Monroe Arts Association
CONNECT TO YOUR COMMUNITY
HOURS: Thursdays 4-7, Saturdays 10-4, and Sundays 12-4
175 South 5th Street, Monroe, Oregon
Art-a-thon 2024 - October 26-27
MAA is hosting our first Art-a-thon - noon October 26 to noon October 27
Artists will make art for 24 hours. If you're an artist, you can sign-up to participate and start getting pledges. If you can't participate, you can still support MAA by sponsoring one of our artists. Here is the link: http://go.dojiggy.io/monroe-arts
About Us:
The Monroe Arts Association is a non-profit community art center located in Monroe, Oregon. Dedicated to serving the interests of rural local artists and encouraging a vital, creative community the Monroe Arts Association hopes to provide everyone with exposure to, education in a wide variety of art experiences!
Raffle Winners
Sue Billings
Marla McCord
David Heintz
Jim Kavanagh
Check out the Gallery page to see shows for the upcoming year!
2025 Art Break Challenge
Introducing the 2025 Art Break Challenge! Do you know that making art has magical abilities to improve your mood, your health, and your attitude? We want to help give you incentives to make art!
Here's how it works:
On the first of each month, I'll post a challenge for that month. You'll have the month to complete your challenge. You'll have until the fifth of the next month to post your creation on a Facebook page (2025 Art Break Challenge). If you complete 11 or 12 of the challenges, you'll get a 2025 Art Break Challenge mug!
So, why should you join us?
In today's crazy world it's easy to forget to take a moment for yourself. Engaging in this challenge gives you an excuse to make something! The prompts are wide open. For example, the January prompt is to "create a winter scene using any medium." You decide how simple or complex your project is.
You can use this as an excuse to hang out with your kids, or friends or cats and dogs and make art!
This isn't costly...most of you will already have plenty of artsy stuff.
The other thing is you don't have to be anywhere near Monroe, Oregon! Let's see how far we can get this challenge going!
Join the Facebook group (2025 Art Break Challenge) and get ready to challenge yourself to make art! There will also be a page on this website!
What's New at MAA!
Drop Spindle Class - October 13, 12 pm $50
Intro to Alcohol Ink Class - October 20, 1-3, $25
Mixed Media Class - October 27, 1-3pm $30
The next show is the Community Open Show! Get working...let's fill the gallery!
Check out the 2024 Schedule in the Gallery Page!
Thursday nights are Pictionary nights...or you can bring some arts/crafts to work on. We do have a Pictionary "Wall of Shame"!
Wanna teach an art class? Let us know!
Check out our calendar for events and happenings!
Calendar
Non-Discrimination Policy
Monroe Arts Association does not unlawfully discriminate internally (in its administrative and program operations) or externally (in provision of services) on the basis of race, political orientation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or mental or physical disability or any other status prohibited by applicable law.
Monroe Arts Association's
MISSION, VISION, VALUES, and GOALS
The Monroe Arts Association strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We are focused on achieving these goals because we believe that everyone deserves to have access to art!
MISSION
Monroe Arts Association seeks to support our diverse rural artists and unite the community by providing a variety of creative opportunities for artistic engagement.
VALUES
Monroe Arts Association seeks to socially and economically elevate the lives and artistic endeavors of rural communities by inspiring artful expression in all forms regardless of age, income or skill level.
VISION
Monroe Arts Association is dedicated to resolving the distinctive needs of community to facilitate a broader appreciation and understanding of the creative arts.
GOALS
Monroe Arts Association’s goal is to encourage understanding, appreciation and support of all creative visionaries, and their advocates, for generations to come.