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Meet the Directors

Board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, via Zoom. We welcome you to attend these meetings and learn more about the organization. Contact Jane Lewis to receive the monthly agenda. The following board members contribute to a strong and resilient Arts and Culture organization on the Coastside.                                     650-889-3000              [email protected]

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Our Cooperative Culture

   The Coastal Arts League is a nonprofit, incorporated under 501c3 IRS regulations. The fiscal year is January 1 to December 31. 
   Established in 1980, our mission is to support the visual arts in the region, providing a public space where artists can show and sell their work. The Collective is an artists’ cooperative where every member can volunteer. We build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, that provide valuable training and experience. 

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Jane Lewis, Exhibition Coordinator

A photographer, Jane is a California Educator, BS, University of California, MA San Diego State University, with 28 years of service to the San Diego Unified School District.
​Jane serves as President, Exhibition Coordinator, website administrator and writes the Constant Contact Bulletin each month. You can reach Jane at [email protected].

Thomas Goodson, Treasurer

Thom Goodson has 40 years of management and executive experience in the medical device and  pharmaceutical industries. He has guided several new drugs and medical devices through the approval process in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan. 

Rebecca Holland

Rebecca Holland is a long established California painter. Rebecca’s hillside studio on Lobitos Creek Ranch South of Half Moon Bay overlooks the San Mateo coast.  She celebrates the beauty of the redwood forests, mountains, farms, and seascapes that make California an artist’s dream. 

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Peter Harames

Peter Harames paints primarily watercolor sketches. He is a retired history teacher, and high school varsity basketball, baseball, and football coach.

Lu Chang

Plein Air artist Lu Chang is a retired educator. Her enthusiasm is infectious.

Greta Waterman

Painter, Greta Waterman​ is also a Marketing Consultant and realtor. She is a member of the Half Moon Bay Plein Air Painters, and her work has been exhibited in many galleries on both coasts.

Anne Grauzlis, Education

Anne Grauzlis is the senior liaison for Community Outreach. She enjoys making beaded jewelry, and hosts the weekly free art classes at the Senior Center.​​

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Community Outreach

Your support helps us to provide art supplies for elementary school classrooms and at the Senior Center. 

Cabrillo Unified School District students receive gallery space to display their work in the annual Student Exhibition.​

Patti Appel says she has been in the creative arts all her life. First it was in the performing arts, then graphic design and teaching and now, many years later, painting. She teaches classes at the Senior Center and you can view her artwork at appelarts.org.

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Advisors

Pat Keefe 1932-2024

Advisor Patricia E. Keefe has been a Board member of the National Paint Brush Diplomacy.org, co-founder of the Peninsula Sculpture Guild, and past president of the Coastal Arts League.  She is a member of the Artist Collective where she displays sculpture and watercolors. 

Priscilla Klass advises the Board and has judged the Painting Show. She has done mural work for clients, such as Gallo Winery corporate offices, Teichert Construction, Ritz-Carlton HMB, and Stanford Medical Clinics. Her work has also been exhibited in Bay Area galleries for many years. She continues to do commission work and teach private art classes.

Priscilla Klass

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Thanks to Our Donors

The Coastal Arts League at 300 Main St. in Half Moon Bay, is a non-profit art gallery. For 44 years, local artists have poured time, thought, love, and resources into creating a public art gallery, made possible by our patrons. 
Thank you to the Coastside community that supports our gallery through the Spring fundraiser called Coastside Gives. We appreciate our generous members.
The annual Membership campaign begins in early November, and continues through the New Year. All who join or renew their membership by December 1, are eligible to participate in the annual Member Show.  Donor letters for tax purposes are sent out each January.

Photo Credits this page:
Jane Lewis
Susan Friedman
​Barbara Masek
Mike Wong
and from the 
​CAL Facebook page

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Thank you

O. Paul Decker
Memorial Fund
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