The Artists’ Guild will be closed Dec. 24 & 25 and Dec. 31 & Jan. 1. We wish you the very best of holidays! Join us for a brilliant 2016, packed with art exhibits, art making, activities — and yes, our 130th Birthday Celebrations! With party plans galore, we dust off those party shoes and boogie down!
 IT’S A WRAP
Are you rushing to find that perfect gift? You know the one — as special and unique as your sweetie, best pal, or mom? We’ve got your perfect gift right here — ART! Give an Artists’ Guild class or workshop. Show your sweet one that you’re listening to dreams, desires, and the need for adventure. Call today. We’ll prepare the certificate. Done!
Exhibits. Education. Events. Excitement! In the mere six months since we’ve moved to our new home, we’ve hit the ground running with a chock-full schedule. And yet there’s still more to do: phone systems to review and purchase, signage, build-outs. These take time and money. So we’re appealing to you TODAY, during this holiday season. We need you. We need your financial gift. Help us move forward with the day-to-day necessities and together we will build an ARTful future. Please visit APPEAL.
DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO EXPRESS YOURSELF
 The holidays are over. It’s cold. It’s grey. Now what? Be a couch potato? Watch cat videos? NOPE. Don’t go there! Go to the Artists’ Guild and take a class! Here’s the winter line-up of art classes to make your winter brilliant: — Jan. 11 – Feb. 29. Monday evenings. 6-8:30pm. PORTRAIT DRAWING with Bill Neukomm. How do you unlock the likeness of a person?
— Jan. 13 – Mar. 2. Wednesday mornings. 9:30 – 12noon. WATERCOLOR PAINTING with Deanna Nash. What are the unique techniques of watercolor?
— Jan. 13 – Mar. 2. Wednesday evenings. 6 – 8:30pm. FIGURE DRAWING with Philip Perschbacher. How does figure drawing teach you how to draw?
— Jan. 14 – Mar. 3. Thurs. afternoons. 1 – 3:30pm. ACRYLIC PAINTING with Deanna Nash. How do you modify the appearance, mood, and character of acrylics?
Curious? See EDUCATION for class descriptions, costs, and to register.
MAKE IT.
— Jan. 9. Fun FREE Saturday. Winter Collage. 12noon – 2pm. Children create snowflakes and winter trees using paint and collage techniques in this FREE Winter Collage workshop. For children between the ages of 5 – 10 years old. Parents
welcome. All art supplies provided. No reservations needed.
— Jan. 23, 12 – 3pm. Paper Marbling Workshop. Instructor Emily Elhoffer will teach the ancient process of marbleizing paper. Create patterns that range from psychedelic galaxies to vibrant cross-sections of rock. The process is quick, mesmerizingly fun, and very easy to learn! Ages 16+. Class: $45 Members, $60 Non-members. Includes $20 materials fee. WORKSHOP registration coming.
— Jan. 30 – 31, 1 – 4pm. Rust & Tea: Natural Dye Workshop with Jen Bradford.
Spend a couple of afternoons dyeing textiles using iron oxide (rust) and black tea to create shape, texture and pattern – a sense of movement. You’ll finish the workshop with three completed scarves and the confidence to continue your own dyeing experiments! Class: $70 Members, $85 Non-members. Includes $25 materials fee.
— Feb. 2, 10am – 4pm. Felting Workshop. Felting is considered the oldest textile art, with existing samples dating back to 6,500BC. Learn a modern twist on this ancient art. Instructor Dahven White will teach you how to felt a full-size lightweight scarf with optional inclusions such as silk, yarn, lace, and recycled chunks of sweater. Class: $70 Members, $85 Non-members. Includes $25 materials fee. WORKSHOP registration coming.
DO IT.
 — Jan. 6, 6:30pm. NEW Fiber Section Holds First Meeting. This new section at the Artists’ Guild has been established to foster community among fiber lovers. Attend if you love to knit, felt, stitch, hook rugs, quilt, make books, eco-dye, make baskets, and more. Bring a project you’re working on. Bring items for our first De-Stash, an artful way to “recycle” no longer needed fiber items into new inspiration. We’ll pile tables high with your items. After the meeting, find new stuff for your new projects.
SEE IT.
— Through Jan. 2. Need a Holiday Refresh & Reboot? Stop by our galleries to see ELEMENTS OF ABSTRACTION, a rich visual dialog punctuated by bold use of color, shape, and texture. Then take a stroll to Colleen’s or White Box for a snack of pure deliciousness. Mmm.
— NEW DATE! Jan. 30 Opening Reception for CLEARLY HUMAN II, 5 – 8pm. Yes we changed the date to 1/30 to kick off our 130th birthday. Join us for cake! This national all-media juried exhibition explores the human form. Juror: Victor Wang. Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Fontbonne University in St. Louis. On view through Feb. 27, 2016.
STLAG MEMBERS EXHIBIT Art @ Des Peres Hospital
Margaret von Kaenel have their artwork on display at Des Peres Hospital. This program, initiated and coordinated by Art Saint Louis, inspires hospital patients, staff and visitors through artwork by local artists. On exhibit are 110 original artworks in a variety of media by 17 St. Louis regional artists representing St. Louis Artists’ Guild (3rd floor), Art Saint Louis (3rd & 4th floors), Foundry Art Centre (4th floor back area), and MySLArt.org (2nd floor Acute Care for the Elderly Unity). On view through April 24, 2016. It’s free and open to the public during regular hospital visiting hours: Daily from 9am – 9pm. FYI because this is a hospital, personnel won’t know where certain artworks are located so please don’t ask them.
WE’RE CELEBRATING 130 YEARS!
It’s a significant birthday. Help us plan an amazing 2016. Contact Randy Allen: 636-675-1258 or randy@rsaphoto.com and join the 130 Planning Committee.
VISITING US? PARK HERE:
 1) During weekdays, park in Visitor Parking on the west side of Jackson Avenue in the open lot or on the east side of the West Campus complex and enter through the glass doors by the Wine and Cheese Shop. 2) After 5pm and on weekends, yellow permit parking areas (for Washington U students) are available for visitor parking.
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The St. Louis Artists’ Guild inspires art experiences through extraordinary exhibitions, interactive art education, outreach to diverse audiences and by fostering creativity throughout the community.
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