42nd Annual Holiday for the Arts Show & Sale

Olive Hyde Art Guild’s “Holiday for the Arts” Show & Sale benefits the Olive Hyde Art Gallery and other visual art projects in the Fremont community and schools. The show is held annually and opens with a ticketed Gala on Friday night featuring hors d’oeuvres, sweets, and wine, with the first viewing and sale of art. On Saturday and Sunday, the show is open to the public without charge.

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About the “Holiday for the Arts” Show & Sale

Make sure to mark your calendars for this annual opportunity to party, mingle with friends, view, and purchase artifacts for yourself, and for all those on your holiday shopping list who enjoy receiving an original piece of art for a gift.

The three-day affair begins with a spectacular Friday Night Gala, on October 16, from 5:30 – 9:00 pm, featuring specialty food and drink offerings, along with the first viewing and sale of art. Tickets are $20. On Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, the show is open to public, free of charge, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Gala Night also includes a drawing for an original piece of artwork by one of our member artists, as well as musical entertainment.

Our signature community event, and the only fundraiser, the Holiday Show & Sale pays for art programs and supplies in local schools, art scholarships for High School and Ohlone College students, art books for public library, special art workshops for developmentally disabled adults, capital improvements at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery, special exhibits, and gallery promotions for all exhibits.

We traditionally feature works from about eighty local artists from around the Bay Area including a wide array of works in Ceramics, Glass & Sculpture, Paintings, Photography, Jewelry, Fiber, Gourds & Masks, Wood, Metal, and Holiday décor. Each artist is selected to participate through a judging process.

Hope to see you all there!

2026 Featured Artist

The OHAG Holiday for the Arts 2026 Gala is proud to present this donated original glass art piece by our featured Artist, Emelie Rogers. Currently working mainly with kiln-fired glass, Emelie’s practice focuses on placing images on glass using copper, enamels and glass powders. In Emelie’s own words:

“Late one afternoon, grazing across the southern San Francisco Bay, I was both surprised and enchanted by a huge flock of geese erupting from a field of tule and launching into the sky. I immediately started sketching, attempting to capture the low-slung sun, the wispy afternoon fog and of course, the geese. Later in my studio I began rendering the geese in copper foil, imitating their silhouette. Sandwiching the copper between two sheets of glass and then forcing powdered glass through a silk screen to create the sun, fog and tule.”

How Funds are Used

As both our signature community event and only fundraiser, the annual Holiday for the Arts show and sale plays a key role in our Guild’s sustainability each year.

Your support of this event makes it possible for the Olive Hyde Art Guild to contribute to our community in a number of ways.

Learn more about the projects we fund