High school students to raise the volume with "Poetry Out Loud"

Local students from nine county high schools will be memorizing and reciting poems for the chance to win the “Poetry Out Loud” contest on Feb. 6 at the San Luis Coastal Adult School.

PAC hosts Art After Dark for first time

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net A salon, chocolate shop and pub were only some of more than 20 nontraditional-venues-turned-art-galleries featured in Friday’s Art After Dark event. But maybe the most surprising stop at ARTS Obispo’s Art After Dark was the Christopher Cohan…

Local high school students to compete with spoken word

Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net The spoken word. That’s what eight San Luis Obispo County high school students will be reciting Wednesday night in hopes of advancing to the Poetry Out Loud state competition. Launched in 2006, Poetry Out Loud is a…

Art After Dark unites local businesses, artists and patrons

Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Assets Fitness Studio has a secret to share: it’s actually an art gallery. Well, at least for one night a month. Assets is one of more than 20 shops, cafés, salons and studios that are transformed into art…

Gallery gets hopping after dark

Friday nights in downtown San Luis Obispo are not just for bar hopping. Once a month, ARTS Obispo organizes “Art After Dark” — happening this Friday 6-9 p.m. — where local venues open their doors late and share art, giving the…

Artist leaps for discovery in U.S. debut

British artist Chloe White brings her fairy tale dreams to life in her first-ever art exhibit in the U.S., showcasing her clay and bronze sculptures in downtown SLO’s ARTS Space Obispo.