Thank you to the Latrobe Fund!
Placerville Arts Association is excited to announce that we have received a grant of $5,000 from a very generous donor, The Latrobe Fund. Our organization was awarded the grant to improve our audio visual capabilities for our meetings. Read more >>
WELCOME
Placerville Arts Association (PAA) promotes visual arts in the local community through art shows, exhibitions, art demonstrations, workshops and art oriented field trips.
Placerville Arts Association provides community outreach programs by offering yearly monetary grants to local school art programs.
Placerville Arts Association is the oldest non-profit art group in El Dorado County in continuous operation since the early 1960s.
The current membership includes both artists and patrons of the arts.
Current Events
PAA Monthly Meeting
Sunday, March 21
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Online Zoom Meeting
Watercolor artist, Susan McFarlane speaks to us about how Zentangle has helped her in creating her art. PLUS an interactive Zentangle is planned for all.
March Challenge:
Create something to share "Spring Has Sprung"
Suggestion - Use Blue and Yellow
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PAA Spring
Membership Show
the Call to Artists for our PAA Spring Member’s Show will open on Entry Thingy on March 1, 2021.
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Weather permitting...
Paint Out
March 17 & 24 (Wednesdays)
9:30 am - Noon
Boa Vista Orchards
Join us painting and sketching.
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PAA Studio Tour
Planning Meeting
March 30 (Tuesday)
2 pm Zoom Meeting
Join us for the first organization meeting
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Board Meeting
Friday, April 9
Online Zoom meeting
Interested members may contact Lynell Phillips to participate.
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PAA Monthly Meeting
Sunday, April 18
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Online Zoom Meeting
PAA Members Spring Show
Presentation ‐ Judge Frank Ordaz will critique spring member show and Online Reception
Challenge – Earth Day ‐ prompt ‐ use recycled materials
Zoom meeting details tba
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Membership Due Now
If you have not done so, now is the time to renew your membership. Memberships are yearly, from January to end of December.
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Future challenges tentative:
May ‐ Wildlife Babies
‐ prompt ‐ get up close and personal
June ‐ Summer Fun
‐ prompt ‐ Childhood Memories
July ‐ Red, White and Blue
‐ prompt ‐ use only these colors
August ‐ Dog Days of Summer
‐ prompt ‐ It's HOT!!
September ‐ Hello, Fall!
‐ prompt ‐ use gold, bronze and copper
October ‐ Spooktacular
‐ prompt ‐ use black, white and orange
November ‐ Giving Thanks ‐ prompt ‐ What are you grateful for?
December ‐ Baby, it's cold outside ‐ prompt ‐ evoke Winter
