CALENDAR
MARCH 2024
March 4: Monthly General Membership Meeting and Guest Artist Demonstration: Barbara Orlando, Painting Rocks. Monday, 1:45 pm. Cribari Conference Room. President Mandy Book presiding. Programs Chair Michael Sunzeri. Guest Artist: Barbara Orlando, Painting Rocks.
March 5 - 26: "Dreaming into Writing" with Parthenia Hicks. Tuesdays, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm. $75. All materials furnished. Limited to 8 students. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
March 6 - 27: Intermediate Drawing with Ciel Duke, Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm. $120. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
March 7 - April 4: Watercolor with Mixed Media with Doug Canepa. Thursdays, 10 am - 12 noon. $70. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
March 12: Free Art Film: " Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides," Tuesday, 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
March 18 and 25 AND April 8, 15, 22 and 29: Open Studio for Assemblage with Michael Sunzeri. 2 - 5 pm. All Villagers welcome - bring your Junque to make a work of art! OR work on any media you choose!
March 28: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4 pm in the Art Room
APRIL 2024
April 1: Monthly General Membership Meeting and Guest Artist Demonstration: Monday, 1:45 pm. Cribari Conference Room. President Mandy Book presiding. Programs Chair Michael Sunzeri. Guest Artist: Cheryl Peterson: Mosaics.
April 3 - 24: "Intermediate Watercolor" with Ciel Duke. Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 1 pm. $120. All materials furnished. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
April 3, 10, 17 an 24: Open Studio for Watercolorists with Doug Canepa. 2 - 5 pm. All Villagers welcome!
April 8, 15, 22 and 29: Open Studio for Assemblage with Michael Sunzeri. 2 - 5 pm. All Villagers welcome - bring your Junque to make a work of art! or work on any media!
April 8: Monday, Hanging Painting Exhibits, 1 - 2 pm Cribari Conference Room. New one man show by Taf Taforrodi!
April 9: Free Art Film: "Johannes Vermeer: Beyond Time." Tuesday, 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
April 20: Art in the Park, 10 am - 2 pm. Gazebo Park.
April 25: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4 pm, in the Art Room.
April 30 & May 2 AND May 7 and May 9: "Fun with Pastels" with Terri Ford. 2 Tuesdays, (April 30 and May 7, AND 2 Thursdays, May 2 and May 9.) 1 pm - 3:30 pm. $75. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
MAY
May 1 - May 28: Watercolor Plus Mixed Media with Doug Canepa. Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 noon. $70. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
May 6: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room. President Mandy Book presiding. Programs Chair Michael Sunzeri presents Guest Artist Susan Harding from EVA who will show how to paint and draw over photographs.
May 14: Free Art Film: "Dale Chihuly: Short Cuts." Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
May 30: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4:00 pm, Art Room.
JUNE
June 3: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room.
Guest Artist from EVA: Hadi Aghaee, Fine Art.
JULY
July 16: Tuesday, Hanging Painting Exhibits: 1 – 2 pm. Cribari Conference Room.
July 23 & 30 and August 6 & 13: "Abstract Art Collage" with Wendy Fitzgerald. Tuesdays,
10:30 am - 12:30 pm. $45. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
AUGUST
August 6 and 13: "Abstract Art Collage" with Wendy Fitzgerald. Tuesdays, 10:30 am - 12 noon. $45. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
August 17: Home Studio Art Tour, 10 am – 3 pm,
Home Studios of Artists in The Villages
August 29: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4:00 pm, Art Room.
SEPTEMBER
September 4 - October 2: Watercolor Plus Mixed Media with Doug Canepa. Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 noon. $70. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
September 16: New Members Reception, 5:30 pm, Art Room. Hosts: Colleen Mirassou and Claudia Welch.
September 17: Free Art Film: "Andy Warhol: The Godfather of Pop Art." Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
September 26: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4:00 pm, Art Room.
OCTOBER
October 7: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room
October 8: Free Art Film: "Alexander Calder." Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
October 15: Tuesday, Hanging Painting Exhibits for AMJS. 1 – 2 pm. Cribari Conference Room.
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm. AMJS Reception (SU #3 with no chairs, LR, A)
October 18: Annual Members Juried Show Reception, Friday, 1:30 – 3 pm, Cribari Conference Room. (In Take Day, Thursday, October 17, 2 pm, Art Room)
October 31: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4:00 pm, Art Room.
NOVEMBER
November 2: Holiday Faire, Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm, Cribari Center (November 1, Friday, Prep and set up)
November 4: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room
November 12: Free Art Film: "The Impressionists - Monet." Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.
November 21: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4:00 pm, Art Room.
DECEMBER
JANUARY 2024
January 10 - January 31: "Beginning Drawing" with Ciel Duke. Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
All materials furnished. $120. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
January 11 - February 8: "Watercolor Plus Mixed Media" with Doug Canepa, Thursdays, 10 am - 12 noon.
$70. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
January 16: Hanging Painting Exhibit: Watercolorists Linda Hackel and Jane Smith. Taking down of Juried Show paintings.
January 18 - February 8: "Mining Your Memories" with Claudia Welch and Barb Gottesman.
Thursdays, 1:30 pm - 3 pm in the Art Room. A Writing Workshop. $35. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
January 26: Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm in the Art Room.
FEBRUARY 2024
February 2: "Making Greeting Cards" with Mandy Book. Friday, 1 pm - 3:30 pm. $10. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
February 5: Monthly General Membership Meeting and Guest Artist Demonstration: Monday, 1:45 pm. Cribari Conference Room. President Mandy Book presiding. Programs Chair Michael Sunzeri. Guest Artist is Basket Maker Margot Paoli.
February 7 - 28: "Begining Watercolor" with Ciel Duke. Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
All materials furnished. $120. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
February 8: PAINT PARTY with Nicole Alexander. Thursdays, 5 pm - 7 pm, in the Art Room. All materials furnished. Refreshments. $45. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com
February 13: Free Art Film, Tuesday, 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room with Host Marion Rose. "Pablo Picasso: A Primative Life" 2 pm. Film is 100 minutes long with a 5 minute intermission. (Note: Senior Academy Film at Foothill on the same day has been cancelled.)
February 20: PLAYING with POETRY with Leanne Lindelof of SJSU. Tuesday, 2 pm, $20.
February 29: Advisory Board Meeting, Thursday, 4 pm in the Art Room.
Marigold
Acrylic by Harriet Fernandez