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December 2023 by Daphne Wynne Nixon
Thank you very much for the wonderful Carmel Valley Art & Wine Festival, put on by the amazing and hard-working Carmel Valley Art Association Gallery in Carmel Valley Village! It’s a beautiful location on Del Fino Place, and this charming community event was well organized. The art gallery has a lovely courtyard to display artwork both outside and inside! They had a stunning painted barrel auction there too. The show-stopping Money Band played outside in the closed-off street as well so the atmosphere was upbeat and positive. All the wonderful food, art, and market vendors had an awesome time in the sunny weather with the visitors! I had a fun day selling Carmel Caramels from Lion Springs Lavender Farm to the terrific customers in the village. Thank you very much to the community and everyone like Valerie, Shelley, John, all the great vendors, and customers. We appreciate you shopping local!
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December 2023 by Rusty Croft
What a great new location that can serve as a hub for creativity and inspiration. It offers space to Carmel Valley artists, so they can showcase their work. It also allows the community to see the diverse range of artistic styles in the village. Thank you for bringing the community together with events like the holiday market!
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December 2023 by Karen McNeely
The CV Art Association put on an amazing 16th Annual Art, Wine Walk and Gift Faire last Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny day and everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves, lingering with friends, visiting the vendor booths, engaging with craft artisans. It was also a great event to grab a bite to eat from the many food artisans. The Money Band duo played fun music for people to dance to. It was a great event and I am definitely planning to return next year... with some surprise give aways for returning customers. Many thanks to Valerie for organizing the event.
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December 2023 by Ryan Hopkins
We have attended the CVAA Holiday Art & Wine Walk & Gift Faire twice now as vendors and it continues to be our best event of the year. Such a successful and fun venue for connecting with local people, artists, vendors, and businesses in the Carmel Valley area!
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September 2023 by Chuck C.
Carmel Valley Art Association is a fantastic experience in art!The moment you walk into their new gallery location it is such a breath of fresh air! Vibrant colors and gorgeous artwork and the people...they are so warm and friendly! It almost feels like you have known them for years as good friends!I highly encourage everyone to come see the stunning artwork at their new place in Carmel Valley Village!
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August 2023 by Lisa L.
The instructor, Ekaterina de la Torre, was exceptional. I even emailed her with a question about finishing the final steps of the mosaic at home, and she offered detailed instructions for us to follow. She was so attentive to students' needs throughout and after class. Her own artwork was beautiful. Thank you so much.
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December 2022 by Marie Jacques Bonney
Carmel Valley Art Association just organized yet another another amazing community-gathering event. It was their fifteenth year of doing this event, and it was the best one ever! They closed Del Fino Place in the center of the Carmel Valley Village, with 30+ vendors and local businesses coming together with light music, food wine, children's art, etc. A truly amazing community event! Support this non-profit, Carmel Valley Art Association, they bring so much to our Village!
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December 2022 by Patricia Kesselring
So thrilled to have met Valerie and to have been a part of the Carmel Valley Art Association Art and Wine event. Valerie works tirelessly to support the community and the recent event was a great success for all involved. Thank you to Valerie and the Carmel Valley Art Association for being a treasure to this special place we call home.
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December 2022 by Annelise Brabeck
A huge thank you to CVAA for organizing the small business event last Saturday. Our business, The Quail and Olive, greatly benefited from this event. We had several new people come in that had never heard about our store before. It was a huge success. The entire Del Fino Pl was closed and local vendors there to showcase their products.This event brought in an abundance of life to our village. Thank you so much for putting this successful event together. WE greatly appreciate this. We do not have a chamber to speak for us businesses here, but we have you. Thank you so much. We look forward to many more events, Carmel VAlley is a beautiful and wonderful place to be. It is nice to be able to share. Thanks again!
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December 2022 by Jen Slinger
So many artists in one place! All in one place to go. We got gifts for our family Christmas party.
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December 2022 by dana musante
Such a wonderful and amazing group of people to work with!!! Outstanding!!!
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November 2022 by naomi stretton
What a joy it was to be apart of the Carmel valley art street faire this year ! Valerie was so wonderful in coordinating this event . There was a wide range of vendors , good music and of course the location was perfect to take advantage of all the great restaurants and wineries . They even had live music which added to the fun atmosphere. This is a must-do event every year !
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October 2022 by Lorraine Yglesias
A beautiful location. Surrounded by art & nature. The staff created a memorable occasion as I celebrated a milestone birthday. A priceless resource & hub for the local community; and a place for visitors to learn & support.
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August 2022 by S M.
Talented artists, wonderful local art, and a very diverse gallery. We just spent the day at the CVAA, and took a class on how to create felted pictures. It was great fun and well taught by Carlaine, who is a multi-talented felt artist and painter. She had all our supplies, was well organized, and took us through an entire felted picture project in the time that was estimated. There were 3 of us and the class was limited to 4. There were COVID protocols observed. I chose a picture of a mountain scene. We laid out wisps of wool and learned how to blend and needle felt. We were given enough instruction, but were encouraged to be creative. In some ways it was like impressionist watercolors, only I felt I had more control of my outcome. Carlaine provided tasty snacks and wine to fuel our creativity. There was live music from our teen years at the winery next door. This is my first experience and I really enjoyed myself. Thank you, Carlaine!
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August 2021 by Sam Johnston
I was very impressed by the high quality of the work by the local artist members featured in the gallery.
