Artfully Sedona —Fall / Winter 2016

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The Promise of Creative Community Advancing Our 60 Year History of Local Artistic Expression

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kath Gilliam, President Holli Ploog, Vice President David Young, Treasurer

In the summer of 1956, our experiment to build creative community began.

That was the year that civic leader Cecil Lockhart-Smith, Nassan Gobran of Verde Valley School and Dr Harry Wood of Arizona State University planted the seeds of our organization.

Lewis Guthrie, Secretary Paul Amadio Pam Frazier John Heyer Kathy Levin Dennis Ott Joan Roberts

STAFF Eric Holowacz Executive Director Liz Gregg Finance Manager Vince Fazio Deputy Director Cyndi Thau Gallery Director Debbie Winslow Education Operations Director Kelli Klymenko Marketing Director Adryanna B. Ciera Assistant Gallery Director Jenny Reed Administrative Assistant Kevin Holland Facilities Coordinator Melanie Gold Hospitality Coordinator

CONTACT US 15 Art Barn Road Sedona, AZ 86336 928.282.3809 | 888.954.4442 sac@sedonaartscenter.org SedonaArtsCenter.org

On the Cover: Jeanne Bessette, Igniter of Hope See workshop on page 8

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Sixty summers ago, in a community of 400 ranchers and orchard workers, they developed the first Sedona Summer Arts Center. They were joined by Hopi ceramics instructors, Charles and Otelie Loloma, and a five-week term was offered to both locals and visitors. It was a new arts education model set within our high desert landscapes—specifically designed to turn people into artists and invite folks from all over the country to come here and create. It was a whole new world.

By the late 1950s, our founders knew they had something special. They incorporated as a nonprofit in 1958, and turned an old apple packing warehouse into Sedona’s Art Barn in 1961. The proliferation of local culture followed, and our community came to depend on the Arts Center for creative inspiration, personal development, and the unbridled celebration of place.

We honor and advance this legacy each and every day.

After six decades of workshops, lectures, presentations, festivals, exhibitions, masquerades, and theatre premieres, Sedona Arts Center is growing and evolving into a 21st century organization. Our board, staff, and supporters continue to find new ways to expand creative community and connect our small town with the world. Recent initiatives—the guest-host experiment of the Sedona Summer Colony for Artists and Cultural Managers, the ongoing evolution of our Fine Art Gallery, the rollicking good time of our Sedona Ukulele Posse—all proceed from the early years of creative placemaking in the Verde Valley.

Turn the pages of this catalog to discover a whole new world. Find the workshop, event, or cultural experience you’ve been looking for. Stop by the Gallery or Art Barn and learn about Sedona’s artists, workshops, and events.

Share your ideas and creative energy with the Arts Center, and become part of our tradition of small town creative placemaking that began with a few classes in 1956. Today, all that our organization does is inspired by Wood, Gobran, Lockhart-Smith, and the Lolomas—and the founding promise of creative community. Join us soon as we nurture local artists, celebrate culture, and evolve Sedona Arts Center into a shining 21st century organization.

Eric Holowacz Executive Director

Vince Fazio Deputy Director

Our Fall Highlights The Sedona Plein Air Festival has become an iconic local event. The

12th annual festival will bring together 30 of the best landscape artists in the country—and thousands of participants—to a beautiful week-long event.

You’ll find public paint-outs, a keynote presentation, demonstrations and workshops, and extraordinary art for sale. Don’t miss the final awards exhibition on Friday, October 21 and the Sedona Main Street Paint-Out on Saturday, October 22—and make plans now!

Loving Bowls is our most popular creative fund-raiser. The December 10

event features over 1200 unique ceramics works, lovingly made throughout the year by volunteer potters from Sedona and the Verde Valley. Bowls can be yours for $10, and all sales benefit the Community Food Bank, Sedona Community Center’s Meals on Wheels, and the Arts Center. Line up early for Loving Bowls—doors open at Noon—to take your pick of beautiful hand-made ceramics Then enjoy a heaping helping of chili and community spirit!

What’s Inside Fine Art Gallery

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Art on Demand

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Sedona Plein Air Festival

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Plein Air Workshops

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Studio / Mixed Media

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Ceramics / Sculpture

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Writing / Performance

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Spring Preview

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Master Classes

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Outreach/Scholarship

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Ongoing Weekly Classes

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Crash Courses 16–17 Sedona Art Prize

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Summer Colony Review

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Registration/Policies

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Call to Artists

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Membership / Sponsors 22–23

Supported by: The Kling Family Foundation Arizona Commission on the Arts City of Sedona Arizona Community Foundation Sedona Chamber of Commerce

Art on Demand invites families, corporations and individuals to create

customized art experiences. Explore your creative potential, any time and any location, with some of Sedona’s best instructors—who will guide you through fun activities like ceramics, collage, journaling, nature photography and more.

Choose from the Arts Center’s menu of possibilities and contact us to demand your next creative experience!

VOC Arts Annex is a new community arts space and co-operative gallery

in the Village of Oak Creek. Thanks to support from Thomas McPherson and The Collective, we’ve been developing new ways to expand the Arts Center’s presence and reach. Stop by the gallery space, learn about a diverse range of local artists, and tell us what you think about this artist-run satellite space.

Summer hours are Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 6pm.

Proud Member of: Americans for the Arts Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits Sedona Arts & Culture Collaborative Sedona Gallery Association Sedona Chamber of Commerce Sedona Events Alliance Alliance of Artists Communities

Red Earth Theatre returns to the Art Barn with a fall production in November.

Check their website for details and dates: redearththeatre.org.

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Fine Art Gallery Welcome to the most diverse art gallery in Northern Arizona!

For over twenty years. the Sedona Arts Center Gallery has been a regular destination for local and regional art buyers in the Verde Valley. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a life-long collector, we present an ever changing variety of original art by over 100 juried artists and crafts people. Here you’ll find oil paintings, handblown glass, handmade jewelry, ceramics, and fine photography. We also feature bronze sculptures by nationally known artists, specializing in wildlife, Native American subjects, and outdoor installations. Starting at just over $10, you can begin collecting local original art—and support our organization and creative community at the same time. The local secret is out: Sedona Arts Center is the best source of contemporary and traditional art in Northern Arizona. Visit our Fine Art gallery from 10am to 5pm every day (except Christmas and Thanksgiving) in Uptown Sedona next to the Best Western Arroyo Roble Hotel. Our staff are here to help you learn about Sedona artists, develop your fine art collection, commission new works, and even arrange studio visits with local artists.

