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WITVA Presents Dr. Wilma B. Siegel, Pioneer of Art and Medicine
February and March are busy months for anyone who is interested in art lectures, classes, workshops or trips. WITVA (Women – and Men in The Visual Arts) has a full calendar of activities to choose from! The Rickie Report knows you will enjoy any or all of these options!
WITVA GENERAL MEETING
PRESENTATION BY WILMA B. SIEGEL:“HER ART AND INSPIRATIONS”
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
12PM, SOCIAL * 12:45PM, MEETING * 1:15PM, PROGRAM
SUGAR SAND PARK
300 South Military Trail
Boca Raton, Florida
Wilma Bulkin Siegel, M.D. graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and received her medical degree in 1962 at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. She has had a distinguished career as a prominent oncologist in New York City. In her career she was a pioneer establishing one of the first Hospices in the state of New York and one of the first to accept AIDS patients. In the capacity of Medical Director of that Hospice she was asked to give her expertise on AIDS to the Presidential Commission in Washington. Following her retirement she combined medicine with her other childhood career target, painting, by attending The National Academy of Design.
Dr. Siegel has become an award-winning artist recognized nationally for her series of people living with AIDS, Survivors of AIDS, The Changing Faces of AIDS (Seniors), Breast Cancer Survivors, The Homeless, and the Elderly. Dr. Siegel has exhibited throughout the country, particularly in connection with events involved with AIDS and Cancer.
She has been featured on CNN television for her AIDS series and she has been elected into Who’s Who in American Art 2001. In the year 2005, April –October, she was
featured in a one woman exhibition “Holocaust Survivors and Liberators” at The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Her current passion is to bring art into the medical field as an educational tool and a forum for healing. In this new field of art in medicine she has been instrumental in creating a program at U of Miami in Florida and Columbia Medical Center in NY City to bring artists to work with patients and also to teach medical students to see in a different way. She is a member of the Advisory Council of Columbia Medical Center, New York City and the School of Nursing Drexel University, Philadelphia. In 2006 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and was commencement speaker at Drexel University.
JOIN US FOR A VERY SPECIAL AFTERNOON
MARCH 10, 2012
1-4 PM
WITVA ART CENTER “OPEN HOUSE” PARTY
- DEMONSTRATIONS BY 2D & 3D ARTISTS
- ART SUPPLIES, SCULPTURE SUPPLIES, BOOKS AND MORE FOR SALE
- JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED AFTERNOON
- REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
2960 NW BOCA RATON BLVD.(NW2nd AVENUE)
BOCA RATON, FL. ON THE EAST SIDE
For more information please go to our website www.WITVA.org
WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS EDUCATIONAL TRIP
MARCH 21, 2013
Our trip to Miami was a sellout, so we are planning to have another! We will visit Palm Beach, The Society of the Four Arts, the Ann Weaver Norton Sculpture Garden and the Studio of a famous portrait artist. All museum entry fees are included. Lunch at TESTA’s (on your own) in Palm Beach. You don’t have to drive! WE HAVE A BUS! From Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. $40.00 MEMBERS/$45.00 GUESTS Your check is your reservation. Make out to WITVA and mail to P.O. Box 880668, Boca Raton, Florida 33488-0668 ATT: Missy. For more information please go to our website: www.WITVA.org
WITVA CLASS SCHEDULE
OPEN STUDIO:
February 8, 22, 2013 OPEN STUDIO – 10:30 AM – 4PM
Paint From a Live Model $15 Members/$20 Non-Members
MUST MAKE A RESERVATION. SEND CHECK MADE OUT TO WITVA: MAIL TO:P.O. BOX 880668, Boca Raton, Florida 33488-0668
Lola Lichman Studio Sessions
Monday & Wednesday
1 – 5:00 PM
Come to Paint, Get Intensive Instruction or an Occasional Critique. From Beginners to those who need a Space to Work. Try New Mediums with the Help of an Experienced Instructor. Learn the Secrets of Color Mixing & Palette Knife Painting. Set Yourself Free!
$100 Per Month for Both Days Call 561 394-6081 To Register
JEWELRY JUST FOR FUN
A Jewelry Class by
Phyllis C Annunziato
Thursdays 1 – 4 PM
$25.00 per Session – $110.00/5 sessions
Experiment with many creative aspects of making jewelry, and. hopefully open your mind to new ideas. The pieces that you created cannot be made by a machine, or found in a jewelry store or book. I will bring tools with me that will help achieve this, such as dowels, hammers and pliers, saws, etc. I will supply Brass, Copper, NU-Gold (Silver may be purchased if desired). If beads are desired student should bring them and/or anything they would like to include in the jewelry. Beads and Stones will be Available for purchase.
Painting With Michael Graber
Saturday Morning 9:00AM- Noon
Michael believes everyone is creative, and can achieve painting and drawing skills with the right direction and philosophy. He helps people express themselves and above all learn to see the world through the eye of a painter. He never compares one persons skill to another, nor does he try to get an artist to paint in his style. He encourages all to be themselves. Register by calling 561-239-4949 or 561-852-0900 or artistgraber@comcast.net
All Classes , Meetings and Workshops Take Place at THE WITVA ART CENTER
2960 NW Boca Raton Blvd. (NW 2nd Avenue) #6 Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Directions: It is between 28th Street and Spanish River Rd. on the east side of the street. It is next door to Gallery Seven #7
If you need any further information or clarification, please contact Phyllis C. Annunziatio at WITVA2000@aol.com
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