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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

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/girl-in-field-by-staci-blanchard

Donna Liguria

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/sunrise-at-historic-manassas-train-station-by-donna-liguria

Zee Berrios

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/zuni-water-carriers-by-zee-berrios

Kelly Haneklau

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/arles-light-by-kelly-haneklau

Jewell Pratt Burns

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/farm-near-route-15-by-jewell-pratt-burns

Maria Briganti

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/mug-shot-by-maria-briganti

Carol Noboa

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/the-creatures-by-carol-noboa

Mark Clifton

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/bluebells-by-mark-clifton

Katie Keller Dugan

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/change-by-katie-keller-dugan

Mark Murphy

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/harvest-time-by-mark-murphy

Mandy Powell

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/by-the-moon-by-mandy-powell

Nicole Goble

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/neabsco-morning-by-nicole-goble

Ana Quispe

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/secretary-bird-by-ana-quispe

Sandra McClelland Lewin

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/product-page/west-virginia-roadside-by-sandra-mcclelland-lewin

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

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Post 508: PWAS Member Call for Art Montclair Library Show

PWAS Member Call for Art Montclair Library Show

The Prince William Art Society is having an art show at the Montclair Library in November and December! This Call for Art is for the PWAS art group's members to submit art to display at the upcoming art show.

Call for Art

The Call for Art

As always for any call for art at ANY location, read and follow the directions as written.

Location: 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025

Art Submission Dates: Tuesday, October 22 until Sunday, October 27, 2024 11pm DEADLINE.

Art Drop Off Dates: Monday, October 28 at the Tall Oaks Meeting at 7:30pm to a PWAS Board Member (12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA); OR bring to the Montclair Library on Saturday, November 2 between 10-11am.

Montclair Library Art Show Dates: Saturday, November 2 through end of December (Actual Closing Date TBD)

The beautiful Montclair Library is a wonderful showcase for an art display for the Prince William Art Society artists. The artwork will not be juried and not “themed” but we are limited to around 25 pieces (depending on submissions) so please reply and submit your entry as soon as possible in order to set up this opportunity.

All of the artwork will be for sale and will remain on display for the duration of the show, even if sold.
Artwork will be sold through the PWAS Art Store located at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products See the filter for Montclair Library to narrow down results.

Please submit as an attachment up to TWO of your best artworks, with the FIRST artwork as your primary submission, and a SECOND piece as an option in case the entries are low. The information requirements are as follows:

Must follow the PWAS Display Requirements
Minimum Size (with frame) 11x14
Maximum Size (with frame) 30x30

Gallery Wrapped Canvases may be used unframed as long as the sides are finished.

The artwork MUST be for sale.
Any medium fine art; there is no ‘theme’ requested. Original photographs and digital art are allowed as long as the PWAS Display Requirements are met.
File Name: ArtistFirstInitial_LastName=Title of artwork

Example: J_Smith-Waterfall Dream

Primary Submission

Include Your Name
Title of Artwork
Medium of Artwork (if Mixed Media, include major medias used)

Example: Acrylic, Alcohol Inks, Colored Pencils

Size of Artwork

Example: 16x20

Price of Artwork

Optional Second Submission- similar as above

Include Your Name
Title of Artwork
Medium of Artwork (if Mixed Media, include major medias used)
Size of Artwork
Price of Artwork

Send your entry to pwas.art1@gmail.com along with a good quality image your PRIMARY and optional SECOND Entry with the above requirements, plus your address and phone number (which will only be used in case of notification of a sale and for sending a check). Please be clear about which one is your PRIMARY artwork.

The image of your artwork can include the frame but should NEVER include any other background.

Artwork will NOT be sold by the Montclair Library staff, but a QR code will be placed with a price list of all the artwork on display. Potential Buyers will have the option to purchase artwork via a QR code provided which will take them to the PWAS Art Store. The website is set up to take payments plus tax and after the duration of the show, PWAS will take a 20% Commission and checks for the remaining 80% will be sent to the Artist at the end of the show.

