Help teach an HOA lesson at the Galleria!

Ready to get started on the new year of Hands on Art? We are too! If you want to jump in before the first workshop, there's a great opportunity on Saturday, October 1. In conjunction with the Redondo Beach Art Group, South Bay Hands on Art Reaching Out is going to be previewing the Power of Art event with activities at the Galleria, including a Hands on Art hands-on lesson. Contact Stefani Conniff to volunteer your time; the event runs from 11-1 and 2-4 in the Food Court area.

Ready for 2011-2012?

A few notes as we head into the new school year:

*School HOA chairs should have received an email about the chair meeting 9/10/11 (hey, cool date!)--if you didn't get that email, you may need to update the board about your contact information, asap.

*Workshops this year will happen at Alta Vista elementary school, at 815 Knob Hill. There are specific instructions about parking and entry to the workshop space; all school chairs will have these details in hand before the first workshop, and should share them with docents.

*Got the project list for this year? No? Okay, then here it is:

Tumbling Tiles
Penny Richards

Reflections in Nature
Diane Dubin

Branching Out
Kaye Furlong

Designs by Klimt
Marianne Coble

Larger than Life
Lee-Jean Lin

Notan
Marlene Rich


Firm dates and other details coming soon!

*Finally--anyone interested in being HOA Supply Chair? If you are organized, and you have some space for staging supplies for pickup, you can do this. There aren't any very unusual supplies this year (like some years), so it's a good time to give it a try. If we don't get an overall supply chair, each school's supply chair will handle ordering and organizing materials for each site. We've done that before, and it's not unworkable, but an overall chair makes a lot of things run more smoothly. Consider if this is another way you can help this year.

UPDATE: Supply chair FOUND! More details soon.

Brunch is now Light Lunch! All the details below

The end of year Hands on Art brunch is now an early lunch! Same place as before, just a little later--all the usual hoopla and ballyhoo, guaranteed!

Where? Riviera United Methodist Church (here's a map)

When? 10am to 1pm, Friday, June 3

Who? You, if you're a docent, school chair, or otherwise involved--see your school chair or a board member if you're not sure

Come get your first peek at the 2011-2012 projects, and enjoy reflecting on the past year's art experiences.

Open House!

Elementary schools all over the district are holding Open House this week, and it wouldn't be Open House without Hands on Art displays! Be sure to notice the really cool ones, and share pictures if you take them... link in comments here, or post on our Facebook group (newly updated). Meanwhile, this is a display of docent projects I spotted this afternoon at Lincoln:

Chalk It Up!

Were you there? We had a gorgeous day, and some great art, food, music, and dancing. If you were there, I don't need to tell you; if you weren't, you missed something great. It might not be too late to see the art, if you hurry--but that's the nature of chalk art, it's beautiful for a short time, and then it's gone forever. So seize the day!