This art club has its Monthly Shazaam and Guest Artist demonstration on the first Monday of each month (except for January, July, August and December) at 1:45 pm in Cribari Conference Room. The next meeting and free Guest Artist demo is Monday, March 2, 2026 at 1:45 pm with Elena Mukhina.
ART
All Villagers are welcome to Open Studios and to all classes!
OPEN STUDIO TIMES:
Mondays & Fridays: Open Studo, 10 am - 12 noon, with Taf Tafarrod FREE
Thursday Open Studio with Stephanie Torres, 2 - 5 pm FREE
Sunday Open Studio: 11 am - 1 pm with Swati Mohari FREE
CLASSES:
February 3, 10, 17. "Small Works" with Pat Remington
Febrruary 4 - 25: " Watercolor' with Doug Canepa.
February 4 - 25: "Memoir Writing" wtih Claudia Welch, Wednesday Afternoons
February 13 - February 27: "Drawing Trees" with Greg Cheung.
CERAMICS
OPEN STUDIO TIMES:
Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 1 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 1 pm
Thursday 9 am - 3 pm
Friday 9 am - 12 noon
Saturday 9 am - 12 noon
For more information, go to villagesceramics.com
Arts & Crafts Advisory Board the Team that makes it happen.
Next meeting Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4 pm in the Art Room
President
Parthenia Hicks
Vice President
Claudia Welch
Secretary
Stephanie Torres
Interim Treasurer
Suzanne Ferris
Ceramics
Diane Finley.
Mandy Book
Historian
Greg Cheung
New Members Greeter
Colleen Mirassou
Art Films Chair
Marion Rose
Exhibits and Programs Chair
Michael Sunzeri
The Villages Arts & Crafts Association is a website is intended for the use of its members and Villagesrs. VACA is a Villages Clubs Board recognized club.
CO-CHAIRS: ART CLASSM and OPEN STUDIO SCHEDULERS
Pat Remington
Webmaster
Barbara Gottesman
This is link to a Mayo Clinic article on the intersection of Art and health found by Dr. Greg Cheung that could also apply to the mission of our art club.
https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/living-well/the-intersection-of-art-and-health-how-art-can-help-promote-well-being/
Pat picked out 4 important points.
Art can help:
Increase serotonin levels.
Increase blood flow to the part of the brain associated with pleasure.
Foster new ways of thinking.
Imagine a more hopeful future.
OUR NEXT BIG EVENT
FREE Art Film: "Frank Lloyd and Frank Gehry." Tuesday, February 24, at 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room
