Hello AWI members, welcome to January and our Winter newsletter

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

Important Dates

January 6 - First Saturday @ Canal St Gallery

January 8 - Winter Classes begin

January 21 - Members Meeting 1 to 3

January 27 & 28 - Preston King Workshop

February 1 to 29 - Member Show Registration

February 3 - First Saturday @ Canal St Gallery

February 10 & 11 - Jeanette Herron Workshop

February 24 & 25 - Linda Wokoun Workshop

March 2 - First Saturday @ Canal Street Gallery

March 4 to 10 - AWI Members Show @ AWI Studios

Dear Members,

Hope this newsletter finds everyone rested from the holidays and looking forward to an active and artsy 2024!

My thanks to all who were able to attend our Holiday Luncheon at the Brannon Center…..it turned out to be a warm, relaxed event that gave everyone a chance to “catch up “ with friends and fellow artists and to get into the “holiday spirit”. Your donations of canned goods for Halifax Urban Ministries was greatly appreciated by the volunteers who donate their time organizing and passing out the food……they were very impressed with the volume we collected….so, a big thanks to all who participated!

It looks like we’re going to have a busy winter, with classes and workshops filling up quickly. If you have been considering registering, now is the time to do it. Take a look at our website for all the latest art opportunities. If you have ever flirted with the idea of taking a clay class or workshop but felt unsure about whether or not you had the “talent” necessary to to do it, come to our next Member’s Meeting on Sunday, January 21, 1 to 3 pm. We'll have demonstrations on clay hand building, the wheel and also different clay ornamentation techniques. This will be a great opportunity to get your questions answered and you might just find a new creative outlet! Look forward to seeing you all there!

Cheryl

Our 66th Annual Members Show Awards Presentation will take place on March 10, 2024 at AWI Studios. We hope that you will join us for this relaxed catered Sunday Brunch, starting at about 12 PM, featuring a “Garden Party” theme. The Gallery will open at 11:00 AM and the awards presentation will start at 1:30 PM. Last year we had 115 entries and 31 Awards, totaling near $5,800! Including 10 new awards that were sponsored by our own AWI members, (or groups of members) who contributed. Please think about sponsoring an award if you’d like to honor someone’s memory, or perhaps fill in a gap for a specific medium that we don’t currently recognize for an award. You are eligible to enter if you were a current member by December 31st, 2023. You must register your entry before you come to drop it off! You can do this online February 1-29th or complete a form and return to AWI. This year we are again offering two times to drop off artwork at our studios at 540 Barracuda Blvd.: Friday, March 1, 1:30 to 4:30 PM, or Saturday morning, March 2, 9 to Noon. Rules and additional details are posted on our website and paper copies will be available at the studios and Canal Street Gallery.

We are offering many new art and clay classes this Winter along with all the familiar ones. We are also welcoming some new instructors to join those returning to offer our members a wide range of art opportunities. Registration is now open.

We have several workshops scheduled and registration is now open.Upcoming Winter workshops include

• Preston King - On Your Mark: An Introduction to Bold Mark Making in Pastels, January 27 & 28
• Jeanette Herron - Romance of Flowers in Oils, February 10 & 11
• Linda Wokoun - Positive Flow, Negative Control in Watercolors, February 24 and 25.

Plus many more in April and May!

Visit our website for more details and to register.

Congratulations to the winners of our December judged Exhibit

"Deck the Walls"

• Desiree Lowery - Best in Show
• Dave Kolkman - First Place
• Maureen McLeod - Second Place
• Sharon DePau - Third Place
•  Honorable Mentions: Linda Bishop, Joanne Reilly, Sylvia Spradlin, Robert Wince, Nancy Hagood, Charon Luebbers, and Barbara Ortiz

Many thanks to Pam Sawyer for her assistance with take in for the show, Cathy Berse for help with hanging the show and Anne Dall for makng the winners' certificates and ribbons. And a special thank you to Henry Sawyer for climbing a ladder to take down all the paintings that are too high to reach!

Our Jan./Feb. themed show..."Something Red" opens on January 6 and runs through February 28" Any subject matter and medium can be included as long as it has something red (no matter how small) in it. Visit the website for more information and upcoming themes for the Spring.As always, be watching for the frequent studio emails we send re: all take in and pick up dates. I want to once again thank our gallery volunteers, the time you give to the gallery is greatly appreciated and we couldn't do it without you! Please contact the studio office if you are interested in helping in the gallery.

Thank you,

Liz Clayton,

Gallery Chairman

Please welcome our newest members

David Bush, NSB

Kelley Batson Howard, Eustis

Barbara Harris, NSB

Linda Alworth, Oak Hill

Sherrie Cunningham, NSB

Angela Batch, Merritt Island

Kathleen Cerretani,  NSB

Pat Labonte, Oak Hill

Cathy Myers, Edgewater

Brett Jeffery, E. Syracuse, NY

Barbara Stolz, 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.

Please let us know if you would like to show your work at one of our community exhibit locations.

Maggie Arndt, who is the community exhibit liaison at the United Church of Christ is stepping down and we need a new liaison there. Any one interested please contact us.

• 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

Art Is…Creation

T.A.P. (Teen Arts Program)

T.A.P. is held at the Artists’ Workshop Studios at 540 Barracuda Blvd. NSB, FL 32169 every Third Saturday

What a blessing to have three of my former camp students, Cheyenne Lewis, Sarah Lewis and Ariel Belisle return to volunteer with Elsa Wittbold creating clay artworks with our T.A.P. students in the newly relaunched AWI Clay Studio. A very exciting time to work in Clay!!!

Classes will resume January 20 to glaze our clay projects and every 3rd Saturday until April. February will be a Mural with Mike Lynch and in March we'll learn Paintng Techniques with Lyn Bernatovich wrapping up in April with Watercolor Painting with Holly Esch.

Contact Regina Wise if you have a Budding Artist who would like to join us.

www.artiscreation.org 

Regina Wise

Founder/Director Art Is…Creation, Inc.

386-847-1676 artiscreationinc@gmail.com

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

Library news!

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.



These are the books we'll be discussing during our Winter Book Club Meetings.

• Jan 18th Victorine, by Drema Drudge
• Feb. 15th The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
• March 21  The Lost Diaries of Frans Hals

Anyone interested in joining us contact Kathy at kk8ocean@gail.com, or text 386 416-8746

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Our next newsletter will be the Spring Edition, released by March 1, 2024