Gretchen Lopez

Don’t Miss Our Free Monthly First Friday Gallery Receptions Stop by on the First Friday of each month, from 5 to 8pm, for exhibition openings, food and drink, a free trolley to other galleries around town, and a chance to meet our creative community. Our campus is activated throughout the evening, from the ceramics studio to the Art Barn theatre to the main gallery—providing a chance to learn about the diverse creative opportunities we offer Sedona. Check our website, sign up for our email newsletter, and like us on Facebook to get all the Arts Center news and information.

Become a Gallery Artist Last but not least, if you are a practicing artist interested in showing and selling your work in our Fine Art Gallery, consider applying to become a juried artist at Sedona Arts Center. We are always looking for high-quality, interesting, original artwork.

Cyndi Thau Gallery Director

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Art on Demand Here’s the chance to make your own creative experience!

Our Art on Demand program let’s you or your group select from a bounty of arts instruction and creative activities.

Designed for individuals, couples, families, tour groups, or corporate retreats. this program provides an entirely customized experience for an afternoon, a day, or even a weekend. All materials are provided, and the sessions require no previous experience. We’ll help you choose from a wide selection of artistic mediums and styles to create a truly Sedona experience—in your home, at the historic Art Barn, or any location in the Verde Valley!

Our Art on Demand sessions include intimate landscape photography excursions, journaling experiences guided by crafty artists, collage and mixed-media sessions, and the ever-popular pottery studio and ceramics team-building activities. All are facilitated by experienced Sedona artists and teachers who enhance the group dynamic with creative outcomes. To express interest. and begin your own Art on Demand journey, contact Sedona Arts Center today!

Team Building Corporate Retreats Family / Group Experiences Painting and Drawing Wendy Lindahl – Making a Mandala Cyndi Thau – Studio & Plein Air Painting Vince Fazio – Studio & Plein Air Painting Melanie & Brian Gold – Fun with Art & Wine Michael Chesley Johnson – Plein Air Painting Sierra McKenna – Watercolor Painting, Studio/Plein Air Richard Drayton – Colored Pencil with Prismacolor

Writing and Book Arts Kate Hawkes – Writing & Acting with Confidence Libby Caldwell – Creative Journaling

Photography & Collage Kelli Klymenko – Photography, iPhoneography Larry Lindahl – Photography, Location Shooting Scott Stulberg – Photography & Photoshop Vince Fazio – Collage Magic

Sculpture, Ceramics and Jewelry Dennis Ott – Ceramics Suzy Allan – Ceramics Handbuilding or Wheel.

Sharon Upp – Ceramics, Labyrinth Walking Joanie Wolter – Fiberclay Sculpture Joan Roberts – Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Komala Rohde – Jewelry Liz Learmont – Maskmaking 5

12th Annual

Sedona Plein Air Festival

October 15 to 22

Schedule of Free Events Oct 15, 7pm

This October the Sedona Arts Center presents a week-long celebration of Sedona’s extraordinary beauty as seen through the eyes and talent of 30 of the finest painters in the country. En Plein Air, a French term that translates to “in the open air,” describes paintings that have been created outdoors rather than in a studio.

The spectacular red rock scenery and perfect fall climate in Sedona create the perfect scenario for the plein air experience!

Opening Wine Reception

Oct 16–21 Artists Paint in Sedona Area

Oct 19, 10am to Noon Creekside Paint Out at L’Auberge

Oct 19, 7pm Keynote with Lori Putnam

Oct 20, 1 to 4pm Paint Out at Seven Canyons Resort

Oct 21, 5 to 8pm Plein Air Party and Awards Presentation

Oct 22, 10am to Noon Main Street Paint Out

Joshua Been Shonto Begay Michelle Byrne Libby Caldwell Betty Carr Gene Costanza Valerie Craig Bill Cramer Carl Dalio Martin Dimitrov Tracey Frugoli Bruce Gomez Syri Hall Claudia Hartley J. Brad Holt

Charlie Hunter Michael Chesley Johnson Gretchen Lopez James McGrew Kathie Odom Rachel Pettit Patrick Saunders Loriann Signori John Slivjak Williamson Tapia Melanie Thompson Jove Wang Robin Weiss Lanie Widmar Jim Wodark

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Painting Sedona

Plein Air Painting

Jim McVicker September 29–October 2

Howard Carr October 3–5

J. Brad Holt October 12–14

Learn to see the landscape in terms of basic shapes and their relationship to each other through value and color.

Returning to the same scene for two days gives you a chance to create larger paintings. McVicker is the winner of the Best in Show at Laguna Plein Air, Grand Prize at the Plein Air Convention and a Gold Medal at the California Art Club.

Howard Carr is a master of color and an outstanding teacher with over 25 years of experience emphasizing the simplicity of how a painting works and how to do it! Pure clean luminous results in your landscapes are taught step-by-step, from beginning to end with daily demonstrations and individual instruction in the outdoors.

The objective in this intensive workshop is to enable students to see real progress in their field painting technique by exploring: Composition and editing; Color mixing and value control and Brushwork and paint quality. The goal is to ensure that each student will complete work they can actually be proud of in the field.

Oil / Experience required $600

Oil / Experience required $475

Oil / All Levels $475

Expression and Response

Sedona Fall Colors

Sedona Plein Air

Lori Putnam October 19–21

Betty Carr October 24–28

Bill Cramer October 29–30

Each artist sees differently and finds his or her own distinctive voice by letting go of formulas and finding the confidence to express ourselves honestly. Lori’s goal is that you will leave this workshop excited; ready to experiment more on their own; and, above all, pointed toward meaningful, personal, artistic growth.

Learn to capture the beauty of light in either watercolor or oils! Each day begins with a demonstration covering tools, techniques, brushwork and problem solving. Betty emphasizes organization and simplification of value/color relationships, edges, movement and mass to create dynamic coherent compositions.

