ASHEVILLE EVENTS AND NEARBY
At least two major exhibitions are held by the League during the year in Western NC.
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Ongoing Classes

Figure drawing sessions with model. See Events Calendar.

Award winning artist, Cheryl Keefer, teaches Oil Painting from Life, Students of all levels.
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* Book in Advance * SVFAL workshops tend to fill up very quickly. To avoid missing out on a workshop, you should reserve your space now.

On-Going Regular Events
     
Portrait painting open studio session with model, various poses. No instruction. All local portrait artists invited to participate in any medium. Free (with moderate fee $5--$10 each for model).
Mondays
12pm-3pm
Portrait painting Open Studio
with model
Contact
Fran Greenberg greenbergfrances
@yahoo.com

Acrylics and Drawing – experimental – textures and collage

Tuesdays
10am-Noon
Experimental
Acrylics
and Drawing
Contact
Kim Stimpson KsPotential
@aol.com
Clay Sculpture – the head Tuesdays
10am-Noon
Sculpture
Instruction
Contact
Bob Wagar
wagarart
@bellsouth.net
Kelly Welch: Drawing and Pastel class - Starts Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Location: Willow Wisp Farm Studios, Fairview, 1615 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview.NC Cost: $35 per class. Depending on attendence, class may continue as an on-going Wednesday event. Wednesdays
9am-12pm
Drawing and Pastel Class To register call 828-335-1457
Karen Chambers teaches pastel painting. Learn to infuse your paintings with vibrant color and life. Open to all levels of students from beginner to advanced. Basic knowledge of color theory helpful as classes are about color layering to achieve a vibrant glow and give life to your paintings. Cost: Class cost is payable on a monthly basis. $50 day (5 hours), or $25 half day (3 hours), times the number of Wednesdays in the month.
Wednesdays
9:30am-3:30pm
Pastels
Instruction
Award winning artist, Cheryl Keefer, teaches Oil Painting from Life, (Not photos) Students of all levels. Painting from life is an excellent starting point to begin to see as a painter. It is also a challenge for advanced students as they begin to see more and experiment with different ways of approaching a painting. Class focus is on values, color, and composition. Subjects include landscape, still life, and the figure. Cost: $25 per day.
Thursdays
10am-1pm
Oil Painting
Instruction
Acrylics – Still life & working from photos Contact: Gail Caduff-Nash – gcn22@hotmail.com Thursdays
1:30pm-3:30pm
Acrylics
Instruction
Contact
Gail Caduff-Nash
gcn22
@hotmail.com
Figure drawing open studio session with model, various poses. No instruction. All local portrait artists invited to participate. Free (with moderate fee $5--$10 each for model).
Fridays
10am-1pm
Figure drawing Open Studio
with model,
Contact
Fran Greenberg greenbergfrances
@yahoo.com

2009 EVENTS

     
SVFAL August Juried Show at Tyson Library (Black Mountain Public Library), 105 North Dougherty St., Black Mountain, NC. August 2-16
2009.
Juried
Exhibition
For details e-mail
Denise Gieger
geigerjd
@charter.net
Water based media, including watersoluble oils and acrylics workshop with Cathy Futral. Cost: $200. Deposit: $75, due May 1, 2009. Balance due June 15, 2009 July
29,30, 31
2009
9am-4pm.
Workshop Contact
Workshop Coordinator
Karen Paquette
357-8129
Watercolor Workshop with Anne Abgott: Cost: $200. Deposit $75, due May 1,2009, Balance due June 30, 2009 July
13,14,15
2009
9am-4pm
Workshop Contact
Workshop
Coordinator
Martha Raines
828-669-9449

Pastel Workshop with Deborah Squier: Three days (Thurs.-Fri.-Sat.) $250. Includes Sat. paint-out with instruction at Lake Lure. Two days (Thurs.-Fri.) $200. Deposit: $50, due April 1, 2009. Balance due May 1, 2009. All levels welcome. Studio and plein-air work.

May
28,29,30
2009
10am-4:00pm
Workshop Contact
Workshop
Coordinator
Denise Geiger
828-669-5947
Bob Wagar Workshop Series with Clay Sculptor, Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League, 999 Old Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC 28711 828-669-0351. Ten Thursdays this spring. Limited to 2 to 5 Students. Fee: $321, plus materials & firing fees (at cost) charged by the Center. March 26
to
May 28, 2009 1pm– 4 pm
Workshop See details
Here

2008 EVENTS

     

SVFAL November 2008 Juried Exhibition
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Black Mountain, NC

Show
Nov. 7 - 26
2008
Reception
Nov. 7, 2008
6-8 pm.

