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El Valle Artists Association

info@elvalleartists.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/elvalleartists

Cottonwood and the Verde Valley of Arizona

EVAA

What is the
El Valle Artists Association?
(EVAA)

Discover the vibrant world of art in the Verde Valley through the El Valle Artists Association (EVAA), a nonprofit organization that has been fostering creativity and community since 1972.
EVAA serves as a vehicle through which artists and members may associate with others of similar interests, offering support and encouragement for the development of their artistic talents.
The organization has a current membership base of 100+ artists in a vibrant variety of creative media.
EVAA actively supports community-based art programs through donations, grants, and volunteer efforts

Please consider joining our EVAA Board of Directors – no experience necessary, just a good dose of passion for the arts and wanting to be part of making EVAA the best art organization ever. See more details below

VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!!

REASONS TO JOIN
EL VALLE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION

ART SHOWS
ONGOING EXIBITS
WORKSHOPS
DEMONSTRATIONS
NETWORKING
COMMUNITY AWARENESS
MEDIA PRESENCE

WEB SITE, FACEBOOK PAGE, NEWSPAPER COVERAGE
IN PRINT AND ONLINE

Meet New and Interesting People!

From our President!

Hello EVAA Members.                                                       March 7th, 2025

 Our next EVAA meeting will be Thursday March the 14th from 1-3 pm at the Mountain View United Methodist Church on 901 S 12th Street in Cottonwood.
Remember to bring:
1.    A food item to donate to the church
2.     Your “Artist of the Month” art ready to hang and have your bio ready!
NOTE: if you have already won this year, you cannot participate!!
We only had 2 art pieces last month – bring more pieces this month!
3.     Any items for the donation –and/sales table

Larry Gallagher will tell us about the next step in our upcoming art Show “Double Vision”.
John Murphy has kindly offered to take 2 free pictures of your art pieces. Please see the attached letter.

The Nominating Committee will be taking nominations from the floor at the meeting or you can email Trish Hansen beforehand, if you are interested in being nominated for the board. (artis@vvfair.com or moonsongdesign@gmail.com). There are several new positions to the board as can be seen below. We have an opening for the VP of Programs & Workshop position so please step up. We do take nominations for all the other positions too.  

President – Kathi Feher

Treasurer – John Murphy

Secretary – Sky Troksa

Co-VP Membership Relations – Anna Blanchard

Co-VP Membership Relations – Deb Nakano

Co-VP Programs & Workshops – Betty Nuyen

Co- VP Programs & Workshops – OPEN

VP Events – Christine Reifer

Please come and join the Program & Workshop team. It is a lot of fun!

Workshop preview: Ben Norton – “Perspective on The Fly”.

Program: Mary Rochelle Burnham: “How to Draw Animals”

Bring your notebook/ sketchbook in order to draw along or take notes.

        Sincerely Jette Monahan EVAA President

Remember that EVAA is run by volunteers. Please step up and help us out in order to continue providing these great opportunities for fellow artists in our community.                                      

GUESTS and FUTURE MEMBERS

ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

  • General Meetings

    Our scheduled meetings occur every second Thursday from September through May.

  • Location

    Mountain View United Methodist Church
    901 S. 12th Street (between 89A and Fir) Cottonwood, AZ 86326

  • Time

    1 p.m. – 3 p.m.