Sunday, November 17, 2024

Post 519: PWAS Current Calls for Art

PWAS Current Calls for Art

If you are a member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) or are thinking about becoming a member, we have a variety of art show opportunities for members to participate in to show their art. Here are a couple of art show Calls for Art out now for our artist members to sign up for as they wish.

Artist Inventory Sale at the ARTfactory

PWAS Members only. Limited space available so sign up soon.

Show Coordinator: Staci Blanchard, Contact: thegoddessofglitter.art@gmail.com

Location of Show: ARTfactory 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, Virginia

Art Show Exhibit Date(s): December 14 from 12 to 5pm

Submission Deadline Date: December 8, 2024 midnight

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: TBD...but Friday, December 13 we can start setting up.

Special Instructions: Table provided (chairs BYOC). Staci will provide more info because of space being limited - for artwork AND artists.

Fee to Enter: $10

Commission on Sales: 20%

Where to Register Online? https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/register

    Member must register online and fill out the art show info form.

Juried on Unjuried Show? Unjuried but must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

*Contact Staci to help with setup and take down.

The Artist Inventory Sale is a very nice change of pace for this Manassas Art Show which is typically held twice a year in the spring and fall - outside at the Harris Pavilion (which has historically been affected by the weather). The ARTfactory will hold the show INDOORS for this event. Get signed up TODAY.

Three Fox Vineyards & Brewery Art Show

PWAS Members only. Submit up to 3 pieces. Limited space is available so enter right away.

Show Coordinator: Sandra McClelland Lewin, Contact: sm22026@comcast.net

Location of Show: Three Fox Vineyards & Brewery 10100 Three Fox Ln, Delaplane, VA 20144

Art Show Exhibit Date(s): December 15, 2024 to March 9, 2025

Submission Deadline Date: Friday, November 22 midnight

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: Sunday, Dec. 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 at Tall Oaks Community Center parking lot or Monday, Dec. 16 at Three Fox Vineyards from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Pickup Date is TBD.

Special Instructions: No artwork or photos of foxes. Larger artworks only - 16x20 and up.

Fee to Enter: None

Commission on Sales: 30%

Register Online? Register with Sandra via email. Contact Sandra for entry form.
 
Juried on Unjuried Show? Juried and must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Acceptance/Regrets Email Notification: December 6

Bull Run Library Art Show

PWAS Members only. More info on this Call for Art (C4A) will be coming out soon.

Show Coordinator: Bettie Sperty, Contact:

Location of Show: TBD

Art Show Date(s): TBD - January 2025

Submission Deadline Date: TBD

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: TBD

Special Instructions: TBD

Fee to Enter: TBD

Commission on Sales: TBD

Register Online? TBD
 
Juried on Unjuried Show? TBD - Must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Artists and Show Coordinators - More Info

NOTE that the Show Coordinator is who you contact for ANY questions or more information, forms, labels, etc.

Artists: Check your artwork BEFORE you drop off your art for a show. We have artists that deliver artwork that is not wired! Ensure you follow the submission requirements for each show - they always vary in some way.

Also note that some art shows charge PWAS a fee to participate in their event and/or to use their space, so a fee is charged to the PWAS participating artists to recoup that fee. This is different from the Commission fee that is deducted from an art sale.

Call for Art Page

Current Art Show - Ongoing - Montclair Library

The Prince William Art Society is now showing art at the Montclair Library - check out a book and the art!

Show Coordinator: Sandra McClelland Lewin

Location of Show: Montclair Library, 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025

Location to Purchase Art: https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products 

Art Show Date(s): Saturday, November 2, 2024 until end of December 2024 actual end date and time TBD

Submission Deadline Date: closed

Pick Up Date: TBD

Special Instructions: Artwork must remain on display for the duration of the show and if the artwork sells via our online art store, the Artist works with the Buyer for art hand off at the end of the show. https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products

Commission on Sales: 20%

Register Online? closed

2025 Art Shows

The line up for art shows for the 2025 calendar is under development now too! Join PWAS and get involved with the group in any capacity you can help in!

PWAS Artist Members: Are you on Facebook? Join the PWAS Chat group where we share fun stuff as well as links to other art shows and opportunities.


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Post 518: Check out a Book and Art at the Montclair Library

Check out a Book and the Art at the Montclair Library

The Prince William Art Society art group has artworks by our members now showing at the Montclair Library from Saturday, November 2, 2024 through about December 31, 2024. See the show at 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025 and while browsing for a great book, take the time to also browse the delightful art presented in the library.

