Greetings!

So far this year we have had such amazing artist demos during our Member Meetings! And this month's artist - John Hughes - will NOT disappoint! AND it's IN PERSON in the Midway Studio in Midway Town Hall. If you can't make it in person, join us on ZOOM! Please be sure to CLICK ON THE LINK IN THIS NEWSLETTER AND FUTURE EMAIL REMINDERS if you are joining by zoom. And a big thanks to those of you who have filled out our VOLUNTEER FORM on the website! We are so grateful to our volunteers during the Wasatch Plein Air!



MAA is accepting

Wasatch Plein Air Paradise

applications through this link.

To sign up for the John Hughes workshop,

please click HERE



John Hughes Demo at MAA Meeting

Please join us on

Wednesday, March 18 at 6:00 pm

IN STUDIO at the Midway Town Hall or on ZOOM.

About John Hughes

• Originally from New York City, lived in Ventura CA, Big Bear CA, Currently resides in Salt Lake City UT
• Award Winning Artist: Recent – American Impressionist Society – Award of Distinction, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters – Award of Excellence.
• Highly Sought-out Instructor – Scottsdale Artist’s School, Salt Lake Community College, Private Workshops
• Has written close to 100 articles on painting tips in respected magazines – Outdoor Painter (Plein Air Magazine’s online newsletter) Fibonacci Fine Arts Digest and 15Bytes
• Featured Articles: Plein Air Magazine, Fibonacci Fine Arts Digest, 15 Bytes, Pratique des Arts, Outdoor Painter and Artist’s on Art
• Interviewed by Eric Rhodes (Podcast # 159)
•  Signature Member of – American Impressionist Society, he is also a member of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, Plein Air Painters of Utah
• Books – Featured in Painters of Grand Teton National Park by Donna and James Poulton, Dictionary of Utah Fine Artists by Vern Swanson

To join the Zoom meeting, please click HERE.

Elizabeth Robbins Demo on Video

 To view the video of the February meeting showing Elizabeth painting pink roses, click HERE!



Monthly Meetings

We have an exciting lineup of guest artists for our monthly demo meetings. Information for each demo will be sent out in the newsletter prior to the meeting. Please join us!



April - John Poon

May - Kimbal Warren

September - Emily Thomas

October - Steve McGinty

November - Alicia Finlayson

Springville Art Show Scholarship Recipients

Midway Art Association was pleased to participate again this year in the 54th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show held at the Springville Museum of Art. We presented four students with $250 Blick gift cards for their exceptional art work from our Norma J. Burgner scholarship fund. 

The art will be on display until March 20, 2026 at the Springville Museum of Art. It was challenging to only pick four pieces from all the wonderful artwork. The four recipients were:

Andrik Essey - Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant

Lily Newbold - Maple Mountain High School, Mapleton

Brooke Stoner - Logan High School, Logan

Keyla Williams - Davis High School, Kaysville

Interested in Volunteering?

If you have an interest in volunteering to support the arts and artists with MAA, we could use your help. We can always use helping hands with events and planning, or anyone with marketing or accounting/banking skills.

Please feel free to submit your interest here!



MAA Gallery

New paintings have arrived at the MAA Gallery!

Seven member artists have paintings on display through the end of March. Please stop by to have a look any

Friday or Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

To learn more about the artists, please click HERE.

The application for displaying your art at the

MAA Member Gallery in 2027

can be found HERE.

Jordan River Arts Council

Artist in Residence Program 2026

The Jordan River Arts Council (JRAC) Artist in Residence Program offers visual artists a focused, two-week residency in the scenic lakeside community of East Jordan, Michigan. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Lake Charlevoix, the Jordan River estuary, and Northern Michigan forests, the residency is designed to provide artists with time, space, and support to experiment, explore, and create.

JRAC provides free housing, a dedicated off-site studio space, and connection to a welcoming arts-focused community.

Four residencies are available between June through September 2026.

Location: East Jordan, Michigan

Residency Periods: June–September 2026

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026 (11:59 PM)

Application Fee: $35 (non-refundable)

For more information, please contact Pat Tinney: 231-675-2696

Just a word about membership…

We appreciate your support of MAA through your annual membership. Dues are only $30 per calendar year and allow us to continue to offer our many free programs and events. To join MAA or to renew your membership for 2026,

please click HERE!

We look forward to seeing you!