WABASH VALLEY ARTISTS SOCIETY: October 2013

Thursday, October 24, 2013

2013 Juried Show Exhibit Is ending...

Just a reminder to all WVWS artists that our 2013 juried show at TAF finishes tomorrow, October 25. Please stop by and pick up your paintings. It would be nice if your painting is sold and the new owner picks it up! More to come on that if we have made some sales.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

WVWS Paint Out at Prophetstown

Prophetstown Paint out

This Saturday a paint out is organizaed at Historic Prophetstown, West Lafayette, Indiana.

The WVWS is having a plein air paint out a week from Saturday INSTEAD of our 3rd Tuesday night meeting at TAF. Invited a friend to join you for this day of painting outdoors!

Where: Prophetstown State Park, 5545 Swisher Road, West Lafayette, IN
(It is actually closer to Battle Ground off 9th Street.)

When: Saturday, October 19 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Admission: $6.00 per car, or free if you already have a state park pass.
It might be a good idea to car pool with someone.

Meet at the farm house around 9 a.m. and then we will each find our favorite location to paint.

Bring a sack lunch and beverages.

Reminder: Matisse exhibit

Just a reminder. The Matisse exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art opens today, Sunday, October 13: http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibition/matisse-life-color-masterworks-baltimore-museum-art

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

ArtPrize 2013

An amazing art exhibit you can explore on line if you can't get to Grand Rapids, Michigan, is ArtPrize 2013. It's unique because any artist in the world can enter for a small fee, and win the largest monetary prizes in the world for an art show: $200,000 for first place, $75,000 for second place and $60,000 for 3rd place. The jury to determine the winners? The general public votes! Check out the web site for photos of the 1500 exhibits that blanket the city. The winners will be announced this weekend! www.artprize.org. The photo is a quilt carved from wood. Look at the web site and marvel and the creativity of artists!

Finding Beauty in BadThings:Porcelain Vine created by Fraiser Smith

Our Goals

1. To offer opportunities to learn new techniques through workshops, demonstrations, plein air paint outs, field trips, and media presentations.

2. To foster opportunities for artists to exhibit their work through shows both juried and non-juried, as well as other community local venues.

3.To publicize WVWS and other art events and opportunities through meetings, social media and traditional media.

4. To create accessible opportunities for young people to explore art.

5. To sustain a vibrant organization through active member participation in monthly meetings and collaborative leadership using individual talents.

Our History

The Wabash Valley Artist's Society began as the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society in 1989. After much consideration, the board and members voted to expand the organization to include multi- media, acrylics, oils and pastels in addition to watercolor, effective January 2015. The former WVWS, now the WVAS, has a rich history in the Lafayette, Indiana region. Local artists, in search of information, an opportunity to share their interest in painting, and the chance to exhibit their work, formed the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society in 1989. Many of the founding members were students of Barbara Gresham from the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art (now the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette). The inspiration and challenges of her teaching were the catalyst that sparked the society’s formation.

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