Note Card Workshop

Note Card Workshop With Yvette Walker-Dalton

The African American Visual Artists Guild (AAVAG) will honor National Women’s History Month with an artistic workshop on March 20, 2021 via zoom conferencing (ID and password provided as we get closer to the event). Yvette Walker Dalton, professional artist, will conduct the workshop in which participants will be guided through a step-by-step process to create 4 notecards. Each notecard will use the picture of a famous African American woman chosen from a selection provided in the supply kit, or a substitute picture can be used. For a $10 donation each participant will be provided with the materials necessary to handcraft their set of cards. See guidelines for workshop ..

Open to All Artists In the Community

Our "Open Studio Drawing sessions" are open to all artists in the community. Artist must bring their own materials and sometimes a live model is used, if not a live model we will use a setup for still life drawing or painting.

Various sites are used for each session, sessions have been held at the Dayton Art Institute, Madden Hils Library, Northwest Library and artist's private studios. If we use a live model, we ask for donations from the artists present to donate $5 to pay the model. The drawing sessions are facilitated by a member of AAVAG. The drawing sessions are announced in our monthly newsletter, our website and in public information sources.

Producing Exhibits of Emerging and Professional Artists

Not all of our members are professional artists, within our membership are artists that are amateurs, hobbyists, learners and just lovers of doing art. We guarantee that they will have their art exhibited to the public in our gallery and public displays. But we also expect them to learn the correct techniques and use the right materials for their chosen craft.

They will also learn how to copyright and catalog their pieces of artwork for the future and also develop their portfolio.

Sponsors And Supporters That Make Our Free Events Possible

Our "Annual Art Day" is a free event for the community and is made possible by the City of Dayton's mini grant and the Community Engagement Grant.



Another supporter of our "Annual Art Day" is Kroger Markets.
Our sister Civic organization, TWENTIG has donated financially and supplied hostesses for this event since 1995.

The Ohio Arts Council grants have supported our efforts for the Dayton African American Culture Festival Art Exhibits and our annual National "Black Heritage through Visual Rhythms Exhibits and workshops held during the exhibits.