Founded 1943

The stream at the Garden

 If you have always wanted to learn how to draw, or feel you missed out on some basics, this class is for you. Drawing is about finding relationships and problem-solving. Learning to draw from observation is an essential element to enhancing creative thinking in all areas of life.

In these 3 sessions we will learn to use a grid to increase accuracy, and practice sighting and measuring skills. The grid is used to enlarge a drawing to any size so that a small sketch can become a finished painting, or a detailed drawing can become a mural. By practicing the skills to become excellent at drawing you can eliminate frustrations in painting as you become better at planning compositions. Appropriate for adults and mature high school students. You do not need to have attended previous sessions of the Drawing Boot Camp. Bring a drawing of your own or a photo or painting that you would like to enlarge.

Julie Draeger's Studio

A chance to show your work, any subject, style or medium, 2D or 3D.

• Monday, August 5, 2024: Call for Entries begins
• Tuesday, August 20, Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
  Help session at TAC to enter this show. Come to the Toledo Artists' Club. Bring your flat artwork to be photographed if you need submittal images for the application. If you have prepared suitable images, bring them on a portable storage device (phone, tablet, flash drive, SD card, or portable hard drive.)
• Friday, August 30, 2024: Call for Entries closes
• Friday, September 6, 2024: Notification of accepted artwork.
• Monday, September 9, 2024: Exhibit opens.
• Thursday, October 31, 2024: Exhibit closes
  

Brenda's works of abstract art have been collected into a compelling exhibit called Reflections of Spirit, on display through Oct. 20 in the Robert C. and Susan Savage Community Gallery in the Toledo Museum of Art. The paintings collected in this exhibition are all recent paintings. Her work is inspired by family memories and stories of family history. You can view more of her work on her website.

Gina Wolfrum solo show at the Union League of Chicago

September 25 to November 19 2024

65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago

The Union League of Chicago boasts the largest private art collection in the city, second only to the Art Institute of Chicago. From Gina's website:

"As a mixed media artist, I create textural pieces, sometimes abstract and contemporary, and other times – usually my florals – very detailed and specific. My passion is combining color and texture in unconventional methods to arrive at a pleasing, yet thought-provoking presentation of my subject. My paintings have been inspired by simple things like falling leaves to the soothing waves of the oceans.