Alamo Danville Artists' Society

About ADAS

The Alamo Danville Artists’ Society, founded in 1977, is a non-profit organization providing monetary contribution in support of art programs in the San Ramon Valley School District.

Our mission is to foster fine art appreciation and education within our communities, to provide the opportunity for artists to further their artistic development, and to support the school art programs through fund-raising.

Membership includes artists and patrons who appreciate the visual arts. ADAS regularly hosts distinguished and nationally known guest artists at the monthly meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend. Our membership currently consists of over 200 professional and non-professional artists of all levels, including non-artists as well.

ADAS Activities

Art in the Park (October) – a Fine Arts festival featuring over 60 top artists who exhibit and sell original work in all mediums.
Blackhawk Gallery - a cooperative art gallery operated by the Alamo Danville Artists’ Society, featuring local professional member artists working in watercolor, oils, acrylics, pastels, glass, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and fabric art. It is located in Blackhawk Plaza.
Rotating Gallery – a group of members display their artwork at local retail establishments throughout the community on a rotating 2 month cycle.
Spring Art Show - a weekend event open to all interested artists who are invited to display and sell their artwork. The exhibit is professionally judged with cash and ribbon awards to the winners.
Eugene O’Neill Festival Art Show (September) – annual art festival featuring artwork relating to Eugene O’Neill. It is produced with the collaboration of Role Players Ensemble Theatre and Danville town activities
Newsletter – a monthly newsletter for our members that features member activities and upcoming art exhibits, workshops and other activities in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

ADAS Philanthropy

Artists who sell their work in our art exhibits voluntarily donate a percentage of the sale of their artwork to our Art for the Schools program. The money in this fund is used to provide cash grants to our local schools, to be used to supplement their art programs.

This program invites the teachers and parent/docents from each school in the San Ramon Valley Unified School district to apply for a grant to be used toward art education and supplies. In this way we know that the funds will be used where they are needed most.

ADAS has been able to award grants of $5,000 to $10,000 each year since 1995.
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Main Contact: Tom Lemmer, tom.lemmer@sbcglobal.net (925) 683-1066
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