In this intensive weekend workshop we will learn the advantages of painting en plein air, various approaches to working on-site and how to efficiently compose and complete plein air paintings. Emphasis will be placed on using thumbnail sketches, limited palettes and the thoughtful use of colors, values, shapes and edges.

Oil / Experience required $525

Oil or Watercolor / All Levels $600

Oil / All Levels $325

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Painting on Location

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Creative Surface Design

The Soul of the Artist

Colored Pencil Adventure

Anita Luvera Mayer September 16–18

Jeanne Bessette September 18–22

Mud Pies for Adults and the Secret Formula for Creativity! Anita is an internationally recognized weaver and versatile fiber artist offering a three day intensive workshop. Day 1 is a focus on design and color. Day 2 and 3 offer an opportunity to play with many different stations where students explore methods of transforming plain cloth into unique fabric. $50 materials fee not included.

Jeanne believes there is an artist in everyone and imagination is the key.

She believes that people love to share their stories—and paintings are a way to do that without words. Many techniques will be demonstrated during this workshop. Jeanne relies heavily on the emotional impact of her work and shows artists how to tap in to their own unique messages.

Richard Drayton Sept 23–25, Oct 22–24, Nov 18–20, Dec 9–11, 2016; Jan 27–29, Feb 17–19, 2017

Mixed Media / All Levels $400

Acrylics / All Levels $1500

Colored Pencil / All Levels $475

The Nature Journal

Painting the Portrait & Figure

Figurative Retreat

Elaine Hultgren October 8, 9 or November 12, 13

Jove Wang October 10–14

Robert Burridge October 25–29

In her signature “Nature Sketching and Journaling” class, Elaine, an award winning storyboard and botanical artist, will demonstrate a variety of drawing and annotation techniques. Step-by-step instruction will guide you from the first stroke to a finished sketch. Journaling kit included in tuition provides all materials.

With Jove’s guidance and working from the live model students will explore facial structure and the fundamentals of expressive painting. Jove’s demonstrations and thoughtful discussions on color, value and palette strategies will help students to leave with a deeper knowledge of how to propel their painting to the next level.

This workshop pushes you out of your safe zone and into a brand new, looser, abstract direction. Drawing, painting and collaging the contemporary nude, you will learn how to paint the freestyle abstract figure. You will also learn 12 design compositions for a successful painting. Tuition includes model fees.

Mixed Media / All Levels $295

Oil / All Levels $998

Mixed Media / All Levels $630

Explore the secrets of creating high performance art with Prismacolor fine art pencils through step-by-step techniques that will result in rich blended colors and powerful composition.

Printed worksheets and images will be provided by the instructor. Artists of all levels will enjoy expanding the boundaries of creative expression with this remarkably versatile medium.

Jan Sitts November 3–6

Elizabeth St. Hilaire November 7–9

Deb Strong Napple November 12–13

Jan’s experience and enthusiasm create an atmosphere of fun and spontaneity, inspiring new directions and discovery through innovative combinations of design and materials. By combining aggressive textures and unusual mediums with various ‘raw’ materials in the abstract painting we get surprising results.

Students will learn a unique figurative collage technique using underpainting and painting various papers to create ta palette of colors to collage for a final finish. Working with photographic reference, you will explore drawing, composition, proportion, value color and collage application.

Monotype is a great medium to inform, challenge and inspire your painting practice. Students will create many works painting directly on plexiglass and printing onto paper in a fast paced and fun environment. Students will leave with fresh ideas and new techniques that they can continue to practice on their own. $35 materials fee not included.

Mixed Media / All Levels $575

Mixed Media / All Levels $400

Mixed Media / All Levels $325

Bold Dynamic Color

Abstracting in the Landscape

Painting the Costumed Figure

Carl Dalio November 14–17

Claudia Hartley November 30–December 2

Gretchen Lopez December 9–11

In order to fill our paintings with energized color, observing and understanding the effects of light on any given subject is essential. In this studio workshop, we will explore through discussion, demonstration and individual attention the essential concepts of light, shades and shadows, perspective, color, color temperature and composition.

Learn to exaggerate and personalize color to create your own version of the unique modern landscape. Using photos of scenes, students will learn how to plan a good composition and how to mix beautiful clean colors. Students will learn how to take advantage of the quick drying properties of acrylics and how to create vibrancy through color combinations.

Learn to simplify shapes to create an impression in paint of the “Costumed Figure”. Day 1 working from photos we’ll learn to capture a likeness and movement of people in various situations. We’ll then start painting from the live model in our second session where students will have the option of working with portraiture or the entire pose in either oils or acrylic.

Oils / All Levels $550

Acrylic / All Levels $325

Oils / Advanced Beginner $375

studio arts and mixed media workshops

Paper Painting

PAINTING, DRAWING & MIXED MEDIA

Creative Monotype

Texture, Color, Feeling

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ceramics and sculpture workshops

Sculpture With a Twist Jonah Fleeger October 15 & 16

Sculpting the Character Bust Susan Kliewer October 10–12

Working with a master artist you’ll move from first principles to nuance and exaggeration learn to sculpt a convincing character study. Students will be using oil base clay over a simple armature. The first day you will explore the basic structure of the head and features the second two days you’ll learn to work from a live model capturing the specifics of character and expression. Materials provided. $50 Materials and modeling fee not included.

Sculpture / All Levels $350.00

Ceramics / All Levels $150

Elegant Forms

Alternative Firing

Wyatt Amend

Dennis Ott

December 3–4

This workshop will focus on creating wheel thrown pieces that are then attached together to create more complex forms including the attachment of finely crafted ornamental decorations. After this class you will be able to add anything made out of clay together! Advanced Beginner to intermediate throwing skills recommended.

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This two-day, hands on workshop will focus on a non-traditional, abstract approach to throwing on the wheel and will give students the opportunity to create more dynamic and unique vessels.

We will focus on various wheelthrowing techniques such as coil throwing and combining multiple wheel-thrown sections. Some attention will be given to various hand-building techniques in order to assemble pieces off the wheel.

Ceramics / Intermediate $225

February 5 & 12 This workshop is a great way to introduce yourself to ceramics or to explore new possibilities. Includes Raku, Sagar and Horsehair firings. On the first Sunday create 3 – 5 works using the wheel (experienced) or handbuilding (no experience needed) glazing and firing will happen on the second Sunday using a variety of finishes to create colorful surfaces and textures.

