Showing posts with label Maria Briganti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maria Briganti. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Post 161: Art Reception at the ARTfactory Featuring the 50th Anniversary of Prince William Art Society

Art Reception at the ARTfactory Featuring the 50th Anniversary of Prince William Art Society

Saturday, May 14, 2022. Manassas, Virginia. The ARTfactory at 9419 Battle St., Manassas, VA held an artist reception for the Prince William Art Society's 50th Anniversary this evening. With music playing outside from a wonderful band entertaining the public as they walked by, PWAS artists, guests and visitors came inside the gallery to enjoy the artwork, to mingle and enjoy the nibbles. Many thanks to Jordan Exum for such a lovely evening.

Golden Anniversary Celebration

PWAS member art is showing at the ARTfactory from May 4 to June 4, 2022 with 11 artist's artwork on display. The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) is the oldest art group in the county and currently boasts nearly 60 members! Find out more here: PWAS History



PWAS Artists Exhibiting

Michelle BakerMaria BrigantiKelly HaneklauJohn HarttSheri HerrickSandra McClelland LewinDonna Liguria
Ken Meardon
Pat Palmieri
Bettie Sperty
Brenda Vann 

Some of the photos below will show the incredible talent to be found in Prince William County - go by and see the show! AND get your favorite art piece before its gone - we've spotted the glorious red dots on several pieces.

 
Artist Reception with the Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory

The art of John Hartt in the foreground

Kelly's dove painting sold

Donna Liguria's "Up in the Trees"

Lukman Ahmad, a recent Seefeldt Award winner - on May 12th!

Donna Liguria's "Belmont Bay Marina, in Occoquan, VA"
 
Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory

Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory
 
The ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia 
 
Betty Sperty

I never could smile on demand - Donna L. (Photo Credit courtesy of Bettie Sperty)
 


Kelly Haneklau




Local Art: ALSO, Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership


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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 Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits: 
Donna Liguria, Kelly Haneklau and Bettie Sperty

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Post 145: PWAS Members at the Galleries in Woodbridge, Virginia

PWAS Members at the Galleries in Woodbridge, Virginia

The Art Topic this go around for the PWAS artist members was 'a picture of you with your artwork' and we have the following artists with the art selfies! We had such a good response with the pictures, I have 2 blog posts.

PWAS Members at the Galleries 1

Prince William County Artists at Two Galleries in NoVa

Prince William Art Society displays art in 2 locations - Clearbrook Center of the Arts and Stonebridge Open Space Arts. Here are a few of the artists with various types of artwork on display.


Ken Meardon

Photoart at Stonebridge Open Space Art with several of his artwork pieces. Ken will be the guest speaker at out PWAS Meeting tomorrow, Monday, April 25, 2022 at 7:30 at the Tall Oaks Community Center here in Lakeridge.

Michelle Baker

At Open Space Art Gallery at Stonebridge with 2 of her watercolor pieces.

Maria Briganti 

Maria, the PWAS Secretary, is with one of her paintings at Stonebridge Open Space Arts.

Stephanie McGee

 Stephanie with her People's Choice Third Place Winning for April 2022 art show "Coloring the County" at Stonebridge. The quilling piece is called "The Owl and the Pussycat", is approximately 21x21 and is a 3-D collage and paper filigree.

Kerry Molina 

Artist, Writer, Instructor at work
Yellow Brick Road Studio 


Urmila Kumari

Urmila showing one of her paintings currently at Stonebridge Open Space Arts 

Thank you PWAS members, lots of photos! Look for the next "Art Topic" email!


Local Art: Visit us at Clearbrook Center of the Arts at 2230 B Tackett’s Mill Drive, Lake Ridge, VA 22192 on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4
AND at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
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 Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Post 87: PWAS: New Board of Directors for PWAS

Prince William Art Society New Board of Directors for 2022-23

At the PWAS monthly meeting on November 22, 2021, some big topics were on the agenda along with voting for PWAS Board of Directors. A few positions continue, a few new people are on deck.

Congratulations to the New PWAS Board - Let's Meet Them Here

Let's give a big congratulations to our new BOD!

PWAS President: Ana Quispe

Ana is an artist living in Woodbridge, Virginia working in mixed media, acrylics, and watercolor. She has been a member of the Prince William Art Society since 2015 and has more recently been on of the board members of PWAS serving as Vice President. 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. 

 

 

PWAS Vice President: Staci Blanchard

Staci Blanchard is a 51 yr old mom, wife, and caretaker when she isn’t painting. Staci is a self-taught artist who first started painting about 3 years ago for therapeutic reasons. She quickly discovered painting and creating was more than a hobby for her. Once she realized others enjoyed her creations, she started looking for ways to put her art out into the world. She joined PWAS in August of this year (2021) and immediately felt at home with all of the new and wonderful people she met.

As Vice President, Staci hopes to contribute in the growth of the PWAS membership, to create opportunities for her fellow PWAS members to display and sell their work, and for increased awareness of the visual arts in Prince William County.


