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By Hope Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can make your own Psychedelic Wine Bottle light for a modest fee during next week\u2019s ArtNight at the Wassenberg Art Center, or you can bring your own project to work on. ArtNight is a free open studio held on most Thursday evenings. The next ArtNight will be held Thursday, February 9 from 6\u20139 p.m. (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019re excited about our next exhibit, which features work by members of the Ohio Watercolor Society. If you enjoy beautiful paintings and\/or watercolor, this is the show for you! It spotlights some of the most colorful and accomplished watercolor artists in Ohio and surrounding states, and features approximately 40 lush, professional paintings. We feel very privileged to bring this prestigious exhibit to Van Wert! Many of these works are for sale, so here\u2019s another chance to add a fine art piece to your home or give one as a gift. There will be a free, public opening reception on February 11 from 1\u20135 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 It will include free refreshments, a cash bar and live music by Jimmy Solo of Edgerton.<\/p>\n

On Friday the Wassenberg Art Center will be the last stop in the Annual Chocolate Walk hosted by Main Street Van Wert. We will be pairing wines with gourmet chocolate! You\u2019ll probably be hungry after all that walking, and the art center will offer the opportunity to purchase items so you can refuel.<\/p>\n

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Aubrey Gebert will perform at the Wassenberg Art Center this Friday evening during the Annual Chocolate Walk. \u00a0\u00a0(Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There will be live entertainment in the form of vocals and acoustic guitar by Van Wert\u2019s Aubrey Gebert.<\/p>\n

The Paws & Palettes fundraiser is scheduled for February 4 at 6 p.m. It will benefit both pets and art \u2013 such a deal! If you haven\u2019t signed up, we urge you to do so soon; the registrations are filling quickly. The proceeds benefit the Van Wert County Humane Society and the Wassenberg Art Center. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to paint a glowing winter scene to hang on your wall. The cost is $35, which covers materials and the participant\u2019s first glass of wine or beer. Additional glasses will be available at regular WAC prices. Artwork created by dedicated VWCHS volunteers will also be available for purchase. You may sign up online at www.wassenbergartcenter.org\/announcements\/paws-and-palette-2017<\/a> or call 419.238.6837.<\/p>\n

Our next big event is \u201cPunk! Valentines\u201d scheduled for February 18, 8p.m\u2013midnight. \u201cPunk! Valentines\u201d will feature the punk\/glam rock band, Vanity Crash of Cleveland. Their entertainment will include a bit of unique fun \u2013\u201cBowieoke\u201d (karaoke with some Bowie-esque thrown in) — along with a talented VJ to host videos on a large screen focusing on the Glam\/Punk era. Ticket prices are $35 Individual; WAC member price, $40 Individual; regular price, $50 Couple; WAC member price, $55 Couple; regular price. Ticket price includes food and entries for door prizes. We encourage you to research the glam, punk-rock era and dress accordingly. Tickets on sale now, get yours soon!<\/p>\n

Art Classes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watercolor techniques<\/strong> is an ongoing Tuesday morning class from 10 a.m. to noon. You can join anytime; the fee is $35 per month (art center members) or $40 per month (non-members). Instructor: Pat Rayman. You\u2019ll need to bring your own watercolor supplies. Online sign-up is available.<\/p>\n

ArtNight:<\/strong> Will not be held this week to accommodate the Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Our next project will be Psychedelic Wine Bottle lights on February 9. $15 gets you a wine bottle, a set of battery lights, all materials and will include your first glass of house wine or beer. Additional glasses available at regular WAC prices. ArtNight is held every Thursday evening from 6\u20139 p.m. It is free to hang out at ArtNight, and you don\u2019t even have to make art. If you don\u2019t feel like bringing a project or doing the project we provide, you can just sit and chat. Feel free to bring snacks and invite your friends. A cash bar is available for those interested.<\/p>\n

ArtReach (ages 7\u201311 and 12\u201315)\u00a0<\/strong>Ongoing: <\/strong>Sign up whenever you want. We still have space available in our popular ArtReach after school art program! Ages 7-11 meet on Tuesdays and ages 12 and up meet on Thursdays. Students receive a snack and then get down to creating! Parents can drop off their youngsters after school and pick them up at 5 p.m. The program fee, which is charged monthly, is $40 for Wassenberg Art Center members and $45 for regular price during the regular school year. Supplies are provided. All holidays and cancellations will follow Van Wert City School schedules. An online registration is also available on our website. Need-based scholarships are available. Please contact the Wassenberg Art Center for more information.<\/p>\n

For more information on exhibits or to sign up for classes and events visit: wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 214 S. Washington St. in the old Armory building. The phone number is 419.238.6837, email is\u00a0info@wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0and the website is wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By Hope Wallace We\u2019re excited about our next exhibit, which features work by members of the Ohio Watercolor Society. If you enjoy beautiful paintings and\/or watercolor, this is the show for you! It spotlights some of the most colorful and accomplished watercolor artists in Ohio and surrounding states, and features approximately 40 lush, professional paintings. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wassenberg"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 09:08:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}