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Date: 4/1/2026
Subject: April 2026 Studio Notes
From: Artists' Studio Association


Studio Notes: April 2026
 Workshops
 
Open Studios (Free to ASA Members)
  • April 7, 14, 21, & 28 - Mosaic Open Studio with Rosemary Wood-Hemm, 1:30-3:30pm
  • April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 - Watercolor and Acrylic Open Studio by JoAnn Ballantyne, 10am-3:00pm
  • April 2, 9, & 30 - Guided Open Studio with Arlon Gilliland, 1-3:30pm (note cancellations on the 16 and 23)
Gatherings and Events
  • April 4 - Reception from 5-7pm.
  • April 17-19 - Raise the Roof Garage Sale.
  • April 28 - Monthly Members Potluck. Tara Choate will give a short presentation on art organizations and comptitions.
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Briny Shrines from the Deep
Michael de Meng
April 24-27, 2026

Painting with Mood: Making Your Watercolors Personal & Expressive
Vinita Pappas
May 15-17
Creative Crayons with Caran d'Ache
Tara Choate
June 12, 2026
 
Abstract Starts in Watercolor
Jeannine Miller
June 19-20, 2026
 
What's in a Face?
Chris Stubbs
July 16-18, 2026
 
The gallery rehang is complete. Thank you volunteers--Richard, Bill, Lisa and Shelley--for doing a fantastic job. The gallery looks amazing! We look forward to seeing everyone at the reception on Saturday, April 4th from 5pm-7pm. Don't forget to bring your friends.
 
A special thanks to Lisa Olesen for donating a new printer to ASA.  We appreciate your generosity.
Friendly Reminders
Art Outtake
 
Pick up your art from previous quarters promptly. The art is located in the outtake area. The larger art pieces are located next to the intake area. If you are facing any challenges with pick up, please reach out to the gallery coordinators for help.
 
Unclaimed art left after 30 days will be donated to the ASA roof fund. 
Gallery Guidelines
 
Some of the art submitted this quarter did not have the proper wire attachments and could not be hung. Please reference our website for the specific hang requirements.
 
Paperwork
 
All members wishing to display in the gallery must update their "Hold Harmless" form.
 
 
For those who cannot print their own, the forms are in the white binders located in the bottom drawer (grey cabinet to the left of the bathroom) in the ASA gallery.
Art Bins
 
Bins are sequentially numbered and contain four artists arranged alphabetically. Artists may not have more than ten pieces in their area of the bin. Bin pieces should be no larger than 24" in any direction and the thickness is limited to ¼”. These dimensions include mats and clear plastic cover.

These guidelines will help to ensure all artists are equally represented and visitors can easily view each bin.
April 17-19: Raise the Roof Garage Sale
In just a few days, ASA will be having our third annual Raise the Roof Garage Sale in conjunction with the city-wide garage sale. Proceeds going toward a new roof.
 
Donating Items
If you have an item you would like to donate, consider whether it might be appropriate for our garage sale. We’ll take just about anything that is in decent condition. No clothing. Bring items to the studio and put them on the counter of the ramp room. If you place something on the counter in the ramp room and leave it unlabeled, it will likely be taken away and packed up for the sale. If you must leave something there, be sure and put your name on it so that it doesn’t end up getting sold! Please advise Kathy Cope about the addition so she can pick the items up and keep the area uncluttered. 
Volunteers Needed
Help make the garage sale go smoothly by volunteering to help. We need people for the following jobs:
  • Set-up crew (Thursday afternoon at 4:00)
  • Cashiers
  • Customer services (talking to people about the items available)
  • Organizing and cleaning tables as needed
  • Take down and clean up on Sunday
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We still have a large number of beads left over from last year. Kathy Cope has those beads set up on display panels in her home and people are welcome to come over for a preview. ASA has already sold $200 worth of beads from this practice. Soon, Kathy will be starting to take them down and packing them up to get ready for the garage sale. If you would like a sneak peek, please contact Kathy Cope and make arrangements to come over and look at them.
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A decorative carousel horse was donated to the garage sale. Freshly painted by Kathy Cope, it's going to be raffled off at $3 per ticket, $10 per four tickets, and $20 per ten tickets.
2026_Membership News
Welcome new members:
  • David Fritz
  • Lisa Harwood
  • Amanda Richard
April Featured Artist: Melissa Sledz
Unfortunately, at time of publication, the newsletter editor had not received information the April artist. Stop by the gallery to check out her pieces.
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