El Camino Art Association (ECAA)

El Camino Art Association (ECAA) Bess Montgomery, the Association’s first Chairman, placed a small recording book on the counter of Martin’s Art & Hobby Supplies store in Pismo Beach.

Early History of the Association

The El Camino Art Association (“ECAA”) was founded in 1961 in the Five Cities Area on California’s beautiful and inspiring Central Coast. On the cover of the book, she printed a request that all area artists who were interested in establishing an art association to sign the book. In a short time, she had 25 interested artists and an eight-member Founder’s Committe

e was formed. The first meeting to form the Association was held in January of 1961 in a room of the Pismo Beach City Hall. Thirty-six artists and community members attended this inaugural meeting. The Association was formed and the name El Camino Art Association was chosen. The tradition of inviting visiting artists to demonstrate their unique art talents at subsequent General Meetings was established and continues today. In January of 1962, ECAA held their first juried art show. Soon after, the members recognized their need to establish an art gallery. The Pismo Beach City Council granted the Association the use of the Chamber of Commerce meeting room. Members joined together to scrub floors, paint walls and hang art. The grand opening of ECAA’s first gallery was held on July 22, 1962. More than 200 people from the surrounding communities came out in support of the artists. ECAA enjoyed the use of the Chamber of Commerce gallery space until 1994. Today, the Association shows art at appealing, high visibility venues throughout our Central Coast communities such as wineries, restaurants, farmers’ markets and festivals.

01/15/2017

How the gold leaf for your artwork was made in the last century.

01/05/2017
Van Gogh cat.
12/04/2016

Van Gogh cat.

Paint stir sticks
11/13/2016

Paint stir sticks

10/27/2016

Indian artist BKS Varma (Dr.Bks Varma) uses an impressive technique to make his paintings: only cotton thread with Indian ink and, of course, his brilliant talent.

10/14/2016
09/29/2016

Artist Gerard Tonti brews works created with coffee grinds, tea leaves and coffee filters

09/22/2016

A great way to accurately get perspective.

08/17/2016

Painting with thread

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Pismo Beach, CA

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(805) 550-9991

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