Pictured here is “Kingfisher” by Sue Graue. Photo courtesy of Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture is ready for a new season of opening receptions for incoming guest artists at the Art Box Art Gallery in the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

Renowned nature photographer Sue Graue will kick off the season from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in the Gallery at 754 Plumas St.in Yuba City. She will be joined by other anchor artists.

The free event includes free appetizers and drinks. The artists will talk about their work and what inspires them to create. 

Graue’s photographs feature the nature of Northern California, the Sacramento Valley and bordering forests, plein air style. Often photographing from her car, Graue has crisscrossed the region, north, south, east, and west, seeking the challenge in this style of photography that promotes and ultimately demands immersion into the experience and the natural world.

“From a puffy white clouded sky to a pollen-laden honeybee, we have much to see, every day,” Graue said.

For many years, Graue has been chosen as a participating artist as part of the annual curated PBS KVIE Art Auction. Graue’s photographs help raise hundreds of dollars for the event. Although best known for her nature photography, Graue is also a contract photographer. She approaches business photography, product photography, family and individual portraits with the same technical skills and professionalism as her nature photography.

The Art Box is located inside the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts and is home to several anchor artists. See original works of art created by metal sculpture artist Dude Green, indigenous jewelry and beadwork by artist Jesse Harris, photographer Kyoko Apperson and ceramist Drew Sallee.

Buying original art helps support the artists as well as Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture.  For more information about this exhibition and the reception, contact Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture at [email protected].