Weekly Free Open Painting

Weekly Free Open Painting

Thanks to Barbara Womer and Jaime Trevethan at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center, the Newington Art League will host a weekly Members Wednesday afternoon Open Painting Studio beginning on Wednesday, July 5th.  This will be free to members of both the Newington Senior and Disabled Center and Newington Art League, Inc. This will be at…

Recognition of 40 Years
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Recognition of 40 Years

On Tuesday, May 23, Newington Art League, Inc. President, Pat Tanger, was honored to receive a proclamation in honor of the art leagues 40 years in Newington. The proclamation was read at the Town Council meeting by Newington Mayor Beth DelBuono after which several town council members commented in recognition of the services the art…

Dotting Demo by Lisa Nyland
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Dotting Demo by Lisa Nyland

Newington Art League Members and visitors enjoyed artist Lisa Nyland’s presentation of her dotting techniques at our May meeting. She brought a number of pieces of her work to show including a decorated mirror frame, a lazy-susan and many small paintings on canvas panels. She talked a bit about how she became interested in dotting…

Members Spring Show Winners
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Members Spring Show Winners

The Newington Art League participated in the Town wide art show at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center. There were 42 pieces in our 2023 Members Spring Show. Karen Israel was our juror of awards. She said she wished we had more prizes to give out as there were so many she liked. The first…

Newington Art League to Host Artist Lisa Nyland Demonstration on May 10th
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Newington Art League to Host Artist Lisa Nyland Demonstration on May 10th

The Newington Art League will conduct its general membership meeting on Wednesday May 10th at 6:30 PM, in the Ceramics Room at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center at 120 Cedar St, Newington, CT 06111. Following this short meeting Lisa Nyland will conduct a fascinating demonstration on “Dotted Techniques”.  The meeting and demonstration are free and open to…

NAL Receives  CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities

NAL Receives  CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities

The NAL was recently awarded a $5000 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities (CTH). CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants assist organizations as they recover from the pandemic and maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public. The NAL plans to utilize this funding to: NAL President Pat…