Ceramics / All Levels $175

A writing, performing & story-telling workshop Kayt Pearl September 23 –25

Performing Wellness Kate Hawkes October 7, 8 & 9 (adults only)

The thrill of emotional risk-taking. Take a journey with us to the land that lives outside your comfort zone, the place of personal magic. Learn vital tools and exercises that give you access to this place again and again, reaping the benefit of taking emotional risks through creative expression of your deepest truths and beliefs. Participants will be devising a spoken word poem, monologue, or skit for a final performance on the last day of the workshop.

The power of writing and sharing our personal story is widely recognized as empowering, healing and fun. Kate Hawkes developed Performing Wellness©, a unique arts-inhealthcare process of putting personal stories on stage. This short-version journey will guide you to find your voice and share that story with others as an artistic being. No Experience as a writer or performer required. Performing Wellness Writer: “Kate had a way of guiding us across the river, and then gently but capably bringing us home again, all of us changed in the process.” Fri 6-9:30, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4:30

Ceramics / All Levels $150

Acting / All Levels $240 — Meets at Sedona Hub

Writing For The Stage

Introduction to Meisner Acting

Kate Hawkes Mon and Wed 4 – 6:30pm January 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (15 and older)

Joanna Horton October 15 – November 8, 2016

Unleash your playwright within and learn how to get that on stage. Kate Hawkes, the Producing Artistic Director of Red Earth Theatre in Sedona, will guide the class through a series of exercises and activities introducing structure, dialogue, character development and staging/production basics for live theatre. The process will culminate in your new play being read for you by actors.

Welcome to the craft of emotional honesty acting for actors and non-actors! This rigorous class is a basic exploration of Meisner acting technique, improv and scene study in which you learn the actor’s instrument: YOU. Leave your tricks and shortcuts at the door! Discover what confidence really means. No prior acting experience required: willingness to try a must. The course will cover three aspects of acting in a hands-on process. An Actor Prepares, Action, and Ensemble. Course culminates in a private performance.

Writing / All Levels $170 — Meets at Sedona Hub

Acting / All Levels $250 — Meets at Sedona Hub

writing and performance workshops

Art, Vulnerability, & Accessing Adrenaline

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Watercolor Portraits

Strength through Simplification

Fealing Lin April 10–14, 2017

Kim Lordier April 11–13, 2017

Portrait painting can be very intimidating especially when using watercolor. Fealing will teach you how to relax and enjoy the process as you discover how value and temperature change when planes of the face change, as well as how to use transparent glazing to allow the glow of the paper to shine through. By balancing colors and weaving lights and darks, you will achieve painterly and successful portraits.

Kim believes strength in a painting comes from simplifying shapes and values. This workshop will emphasize composition and value patterns working from photos in a studio environment. Kim will also focus on color temperature changes, edge control, atmospheric perspective and lots of ‘one on one’ time at your easel.

Watercolor / All Levels $600

Pastel / All Levels $500

Energized Watercolor

Wet and Wild

Carl Dalio April 18–21, 2017

Julie Gilbert Pollard May 12–14, 2017

Learn how to transform static sketches and reference images into inspired, passion-filled paintings with rich and stimulating color. Award winning artist, Carl Dalio, will show you how to create vibrant watercolor paintings that not only get into exhibitions but win awards. There will be daily painting demonstrations, individual attention and lots of quality painting time.

Learn how to make water look wet, reflective and splashy!

With intimate woodsy creeks as your model, study water in motion and glassy reflection. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating - and yes, confusing - subject!

Watercolor / All Levels $550

Watercolor / All Levels $450

Visual Dreaming in the Life Studio

Stuart Shils April 21–23, 2017

Stuart Shils April 25–27, 2017

Working in the studio from reproductions including older and 20th century masters, we’ll move through a guided series of exercises to understand that abstraction - composition with color and shape - is THE foundation, the great engine behind all painting. Significant emphasis will also be placed on drawing interpretively from the images, in the most abstract graphic language, with part of each day spent engaged in a series of exercises using crayons and graphite to complement our examination of form with paints.

We will be working from ‘life’ through the graphic priorities of ‘painting’ as opposed to anatomy or any ideas about ‘how to’ paint the figure as in neoclassical ateliers. For us, the presence of the ‘model’ will serve as a shifting and relative point of reference within the studio amidst objects and cloth and our focus will be on response to the visual possibilities presented there in the room. Themes of inquiry include the fluid nature of composition, the subjectivity of perception, clarity of observation with much emphasis also placed on drawing with graphite and crayons. We’ll use acrylic paint on paper as our primary medium.

Mixed Media / All Levels $875

Mixed Media / All Levels $875

master class intensives

Emphasizing Abstraction

Painting from the Rim of the Grand Canyon Bill Cramer May 5–7, 2017 Nothing really compares to painting at the edge of the Grand Canyon. This three-day intensive offers: master instruction, the support of the Grand Canyon Association Field Institute (GCAFI) and coordination through the Sedona Arts Center. We will car pool to various locations on the south rim over the course of the workshop, coordinating our locations to create optimal lighting for the painting experience. Learn how to efficiently compose and complete plein air paintings with emphasis on how to effectively translate the often complex three dimensional landscape onto a two dimensional plane using thumbnail sketches, limited palettes and the thoughtful use of colors, values, shapes, edges and textures.

Further emphasis will be placed on the creative process – to make paintings that are more than strict representations of the landscape we see.

Intermediate level to Advanced Plein Air students are welcome. All students should have a good familiarity with their equipment and some previous workshop experience with plein air painting. Bill will be demonstrating with oil paints.

This workshop experience is limited to 10 students.

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Community Outreach and Scholarships Here at Sedona Arts Center we are committed to building a more creative and expressive community.

Throughout our history, we’ve worked with schools, community groups, Native American educators, civic leaders, the business community, and local arts patrons to ensure that creative opportunities abound.

