2024-2025
September 19, 2024 (Thursday) 10 to 1:45 pm, Bloomfield Township Public Library, Lower Level (1099 Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302): Show and Tell: you are welcome to invite critique comments or simply show us what you have been doing lately. Coffee and tea, but bring a bag lunch. See pictures!
October 17, 2024 (Thursday) 10am to 2pm, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church 240 Chalfonte Ave. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236.
November 21, 2024 (Thursday) 10am to 1:00, Atelier School of Art in Royal Oak (407 E 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067: Todd Burroughs (founder and instructor) will lead a discussion of The Visual Arts and AI. See pictures!
December 2024: No meeting
January 16, 2025, 7 pm (Thursday evening): This will be a Zoom Meeting, the program being a Virtual Tour of an exhibition of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Members will receive the link to the meeting in email sent the morning of January 16, 2025. See pictures!
February 20, 2025 (Thursday) Our annual party will be a potluck lunch, during which Valerie Allen of Golden Paints will lead a Gelli Prints session at Grosse Pointe Congregational Church. Art materials will be supplied. (The Royal Tea House has sadly moved too far away for us to schedule our usual Valentine’s Tea there.)
March 22, 2025 (Saturday) at Color Ink Studio, Hazel Park. Program: a DIA presentation on women photographers whose work is included in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
April 17, 2025 Show & Tell of Members’ Winter Work at the Bloomfield Township Library
May 15, 2025 Annual Meeting at the lovely Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church, Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods. Program to be announced.
2023-2024
September 21, 2023 (Thursday) 10:00 a.m. Bloomfield Township Public Library (1099 Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302): 120th Anniversary Celebration Show and Tell. See pictures!
October 19, 2023 (Thursday), Grosse Pointe Congregational Church
(240 Chalfonte, Grosse Pointe Farms 48236), DIA docent Marge Fein will speak: Through Her Eyes: Women Artists' in the DIA's Collection (“A woman’s name raises doubts, until her work is seen.” —Artemisia Gentileschi, 1649). See pictures!
November 16, 2023 (Thursday) 10 am, Bloomfield Township Public Libraryn (1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI 48302): Speaker Laura Earle will guide us through a creative workshop. See pictures!
December 2023: No meeting
January 18, 2024 (Thursday Evening) 7:00-8:30 pm: A 21st-Century Show and Tell: When DSWPS was a new organization, members brought artwork to the meetings for “member criticism” regularly. We have decided to take the opportunity of holding such an activity in January, with some exciting 21st century changes: we will meet using “Zoom” in the evening from the comfort of our homes. You may send an image for member feedback or problem-solving or you may just sit back and see what other members are up to.
February 11 *SUNDAY* Tea Party at the Royal Treat Tea Room, 28750 Utica Rd, Roseville, MI 48066, organized by Margaret Reese and the Social Committee. See pictures!
March 23 *SATURDAY* Color/Ink Studio, Hazel Park: Social Media workshop (making it work for you). See pictures!
April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Grosse Pointe Congregational Church: Watercolor demonstration by Carol La Chiusa. 240 Chalfonte Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. See pictures!
May 16, 2024 (Thursday) Annual Meeting, Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church, Program: “Reconnecting and Making Art.” Bring dry art materials: pencils, pens, colored pencils/markers/scissors and sketch book/journal…and a bag lunch! See pictures!
2022-2023
September 15, 2022, 11 to 2, College for Creative Studies, Program: Presentation by Julianna Sanroman Rojas, 2022 Scholarship winner. See pictures!
October 20, 2022 (Thursday) 10 to 1, Bloomfield Township Public Library (1099 Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302), Program: Members are encouraged to bring artwork (one piece per person) for critique, which will be conducted by our own Janet Almstadt Davison. (If necessary, the ten artworks to be considered will be chosen randomly.) See video of the critique: Part One; Part Two
Janet is knowledgeable in all art media (watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastels, collage, and drawing media), art techniques, art history, and in leading group critiques. She uses the four "Steps of Art Criticism" established in the 1980s by the J. Paul Getty Foundation to create a comprehensive, thoughtful, and clarifying critique. As facilitator, she will encourage group discussion from our members and then clarify their comments about the works shown. The artist who has done a given piece is allowed to speak after everyone else has had input. For more information see www.janetalmstadt-davison.com.
November 17, 2022 10 to 1 (Thursday) Grosse Pointe Congregational Church (240 Chalfonte Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236), A two-part program:
An art-making session. Bring the art supplies you prefer to use. It’s always fun to do art with friends. Still lifes will be set up. See pictures!
Surplus Art Materials Exchange: Bring surplus art materials and tools you are happy to donate somewhere, but don’t know where. (One artist’s excess is another artist’s need!) Recommended items:
Drawing supplies: drawing pencils and pens, colored pencils & pens, working markers, crayons
Paper: drawing paper & unused sketchbooks, crafting paper, card stock, origami paper, colored paper, etc. Please separate by type (no mixed boxes, no scrappy pieces)
Painting supplies: oil, acrylic, watercolor (please, no nearly empty or dried out tubes), pastels, brushes in good condition, gesso, canvases, easels
Encaustic supplies: wax, paint, panels, tools
Clean Standard Size or Square Frames: 5x7, 8x10, 9x12, 11x14, 16x20, 18x24, etc.
Still life objects
