She's a member of the Salmagundi Club

Mount Helix resident Grace Schlesier of La Mesa is among 18 plein air artists who are part of an exhibit featuring 90 paintings at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum at the Wieghorst Western Heritage Center, 131 Rea Ave., El Cajon. The exhibit, called “Salmagundians and their Southern California Friends,” features two East County residents, including Schlesier, who are members of the Salmagundi Club. El Cajon resident Gloria Chadwick also has been accepted as members of the Salmagundi Club. The exhibit at the Weighorst Museum runs Jan. 9 to March 3.

Founded in 1871, the New York City-based Salmagundi Club is one of the oldest and most prestigious art organizations in the U.S. Membership is by invitation only and requires two recommendations from current Salmagundi Club members, as well as a review of an artist’s work.

Other exhibiting artists at the Wieghorst Museum include Pat Ford, George Kreutz, Fred Gregory, Chuck McPherson, Mary Ford, Pat Welsh, Nita Harper, Lee Katz, Betty Holmes, Val Carson, Joy Floro, Steve Dern, Dawn Second, Coko Brown, Tim Scott and Leslie Jakes.

All paintings will be “plein air,” a term which means “open air” and referring to paintings created outside and on location to create the effects of light and atmosphere.

Admission to the museum is free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month. For more information, phone (619) 590-3431, or visit www.wieghorstmuseum.org.