PROUD of its past
PREPARED for its future
December 2017
Visual Arts
Association
The Villages Florida
December program
Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Visual Arts Association on Friday, December 15 at La Hacienda Recreation Center. The festivi-ties begin at 12:30 in the Ricardo Montlebaun Room. A National Gallery visual program, "The Story of Christmas Through Great Art" will be presented by VAA member, Helen Poor. Bring your favorite appetizer or holiday treat to share. Please make a note on your calendar that beginning in January the VAA meet-ings will begin at 10:30 on the third Friday of each month at the same location.
It is imperative that everyone use the correct email address from now on. Different people will have the jobs and they will only look at their email associated with their job.
Web site — [email protected]
Newsletter — [email protected]
Announcements — [email protected]
It you have a submission that needs to be in more than one place, you must send email to both of them.
In closing, thanks for all the support over the years but I do look forward to retiring (again!)
Membership Handbook
ADDITIONS Douglas Brandow, 17910 SE 87th Bourne Av-
enue, 32162, Piedmont, 248-767-3694,
Wendy Lahey 753-4729 [email protected]
Membership
Leda Rabenold has been working on a new website for the VAA so that it is ready for our use in January
2018. Iris Kaplan is busy working on publicity and will be sending out our announcements in 2018. We
now need a special member to become the editor of the VAA newsletter. Then we will be able to thank
Sara Castelli for her more than ten years of dedication to our VAA.
This is to remind everyone that Artists 'Round the Square is coming up on Sunday, December 10th at
Spanish Springs. We are all set to go as some of our members have volunteered to hand out ballots and
visit with those attending the show encouraging them to vote on their favorite art.
Our Christmas celebration is Friday, December 15th so please bring an appetizer or finger food to share at
12:30 p.m. In January 2018 we will start our meetings earlier with the Board meeting at 9:00 a.m. and the
General Membership Meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Time for me to Thank All of You who have volunteered to make the Visual Art Association such a great
art league this year.
Nan
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Scholarship News December 2017
The New Year is fast approaching and scholarship mailings with applications will go out to all high
schools in our Tri County area in January. Please let us know if you are aware of any local students who
are 12th graders, terrific young artists and may be considering art as a college major. Check out our
web site (Scholarship Section) as 2018 updates will be added shortly
VAA Scholarship continues to recommend & promote the KC and Encore Productions at the Savannah Center (see insert). Dec. will
feature a special holiday evening “Carols By Candlelight ” Dec 14th- 16th. It has great solos and memorable Christmas arrange-
ments in a Broadway quality production! Enjoy a terrific night out….or make it a present for visiting guests.
As the VAA Scholarship Program begins its 15th year we hope to make this one of our best. During Dec. we are encouraging VAA
members and Villages friends who are looking for year - end deductions to consider our project. We have helped 54 young artists
attend college, receive extra funding and get internships. Your donation can make a difference.
REMEMBER OUR “GIVING STOCKING “…. At the VAA Holiday Party ….. Share the Gift of Art & Education!
Envelopes will be available, and we recognize and thank all those who support us as benefactors.
We continue to look for Scholarship Volunteers & Elves.
Learn more, and consider helping us with our refreshments, displays and raffle table at the Feb. VAA
ART SHOW. Check us out on the VAA website and visit our table at the VAA Meetings. There are many
ways to participate.
Please call the number below if you have questions, ideas…..or can help.
HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON !
Helen Poor and The VAA Scholarship Team
352-561-4474
Helen Poor and The VAA Scholarship Team
352 561 4474
Editor: Sara Castelli
352.408.6291
Deadline: 5pm end of month
Published: September - June
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PO BOX 1655 LADY LAKE FL 32158-1655
VISUALARTSASSOCIATION.COM
VAA Executive Board
Gallery East calendar of events:
galleryeastfl.org/id90.html
Colored Pencil Painters Guild
www.emssdi.com/CPPG/
President Nan Kohr 350.2217 [email protected] Vice president Jack Ottilige 446-8892 [email protected] Secretary Marilyn Wright [email protected] Treasurer Maria Downton 919-698-6015 [email protected] Past Presidents Lee Asta 223.7687 [email protected] Marge McQueston 750.3448 [email protected] Frank Zampardi 753.8770 [email protected] Appointed Connie Giacobbe 813.220.7994 [email protected] Wendy Lahey 753.4729 [email protected] Helen Poor 561.4474 [email protected] Bobbi Ruben 410-302-0184 [email protected] Dianne Weekley 259-7833 [email protected] Connie Giacobbe 813-220-7994 [email protected]
December 31 5pm
Art in the Heart of Florida
Spruce Creek Professional Center
10935 SE 177th Place - Suite 503
Summerfield, FL 34491
To see current workshops, visit the website.
For questions contact Beverly Hennessy, art workshop director
www.villageartworkshops.com 352-753-1383
Art workshops
HACIENDA CENTER
December 15
10:30 am Board Meeting
12:30 am General Meeting
2017
December
9 LaGalleria show
10 ARTS Spanish Springs
15 VAA board meeting, general meeting
31 Newsletter Deadline 5pm
2018
January
19 VAA board meeting, general meeting
31 Newsletter Deadline 5pm
February
3 Annex show
10 Winter Fine Art Show Laurel Manor
16 VAA board meeting, general meeting
28 Newsletter Deadline 5pm
March
11 LaGalleria show
16 VAA board meeting, general meeting
31 Newsletter Deadline 5pm
April
8 ARTS Lake Sumter
20 VAA board meeting, general meeting
30 newsletter Deadline 5pm