We have a packed schedule for 2025! Our members range from beginning artists to skilled professionals. All you need to join is enthusiasm for visual arts and $25. Just complete the membership form below and mail it with a check for annual dues ($25 for an individual or $35 per family) to Siskiyou Artists Association, P. O. Box 1654, Mount Shasta, CA 96067.
SAA is a non-profit organization governed by bylaws filed with the State of California.
2026 SAA Officers:
| President | Anne McTavish |
| Vice President | Cheryl Petty |
| Secretary | Linda Richter |
| Treasurer | Jeanne George |
2026 SAA Committee Chairpersons
| Art Show Chair/Silent Auction | TBA |
| Membership | Bee Soule |
| Hospitality | Darlene Ball |
| Newsletter | Cindy Corrales |
| Programs | Kathie Matthews |
| Publicity & Social Media | Cheryl Petty |
| Scholarships | Howard Jones/John Adamson |
| Web Site | Sharon LoMonaco |
The above Officers and Chairpersons constitute the SAA Board of Directors.
Monthly Meetings
General meetings begin at 1:30 PM at the Lake Shastina Community Center, 15244 Driftwood Dr., Lake Shastina; however, if you plan to bring your art to a critique meeting, be sure to be there with your artwork early
2026 SAA Meeting Schedule
| Date | Activity |
| February 15 | 12:30 – 1:30 Board Meeting 1:30 – 5:00 General Meeting Critique: Chris Clother |
| March 15 | 12:30 – 1:30 Board Meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting Critique: Millie Whipple Smith Plank |
| March 21 & 28 | Workshop with Gita Lloyd |
| April 19 | 12:30-1:30 Board meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting Critique: Sean Kenny |
| May 17 | 12:30-1:30 Board meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting Critique: Fred Gordan |
| June 14 | 12:30-1:30 Board meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting Critique: TBA |
| June 19 & 20 | Workshop with Willo Balfrey |
| July 19 | 12:30-1:30 Board meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting Critique: Carol Jenkins |
| August 1 – 8 68 Annual SAA Art Show | No general meeting August 1, drop of art at SAM Stan Sours is the show Critique Artist August 8, Opening reception for Art Show |
| September TBA | No general meeting Workshop with Chris Messer Plein Air |
| October 18 | 12:30-1:30 Board meeting 1:30 -5:00 General Meeting select Officers Award trophy for monthly critique favorite Present ribbon to 2026 Art Show viewers favorite Potluck |
| October TBA | Art Sale |
| November | No Meeting |
| December | No Meeting |
All SAA meetings this year are to be once again held at the Lake Shastina Community Center (click this link for directions and a map), 15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina. At each critique meeting, up to two Artworks of the Month are selected by a vote of the members and guests present. At the October meeting, members vote for the Artwork of the Year from among those works selected at the critique meetings. Click HERE to see our past award winners!
Critique Criteria
- The artwork must be submitted by 1:30 p.m. on the critique meeting day.
- Artists may submit one piece of art per critique meeting.
- The artist must be present.
- Unless otherwise requested, art must be dry and ready to hang or display. Watercolors must be matted but do not need to be framed.
- The artist’s name, the title of the piece, and the medium used must be noted on the back or bottom of the work.
- Guests may present art work to be critiqued.
- Two artworks will be selected by vote of the members present as Artworks of the Month.
- The winning artworks and artists will have their picture taken for media and the website. Winning artists are reminded to make themselves and their artwork available to the photographer immediately at the close of the meeting.
All critiques are conducted by professional artists and art instructors from Northern California or Southern Oregon.