsinore City Council - June 24, 2014 "Good Evening Madame Mayor, Council Members, City Staff and my fellow citizens of Lake Elsinore.  My name is John Larsen and I am here tonight representing the STUDIO 395 Foundation, which is based here in Lake Elsinore and of which I have the happy pleasure of serving as board president." "For those unfamiliar with STUDIO 395, simply put - we are a collective of professional and non-professional artists and the folks who the support arts - dedicated to bringing the enrichments or Art and Culture to our community and the local region." To read the full article CLICK HERE
Lake Elsinore's birthday celebration begins By Michael J. Williams UT San Diego News Feb. 10, 2013 Artists from Lake Elsinore's "Studio 395" install mosaic tiles on safety bollards along the Lake Elsinore Riverwalk earlier this month. Nanci McGraw, left, applies quick-setting cement to a tile as Grace Sandlin, right, installs a tile. Read More of the Article Here
Business Swells In Downtown Lake Elsinore During 'Day Of The Dead' Posted by Toni McAllister (Editor) LakeElsinore-Wildomar Patch - November 04, 2012 With several hundred people pouring onto Main Street in downtown Lake Elsinore late Saturday afternoon for the merchants along the historic route were all smiles. “In the 10 years that I’ve been here, this is the busiest night I’ve ever had,” said Vicki Mora, owner of Mora’s Antiques on Main Street. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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Banty Hen Publishing Cherished Memories City of Lake Elsinore Craft Brewing Company Golden Murals GP Graphics Headswest Media Design Lake Elsinore Outlet Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber La Rebelde Wines LFW Foundation Longhorn Steakhouse On Demand Printing Temecula Answering Service Tulips, Trophies and Treasures	Sharon Dean Suzie Rupnow Robert / Nancy McGraw Rhonda Strickland Murgie Lewis Christie LaPerle