CAA Member News - January 2023

Concord Art Association is a California 501c3 non-profit organization

January 2023
Volume 23 • Issue 1

Forward

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM CAA!!

Thank you to all our CAA Members who voted for the election of our officers this year. Congratulations to our new officers – Catherine Hensiek as President and Sharon Petersen as Vice-President. Liz Roberts will step in as Secretary and John Nakanishi will be the Treasurer.

In addition to our officers, Deena Sheranko will be taking over as our Communications Chair, a very important role overseeing publicity and social media. Laurie Mansur will continue to edit and produce our monthly newsletter.

And here are the rest of your CAA Board Members for 2023:

Patti St. Denis
Michele Browne
Lisa McElroy
Renaye Johnson
Pat McDermont
Pat Calabro

Besides these board members, CAA continues to seek volunteers to serve on committees and help out with CAA events. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the board at Concordartassociation@yahoo.com.

Pictured below in clockwise order from the upper left: President Catherine, Vice-President Sharon, Secretary Liz, Treasurer John.

CAA JOINS FESTIVE EVENT AT
MAYOR'S TREE LIGHTING

Once again this year, CAA participated in the City of Concord Mayor’s Tree Lighting Event at Todos Santos Plaza by the City of Concord on December 2nd. CAA helped kids of all ages create ornaments using stamps, stickers, crayons and markers on pre-made ornament frames. We also had a large number of coloring pages available. Thank you to all the CAA members who came to our November members meeting at the Concord Library and helped us prepare over 300 of these ornament frames--every one was used! Also a big thank you to Laurie Mansur and Sharon Petersen for chairing this event, and the following volunteers who showed up to help: Michele Browne, Karen Giorgianni, Thea Jue, Dave Kwinter, Pat McDermont, John Nakanishi, Liz Roberts, and Lori Rutledge. Well done! Everyone had a good time this year.

IT WAS A GRAND FIESTA!
CAA HOLIDAY PARTY

A great time was had by all who attended our End of Year party at Guadalajara Grill in Concord!

Renaye Johnson, Liz Roberts and Sharon Petersen planned the perfect way to celebrate another successful CAA year with fabulous food, marvelous margaritas, great gifts, and yummy chocolates in their own hand made presentation boxes!

We hope you will join us in 2023! Maybe you’d even like to help plan it?!

NEW! CLASSES NOW FEATURED ON THE CAA WEBSITE

Networking with other artists is a valuable benefit of being a CAA member.. As new board member Lisa McElroy works to revamp the CAA website (check it out HERE), we will be featuring and promoting classes offered by our members. If you teach art and would like your class listed, please email us at concordartassociation@yahoo.com and we will be happy to include the details!

CAA Member Gallery

One of the great benefits of membership is the opportunity to be included in the member gallery on the CAA website. If you have not yet submitted your work to the gallery, please make it a point to do so this month! Each member receives an artist listing and link to up to 6 images. All members are encouraged to submit their work! It's easy, just click on the button below.

Join the CAA Member Gallery

In Case You Missed It

Visit our blog for quick recaps of past meetings. Full replays are for members only. Video links are posted on the CAA website or can be made available via email upon request.

What we learned from Dierdre Shibano
What we learned from Micah Goguen
What we learned from Nikki Basch Davis
What we learned from Connie Milholland
What we learned from David Austin
What we learned from Kara Bonsteel
What we learned from Neno Villamor
What we learned from Toru Sugita

Save the dates!

Calendar and Meeting Schedule to be Updated Soon!

No Member Meeting in January
Tuesday, January 17 at 4pm: Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 14 at 1:00pm: Member Meeting at Concord Library
Tuesday, February 21 at 4pm: Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, May 9 at 1:00pm: Member Meeting at Concord Library
Tuesday, August 12 at TBD: Member Meeting at Studio 55 in Martinez
Tuesday, November 14 at 1:00pm: Member Meeting at Concord Library

Zoom links are emailed to members the day before each meeting, if applicable. If you are having any trouble accessing Zoom, please email us for assistance.

Concord Art Association Mission Statement
As a 501c3 non-profit organization, CAA works to cultivate and enrich the creative lives of local artists and Concord area residents through exhibits, education, public art and community giving. Founded in 1963, CAA is the oldest art association in Contra Costa County. Members include artists, crafters, makers, enthusiasts and supporters of the arts.