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Saturday, February 17, 2024

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. 

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

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.
 
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!


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!

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Post 32: One Month of PWAS Artistry Spin Blog, What Do You Think?

One Month of PWAS Artistry Spin Blog, What Do You Think?

Artistry Spin - Prince William Art Society's Blog reached its one month birthday and the question is - What do you think?

 
Artistry Spin - Prince William Art Society's Blog on all things PWAS and Art - an archive of who we are and what our members do


This post will make the 32nd post so far. We hope you are finding the PWAS and art information useful! We have a lot planned and quite a few "in the works" draft posts under construction. Of course, we need the PWAS membership to pitch in with their ideas and input too! Do you want to explain or share with the group how you do what you do or ask a question? Share-share-share, here-here-here!!

Blog Stats so far 

Here are a few screenshots of the progress: 
 
 
The most viewed Blog Posts of All-Time

The last 30 days Blog views

The Page views All-Time (the Tabs at the top of the Blog)

Other Stats

We are only showing 3 followers and 2 comments so far! PWAS members...where are you?? Oh. Right. Everyone is doing the many, many art shows and events in the area this fall. 
 
Photo by T.R Photography on Unsplash 

Some of My Favorite Posts to Write

For me, it has been a joy to speak with a few of the members so far to gather the information to be able to do a few of the posts listed below. Occasionally its also the research to gather more details for an article that our readers might find useful - I certainly learn more too!!

Of record, I think the pictures of the PWAS members themselves and their artwork are great to archive and view here. I hope you love looking at them at our various events too. 

My question to you is absolutely - What do YOU think? Are there things you like or dislike or would like to say? Please add in the comments below and let me know....hey, that rhymed.


Local Art: Visit us at Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tackett's Mill in Lake Ridge, VA on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 – it’s free to see the artwork! Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership


Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.
 
 
Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Post 23: Introducing your Social Media and Blog Team Members for PWAS

Introducing your Social Media and Blog Team Members for PWAS

We would like to take a moment, or a Blog Post, to introduce the PWAS Social Media and Blog Member "Social Butterflies" Team that promote all things Prince William Art Society to:

PWAS Facebook https://www.facebook.com/princewilliamartsociety

PWAS Twitter https://twitter.com/PWASVirginia

PWAS Instagram https://www.instagram.com/princewilliamartsociety/

PWAS Pinterest https://www.instagram.com/princewilliamartsociety/

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/

PWAS YouTube - not in use at the moment - but should be! Any PWAS members that have experience with YouTube and wants to help out with the Social Media or Blog, let us know! 

 

Meet Andrea Castaneda

A member of PWAS since July 2021, Andrea Castaneda is a Fine Artist, Muralist and Illustrator from Honduras living in Woodbridge, Virginia.

She studied illustration for one year at Savannah College of Arts and Graphic Design in Mexico City. She developed skills as an illustrator where she worked for several international companies. She also worked as a muralist in Honduras, Mexico and in Washington DC.

Andrea is now studying a Master in Fine Arts at Milan Art Institute and Art History. She has studied several courses in marketing and in social media. Andrea has been interviewed on national TV in her country, Honduras, and in International magazines. She has exhibited her artwork in Washington DC, NY, VA, Spain, Italy, Argentina and Honduras.

Now she has her own online shop were she sells her original artworks, prints and merchandise.

She is being sponsored by Ecoworkers, a Mexican company.

Areas of PWAS Focus: Facebook, Instagram
 
 
"Dream Underwater", 24x30 Oil on Canvas and Plexiglass by Andrea Castaneda

Meet Donna Liguria

A member of PWAS since March 2021, Donna Liguria is a self-taught Fine Artist and Muralist, using mainly acrylics and living in Woodbridge, Virginia. Donna has a varied past in the restaurant business, an IT software development company mainly in team support and QA, and as an artist - painter on occasion. Her IT experience includes Office 365, Cybersecurity training, Admin to the IT Help System, document and how-to manual writing about the company's procurement system and managing the company intranet.

Her painting style leans more toward photo-realism. She enjoys a variety of painting subjects, including beach scenes, animals, landscapes and movie scenes.

Donna has her own blog called Donna's Cave Paintings at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/ and an Etsy shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt with a Society6 shop at
 
Areas of PWAS Focus: Blog, Twitter, and Pinterest Manager, posting on Facebook and Instagram 
 

"Mountain Reflection, Mount Assiniboine in BC", 24x24 Acrylic by Donna Liguria 2021

Meet Ana Quispe

Ana has been a member of PWAS since 2015, and is an artist living in Woodbridge, Virginia most of her life working in mixed media, acrylic, and watercolor. Currently one of the board members of PWAS, Ana received a Master's in Special Education and works in her community. She loves learning from a diverse community through work, volunteering, and more.

Her artwork has had many influences over the years, from her love of colors, and her varied background: from academics, a blend of cultures, and experience as well as from some of her favorite artists.  She challenges herself and its shows mostly in works in abstract, landscape, and animals. 

Or @aq_arte
 
Areas of PWAS Focus: Facebook Manager, Artistry Spin Blog, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter

"Izote and Torogoz", 16x20 Acrylic by Ana Quispe in 2021


 
PWAS Members - if you want to be a part of the Social Media Team, Let Us Know!

Local Art: Visit us at Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tackett's Mill in Lake Ridge, VA on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 – it’s free to see the artwork! Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership


Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS and
Social Media Team in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.
 
Author: Ana Quispe
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, is the Vice President of PWAS, and Social Media Team. Her website is

https://sites.google.com/view/aquispeart/artwork
 
Author: Andrea Casteneda
An artist member of PWAS
and Social Media Team in Woodbridge, VA. She specializes in illustrations and murals. Her website is https://www.andreacastanedacastro.com
 
 
Photography/Video Credits:
Ana Quispe created the MP4