Hello AWI members, welcome to May and our Summer newsletter

Please check out all the topics and mark your calendar with these

Important Dates

May 22 - Member Meeting Pot Luck & Volunteer Appreciation

(end of year event)

June 1 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery

June 3 - EcoArt Kids Camp begins

July 6 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery

August 3 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery

August 9 - EcoArt Kids Summer Camp ends

August 26 to 30- AWI Studio Closed

September 22 - Member Meeting (start of year event)

Dear Members

Looking back over the past year of activities, I am amazed and gratified that we have been able to “pull everything off” so successfully. Every year seems to get busier! There seems to be no end to new ideas for projects and ideas that will make us stronger and a destination for our members and community to come to in order to learn, create and enjoy our beautiful environment. I truly feel that anyone who walks through our doors and takes a class or workshop, or displays their work in a show or our gallery, or volunteers, can’t help but be a happier person because of their involvement with Artists’ Workshop. We are an organization of “givers and sharers” and our success is built on that foundation and also the knowledge that staying busy and giving of oneself is the key to happiness! So, if you see me smiling all of the time you will know how thankful and proud I have been to have Artists’ Workshop in my life!

A partial list of all the activities from the past year include The Plein Air Paint Out, partnering with MDC, Our Habitat for Humanity Project “Home is Where the Art Is”, Summer EcoArt Camp with MDC, The Member’s Show and reception, Sunday afternoon member’s meetings with free art demos, our Holiday Luncheon and collection of food for the needy, our community outreach art exhibits, the renovation and reorganization of our clay studio, and of course, the many successful and well attended classes, workshops and Canal Street Gallery shows. None of those things could have been done without the support and enthusiasm of our members, teachers, students, volunteers and our staff! So if you fall in to one of those categories, PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK, and accept my thanks!

Many of the above activities are actually fund raisers as well as “fun” raisers! We also depend on member’s dues, class and workshop fees, donations, the County Cultural Grant, and for the first year, hopefully we will receive a State of Florida Grant. It takes more money than you would imagine to keep our doors open and the buildings in shape. We want to continue to explore new ideas and grow, so we are thankful for your support……Have a wonderful summer!

Cheryl Faber

President

66th Annual Member Show Awards

We have many generous members and sponsors to thank for contributing to the Show Awards again this year. The combined awards distributed to our artists was in excess of $4,000! Thanks again to all of you who help support each other as artists, and who choose to honor the memory of a loved one with these annual awards. You can see all award winners by clicking the "see more" link here.

We are currently in our Spring II session but will be offering limited summer adult classes in Studio C beginning June 3rd until August 23 rd. The Clay studio will also remain open to adult classes throughout most of the summer. An email will be sent to membership once we have all our summer classes confirmed. Our website always has the most current information and you can click button below to access

We are currently working on our Fall schedule and will be updating our website once we have confirmations from our workshop artists. Our upcoming Fall newsletter will include all scheduled workshops.

Congratulations to these talented artists who sold pieces from the April/May show "April Showers bring May Flowers".

• Laura Robinson
• Liv Withrow
• Irene Moody

We also sold several clay pieces from our talented AWI clay artists

Upcoming show themes are

• June - "Artists Choice"
• July/August - "Razzle Dazzle" featuring Abstract Art
• September - "Artists Choice"

A policy change has been made for the gallery. For themed shows, we are asking EVERYONE to contribute to the cost of the extra advertising. This means that people selling note cards, jewelry and clay items are asked to pay $5.00 to enter the show. (per show not item)

I want to thank everyone who has faithfully volunteered to sit in our gallery. We continue to welcome new visitors to the gallery and now that we have retail stores next door to us, I expect that we will be seeing many more! Please let Tina or Charon know if you want to be added to our volunteer list. The more volunteers we have, the less time people will be asked to sit in the gallery.

As always, be watching for the frequent studio emails we send re: all art intake and pick up dates.

Thank you,

Liz Clayton,

Gallery Chairman

Please welcome our newest members -

February 2024 (continued)

Stuart Leask. Mechanicsburg, PA

Pam Mannella Alliance, OH

Georgette Starnes.  NSB

March 2024

Stephanie Ciaffoni. Port Orange

Missy Doxey. NSB

Adele Horton. South Daytona

Josephine Leonard. NSB

Kat Leonard. NSB

Scott McGuirk. NSB

Bill Murrah. Port Orange

Bev Nethers. Longwood

Lisa Roberts. Maitland

Jody Rutenberg. Ormond Beach

Susan Trump. NSB

April 2024

Nancy Cassata. Port Orange

Carolyn Elson. Edgewater

Michael Kogelschatz. NSB

Joan Woodard. Lake Mary

Christine Mervin. Edgewater

Bailee Melvin. Port Orange

Jonathan Salazar. Ormond Beach

Loretta Bromley. NSB

Nancy Davis. NSB

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. In this Newsletter we are highlighting artwork by Evy Okerstrom a watercolor artist and instructor. Evy is also the contact person for the community exhibits at the Trinity Lutheran Church and Dr Daquila's office. Her paintings are bright and warm, featuring colorful Florida scenes and much more. Contact Evy to see these exhibits or to display your art in either of these two locations. Take a ride over to any of these locations to view fine art by our talented AWI artists. Please contact us if you would like to show your work in any of our venues.

• New Smyrna Beach Library
• Edgewater Library/City Hall
• Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce – 2nd Floor
• Nature in Beauty Salon- Canal Street
• United Church of Christ – NSB
• Dr. Daquila’s office – Port Orange
• Trinity Lutheran Church- NSB

EcoArt Camp

Ages 5-7 and 8-10

Happily, Artists’ Workshop is partnering again for the third summer with Marine Discovery Center for 10 weeks of EcoArt Camp. Starting June 3 and ending August 9, we'll have 20 students each week gathering in our studio B to learn about OCEAN LITERACY and how the ocean affects so many areas of our lives. That knowledge will then be translated into an art project that the students can take home.  My special thanks to Regina Wise for her creative lesson plans, Tina Pritchard for her organizational skills, the MDC staff and, of course, the teachers for making this all come together. I love the idea of using art as a learning tool to help kids understand and respect nature and our environment. It’s going to be an exciting summer in our studios!!

Cheryl Faber

Recruiting Volunteers 

Be Active...Stay Young

Are you an artist or interested in the arts? Do you have talents or skills you would like to share? Would you like to contribute your time and those talents? Volunteering your time and talents are crucial to us sustaining and growing our community non-profit organization.

Apply to become a volunteer today where you can thrive and feel that your time is being well spent. We’ll find the perfect spot for you at our studios, gallery or during special events. You can volunteer occasionally or sign up for a regularly scheduled time. We have openings in a variety of areas, and would welcome having you as an Artists’ Workshop volunteer!

Call 386-424-9254 or email volunteers.artistsworkshopnsb@gmail.com

It's always a good time to browse our Art Library and find a book to inspire you! Please remember this is a lending library and  please, please, return your borrowed books.

Book club meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. September to May. We select a novel related to art each month but remember you don't have to read the book to enjoy the group.

Book club is taking a break this Summer but will return in September. However, there will be a book give-away  table at our member's meeting on May 22nd. 

Please email or text me for library or book club information. kk8ocean@gmail.com   386-4168746 

Happy Summer to all!

Kathy

Our next newsletter will be the Fall Edition, released by September 1, 2024