Gallery hours (during exhibitions):
Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday: 1 – 4 p.m.
Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition
Winners and accepted works are listed here.
March 29–April 27
Gallery hours
Saturdays, 10 am–1 pm
Sundays, 1–4 pm
Wednesdays, 10 am–2 pm
Art with Coffee: Dutch Pour
Saturday, April 12, 10 am–noon
Instructor: Theresa Bower
Dutch pour is a paint pouring technique where air is used to manipulate the paint flow. You can use a blow dryer, a straw, or just your lungs to move the paint. These examples shown have two background colors, with ribbons of four or five other colors between them. Blowing the ribbons of color into the background creates the designs.
This class will complete one pour on a primed record album, a small one on a primed CD and a square canvas (if time allows). Note: These need to dry, so they will be available to pick up on the following Wednesday or Saturday during AAO hours.
Due to the space required, this class is limited to 10 people.
All ages are welcome; children under 12 should attend with a participating adult.
Saturday, April 12; 10:00-noon, $10 per person
Art with Coffee: April
Art with Coffee: It’s like 2 hours of SPA TIME for your mind! Bring your own coffee or other beverage! We’ll supply all the materials and the inspiration. Make art along with a variety of guest instructors. No experience necessary!
All ages are welcome; children under 12 should attend with a participating adult.
Saturdays 10:00-noon, $10 per person
No registration is necessary—just come!
April 5
Madison Rice
Computer Graphics
April 12
Theresa Bower
Acrylic Dutch Pour
April 19
Charlotte Arcadi
Picasso Dog Design
April 26
Bill DeMott
Circle Collagraph
Save the Dates!
Members Show 2025
July (exact dates to come)
Full Circle Exhibition & Fundraiser
This summer during the Members Show!
Potter’s Wheel for Beginners,
March 9–April 27
Instructor: Marybeth Sorendo
This class will introduce students to the potter’s wheel; preparing clay, learning to center, and creating a cylinder. Once a cylinder is achieved, students will learn about basic utilitarian shapes through demonstrations. Students will also learn about drying clay properly, trimming the base of pots, kiln firing, and basic glazing techniques. Students who have taken one class are welcome to continue in order to improve their wheel skills.
March 9-April 27 (6 weeks)
(No class on March 23 or April 20)
Sundays, 4-6:30 pm
Members: $240
Non-members $270
Open Studio:
Pottery–Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5–8 pm
Classroom Studio–Wednesdays, 10 am–2 pm
Looking for some time to focus on your art? Members can utilize the AAO facilities to participate in a non-structured creative environment with the potential to collaborate with others who share their medium of choice, information sharing, art talk, learning a bit about other’s mediums, building an art community, and overall artistic enrichment.
This is not a formal class as members are expected to work independently.
Pottery Studio: People who have taken a class are welcome as long as they are an active member of the AAO. Cash or check only, please.
Participants must bring their own supplies, drop cloths, tablecloths, or whatever is necessary to protect the studio from spills. For the safety of all, no noxious chemicals such as turpentine, markers, or mediums that create a lot of dust, or fixatives will be allowed. Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) are permitted if kept in a sealed container of no more than 2 ounces. Members will also be responsible for leaving their work area as they found it. Any rags with OMS should be removed from the building by the member and disposed of properly at their homes.
Participants under the age of 18 must have their parent’s permission.
Cost:
- Pottery Studio: Members pay $10 per session, or $50 per month for unlimited use of the studio.
- Classroom Area: Free!
Hope to see members out in full, creative force!
Gallery Sitters Needed!
Gallery hours are Saturdays 10 am – 1 pm and Sundays 1 – 4 pm
during exhibitions.
Gallery Coordinator: Karen Ringwald: ringwald.karen@gmail.com
Gallery Sitters open the door, turn on the lights, put out the Open flag, and welcome visitors to the exhibitions.
We have a guide and will show you what you need to know.
It’s also a great time to work on your own art, writings, musings, or what have you. Explore the internet on one of our new Macs, chat with visitors, stand on the deck and take in the beautiful view of the fort. You might even catch a softball or baseball game across the road!
Please sign up to gallery-sit during exhibition hours. For more information, click here.
Click here to go to the sign-up form.
Thank you!