About Us

Our History

Our History

On January 28, 2019 three artists met at a little café in downtown Prosper.  The gathering was the result of an online neighborly chat regarding the love for art as well as a desire to meet other like-minded artists who were new to the area. They were enthused and quickly began meeting twice a month. Many local artists arrived at the meetings, and by August of 2019 the group had grown to twenty-six members from the surrounding communities. Activities for our meetings evolved in a natural way and as the result of ideas offered by attending artists.

 

 

Our Mission

The Visual Arts of Prosper is dedicated to the charitable and educational purposes of developing, promoting, exhibiting and operating programs which will advance the creative arts in the community. Our vision is to motivate, inspire and nurture the artistic abilities in each of us and to further the development of art in the community.

 

 

Toni

President's Letter:

The Visual Arts of Prosper had a wonderful 2023! We are fortunate to have had some new members join this year. The Visual Arts of Prosper participated in new art shows and events such as Sweetwaters at Craig Ranch, the Eleven Seventeen restaurant, Prosper Dental Health, and finally our current exhibit at the Prosper Wine House. At each of these venues several of our artists sold pieces. Our new meeting location at the Collin College in Celina has been wonderful and we look forward to displaying our members’ art in the library there in the coming year. All our monthly meetings featured interesting people demonstrating their skills, talents, and artistic vision so that we might all grow as creators while enjoying the pleasure of each other’s company.

On December 9th, we had the first ever VAP Christmas party hosted by Karla and Larry Peska! The 13 participants ate, played, mingled, and exchanged gifts. They said they would host next year’s party too! The Christmas party was combined with our new monthly studio tour and everyone had a joyous time. Thank you, Karla and Larry!

We will be having more studio tours in the coming year. This is an opportunity for us to get together and learn what motivates the host to create and find out about the tools and techniques they use in the creation of their art. By participating in these events, we can learn about each other in a more personal setting and grow our friendships.

If you are interested in hosting a Studio Tour one month, please contact Karla Peska at Txartplay@msn.com.

We can look forward to more exciting prospects for displaying our artwork around Prosper and meeting with everyone. We also have plans for additional contests to challenge the creativity of our member artists.

 

I look forward to another fantastic year with all our Visual Arts of Prosper members. I wish you a happy, healthy New Year and look forward to seeing everyone in January at our meeting on the 18th.

 

Toni Wengler
President and Founder

Our Officers for 2023-24

Toni

Toni Wengler

President
David Chalker

David Chalker

Vice President
sue

Sue Burt

Treasurer
JoNell Brubaker

JoNell Brubaker

Secretary
Penny Eng

Penny Eng

Membership
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