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, 2 - 5 pm, with Stephanie Torres. 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, Wednesday mornings.

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

Ceramics Room: Open Studio days for members who have received initial training and safety instruction in the use of tools. For Open Studio hours and new classes, 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 CLASS and OPEN STUDIO SCHEDULERS

Webmaster

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:

Art in the Park

Saturday, April 18, 10 am - 2 pm