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Women In The Visual Arts (WITVA) Invites Public To 30th Annual Celebration Of Giving On February 9. Enjoy Lunch, Boutique, Raffles And Auctions To Benefit Art Scholarships

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Women in The Visual Arts (WITVA) invites the public to their 30th Annual Celebration of Giving on Saturday, February 9th at the Boca Beach Club at the Boca Raton Hotel. Spend the day learning to design and create a special project to take home with you, enjoy an elegant luncheon, shop at the artists’ boutique filled with handcrafted works, and participate in prize raffles and auctions. Among this year’s prizes: a Goodyear Blimp Ride for 2, a wine tasting party for 20, golf and hotel stays, and so much more! The Rickie Report shares the details about the luncheon as well as how artists can become more involved in this worthwhile art networking organization. WITVA is a 30-year-old South Florida, all volunteer, non-profit (501(C)3) organization of professional women artists supporting visual arts in the community by sponsoring student art exhibits, awards and scholarships.

YOU ARE INVITED

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019

10 am – 2 pm

30th YEAR

CELEBRATION OF GIVING

Boca Beach Club at the Boca Raton Hotel

Make your reservation:

WITVALuncheon@gmail.com

Your support to this event will enable WITVA to continue our important work to foster local talent, allowing merit and need based students to pursue their education in the Fine Arts.

All of the proceeds of this event go to Women in the Visual Arts, Inc. a non-profit 501C3 organization, raising funds for High School and College Graduate Art Scholarships. We recognize and celebrate the important artistic work undertaken by our young art students, giving them confidence and empowerment to continue in the field of art.

WITVA Art Scholarship Recipients

The February 9th luncheon funds the WITVA Spring Celebration of High School Art to be held in March. Since 1997, WITVA has invited art students from Palm Beach County public high schools to participate. The prize money and awards are funded by WITVA’s Scholarship Fund, The Irving B. Kahn Foundation, and Delray Buick GMC, and WITVA members, and private donors. An Awards Reception is held for the exhibitors and the teachers on the final day of the exhibit. WITVA recognizes that the teachers are the key to student success and thank them with appreciation certificates.

WITVA Members

In addition to our scholarship programs, Women in the Visual Arts, Inc., has been offering varied workshops and exhibits to artists of South Florida and the general community. We donate art to non-profit organizations through our HospitalArt program. We are always seeing new members, to add to our greater artistic abundance. Our mission is to bring art to artists and art enthusiasts while creating a warm, social space for like-minded members who share their friendship and creative lives with each other.

WITVA Members HospitalArt Group

Our programs provide a network for professional and non-professional artists. These programs include:

Monthly open meetings with art demonstrations and workshops
Social gatherings and excursions
Juried and non-juried member’s exhibits
Monthly newsletters and timely information about our artists and art happenings in South Florida
Fundraising and scholarship programs
Volunteer opportunities

Current Happenings:

“Artistic Inspiration” Member Show at the Coral Springs Museum now until January 7, 2019.
Lilly Pulitzer Shop and Share Event at the Boca Raton Town Center Mall on December 18th.
“Resolutions” Open Show at South Side Cultural Arts Center from January 12 – March 15, 2019
Jury Event – January 16th, 2019
…and much more.

Jury information:

Juried exhibitions for our Artist Members are held in a variety of venues throughout the year. At least two of our shows are open to all South Florida artists over the age of 18, and includes both men and women. The categories are:

……Two dimensional (painting, mixed media, printmaking)
….. Three-dimensional sculpture
….. Photography
….. Jewelry / Wearables (fine arts only, no crafts)

If you would like to become a juried member and show with us, please go to our website (www.witva.org) and follow the instructions on the member tab.

For more information on events, membership, or supporting WITVA, please visit:

www.witva.org

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