January 2008 ECAG Newsletter

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JANUARY MEETING

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 12 PM (Come early to eat.)

Catfish Country Restaurant, 5311 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka, Alabama

Look for us in the sunroom.  If not there, we will be in our old meeting room.

PROGRAM

Judith Ivy Hayden

Judith is an award winning artist and will be talking about her growth in the arts.

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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 January meeting.

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EXHIBITS 

    Catfish Country:  January - Billy Farshee

Catfish Country:  February - Judy Lea and Doris Bell

The Book Basket:  January & February - Wanda Brantley

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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 11, 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.

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TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL ECAG WINTER ART SHOW

This information is tentative and will be confirmed in the February newsletter.

The tentative date for the 23rd Annual Elmore County Art Guild Winter Show is

Sunday, February 24, 2008, at PrimeSouth Bank.

Paintings to be accepted Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 10:00 a.m.

until 1:00 p.m.

RULES:

1.  Only original artwork no more than two years old will be accepted.  Artwork

must not have been shown in previous juried Elmore County Art Guild Shows.

Artwork will include oil, watercolor, drawings (pastels, pencil, pen and ink),

acrylic, gouache, inks, dyes, collage, mixed media, photography and sculpture.

Art on gallery-wrap canvas will be accepted without a frame if the sides are painted.

2.  Two entries per member:  $6.00 for each entry for members.  Membership is

required to enter the art show.  Guild membership dues are $25.00 for the year (2008) and

must be paid to enter the show.

3.  All 2-D works must be dry, framed, and have wire for hanging (no sawtooth hangers or

other type hangers will be accepted).  Sculpture should be dry, fully assembled and ready to

display.  Due to the growth of our Guild and the number of screens available, we will limit

the size of the entries.  2-D entries cannot exceed 48 inches in any direction.  3-D works

cannot exceed 48 inches in height, width, or depth and must be fully assembled.  Sculpture

will be displayed on a table in the exhibit area; however, the artist is responsible for any

special display stands or covers that might be required for their artwork.

4.  There must be at least five entries in a single category for the category to be judged.

5.  Category should be indicated on the entry form.  Categories are as follows:

Category I:     Drawing, pastel, ink, pencil, etc.

Category II:    Oils and acrylics

Category III:   Water media (under glass)

Category IV:  Mixed media and collage

Category V:     Photography and printmaking

Category:   VI:  Sculpture

6.  Purchase awards are optional with each entry.

7.  Work will be taken in at PrimeSouth Bank in Wetumpka on the assigned date between the hours

of 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  All entries must be picked up on the assigned date between the

hours of 12:30 and 2:00 p.m.

8.  The Guild will collect 10% commission on sale of artwork and that commission will be

added to the Guild's treasury.

9.  Reasonable care will be used at all times in handling entries, but they will not be insured

against damage or theft.  All entries not picked up on the assigned pick-up date will be

taken to Jasmine Hill Art Gallery and the owners of the entries will be charged a $10 holding

fee.  This fee is to be paid at the time of pick up.  All late fee collections will be added to the

Guild's treasury.

10.  A reception will be held on the assigned Sunday in February and will be from 1:00

to 3:00 p.m. at PrimeSouth Bank in Wetumpka to showcase the exhibit.  Artworks
will remain on exhibit through Wednesday and must be picked up on the assigned

Thursday between the hours of 12:30 and 12:00 p.m.  No artwork may be picked

up until the assigned date.

Entry rules and forms will be in the February ECAG newsletter.

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Winners of Christmas on the Coosa Art Show

Category 1, Glimpses of Elmore County

First:  Carol Hickman, “Ma Brown’s Homeplace”

Second:  Carol Barksdale Meredith, “Daybreak on the Coosa”

Third:  Doris Bell, “Our Place Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Bobby Carr, “Moccasin Gap”

Honorable Mention:  Judith Ivy Hayden, “Winter in Gold Star Park”

Honorable Mention:  Libby Christensen, “Bridge Over the Mist”

Category 2, General

First:  Judith Ivy Hayden, “Parrots in Jungle at Night”

Second:  Lisa Lenox, “Miracle Cross Garden Prattville”

Third:  Shirley Esco, “High Cotton"

Honorable Mention:  Cecelia Scogin Howe, “Roundabout, Court Square”

Honorable Mention:  Walt Spratlan, “Heart of Manhattan”

Honorable Mention:  Doris Bell, “Angel Melody”

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The 2008 budget will be presented at the business meeting

on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.

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2008 Alabama Flora and Fauna Art Show

The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) invites you to apply for participation
in the 4^th 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.

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 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

MeMeRatliff                   

1780 Old Ware Rd

Wetumpka AL 36093

Phone: 567-8099

Cell Phone: 313-1252

Walt Spratlan

3858 CO RD 23

Hardaway AL 36039

Phone:  334 485-3387

Email:  wdsprat@yahoo.com

Lisa Lenox

1902 St. Charles Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36107

Phone:  269-1486

Cell Phone:  315-0362

Email:  TLCLENOX@knology.net

Sheri Sessions

3800 Perry Hill Court

Montgomery AL 36109

Phone:  239-7142

Cell Phone:  590-1031

Email:  rdsheri@yahoo.com

Sallie O’Brien

P. O. Box 681842

Prattville AL 36068

Cell Phone:  334-462-3117

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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

ECAG COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS: 

PUBLICITY:  Libby Christensen

EXHIBITING:  Doris Bell    Phone:  567-7910  Email:  dmb12242@bellsouth.net                                                       

NEWSLETTER:  Doris Bell  

HISTORIAN:  Jim Harris                                                            

BENEVOLENCE:  Lynda Billingsley    Phone:  567-9346                                                          

WINTER SHOW:  Stephanie Harrison

YOUTH ART SHOW:  Michele Kuykendall

CHRISTMAS ON THE COOSA ART SHOW:  Nell Willcutt/Carol B. Meredith/Doris Bell

PROGRAM:  Carol B. Meredith

GREETER:  Frances Spence

Chamber of Commerce:  Judy Lea