PWAS Secretary: Maria Briganti

Maria was born and raised in Austria and her family moved to the USA in the 1960's - when Maria learned to speak, read and write English. She was exposed to a lot of art culture growing up, but it was pushed aside while raising her family, once marriage and holding a career priorities were in place. Her family moved to Virginia when her youngest was in his teens, and she took some art classes at NOVA and with private art instructors. She found PWAS and joined their art group to get back into art world. By 1987, she joined their board and has been on the Board (nearly) ever since. Maria has been President twice, Vice President twice, and is currently the PWAS Secretary. 

During the past 20 years, Maria has been a member of the Fairfax Art League, the Clifton Art League, exhibited with the Torpedo Factory and at the Lorton Workhouse when it started. She has also served and been a member on the Board of ArtBeat (which was a co-op in Old Town Manassas for 14 years) which sadly no longer exists. Her art training was in Old Master Techniques, which she states that she has strayed from over the years and until she found her niche. Her favorite mediums are pastel and oils. She also paints miniatures and has sold them up and down the East Coast. Other memberships include the Manassas Art  Guild and P-Art-ners, both located in Manassas. She loves being around artist friends and she states that they keep her on her game.


 

PWAS Treasurer: Ken Meardon

Ken began his “photoart” endeavors while living in North Carolina and had his first art show in Hillsborough, NC, in November 2005.  In 2006, Ken received a People’s Choice award for his photoart in Hillsborough, NC, and in 2008, was awarded 2nd Place in Photography at the 2008 Hearts of Virginia Festival in Farmville, VA.  In 2011, Ken and his wife and moved to Northern Virginia when he took a new job.  In September 2014, he exhibited his multi-level photoart at the Buchanan Partners Arts Gallery at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia.  Ken has been an active member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) for about 7 to 8 years.

In the middle of 2021, Ken assumed the duties of Treasurer for PWAS and will be continuing in that role for 2022.  In assuming these duties, he reviewed and still continue to review the PWAS finances – how much income the group generates and from where (membership dues, sales, and show fees), and how PWAS spends that income (e.g., insurance, post office box, show fees, supplies).  As part of the budget for 2022 that Ken is required (as Treasurer) to prepare, he will put forward recommendations to the PWAS board concerning membership dues, percentage of sales that PWAS keeps, and the amount PWAS charges to participate in shows.  The recommendations are intended to generate enough income to meet the financial responsibilities while at the same time encourage all members to participate in PWAS shows and other activities.  In sum, Ken believes that that no one in PWAS should feel that they cannot afford to be an active member.


PWAS Member at Large: Linda Keuntje

Linda joined PWAS in 2020, looking to connect with a community of artists. She's found great support for these early years of exploring her creativity. Linda enjoys developing her sketching skills, especially life drawing. She also paints in acrylics when she makes the most of bright colors. Some of her favorite pieces are the murals decorating her house. Linda recently experimented with polymer clay and hopes to use learning from her figure drawings to build that skill. As Member-at-Large, Linda looks forward to getting to know the Society members better and bringing their ideas and concerns to the Board. Linda hopes that as PWAS grows, it reaches artists of all media and stays accessible and inviting to the creative and the curious in Prince William County.

PWAS is - the Prince William Art Society

President: Ana Quispe
Vice President: Staci Blanchard
Treasurer: Ken Meardon
Secretary: Maria Briganti
Member at Large: Linda Keuntje
Committee Volunteers. These committees can always use some additional help. Please contact the Committee Chair if you are interested in helping.
Clearbrook Committee:
Chair: Shadow Campbell
Staci Blanchard
Sandra Lewin
Possibly others not on the sign-up sheet
Social Media Committee:
Chair: Donna Liguria
Ana Quispe
Andrea Castaneda
Sandra Lewin
Event/Show Committee:
Chair: Sandra Lewin
Individual show Chair: Ken Meardon
Individual show Chair: Barbara Abel
Programs Committee:
        Chair: Emily Hawes
Hospitality Committee:
Chair: Penny Shaw
Phone Tree Committee:
Chair: Jewell Pratt Burns
Linda Keuntje
Possibly others not on the sign-up sheet
Scholarsip Committee:
Chair: Jewell Pratt Burns
Emily Hawes
 
 
By the way, I want to thank all who volunteer and get in there to do the work to get the job of PWAS done. In 2021, we celebrated the 50-year mile-marker anniversary of PWAS, and it happened because of its members volunteering. - Donna Liguria
 

About the PWAS Board of Directors

The BOD serves for a period of two years, presiding over member meetings. 

The President convenes at least 6 Executive Board Meetings per year, prepares agendas and delegates responsibilities and assigns tasks, while serving as a liaison between public, other organizations, and the Society.

The Vice President is an assistant to the President, and fills those shoes if the President is absent. The VP is the liaison with Committee Chair persons, and Society members.

The Secretary records the Minutes of the Executive Board Meetings and general membership meetings. Duties include correspondence, maintain the By-Laws and Amendments and/or Special Rules.

The Treasurer receives all of the Society's funds, deposits, bill paying, art sales and distribution of those sales, maintaining, reporting, and budgeting of all finances, revenues and expenses. Duties include the membership database, corporate license, insurance, and dues to Prince William County Arts Council (PWCAC)

The Member-At-Large represents the Society members interests at the Executive Board level.

Congratulate the new team in the comments!

Please see our blog post on "Getting Involved in Your Local Art Group"

https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/10/post-57-joining-your-local-art-groups.html


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/.