A major focus for the year ahead is the expansion of our community arts outreach efforts. Thanks to a small grant from the City of Sedona, our generous Scholarship Program funders, and creative patrons like you, here’s what we’re planning…

Our Arts Education staff are actively seeking partners—local organizations and groups interested in developing creative activities together. If your school, facility, neighborhood, or business is interested in arts opportunities, contact us or stop by the Art Barn to explore the possibilities. We’ll also be expanding the Gretchen Lopez Scholarship—thanks to initial support from Jay and Sheri Young and a recent generous contribution from patron Patsy Reed.

That program provides support for outreach and arts education to Native American communities, underserved areas, and groups that have little access to quality arts education.

Last year, it fostered a new relationship with Monument Valley High School and Native American students there. Painter Gretchen Lopez and master potter Dennis Ott, head of our ceramics department delivered a series of classes and arts education, including a 3-day teaching session at Monument Valley High, followed by a 5-day painting and ceramics workshop for the students as a field trip to Sedona Arts Center. For 2016 and 2017, we want to do more!

And thanks to wonderful ongoing support from the Kling Family Foundation we will. The Arts Center’s primary scholarship program continues to grow

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Gretchen Lopez painting James Johnson, Monument Valley High School Art Instructor

and support those wanting to become immersed in art-making and creative experiences. That way, all of our friends and neighbors in Sedona can find support and help as they explore new creative landscapes. If you’ve always wanted to learn ceramics, become a painter, study with some of America’s great artists, ask us about an Arts Center Scholarship. Our staff are here to advise and eliminate barriers to participation. Why? Because building creative community and supporting local creative people has always been our mission.

Beginning Wheel Work

Dennis Ott

Richard Bayles

Classes starting: August 29, 30, 31 | October 10, 11, 12 November 21, 22, 23 | January 2, 3, 4 | February 13, 14, 15 Mondays 4–7 pm (experience required) Tuesdays 9 am–12 pm Wednesdays 9 am–12 pm Through demonstration and one-on-one instruction, students will learn to throw a variety of forms on the potter’s wheel or techniques to create hand-built works. Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.

6 Sessions: Saturdays 9 am–12 pm Classes starting: Sept 3 | Oct 15 | Nov 26 | Jan 7 | Feb 18 This course is designed for those who are new to wheel work and is open to ages 12 through adult. Small class size ensures that each student receives personalized instruction and encouragement for a hands-on experience that will bring out the potter in you! Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings, use of tools and glazes, and one open studio session per week.

$220 / Members $202

$220 / Members $202

Handbuilding For All Levels

Painting For All Levels

Suzy Allan

Gretchen Lopez

Come play in the clay! Tap into your creative self and experience various handbuilding techniques. Make bowls, boxes, sculptures, tiles, using slabs, molds, and textures. The possibilities are endless. Open to all levels, beginners welcome!

Tuition includes the first 25 pounds of clay, firings, glazes, and 1 open studio per week.

Gain the confidence to be a painter! From the beginning to the experienced student, this one-day class in oil or acrylic will guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Students may work from life and/or photos. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided.

$220 / Members $202

$95 / Members $85

6 Sessions: Tuesdays 1–4 pm Classes starting: Aug 30 | Oct 11 | Nov 22 | Jan 3 | Feb 14

ongoing weekly courses

Ceramics For All Levels

Fridays, 10:00 am–4:30 pm Sept 9, 23 | Oct 7, 28 | Dec 2, 16, 30 | Jan 13, 27

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Crash Courses Crash Courses present artistic fundamentals in various areas of interest with a variety of instructors.

These courses are for any level of student from absolute beginners to experienced artists looking for a refresher course or to explore a specific skill or style. Considered together these courses offer a well-rounded experience in the fundamentals of visual art. They are also offered in a condensed schedule and include all materials!

Glazing Crash Course

Old Master Still Life

Painting Crash Course

Cyndi Thau Sept 1–13, Nov 8–17, Dec 6–15 Tuesdays & Thursdays 1–4pm

Linda Sosangelis November 7–17 Mondays & Thursdays 9am–12pm

Gretchen Lopez October 8 & 9, November 5 & 6; Daily 10–4:30 pm

Color, Light, Shadow, Translucency These are the ingredients that we will work with to create a beautiful painting for you to take home. Our subject will be flowers and using the glazing technique we will apply thin layer upon layer of oil paint to achieve the depth and translucency associated with all things in nature. All materials included.

Learn the techniques Old Masters used in creating the most breathtaking images in the still life genre.

Compose objects set against dark backgrounds and create a low-key value painting sensitive to the play of directional light. Through glazing layers of transparent color you’ll learn the secrets of creating the ‘inner light’ of the painting. All materials included.

Get to know your brushes and how they can work for you, with a bolder and looser approach to painting.

Learn to loosen up and build your skills of observation. Learn how simple shapes and a limited palette of color, can help build a landscape. Students will leave with small studies and a finished painting. All materials included.

All Levels / $145 / Members $133

All Levels / $130 / Members $118

All Levels / $130 / Members $118

crash courses

PAINTING, DRAWING & MIXED MEDIA

iPhoneography 101

Fun with Art & Wine

Luscious Abstractions

Kelli Klymenko August 27, October 8, November 19 9am–3pm

Brian and Melanie Gold Sept 9 or 23, Oct 7 or 28 Nov 11, Dec 2 or 16; 6–8pm / 21+ Only

Julie Bernstein Engelmann August 16–17, September 24–25, November 14–15

In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to shoot, edit and share remarkable landscapes, portraits and the macro world around you using only your iPhone, iPad or iPad Mini. Kelli will guide you through simple tips and tricks that will take your photography to the next level. Discover how to capture the essence of a place rather than just a snapshot.

This is a fun two-hour adventure for those who like wine but may know nothing about painting. You will be led through creating a 12x16 acrylic painting on canvas in a step-by-step process. Local landscape subject matter and a surprisingly fool-proof process lead to fun, laughs, more wine & your painting is finished–suitable for framing! All materials Included.

Abstraction can be rich with depth, drama, and discovery! Julie’s layering technique gives you a powerful foundation for abstract painting and helps you develop ease and freedom with paint. Through intuitive mark-making, luscious “happy accident,” and strong composition you will create exciting paintings that surprise and engage you. All materials included.

