SDP Schedules Convention
Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 3/1/2001
The Society of Decorative Painters (SDP) will hold its 29th annual meeting and convention, entitled "A Painter's Odyssey," May 14-20 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, NV. More than 400 booths will make up this year's consumer trade exposition. Exhibits will be open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., May 18-19, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 20. Non-registered convention attendees are welcome to view the exhibits with $5 daily passes, available on site. More than 200 painting classes will be offered during the event, from beginner to advanced levels, taught by 41 artists from the California/Nevada area. Classes will be offered using watercolor, acrylic, fabric paints/dyes, pen and ink, colored pencil, and gouache. Painters may also choose from several lecture classes on techniques and styles of painting. The SDP's display room will feature pieces from the Decorative Arts Collection, as well as entries in the society's Certification Program.
