Meeting Information

Dear Westfield Art Association Members:

A reminder: meeting tomorrow at the Westfield Memorial Library from 2:30 to 4:30.

We will have a guest speaker: Agnieszka Golasik. Here is a little bit about her: 

Originally from Poland, Agnieszka Golasik holds a Masters in Historic Preservation from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, CUNY, which she received with honors and awards. Agnieszka is an exhibiting artist whose work can be found in private, public, and corporate collections in North and South America and Europe. As a visual artist, she works in a variety of mediums and enjoys printmaking and mixed media the most. Agnieszka’s artwork  has been inspired  by powerful symbols of ancient spiritual lineages, mediations, nature walks and teachings of various spiritual traditions. The art she creates reflects her deep admiration of nature, quest for source of life, and passion for exploring spirituality and the depths of inner being. 

Another purpose of the meeting is to elect Board members. We will discuss the various positions on the Board and elect members for the next two year term. Please write to us if you have any questions or are interested to learn more about what the Board members do.

We will also talk about upcoming member art shows and want to continue our practice of members showing recent artwork that they have created. Please bring some of your artwork and share it with the group.

We hope to have a presentation from an artist at this meeting and will send another notice to let you know what that presentation will be.

We hope to see you all in person at the June meeting.

Thank you, 
WAA

Plein Art Event

Create and sell art.

Attention Westfield Art Association Artist. Bring your easel, brushes and paints and set up in Brightwood Park. Any painting or drawing medium. Meet with fellow artists. There will be an opportunity to display your art at the end of the event if you choose to. We will have a judge and award prizes. Please note, to qualify for a prize, the art has to be completed in the time allotted for painting while in the park.

First Place $100
Second Place $50
Third Place $25

Where: Brightwood Park
When: Saturday, May 13th, 10 am to 3 pm.
10 am – arrival and set up
11 to 2 – timed paint session
Set up paintings for judging 2-2:30
Judging at 2:30
Cost: Free for up to date WAA Members, and Friends of Brightwood Park, General Public Admission $20.00
Register here

New This Year: Show and sell your work

  • Email us at westfieldartassociation@gmail.com
  • 5 pieces each.
  • No commission.
  • Weather permitting.
  • First come first serve.

About Friends of Brightwood:

friendsofbrightwood.org

Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have!

Spring Update

We have had a great start to this year.

WAA Meetings

First, we had a fantastic in person meeting at the Westfield Memorial Library in February. We discussed upcoming member shows and several members shared recent art works that they created.  Genevieve (Eve) Leonard gave a wonderful presentation about fine art animation. You can see more about Eve and her art at www.genevieveleonard.com.

Look out for an email about our upcoming meeting in April!

Our Plein Air event is coming up in May (there will be a separate post about that shortly).

Instagram Account

Did you know that WAA is on Instagram? That’s right! You can find us at @westfield_art_association . The WAA’s Instagram account is a public account. If you are not on Instagram, you can join in the fun, it is a great social platform for artists.

Francesca Azzara, one of our wonderful board members has agreed to help us manage our account. She wants you to join and share your work! If you would like to show your work on WAA Instagram account please share the following with us (via our email account, or directly to Francesca): Several images of your work in jpeg format.   Tell me about the work…title, size medium, for sale. If you wish to sell it, just let us know.  Some sort of contact info: email, phone number, website or your Instagram handle. 

If you join, please let us know your handle and be sure to check out Francesca’s work @francesca_azzara_art.

Good luck and we will see you there!

Clara Owens, one of our youngest members, is an amazing artists. Do not miss her show at the Heartwork Children’s Gallery. Reception is this Saturday 2-4. Clara’s work will be on display until April 1st!

Ongoing show

Right now we have a show in the Commissioner’s Gallery in Elizabeth. The art will be on view until May 6th. Thank you to all the amazing artists that are participating in the show! The address of the Gallery is 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 for anyone that would like to visit and view the art. You can also read the official announcement here.

Our amazing participating artists are:

Kim Eckstrom
Dorothy Siclare
Lee Forman
Heda Matiejunas
Lenny McDonald
Darrin Owens
Diane Gallo
Helen Mastrangelo Frees
Joe Manzella
Lee Forman
Avi Kiriakatis
Leslie Wallant
Barbara Uhr
Gail Driscol

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