September Members' Memo

​Hello MWCA members!

We have weathered what I hope is the worst of 2020 and remain open to serve you and our community through offering classes, an inspiring new Show and everyone's favorite gift shop!  Comments I've heard just today: "It's so calm and peaceful here.  This is a really nice break from the world."  "This is our first visit to Monroe and this place is amazing! We'll be back!"  I hear comments like those almost daily.

It's great fun to take someone on their first tour of this place and watch their eyes just about pop out of their heads.  I know we take this place for granted, but having a community art center offering a shop, classes, gallery shows and events of our caliber is a rare and precious thing.  

Have you seen the new show?  It's really amazing; my favorite one so far, I think.  64 artists are showcased through over 130 works selected by a panel of jurists.  It truly is the best of the best.

COMING UP …

• October 2 from 6 - 7:30 -- Wine and Cheese reception and awards for the Regional Show.  If you'd like to help by providing snacks, help set up or host, please let me know.  If weather permits, this will be an indoor-outdoor event.  Stay tuned for any further updates.
• October 10 from 10 am - 4 pm: Monroe Fall Fest - we will host workshops and pop-up shops - let me know ASAP if you are interested please in hosting a pop-up shop of your items.  Also volunteers needed to greet and assist in classes.
• Christmas Gift Shop: November and December (we 'll start setting up at the end of October).  You must be juried into the Gift Shop.  If you are interested, please let me know ASAP. 

You might be interested in how the shop is doing ... 
August 2020:

• We had 23 artists sell in our shop in August.  
• 148 items sold at an average selling price of $13.  
• Prices of items sold ranged from $1.50 to $115.

This is an increase of:

• $400 over what we sold in August 2019 (we sold 85 items)
• $700 over August 2018 (46 items sold)
• $1,192 over August 2017 (only 16 items sold)
• So as you can see, every year is better than the previous!  

PLEASE REVIEW US
Review us on YELP (four stars if you love us): https://www.yelp.com/biz/monroe-walton-center-for-the-arts-monroe
 - this will help people find us when looking for things to do in Monroe.

And on GOOGLE (five stars please):  Post a review to our profile.  https://g.page/monroewaltonarts/review?gm

This just takes a moment!!

CLASSES
Our classes are back!  If you're interested in teaching, please let me know! 
https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/classes--events.html

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Please consider contributing a little of your time to our community art center - learn more here and take a moment to fill out our Volunteer Survey here: https://forms.gle/Sm7ZDy4wU5F5EMrE7

Please be our ambassador and help us spread the word about the good things happening here!  

See you soon –
Hope