VSA arts of Nevada NEWS 
- Updated August 19, 2008

Upcoming Workshops
Wine Walk - Monthly, 3rd Saturday 
"Look Thru the Eyes of Jerry Sleight" 
Watercolor Exhibition Sept 15-26
Holiday Art Mart Show and Sale of Art by local NV artists Nov 13-22
The Lake Mansion Jingles with Art and History Nov 22

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Upcoming workshops
Contact VSA 826-6100 for more information.

Fall registration is open! 
Classes start in September, October, November
, December & January
For Children: Acting, Art Adventures, Drawing, Mommy & Me, Clay, Start with the Arts, Holiday Art Camps
For Adults: Glass Fusion, Hat Making, Watercolor, Pastels, Drawing, Ceramics, Oil Painting, Changing Woman

See our art classes page for details and schedule. 

 

River Walk Merchants’ Wine Walk  
Contact VSA 826-6100 for more information.

Next Wine Walk is September 20, featuring wines from California - $20. 
From 2-5 PM on the third Saturday of each month, join the River Walk Merchants along the Truckee River for the Wine Walk.  For $20 you will receive a map to the 20 plus participating merchants, an identification wrist band, and a chance to win fabulous prizes from each of the merchants.  At the Lake Mansion there will be a taste of wine, light snacks and a non-alcoholic beverages plus free tours and art works for sale by local NV artists.  

5 good reasons to start your wine walk at VSA arts:
1 ~ $5+ of your fee will go to supporting VSA programs throughout NV. 
2 ~ We have wonderful unique hand-painted glasses! 
3 ~ View our art gallery and meet local NV artists
4 ~ Free tours of the historic Lake Mansion
5 ~ Free parking!! Click here for our location map

UPCOMING WINE WALK DATES:
October 18 (South African wines)
November 15 (French wines)
December 20 (Sparkling wines)

 

"Look Thru the Eyes of Jerry Sleight"  at the Lake Mansion FREE ADMISSION - Contact VSA 826-6100 for more information.

Watercolor Exhibit:
September 15-26, 2008, Mon-Fri 11am-3pm. 
Ten years ago, in his late 70s, Jerry started painting and hasn’t stopped. Today he is an award winning watercolorist, painting and selling a variety of landscapes including “real” places, and other through his eyes only. Free admission to exhibit, Art Access Gallery and Tour of the historic Lake Mansion built in 1877.

      

Artist Reception: Saturday September 20, 2-5pm during the River Walk Merchants Wine Walk. Jerry will welcome the public and be available to answer your questions, and to tell a joke, a story or two!

Holiday Art Mart  at the Lake Mansion  
FREE ADMISSION - Contact VSA 826-6100 for more information.
Show and sale of Art by local NV Artists including wearable art, ceramics, note cards, art decor, gourd art, jewelry... and a whole lot more. Unique gifts for the holidays or your home! 

Thu Nov 13 ~ 3-5pm
VIP Reception and Early Shopping Preview 3-5pm - For Friends of VSAN at the Family $50 level or higher - Join today for your own invitation! 

Thu Nov 13 ~ 5-7pm

Open-to-the-Public Reception 

Fri Nov 14 & M-F Nov 17-21 ~ 11am-5pm 
Show open to the public. 
Sat Nov 15 ~ 11am-2pm 
See the show and participate in FREE kids art workshops in our art studio and garden pavilion. 
Sat Nov 15 ~ 2pm-5pm
The show will also be open during the November Wine Walk
Sat Nov 22 ~ 11am-4pm
The show will also be open during Lake Mansion Jingles

The Lake Mansion Jingles with Art and History
at the Lake Mansion  
FREE ADMISSION - Contact VSA 826-6100 for more information.
Saturday November 22 ~ 
11am-4pm

Free art and history activities for the whole family. Enjoy our art activity tables, and meet descendents of families who lived in the Mansion. 

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by Justin Lasley
Diedrichsen ES, Sparks NV
by Kate Wolfe
O'Brien MS, Reno NV

Throughout March 2008, the Lake Mansion gallery space was filled with artwork created in VSA workshops in classrooms throughout Northern Nevada. Two artworks were selected during Youth Art Month to represent VSA arts of Nevada at a national VSA exhibition in Washington DC. 

 

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