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April 2011 ECAG Newsletter
April Meeting
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 11:30 a.m.
Shoney's Restaurant
(Come early to eat. Meeting begins at 12:00 p.m.)
Guest Speaker: Doti Nottingham
Kendrick
The Executive Committee
Wednesday, April 6th, 10:30 a.m. at Hope Brannon's studio.
If you are an officer or chair of any committee you are
a member of this committee.
2nd Annual RiverFest Art Show
Saturday, April 16th
10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Turn in artwork (up to 3 entries) on Tuesday, April 12th from
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Two categories:
Category I Artwork (drawing, watercolor, pen and ink, oil, pastel,
acrylic,
mixed media, sculpture)
Category II Photography/Enhanced
Photography
Must have a water theme.
Pick up paintings on Saturday, April 16th, at
2:00 p.m., or
on Monday, April 18th between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m.
Click
HERE for Prospectus
and Entry Form
Mark your calendars!
Elmore County Art Guild members are invited to display your artwork
at the Wetumpka Depot Theater during the run of the play,
The
Sugar Bean Sisters,
from
May 5-7, 12-14, and
19-21 at 7:30 p.m. and May 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Artwork will be taken in on Tuesday, May 3,
2011 from 12:00
until 1:00 p.m. at the Theater.
Artwork must be for sale. Remember a 20%
commission is
charged if a painting is sold. Please mark your
price with
that in mind.
Artwork must be original....no copies please.
Must be framed and have a wire hanger...Gallery wrapped
artwork is acceptable if painted on the sides.
Photographs and sculptures are welcome.
Nothing larger than 36 inches in any direction.
Artwork must be picked up
on Monday, May 23, 2011, from
12:00 until 1:00 p.m.
If you are unable to pick up your
artwork, please make sure you have
someone
pick it up for you. The Wetumpka Depot and
the Elmore County Art Guild are
not
responsible for any artwork left at the Wetumpka Depot.
Congratulations Jennifer Levins!
Jennifer won 2nd place in photography at Arts Revive show in
Selma, Alabama. The title of her
piece is Shining through the Oaks.
Congratulations Bobby Carr!
There is a great article in the Spring 2011 Elmore County Living
Magazine about Bobby. Pick up your free copy in local businesses.
Congratulations Peggy Milburn Brown!
Peggy Milburn Brown's mixed media piece Color Continuum was juried
into the 39th Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition. She received the
Clementina Marks MacPherson Award at the opening reception March 26. The
exhibition continues through May 15 at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
The juror was Lisa Tuttle, Public Art Outreach & Education Coordinator,
Fulton County Arts & Culture, Atlanta, Georgia.
Peggy has had a watercolor, Water Dancer, juried into the Watercolor
Society of Alabama 70th Annual Exhibition. The exhibition will be held at
the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 North Water Street, Tuscumbia,
Alabama this year. It will open May 15 with an award ceremony and reception
and continue through July 8, 2011. The selection juror was Jeanne Dobie, AWS/NWS/OWS.
The awards juror is Elizabeth Chapman, M.S. Art Ed. Both are nationally
known watercolorists, jurors, educators, and authors.
Peggy has also had another watercolor, Curb Market Coleus, accepted
into the National Watercolor Society 2011 All Member Exhibition. The exhibit
will be installed in the National Watercolor Society gallery located at 915
S. Pacific Ave. in San Pedro, California. The Exhibit opens with an awards
reception May 15 and runs through June 12, 2011. The juror is Marciano
Martinez, art professor at Fullerton College for the past 40 years.
Aimée Harbin would like to thank you for your response
to the exhibit at
the cancer center.
A note
from member, Jim Laney: The
Sylacauga Marble Festival
begins April 6 and goes through the 16th. Several
well known Italian carvers
are the guests of the city and will provide
demonstrations and some classes.
There are about 18-20 of us who go to carve
marble there annually. Some
ECAG members might want to stop by since its just
up the road.
Volunteers Needed
It takes volunteers to make Elmore County Art Guild
successful in all its endeavors. Without you, we will not
be successful. So, please, go to our website,
www.elmorecountyartguiuld.com,
click on "Opportunities" and choose a place to volunteer. We are
in
great
need of volunteers to work at the Wetumpka Senior Center,
Brown Bag Concerts,
and in other areas.
The Alabama River Region Arts Center, needs
volunteers
also. They
need you to help by volunteering your time to work on a
Thursday, Friday or
Sunday afternoon (12:00 to 4:00 p.m) or
Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m and
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.) to keep the center open.
Contact Shirley Esco (
desco9696@dishmail.net or call 569-3909)
Alabama River Region Arts Center is looking for artists and
craftsmen
to bring in their artwork to display. They particularly
want local
artists and craftsmen. This is
a great opportunity for you to display your artwork.
You may call
Vicky Ham
at 514-9298 for additional information.
Dear Elmore County
Art Guild,
Thank you so much for your thoughts
and prayers during our loss of Jerry. Thank you also for
the $15 memorial check to our church. This all meant so much
to our family during this difficult time.
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness.
Sincerely,
Winona Clark-Colvard and family
NOTICE:
Beginning May 11, 2011, we will start having our ECAG Member
Meetings at the
Nuevo Ranchito (formerly called the Ranchito Morin) at its new
location. It is now located at the old Catfish Country Restaurant
location
on Highway 231 (next to Ruby Tuesdays). We will meet in the Glass Room.
If you have
information for the next ECAG newsletter, please email to Doris
Bell.
Email:
artbydoris@lemore.rr.com;
Elmore County Art Guild, PO Box 65, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Website:
www.elmorecountyartguild.com
Board of Directors
Chair - Sylvia McConnell
Secretary - Doris Bell
Carol Barksdale
Hope Brannon
Jim Harris
2011 Officers and Committee Chairmen
(Executive Committee):
President - Karen Thornhill
Vice President - Carol Hickman
Secretary - Toska Courbron
Treasurer - Barbara Bennett
Parliamentarian - Doris Bell
2011 Winter Show - Carol Hickman
2011 RiverFest Art Show - Carol Barksdale/Doris Bell
2011 Glimpses of Elmore County Christmas on the Coosa Art Show -
Carol Barksdale
2011 Sparking the Arts Youth Art Show - Hope Brannon/Stephanie
Harrison
Chamber of Commerce - Carol Barksdale
Grants - Jim Harris
Historian - Jim Harris
Newsletter - Doris Bell
Publicity - Peggy Blackburn
Senior Center -
Telephone - Jim Harris
Website ~ Doris Bell
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