Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Fund Raising Event, Sunday, May 15, 2011
(Photo: Rancho Santa fe Art Guild leader Toni Williams painting at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.)
Enjoy spring wildflowers in full bloom, watch artists capture the beauty of nature on their canvases, experience the Reserve with family and friends, and breathe in the fresh ocean air while supporting the preservation of one of San Diego’s unique natural environments.
The Torrey Pines Natural Reserve Docent Society and Torrey Pines Association present the second annual Art in the Pines to be held Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 10am to 5pm. The Festival is free and open to all.
Art in the Pines is an all-day event featuring a professionally judged Plein Air contest with an awards ceremony; artists’ booths exhibiting nature-inspired art for sale in a variety of media such as painting, pastels, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and photography; food and live music; children’s nature and art activities; an opportunity drawing for donated artwork; guided nature walks; tours of the historic Torrey Pines Lodge; and expert demonstrations in several different artistic mediums.
Hike the Reserve during the first two weeks of May to observe artists at work. Several paintings were sold “right off the easel” last year.
The Art in the Pines Festival provides opportunities for individuals, community organizations, foundations and businesses to support nature education within the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. All proceeds from Art in the Pines go directly to help the Children’s Program at the Reserve. That model program serves 4,000 children in the San Diego area every year with an exemplary outdoor experience tied to the school curriculum. Where else can you go to have a great hike, see dolphins and trap-door spiders, and learn about geology, all in a half-day visit to the Reserve?
(Photo: Artists' booth at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve's first annual Art in the Pines, 2010.)
A free shuttle will run from the Reserve’s North Beach and South Beach parking lots. The event is free, but the parking lots are $10 per car or a valid annual pass. Additional parking will be available at National University located just south of the Reserve at 11255 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037. Guests are strongly encouraged to consider walking to the event (15 minute walk uphill from south parking lot, 10 minute level walk from National University parking lot).
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is located between La Jolla and Del Mar, California, north of San Diego. From Hwy 5, exit on Carmel Valley Road and drive west for about 1.5 miles till you reach the Coast Highway 101. Turn left and proceed along the beach for about a mile. The park entrance is on your right just before the highway begins to climb the Torrey Pines grade.
For more information about this event :
torreypine.orgcontact@torreypine.org
Co-chairs:
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Additional information
Children’s Program
The free Children’s Program begins with a brief presentation on topics such as Plants and Habitats, the Kumeyaay, and Dolphins and Whales. After the whole group listens to the introduction under the pines, docents lead small groups of 10 hiking through the Reserve for a close up look at plants, animals, or geology. With the help of their trained guides, children discover nature through direct experience: finding tracks and scat on the trail, smelling the sage, imitating bird songs, and isolating magnetite from sand samples. The docents also fund bus grants for Title 1 schools, so that underserved children do not miss an opportunity to visit the Reserve.
The popular Junior Ranger and Little Ranger programs are also supported by the proceeds from Art in the Pines. These one-hour after school and summer programs offer a chance for children and their parents to explore natural topics through games, hikes, and crafts.
About Torrey Pines Reserve
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is located within San Diego city limits and yet remains one of the wildest stretches of land on our Southern California coast! Because of the efforts and foresight of the people in this area, 2000 acres of land are as they were before San Diego was developed — with the chaparral plant community, the rare and elegant Torrey pine trees, miles of unspoiled beaches, and a lagoon that is vital to migrating seabirds. One can imagine what California must have looked like to the early settlers, or to the Spanish explorers, or even to the first California residents here, the Kumeyaay people.
There are 8 miles of trails, a visitor center, and guided nature walks on weekends and holidays. Torrey Pines Reserve is visited by travelers from all over the world and by local residents who come daily to rest at the stunning overlooks, walk a peaceful trail, or exercise in a clean, beautiful environment. Special care has been taken to preserve it and keep it for now and forever.
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is a wilderness island in an urban sea. This fragile environment is the home of our nation’s rarest pine tree — Pinus torreyana. Once this tree covered a larger area. It now grows only here and on Santa Rosa Island off the coast near Santa Barbara.
Who comes to the Reserve to see these things? Just about everyone. People from homes adjacent to the Reserve and people from other states, countries and continents. People who simply enjoy the peace and beauty of natural surroundings, classes of grade school children being shown how the land once looked and told about the Native Americans who lived here, bird watchers, whale watchers, wildflower lovers, geology and oceanography classes from local colleges and their professors, conservationists and ecologists, beachcombers, surfers, joggers, photographers, and painters.
The Lodge
In 1922 the adobe block building which is now the Ranger Station and Visitor Center was commissioned by Ellen Browning Scripps and designed by architects Richard S. Requa and Herbert Lewis Jackson. This graceful Pueblo Revival structure is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Information about 2010 inaugural Art in the Pines
Nearly a hundred artists, more than a thousand visitors . . . the first annual Art in the Pines Festival and Sale truly exceeded expectations! The 2010 event featured high quality, diverse works by talented artists, photographers, sculptors, and weavers. Visitors also enjoyed nature walks, children’s art activities, art and photography demonstrations, and live music.
Fifty artists entered the Plein Air Competition. Judges announced the winners: Ying Hui Feng, first place for her watercolor painting, “Morning”; Stanislav Prokopenko, second place for his untitled oil, Marjorie Taylor, third place for her oil, “Pines on a Cloudy Day.” Jeffrey Field and Margot Wallace both received honorable mentions.
