About our recent move, please note:

- Portrait sketch will resume at the new location on Monday, August 2nd.
- Plein Air will continue on Wednesdays through the summer.
- Painting in the open studio on Wednesdays will again be available on Wednesday, July 28th at the new studio on 29th Street.
- Still life sketch will resume Friday, July 30 at the new studio.
- Model sketch will resume Saturday, July 31 at the new studio.

We're taking additional baby steps toward fully opening the studio. Beginning Monday, May 17th, we will no longer require members to sign up in advance online to attend our Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday sketch sessions; plus, you won't need to sign a release form when you arrive.* We will ask you to wear a mask while in sketch unless everyone attending the session has been vaccinated and agrees to not wear them.

We hope to offer an additional evening short pose sketch session on the 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month; however, before we can start this, we need a facilitator and someone to coordinate models. If you're interested, please contact joswann@sbcglobal.net.

GVA 2021 Plein Air Painting Schedule (1PM – 4PM)
Note: Decisions regarding weather -- and whether Open Studio will meet as an alternative -- will be announced via email.*  

July

July 28
Ada Covered Bridge – 7490 Thornapple River Dr SE. Parking: available free in public lot.

August

Aug 4
Fish Ladder Park – 606 Front Ave NW. Parking: available in Front St. parking lot.

Grand Valley Artists has put together three series of note card packages to sell at our various events and to our own members to help offset the loss of revenue from the pandemic-related cancellations of Reeds Lake Art Festival and our sketch sessions. Two sets of these cards are "all occasion" cards, blank inside, so suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, or just a friendly "hello".

Dues and volunteers are only part of the picture!

Without the Reeds Lake Art Festival, our primary fundraiser, 

GVA is in danger of depleting its reserves. 

Every donation helps to keep GVA strong!

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