Event Calendar
Want to see more? Scroll down to see a full list of meetings, exhibit openings, and more.
Members can submit their own art events by emailing them to ridgefieldartassociation@gmail.com with subject attn: Newsletter
This will get your events listed here and in our newsletter. Please include all info you’d like mentioned, as well as any links. Newsletters will go out on Thursdays, so please let us know by the Tuesday before your events/deadlines.
Ridgefield Color Run
Color Run at 10:00 in downtown Ridgefield. Come paint a flag for RYAM at 9:00 before the 2-mile run. For more info visit: https://www.ridgefieldwa.us/360/March-First-Saturday
EARLY REGISTRATION - until February 16
$35 per runner
Includes T-Shirt & Color Packet
Sunglasses, cinch bags, and bandanas for the first 150 PAID registrations
LATE REGISTRATION - February 17 - March 1
$40 per runner
Includes Color Packet only
REGISTER NOW
Gallery Reception: Diana Lynn Zolotko
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Art Critique
Eva Kelley will be hosting two Art Critique meetups in March at the Ridgefield Art Gallery on March 10th from 5-7pm, and a daytime one March 16th from 10am-12pm. YOU MUST REGISTER-
There is limited seating- please register here if you’d like to attend.
Member Event: Encaustic & Photography Class with Linda Robertson
-Linda’s popular February Encaustic & Photography class is March 15. This one-day workshop requires no prior encaustic experience, and students will leave with a finished 8X10 encaustic painting. Bring your own photograph to personalize your piece, or use one of hers.
Art Critique
Eva Kelley will be hosting an Art Critique at the Ridgefield Art Gallery on March 16th from 10am-12pm. YOU MUST REGISTER-
There is limited seating- please register here if you’d like to attend.
March Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Gallery Reception: Molly Barnes
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
April Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Gallery Reception: Nicole Given
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
May Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Library Show Reception: Beyond the Frame
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: Kaylin Rose
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
June Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Library Show Reception: On Holiday
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: Lori O’Haver
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: Rose Jubb
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Library Show Reception: In Good Taste
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: Merrilee Asla Lee
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
September Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Gallery Reception: Chris Bidleman
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
October Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Library Reception: RAA Annual Members-Only Judged Show
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: Eva Kelley
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
November Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Gallery Reception: “On the Record”
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Gallery Reception: TBD
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Library Show Reception: TBD
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Library Show Reception: Yesterday & Today (RYAM)
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Clark College Penguin Talk: How Arts And Culture Shape Clark County by Adriana Baer
Join RAA member Adriana Baer, host of “I’m Into This Place”, for her Clark College Penguin Talk: How Arts And Culture Shape Clark County, to discover how creativity fosters connection, belonging, and pride of place. Dive into a conversation about why the arts matter - and why they’re essential to the fabric of Clark County. Vancouver Public Library, Feb. 25, 12 - 1pm
February Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
Art Gallery Event: Poetry Reading
Join Kathy Winters, this month’s featured artist, and Abby Braithwaite from Plas Newydd Farm, at the Ridgefield Art Gallery for a water themed poetry reading from 2-4pm.
Barbara Wright Artist Reception Wine Bar
Come celebrate our member Barbara A. Wright and see her work!
Asla Art Gallery Reception
RAA members Jack Androvich and Merrilee Asla-Lee are featured at the Asla-Art Gallery inside Willie Dick's 1st Street Tap House in Kalama for the "From Horses to Horsepower, Etc.” Show. There is a Meet the Artists event February 19th from 5-7pm.
A portion of all art sales go to the Kalama-based NINE LIVES & MORE rescue.
The Fine Art of Stabbing: Class by Jeannette Fedorka
The Fine Art of Stabbing needle felting class is being held at Cheryl’s Art Barn and you must secure you’re spot by emailing jeannettefedorka@gmail.com
All skill levels welcome, all supplies included, $35 per seat. Try “painting with wool”!
Gallery Reception: Water Water Everywhere, featuring Kathy Winters
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate a new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community.
Dive deep into the watercolor pieces Kathy Winters has made in her storied career. Please join us in celebrating Kathy's work, and many works from the rest of our members, in the Ridgefield Art Association's first gallery space: Ridgefield Art Gallery.
This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Member Event: Horsing Around Show Reception, Art at the Cave
Art at the Cave’s Horsing Around Show will feature Ridgefield Art Association artists Amber Moon Leigh, Jeannette Fedorka, and Eva Kelley!
Exhibit dates: 1/13 through 2/27 // Artist Reception: 2/6, 5-9pm // Artist Talk: 2/21, 1-2pm
Member Event: Encaustic Class with Linda Robertson
Linda’s popular Encaustic & Photography classes are coming up on Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, February 1. This one-day workshop requires no prior encaustic experience, and students will leave with a finished 8 × 10 encaustic painting. Bring your own photograph to personalize your piece, or use one of hers. Several RAA members have taken this class and created wonderful work! Just a couple of spots remain in each class.
January Member Meeting
These member meetings aim to update the membership about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and art association business. Most meetings include a speaker at the end that the board members arrange.
Linda Robertson will be our guest speaker at our January 26th member meeting to go over encaustic painting.
On February 28th, she will have an RAA hosted demonstration at the Ridgefield Library from 1-3:30pm.
Membership is not required to attend these meetings.
Have someone you’d like acknowledged for their work? Fill out our Caught in the Act form and we will shout them out during the member meeting.
For those who can not attend in-person:
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Member Event: Paint ‘n Sip with Lori O’Haver
Lori’s next Paint 'n Sip will be on Tuesday, January 20, from 4pm to 6 pm. at Little Conejo (formerly Bunnies Restaurant). We will be painting customizable pop art "Celebration Cakes".
There is only seating for 12. Email Lori directly to register ahead of time at loriohaverart@gmail.com
Member Event: Encaustic Class by Linda Robertson
Linda’s popular Encaustic & Photography classes are coming up on Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, February 1. This one-day workshop requires no prior encaustic experience, and students will leave with a finished 8 × 10 encaustic painting. Bring your own photograph to personalize your piece, or use one of hers. Several RAA members have taken this class and created wonderful work! Just a couple of spots remain in each class.
Gallery Reception: ‘All Together Now’ featuring all our gallery’s founding members
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Gallery Show with you and the rest of the community. This is the RAA’s first gallery and we’re so excited to share what this cooperative has been up to. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!
Library Show Reception: Black & White + One
Join the Ridgefield Art Association as we celebrate the new Library Show with you and the rest of the community. Come see the art, visit with the artists, enjoy the refreshments, and maybe even leave the show with a new piece of art!