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Enjoy our February Newsletter.

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Meet this month's Featured Member: Gloria Conway

Next Membership Meeting: Monday, February 13, 7-9pm all are welcome

Come hone a skill and/or try something new. We offer a plethora of classes and 1-day workshops. Register online, via phone or in person.

 

Consider Vibrant Palette Knife Landscaping 1-day Workshop with award-wining plein air artist and educator Julie Hanson, Monday, January 30.

 

  

Learn how to paint Tropical Sunset at the 1-day Oil Painting Made Simple and Fun Workshop with Sandi Hilliard on Wednesday, February 8.

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society exhibits now through February 17.

Small original artwork donations are needed for the Art Basket to be raffled at March 4, 2012 North Port Bowls of Hope On The Green. Please contact Carol Dawkins with your specifics.

 

Due to popular demand you will find more Bowls of Hope sessions on our Community Calendar. Join in on the fun and reserve your seat.

 

Kathy Berencsi showing her two bowls that she created.

Find inspiration at Art News 

Cabaret with Kit Moran Cabaret with Kit Moran

 

 

Tickets are on sale for NPAC's annual fundraiser: Cabaret with Kitt Moran - Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7pm, $50.00 per seat. Contact the Center to reserve your ticket. Where else can you experience such a night of marvelous entertainment filled with fun, and support the visual arts at the same time? more

Due to Executive Director Carol Neagles' presentation on behalf of NPAC about all the services that we offer to the residents of North Port and in the surrounding area, and thanks to everyone's effort, we have won the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Business of the year 2011 Award recognition. Louise Hall, NPAC President 2010-2011 on right, shared the pleasure of accepting the Award on December 15 at the Annual Awards Luncheon.

NPAC Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Sandi Hilliard said, "Thanks to the Monday 20 group: Steve Burnett of Burnett Painting, Dallas Council of AAMCO, Co-owner of Café Gelato Luigi Ammirato, and Charlie McNeill of ADT Security", for a $100.00 donation check to the North Port Art Center at the same celebration on December 3, at Café Gelato, 1401 S. Sumter Blvd, in North Port.

FREE Kid’s Saturday Art Class

To enroll your child, contact the Center. To enroll your child, contact the Center.

Jenifer Axtell's Balloon Animal making class, one of the two different Free Saturday Kid's art classes made possible courtesy of a grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

 

If you are interested in coordinating the instructors for or teaching (at $35 per class) the Free Saturday programs, please contact Clare Harvey at youth.director@northportartcenter.com.