Call For Art

For the next gallery show at the North Port Art Center located at
5950 Sam Shapos Way, North Port, FL 34287 941.423.6460.
The show is titled “Faces in Places“. All media, any face in any place - be creative.

Receiving = Sat., Aug. 30, 10 am - 1 pm.
Reception & Awards = Sat., Sept. 6, 4 - 6 pm.
Removal = Sat., Nov. 1st, 10 am - 1 pm.

2008 ACA Muse Award Winners

2008 Muses Awards Winners
Poetry and Literature: Katherine Sherin Zauner
Visual Art/Photography: Carol Neagles
Instrumental Artist: Rafal Nowak
Unsung Hero: Liana Martin
Media Champions: Tom & Pat Newton
Arts Champion: Tracey Viviano

Special Award to the North Port Art Guild/North Port Art Center: Catherine Beausoleil, Stephen Etter, Jaynee Etter, Linda Pickrell, Joan Overholser and Carolyn Machado for their efforts to secure an art center in North Port.

Congratulations to all of you! You all deserve many standing ovations and encores for all of your hard work and dedication to the Arts in our area.

ACA New Member Spotlight

Born in New York, Barbara File was accepted into Balanchines School of American Ballet at age 11. There she studied with Alexandra Danilova, Felia Dubrovska, and Pierre Vladimiroff (Pavlova’s partner). She also studied at the Ballet Russe di Monte Carlo School, and with Valentina Pereyaslavec, Nureyev’s teacher. (more…)

ACA Member Spotlight

Louise HallLouise Hall is probably most widely known as a fabulous textile artist but there is a lot more to Louise than her art! She was a major influence with North Port Commissioners concerning the transformation of the North Port Art Guild to the new North Port Art Center. (more…)