May-June 2025 Newsletter
- Jun 8
- 4 min read
Recent Art Show Winners:
And the winners of the May/June 2025 art show are... (click on the photo to see more). Stop by the gallery during business hours to see them in person until July 6.
Our art shows are open to anyone, nonmembers included! To learn more visit:
Save the Date! October 25, 2025 for Beaux Arts Ball 2025: "Pure Imagination"
Tickets go on sale in July!
Recent Events:
At the May 13 General meeting, Leanna and Lani lead an interactive demonstration of gouache painting.
On May 24th we held our Artists Reception and potluck.
Also at the Artist Reception we congratulated our 2025 awardees of CAA’s Maxine Piester Memorial Art School Scholarship! JFK scholars, Lea Eldridge (pictured here with her father) and Anousha Baqai (not pictured), will each receive $500 towards furthering their visual arts education in college in the fall.
On May 31st, CAA members attended the annual Lake Norconian Club Foundation fundraising gala as table sponsors.
New and Continuing Classes/Workshops/Events:
We are always adding more classes and activities to our schedule, so remember to check our website and social medial frequently for updates!
Do you have a passion for fostering creativity and artistic expression in all ages and abilities? CAA is looking to collaborate with artists, crafters, makers, and creatives to host workshops in our gallery. To learn more, please email: admin@coronaartassociation.org
Coming Up:
You will want to make sure you don't miss the General Meeting on June 10, 2025 at 6pm. We will have the privilege to hear from a world-renowned Native American Artist, Eric Tippeconnic. Come and hear his story and see his artwork.
Comanche artist Eric Tippeconnic is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation on his father’s side and his mother hails from Copenhagen, Denmark. Eric’s interest in painting and art was heavily influenced while growing up on numerous reservations and Indigenous communities as well as from traveling to Denmark each summer to visit his mother’s side. Eric’s cultural diversity and love of history and art from an early age helped develop his interest and passion for creating art from the moment he could hold a pencil. Using bright, rich and vibrant color combinations, Eric utilizes his artwork to capture movement that serves as a metaphor for the viewer which boldly states that Indigenous American cultures while intimately connected to their history are in fact contemporary, alive, and constantly evolving.
Eric completed his PhD in History at the University of New Mexico. He is the first Comanche to receive a PhD in the field of History. Eric resides in southern California with his family and teaches at California State University San Marcos in the American Indian Studies department. More information about Dr. Eric Tippeconnic's artwork can be found here: https://www.erictippeconnic.com
To see more events coming up, please visit our main Events page or Calendar: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/
Reminders...
Business hours are Thursdays - Sundays 12-4pm.
Subject to volunteer staffing availability. Closed on all major and minor Holidays.
We need members to volunteer to staff the gallery! Please sign up at the podium.
Recurring meetings pattern:
Board meetings are always the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
General meetings are always the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
Art show take-in/take-out is the weekend after the general meetings in odd months.
The artist reception is the Saturday after take-in at 6pm.
Have a picture or print that would be perfect if it were only matted and framed? We offer custom mat cutting to members and the public at very competitive pricing! Check out the info on our website: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/mat-cutting
Our Gallery Gift Shop is stocked with CARDS, GIFTS and DECOR! All handcrafted by CAA member artists. A portion of the proceeds supports our community arts mission!
Tuesdays 10am-12pm: Adaptive Art Class for those with special needs 14+. CAA member-artist Diane Archuleta hosts the FREE adaptive arts class every week to over 70 teens and adults with cognitive disabilities. But she cannot do it alone! Diane needs your help to keep this program running. If you can spare some time to help, just drop by the FAM room before class starts at 10am.
Art happens here!
The Corona Art Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community arts organization that has been serving the artistic needs of our communities since your participation in our events and donations help us to continue to support visual arts education and enjoyment for free or low-cost to residents of all ages and abilities. Thank you.
We especially need donations to our Adaptive Art classes for kids and adults with special needs. These are taught at the Corona Library 100% by volunteers. Please email us at admin@coronaartassociation.org if you can help.
We also want to offer more and larger scholarships to art students. To donate specifically to this program and to learn more, please go to: https://www.coronaartassociation.org/scholarship-program
Or, to give to our general fund, you can use the "Donate" button at the bottom of any page on our website.
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Corona Art Association is located inside Corona's Historic Civic Center at 815 W 6th St. Suite 145, Corona, CA 92882
