Sunnyvale artists invite public into their workspaces for Open Studios

Open Studios

Sunnyvale artists Barbara Pease and Pragati Sharma Mohanty are among the more than 340 visual artists from San Francisco Bay Area and coastal communities opening their studios and galleries to the public this month. They are participating in the final weekend of Silicon Valley Open Studios.

Pease earned a bachelor’s of fine arts in metalsmithing and started working water-based media in the early 1990s, showing her watercolors around the country. Now a silk painter, Pease teaches workshops and has exhibited her work at the Silk Painters International biannual international festival.

An artist, architect and industrial designer, Mohanty is rediscovering and reinterpreting the Hindu epic poem “Ramayana,” which tells the story of Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and his journey to defeat the demon king Ravana and rescue his wife Sita. She is compiling her 75-plus paintings based on stories from the ancient Indian text into a coffee table book.

They and other South Bay artists will open their work spaces on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. To see an interactive map of artist locations and view a gallery of the participating artists, visit at https://svos.org.

Symphonic band concert

The Cupertino Symphonic Band is holding its annual Spring Concert on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. at the Sunnyvale Community Center Ballroom, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. Admission is free, and snacks and coffee will be provided.

The band is always looking for new wind instrument and percussion players. For more information, visit www.cupertinosymphonicband.org.