Local Art Groups
Canal Winchester Art Guild Annual Dues $25
Focus is on Fine Art.
Usually has several shows every year. Should have a permanent gallery space at the CW Community center and village offices opening this month.
Meets the First Thursday of every month. Tries to have a speaker or activity at every meeting, and offer a one day long workshop. We also host the downtown Mural competition for our members art.
This Tuesday January 3rd is our next meeting. We are doing a clay activity(If you want to come please RSVP so we are sure to have enough materials). You can attend a meeting before choosing to join. Please bring some samples of your work, as we always like to see what others are doing.
We also organize Creating with CWAG art time at the community Center (in January it is 1:30-4 on the 3rd and 17th) where artists bring their own projects and we create in a social setting.
We meet at the CW Community Center(45 E. Waterloo St.) web site: https://cwartguild.org/
Mount Pleasant Photography Club Annual Dues $25 individual $35 family
Focus is on Photography
Spring Show Ally Park in March (18th-19th) will have classes- open to the public. Lancaster Library Summer Reading program photography show in June, Lancaster Art Walk set up at First Presbyterian Church Lancaster in July(222 N. Broad St. which is also our current meeting place), Fairfield County Fair Booth in October, and we are looking at offering a workshop sometime in the fall instead of our Fall show. We also have several field trips planned.
Meetings usually have a speaker and/or our Quarterly Scavenger Hunt.
Our next meeting is Thursday January 5th 7pm and we will be doing our Quarterly Scavenger Hunt judging, and Kamal will do a short program on shooting snow scenes.
Website: https://www.mpphotoclub.org/
Hocking Valley Photo Group No dues
Focus is on Photography
Dennis Savage and Christa Myers run the group.
Meets the Second Wednesday of the month at the Bowen House.(skips December)
A small casual group that meets to discuss their work, shows member photos(usually based on a theme) with occasional field trips and presentations. We have an Annual show at the Bowen House – usually late summer.
Next meeting is January 11th at 7pm I will be doing a short presentation on Photo editing using Layers.
Facebook page(check there for any schedule changes, fieldtrip announcements etc.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/240031419384419
Hocking Hills Artists and Craftsmen Association Annual dues $30
Focus is on hand crafted arts
Meets at the Logan Library on the first Monday of the Month (skips January) 6pm
Next meeting February 6th
Meetings cover Association business and tries to have a speaker (usually a member) talk about their art or craft.
Members are juried in. Plan on bringing samples of your work for members to see (and be prepared to talk about it a little) which are used for the jury process. Usually visitors join at their first meeting.
Membership gives members access to Home Grown on Main, a tourist art store in downtown Logan. It is free for members to put items in the store(space may be limited), and when items sell the store takes a 30% commission(less if you volunteer there). Tourist items that say or represent the Hocking Hills sell well there. The space also has a classroom area where members can host classes.
Membership also gives active members (attends at least 5 meetings) a discount on the Fall Show in September. You must have a sales tax Transient vendor number to participate in this show. Previously held at the Hocking Hills Lodge that burnt down, now scheduled for the Hocking Hills Elementary School where it has been held for several years…but we are trying to get it into the new Lodge that just opened for 2023.
Website: https://hockinghillsartistsandcraftsmen.com/
