Arts & Galleries

Name of Club: Hemet Valley Art Association Inc.

When formed: Dec. 16, 1963

Current president: Pat Pierce

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Special to The Press-Enterprise

The Hemet Valley Art Association Inc, stages fundraisers to fund student scholarships and displays art in its gallery.

Number of members: 150-170

Club's mission: The nonprofit association's goal is to raise money to provide high school students with scholarships. A selection committee judges students' art and, if a student receives a scholarship, his art is shown in the association's gallery for one month. The association also has art classes, runs a gallery and names artists of the month.

Area served: Hemet and San Jacinto

Meeting time and place: The public is invited to a meeting at 1:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Simpson Center, 305 E. Devonshire Ave., Hemet.

Current projects: The association is working on its largest fundraiser of the year, Evening of Art. It also will have a booth at Hemet's 100-year anniversary celebration Jan. 23.

Notable accomplishments: The group has financially supported high school students to advance art and acknowledge students' talents.

Quote: "We are the only art association that holds classes in water color, oil, pastel, mixed media, photography, silk scarf painting, and summer art classes for children," Pierce said. "We are a small and friendly group. Our teachers are good and the classes are for anyone who wants to start painting."

Information: The Hemet Valley Art Association gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is at 2115 E. Florida Ave., Suite D, Hemet. 951-652-4592.

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