January 2026 Meeting Video Online

Our Jan 19, 2026 meeting featured Alicia Leeke as our presenter. Her fun and interactive session was entitled: Reigniting Your Creative Spark – 40-Minute Creative Reset

The presentation addressed the question Alicia gets asked the most by students and artists is: How do you get started? How do you begin a painting or start work when you may not be in the mood to create or have other life activities filling your calendar?

If you’ve ever had painter’s block or if you've ever been stuck with slow to no motivation, this was a great presentation for you. Alicia discussed her process and the challenges that went with developing her “Under the Microscope” project followed by some fun activities to jump start your creativity!

Note: a subsection of the presentation is not included as we do not have permission to publish it from the presenter.

We had 76 participants: 50 in-person members, 26 members by Zoom and 4 guests in attendance. Thank you to everyone for joining the fun! Door prize winners were: Kalpana Parekh, Kerry Summer and Dianne Neil.

Watch the video of the meeting:

Note: Live attendance (in person and on Zoom) at this meeting counts toward Member in Good Standing (MIGS*) for entry into the Annual Juried Show and MIGS for entry into the Winter Still Hopes Juried Show. *MIGS = Members in Good Standing = Members who have attended at least 3 meetings in order to be eligible for the next juried show. Eligible meetings occur in the eight meetings preceding the show. You can verify your MIGS status at: https://www.crookedcreekart.org/membership-directory (member password required to view.)

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A reminder to our members:

Each month, we hold a new themed contest in the TAP Gallery. All CCAL members are invited to participate. Simply create your best piece according to the theme and bring it to hang on the start date listed below. (Be sure to bring your gallery wall label.) Only original works only are permitted in judged theme contests (no prints please).

Exhibits typically change the same night as our monthly member meeting. Be sure to take home your artwork at the end of the exhibit!!

A monthly Award Winner will be selected and awarded a ribbon for themed exhibits. Happy creating! In order to give our members more time to paint ahead for the TAP Gallery Exhibits, we will be trying to keep a yearly list of upcoming themes published in advance.

View the full list of all Upcoming TAP Gallery Themes so you can plan and create ahead!

To participate in our other Public Galleries, submit a Request to be scheduled in our other Public Galleries