210 Maud St | Punta Gorda, FL 33950 | (941) 639-8810 www.visualartcenter.org

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Art Social event: Baubles & Bubbly Jewelry Making! Join us for a fun-filled night out, where you'll create your own beautiful jewelry pieces while sipping on bubbly champagne and enjoying light refreshments. The event is perfect for both beginners and experienced jewelry makers, as all supplies will be provided, and our expert instructors will guide you through the process.

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Dates:

October 4th / 6-9pm

November 1st / 6p-9p

December 6 / 6p-9p

Portrait Open Studio

Thursdays 9a-12p

Develop your skills with a live model.

Members $12 / Non-Members $15

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Life Drawing Open Studio

Tuesdays 6p-9p

Develop your figure drawing skills with a live nude model

Members $20

Non-Members $25

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2D Open Studio

Thursdays 9a-12p

Join other artists & work on your own artwork.

Members $12

Non-Members $5

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Fiber Arts Open Studio

Mondays or Fridays 1p--4p

Work on your fiber arts project at the VAC offsite studio, The Yellow House in History Park

Members $12

Non-Members $15

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Water Media & Alcohol Ink Open Studio

Fridays 1p--4p

Bring your supplies & work on your own project.

Members $12

Non-Members $15

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Enameling Jewelry

Open Studio

Fridays 1p--4p

Work on your jewelry project. Bring your own supplies.

Members $25

Non-Members $30

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Pottery Open Studio

Tuesdays 1p--4p or Wednesdays 9a-12p

If you are a current or former VAC pottery student, come & finish your project or start a new one.

Members $25 / Non-Members $35

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5x5 Mural Fundraiser

Come visit the 5x5 Mural Fundraiser on display in the Main Gallery now through October 31st. Artists from the VAC & the community donated their work on 5 inch x 5 inch canvases. 157 Artists made over 600 works of art and they are spectacular to see.

All art is $55 & 100% of the proceeds will help the Visual Arts Center pay for our hurricane repairs. Buy gifts for your friends & family or just for yourself. Support the VAC & the arts.

For more information VisualArtCenter.org

They make great gifts! 

List of 5x5 Mural Fundraiser Contributing Artists

A Big Thank You to our 5x5 Mural Fundraiser Sponsors:

YMCA | Whitco Insurance | Shelly Socha | Landsberg Bennett | Mosaic| Walmart Neighborhood Market of Port Charlotte

In the Galleries:

CLICK HERE TO PLAN YOUR VISIT

Galleries are Free to visit- Mon & Fri 10-4 / Tues, Weds, Thurs 10-7 / Sat 10-2

CALL TO ARTISTS:

HOLIDAY SHOWCASE - Art Sale $200 & Under

On Display November 4 - December 29th in Main & Goff Galleries

Deadline to Enter October 15th at Noon.

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HOLIDAYS IN THE HALL - Ornaments, Small Gifts & Holiday Items

On Display November 4 - December 29th in Rebecca Hall

Rental for approximately 5' of space $10

Deadline to Enter October 15th or until full.

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You may see and hear a bit of a mess at the Visual Arts Center for the next few weeks as we deal with some water damage and leaking in our ceiling. Rest assured, we are open and have some wonderful exhibits for you to see. Our staff and volunteers will guide you through the maze so you can experience the beauty that is our “Faces and Figures” exhibit by our Portrait and Life Drawing studio members as well as the ghoulish “Goblins, Witches, & Ghosts” exhibit in our Rebecca Hall. Thank you for being a great supporter of the arts and if you would like to help us at this time, donations are appreciated. Our estimated costs for this clean-up may be around $5000.00 or more. Click below to help. 

CLICK HERE TO DONATE & HELP

EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS

We would like to have greeters escort our guests on a construction related detour, as work is done on our leaking roof. 

If you have time to come in and help us, be a greeter escort for a few hours any day we are open, please call me here at the VAC and leave a voicemail for me, asap.

Contact Patti Harper / Volunteers@VisualArtCenter.org

Meanwhile we are fully staffed for the Oct 19 event. Thanks to all who volunteered.

SAVE THE DATE

ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE VISUAL ARTS CENTER

OCTOBER 19, 2023 - 4:00pm

*a copy of our Annual Report is available at the front desk

or CLICK HERE to read online

When planning your estate please remember the Visual Arts Center by making a donation.

Contact the Executive Director at Execdir@VisualArtCenter.org with your interest.

The Visual Arts Center's Mission is to Inspire, Explore, Create and Promote the Arts in Southwest Florida. We rely on donations to keep our facilities open and provide state-of-the-art programs.