June 2026 Newsletter

SVAC Member Trip to the Heritage Festival of
Arts and Culture – Museum of N Arizona
Flagstaff June 27-28

We are relaunching the concept of member’s getting together to explore arts and culture events with the first trip planned to this wonderful annual festival in Flagstaff. We hope to do several of these events this year.

The event is being coordinated by board member Jan Saunders. If you are interested in participating, please RSVP to Jan at: bkseatridr@mac.com by June 10 and please include:

• Which day you prefer? We will then pick the day with the most preferences.
• Can you drive and if yes, how many can you take with you?​

SVAC Annual Meeting August 11^th

The Annual Meeting will be held on August 11^th at 1 PM at the Church of the Red Rocks which is at 75 Bowstring in Sedona. We will publish an agenda about a week before the meeting. Some of the major topics will be:

• Annual election for our Board of Directors
• Annual Member Show Update
• Open Studio Update
• Guest Speaker

We have two ideas that have been put forward for a speaker and are looking for you all to vote on which one you would like to hear. The potential speaker would be:

• Insurance broker to discuss options for homeowner’s insurance that covers personal liability when participating in Open Studios.
• CPA to talk about “Taxes and the artist.” We are looking for suggestions for CPA’s that fit this bill.
• Here is a link to respond on which speaker you would prefer and if you have any candidates, you think would do a great job:

https://form.jotform.com/261504660656155

Online Application for SVAC
24th Annual Member Exhibition
At the Sedona Arts Center

The online application for our annual exhibition this year will open on June 12 and close on July 11.  It is hoped that this change will expedite the application process and not interfere with members’ summer plans.  In the past, some members found the mid-July/August application time problematic.
 
The SVAC 24^th Annual Exhibition will be open to the public from Friday, October 2, to Friday, October 16, at the Sedona Arts Center. It will include a Member’s Meeting on Thursday, October 1 and an Opening Reception on First Friday, October 2.
 
For further information, please contact Claudia Ronaldson at: Claudia391946@gmail.com

June Artist’s Breakfast

The June artist’s breakfast with be held in West Sedona at the Golden Goose restaurant at 10am. on Monday, June 8.  Please join us and bring your ideas for other activities you would like to do with SVAC members.

SVAC 4^th Annual Library Exhibition

Our library exhibition will open on June 1 and run through June 17 at the Community Library Sedona. It will be located in the main lobby and open from 10 AM to 5 PM every day except Sunday. There also will be an article about the exhibit in the June 3 issue of Kudos.
 
Please come visit our exhibit the next time you are in Sedona and enjoy the artwork of our twelve participating artists: Ken Barnes, Carol Benally, Jeri Castronova, Robert Holton, Leanne Lee, Deborah McAllister, Carol Meteyer, Michele Cokl Naylor, Barbara Ragalyi, Claudia Ronaldson, Nancy Ruby and Marita Taylor.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Let’s Play!
 Exhibition at the Shemer Gallery in Phoenix 
Until July 9

They are billing this as an exhibition featuring artwork that evokes a sense of playfulness and joy. If you have never been to the Shemer, it is worth the visit as it is a beautiful spot and a wonderful facility.

Two Exhibits at the Herberger Center
Ordinary Things Art Exhibit
Stranger Things Art Exhibit
June 6 – August 30

Ordinary Things - An exhibit exploring the quiet power, beauty, and meaning embedded in everyday objects, routines, and moments. This exhibit invited artists to reframe what we often take for granted and reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary. Featuring the work of 11 Arizona artists.
 
Stranger Things – An exhibition focused on things in our physical world that don’t quite seem normal, a distorted view of reality. This exhibit focuses on the unusual, the uncanny, and the unexplained. Featuring the work of 22 Arizona artists.
 
For more information on both:

• https://herbergertheater.org/events/ordinary-things-exhibit/
• https://herbergertheater.org/events/strangerthingsexhibit/

Something to Think About

A couple of thoughts from two of my favorite artists. If you ever get to Florence, seek out Michelangelo’s home and private studio. It is off the beaten tourist path and really quite fascinating. Of course, Monet’s Giverny is a mecca for artists as well as art lovers and not to be missed if you find yourself in France.

“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” 

                                                                                  ~Claude Monet

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” 

                                                                                     ~Michelangelo

HOW TO PUT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE SVAC NEWSLETTER

We are happy to put member announcements in the Newsletter about upcoming exhibitions, meetings, equipment for sale - basically anything in good taste that our members might be interested in. Here are the guidelines:

• Two paragraphs or less in WORD format
• One photo if desired in JPG format. We don't always have room for photos.
• Please email it to Mike Upp by the 25th of the month prior to month you want it to appear in.
• We try to get the newsletter out by the 1st week of every month.

THIS NEWSLETTER GOES OUT TO OVER 280 PEOPLE – ALL THE MEMBERS OF SVAC AND OVER 140 LOCAL ARTISTS! IT IS A GREAT VEHICLE TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT ART EVENTS IN THE VERDE VALLEY!