LINKS AND ART GROUPS 
NOTE: Some of these groups are NOT good about keeping us informed when schedules or contacts change, so this list is only as good as the information last furnished us.
Ocala Art Group, Inc.
Open to anyone with an interest in art. Meets at 1:00 pm on second Wednesday of each month September through May . Holds member shows and workshops featuring guest artists. Website: http://ocalaartgroup.org
Fine Art on Broadway
Meets first Monday of each month except July and August at 7:00 p.m. at Brick City Center for the Arts (23 W Broadway). Open to all who wish to produce, promote, and show art, and to those interested in art education. For information contact Anita Anderson (352) 687-2667.
Ocala Decorative Artists (Updated 10-6-09)
Meet at 9:30 a.m.the fourth Saturday each month at Belleview's Cherokee Park Adult Recreation Center. For information call Donna Slutiak at 352-625-1511, or email dslutiak@cfl.rr.com. Website: http://www.ocaladecartists.com
Ocala Plein Air Painters
A group devoted to painting en plein air (French for in the open air, i.e. outdoors). Here's their web page: http://www.ocalapleinairpainters.org
Visual Artists’ Society
The VAS is dedicated to the advancement of each of its members. The society’s programs and exhibitions are hosted at the Webber Center Gallery at Central Florida Community College, Ocala Campus. The VAS offers two exhibit opportunities annually, the Le Salon newsletter published 3 times per year, lectures, workshops and fieldtrips especially suited to the professional development of each artist. Please further information contact Laura Wright at (352) 854-2322 Ext. 1552 or wrightl@cf.edu.
Citrus County Art League Cultural Center
2644 Annapolis Avenue
Hernando, FL 34442-4709
(352) 746-7606
Portrait Painters - Meet Fridays, 9:30 to 12:00
Wednesdays 2:30 to 4:30
Portrait Contact: Patricia Y. Russak
Citrus County Watercolor Club
An extremely active club. Meets second Friday each month at the United Methodist Church of Inverness on Pleasant Grove Road, two miles south of 44.
Schedules many workshops.
Contact: Kathy Pedeira
(352) 527-1260
For a list of their special events here's a link to their web page:
LINKS
Gets our vote as the best art site on the web. Tons of information.
Home page of America's (and possibly the world's) best oil.
The information site of the National Art Materials Trade Association
(This site is excellent for beginners, but of interest to all.)
A good page for information about Sculpey polymer clays.
Model builders and anyone interested in the Aztek line
of airbrushes should check this page.
The leading supplier of kits and supplies for paper making.
Many of their products are available from Red Swan.
Lots of useful information from the makers of the world's best-selling acrylic.
Samples and coming class paintings from our wet-on-wet oil teacher
Website of The Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online,
it catalogs art materials and provides information for both
museum professionals and the public.
(Thanks to Golden Acrylics for information about this site and the next .)
Although primarily intended for museum pros, artists may appreciate suggestions dealing with packing, storing, transport, and display of their art work, as well as health and safety issues.
http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/vismixmap.html
Shows and compares a variety of color wheels and color systems.
A good source for information for artists from the
National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA).
(New links are added regularly. Check back occasionally.)