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This is a path I would like to follow!

Stepping stones in the bamboo forest near Kyoto, Japan (by lorax).

Visit the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity this Saturday, 9/28/13, to explore the innovative space dedicated to nurturing the creative spirit within each of us through art classes, exhibitions, lectures, and film festivals.

Looking for something fun to do this coming Saturday in southern California? Join the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity as they host their fall fundraiser, Creativity Season. Tickets available here. 

Spring Break Activities

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Wow!  Such an amazing trek this would be to explore beyond the gate.

The gothic gate to Adršpach-Teplice Rocks in northeastern Bohemia, Czech Republic (by Nathan A).

Beautiful, fresh and luscious carrots from Santa Monica Farmer's Market.

My 8-year-old GrandAngel's favorite movie.  I must see this again!

Hotel Transylvania. Finally! #movie #hotel #transylvania #cartoon #selenagomez #adamsandler #ghost #ghoul #vampires #werewolves #paranormal

The 4th Annual Red Dot Auction

Which Artist’s Work Will You Take Home Tonight?

Spring Gala Fund-raiser Announced for

Chuck Jones Center for Creativity 

Costa Mesa, CA: The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity announced today plans for their spring fund-raising gala, The Red Dot Auction, to be held Friday, May 9th, from 7 to 10 PM at the Center located at South Coast Collection (SoCo), 3321 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, California. Admission is $25.00 per person and open to the public. RSVP by May 2nd and receive 5 free raffle tickets when you sign in at the front desk the evening of the event. To buy your tickets online, go to ChuckJonesCenter.org or call 949-660-7791 x 20107. 

This is the fourth annual Red Dot Auction, first conceived as a fund-raising opportunity for the Center in 2011. The Center, a 501(c)3 public charity, dedicated as it is to inspiring creativity in all people, but particularly in children, was founded in 1999 by animation legend and four-time Academy Award recipient, Chuck Jones. 

What differentiates The Red Dot Auction from other silent auctions is that all of the contributing artists have signed their artwork on the reverse. Consequently attendees at the event will not know who the artist is when bidding, they’ll only have their heart to follow. “We wanted to create a fun, engaging silent auction, and to further the suspense of not knowing which work belongs to which artist, each artist received an identical 12” square stretched canvas upon which to create their work of art,” noted Wayne Todd, President of the Council for Creativity, the volunteer arm of the Center. 

“The artists who are participating come from all levels of notoriety, skill, and accomplishment, from students to emerging to established artists; we reached out around the world hoping to capture the imagination and appreciation of these artists. We are thankful that they were willing to help us achieve our goal of promoting creativity by providing a nurturing environment where it may grow and blossom,” said Craig Kausen, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Center. 

Participating artists include Rob Minkoff, director of such critically acclaimed films as “The Lion King” and “Stuart Little”; Nick Park and Peter Lord, Oscar-winning founders of Aardman Studios of “Wallace and Gromit” renown; “Dora the Explorer” producer and director, Jeff DeGrandis; Kelly Asbury, director of the box-office-giant animated film, “Gnomeo and Juliet”; Eric Goldberg, longtime Disney animator and director; Marian Jones, photographer, author, and Chuck Jones’s wife.

The Center’s vision is a world where creativity is known and experienced in all disciplines, by the many, not just the few. This is an important goal, particularly in today’s world, when arts education is practically non-existent; we are dedicated to reinvigorating the creative spirit and we are doing it through art classes, exhibitions, lectures, and film festivals, all of which spring from the material in the Chuck Jones archive. Jones was a determined saver and his writings, art, and other ephemera from a nine-decade life, along with his philosophy of guiding and nurturing instruction form the basis of our programs.

Oh, my!  This ship is dwarfed by the glacier.

Cruise ship to Spegazzini Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina (by TomaB).

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I can feel the steering bar of this sled in my hands as I recall racing down the snow-covered hill of the golf course many years ago as a little girl.  Do your kids sled?