Mission Statement

The Lakes and Valleys Art Guild is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) association dedicated to promoting visual art and artists in Green Valley, Leona Valley, Elizabeth Lake, Lake Hughes and the surrounding area.

Hands-on classes and workshops are offered by member and guest artists at the Art Center. Regular children's art classes are given, and children's artwork is displayed on the gallery during scheduled children's shows. LVAG founder and president, Todd Cooper, is Art Editor for the area's newspaper "The Mountain Yodeler" and writes a monthly Art Page, affording the community a source of information on local art related events, showcasing artists, providing basic art instruction and printing artwork by local children. Drawing lessons from the Art Page are regularly used by area elementary school teachers to offset the absence of art education in the state's curriculum.

Two scholarships are awarded each year to 8th grade students graduating Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union School, who have shown remarkable interest and potential in visual art among their peers.