Post 569: PWAS Member Show and Tell

PWAS Member Show and Tell

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members meet on the 4th Monday of the month for their meetings where we attend to the business of the nonprofit art group. We go over the facts and finances, updates and art shows, the shows coming up and ask for people that are needed to do the various projects on the agendas. Kinda doesn't exactly sound like fun does it? Au Contraire mon frair!

Monday, August 25, 2025 Meeting

PWAS Meetings are typically held at the Tall Oaks Community Building at 12298 Cotton Mill Road, Lake Ridge, here in Woodbridge, VA. Yep, that's where the pool is on the corner of Hedges Run and Cotton Mill. You know...right down from the Giant off Old Bridge Road. And its also where the Spring and Fall Tall Oaks PWAS Art Shows are every year. For this meeting, the Board and various committee persons gave updates and news, voted on the new By-Laws, and gave some dates for some great art shows that PWAS Members may want to get involved in. Like these upcoming wonderful art opportunities:

• Saturday, September 13 - Art in the Garden at Montclair Library - Plein Air Painting - Contact Robert Dew and David Dillon if you are interested in painting outdoors with them!
• Sunday, September 14 - Arts Alive! at the Hylton Performing Arts in Manassas - PWAS Members need to register with Show Coordinator Robert Dew by August 31 if you want to join us displaying there. For the PWAS Members attending, please review this blog post Using a Point of Sale System. See a previous Arts Alive here and check this blog to learn more about being in an art show.
• Change of DATE to Saturday, November 1, 2025 - Fall Tall Oaks Show in Lake Ridge (need a show coordinator). Want to learn more? See Managing an Art Show for an Art Group.
• November 22 - Artist Inventory Sale in Manassas at the ARTfactory (need a show coordinator). See the one from last year!
• The next meeting on Monday, September 22 will feature a program by the legendary local artist, Mike Flynn.
• A juried art show in July-August 2026 for PWAS Members at the ARTfactory! A theme is needed - contact our Member-at-large, Tom Payne with your ideas!  

The business part of the meeting was followed by a pause for snacks. Biz is hard work, you know. Hey, pass me a cookie! We had several guests and spent a few minutes getting to know them and what brought them there to join us. Now for the really good stuff...

Every once in awhile, a meeting's program is totally ART, and better yet, the art each of us is working on, called of course, "Show and Tell"! Prior to the meeting, the members are requested to bring in an artwork they want to show. Sure, they tell about the artwork - like how its made or what its influenced by, and/or they can ask the members if they have a suggestion for it too if they like. 

All the members that remembered to bring artwork (ha!) brought their art up to the easel...and we admire their handy work. 

 

 

Don't you LOVE it when you see artists taking every opportunity to create wherever they are! 

Actually its interesting to see the artists trying new things, sometimes out of their comfort zones. Or working on emotional artworks that have so much meaning to them - those heartfelt art-felts that mean so much to them and their families/friends. We do love a good Show and Tell! Maybe you can join us for the next time we do one!

 Please follow the blog, share it and drop a comment below. And join us for the next meeting next month! 

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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

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 (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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Post 566: PWAS Meeting Aug 25 7:30pm in Lake Ridge

PWAS Meeting Aug 25 7:30pm in Lake Ridge

Our Prince William Art Society monthly meeting is always on the 4th Monday of the month and most typically held at the Tall Oaks Community Building on the corner of Hedges Run and Cotton Mill Drive in Lake Ridge / Woodbridge, VA. The meetings often have a guest speaker giving a demo or program about various art topics, or meeting can be fun show and tells, art projects, or almost any thing else. I like to say, if you miss a meeting, you miss a lot!

 

Photo by Nico Knaack on Unsplash  

A Meeting for PWC Artists

On August 25 the Prince William Art Society will meet at 7:30 PM at the Lake Ridge Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192. All members of the public are always invited to come and enjoy the free programs that begin the meetings. 

This month, members and guests are invited to bring and share art they have done or work they are in the process of completing. If you wish to come and see community artists' work, please do. If you would like support or feedback on your own work, if you are stuck and would like suggestions, or if you have completed a work you're pleased with or had a great deal of fun doing and would like to share it with a friendly group of like minded people, this is your opportunity. We hope to see you there! 

 https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/news-events 

What is PWAS?

