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January/ February
2007
Quick Facts:
The Visual Arts Network (VAN) was formed on March
31, 2003 by Ruth Ann Sturgill
The group is open to anyone interested in the arts.
Dues are $20.00 per year.
VAN meets the last Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
VAN's mission statement reads..."to promote and
elevate the visual arts in our community through
fellowship, education, and sharing."
For more information contact Ruth Ann Sturgill
Phone: 419-331-4999
Email: studioartist@woh.rr.com |
Lima’s Visual Arts
Network Brings Together Artists of All Disciplines
Ruth Ann Sturgill has been a member of various art
groups around the region for years, most of them
focusing on one medium or type of art. After
visiting art groups in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia
that were multi-media, she was so motivated and
impressed that she knew that was what our area was
missing.
Sturgill worked for months to compile a list of
artists in the area and a place to hold meetings.
Finally, the
Visual Arts Network (VAN) was formed on March
31, 2003 in Lima, Ohio.
The Visual Arts Network has a mission..."to promote
and elevate the visual arts in our community through
fellowship, education, and sharing."
VAN
meets the last Monday of every month. Its members
come from all over the area...Delphos, Van Wert,
Celina, and Wapakoneta, Ohio; and Decatur, Indiana;
as well as Lima. Currently they are meeting at Ruth
Ann Sturgill’s studio in her home. |
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The artists work in oils, watercolor, photography,
mixed media, clay, and carpet sculpture. They bring
new creations to the meetings to share with the
group and tell how they approached it. The members
also network about classes and competitions they
feel might fit for certain members of the group,
answer questions from members about techniques and
materials, and provide encouragement for each other.
The
Visual Arts Network been asked to do back to back
shows at the Diane Kidd Gallery at Tiffin
University, in Tiffin, Ohio. The first show,
"Passages", will open January 25 and run through
March 3, 2007. An opening reception with the
artists will take place on Thursday, January 25,
from 7-9pm. The second show, "Flora & Fauna", will
take place from March 8 through April 14.
The
group has also been invited to participate in "Art
in the Gardens" in the Botanical Gardens in Ft.
Wayne, Indiana, on Saturday, March 24. Many of
their artists will be demonstrating and exhibiting
their works for sale. VAN member Anna Fisher will be
teaching a free workshop for kids, creating garden
bugs and creatures out of clay.
The Visual Arts Network is open to anyone interested
in the arts. Dues are $20.00 per year. For more
information, contact Ruth Ann Sturgill at
419-331-4999 or email
studioartist@woh.rr.com
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