Supporting, encouraging & connecting artists of the Mat-Su Valley
Registration Link for VFAA Artist Retreat August 15th 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vfaa-10th-annual-fall-artist-retreat-tickets-1366453512239?aff=oddtdtcreator
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About Membership
Membership dues are only $25 a year and run from January 1 to December 31. In addition to supporting the visual arts in our community, members have access to:
Retreats
Artist gatherings and demonstrations
Life drawing sessions with models
Community service projects and more.
We are no longer able to take payments online. We do accept cash and checks. To become a member, mail a check to: VFAA PO Box 873277, Wasilla, AK 99687
Thanks for your support!
Upcoming Events
VFAA Plein Air Painting In the Summer
VFAA artists will get together on July 19th and July 26th from 12-3 PM to Plein Air Paint. We will meet at the picnic tables across from the Palmer Visitor Center at noon and decide where we will go. It will be a great opportunity to paint the Alaskan landscape! Grab your art materials and come along.
Art in the Garden Festival
VFAA will participate in Palmer’s Art in the Garden Festival on July 19th. It will take place on the lawn by the Palmer Museum from 10AM till 4PM. It’s always a festive event. Come stroll through the gardens and check out the vendors. VFAA will host the Watercolor Station for kids of all ages.
Fall Retreat is Coming Up!
Our Fall retreat will be held at North Star Bible Camp (Willow, AK) August 15th-17th this year. Registration information is below.
Retreats
VFAA hosts two retreats every year - one in the spring and one in the fall.
Our Fall Retreat is coming up August 15th-17th. If you would like to arrive the day before, you may arrive at camp any time after 5PM on August 14th. We will have a Thursday night Potluck around 6ish. In the past we have held our retreat in early September. However our venue will not be available at that time so we have decided to hold our Fall Retreat in August instead.
Where: North Star Bible Camp in Willow, Alaska.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vfaa-10th-annual-fall-artist-retreat-tickets-1366453512239?aff=oddtdtcreator
This link should take you to the EVENTBRITE registration for our fall retreat. Get in touch if you have any problems registering and we will help make it happen.
AND a big “Thank You” to our Sponsoring Businesses that have donated to our Retreat:
Michaels; M.Graham & Co.; Winsor & Newton; Stillman & Birn; Ampersand
AGENDA:
Aug. 14 Thursday Early Bird check-in anytime after 5PM. Potluck @6PM in the Susitna Commons.
Aug. 15 FRIDAY: check in beginning at 8:30@Loon lodge.
9:30am-12:30:
Nature Journaling w/ Barbara Johnson; Description: Connect more closely with Nature and create journal pages to record nature and natural events using watercolors.
Multi Media acrylics w/ Renee Morhain; Description: Explore combining various media and how they interact with each other. These media will include (but are not limited to) acrylic paint, watercolors, pastels and markers.
Lunch 12:30 (Loon Lodge)
1:30pm-4:30:
Pet Portraits (pastels or oils)w/ Gina Murrow; Description: Learn techniques to paint a pet portrait that captures the personality of your favorite animal. Instructor will work in pastels and can also instruct students using oils.
Acrylic Skins(collage)w/ Renee Morhain; Description: Acrylic skins are thin flexible layers of dried acrylic paint or mediums that are peeled off nonstick surfaces. In this workshop you will learn how to make acrylic skins, peel them off, and apply them to your artwork.
Dinner: 5:30 (Loon Lodge)
Evening Activities 6:30 pm (Loon Lodge)
Aug. 16 SATURDAY:
Breakfast 8:30 (Loon Lodge)
9:30am-12:30:
Making Collage Papers w/ Chris Zafren; Description: Instructor will demo techniques she uses to create collage papers, including using gesso, printing, stenciling, stamping, and pulling followed by coloring with fluid acrylics. Students will also have a chance to make their own papers.
Acrylic Mediums w/ Renee Morhain; Description: This workshop will cover acrylic gels and pastes. We will discuss the differences and benefits of different mediums and how to implement them within your own art.
The Eyes Have It! (Pastels or Oil) w/ Gina Murrow; Description: Instructor will cover the basics of painting eyes (including the eyes of various animals). Students will make a series of small eye portraits that will help enliven your larger animal portraits.
Lunch 12:30 (Loon Lodge)
1:30pm-4:30:
Collage Making w/ Chris Zafren; Description: Demonstration of how to use the papers created in the morning class to create collages on canvas. Instructor will assist students in creating their own pieces using papers they have created along with papers provided by the instructor.
Acrylic Landscapes w/ Renee Morhain; Description: Focus is on creating realistic natural colors, atmospheric perspective and compositional layouts for landscapes. If weather permits, a section of this workshop will be outside by the lake.
Travel Journaling w/ Gina Murrow Description: This workshop will give you tips for plein air painting, traveling with wet paintings, flying, road tripping, passing through TSA, international traveling, and clever hacks for artists on the go. There will also be travel sketching lessons.
Dinner 5:30 pm (Loon Lodge)
Evening Activities 6:30 PM (Loon Lodge)
Aug 17 SUNDAY:
Brunch 10:00am (Loon Lodge)
10:30am-1:30 Silk Scarf Painting w/ Gina Murrow; Description: Use silk paints to paint a silk scarf with bright poppies or use your own design. Once dry scarf is ready to take and wear. Scarves are 11”x60”.
Clean rooms and Depart by 3PM.
NOTE: Supply lists will be emailed once you have registered for your classes.
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Hope to see you there!