Juried
Exhibition
Get Prospectus and Entry Form Here

Plein air & studio oil painting workshop with Roger Dale Brown. (www.rogerdalebrown.com) A three-day intensive workshop designed for the beginning/moderate artist to the professional, Instructional work designed for each experience level. Indoor class instruction and lots of painting time in and outdoors. Class exercises: Seeing color, value, shape, form and composition. Learn how to make creative decisions and use opportunities in plein air. Cost $350. $100 deposit and registration due by March 1.

 

Oct. 23-26, 2008
9:00-4:30 pm

Begins Thursday evening with
demo & lecture Continues Friday, Saturday 9:00am to sundown. Sunday from 9:00 am to afternoon.

Workshop

For details
call
Cheryl Keefer
828-357-8203

Watercolor and collage by Pat Welborn
At SVFAL studio.
Cost for Six sessions $150.
6 Wednesdays, 10-1:00, beginning Sept. 3 to Oct. 8. Workshop For details e-mail
Denise Gieger
geigerjd
@charter.net
SVFAL Annual Members' August Exhibit.
Wild Hare Special Events facility
406 W. State St., Black Mountain, NC
Painting delivery deadline: July 28, 2008. Reception: August 3, 2008 2pm-4pm. Painting pick up: August 18, 2008
August 3-18, 2008 Mon-Sat
10am-5:00pm, Sundays
2pm-4:00pm
Exhibition

Get Prospectus and Entry Form Here

Cheryl Keefer Solo Exhibit. Black Mountain Center for the Arts, NC. July 3-28, 2008 Reception
July 3, 2008
6pm - 8pm
Solo Exhibit More
Information
Here

 Water color workshop with Tom Lynch. What you will learn: watercolor techniques, special effects in w/c, composition/design, color/values/depth, capturing mood, painting light, structure for a painting – create award winning art. Cost $300

June 10-12, 2008
9:30am-4:30pm

Workshop

To Register Call
Mary
McMurray
228-669-7224

 Nationally known watercolor painter Harry Thompson will teach a 4-day workshop in Waynesville, NC at the new gallery "Southlight",in the building of the popular "Lomo Grill" Restaurant. He will cover techniques on vellum and bristol board. Cost $75 per day, or $250 for the four days.
May 19-22, 2008 9am-4 pm Workshop For Details, call
828-456-7279

 SVFAL Spring Pastel workshop with Deborah Squire. SVFAL studio, 999 Old Rt. 70, Black Mountain, NC Cost $200. Send $50 Pre-registration deposit to SVFAL, Denise Geiger, 51 Wagon Trail, Black Mountain, NC 28711.

May 15-16, 2008 10am-4:30pm

Workshop

For Details, e-mail
martyraines
@charter.net

Kelly Welch: Two day "Spring Landscape Workshop," Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Rd., Fletcher, NC. We will meet at the far end of parking lot by the picnic shelter. Registration deadline: April 11, 2008. Cost: $100 for one day, or $150 for both days.
Mon and Tues, Apr. 14-15, 2008
10:00 am
Demo
and
Workshop
For details and registration
call
828-684-1459
e-mail
welc4902
@bellsouth.net
Bob Wagar: Clay Sculpture, the head. Depending on attendence, class may continue as an on-going Tuesday event. 10 am-12 pm
Apr. 1, 2008
Workshop For details, e-mail
wagarart
@bellsouth.net
Gail Caduff-Nash: Acrylics - Still life and working from photos Depending on attendence, class may continue as an on-going Thursday event.
1:30 pm-3:30pm
Jan. 10, 2008
Workshop
For details, e-mail
gcn122
@hotmail.com
Kim Stimpson: Acrylics and drawing... experimental, textures and collage. Depending on attendence, class may continue as an on-going Tuesday event.
10 am-12 pm
Jan. 8, 2008
Workshop
For details, e-mail
KsPotential
@aol.com

Billy Edd Wheeler exhibition. Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC Billy Edd reports that among the pieces chosen are a few of his whimsical "Billy Edd Picasso Wheeler" paintings. They are some of his paintings that he did for fun.

  Jan. 3 thru
  Feb. 23
  2008

Exhibition



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If contact information is not listed, you may call Charlotte Chesnutt at 669-0159 for general meetings, and Mary McMurray at 669-7224 for workshops.

The exhibitions are juried, and are limited to members of the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League. Non-members may join the League at the time they submit their art to be juried. The exhibitions are open to both professional and non-professional artists. Judges are employed for the major exhibits, and ribbons are awarded.

 

 

 

Lectures are presented by SVFAL in the Education Room of the Tyson Library in Black Mountain. Speakers are outstanding experts in their field. Lectures have been given on a wide range of topics, and often include demonstrations.

For example: Artistic use of the computer to produce original and expressive art. Advanced watercolor techniques. Use of classical methods of pigment preparation for maximum brilliance and durability of paintings. Artistic design of stained glass. Effective use of nude models in fine art. Plein air landscape painting in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

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