What's happening in and around VAAL.

Next Meeting

Refer to the page Meetings for meeting details and notes.

For competitions open for entry

Refer to the page Calls to Enter  upcoming competition details and notes.

News from the Board

Time to renew your Membership, if you haven't already.

New members are always welcome!

Our new year is January to December, so please make sure to get your dues in as soon as possible ($30).

VAAL Web Gallery

VAAL members will now have an opportunity to show their work online on our website with your own web page. Up to 10 digital images of your artwork can be used and you may also submit a link to your own website. The fee is $10 annually. Forms are available in the classroom and website on Members Gallery page.

VAAL Artists Art on Display

Barbara Eko Murphy invites you to her solo show, Eclectic Endeavors Revisted,

 March 2-27, 2012, 9am-5pm. 

Reception Monday, March 12 (5 pm-6:30pm)

 at the Plymouth Community Arts Council on

774 N.Sheldon Rd.,

south of M14.

734-416-4278.

 Barbara will display over 30  artworks  of her clothed life drawings

in inks, charcoals and watercolors of a variety of subjects

Barbara Juried in to Body Eclectic Lawrence Street Gallery,

Silver Exhibition-Scarab  and in Northville Member Art Show.

Linda Logan has a Solo show at

Lawrence Street Gallery-Ferndale  

during March.

Opening Reception March 2( 6-9 pm)

www.lawrencestreetgallery.com

Judith Waterman and Rosa Paulus have paintings

in the 6th Annual Members Exhibition

At the Northville Art House

215 W. Cady St. Northville, MI
 The show is open from Feb 3 - 18
Reception 6 - 9 on February 3

Judith Waterman was accepted into the " Urban Edge" show

Located at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association

16900 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe, MI

January 20 - February 25

Sue Mallick will have art works in the "Artists Choice" show

at Covenant Baptist Church in West Bloomfield,  

through January 26, 2012
  Also at Northville House,  Feb 3 to Feb 18, 2012.

Rosa Paulus has an art exhibit at The Starring Gallery

in downtown Northville during the month of February.

URL: http://www.starringthegallery.com/node/230

Barbara Eko Murphy has art work at the Scarab Club ' "Silver Medal Exhibition"
showing from Jan 11 - Feb 12, 2012

Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors exhibition

Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors exhibition

at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association. 

Showing from Jan 6 to Feb. 3.  The following VAAL artists are  in the show
Regina Dunne : 2nd Place
Daria Fileta : Nancy Prohit Award
Lily Dudgeon
Barbara Eko Murphy
Janet Kondziela

Local Exhibits

It's the PRINT time again at the Ann Arbor Art Center!  

Please find our 2012 Prospectus at The_Print_prospectus_2012.

All details, dates and deadlines are listed in the .pdf. 

This year’s juror is Norm Stewart, Artist,Masterprinter and

owner of the fine arts printing and publishing company Stewart & Stewart.

Lawrence Street Gallery -Best of the Best

Openings for you...Fri., Jan. 13

Worth a visit! 6-9 opening

Wed.-Sat. 12-Noon. Fri. Noon-9

On Woodward, southeast of 9 mile.

www.lawrencestreetgallery.com

Runs until Jan. 27.

Don't forget to enter Body Eclectic Show by Jan. 27.

Scarab Club- Silver Medal Exhibition

6-9 opening

runs til Feb. 11 Noon-5 Wed.-Fri.

Across from DIA

DIA is open Friday nights, too. 

Art Dept. WSU

Opening 5-8 MFA Thesis

through Feb. 10

150 Community Arts Building , Detroit