All Levels / $110 / Members $100

All Levels / $35

All Levels / $130 / Members $118

2nd Friday Fun with Acting & Wine

Landscape Drawing

Youtube Production

Vince Fazio Sept 26–Oct 5 or Nov 7–16

Bryan Reinhart October 29–November 5

Fun with Acting & Wine is an open house night to play in acting. This is a social and creative evening exploring elements of acting for stage and film. In a supportive and fun learning environment, we play in warm-up exercises, improv, cold readings and character work. No acting experience required. Newcomers encouraged to attend.

Using various media we move quickly from exploring the ‘reality’ of the landscape ‘as it is’ to a more personal look at the landscape as a motif for composition, emphasizing eye movement, focal point and value pattern.

Part of the aim of the course is to create a shorthand language for sketching and part of the aim is to create a primer course for landscape painting.

All materials included.

Google is looking for better quality videos to broadcast and promote on their youtube network. Instructor, Bryan Reinhart will use his 30 plus years as a professional filmmaker and 15 years as a film instructor to give you hands­ on training to make a more polished creative production. Lighting, cameras, sound, and editing equipment will be provided. All materials included.

Acting / All Levels / $20 per session

All Levels / $130 / Members $118

All Levels / $130 / Members $118

Joanna Horton Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9

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Announcing the $5000

Sedona Art Prize The Sedona Arts Center and Gateway to Sedona have established The Sedona Art Prize, an annual visual art competition including monthly awards and a $5000 Grand Prize. Enter your work online and let Sedona Art Prize promote you and your website to the world. Each entry becomes a stand-alone web page with links and information about the artist. The one-time registration for Sedona Art Prize is $25, and each entry is $10. A monthly winner and finalists will be selected by distinguished artists, teaching faculty, and Sedona gallerists.

The online competition is for 2-D art in any medium or style (excluding photography and digital image).

Artists must be 18 or over and may enter as many original works as they wish. All entries should be works created within the past two years, The Sedona Art Prize competition closes next August, and the Grand Prize will be awarded in September 2017. It includes $5000 cash and the offer of an exhibition at Sedona Arts Center, as well as 2-week residency opportunity in our community. Second place of $1000, and third place of $750 will also be awarded.

Last year’s Grand Prize winner George Bodine created a work of enigmatic beauty and mystery entitled Buried Sins. (Above right)

“When I was told I had won the Grand Prize in the Gateway to Sedona Art Competition I had to sit down, and when I was informed it was for the painting “Buried Sins”, I was surprised and grateful at the same moment. The painting is a complicated piece in that it is both unconventional and unusual in subject matter.”

Learn more about Sedona Art Prize, including rules and requirements, and enter your work at:

SedonaArtPrize.com

Sedona Ukulele Posse

Jam Together in the Art Barn as Part of our Local Community Music Force!

Last year, with the help of Jerome’s musical stalwart, Tommy Anderson, and several dozen local ukulele players, we founded a new musical force. This year, the Sedona Ukulele Posse continues with play-along sessions in the Art Barn on the first Wednesday of each month. Muster in Uptown’s legendary creative spot to pick, strum, sing, and share a few songs together. The Arts Center’s favorite music-maker, Debbie Winslow, will greet you at the door and guide participants into each session. New members are always welcome to join the Ukulele Posse and become part of the fun. We even have a few spare instruments and tuners for those just starting out. Learn how to jam with Sedona Arts Center by contacting Debbie Winslow at 928-282-3809, and mark your calendar for the First Wednesday musical force!

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Sedona Summer Colony Last summer, we planted something special in the high elevation desert. In partnership with Verde Valley School, the Arts Center began an experiment to establish America’s next great residency program for artists, creative producers, and cultural managers. Over 130 of them came—with pioneering spirit and abundance of energy—to spend part of their June and July at the brand new Sedona Summer Colony.

Housed on the School’s singular red rock campus, our inaugural residents were provided with time, space, meals, and lodging—and new connections to Sedona’s environment, heritage, and people. Slam poet Christopher Johnson arrived from Rhode Island.

Musician Chris Lott came down from Seattle. San Francisco-based Melissa Wyman brought eight other contemporary artists from the Bay Area. Brazilian painter Ernesto Kunde made the journey from Miami. Playwright Doug Jacobs drove across the desert from Los Angeles to be here. Visual artist Dave Edgar spanned the globe from Hobart, Tasmania to study our red rock geology. By all accounts, their experiences were extraordinary and profound—filled with unexpected epiphanies.

It took a village to make our Summer Colony possible.

We were blessed with generous supporters, amazing volunteers, wonderful community potluck contributors, and external partners. Generous people and organizations throughout the Verde Valley hosted, educated, and expanded the guest-host relationship and shared their resources openly.

As a result, our community found a new way to facilitate new artistic works by choreographers, film-makers, sculptors, poets, journalists, painters and critical thinkers.

Over an eight week period, Sedona inspired, encouraged, and advanced 21st century cultural production—and became a profound part of the creative process.

As we look to the 2017 Summer Colony, Sedona Arts Center and Verde Valley School invite you to become part of this bold vision for residency, exchange, and cultural collaboration. Sponsor an artist, apply for the program, volunteer for next summer’s crew. Help us grow Sedona Summer Colony—and exciting creative ideas—right here in our own backyard. Learn how by calling the Arts Center’s Executive Director, Eric Holowacz, at 928-282-3809.

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what you need to know

Registration, Policies & Travel Thank you for getting creative with Sedona Arts Center.

Below are some details to help you register and plan your artistic time. Our staff are always available to answer questions and make things easier: 928-282-3809.

For more detailed descriptions of courses described in this catalog, visit the School section of our website: SedonaArtsCenter.org

REGISTRATION ONLINE is easy and always available on our website. Select your workshops, click through to the registration form, and complete our secure online payment process.

REGISTER BY PHONE OR MAIL with a credit card at

our toll-free number, 888-954-4442 or locally at 928-2823809. Arts Center staff are available weekdays from 9am to 5pm to confirm registration and assist with your plans.

To register by mail, send your workshop requests (name and dates of class) to Sedona Arts Center, P.O. Box 569, Sedona, AZ 86339. Include your mailing address, phone number and email address, and enclose a check payable to Sedona Arts Center.

