ACW Monthly Meeting 5/13 (note the date change)

ACW Meeting Agenda:

• Past ACW Events:

  • April 2026 – ACW Spring Exhibition and Sale:  The theme is ‘Past Tense’

    • Such a great and successful exhibit with a wide variety of art and mediums, multiple local collaborators, wonderful demonstrators, and great artwork sales

    • Drone video of the April ACW Exhibit

      • Click on the link on the ACW website homepage to see the video!

• Future ACW Events:

  • October ACW Exhibit:  Finalize the theme and collaboration ideas

• Summer ACW Hiatus:  Please note there will not be monthly meetings in June and July. 

  • We will start up again in August and will kick start the October exhibit.

• Local Art Opportunities

  • Blake Gallery at the Beebe Library:  Had monthly openings for this year.  Contain the library for sign up and further details

• ACW ‘Drop In and Art’ Monthly sessions –- 2nd Tuesday and 2^nd Wednesday of the month – more info further below

• Mailing List and Newsletter:  Updates from Andy

• Website and Instagram updates/reminders

  • Update your ACW Website content – send any updates to Joy:  joy.schilling@gmail.com

  • Provide photos to Andy to post on the ACW Instagram account; send to:  andy_levine@yahoo.com

• ACW Kitty:   

  • Reimbursement Requests:

    • Kathy Frey - $150 reimbursement for the ACW portion of the ACW Exhibit Drone Video cost

    • Andrea Willey - $60 to round up the WHS Art Student Scholarship amount

  • ACW Kitty Accounting:

    • Starting Balance:         $884.31       

    • Income:                              $00.00    

    • Expenses:                       $210.00-        

    • Ending Balance:           $674.31       

• Other Topics?

• ‘Round the Room’ – Art events, happenings, activities, experiences, etc. updates

Additional ACW Info:

‘Drop In and Art’ Sessions at the ACE presented by the ACW

Come join ACW members and friends for some art time in the company of local artists.  The sessions are held monthly on the 2^nd Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the month.  Bring your own art supplies and hang out with other artists to chat, get inspired, help with a bit of creative block, or whatever!  

·         Adult artists are welcome to drop in for as little or as much of the session as they like.

·         Medium suggestions include, but are not limited to:  drawing, stitching, knitting, sketch book/journaling, collage, dry felting, jewelry making, carving wood or linoleum, watercolor or acrylic painting. 

·         2^nd Tuesday and 2^nd Wednesday of the month:

o   Tuesdays:  10am – Noon

o   Wednesdays: 7pm- 9pm

ACW Calendar: 

     2026

• February:  ACW Member Exhibit at the Blake Gallery in the Beebe Library for the month. 14 ACW members participated.

• February:   Art Supply Swap at monthly meeting

• April:  ACW Spring Show.  Theme is ‘Past Tense’.  Location: ACE building

• October:  ACW Fall Show.  Theme is TBD.  Location: ACE building

• December:  ACW Winter Artisan Sale - 1^st weekend of December. Location: ACE building

     2025

• February:  ACW Member Exhibit at the Blake Gallery in the Beebe Library for the month. 

• February:  Art Supply Swap at monthly meeting

• February:  Paper Landscapes workshop led by Judy Hartman

• April:  ACW Spring Show.  Theme was  “Anything Goes”.  Location: ACE building

• April:  Photographing your Artwork discussion. Led by David Kay

• October:  ACW Fall Show.  Theme was “Artober”.  Location; ACE building

• December:  ACW Winter Artisan Sale Dec 5, 6, 7. Location: ACE building