Generation II of essential oils

Hydrosols are the result of steam distillation of essential oils. This process is able to keep the superior aroma and therapeutic benefit that is experienced by adding drops of oil…

AAP Networks in upgrade mode

As we enter our 33rd year, AAPJ and its affiliates are undergoing production changes during this USA and global Pandemic adjustments. Our central choice of initial communication is email: arttoartpalette@watchtv.net…

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One only has to type the words “arts” and “economy” in a search engine to find lead after lead of how the arts continue to do their part in maintaining…

Illinois chief says…

On May 28, 2014, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said about the passing of World-Renowned Poet and Author Maya Angelou:      “Maya Angelou was a towering figure of the arts who…

June show on the horizon

              At the Wassenberg with Hope Wallace, Executive Director We are getting the place ready for the check-in process for our 58th Annual June…

Champs honored by UW

“United Way and communities around the world wouldn’t be where we are today without the passion and partnership of these corporate leaders and their employees,” said Brian Gallagher, president and…

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WHERE: Van Wert Arts Factory. BRIEF ABOUT: This 2012 project provides gifts for area elderly affiliated with the Van Wert County Council on Aging (COA) Senior Center.  With the help…

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WHEN: December 2012 Online Edition. TITLE: End of the Year Best Fiction of 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: AEQAI’s Editor Daniel Brown writes “Although The New York Times Books Review’s editors found…

“The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and…

Arts in Learning

Recently, I read a list of 10 things the arts teach children (as well as the kid in all of us). This list by Elliot Eisner, professor emeritus of Art…

  About the Back Porch section cover art as published then by Gertrude (Wyss) Sluterbeck. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 3, 1915 and received art training at South…

Got Woodwork?

     Pieces have begun to creep in for our “Out of the Woodwork” exhibit scheduled to open on July 4. Do you have something unique that has been hand-made out…

Wallace talks about Bruce

     We all can learn a thing or two about ability from Bruce Lynn Dellinger. Bruce is an artist from Timberville, Virginia, whose work we are fortunate to currently have…

      If you have seen any literature pertaining to The Wassenberg Art Center lately, you may have noticed that we have a new logo. Logos are more than just a…

Dual shows opens soon

By Hope Wallace, Executive Director      This Sunday marks the opening of our new dual exhibit “It’s in the Cards” and “The Art of Therapy”.  In the Cards showcases an unusual…

Week of the Young Child

     This is the Week of the Young Child and one of the most important things in a young child’s life is imagination.  It’s important to encourage children to use…

Thank you for the welcome!

     Thank you to everyone who stopped by the reception on Sunday February 20th to welcome and support me in my new post as director of The Wassenberg Art Center!…

Hooked rugs and quilts featured

From Hope Wallace          By now I hope that many of you have visited the Wassenberg Art Center’s “Art of Fiber” exhibit.  This is a popular show and has attracted people…

          They are people who take on the role to deliver the goods, services, missions, objectives, ideals as well as participate in the unloading of the old and loading…

Words to guide us

     Hi Van Wert!      It’s very exciting to be here! I am humbled and grateful for the open, warm welcome from all of you. Thank you! It will equally…

MMA among one of the honorees

     (PNAN-MS) – As one of five museums and five libraries, the Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) will be presented with a 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service…

     (AAPNW-KY) –Annually in nine different award categories, those who have made a difference, changed the course, upheld all what the Arts have to offer will be feeling those sounds…

     (PNAN-GA) Besides an Award of Excellence for “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection” exhibition, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia…

     (AAPNW-IL) –  “Lilly Ledbetter’s inspiring message and tireless activism helped to reshape federal law to ensure that women and men earn equal pay for equal work,” said Governor Pat…

     (AAPNW-IN) – Almost four decades ago in the early 1970s, the biennial awards recognize excellence in artistic achievement, philanthropy, arts education, leadership in the arts, and at the same…

     “One of our greatest duties is to help those who are in need,” said Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. “The Governor’s Home Town Awards are one small way we can…

     (PNAN-MS) – It takes practice, practice, practice to get to Carnegie Hall, but it takes a partnership to bring Carnegie Hall to Mississippi, and through Carnegie Hall’s Communities LinkUP!…