We are working on scheduling our meetings for 2023, following CDC guidelines as we progress through the year. We will update the calendar below after confirming our plans at the February 19th meeting at the Lake Shastina Community Center.
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.
2023 SAA Officers-to be determined at the February meeting
| President | tbd |
| Vice President | tbd |
| Secretary | tbd |
| Treasurer | Sharon Swingle |
2023 SAA Committee Chairpersons
| Art Show Chair(s) | Anne McTavish |
| Silent Auction | unfilled |
| Membership Chair | Darlene Ball |
| Newsletter | Barbara Soule |
| Publicity | unfilled |
| Scholarships | unfilled |
| Web Site | Sharon Swingle |
2023 Board Advisors
| Advisor | Betty Swartz |
| Advisor | Betsey Shuteroff |
| Advisor | Suzanne Mamedalin |
| Advisor | Joy Price |
The above Officers, Chairpersons, and Advisors constitute the SAA Board of Directors.
Monthly Meetings
General meetings are usually held in February, April, June, July, and October. There are no general meetings in March, May, August, September, November, and December. Meetings begin at 2:00 p.m.; however, if you plan to bring your art to a critique meeting, be sure to be there with your artwork no later than 1:30 p.m.
2022 SAA Meeting Schedule
General meetings for the year are set.
| Date | Activity |
| February 20th @ 2 PM | Critique by Chris Schneider! Board Meeting to precede meeting. |
| April 24th @ 1:30 PM | Critique by oil painter Chuck Prudhomme |
| June 12th @ 1:30 PM | Critique by Gail Domanski |
| July 17th @ 1:30 PM | Critique by Ernie Wasson! |
| October 16@ 1:30 PM | Cancelled |
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 three 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.
- 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.
- Three 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 the local newspaper. 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.