UPCOMING MEETINGS

January 18, 2025

DAVID TANNER

Hello MRAA Members. We have had to make a change to our January meeting date.

The library rescheduled us for Saturday, January 18th from 10:00 a.m. until noon. We will be in the Annex in the lower floor of the library, instead of in the Activity Room.

We will still have David Tanner as our guest speaker.

We look forward to seeing you.

David Tanner, a local representational oil painter, will come to us with a presentation on the ins and outs of creating a website using the FASO platform. FASO artist websites are incredibly easy to build. Just pick one of their gorgeous templates and upload some artwork, a bio picture, and an artist bio. FASO will generate a professional looking website for you. You can also add new artwork to your website in just minutes. David will walk us through the process.

Meeting Location: Richmond Main Library, Annex Room, 101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219.

February 8, 2025

JILL BANKS

Jill Banks, a Metro-DC based oil painter will visit us to share her artist journey and what life is like on the plein-air circuit. Jill is a sought-after instructor, teaching multiple classes a week. She exhibits at top fine art festivals, sends work off to juried regional, national and international exhibitions, paints in juried and invitational plein air competitions, takes on a small number of portrait commissions, and travels for personal painting trips and
inspiration.

Meeting Location: Richmond Main Library, Activity Room, 101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219.

March 8, 2025

MERENDA CECELIA

Merenda Cecelia lives and works in Richmond, Virginia. She is an artist and state-certified art educator with extensive experience in ceramic and mosaic work. She has taught for 18 years in a variety of settings including public and private schools, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and The Visual Arts Center of Richmond since graduating with a BFA in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently teaching youth and adult classes at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond as well as drawing at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. You can find her ceramic work in local shops and galleries.

Merenda will visit us at the library and will park her gallery space on wheels, the “Cocoon” out in front of the library. The Cocoon’s functions remain adaptive – allowing makers and healers to facilitate fun and transformation. We will be treated to a tour.

Meeting Location: Richmond Main Library, Activity Room, 101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219.

Meetings are held 10:00 am to noon, Second Saturdays from September to May

Meeting Format: Gather and mingle at 10am / Presentations start promptly at 10:15 / Clean up 11:45 / Out at 12 noon sharp, usually. (Some meetings will last longer for special events.) Monthly Sept-May; we go on vacation in the summers. Some meetings will be with Zoom video conferencing. ZOOM Tips here

Board Meetings: In season, monthly. As needed in the summer.

Meeting Locations

At Richmond Main Library, Activity Room, 101 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219

Saturday 10 to noon

(NOTE: Nov 9th 2024 and Dec 14th meetings will be held at Crossroads Art Center.)