Photo by Donna Liguria - Montclair Library

Take a Peek at the Art Display

The Prince William Art Society would love to see you go by the library itself to see the art in person. The photos online just never do an art piece justice to truly see the impact of art as you are probably aware. Nothing like viewing it from a few paces away or across the room to feel the colors, see the textures, and have the piece speak to you.

Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin - the show is up!
Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin
Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin
Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin
Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin
Photo by Sandra McClelland Lewin

Show Starting to Go Up

Lena Berrios and Sandra McClelland Lewin and Staci Blanchard did the work of getting the artwork up on the walls. What a very cool and great hanging system at the Library! PWAS Members: If you go to see the show there, please check out their hanging system.

A big thank you to Lena for helping to literally get the art off the ground, as well as Sandra and Staci.

Photo by Donna Liguria 
Photo by Donna Liguria 
Photo by Donna Liguria 

And for the library visitors, if you find artwork you love, please see the Price List and QR Code to check out our Prince William Art Society online Art Store.

To see all of the artwork hanging, see the PWAS Online Art Store on the PWAS website at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products

If you need to learn more about using the PWAS Art Store, click that link.

How can you show your art at with the Prince William Art Society?

You need to be a member! Check out the PWAS Membership page to learn more.

Additional Montclair Art Show similar post, see: PWAS Now Showing Artworks at the Montclair Library

Be sure to go by the Montclair Library and check out a book and do explore the artwork on display too. Let us know what you think in the comments below!


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Sandra McClellen Lewin and Donna Liguria

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Post 517: Mixed Media Class with Penny Shaw

Mixed Media Class with Penny Shaw

A Mixed Media Workshop from the Prince William Art Society art group was given by Penny Shaw on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 12-4pm.This workshop is the 9th in a series of 10 classes offered by the group in 2024 that have been offered free to the public.

Mixed Media Art Workshop

This beginning mixed media class explored the use of various papers, permanent markers, paint pens and assorted objects to create compositions found in nature.  Students observed images of reference photos learned to break them into background, middle ground, and foreground sections.  Students were encouraged to bring their favorite nature photos to class to use as a reference image. This class was led by Penny Shaw, an accomplished Woodbridge area artist. This event was held at the Chinn Park Library.

Click to enlarge

Chinn Park Library is at 13065 Chinn Park Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192 

Projects in Progress

The students enjoyed the class! It was challenging but fun. Several Prince William Art Society members were in attendance as well as area artists. 

As you can see from the mixed media on display, these are all works that will be in progress for awhile. In Penny's workshop today, she had her students begin their landscapes with the torn paper pieces that were used with Modge Podge. The papers will need to all dry about 8 hours before moving to any next steps. 

Next steps could include about anything, too. As stated above, the background and potentially the middle ground of the artwork were started but must dry before moving to the foreground and details. Anything can be added including paint, ink, pens, crayons, acrylic pens, fabric, more paper, kitchen sinks. Also we will need to trim the edges as the papers are not always attached exactly straight on the edge of the paper.

 















I would LOVE to see the student's pictures once they have completed their artwork - be sure and send me a photo!

And thank you Penny! A whole new world of art just opened!

Upcoming PWAS Workshops

Watch for the next workshops offered by the Prince William Art Society, they tend to fill up fast. Classes are free, but spaces are limited, and you must register at:  https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/register. Watch the website and this blog for news on up coming events. 2025 is lining up a roster of workshops too!


Author: Penny Shaw, Tom Payne
 
Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Donna Liguria

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Post 516: PWAS Now Showing Artworks at the Montclair Library

PWAS Now Showing Artworks at the Montclair Library

Saturday, November 2, 2024 through about December 31, 2024. The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members will have artworks showing at the Montclair Library by about 14 local artists. See the show at 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025 and while browsing for a great book, take the time to also browse the delightful art presented in the library.

PWAS Art Store

The art on display is for sale, and there is a price list posted along with a QR Code. The PWC libraries do not handle the sale of the artworks, thus the Prince William Art Society has available to interested persons an online Art Store on our website:

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/montclair-library 

All artwork must remain for display for the length of the show. If any questions, please contact store@princewilliamartsociety.com

The artwork will immediately show that it is SOLD on the website and the Artist will work with the Buyer to either pickup at the show end date OR arrange with the Buyer for pickup/drop off. Please print your online receipt.

PWAS Art Store QR Code

To browse the PWAS Art Store, use the Category filters available in the navigation.

Shortly after an art sale, a Prince William Art Society member will place a "Red Dot" on the artwork which is the universal sign in art communities that an artwork has sold.

