PaperWorks is founded on the passion, appreciation, and enjoyment of the paper arts.
Next Meeting:
Thursday, February 5, 2025
Gather with us to Learn, Explore, Share, and Grow
Open to the Public – In Person OnlyLocation
St. Francis in the Foothills Church Celebration Room 4625 E. River Rd (NW corner of River and Swan)Schedule
9:30 – 10:00 AM - Check-in & informal chat10:00 – 10:45 AM Welcome & announcements10:45 – 11:00 AM Creative Meetups Show & Share Display11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Speaker: Ginger Burrell “You Look So Normal”Come get social with us!
PaperWorks offers educational and creative opportunities for paper enthusiasts and professionals dedicated to the art of paper and book arts. Our initiatives include:
Monthly meetings held on the first Thursday of the month.
Workshops, programs, classes, and collaborative groups.
Community exhibitions by PaperWorks members.
Scholarships for students studying paper arts.
Joining PaperWorks connects you with a vibrant community of fellow enthusiasts.
Join us for a guided spring field trip to The Land with No Name (LWNN)—an immersive desert experience blending landscape, learning, and community.
📅 Friday, April 10
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Registration
All sign-ups will be handled through the PW website
Registration will go live at our February meeting
A minimum of 19 members must sign up for the tour to proceed
Cost
$25 per person
What to Bring
Packed lunch
Hat
Water bottle
Hiking shoes or sturdy sneakers
(terrain is desert and uneven)
LWNN will provide prickly pear juice and cookies.
Travel & Meeting Details
Meeting place: Kestral Kafe, Three Points
Drive time to meeting place:
From Tucson: ~35 minutes
From Oro Valley: ~45 minutes
From Kestral Kafe, we will carpool an additional 30–40 minutes to The Land with No Name.
⚠️ Important:
We will need five high-clearance vehicles to reach the site. The road is unpaved and may be rough.
Questions?
Please contact: Deb Hilbert
Spring Field Trip: The Land with No Name
Events & Announcements
Support the PW Scholarship Program in a fun, collaborative way:
• Sign up:
At the December 4, 2025 ,PW meeting or online through December 20, 2025.
• Up-cycle:
Choose an unfinished art piece to donate. Any size or dimension welcome. Email a photo of your unfinished piece to Mara Krumins by January 5, 2026 and bring the piece to the January 8, 2026 PW meeting. You will then choose a piece by another member artist to work on.
• Work period:
Work on the “unfinished” piece you selected from another artist through March 1, 2026. A portion of the original work must remain showing. Email a photo of the “finished” piece along with other needed info to Mara Krumins by March 2, 2026.
• Auction:
Bring your “finished” works to the March 5, 2026 PW meeting. Finished works will be auctioned via silent auction at the March 5, 2025 PW meeting.
Paperworks members can take advantage of a generous $500 matching funds donation from an anonymous donor when making an individual contribution. It’s easy to do when paying your dues through our webpage or in person at a meeting.
The Paperworks Scholarship Program is a collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Graduate Studies in Art and Pima Community College’s Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. Together, we work to support and elevate student artists at both the graduate and undergraduate levels who are working predominantly in paper-based media.
Questions: E. Sullivan. Thank you for supporting PaperWorks scholarships.
Matching Funds Opportunity for our Scholarship Program
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ExhibitionsWorkshops & Classes
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Why Set Up A Gallery Page?
Some exhibit curators will be using our gallery for their jury process.Gallery pages are one place the Exhibits chair looks to see artists’ work. The Exhibits chair often uses the gallery artists pages to find artists willing to submit images for exhibits and promotional information. (flyers, evites and press.)All art media is acceptable on our PaperWorks gallery pages… in fact, a variety of media is most welcome!If you are a new Artist ready to go public, setting up a gallery page saves time and expense over setting up your own website.Your gallery page increases the overall quality of PW members and a professional presentation. Work from the gallery is used to highlight individual members’ artwork on our website homepage.
Are you a PaperWorks member? If you would like your original art to appear in the gallery, please fill out the form below and request your work be placed in the Gallery. Artists already in the Gallery are encouraged to submit recent work. Any type of art is appropriate for the Gallery, not just paper.