2023

Villages Arts & Crafts Association

Month by Month Activity Calendar

NOVEMBER 2023

November 4: Holiday Faire in Cribari Center, 10 am - 2 pm.

November 6: Monthly Membership Meeting and Art Demonstration.  Monday, 1:45 pm in Cribari Conference Room.

Guest Artist:  Greg Cheung. Election for New Officers!

November 11:  "Paint Night....on a Sunday afternoon"  with Nicole Alexander.  Sunday in the Art Room 2 pm - 5:30 pm.

$45.  All materials furnished.  No experience necessary.  Refreshments!

November 14:  Art Film:  Michelangelo. Cribari Conference Room, 2:30 pm.  Host Roz Zinns.

November 18: Christmas Party,  4 pm - 6 pm at Foothill Center CANCELLED

November 27: Advisory Board Meeting, Monday, 5 pm, Art Room

DECEMBER 2023

no Arts & Crafts events except for classes and Open Studios

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 Multi Media"  with Doug Canepa, Thursdays, 10 am - 12 noon.

$70.  Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

January 16:  Hanging Painting Exhibit:  Linda Hackel and Sharman Watkins.  Taking down of Juried Show paintings.

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.

February 7 - February 28:  "Begining Watercolor"  with Ciel Duke.  Wednesdays, 10:30  am - 12:30 pm.

All materials furnished.  $120.  Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

February 13:  Free Art Film, Tuesday, 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room with Host Marion Rose.

February 29:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1 pm in the Art Room.

MARCH 2024

March 4: Monthly General Membership Meeting and Guest Artist Demonstration:  Monday, 1:45 pm.  Cribari Conference Room.  President Mandy Book presiding.  Programs Chair Michael Sunzeri.

March 12:  Free Art Film, Tuesday, 2:00 pm in Cribari Conference Room with host Marion Rose.

March 29:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1 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.

April 8:  Monday, Hanging Painting Exhibits, 1 - 2 pm Cribari Conference Room.

April 9: Free Art Film, 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 26:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1 pm, in the Art Room.

MAY

May 6: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room

May 14:  Art Film, Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room.

May 31:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm,  Art Room.

JUNE

June 3: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room

JULY

July 16:  Tuesday, Hanging Painting Exhibits:  1 – 2 pm.  Cribari Conference Room.

AUGUST

August 17:  Home Studio Art Tour, 10 am – 3 pm,

Home Studios of Artists in The Villages

August 30:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm,  Art Room.

SEPTEMBER

September 16:  New Members Reception, 5:30 pm, Art Room.

September 17:  Art Film, Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room.

September 27:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm,  Art Room.

OCTOBER

October 7: Monthly Membership Meeting and Artist Demonstration, Monday, 1:45, Cribari Conference Room

October 8:  Art Film, Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room.

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 25:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 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:  Art Film, Tuesday, 2 pm, Cribari Conference Room.

November 22:  Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, 1:00 pm,  Art Room.

DECEMBER

Boulder Waterfall

Oil by Taf Tafarrodi