Hello fellow LAA Members, The LAA Board has produced another Virtual Monthly Program video with announcements, Member Celebrations, news, and a Demo from the next Zoom Workshop "Animals in Colored Pencil" with Sandra Davis. Until the threat of COVID-19 subsides, we can't meet in person, so fix up some snacks in the comfort of your home, sit back, and enjoy the program. The Board is working hard to create alternatives for our members to meet, display their work, and learn. Please share your feedback in the comments below, via email, FaceBook (where the video will also be posted) and our website contact form. Be sure to visit our website for more details on Events and shows described in the video. LouisvilleArt.org Thanks for joining us! Stay Creative! Helen Harrison LAA President, DIrectors Ken Roberge, Kirk Fry, and Steve Markman have packed our member program into a video with many of our real life meeting activities. You'll find announcements, news about our Shows, Member celebrations and Workshop previews, including a demonstration from Janet Nunn, whose workshop, "Painting Without A Brush" was very well received as well as Judi Dressler's Photography Class. Janet's and Judi's workshops will be available to stream online at a reasonable price in a few weeks. Because of the Virus, we cannot meet in person for our monthly programs, as large meetings in a closed indoor space are the most risky for our members, so we hope this is a helpful temporary replacement. Your Board is working hard to create alternatives for our members to meet, display their work, and learn. Please share your feedback in the comments below, via email, FaceBook (where the video will also be posted) and our website contact form. Note that we aren't video experts, so be gentle with critique on our "production values" We are learning on the job along with you. Share your news in the comments here on the Blog as well as thoughts you may have on LAA virtual events. We look forward to hearing your creative ideas! Have a good week and keep making art! Helen LAA President ALL LAA EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, PUT ON HOLD, OR MOVED TO ZOOM UNTIL MAY 31st.
PLEASE SEE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS FOR MORE DETAILS. If you need more information, contact LAA by filling out the form on this page. CLICK HERE. Dear LAA Members,
I want to update you on the status of LAA events in light of the national and local efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. First of all, I am hoping that everyone is doing well and taking the experts’ advice to practice social distancing and stay home as much as possible. Wash your hands often, don’t touch your face, and follow all the government’s suggested restrictions. This is a very dangerous virus, especially for our over 60 members. This leads me to the announcement that the Board of Directors has decided to cancel a number of LAA activities and events in compliance with what is best practice during this pandemic. We hate to cancel any of our events, but we don’t want to endanger the health and well-being of our members. The following are now officially cancelled through the end of May 2020: All Monthly Programs through the end of May 2020 the Spring Member Show the remainder of the Youth Art Show All Workshops are cancelled through the end of May 2020 All fees and payments for shows and workshops will be refunded. We will attempt to keep the National Photography Show and the National Fine Art Show in some form this year. We will tentatively postpone The National Photography Show to August or early September. The entry deadline will be extended to June 7. The National Fine Art Show Call for entry will be delayed at least until May 1st, 2020. The board is working on ways for LAA members to stay connected while we wait out this virus. One of the most important aspects of this association is the camaraderie and support we give each other in our artistic pursuits. Because we don’t want to lose this connection, we are exploring virtual classes and groups, as well as virtual workshops, Holding the monthly program via video stream is also an option. All of those ideas require some research and possibly some new equipment, so it will take a couple of weeks or more until we can launch those offerings. We will start small and go from there. Note that some of our groups will be able to go outside when the weather permits, so the Plein Air Group plans to start up in May with new guidelines on Social Distancing. Open Studio and the Drawing Group may also be able to continue if held outdoors. We will keep you informed. Obviously, if there is a lockdown of some sort, even these outdoor activities may be cancelled. I will also post this announcement to our Blog on the website. I encourage you to leave comments there. We want to hear from you and to get any suggestions you have on how to weather this crisis as an organization. Your Board continues to have on-going communication with each other regarding the many areas of stewardship that you have entrusted to us. Helen Harrison, President |
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