About Us

NCSFA is a non-profit group, dedicated to fostering the appreciation 
and education of fine art in our community. Our purpose includes charity through scholarship awards to students, and for our members, we include education and appreciation through art demonstrations, including lectures, exhibits, displays, workshops, museum and studio tours.

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The NCSFA offers seven demonstrations and one critique. Other opportunities include informal critiques, paint-outs, annual members shows and juried shows with reception, member exhibit opportunities, a quality emailed newsletter, this website, workshops and art field trips. The website also offers a free web-link for our members' own artist websites. Your dues support the art community: we fund scholarships for Poway Unified School District's college-bound high school art students, and offer a generous cash award to an artist exhibiting fine art at the San Diego Fair. In December, we offer a paint out, with a luncheon following. We don't meet formally June, July, August.  Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors continuing their education in the field of art. 

Our Meetings and Workshops will be on Zoom for  this year 2021-2022.

We currently have over 70 members.

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Our History 
The organization known today as North County Society of Fine Arts (NCSFA) was established on May 20, 1993 as "Poway Art League"(PAL). On November 26, 1996 the organization was renamed North County Society of Fine Arts. On July 26, 2001 we were granted 501(c)(3) status. NCSFA was formed for the purpose of unifying local artists, providing programs in various media and techniques, and furthering art education by granting scholarships to local high school graduates entering college as art majors.

Officers

2022

OFFICERS 

President - Ahna Street

Past President - Pati Johnson
1st VP - Programs, Workshops & demos - Janet Keto
2nd VP - Membership - Sue Robertson
3rd VP - Exhibits - Ann Westbrook & Janet Perkin

4th VP - Scholarships - Lois Goodman, Patti Slattery, Sally Ottoman

5th VP - Art Field Trips Jo-Lind Eckstein, Assistant OPEN

Newsletter - Sharon Ford

Publicity - Ahna Street

Recording Secretary - Lois Goodman

Treasurer - Sue Robertson

Website - Barbara Kokaska

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CHAIR POSITIONS

Auditor of Financial Records - Sharon Ford
Correspondence Secretary - Emma Muzzy
Displays and Opportunities - Cheryl Boeller

Historian - Ahna Street

Holiday Party - Kathryn Peterson
Hospitality - OPEN
Informal Critiques - Vita Sorrentino
Membership Badges - Sue Robertson
Zoom Co-ordinator - Joan Bonetti

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Join the NCSFA

Meeting

SUMMER FUN...Pop ups

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June 14th Tuesday noon to three!
July 14th Thursday noon to three!

August 18th Thursday noon to three!

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What are Summer Pop-Ups?

Summer Pop-Ups were the clever idea

of Janet Keto. Her original idea was to
keep members inspired during the

summer and promote in-person get-
togethers. The Pop-Ups have bloomed

into an opportunity to learn more
about Facebook and Instagram and
other forms of social media as well as
an opportunity to raise funds for the
scholarship program. While making up
for the lack of in-person get-togethers
after the pandemic. This will be a fun
way for us to all paint together for the
purpose of creating decorative tiles for
sale in the spring to raise funds and
expand our understanding about the
technical aspect of social media.
Plan to Join Us!
Meet us at the Rancho Bernardo Library,

17110 Bernardo Center Dr., San Diego, 92128. We will be meeting in the large meeting room upstairs. for these Summer Pop-ups with a purpose!
June 14th Tuesday noon to three!
July 14th Thursday noon to three!

August 18th Thursday noon to three!