In the Community
Free Drop-Ins!
Our Free Valentine Drop In was a success! Approximately 25 people dropped in on Feb 10 to make a Valentine’s Day card for free. Mark your calendars for our Mothers’ Day card drop-in May 11, 11-1 and our Fathers’ Day card drop-in June 15, 1-3.
1st Quarter Community Art Program
SAVE THE DATE MONDAY, February 11, 2024 (Please note date change - CAP presentations are normally quarterly on the 3rd Tuesday) 6:30PM AT THE VILLAGE GALLERY TJ Conway, Bethany Frame Central's Store Manager, will give a...
Members Making their Mark – Renee Habibi and Ben Smith
Renee Habibi: This is the first show here in Vancouver for me. It’s a “Small Wonders” holiday show so LOTS of artists will be showing for the first time I imagine. This is a fairly new gallery called Art in the Cave at 108 E. Evergreen in the downtown area. New member...
Wa Co Open Studio a success!
VGA participated in Washington County’s Open Studios on Friday and Saturday, Oct 21 and 22, 10 AM to 5 PM. We exceeded last year’s attendance. We had 10 demos to watch on a variety of arts and crafts and some were interactive. Many visitors were interested in classes,...
Make Holiday Ornaments – Free Drop-ins
Get into the holiday spirit during November and December by dropping in at the gallery between 1 and 3pm to make an ornament. Members of our VGA Instructional Team will be on hand to guide you through the process on four consecutive Saturdays, each...
Make a Mask – Free Drop=in
The Village Gallery of Arts will open its classroom to the public on Saturday, October 28th from 1-3 pm to make masks. This is a drop-in event, so stop in and have some creative fun making a face mask. The gallery will supply all of the materials. All ages...
Update on VGA Art Kits
By now, I hope most members are aware of the gallery's Art Kits program. But did you know that the program was born in the summer of 2020 from almost nothing? Sharon Dunham and I had a "let's just do this" moment after talking about it long enough, and...
Make a Mask – Free drop-in event – all ages/all supplies included
The Village Gallery of Arts will open its classroom to the public on Saturday, October 28th from 1-3 pm to make masks. This is a drop-in event, so stop in and have some creative fun making a face mask. The gallery will supply all of the materials. ...
Free Make a Hand Puppet Event
On Saturday, June 3rd, VGA opened their classroom to the public to make hand puppets from 1-3 pm, which provided a fun afternoon activity for the children & parents who did this activity together. One participant was already thinking “puppet show”. Precut puppet...
VGA Spends a Cultural Afternoon with Venezuela’s Voice in Oregon
On Saturday, April 29th VGA volunteers Jeannine Bamberg, Chris Kondrat and Debbie Teeter handed out free 39 free art kits and provided a bookmark coloring activity at the Jenkins Estate. Venezuela’s Voice in Oregon hosted a Cultural Afternoon which...
