Arts & Culture

The Arts and Culture Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support arts activities in their clubs, schools, and communities. It is designed to inspire clubwomen and ignite within them a desire to make their world a more beautiful place. As Edgar Degas once said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

The goal is to create programs and projects that include music, literature, dance, drama, theatre, and other arts-related areas, both traditional and innovative, that cause the world around us to see and feel what they might have only once imagined.

The Orange Park Woman’s Club members work together to design and support arts activities in their local communities.

Arts & Culture CSP Chairman: Vicki McComb & Co-Chairman: Lynn Johnson

Updates:

The Beyond King Tut, Immersive Experience was very educational and enjoyed by the OPWC members who attended and then enjoyed a delicious lunch together to discuss it.

The Arts & Crafts Competition had 37 items entered - our ladies were quite creative and busy in 2023! Thanks to all who entered something! OPWC had 13 entries go on to the District 4 Arts & Crafts contest, held on February 15th at the Woman’s Club of Lake Butler. We had six (6) 1st place awards and one received the Best of Show in Crafts! We also garnered two (2) second place and 1 Honorable Mention awards. Check out the photos below on this page. The six (6) 1st place entries move on to the State competition in Orlando in April.

Check out our events calendar for updates on our next project which involves attending a glass-blowing class at Burnt Glassworks in Jacksonville.

The Arts and Culture Committee meets periodically to discuss upcoming projects. All ideas are welcome. Please come and join us! Check the Events calendar for the date of our next meeting.

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  • Ceramic Clown

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Hand-poured ceramic clown

  • Clay Sculpture Container

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Clay Sculpture Container

  • Christmas afghan

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Christmas afghan - original design. 1st place at District 4 also.

  • Table centerpiece

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Table centerpiece

  • Fall-themed Quilted Wall hanging

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Quilted Wall hangingHonorable mentio at District 4.

  • Fabric box

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Fabric box

  • Photo Book - Hand-made

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Photo Book - Hand-made. 3rd place at District.

  • Wreath (plastic bags & cola cans)

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Wreath (plastic bags & cola cans)

  • Dried, pressed flowers picture

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Dried, pressed flowers picture. 1st place at District.

  • Acrylic painting - Winter Scene

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Acrylic painting - Winter Scene

  • Fairy cross stitch

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Fairy cross stitch. 1st place at District and Best in Show - Crafts.

  • Macramed driftwood bathroom hanger

    Arts & Crafts Winner: Macramed driftwood bathroom hanger. 1st place at District.

  • Glass flower

    Arts & Crafts Winne: Glass flower. 1st place at District.

  • Karen pained a cat on a recycled record

    Karen pained a cat on a recycled record. Artist Tim Stahlheber instructed the class on painting records.

  • Color-pencil filled bird’s head

    Color-pencil filled bird’s head

  • Christmas Wreath

    Christmas Wreath

  • Cat facing morning sun

    Cat facing morning sun

  • Shell Wreath with macrame over straw

    Shell Wreath with macrame over straw

  • recycled sweater pumpkin and snowman

    recycled sweater pumpkin and snowman

  • Fused glass pendants made into a necklace

    Fused glass pendants made into a necklace

  • Machine Emboidered Towel in Frame

    Machine Emboidered Towel in Frame

  • Pumpkin - Painting/recycle

    Pumpkin - Painting/recycle

  • painted record with washi tape & acrylic and gel pen tangle art

    painted record with washi tape & acrylic and gel pen tangle art

  • Sewn cosmetic bag

    Sewn cosmetic bag

  • Watercolor painting

    Taj Mahal - Watercolor painting

  • Recycled Painted Record

    Donna painted a sunflower on a recycled LP.

  • Floral painted record

    Floral painted record

  • Lucy with her Flapper Lady painted record

    Lucy with her Flapper Lady painted record

  • Sue painted a clown on her recycled record

    Sue painted a clown on her recycled record