PaperWorks is founded on the passion, appreciation, and enjoyment of the paper arts.
Don’t Forget!
Next Meeting:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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.
Sign Up Before November 15!
Sign Up Before November 15!
A Call to Paperworks Artists
Paperworks 25th Anniversary Members Exhibit at the Steinfeld Gallery
Title of the Exhibit: Beneath the Surface
Dates:
Public Opening (ArtWalk Saturday): January 3, 2026
Subsequent Saturdays: January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2026
Artist Reception: January 11, 2026 – 2:00-4:00pm
Location:
Steinfeld Gallery, 101 West Sixth Street, Tucson, AZ
Steinfeld Gallery Hours:
1st Saturday of the Month: 4:00–8:00 PM
Subsequent Saturdays: 12:00 noon–4:00 PM
Volunteers Needed:
Paperworks is required to have at least one member present during the event hours. Volunteers will need to schedule their participation with Stevie. More details to follow as the opening date approaches.
Art Delivery to Steinfeld Gallery:
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 -10:00am
Pickup Artwork:
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Time: 9:00 -10:00 am
Theme Description:
Beneath the Surface is the theme for Paperworks' 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Vera Gates, president of Paperworks, shares her poetic reflection on the theme:
"In the making of Art, there is the seen, the heard, the understood. And then there is the deep unknown. The magic… beneath the surface. An ancient well of wisdom. A way of being. Of wanting, needing, to create. To realize in some physical form that which lies embedded within us. We need not understand it. But it is essential to our being that we make. Something. Out of nothing. That we make art. In our own, precious way. I invite you to participate in this exhibition, to replenish your deep well of knowing, to refresh and to share, to reveal what waits for all of us, just Beneath the Surface."
– Vera Gates
Media:
2D and 3D works in all media are accepted.
Size:
There are no size restrictions.
Quantity:
Members may submit up to 3 pieces. Every participating artist will have a minimum of one piece selected.
Submission Fee:
A $25 fee is required with each submission.
Presentation Requirements:
Important: All artwork must be professionally framed with wire hangers and ready for display.
Thin canvases, prints, photographs, and collages must be framed.
Larger gallery-wrapped canvases can be presented by painting the edges, but they must be professionally finished with a solid color or the design wrapped around the edge.
Non-compliant work will be returned to the artist.
Sale of Work:
All work must be for sale and priced to reflect the current Tucson art market.
Sales will be handled by Steinfeld Gallery staff during the First Saturday ArtWalk and every Saturday thereafter during regular gallery hours. Steinfeld Gallery takes a 20% commission on sales.
Important:
Every artist must complete a W-9 form when dropping off their artwork.
How to Participate:
Submit Your Intent to Participate:
Email: steviemack83@gmail.com
Subject Line: Paperworks: Steinfeld Gallery Participation
Deadline: November 15, 2025
Submit Digital Images of Your Work:
Email: steviemack83@gmail.com
Subject Line: Paperworks Steinfeld Gallery [Your Name]
Deadline: December 8, 2025
Attach a JPG of each artwork you are submitting, labeled with your name and the artwork title.
Include in the Body of the Email:
Your name
Title of each artwork
Medium, size, and price of each artwork
Questions?
Contact Stevie Mack:
Email: steviemack83@gmail.com Phone: 520-275-8395
Visit me: Instagram.com/JannyTaylorCreates
Events & Announcements
You Complete Me! Fundraiser is back
Support the PW Scholarship Program in a fun, collaborative way.
Sign up: At the Dec 4 PW meeting or online through Dec 20
Up-cycle & donate: Choose an unfinished art piece to donate. Email a photo to hiemilysullivan@gmail.com, then bring the piece to the Jan 8 PW meeting
Auction: Finished works will be auctioned at the Mar 5 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.
SHOW & SELL — December 4 PW Meeting
Members are invited to participate in our Show & Sell event on December 4. Each participant will receive half a table to display and sell their work. Please bring cash for making change or a card reader/app if you plan to accept credit payments.
Event Schedule — December 4:
8:30 – 9:00 Set-up
9:00 – 10:00 Show & Sell
10:00 – 10:30 Business Meeting
10:30 – 11:00 Show & Sell
11:00 – 12:00 Speaker
12:00 – 12:30 Show & Sell
Sign-Up Information:
Sign-ups begin at the Nov. 6 meeting or by contacting:
Lynda Henderson — lynda.funkystuff@gmail.com
Doreen Rogers — doreen.rogers214@gmail.com
Sign-up before: November 21, 2025!
Creating Collage on your iPad
Learn to use your iPad to create collage art, design decorative paper, and keep your creativity flowing.
Interested? Have Questions? Presentation, Details, and Signup will be at the January Paperworks meeting.
Turn your holiday wrapping into art.
Join instructor Vera Gates on December 4 for SCRAP WRAP, a playful in-person workshop exploring creative ways to use collage materials, found objects, and handcrafted embellishments to transform simple packages into keepsake works of art.
Workshop: Making Cardboard Sculptured Lanterns with Mykl Wells
Turn recycled cardboard into luminous works of art! Join award-winning artist Mykl Wells on Friday, January 30 (10–4) at The Pastel Society for a hands-on workshop exploring creative upcycling.
Registration opens December 4 at the PaperWorks meeting.
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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.
PaperWorks has a new recipient for unused art supplies and charitable donations: Iskashitaa Refugee Network.
In case you didn't know, Iskashitaa means "working cooperatively together" in Somali.
For more information, please visit www.iskashitaa.org Click here for a wishlist of items they can use updated February, 2024. Mission Statement: Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate UN refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public and strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security.