TRAVEL SUPPORT Sedona Visitors Center offers excursion, dining, and travel information. Visit their website visitsedona.com, or contact them directly at (800) 2887336 for advice and local information.

SCHOLARSHIPS & OUTREACH

Thanks to generous support from the Kling Family Foundation, Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the City of Sedona, we are able to offer scholarships in support of workshop and class fees. If you have a need, please contact our office to request an application for support.

Scholarships are not available for international Field Expeditions or Painting in the Grand Canyon. Sedona Arts Center’s Community Outreach Program supports arts education in the community. If your school, group, or community facility is interested in art classes or programs, please contact us to plan something creative.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Unless otherwise confirmed, Arts Center workshops meet from 10 am to 5 pm on the first day, and 9am to 4pm on subsequent days with a one hour break for lunch.

Our facilities offer Wi-Fi for participants, and our office is available should you need support, phone messages, kitchen refrigerator, or help in any way.

PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES

Advance registration for Arts Center Workshops requires a non-refundable deposit of $125 to hold your place.

The balance is due 30 days before the workshop, and we will charge the remaining amount at that time. If you need to cancel a Workshop, we require 30-day notice in order to refund deposits. There is a 15% fee for cancellations up to 7 days before the class; no refunds are given after that date.Field Expeditions have their own payment and cancellation policies; please refer to online information or contact us for details. Local Weekly Classes should be paid in full at the time of registration.

Cancellations should be made by written request. Students will receive a full refund in the event that the Arts Center cancels a workshop. If travelling to Sedona, we strongly urge students to purchase refundable airline tickets or travel insurance in case of workshop cancellations or other unforeseen changes. Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for non-refundable ticket purchases or lodging fees.

TRAVEL The closest major airport is Phoenix Sky Harbor

(PHX), approximately 115 miles south of Sedona. We are a peaceful two-hour drive away, through the spectacular Sonoran Desert. ACEXPress operates door-to-door van service to and from PHX: (928) 649-2720. Arizona Shuttle operates regular van service from PHX to most Sedona hotels: arizonashuttle.com or (800) 888-2749. By car, Sedona is located near the center of Arizona, one hour south of Flagstaff, two hours north of Phoenix, five hours from Las Vegas, and nine hours from Los Angeles.

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LODGING PARTNERS El Portal 800-313-0017 elportalsedona.com

L’Auberge de Sedona 800-905-5745 lauberge.com

Hampton Inn 928-282-4700 hamptoninn.hilton.com

Matterhorn Inn 928-282-7176 matterhorninn.com

Poco Diablo Resort 928-282-7333 pocodiablo.com

Sedona Real Inn and Suites 928-282-1414 sedonareal.com

Sky Ranch Lodge 888-708-6400 skyranchlodge.com

Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel 800-773-3662 bestwesternsedona.com

Arabella Hotel Sedona 855-795-8207 arabellahotelsedona.com

(Next door to the Arts Center)

2017 Annual Members’ Exhibition

Enter in many categories to exhibit and win awards. The deadline for entries for the 37th Annual Member’s Juried Exhibition is January 6th 2017. Take-in is Feb 28th and the Opening Reception is March 3rd.

See online prospectus.

12x12 Exhibition and Fundraiser

The 12x12 Exhibition on May 12, 2017 features over 100 works of art 12x12 inches (2-D and 3-D) donated by professional artists that are sold for $250.00 each. The sales benefit all the educational programming of the Sedona Arts Center. The event also hosts a reception and Salon of larger works for sale by participating 12x12 artists.

Sedona Plein Air Festival 2017

The 13th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival will accept artist portfolios for consideration to the invitational event through Dec 2016. Send in 5 images of your plein air work, and artist’s bio with links to your website to vfazio@sedonaartscenter.org.

Sedona Summer Colony

A new American Artist Residency program, the 2nd Annual Sedona Summer Art Colony will accept letters of inquiry with links to artist’s websites throughout the year for those interested in the June and July residency program.

other ways to get involved

Call to Artists & Volunteers

Special Exhibition Gallery Rentals

Artists and groups are welcome to rent the Special Exhibition Gallery for Special Events, Exhibitions and even One-Person Shows. Plan ahead this is a popular venue!

Teaching Opportunities at Sedona Arts Center

Professional artists with a specific skill, technique or style are welcome to inquire about teaching a workshop or class at the Sedona Arts Center. Email vfazio@sedonaartscenter.org.

Life Drawing with Pash

Ongoing Monday Life Drawing Group, 10am-1pm, open life drawing group in the North Classroom. Bring your own supplies. Easels provided. All skill levels welcome. Long pose sessions follow from 2 to 5pm. $15 For more information, call 928 284-4021.

Enhancing Our Historic Campus

Watch Us Make Improvements to the Kiln Yard and Garden Thanks to a very generous anonymous supporter, Sedona Arts Center is planning a major enhancement to the Art Barn. Planning is now underway to remake the back corner of the ceramics studio and kiln yard, turning the ramshackle area into a beautiful viewing place for dramatic raku kiln firings, an outdoor break area overlooking the gorgeous red rock vista, and a small venue for intimate presentations and activities. Another upcoming project, in memory of our colleague Sharon Manzke—who passed away in mid-2016—is the creation of a Memorial Hummingbird Garden next to our Gallery building, and in the

campus environs. It is being designed as a place of reflection and a quiet beautiful setting to remember all the creative people we have passed on—the dear members, friends, and colleagues who have helped the Arts Center become a great cultural organization. It’s all part of our board and staff’s desire to improve and enhance everything we have, and evolve our campus in exciting new ways. If you would like to help—or make a donation in support of these and other capital improvements—please contact Executive Director, Eric Holowacz, at 928-282-3809.

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support sedona arts center

Sedona Arts Center circa 1963. Photo by Bob Bradshaw

Support Sedona’s Creative Community!

The Arts Center is blessed to have hundreds of annual members, patrons and sponsors, and a wonderful group of hard-working volunteers. If you would like to support our mission or become involved in what we do to make Sedona more creative, this page is for you.

