Olive Hyde Art Guild invites everyone to its 41st annual Holiday for the Arts, happening Oct. 17-19 at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery and Art Center.
The event begins with the Friday Night Gala, where guests enjoy the first opportunity to view and purchase art in the three-room gallery and upper Mission Room building. Enjoy the courtyard setting with refreshments and live music performed by Jalisco harpist Salvador Vásquez. At 8pm there will be a drawing for a donated artwork by the guild’s 2025 featured artist, Edie Christensen, who has contributed a vibrant acrylic painting.
Friday Night Gala tickets are $20 and include food and beverages graciously provided by local restaurants and guild members. Community contributors include California Craft Beer, Forest & Flour, Hops & Beans Café, Strizzi’s Restaurants, Sweet Memories Chocolates and Treats, Vintage Catering, Milk & Honey Café, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Papillon, Smart & Final Foundation, Spin A Yarn Steakhouse and more.
The Holiday for the Arts Show and Sale continues with free admission on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s show features the work of 88 Bay Area artists, including 32 new participants. Every piece is screened by guild members before the showcase. Attendees can explore a wide variety of mediums such as ceramics and glass, fiber arts, jewelry, paintings, photography, greeting cards, woodwork and holiday-themed goods.
With many artists represented in multiple categories, the event offers a wide selection for both collectors and gift buyers. It’s also a chance to shop early for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts while supporting local artists. The show is expected to draw more than 1,000 visitors over the course of the three-day event with sales reaching upwards of $25,000. Guild members are responsible for handling all sales during the event. Artists retain 70% of sales, with 30% supporting the Olive Hyde Art Guild and its programs.
Proceeds funnel back into the community through scholarships for high school and Ohlone College art students, student art awards, art supplies for children in need, intergenerational programs supporting mental health, art books for the public library, workshops for developmentally disabled adults and improvements to the Olive Hyde Art Gallery.
The Olive Hyde Art Guild thanks its 2025 sponsors: Fremont Bank Foundation, Tri-City Voice, The Anderson Family Foundation, Kalyanpur Family Giving Fund, Gupta Family Fund, NWR Foundation and the LJA Family.
Opening Night Gala
Friday, Oct. 17
5:30 – 9pm
Olive Hyde Art Gallery
123 Washington Blvd., Fremont
Gala tickets: $20
Show and Sale
Saturday, Oct. 18 – Sunday, Oct. 19
10am – 5pm
