ART ON THE CREEK ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW AT THE WISHING SPRING GALLERY was a great success!  Good Job Everyone! -----------------------------------------------------------------     The Studio is available for workshops, seminars, art shows or any other private event or meeting.  The rental fee for VAC members is only $35 per day with an additional cleaning deposit of $25 ($150 if you will be serving a meal) which will be refunded after your event.  Anyone interested in renting the Studio needs to contact Sally or Bev to sign a rental agreement and pay a deposit.  The calendar located in the Studio is for your convenience, but is not a meant to make a reservation. Advertising for all non-VAC sponsored events is at the discretion of the renter. Free Paint Tuesday is open to all! Every Tuesday, except the 2nd Tuesday of the month, artists meet in the studio behind the gallery. It is open to anyone who wants to draw, paint, sculpt or craft.  Young and old, pro and novice, can just pop in and join in the fun!  Whether your medium is Pastel, Oils, Watercolors, or something else, Free Tuesday is an inspiring and educational place to be painting!  Bring your own supplies and something to work it.  It's a downright inspirational place to work and help or be helped by other artists! Be sure to tell them the Artyfacts sent you! ;-)

PICNIC PLANNED! Thanks to all who made the picnic a fun time for everyone!  We'll have to do this again soon...and the weather, well, no complaints there! ;-)  Good Food, Good Friends, what more could you wish for.   ARKANSAS STUDENT JURIED PRINT EXHIBITION Shasta Blackford, one of our recent scholarship recipients, wish to invite anyone who might be interested in viewing a print show that she's putting on.  It's at the University of Arkansas campus May 14 - June 1, 2012 Reception May 14th at 11:00 A.M. Location Anne Kittrell Gallery Fourth Floor Arkansas Union upart@uark.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRYSTAL BRIDGES To read more about Crystal Bridges and current programs and exhibits visit www.crystalbridges.org

Publishing Information 

***Remember, as artists we have to BLOW OUR OWN HORNS!  Many of the articles in the Artyfacts are here because the artists blew their own horns by sending their information and images (if available) for publishing consideration. 

The Village Art Club of Bella Vista, Arkansas publishes this newsletter.  We welcome any information about art happenings in our area.  If you are exhibiting locally, please let us know so we can get the news out.  If you know of any classes or workshops, we will include that in the newsletter.  All information must be sent via email to myself, Dustie Meads, dustie@dustie.com, by the 29th of the month.  Any suggestions, corrections, or additions will be appreciated and may be sent at anytime.

Articles should be in email form, or, if you do not have email, you can mail your copy to myself, Dustie Meads, using my address in the membership book.   Email articles should be sent in a completed form, ready to copy/paste directly into the webpage with little or no additions or changes needed.  If you would like a byline for the writing of articles used in the ArtyFacts,  include your name as the author of the article submitted and request that you would like a byline.