WABASH VALLEY ARTISTS SOCIETY: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Call for Art - 2015 WVWS Calendar

Tomorrow is September 1st - the deadline for calendar submissions for the 2015 WVWS calendar. Since it is a holiday you actually have until September 2nd to e-mail your entries! We currently have 9 artists with multiple submissions. Get crackin'! Here is an example from Judy Sorton.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Delphi Paint out Highlights!

What a great day nine members of the Wabash Valley Waterclor Society enjoyed together at the Delphi Paint out. Even a little morning rain did not dappen our spirits or halt our progress. We moved from outdoor spots to a pavilion in the Canal park and kept painting. Lunch at the Garden Gate Tea House (while the 1st Delphi Bacon Festival was happening) was yummy and fun. After lunch Rena Brouwer gave us a tour of the new gallery space in the Methodist church while the Delphi Opera House is being renovated. She invited Anita Werling, chair of the OHAB, and the delphi preservation society, to share with us the history of the Methodist church and progress on the Delphi Opera House. Be looking for some of the paintings at up coming WVWS exhibits!

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Delphi Paint out

WVWS Delphi Paint Out

Saturday, August 16th

THE PLAN

Meet at 8:00am at Canal Park (Wabash & Erie Canal, 1030 N. Washington St., Delphi, In 46923)

Morning - paint plein air from the variety of venues to choose from, bridges, mill, cabin
Lunch - 12:30 at The Garden Gate Tea House (http://gardengateteahouse.com)

RSVP required by Thursday, Aug. 14th to

allow time to make reservations.

RSVP Jerie Artz, e-mail or

phone (765) 838-8359

Afternoon - Visit Rena Brouwer’s gallery at the Methodist Church.

If you would like to car pool, contact Marilyn Martin, 567 - 7144 to leave from Battleground, or Jerie Artz to leave from West Lafayette. We’ll leave by 7:30.

This is our August meeting. Plan on joining us for a wonderful day of painting and artsy fun!

It is also the “Bacon Festival” in Delphi that day!

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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