Spring 2025 Newsletter

Please check out all the latest information and mark your calendar

Important Dates

• March 10 - Spring I Classes begin
• March 22 &23 - Tom Sadler Workshop
• April 5 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery
• April 5 & 6 - Sally Evans Workshop
• April 16 - Member Meeting & Demo
• April 21 - Spring II Classes begin
• May 3 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery
• May 3 & 4 - Jane Slivka Workshop
• May 18 - EOY Member Meeting, Volunteer Appreciation & Potluck
• June 2 - EcoArt Kids Summer Camp starts
• June 7 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery

Hello All, and Happy Spring- I think the weather is finally changing! It’s been a very busy first couple of months for me. There’s quite a learning curve in understanding the

complexities and demands of the job, so I’m very grateful that I have access to the knowledge and experience that Cheryl has to share, as well as the backing of the office staff who make sure that things keep rolling along fairly smoothly. So far, in the first quarter, we’ve had two Member Meetings, featuring informative demos by members

and teachers, Ruth Squitieri and Patricia Domanski. Thanks to them both for showing us how they approach their work as artists. In March members connected again at the Annual Member’s Show Awards Presentation and Brunch on March 10, on a sunny, warm day. Congratulations to the many winners, and thanks to the 105 people who shared their artwork with the rest of us. The Show is still hanging in the Studio Gallery where we hold classes, and will be up until March 21 if you’d like to come by and see it. You’ll see the winners announced elsewhere in this newsletter. Long term, we’re working hard on the NSB Paint-Out, meeting monthly, and preparing materials for our sponsor campaign. Don’t forget to put the week of October 21-25 on your calendars! Though itseems very far away, it’ll come before you know it, and we’ll need support from all of our membership to make this first year a great success! As the fall gets closer, please watch for info about becoming a patron, a sponsor, or volunteering a few hours.Up next this Spring- one more Member Meeting on April 13th at the Studios, 1-3 PM, with a Demo from another of our excellent teachers, Patrick Rausch. And a special meeting on May 18th will recognize our wonderful volunteers, and includes a pot luck, so be sure to come and enjoy the culinary delights that members will share.

As always, grab a friend and introduce them to our friendly group of artists and art enthusiasts- newcomers are always welcome!

Anne Dall

About 130 or so members and guests joined us on a comfortably warm and sunny day for our 67th Annual Members’ Show. With 105 entries, the gallery is filled with beautiful art by our members, ranging from encaustics and watercolors, to fiber arts and clay, with many other media as well. Laubster’s Catering provided another delicious Brunch for us, and member Kathy Kerrigan provided sweet treats for the volunteers, and dessert. Twenty-eight awards were given out, elected by Judge Jeffrey Shonkwiler, who chose a variety of winners representing excellence in Watercolor, Oils, Portraits, Flowers, Landscapes, Birds, Plein Air, and more! Top honors this year went to the following artists: Best of Show to Cindy Weimer, for “Full Steam Ahead,” an amazing example of Clay proficiency, shown in her imaginative Steam Punk figure. First Prize went to Laura Robinson, whose beautiful “Sassy and Fresh” watercolor painting showcased her mastery of the medium. Laura also captured “People’s Choice.” Second Prize was awarded to Kathy Bond-Nelson for a captivating watercolor portrait of her great- granddaughter, “Elia,” and Third Prize was awarded to Mindy Colton, for her uniquely charming 3D Horse “Lady Bug.” For a full list of awards please click link below. Congratulations to all our artists, and thanks to all who entered.

Our Winter 2025 class schedule including some 1 day special workshops is now posted to our website where you'll always find the latest updates. We also have some new art classes beginning in Spring which will be posted to the website in the coming weeks.

We still have space available to offer more classes so let us know if you or someone you would like to recommend is interested in directing an art class or workshop here at AWI.

Our Spring Workshop schedule offers amazing opportunities for our members to learn from a variety of talented professional artists. Register soon because our workshops sell out. Click on button below for more details

March 22 & 23, 2025                     

Tom Sadler- “Painting the Landscape in Oils” (Acrylics ok too)

April 5 & 6, 2025

Sally Evans - Color Makes me Happy

May 3 & 4, 2025                            

Jane Slivka- Color & Courage “The Freedom of Acrylics”

Congratulations to Pat Domanski for winning the "People's Choice" award in the December show for her painting, "Best Buddies.