The Montclair Library

This is a beautiful library located just off Dumfries Road on Waterway Drive.

Click on Map to enlarge

Library Hours:

Monday – Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday

Montclair Library - Photo by Donna Liguria

An Artwork Sampling

The Prince William Art Society members showing at the Montclair Library are listed below and all of these artworks are showing in the PWAS Art Store. The following is just one of the pieces by each of the artists on display so be sure and browse all of the art. Click on a picture to enlarge it and the link to see it in the Prince William Art Society's online Art Store.

Staci Blanchard

Donna Liguria

Zee Berrios

Kelly Haneklau

Jewell Pratt Burns

Maria Briganti

Carol Noboa

Mark Clifton

Katie Keller Dugan

Mark Murphy

Mandy Powell

Nicole Goble

Ana Quispe

The Prince William Art Society

The Prince William Art Society is a nonprofit art group in Prince William County that got its start in 1971. The membership is populated with artists of all backgrounds, all art levels, and quite a variety of art styles. The group frequently shows art in various venues all around the Woodbridge, Haymarket, Manassas, Gainsville, Nokesville, Lake Ridge, Occoquan, and more areas and beyond. 

PWAS has annual art events that the members participate in every year including the Tall Oaks Community Center Spring and Fall Art Shows, Arts Alive in Manassas, various festivals like the Bee Festival in Manassas, wineries like Sunshine Ridge Winery and an upcoming 3 Fox Winery, and is constantly expanding our reach.

PWAS holds monthly meetings (except in December) on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Road, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm. The public is welcome to attend and we definitely urge new, upcoming, retirees, and elderly artists to come check out the art group!

The art group has begun offering a variety of art classes open to the members and the public offered for free. So far this year (2024), PWAS has had 10 classes which are announced and registered on their PWAS website at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/register and on their PWAS Artistry Spin Blog at https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/ and on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/princewilliamartsociety

To Learn More About PWAS See

About PWAS History

About the PWAS Scholarship Program

About PWAS Membership

Artists and Buyers - Any questions about the PWAS Art Store? Please see  https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/art-store.html


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17

Friday, November 1, 2024

Post 515: 2025 Manassas Banner Art Competition

2025 Manassas Banner Art Competition

If you have been to Manassas, you have probably seen all those great banners with different scenes and depictions of Historic Manassas hanging about the town. Here is your chance to enter the banner art competition for 2025. Take a snapshot of the QR code to learn more and submit your artwork.

 https://historicmanassas.org/banner-art-project/

Follow the directions on image size and payment. The deadline for entry is January 31, 2024 11:59pm. First, Second and Third place winners are awarded.


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17

Post 514: About the PWAS Art Store

Learn About the PWAS Art Store

The PWAS Artistry Spin Blog is available to the Prince William Art Society members to use as a point of interest, information, announcements, news, photo gallery, art tips, suggestions, answer questions, and occasionally entertainment in addition to the group's website PrinceWilliamArtSociety.com, and usually in detail. A new page has been added to this Blog called "Art Store" to help everyone understand what it is for and how it is used.

New PWAS Art Store Page

Blog posts and Blog pages are meant to be detailed and additional information for artists and members of the Prince William Art Society on many different topics of interest to all.

In managing a recent Call for Art for the Prince William Art Society, we had various questions and concerns come up that should be addressed so this Art Store page was created in the top navigation of the Artistry Spin Blog about the PWAS Art Store found on the PWAS website. Going forward, please use this page as a reference.

Image 1. PWAS Artistry Spin Blog with Top Navigation Showing the New Art Store Page

Image 2. The PWAS Art Store on the Prince William Art Society Website Screenshot

The Prince William Art Society website: https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/

In a nutshell, the PWAS Art Store on the website is available under various conditions for PWAS Members to display artwork when the location of an art show does NOT manage the art sales. Interested Buyers can take a photo of the QR Code to find artwork that is on display for purchase.

At most of the art shows, festivals, and events that the Prince William Art Society attends, the artists 'man' a table and handles the art sales in real time, in person, right then and there. But occasionally an art show is only a display of art in a business location, a winery, or a library for example, where someone does not handle sales at that location. Hence the need for a QR Code and a website to safely and securely manage those art sales for interested art admirers.

Image 3. The QR Code for the PWAS Art Store
Have a look at the Art Store page to learn more about the use of the store itself for the Artist and the Buyer, and by browsing the artwork available in the Art Store on the website - of course! Let me know if the new Art Store page covers your questions too!


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17