next MEETING tues, May 27th @6:30 pm Cleary commons buil
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QUOTE OF THE week
“Creativity takes courage.” Henri Matisse
mission statement
THE LIVINGSTON FINE ART ASSOCIATION FOSTERS THE APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FINE VISUAL ART AND ARTISTS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATION.
monthly meetings
AS A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY, THE LFAA HOSTS A GENERAL MEETING EACH MONTH FEATURING A PRESENTATION BY A TALENTED ARTIST OR ARTISAN FROM AROUND MICHIGAN.
FREE GOODIES & BOTTLED WATER PROVIDED. COME MEET KINDRED SPIRITS -- EVERYONE WELCOME !
- WHEN: THE LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 p.m.
- WHERE: CLEARY UNIVERSITY, Room #3, CLEARY COMMONS (the first big building you see coming in off Grand River) HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Next MONth's MEETING -May 27th @ 6:30 pm
Presenter: Ricky Allman
Livingston Fine Art Association’s May 27, 2025 meeting will present an instructional video sharing by Ricky Allman, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), on fundamental applications of painting people.
Mr. Allman received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a master of fine arts with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design. His paintings often appear as landscapes, cityscapes and psychological landscapes utilizing the geographical features of his childhood in the Rocky Mountains, modernist architecture and gestural abstraction.
International exhibits containing his work have taken place in Denmark, England, France, Belgium, Scotland, Morocco, Paraguay and New Zealand. A recipient of multiple awards, Mr. Allman’s work has also been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. His art has been featured in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Harvard Business, Review Harper’s Magazine and the Kansas City Star.
(Melon Festival) Art at the opera house 2025
August 15-17, 2025
Come to the Opera House during Howell's infamous Howell Melon Festival. This year is expected to be better than ever! View and buy art from local artists while enjoying all of the Melonfest's wonderful activities.
COLORS OF LIFE FINE ART SHOW 2025
sEPTEMBER 19TH - 20th, 2025
ALL MEDIA FINE ART COMPETITION FEATURING CURRENT LFAA MEMBERS ONLY. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
RECEPTION ON FRIDAY, 9/19 FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ENJOY AN EVENING OF ART, WINE, AND HORS D' OEUVRES !
CONTACT SHARON FISHER FOR AN ENTRY FORM.
(517) 294-7562
OUT OF THE BOX THEME: FLOWERS
Fantasy of art 2025
November 28 -29, 2025
A two day event put on by the Livingston Fine Art Associations - Fine Art Show and Sale. Free and open to the public during the Fantasy of Lights Parade.
Details to follow