The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will hold its Annual Members Fall Art Show & Sale at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street (at the flagpole), Friday through Sunday, October 21-23.

The show will be open daily from 10 am until 4 pm.

A reception, open to the public, is planned for Friday, October 21, 6-8 pm.

For further information, visit scanart.org or call show chair Malina Schneider at 203-798-2373.

Daskam Demo

In addition to the weekend show and sale, SCAN will also host its next artist demonstration next week.

Rick Daskam will offer a demonstration painting a still life in oil on Wednesday, October 26, at 1:30 pm, in the lower level of the meeting house. The demonstration is open to the public and admission is free.

Daskam’s paintings have appeared in art galleries and juried exhibitions throughout Connecticut, New York, and Maine. Having studied art at Paier College of Art from 1978-1982, in 1998 he followed his passion of painting plein-air, and spent his time painting landscapes and farms in the local area surrounding his home.

In 2002, Daskam visited Monhegan Island in Maine for the first time, and fell in love with its rugged beauty. Returning every year for a week of “sun up to sun down painting,” the highly accomplished artist has produced some of his most memorable works there.

Daskam’s works have garnered him numerous well-deserved awards from The Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio; Hudson Valley Art Association; The American Artists Professional League; Lyme Art Association, and the Salmagundi Club.

He began teaching still life oil painting classes in 2008 for SCAN and has also taught for Ridgefield Guild of Artists and at Rowayton Art Center.

Daskam is currently co-president of Hudson Valley Art Association.

Reservations are not taken for SCAN programs but additional information is available at SCANart.org.