Its always been FALC tradition to introduce one member of steering commitee or an Artist of the month first place winner. This month's Artist of the month first place winner was Behnaz Lashgari.

Art is part of life; I love life so I love art. Painting is part of me, part of my imaginations, beliefs, and emotions. For me, as an artist, it doesn't matter what material I use; oil color, watercolor or anything else. It is my emotion, which defines what materials I should use. I am used to paint with oil color, watercolor, pastel, and mixed media. ?I grew up in the eastern culture, and my cultural background influences my painting that is why I use patterns and colors that have origins in my culture. I also love the beauty of nature and I am inspired by it. ?I have been an art teacher for a long time. I love teaching because I am always learning while teaching art. I have art classes at my studio in Sunnyvale. Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design, (Art & architectural Azad University) Certificate in fabric painting on silk, batik design, and ceramics Student of great masters in fine arts and art education Certificate Fine Art , De Anza College, CA Art Exhibits: Iran & US.

Mark your calenders for Mid September. Prospectus will be online shortly.

The Cupertino Library Art Display sponsored by the Library Foundation is now taking applications from artists who would like to display their work at the Cupertino Library on a 9' x 9' space for a period of 2 months. The library takes no commission on sales and there is no charge for displaying there. The application form is at http://cupertinolibraryfoundation.org/programs/art-wall/art-wall-entry-form/

Campbell's "Art Outside the Box" Utility Box Art Program : The City of Campbell and its Civic Improvement Commission invite local artists to participate in Campbell's "Art Outside the Box" Utility Box Art Program. Click here for more details.

Date Issued: February 2, 2015. Application Deadline: April 3, 2015, 5:00 p.m. Artist Honorariums: $350 and $400, depending on box configuration (see Location Map.) Artist Application: (click here to download PDF) Artist Guidelines & Requirements: (click here to download PDF) Location Map with Box Photos: (click here to download PDF)

Call for Artists : Sacramento Arts Festival: November 6, 7, 8, 2015 Sacramento Convention Center. New Exhibitor application Deadline is April 30. Application on our website www.sacartsfest.com For More Info and to obtain an application by mail Please phone 805-646-4500 OR EMAIL americanartfestivals@yahoo.com

Anna Lee Steed will be teaching a painting class for oil and acrylic painters at the Quinlan Center in Cupertino starting January 9th. Classes will be on Mondays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Students will paint abstracts, still life and landscape. As always, Anna Lee’s lessons will have a strong focus on color. Painters of all levels are welcome, extra help for beginners. Cost is $150 for five classes Please contact Anna Lee at 831-662-8979 for more information, a registration form and the material list. See Anna Lee’s paintings online at www.linstromart.com.

Mike Kirschel Learn and practice oil painting (or acrylic) in the Monta Vista neighborhood of Cupertino. Beginning and advanced students welcome, class focus is on painting and picture making fundamentals with an emphasis on composition and color. Indoor studio painting is Wednesday mornings, 9:30 - 12:00 and outdoor painting on location is on Saturdays also 9:30-12:00. Private and small group lessons are also available. Please visit the website at www.kirschel.com for more information or call Mike Kirschel at 650-521-1856.

Zoya Scholis conducts advanced, intermediate and beginners watermedia painting classes through the FUHSD Sunnyvale Cupertino Adult education and at the Cupertino Senior Center. She also conducts Mixed Media Workshops and Collage Workshops in the summer. For more details please visit https://www.ace.fuhsd.org. Contact Zoya at zoya@artforpersonalgrowth.com

Stefan Bauman Weekly oil painting classes in Saratoga the first and third week of each month. Classes are on Mondays from 6-9pm and Tuesdays from 10am - 1pm Please call 415 606-9074 or email stefan_baumann@yahoo.com. More Info at www.thegrandview.

Joy Kuo Teaching Chinese brush painting. Beginner or advance students on Wednesday mornings 10:00am -12:00pm at Joy's studio, 154 Quail Hollow Dr. San Jose, CA 95128 . $40.00/per class. Please call 408-598-6085 or email kuojs@yahoo.com.

Martha Zlatar is an Artist Success Coach who can help you define your unique goals for your art and support you in the process. Coaching is a wonderful way to be accountable for your actions. Martha will help you identify what you want to do, when will you do it by and how will you get it done. Please contact her for a complimentary half hour phone consultation at 415-839-8085 or email her at martha@artmatch-coach.com.

SCVWS offers a 10 week painting course with Mike Bailey, Watercolor Beyond the Obvious. It also offers a SCVWS 2012 workshop brochure. You can register on their website at www.scvws.org Info: 650-941-8073.

Member of FALC Kathy Qi has started a website for artists for selling and promoting their work. website: http://www.key2arts.com/ Key2ARTS.com is a FREE community service for artists to exhibit and sell their own original, prints, and cards of artwork with very low commission rate. Membership is free and it's open to any art club juried-in artist, and people who appreciate art.

An Artist Workshop by George O’Hanlon( Director of Natural Pigments) : on Saturday, November 16th at 9am-5pm and Sunday, November 17th at 9am-5pm. Accent Arts, 392 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA. The small class size provides each attendee personal attention and guidance with materials. Registration now open: $325 per person Due to limited class size we ask that you register early and pay for the workshop upon registration to insure your space. All workshop materials are included in the tuition. Registration open now.

The laws regarding copyrighted material are complex and not uniform from state to state. In order to avoid liability and the burden of determining whether a particular image involves copyright infringement, FALC has created the following guidelines for member artists. FALC assumes that it is the respoinsibility of the artist to honestly follow these guidelines and assumes no liability for work that is submitted or displayed not following these guidelines. It reserves the right to disqualify a painting if there is reasonable doubt about copyright infringement or plagiarism.

• Work entered for a show must be the artist's original work in concept and execution.
• It cannot be copied from copyrighted material or photographs belonging to another person or organizaion except with the copyright holder's explicit written permission.
• It cannot be the reproduction of a painting done by another person even if the original artist is acknowledged on the painting.
• It cannot be the reproduction of a historic painting.