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This afternoon’s social event brought together members of many local arts groups, including the Roselle Art Association, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Art Association, the Contemporary Art Group and, of course, the Westfield Art Association. With so many like-minded artists in attendance – and so many types of tea and baked goodies to feast upon – it did not take long to decide that we will be repeating this event again next year, and the year after that, and….

Under the guidance of the WAA’s Education Outreach Coordinator, Laura Brown, three board members made thought-provoking, interactive presentations.

Brooke Gardiner, WAA Vice President, Exxon chemist & glass artist, gave us a historical viewpoint on man’s creativity since the dawn of time and how it influenced evolutionary change and growth along with a personal view of his scientific and artistic growth, which is based in experimentation.

Ginny Puskar, WAA board member and acrylic painter, gave us a presentation on artistic influences and an activity that challenged us to find artistic inspiration in randomly-selected phrases and words.

And Laura Brown, art educator and WAA board member, challenged us to an exercise that had us blindly feeling a random object attempting to draw it from feeling alone.

Add to that the marvelous spread of specialty teas, sandwiches, scones, cakes and cookies…

…and great participation from our many attendees…

…and we definitely had a get-together that excited the creative minds and appetites of all who attended. We are already looking forward to next year!

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday as we host a social event with our friends from the Roselle Art Association and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Art Association. As always, our third Sunday events are 1-4pm in the Community Room of Westfield Town Hall, 425 West Broad Street in Westfield. Ample free parking is always available.

This fun event will feature several short, thought-provoking presentations with accompanying hands-on activities that will spur creative thinking and discussion. Join us for hot tea and delicious treats with your friends – new & old – and expect to leave inspired: this will be the artists’ social event of the season!

Limani Grill hosted a lovely dinner tonight for our Board of Directors, who were at the restaurant to view our first art exhibit in Westfield’s wonderful seafood restaurant. Owner George Vastardis spent time mingling with board members and was extremely complimentary of the work and the strong reception it continues to receive from his many patrons.

The 7-piece exhibit was sourced from a theme-specific call for art to all current WAA members, and was beautifully curated and hung by board members Maxine King and Ginny Puskar.

The exhibit at Limani is our second in a growing series of WAA pop-up galleries going up in downtown restaurants. These exhibits add the flavor of original art by gifted local artists to the already amazing flavors of Westfield’s many restaurants. Themed to complement the unique culinary efforts coming from each restaurant’s kitchen, the art shows local residents and visitors alike a bit of the vibrant culture of our community.

If you have yet to see our exhibit at Limani, please invite a friend to join you downtown. And don’t forget to tell George we said hi.

For menus, information, and reservations at Limani Grill, visit http://limaniseafood.com/