Our staff and board members are always happy to tell you more about these and other opportunities.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

Our annual members are the bedrock of Sedona Arts Center. Contributions at the $100/year level or above include membership in over 800 museums and cultural facilities, through the North American Reciprocal Museum Association. A few of the other benefits of membership include invitations to special events and behind the scenes opportunities, exhibition and co-op projects for practicing artists, special member rates on our workshops and classes, discounts on purchases in our Fine Art Gallery, and free professional and technical development opportunities.

THE PATRON SOCIETY

Our Patron Circle is a new membership category for local philanthropists and major donors. Join with a charitable gift of $1000 or more and you’ll get invitations to special receptions and events, complementary Patron Circle workshop offerings, hands on support from our Art Collecting Advisory, use of our facilities for special events, and a surprise or two throughout the year. Contact us to learn more about charitable giving opportunities!

THE ARTS BUSINESS CIRCLE

This year, we’ve the Arts Business Circle to encourage membership from local small businesses, the tourism and hospitality industry, professional practices, and the forprofit community around us. Arts Business Circle membership begins at $250/year, with Patron Level beginning at $1000, and unique annual sponsorship opportunities at the $2,500 and above level (see below).

PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP

Our staff work hard to plan and deliver hundreds of workshops, events, and cultural opportunities for the community. We are blessed with a diverse group of funding partners—the City of Sedona, Kling Family Foundation, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Arizona Community Foundation, and others. Our organization also works together with other generous partners like L’Auberge de Sedona, Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, Best Western Arroyo Roble Hotel, and other wonderful sponsors to expand our creative reach. Your company’s sponsorship can guarantee arts education, scholarships, community outreach, and important programming like Sedona Plein Air Festival, Fine Art Gallery exhibitions, Sedona Summer Colony, and more.

LEGACY GIVING PROGRAM

To ensure our next 60 years—and beyond—Sedona Arts Center has established the Nassan Gobran Legacy Giving Program. If you are interested in supporting our mission with a planned bequest, charitable remainder trust, real estate—or just want to work with the Arts Center to learn more about these things—we are ready to plan with you.

With legacy gifts, donors can honor a loved one or mentor, improve and name a facility, ensure long-lasting scholarships and arts education programming, help us build a permanent endowment, or foster expansion into new locations and communities.

BECOME AN ARTS CENTER VOLUNTEER

On any given day, the Arts Center might have 3 or 4 volunteers helping make our organization tick. They greet you in the gallery, prepare exhibitions and workshops, add culinary flair to our receptions, transport art and equipment, and so much more.

If you’ve got a skill to lend, or a desire to help Sedona Arts Center as a volunteer, please let us know!

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The Kling Family Foundation Daryl Kling & Lewis Guthrie Mike Loven Contracting Donalyn G. Kling Donalyn Mikles Vicki Gumm

Red Rock Members $250–$999

Sheran Carter Joan Bankert David & Jennette Bill Anne Brislin Leroy & Anne Brorson Gay Chanler ML & Sheri Coleman Patron Circle Sustainer $5000–$10,000 Craig & Cornelia Hartley Robert Hartmann Jay & Sheri Young Jay & Rojon Hasker Lynn & Deborah Heil Patron Circle Sponsor $2500–$5000 Steven Heilbrunn & Adriana Selvaggio John & Gayle Heyer Inge Hilberg Terry & Janet Klebe Barbara Lago L’Auberge de Sedona Patsy B. Reed Holli Ploog & Bert Campbell Janice Saunders & Alan Stephenson David & Isabel Simmer Nori Thorne Tlaquepaque/Wendy Lippman Julia Williams Jack & Carole Wooldrik Jodie Ball James Spear, CPA William & Elaine Belvin Neil & Mary Pope David & Marian Bowers BJ Cobb Patron Circle Member $1000–$2499 Tanya Collins Laurel Estrada Rebecca Debarros Peter & Janet Fagan John & Sheron Foster R.A. & Mary Flaisig William & Cheryl Geffon Jeffery & Debra Fleeger Eleanor Hamilton John & Pam Frazier Mary Heyborne Lorie Garver Beth Jaynes Bill & Kath Gilliam Margaret Kelly Lewis Guthrie Stephen & Susan Moody Julie Hardesty Peter & Caroline Morse Lew & Kathy Levin Rick & Virginia Newnam Sharon Manzke John & Elizabeth Oakes Byron & Deanne McKeown Tom & Linda Pallas Dennis & Pat Ott Bill & Celeste Peters Thomas & Christie Palmer Norris & Carolyn Peterson Bruce & Ann Peek Carolyn Prough Jim & Betty Peterson Bill Birkeland & Susan Sagahon Joe & Judy Reddington Maurice & Kathleen Shoger Wayne & Joan Roberts Barney Tumey & Judy G. Cooper Ken & Monica Rowe Dick & Cynthia Weisbaum Karen Schrock Dick & Jan Sitts Program Sponsors Ed Southwell & Catherine Moore L’Auberge de Sedona Gayle Taylor Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village Pilisa U’e Rainbow Lady Goldenstein Gallery Ed & Melanie Voboril Earth N Sky Creations Ed Wade & Carol Haralson Debbie Winslow Arts Business Circle Members Rosel Witt & Jim Hergert Dos Tortugas Draxler & Associates, Inc. Gateway Cottage Wellness Center Goldenstein Gallery Kathy Becks L’Auberge de Sedona Rene At Tlaquepaque Shrader & Martinez Construction The Melting Point The Rose Tree Inn Tlaquepaque/Wendy Lippman Unique Coins, Currency & Supplies Ed & Beverly Nedderman

In-Kind Sponsors

Arizona Crate & Canvas Thomas McPherson The Collective Sedona Pink Jeep Elaine Belvin Beverly Copen Eric Holowacz FW Media Google AdWords Ken Rowe Gallery Lamar Outdoors Deanne McKeown Scott Miskiel James N. Muir Sedona 360 Photo Sedona Arts Festival Sedona Main Street Program

The Kling Family Foundation

thank you to our members and supporters

Patron Circle Angel $25,000+

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sedona arts center 15 Art Barn Road Sedona, AZ 86336 www.SedonaArtsCenter.org

Fine Art Gallery Open Daily 10am to 5pm Ongoing free artists demonstrations Over 110 Local Artists Represented 15 Art Barn Rd, Uptown Sedona | 928-282-3865