BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Local Artists Will Share Their Secrets At ‘Meet The Art ist’ Day At The American Orchid Society\, Dec. 3 in Miami at America n Orchid Society - Eventful BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081203T110000 DTSTAMP:20081119T025626Z SUMMARY:Local Artists Will Share Their Secrets At ‘Meet The Artist†™ Day At The American Orchid Society\, Dec. 3 DESCRIPTION:The process of creating art can be considered a mystery. H ow do artists find inspiration\, choose colors and settle on technique s and media? Art enthusiasts will have a chance to learn first-hand at the American Orchid Society’s “Meet the Artist” event\, a Dec. 3 show featuring workshops and demonstrations held both outside in the botanical garden and inside by members of Women in the Visual Arts.\n \n“It’s a chance for people to see some unique kinds of work\,” said Janice Cohen\, past president of the non-profit group that promot es public interest in the visual arts. “I think people like to meet the artist and see how they do things.”\n\nThe event coincides with AOS’s “Art in Bloom” exhibit\, which runs Nov. 26 through Jan. 4 and focuses on local artists’ images of Florida’s tropical plants and animals.\n\nAll of those demonstrating at “Meet the Artist” w ill have pieces in the “Art in Bloom” exhibit\, Cohen said. They i nclude Faith Copeland\, a widely exhibited painter\; Jane Bazinet\, wh o will sketch and paint in watercolors and pastels\, Helen Hajjar\, wh o specializes in the Old World art of wax painting\; Nona Lightman\, w hose passion is Chinese brush painting and Cohen\, a photographer and painter who will deliver a lecture on “Photography of Flowers as Art .”\n\nCopeland and Bazinet will be painting in the AOS gardens betwe en 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Inside the building\, Hajjar will present at 11 a.m.\, Cohen at 11:45 a.m.\, Lightman at 12:30 p.m. and Bazinet\, who will work both outside and inside\, at 1:15 p.m. Additional artists wi ll likely be on hand to talk about their pieces\, Cohen said\, includi ng collage artist Susan Gould.\n\nAdmission to “Meet the Artist” i s the same price as admission to the gardens\, which is free for AOS m embers and $10 for non-members. Children 12 and younger are free.\nThe “Art in Bloom” exhibit is free and open to the public. A receptio n featuring light refreshments is scheduled for Dec. 11 from 5 to 7 p. m. All pieces are for sale.\n\nWhile members of Women in the Visual Ar ts have exhibited their work at AOS in the past\, this is the first ye ar “Meet the Artist” has been held\, Cohen said.\n\n“We thought people would like the opportunity to meet the people who make the art\ ,” said Cohen\, who specializes in both traditional and abstract pho tography\, as well as multi-media that mixes painting\, drawing\, phot ography and other art forms.\n\nMuch of her photography features flowe rs from the AOS gardens and greenhouse\, said Cohen\, who recently spe nt several hours at AOS watching a water lily bloom. As for the opport unity to interact with local artists\, Cohen said\, “If people are i nterested to see how an artist’s mind works\, I think they will find it fascinating.”\n\nABOUT THE AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY:\nWith nearly 18\,000 members around the world\, the AOS is recognized as a leader in orchid education\, research\, and conservation. It is the largest s pecial-interest horticultural organization in the world. The AOS Visit ors Center and Botanical Garden has also become a popular site for cor porate meetings and special events\, such as weddings and private part ies.\nThe AOS facility and gardens are open to the public daily from 1 0am until 4:30pm. Admissions are $10 for adults and free for children under 12. Seniors 65 and older receive $1 off regular admission. The A OS Botanical Garden is located at 16700 AOS Lane\, Delray Beach\, FL 3 3446. For more information\, please call 561-404-2000 or visit www.aos .org. LOCATION:American Orchid Society @ 16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach, Flori da 33446 United States SEQUENCE:1227063386 UID:E0-001-017420018-4 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-017420018-4 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR