Group Events

Schedule

We plan on having a range of events for our members and are open to any of your suggestions. We are focusing on fine art and would appreciate your thoughts on whom we can invite to meet with us, whose studios we can visit, galleries or museums that we should see, clubs or venues that would be interesting.

If you have a suggested guest, location or topic that you would like to have WAC consider having as part of studio time, a business meeting or a field trip, please submit the suggestion with any details that you may have.

Here is what we have planned so far but please visit here often as we enter more activities for our members.

Open Studio

Except for the first Thursday of the month, we meet each Thursday morning from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Often, many of the members meet afterwards for lunch at a local eatery. Soon, we will also be adding an evening or weekend open studio. Stayed tuned!

Business Meetings

The first Thursday of each month we have a business meeting from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Often, we have an activity or presentation following the meeting.

April- May Display at the Deane Center

We are fortunate to feature Suzan Richar on display this month in the Deane Center windows and interior. Take a look at the video on Facebook that the Deane Center posted. We are searching for members who would like to be included in the next display for June-July.

May Meeting - Luncheon

Each May we gather as a community and enjoy a luncheon meal together to celebrate each other, our talents and art. This May is no exception. We’ll hold the luncheon at Timeless Destination Restaurant on Main Street on Wednesday May the 6th. 11:30 for socialization and noon to order food. We want each and everyone one of you to please join us!

May Open Studio

Each year the Wellsboro Art Club produces a float to be included in the Laurel Festival Parade. This year, during open studio, we will plan and create this year’s float. Please make some time to participate, however, if you would rather, you may work as usual in the studio on your own work.

Also, on one of the open studio days, Mark Douglas, an Art Club Member, will demonstrate how to make and use a quill from an eagle feather then you may make your own. Members may also participate in creating their own feather brush that they can use with the homemade nut oil that Mark will provide. Fee, if any, TBD.

May 30th -31st - Picnic and Painting!

Come and enjoy the fun! Who doesn’t love a picnic? And right at the crossroads between spring and summer. All members, the public and family members are invited. Bring your easel, paints, and drawing materials or lawn games and enjoy the outdoor fun.

In the morning and into the afternoon, Elodie Gyekis will conduct an adult Plein Air Class that kick will off the outdoor art season! This is a paid course that you are welcome to enroll in. More info to come.

On the 31st, Elodie will conduct two youth courses; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We’ll add details as they are known.

June-July Deane Center Display

Susan Lovejoy-Storment and Jim Storment will be displaying their work at the Deane Center but we’d like to include additional members’ work. If you are interested, please talk to Mary Rock (VP) or Susan (P). Currently on the list are: Kathleen, Jill and Mary R along with Susan and her husband. Please let me know your interest for displaying at the Deane Center.

June Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities TBD. We may need to work on the Laurel Festival Float but this needs to be determined.

We will be participating in the the Laurel Festival parade on June 21st with our Art Club float. Also, we plan on having vendors at the Gmeiner. Members may be required to pay a small fee (TBD).

Mark Douglas will be demonstrating how to create a usable ink pen and brush using feathers. Supplies are included as well as a small amount of home made ink that Mark will provide.

July Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center.

This month’s activity will be printmaking on fabric using “found objects” that you may bring as well as using some that will be supplied. Bring some paint and fabric and join the fun of creating patterned fabric of your own! Susan Lovejoy-Storment will be presenting this month’s activity.

August Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities will include preparations for the Plein Air Competition. More info to come.

September Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities TBD.

October Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities will include submissions to the annual WAC Art Show. We may also include another activity. More info to come.

November Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities TBD

December Meeting - Luncheon

Each holiday season we meet to celebrate the club and what we’re thankful for. We share a lunch together and enjoy each other’s company.

January Business Meeting

Meeting will be held from 10-noon at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Activities will include Valentines Cards creation for the local elderly who are located in nursing homes. This is an important annual, communal club effort and community contribution that the club makes each year. We would appreciate everyone’s contribution. Some supplies will be provided but please feel feel to bring your own or make them at home. We need ~200 cards each year. We need everyone’s help to make this meaningful contribution.