Post 434: PWAS Website and Member Notes

PWAS Websites and Membership Notes

A few questions come up about the Prince William Art Society periodically from our members and from the general public, media, and businesses in the area. The PWAS website has all the pertinent information about WHO PWAS is, WHAT PWAS does, WHERE PWAS will be, AND PWAS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). And there is so much more to learn about PWAS!

 

The Prince William Art Society Home Page

This blog post will point out some common queries, starting out with how to (re)join PWAS.

Two Ways to Renew and Join PWAS Membership

In the Beginning - (of the year) - PWAS membership rejoining is open for a period of time - for now, up to the end of February. Obviously, anyone can join at any time and we have prorated the membership depending on full year to partial year.

I've had several people ask questions about how to join or rejoin the Prince William Art Society - and there are 2 ways to join the longest running art group in PWCounty here in good ole' Virginia. 

It all starts by going to the PWAS website.

Go to the PWAS website and to the Membership Page at 

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Method 1. Click the Join PWAS green button to pay by credit card. It is safe, easy and QUICK! An email verifying your membership and welcome will be sent to you. This is the PWAS preferred method and the member is easily added to our member/mailing list and payment is received directly.

 

Method 2. BELOW the green Join button are the directions to MAIL in your payment. Click the "Click Here" to get the Form to mail in with your payment and drop that in the mail. Once your mail is received and processed, you will be sent an email verification/welcome.

After February, former members that have not rejoined will be removed from our mailing list and opportunities to join in our group's activities, art shows, etc. Also, if the past member is in our PWAS Showcase Gallery, they'll be removed as well. 

 

And we have a LOT planned for 2024-2025 that you might miss!

 

Remember, PWAS meets once a month on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the Tall Oaks Community Center, 2298 Cotton Mill Dr. Woodbridge, Va, which is open to the public - so come on by!

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog

The PWAS blog is a source for "articles" written in a more conversational tone about anything ART and about the Prince William Art Society, its members and its activities - art shows, art news, images, ideas and so much more. 

Go to https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/

With currently 433 Blog Posts (prior to this one) there is a lot of meat on this steak!

 

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog

 In a way, Artistry Spin could even be considered an ongoing history about PWAS. If you ever wonder if there is any information about a certain PWAS topic on the blog, a good idea is to use the Search this Blog feature at the top of the right-hand navigation on a keyword about that topic.

 

Remember to Follow the Blog, Comments are very welcome and see the Comments page if you need help.

PWAS Shop

Many of the PWAS Members that have art displayed at the GoWell Locations are featured in our online Shop located at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products The locations that show our art do not sell the art directly, the visitors and potential buyers can click on a QR Code prominently featured per location and they are directed to shop on the web link.

 

PWAS Shop Page

If you need help with the GoWell information, please see the GoWell page.

PWAS Contacts

Not only does the Board and Contacts page give you the who's who on Board Member Names and positions, but it gives you options on various emails to direct your inquiries, questions, suggestions and who to send news to. 

Board and Contacts - https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/board

PWAS Board and Contacts Page

PWAS Frequently Asked Questions

Divided up into various sections, find common FAQs: General, Advice, Shop/Store, Resources, and Scholarship information of interest to you.

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/faq

 

Note also that on the Blog, there is a FAQ page as well for in depth Q&A at 

https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html 

PWAS Calls for Art

PWAS future Calls for Art (C4A) were discussed to be handled by going to the website. Previously sent out and submitted via email for various locations, in future there may be alternative methods for submitting art. A Call may go out by email to PWAS members to announce it, but the possibility to submit to the C4A through a link on the PWAS website may be available for consistency as well.

See https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/call-for-art

PWAS Gallery

PWAS Members have the option when they join the art group to pay an annual and minimal fee to showcase their own art on their own PWAS page. This link goes to the Gallery Home, but in the drop down navigation when you hover over the "Gallery", you will see the individual pages to each artist.

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/artist-gallery

 

Once payment for your personal Showcase page is paid for, the Webmaster will contact you for your information. Have a look at the other PWAS Member pages to have an idea on what you will need so that formatting is consistent.

PWAS Donations

There is a difference in the Donations page and being a Patron or Sponsor of PWAS.

Donations - are for those that desire to give to the Scholarship Fund that PWAS gives out annually. https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/donations

If you want to give to the Prince William Art Society as a Patron or Sponsor, go to the Membership page at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership There you can click on the green Join PWAS button and note the check box for Patron or Sponsor when you give via credit card. Either way, PWAS thanks you very much.

PWAS Chat on Facebook (FB)

PWAS has its own private Group on Facebook - open to Current PWAS Members ONLY. We just went to 19 PWAS Members in the FB group as of this writing. It can be used any way the PWAS members would like, including posting other interesting Calls for Art in the area, art questions, PWAS questions, pictures, community notes, create a poll, add a chat, create events and MORE! - I'm not posting the link here but be aware that if you use FB and are a member of PWAS, you can request membership to join or send me your FB name.

 

We have PWAS Members that are so very talented in so many ways - not only in the art they create, but the skill sets they have, and the desire of "giving back" and success for the Prince William Art Society when they donate their time and talents.

If you haven't visited the PWAS website in awhile, check out the information available to you - as a member or as a business, group, media - we'd love to hear from you. Drop a comment below.

Quick side note: To prevent spam comments, the Blog Admin needs to approve each comment left, so allow time for me to put the paint brush down to click it. The same with PWAS Chat member requests approvals. Believe me, we get the spammers!

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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

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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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