UPCOMING EVENTS
🎨SVAA 2026 Fall Open Art Show🎨
CALL FOR ARTISTS - Open to all artists aged 18+
SAVE THE DATES
Saturday, September 26th – Artwork submission
Monday, September 28th – Show opens
Saturday, October 10th – Awards and Artist Reception
Friday, October 23rd – Show closes
Saturday, October 24th – Artwork pick up
Click here to download the 2026 Fall Open Show Prospectus and Entry Form
For questions contact Show Chairperson – Dawn Marple at [email protected]
CALL FOR ARTISTS - Open to all artists aged 18+
SAVE THE DATES
Saturday, September 26th – Artwork submission
Monday, September 28th – Show opens
Saturday, October 10th – Awards and Artist Reception
Friday, October 23rd – Show closes
Saturday, October 24th – Artwork pick up
Click here to download the 2026 Fall Open Show Prospectus and Entry Form
For questions contact Show Chairperson – Dawn Marple at [email protected]
RECENT EVENTS
Quarterly Art Demonstration/ General Meeting
Carol Roullard, an exceptional fluid acrylic artist, demonstrated her skills in this medium.
🎨 What a wonderful evening of creativity and inspiration at the Simi Valley Art Association's recent General Meeting! 🤩
A heartfelt thank you to Carol for sharing her incredible talent and giving us a captivating demonstration of fluid acrylic painting. Members and guests enjoyed watching vibrant colors flow across the canvas while learning about Carol's techniques, creative process, and the unique beauty that makes fluid art such an exciting medium.
Events like these bring our artistic community together to learn, connect, and be inspired by one another. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the evening such a success!
Where: Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Activity Center (Atrium) 4201 Guardian Street, Simi Valley
When: June 18, 2026 @ 6pm – 8pm
Admission donation for demo will be requested at the door: $8.00 for members $10.00 for non-members $3.00 for students (free if accompanied by a paying adult).
Carol Roullard, an exceptional fluid acrylic artist, demonstrated her skills in this medium.
🎨 What a wonderful evening of creativity and inspiration at the Simi Valley Art Association's recent General Meeting! 🤩
A heartfelt thank you to Carol for sharing her incredible talent and giving us a captivating demonstration of fluid acrylic painting. Members and guests enjoyed watching vibrant colors flow across the canvas while learning about Carol's techniques, creative process, and the unique beauty that makes fluid art such an exciting medium.
Events like these bring our artistic community together to learn, connect, and be inspired by one another. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the evening such a success!
Where: Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District Activity Center (Atrium) 4201 Guardian Street, Simi Valley
When: June 18, 2026 @ 6pm – 8pm
Admission donation for demo will be requested at the door: $8.00 for members $10.00 for non-members $3.00 for students (free if accompanied by a paying adult).
MEET CAROL ROULLARD
We see faces in the texture of a tree trunk. The majestic colors of a sunrise or a beautiful blossoming rose pique our emotions. Art, too, should impart feeling. As an artist, I choose to create work that imparts happiness, a sense of excitement or calm, warmth and hope. Nature’s colors, patterns and textures fascinate me. Even as a young girl, my goal was to capture nature’s character and strength in pictures that evoked awe. Photography became my primary medium.
My photography expanded to include the hidden world of the micro cosmos. Using a high-powered polarization microscope, I discovered extraordinary, intricate dazzling crystals with unique natural structures and patterns. The intricate micro-crystal arrangements I create captivate viewers and stimulate their imaginations to interpret an abstract pattern into a familiar scene just like those faces in the trees.
I love color and the unpredictability some art media impart. Recently, I expanded into fluid acrylics, using bold paint and multiple techniques. This art medium perfectly suits my desire for color and unique structures. In many ways, the results resemble the surprise micro-crystals have to offer.
I now spread my time between fluid acrylics and scoping. I love the uncertainty, the magic and creativity that goes into both mediums. When I grow crystals and put the slide under the microscope lens, the anticipation grows. It's hard to explain. I don't know what I'm going to see. Those moments after adjusting the focus and lighting, when I suddenly see a magical world come into view are breath-taking. They are fantastical! The same with fluid acrylics. The art piece can transform as it progresses and one the paint dries, its true magic is revealed.
Join me on this journey to capture the unpredictable through art!
See her art work at: www.carolroullardart.com/original-acrylics
We see faces in the texture of a tree trunk. The majestic colors of a sunrise or a beautiful blossoming rose pique our emotions. Art, too, should impart feeling. As an artist, I choose to create work that imparts happiness, a sense of excitement or calm, warmth and hope. Nature’s colors, patterns and textures fascinate me. Even as a young girl, my goal was to capture nature’s character and strength in pictures that evoked awe. Photography became my primary medium.
My photography expanded to include the hidden world of the micro cosmos. Using a high-powered polarization microscope, I discovered extraordinary, intricate dazzling crystals with unique natural structures and patterns. The intricate micro-crystal arrangements I create captivate viewers and stimulate their imaginations to interpret an abstract pattern into a familiar scene just like those faces in the trees.
I love color and the unpredictability some art media impart. Recently, I expanded into fluid acrylics, using bold paint and multiple techniques. This art medium perfectly suits my desire for color and unique structures. In many ways, the results resemble the surprise micro-crystals have to offer.
I now spread my time between fluid acrylics and scoping. I love the uncertainty, the magic and creativity that goes into both mediums. When I grow crystals and put the slide under the microscope lens, the anticipation grows. It's hard to explain. I don't know what I'm going to see. Those moments after adjusting the focus and lighting, when I suddenly see a magical world come into view are breath-taking. They are fantastical! The same with fluid acrylics. The art piece can transform as it progresses and one the paint dries, its true magic is revealed.
Join me on this journey to capture the unpredictable through art!
See her art work at: www.carolroullardart.com/original-acrylics
YEARLY EVENTS
The SVAA hosts two major art shows every year:
1. Spring: Annual People's Choice Show (members only)
2026 People's Choice Show Entry Form
2026 People's Choice Show Winners
2. Fall: Open Juried Show (all local artists)
2026 Fall Open Show Entry Form
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