Good question. With a good answer.

The Prince William Art Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3 art organization that began in 1971, making this group over 50 years old. We have a wide variety of artists from 18 and older, many working other jobs, some retired, some beginners, some have been making and creating all kinds of art for many years. You are VERY welcome to attend and see what we are up to - and join us in what we do!

At our meetings, we often make important announcements of upcoming artist opportunities that may benefit you as an artist. Often, you need to be there to hear about it! 

Learn more here https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/aboutus

Or here for the history https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/08/post-1-about-pwas-history-of-prince.html

Hey! Like, Follow, Share and be there! 

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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

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 (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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Post 561: After the Meeting, Guest Speaker Delwyn Elizabeth

After the Meeting, Guest Speaker Delwyn Elizabeth

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) has had some really great programs over the years at our monthly meetings. Monday, July 28, 2025 - on all kinds of art topics. We have had a artists demonstrating watercolor, acrylics, pastels, using Golden Art Products, art journaling, plein air painting, learned about photo art and digital art, packing for traveling, art business tips, made art with our friends. learned about art committees and commissions, learned more about each other, made "art reveal videos", had various art challenges, viewed monoprints being made, and awarded scholarships to name a few different topics. This past program was about hanging our art work in a local library.

Ever Hang Art in a Library?

PWAS, as a group, has hung art in several of our local libraries that have the space to do so. Namely, the Montclair Library and the Bull Run Library. But solo artists - if they have enough art to show in the space and it is approved, also can submit a form for processing. The wait varies per library as well as the available dates and space. Delwyn Elizabeth walked the PWAS members through the "how-tos" of applying.

If you would like to see a recap of past guest programs, do a search on the keyword "PWAS Meetings" and have a happy walk back in time! 

 

Emily Hawes introducing Delwyn Elizabeth 

 

Delwyn discussing how to apply and showing the space available at the Montclair Library.  

 

Montclair Library  5049 Waterway Drive, Dumfries, VA

Perhaps it is time you applied for a library show....(note to self too)

PWAS Meetings

PWAS holds our monthly meetings on the 4th Monday of the month, every month except in December. The meetings are typically held at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA which is on the corner of Hedges Run and Cotton Mill in the Lakeridge area. Hedges Run is right off of Old Bridge Road, where the Giant is. 

In December, we hold a member + one adult Christmas party with the date to be determined - and of course with so many very talented artists...we almost always have our own musicians as well. Talented people I tell ya! They paint, they draw, they sketch, they teach art. They make digital art, they photograph beauty. And on top of that, some of them make music too.

The artists cheer each others successes, and help when another artist has a question about art dilemmas they run into. We work together as a team at our art events and have fun in every way we can!

As you can see, miss a meeting and you miss a lot. Join PWAS today if you haven't already! 

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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

Photos by 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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

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 (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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Post 590: Prince William Art Society Monthly Meeting July 28 7:30pm

Prince William Art Society Monthly Meeting July 28 7:30pm

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) has a monthly meeting held on the 4th Monday of the month and the public is welcome to attend to see what Prince William County's oldest art group has going on. Meetings can vary, but typically we have a guest speaker, possibly doing a demo, offering art tips on multiple art topics, and/or discussing their own art processes for their artwork.

 

Tall Oaks Community Building on the corner of Cotton Mill Drive and Hedges Run (just past where Giant is off Old Bridge Road) 

Senior Librarian Delwyn Elizabeth

On July 28th the Prince William Art Society will meet at the Tall Oaks Community Center (12298 Cotton Mill Dr., Woodbridge VA, 22192) at 7:30 PM for a general membership meeting. Meetings are free and open to the public who are invited to attend, and will begin with a program by a guest speaker. This month, Senior Librarian at the Montclair library, Delwyn Elizabeth, will share current information on the expanded exhibit space, plans for using this space to showcase local artists, and how to get your work exhibited. Come for this opportunity to hear updated information and ask questions.

 

Montclair Library 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025

Come Join Us!

My fellow artists in Prince William County, come join us at our meeting, we have a lot of very interesting artist members and folks that just plain love art. You could be a part of us and our group!

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Author: Emily Hawes

Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

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 (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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