The 2nd Annual Masquerade Gala was held at the Gallery 2110 and Sacramento Art Complex this past Saturday night. The event brought art aficionados to a masquerade gala evening where guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of fine food, beer, wine and friends. Live fire dancing featuring Gina Rossi and an art gallery auction were also featured. Proceeds from the auction are split between the artists and the Sacramento Artists Council who, among other things, provides scholarships and grants to young artists. In contrast to the rain that fell during last year’s masquerade, this year’s event was held under sunny skies. The Sacramento Artists Council (S.A.C.) presented the masquerade gala and

An alley art project is growing in Midtown. Three new pieces featuring the Sacramento skyline and a desert scene were installed on an alley off K Street within the last two weeks.  Many people are already stumbling on this cache of alley art. By early June, residents will be able to take walking tours of this growing outdoor gallery, thanks to tour maps being printed and posted online as part of the Midtown Alley Project (MAP) led by artists and an art-loving property owner. "The whole thought is to take these alleys back, make them more aesthetically pleasing and also provide points of interest," said Gallery 2110 owner Clare Bailey, a muralist and fine artist who started the alley art

The Sacramento Art Complex has gotten a major makeover. New gallery owner Clare Bailey has transformed the artists' building at 2110 K St. since taking over the master lease with building owner Thomas A. Roth in May. The colorful and eclectic two-story structure, which has always been packed for Second Saturday Art Walks, was reworked to draw more people into the many smaller studios at the heart of the complex. The building now has a sophisticated new look featuring a 1,200-square-foot anchor gallery, a parking lot that doubles as an art courtyard and an alley patio with a giant metal peacock sculpture. Resident artists like sculptor Gary "Garley" Dudley and photographer Alister Oliver