The "Faces and Figures" show ends on February 26. Congratulations to Pam Sawyer, Coco Bevin, Joan Loomis, Lisa Roberts, Claire Greene and Cindy Weimer for their sales. Pick up for this show and delivery for the next show, "Artists' Choice," will be Thursday, February 27 from 11am to 3pm or Friday, February 28 from 9am to 11am. Label information is due by February 26.  

The 2025 schedule:

• April/May: "As I See It"
• June: "Artists' Choice"
• July/Aug.: "Birds and Beaches"
• September: Artists' Choice"
• Oct./Nov.: "Singin" the Blues"
• Dec: "Deck the Walls" small works show

Keep your eyes open for emails with more details.Questions? Contact

Liz Clayton

Gallery Chairman

386-690-4933

gramclayton@gmail.com

Please welcome our newest members

Patsy Fawsett.         Orlando

Pamela Livingston      Edgewater

Kelli and Kyle Aldrich   Commerce Twnp. MI

Lou Cesario             Carthage, NY

Pamela Cunningham    Ocala, FL

Katie Deits              N. Palm Beach, FL

Frank Drummond         Dublin, VA

Pam Duke              Ocala, FL

Mary Farwell-Uragallo   Oak Hill

Susan Gardner           NSB

Suzanne Garver          Port Orange

Cathy Highfield           Fenton, MI

Karen Kaivola            NSB

Susan Leitch             Satellite Beach

Grace Senior Morandi  Ormond Beach

Michael Papp             NSB

Peggy Pfenninger.       NSB

Leesa Rigby              Ocala, FL

Nancy Saxon              NSB

Shirley Schmidt          Hanover Park, IL

Alice Schneider          NSB

Julie Shealy               Ocala, FL

Dawn Twigg              Crystal River, FL

Sharon Rinehart         Ormond Beach   

Sharon & Ralph Bendix Edgewater

Reminder - please check your mailboxes for your annual renewal letters

The Artists’ Workshop Community Exhibits program is an opportunity for members to display and sell their artwork. Our local area has several venues where the shows are hung for months at a time. Take a ride over to any of these locations to view fine art from our talented AWI artists. Please contact us if you would like to show your work in any of our venues.

• New Smyrna Beach Library - featuring Liz Clayton & Robert Wince
• Edgewater Library/City Hall
• Nature in Beauty Salon- featuring Lisa Engelbrecht
• United Church of Christ in NSB
• Dr. Daquila’s office in Port Orange
• Trinity Lutheran Church in NSB



T.A.P. (Teen Arts Program)

T.A.P. continues this Winter at our Studios located at 540 Barracuda Blvd. NSB, FL 32169. Classes are every 3rd Saturday through May.

We welcome new Budding Artists who would like to join us. Contact Regina Wise

Founder/Director Art Is…Creation, Inc.

www.artiscreation.org, 386-847-1676 artiscreationinc@gmail.com

EcoArt Adventure Camp

We are happy to announce that Artists’ Workshop along with Marine Discovery Center are again offering our 10 week ECOART summer camp to children beginning 6/2/25. We are seeking elementary student art instructors to assist us. Please contact AWI office if interested.

Special thanks to Mark and Rita Bovee for their time, labor and generosity putting together our slab roller and along with Heather and Leo Heiss for the use of their workshop to build and deliver our new wedging table. 

New lighting for our studio wheel area is being installed thanks to the generosity of Becky Waters along with Mark and Rita Bovee's donations. 

More one day all inclusive workshops (no clay experience required) will be offered though-out the year. A Glazing Workshop is being planned with dates and times to soon be released. 

March Classes 

Monday - Slab building with Dominique 

Tuesday - Basic beginner techniques 

Thursday - Instructor assist handbuilding 

Thursday - Wheel throwing with Deanne 

Friday - Wheel throwing with Deanne 

Please visit our website and look for emails with more details.

It's always a good time to browse our Art Library and find a book to inspire you! We have a new process for checking books out - sign out books using the clipboard in library, include title, name, date and phone number. Book club meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. through May. We select a novel related to art each month but remember you don't have to read the book to enjoy the group.

Upcoming Book Titles:

• March 20th, The Art Collector's Daughter, by Derville Murphy
• April 18th, The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Information or to RSVP for book club meetings. kk8ocean@gmail.com,

386-4168746 

Happy Reading

Kathy

Our next newsletter will be the Summer Edition, released by May 15, 2025