WELCOME
Welcome to our website! We invite you to look through these pages to see what HOOT is all about. You will find information about our chapter, our convention, our traveling library, our philathropic projects, and so much more. View our calendar for upcoming meetings, and continuing education seminars. Be sure to visit our HOOT Artist Spotlight page to read information about our featured artists.
Check back frequently for information about our convention and upcoming chapter meetings and special seminars. If you are not already a member of Heart of Ohio Tole Chapter, Inc., we invite you to join us today.
Heart of Ohio Tole Chapter, Inc. started in 1975 and has been an affiliated Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters since 1976. You can read more about our chapter on the About HOOT page. Whether you are an experienced artist or a first-time visitor starting to discover decorative painting, you will find great resources and inspiration as a member of Heart of Ohio Tole Chapter, Inc.
"Happy are the painters for they shall not be lonely. Light and color, peace and hope,
will keep them company to the end of the day."
Winston Churchill
News
HOOT organizes, coordinates
and sponsors the Decorative Painting category at the Ohio State Fair.
To learn more about How You Can Enter
Your Artwork in the fair - follow the link below.
Decorative Painting at the Ohio State Fair
Each year during our convention we have a raffle of a hand painted quilt and two hand painted heirloom pieces. One half of the proceeds from our raffle goes to support a worthwhile charity. This year we have chosen The USO of Central Ohio. Please help us support our military families by purchasing raffle tickets.
Follow the link below to view the 2012 Convention raffle items, learn more about The USO of Central Ohio, and how you may pre-order raffle tickets.
2012 Convention Raffle Items
IT'S HERE! Our 2012 Color Class Catalog is available for viewing or downloading. Go to the Convention page and click on the link for the Color Class Catalog. We also have a class registration form that may be downloaded and printed and mailed to us for your classes.
******** QUILTS of VALOR *******
Our philanthropic project for this year's convention is Quilts of Valor. Please click on the link below to see all of the details for this project. We are inviting everyone to participate!
Quilts of Valor
Learn Decorative Painting! We are offering decorative painting classes in oils and acrylics FREE to people who would like to learn to paint. Go to the Learn To Paint / Teacher Directory page for details.
Our chapter meetings are held at the Northeast Conference Center, 4140 Executive Parkway, Westerville, Ohio. Select the link below for driving directions and a map. Lunch may be purchased from the Conference Center when you register and will be available after our business meeting. By purchasing a lunch from the Conference Center, you help the chapter defray a portion of the cost of the room rental.
Driving directions and map to the
Northeast Conference Center
Click here to view the location on Google Maps to get driving directions from your location.