3 art exhibits at LTCC to launch this month

The Lake Tahoe Community College Haldan Art Gallery opens this month with a memorial exhibition by longtime artist and educator David Schnabel. Schnabel has a special connection to LTCC through his grandson, Scott Valentine, a full-time geology instructor at the college.

Schnabel taught art at Pasadena City College for more than 20 years. This exhibition highlights his large-scale drawings done late in his career.

The Duke Theatre Foyer Gallery will showcase former LTCC student Charlotte Castillo’s large scale figure drawings. Castillo went on to complete her bachelor of fine arts degree at Sonoma State University.

Her work shows an expressive use of line and color, and these paintings specifically investigate the color red — formally and conceptually.

The best of the best are back in the Student Art Gallery. Last year’s award winners from the annual student art exhibit bring back their winning pieces and up to three new works of art.

All openings are Sept. 27 from 6-8pm. There will be an artists’ talk in the Haldan Art Gallery starting at 5pm.