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products

The Buyers can pick up the sold artwork on the day of the show ending at the library; OR the Artist can make arrangements with the Buyer for pickup/dropoff after the show ending. Buyers should provide the emailed sale confirmation and the Artist is provided the Buyer details.

Please NOTE:

1. We hope to use all the primary submissions on a first come-first served basis and will notify you if we need your second submission, but this will be based on how many members enter and the sizes of artwork entered.

2. We plan on collecting artwork EITHER at the PWAS meeting Monday, October 28 at 7:30pm OR you can bring the artwork to the Montclair Library on Saturday, November 2 from 10am-to 11am. If dropping off at the PWAS meeting, please have the artwork wrapped/safely protected in something easily disposed of.

3. PWAS will create the Library LABEL about your artwork with the details you provided above, but the Artist is responsible for the proper wiring and labeling on the back of the artwork. Artwork not wired correctly cannot be hung.

4. In the PWAS Art Store, there is room for an artist/artwork description, so please include some interesting details for the website. You will be notified when your artwork is live in the Store, so please check and let me know immediately if you see any discrepancies!

5. PWAS is notified when artwork sells from their Art Store and the Board will be notified as well. A Board member living near the library will place a red dot on the sold artwork and the website is updated to show that the piece is no longer available for sale.

6. YOU can and should help promote the Montclair Library Art Show and Art Store in any of your social media or marketing options. Contact friends and family - spread the word!

For those new to being part of an art show Call for Art, PWAS provides information to help you learn your way so please see the following:

Basic Tips for Calls for Art - LOTS of info you need to know

Learn to Take Better Photos - an imperative part of art show submissions

Good luck everyone, let's put a great show up at the library!

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Post 507: Creating Beauty from Chaos Upcoming PWAS Meeting

Creating Beauty from Chaos Upcoming PWAS Meeting

Come on by the next Prince William Art Society's (PWAS) next meeting on Monday, October 28th at 7:30pm at the Tall Oaks Community Center in Woodbridge and enjoy our guest artist, M. Jane Johnson. Also on the agenda is our Lime Challenge and what our art group has been up to. And we have a new PWAS member art show call for art.

MJJ Written in Code

Creating Beauty from Chaos

The Prince William Art Society will meet October 28th at the Tall Oaks Community Center, 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge VA at 7:30 pm. The meeting will begin with a program by M. Jane Johnson who will share her work and how she creates one of her paintings. Meetings are free and open to the public, who are cordially invited to attend.

MJJ In a Swirl

M. Jane Johnson uses a process-driven technique when she is creating her work. She has learned to let the painting tell its story and carry her along on the path to completion. As she works, she will photograph the work and use the value study to help guide her in the next phase of the painting. She mixes various acrylic gels to create textures to play opposite collage she has added, so each piece is an intricate weaving of color, pattern, texture, and it's own history. As it moves closer to completion, she will start honing down the chaotic process.

MJJ Floral 2

Ms. Johnson has a BFA in Fine Arts with a focus on drawing and painting. She studied art in Italy and took many classes at the Art League School in Alexandria, VA, and her work is in international, corporate, and private collections. Twelve of her paintings are in the Heart Clinic at Children’s National Medical Center. She has had successful solo shows at the Art League Gallery in Alexandria, at the Arts Club of Washington in DC, at Artist & Makers in Rockville, and at the Workhouse Arts Center, as well as having participated in group shows and art fairs. Ms. Johnson teaches at the Workhouse Arts Center and the McLean Project for the Arts.

MJJ Floral 1

PWAS Lime Challenge

In September, PWAS sent out a Lime Challenge artwork challenge based on this solo lime sitting on a table while we were taking part in the Arts Alive Art Show in Manassas. So at this PWAS meeting, all members are requested to bring in their Limes! I know some of you created artworks based upon your green vision. See Lime Challenge. So be sure and bring in your lime artwork and let's pick our favorite.

PWAS Montclair Library Art Show

A call for art from the PWAS members was just sent out for the Nov-Dec art show at the Montclair Library, so check your emails!!