Hitting the right value
Tone, Value and Hue are important words for any artist who wants to paint realistically. “Tone†in art it refers to light and shadow. There are three basic tone divisions: …
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The Consistency of Art
Watercolor by Pat Rayman Prose by Ben Rayman “A Heart’s Icon” Home again not too far away, Memories of thy youth glide smoothly like a sleigh. Rising dawn is painted…
Who, What, Where, When
CALIFORNIA SAWDUST ART CLASSES serve a unique population of both local in Laguna Beach, California and visiting patrons, providing year-round art classes in a variety of…
Photo entries sought
VAN WERT, OH (NWPR) – Call for Entry for the Wassenberg Art Center 43rd Annual Photography Exhibit. WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center, 214 South Washington Street, Van Wert Ohio. DEADLINE TO…
Show is online+ plus more events
By Hope Wallace, Wassenberg Art Center VAN WERT, OH (AAPDN) – Our 65th Annual June Art Exhibit is on view and for sale in-house and online. The exhibit runs through…
Director updates Center’s agenda
By Hope Wallace Our 65th Annual June Art Exhibit is on view and for sale in-house and online. Art can be purchased in-house or directly through…
Color has lights her way
On Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio, “Pop of Color” will feature some 25 paintings by Mary Hopson of Fennville, Michigan in her…
Exhibit draws the patrons
The Charles and Vera Wassenberg’s legacy came to full bloom again on Friday, May 31, 2019 as the Annual June Art Exhibit opened its 64th in its 12,000 sq. ft.…
Tips & Techniques
Art center puts artists on call
Winds of Change: Art Exhibit Call-for-Entry The wind can be exhilarating. It can also be challenging and so can change. The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio is challenging…
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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…
‘Class acts’ to headline
International blues musician Radoslav Lorković (www.radoslavlorkovic.com) will be performing at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and…
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WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: Entries Accepted; Saturday, November 8 and Sunday 9, 2014 from 1:00–5:00 pm. Note: For an alternative time for entry, call 419.238.6837 because no entries…
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WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: Opens Saturday September 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m and remains on view through September 28. Editor’s note: During the last week of the show,…
A salute to the Wassenbergs
Van Wert, Ohio is an art community that seems to place little worry on the doom and gloom of a sliding economy. After all, harvesting artists is what they do…
Tinker Toys and little boys
The imagination of a child can take a simple object and remold into a completely different entity. Communities for dogs, planes that turn into homes, boats that drive down…
Million dollars of ‘love’ bestowed
The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio has been chosen to be the recipient of a large collection of art consisting of original paintings, prints and sketches of the…
At the Wassenberg . . .
From Hope Wallace, Executive Director The list of individuals we are grateful is growing long. Thank you to Gary Showalter and Jerry Mazur both of Van Wert who removed…
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WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: July-August 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: Born in Cuba, Augusto Bordelois (www.augustofineart.com) has a style all his own but reminiscent of Diego Rivera and Salvador Dali. Augusto…
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…
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“Due to the recent storm damage and power outages, the Sand to Sea installation art exhibit featuring sculptor, Judith Greavu, and Matthew J. Paskiet, scheduled to open July 7 at…
What is an Art Center to a community?
All of our exhibits are free. They always will be. Charles Wassenberg’s specifically stipulated this in his will. His policy continues in force to this day. Free admission is…
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WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: June 9 through June 29. TITLE: 56th Annual June Art Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: The opening reception and awards ceremony Saturday, June 9 will be accompanied…
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The last sessions of our first quarter classes are ready to begin in just a short time at the beginning of March. They are beginning to fill so…
WAC director says . . .
The “Sketchbook Project” got me thinking. I’ve been told I think too much, but in this case it was a good …think… ugh. Anyway, I read an article the…
‘Hey, I work for that guy!’
By Hope Wallace I don’t get to see or spend time with my oldest sister, Cathy very much. She has lived in North Carolina for many years and the opportunity…
Without a Whisper of Weakness
When Bruce Dellinger of Timberville, Virginia received the news that he was this year’s recipient of the Art-to-Art Palette Journal award, he knew that a milestone had been surpassed. Nearly…
Art, Arks & Vitality
You can tell when a town has been blessed with sponsors who find that a community’s culture and arts breath alive and imperative. I want to take some…
New classes at the WAC
I love my job. Wait, I’ve said that before. Regardless, thanks to all who brought me to the Wassenberg Art Center. I am fortunate in the fact that I do…
Thank you. That was fun.
Sometimes the rewards for doing a particular job come at the least expected times. Recently two groups of young people participating in a program through Westwood Behavioral Health…
Who ‘wooden’ like this show?
“Out of the Woodwork”, our current exhibit, features things that are hand-made from wood. Wood is an incredibly versatile medium, but it’s also so common that we often don’t realize…
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…
Blue Star Museums
(PNAN-US) – A program of free admission to children’s, fine art, history and science, and nature centers for all active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, September…
Youth class offers many rewards
By Hope Wallace The art of Zentangle is coming to the Wassenberg Art Center in the form of a one-day class for ages 11-14 on July 16 as part…
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WHERE: OHIO: Van Wert, Wassenberg Art Center WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 2, 4, 9 and 11, from 9:30-11:30 am. BRIEF ABOUT: Batik class for adults taught by Barb Pemberton,…
“Chair-ity Art”
Artists have begun painting cast-off and Adirondack chairs in earnest for the upcoming “Chair-ity” Auction, June 3 and 4, during the ArtRageous on Main festival. The only rule is…
Show has new twists this year
There has been plenty of activity here at the Wassenberg Art Center over the last couple of weeks! In addition to our current double exhibit “The Art of Therapy”…
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…
June show call for entries
The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio has issued a call for entries for its 55th Annual June Art Exhibit. Entries will be taken Saturday and Sunday, May 21…
Center has new logo
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…
Art Workshops-Classes
FROM BEGINNER to ADANCED – Art workshops and Art classes in Watercolor, Acrylic, Drawing and Art Appreciation conducted by Pat Rayman. For those all in Ohio, check the calendars at the Wassenberg…
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…
What’s in a watercolor besides water?
(NWPR-OH) – “Watercolor” encompasses many mediums and techniques, and quite a few of them can be found in the Ohio Watercolor Society Exhibit which opened at the Wassenberg…
Looking ahead to the watercolor exhibit
    (NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center’s exhibit, “The Art of Fiber,†ended last Friday. As these story-backed quilts and rugs come down to make way for the traveling Ohio…
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…
Art of Fiber show next view
(NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert will present “The Art of Fiber” to open on Sunday, January 16 and remaining on view through February 25. Executive Director…
Members have show’s spotlight
(NWPR-OH) – Part of the Wassenberg Art Center’s (WAC) mission is to encourage and support local artists, who a number of the members work in the fine and creative…
Hiegel imprints her historical choices
(NWPR-OH) – Going up on the walls at the Findlay Art League are the accepted artworks for the 2010 Juried Show. Michele Hiegel, who is the Executive Director of…
Members’ Show set for the walls
(NWPR-OH) – The 20th Annual Members’ Show and Sale will go on view from Sunday, November 20 at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio, and displayed through…