Art and nature unite for annual event
by Kendra Hartmann
May 12, 2011 | 2489 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Artist Toni Williams paints during the 2010 Art in the Pines at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. The show features works by artists, photographers, sculptors and weavers. Visitors can also enjoy nature walks, children’s art activities, art and photography demonstrations and live music. Courtesy photo
Artist Toni Williams paints during the 2010 Art in the Pines at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. The show features works by artists, photographers, sculptors and weavers. Visitors can also enjoy nature walks, children’s art activities, art and photography demonstrations and live music. Courtesy photo
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Artists set up booths to show and sell their nature-inspired artwork. Nearly 100 artists and more than 1,000 visitors came out for the first Art in the Pines event last year. Courtesy photo
Artists set up booths to show and sell their nature-inspired artwork. Nearly 100 artists and more than 1,000 visitors came out for the first Art in the Pines event last year. Courtesy photo
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On Sunday, May 15, enjoy spring wildflowers as they bloom on to the canvas at the second annual Art in the Pines fundraiser.

Presented by the Torrey Pines Natural Reserve Docent Society and the Torrey Pines Association, the festival is free and open to all and will be held at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve just south of the historic Lodge at Torrey Pines.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors will be offered a variety of events, including a professionally judged plein-air contest with an awards ceremony, artists’ booths exhibiting nature-inspired art for sale, food and live music, children’s nature and art activities, guided nature walks and expert artist demonstrations of several different media.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to help the children’s program at the nature reserve. The program serves 4,000 children in the San Diego area yearly with outdoor experiences related to the school curriculum.

A free shuttle will run from the reserve’s North Beach and South Beach parking lots. Parking is $10 per car, and additional parking will be available at National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines Road.

For more information, email contact@torreypine.org or visit www.torreypines.org.

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