February 2008
ECAG Newsletter
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FEBRUARY MEETING
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 12 PM (Come early to eat.)
Catfish Country Restaurant, 5311 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka, Alabama
PROGRAM
We will be discussing final plans for the 23rd Annual Winter Art Show.
Entry date is Thursday, February 21, 2008.
Sunday, February 24, 2008, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. is the date and time of the show.
See the entry rules and entry form (enclosed) for additional information.
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EXHIBIT SCHEDULE
Catfish Country: February – Judy Lea and Doris Bell
Catfish Country: March/April – Michel Kuykendall
The Book Basket: February – Wanda Brantley
The Book Basket: March/April – Carol Hickman
NOTE: Our 2008 dues are due now. The dues are $25.00. You may
mail your dues to: Elmore County Art Guild, P. O. Box 65, Wetumpka,
Alabama 36092, or turn them in at the February meeting.
ADS FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL ECAG WINTER ART SHOW
Last year our ad sales were a success and we will be doing that again
this year. If you plan to buy an ad, please remember to have your
ads (business cards) turned in and paid for by February 13, 2008.
Price schedule:
$10 for Members Business Card
$25 for non-members Business Card
One half page ad: $75
Whole page ad: $100
If you know of someone who might like to sponsor a purchase award, we
will give them a whole-page ad free. Purchase awards are $250.
WELCOME NEW MEMBER
2008 Alabama Flora and Fauna Art Show
The Alabama
Wildlife Federation (AWF) invites you to apply for participation
in the 4th Annual Alabama Flora and Fauna Art Show to be held at
Landmark in
Millbrook, Alabama, April 27-May 1, 2008. Through our Art Show we hope to
increase artists’ appreciation for the native plants and animals of Alabama,
recognize
and highlight outstanding artists, and generate funding to help achieve the
conservation mission of the Alabama Wildlife Federation.
Calendar:
Deadline for Entries…..Friday February 29, 2008, 5 p.m.
Notification Acceptance…..By Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Receipt of Works…..Friday, March 28, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
For more information about the Alabama Flora and Fauna Art Show, contact
Ann Harper at the Alabama Wildlife Federation at 334-285-4550 or
1-800-822-9453.
CONGRATULATIONS ECAG MEMBERS WHO WON IN SAC’S NELL HARDEMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
SHOW
Cat. 1: Paintings, Drawings, and Collage
1ST Place: Judith Ivy Hayden;
3rd Place: Judith Ivy Hayden
Cat. 2: Photography and Graphic Design
2nd Place: Beryl Chesnutt;
3rd Place: Margaret Batley
Cat. 3: Three-dimensional Works
1ST Place: Chuck Whitehead;
Honorable Mentions: Karin Johns, Barbara
Simpson, Eve Perry
SEND INFO FOR ECAG NEWSLETTER: Doris Bell, Phone 567-7910 or Email dmb12242@bellsouth.net
NEWSLETTER ONLINE: To view our monthly newsletters online, go to this link:
http://www.elmorecountyartguild.org
Elmore County Art Guild
P. O. Box 65
Wetumpka, AL 36092-0065
ECAG OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT: Shirley Esco Phone: 569-3909 Email: DSESC09696@DISHMAIL.NET
VICE PRESIDENT: Libby Christensen Phone: 514-6416 Email: libbychr@yahoo.com
SECRETARY: Nell Willcutt
TREASURER: Carol Hickman
PARLIAMENTARIANS: Frances Spence and Evelyn Gosa