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Promoting Watercolor and Watermedia Painting on the Virginia Peninsula
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AS OF FEBRUARY, 2022 WE WILL NOW BE MEETING AT
THE MARY M. TORGGLER FINE ARTS CENTER
1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA 23606, (757) 594-0800,
https://thetorggler.org/
The meeting will still be the FOURTH Sunday of the month, from 2:30-4:30pm (unless otherwise notified).
IN THE EVENT THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH THE TORGGLER (UNLIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE) WE CAN STILL MEET ON ZOOM
email us at: pwcs.virginia@gmail.com Or use our: contact form
Getting to the parking lot for the Torggler is a bit convoluted. You will enter onto Avenue of the Arts from Warwick Blvd. Follow the road around, past a small traffic circle of sorts, stay straight. You will pass the POPE CHAPEL on your right (#24) and Saunders Plaza(#30). Directly ahead of you will be the Paul Trible Library(#31)
TURN RIGHT and continue down until you see the parking lot on your left (B)/(C1).
You should be able to find a space there. It's a larger lot.
Walk across the street to the TORGGLER, enter and look around. Look UP too!
TURN RIGHT and continue down until you see the parking lot on your left (B)/(C1).
You should be able to find a space there. It's a larger lot.
Walk across the street to the TORGGLER, enter and look around. Look UP too!
MAY's PWS MEETING AT THE TORGGLER AT 2:30pm to 4:30pm
MEERA (one of our members) will be doing a demonstration on Artistic JOURNALING. Meera has presented before and has always given a fabulous demonstration of how she journals. This is one not to be missed. We will also try to ZOOM the meeting for those unable to attend. Bandwidth may be an issue, but we will at least try. The contact information for ZOOM (ID and Password) are contained in the reminder email that went out today (Saturday). It will not be posted here.
I have some positive news about our MEMBER EXHIBITION at the Stryker Gallery in Williamsburg.
Hope to see you there.
As always, the meetings at the Torggler are free and open to anyone interested in watermedia, or water based artistic creations.
MEERA (one of our members) will be doing a demonstration on Artistic JOURNALING. Meera has presented before and has always given a fabulous demonstration of how she journals. This is one not to be missed. We will also try to ZOOM the meeting for those unable to attend. Bandwidth may be an issue, but we will at least try. The contact information for ZOOM (ID and Password) are contained in the reminder email that went out today (Saturday). It will not be posted here.
I have some positive news about our MEMBER EXHIBITION at the Stryker Gallery in Williamsburg.
Hope to see you there.
As always, the meetings at the Torggler are free and open to anyone interested in watermedia, or water based artistic creations.
LOCAL ART NEWS OF INTEREST
Check out the: Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS July 13 – August 5 Main Gallery: Artisan Extravaganza Fireside Gallery: Vacation Destinations & Artisan Corner August 10 – September 23 Main Gallery: Fall Members’ Co-Op Show Fireside Gallery: Camera to Brush & Beyond & Artisan Corner September 28 – November 11 All Galleries: Regional Juried Show & Artisan Corner November 16 – December 16 All Galleries: Small Works / Holiday Show & Artisan Corner |
ART AT THE RIVER, will return to Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown on Sunday, May 8, 2022 for the Ninth Annual Juried Art Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature one-of-a-kind work on display – everything from fused glass to handcrafted copper pieces, from captivating watercolors to breathtaking photography, and much more. Enjoy live music and an array of local artists on the beautiful riverfront. The event is free and open to the public. Food and drink available for purchase.
The event is presented by the Art at the River Committee in conjunction with York County and the Yorktown Foundation, with support from the Celebrate Yorktown Committee, the Economic Development Authority and the York County and Williamsburg Area Arts Commissions. |
The Muscarelle Museum of Art
Located at Lamberson Hall on the campus of William & Mary, is a culturally-rich art institution, serving as a dynamic resource for our community, a working laboratory for the university, and a platform for visiting exhibitions and the Museum’s own collection.
EVENTS at the Muscarelle
Address: 603 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Hours: Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 12 – 5 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM (Members’ Only Exhibition Hours: Thursday: 5 – 7 PM)
DON'T MISS
EDGAR DEGAS: THE PRIVATE IMPRESSIONIST
February 12, 2022 - May 29, 2022
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Cheek, Graves & Burns Galleries
Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist
Feb 12 - May 29, 2022
Muscarelle Museum of Art
603 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
Ticket Price (usd)
$10.00
Works by Degas in this exhibition consist of drawings, prints, photographs, monotypes, one sculpture, and a letter, all from a single private collection. The collection endeavors to illuminate the background and personality of Edgar Degas the man, as well as to present his genius as an artist. The subject matter of these works by Degas is often quite personal. In addition to three rare self-portraits, the collection includes depictions of close family members, his loyal housekeeper Sabine Neyt, and multiple portraits of artists Édouard Manet and Mary Cassatt.
Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist highlights the artist’s interests and individual methods of creating through experimentation and touches upon notable themes of Degas’ oeuvre such as anatomy, horse racing, and ballet. Although often aloof to strangers, Degas shared warmth and loyalty with his family as well as with a wide circle of friends, which included some of the greatest writers and artists of the epoch. Works by Degas’ circle in this exhibition include Mary Cassatt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and Edweard Muybridge, among others.
Upcoming special programming, through the series Muscarelle Explorations, will focus on Degas and include lectures, a film, a book club discussion, and a concert of period music to further explore the cultural life of the artist and his peers. In addition, a sequence of live drawing workshops in the galleries will give participants a special view of the exhibition and provide a deeper understanding of Degas’ methods and techniques. Dates, times, and registration information is now available through the Explorations page at Muscarelle.org!
Located at Lamberson Hall on the campus of William & Mary, is a culturally-rich art institution, serving as a dynamic resource for our community, a working laboratory for the university, and a platform for visiting exhibitions and the Museum’s own collection.
EVENTS at the Muscarelle
Address: 603 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Hours: Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 12 – 5 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM (Members’ Only Exhibition Hours: Thursday: 5 – 7 PM)
DON'T MISS
EDGAR DEGAS: THE PRIVATE IMPRESSIONIST
February 12, 2022 - May 29, 2022
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Cheek, Graves & Burns Galleries
Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist
Feb 12 - May 29, 2022
Muscarelle Museum of Art
603 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
Ticket Price (usd)
$10.00
Works by Degas in this exhibition consist of drawings, prints, photographs, monotypes, one sculpture, and a letter, all from a single private collection. The collection endeavors to illuminate the background and personality of Edgar Degas the man, as well as to present his genius as an artist. The subject matter of these works by Degas is often quite personal. In addition to three rare self-portraits, the collection includes depictions of close family members, his loyal housekeeper Sabine Neyt, and multiple portraits of artists Édouard Manet and Mary Cassatt.
Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist highlights the artist’s interests and individual methods of creating through experimentation and touches upon notable themes of Degas’ oeuvre such as anatomy, horse racing, and ballet. Although often aloof to strangers, Degas shared warmth and loyalty with his family as well as with a wide circle of friends, which included some of the greatest writers and artists of the epoch. Works by Degas’ circle in this exhibition include Mary Cassatt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and Edweard Muybridge, among others.
Upcoming special programming, through the series Muscarelle Explorations, will focus on Degas and include lectures, a film, a book club discussion, and a concert of period music to further explore the cultural life of the artist and his peers. In addition, a sequence of live drawing workshops in the galleries will give participants a special view of the exhibition and provide a deeper understanding of Degas’ methods and techniques. Dates, times, and registration information is now available through the Explorations page at Muscarelle.org!
The MONTHLY CHALLENGES FOR 2022
April: Impressionistic Trees
May: "My backyard or the yard of a friend."
June: Culture: A piece inspired by your own cultural background.
July: Wet into wet (No drybrush).
August: Musical Memories: A piece inspired by a favorite music score or song.
Sept: Splatter's Matter (let your imagination go wild).
Oct: Triptych-Same subject three ways.
As always, we don't meet in November/December because of the holidays.
No word yet on a possible location for a POTLUCK, but we have some time.
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The On the Hill Gallery Yorktown
is having a Special Miniature Exhibition
When: July 1st - 29th, 2022
LOCAL ARTISTS ONLY - NO SHIPPED WORKS - ALL WORKS ARE TO BE HAND DELIVERED
Reception at the Gallery Saturday, July 9th
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Juror:
Local Artist:
Jon Moneymaker, VWS
First Prize/Best in Show: $250
Donated by: Ervin Architectural Products, Virginia Beach, VA
Second Prize: $125
Donated by: Kravchak Construction LLC
Virginia Beach, VA.
Third Prize: $75
Donated by: J &K Heating & Cooling Inc.
Yorktown, Virginia
2 Awards of Distinction $50
Donated by : The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society
Washington, D.C.
Artwork DROP OFF: Saturday and Sunday June 25th and 26th.
Entry FEE: $35 for three (3) pieces.
The Gallery has a 35% commission on all artwork sales. Minimum price for a piece is $25.00
The PROSPECTUS FOR THE EXHIBITON IS HERE
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Check out the Torggler Fine Arts Center, on the Christopher Newport University Campus. It's a state of the art museum. They offer art classes and a wide variety of exhibits throughout the year. Their website is HERE
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Thanks to all of you who have donated to the upkeep and support of the Peninsula Watermedia website. It's much appreciated. You all are amazing!!
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