As part of our mission to support local artists, we've created the title “Artist of the Month”. This blog is dedicated to the very first creative to receive that designation: Alika. As a resident of Orangevale who has several notable public artworks in and around this area, she was an easy first choice. I first came across her work at the Orangevale-Fair Oaks Food Bank Farm, where she's installed two murals. I soon came to realize that she is arguably Orangevale's most prolif

What’s up everybody? My name is Michael Cole. I am also known creatively as SNOG, which is the name I make art under. I have been a creative person all my life, and recently completed a BA in Art at Sacramento State. I moved here with my wife five years ago. Her whole family is from this area and she grew up here. I started this organization thinking I would make some art friends and that we could do art stuff together a couple times a month. What I quickly came to realize, i