October 2010 Newsletter
ECAG November Meeting
Shoney’s Restaurant
November 10, 2010
Come at 11:30 a.m. to eat.
Meeting begins at 12:00 p.m.
Bobby Carr will bring samples
of his work and talk about himself and his work.
Please come to hear Bobby and get to know him better.
The nominating committee will nominate new
officers for next year.
Election and installation will be at the December meeting.
ECAG Board Meeting
Shoney’s Restaurant
November 10, 2010
11:00 a.m.
EXHIBITS
Wetumpka Library
November/December ~ Manjula Kumar and Judy Lea
Adams Drugs
November/December ~ Doris Bell, Bobby Carr, Barbara Fitzgerald, Alice Jo
Hendrix, Doti Nottingham Kendrick, Manju Kumar, Judy Lea
Shirley Esco will have a reception at Gallery One on Cloverdale Road on Thursday, November 11 at 5:30. Paintings will be on display for the month of November.
“Sparking the Arts” Youth Art Show, Wetumpka
Depot,
during the children’s play, “Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story”
December 2nd -4th at
7pm and
December 5th
at 2pm
and at Christmas on the Coosa event, December 11th.
Information and Entry Forms at Wetumpka
Library, Wetumpka Depot, Barbara Simpson Gallery, Jasmine Hill Art Gallery, Hope
Brannon Gallery and on line at
www.elmorecountyartguild.com.
Click HERE.
"Glimpses of Elmore County” ECAG Christmas on the Coosa Art Show
December 11th
Wetumpka Depot Players Theater
Information and Entry Forms at Wetumpka Depot and at
www.elmorecountyartguild.com .
Click HERE
Our ECAG December meeting will be hosted by
Judy Lea at her home.
This will be a covered-dish luncheon. Bring a covered dish and, for
each person attending, a wrapped gift
($5 or less). Date is Wednesday December 8th
at 11:30 a.m.
New
officers will be installed.
Our Members in the News
Rich Richardson won a 3rd at the SAC’s Waterfront show depicting shrimp
boats as a computer generated piece, and "Tugboat" on display was sold before
the show. Congratulations!
Barbara Bryan
wins at Alabama National Fair:
Alabama National Fair photography competition...Me and My Mom
(horses) got 1st
place and Fox in the Snow got 2nd in the amateur animals division;
Oriental Ladies got honorable mention in flowers division. Congratulations!
Barbara Bryan, Me
and My Mom, Phototography,
1st Place Amateur Animals
Division
Congratulations to all who won ribbons in the Prattauga Art Guild Show. It was a great show!
ECAG Members that won in Prattauga Art Guild Show:
Purchase Awards: Jennifer Sharples, Peggy Rains, Jennifer Levins
Award of Honor: Cecilia Scogin Howe
Transparent Painting; Third
Place: Cecilia Scogin Howe
Works on Paper; Third Place: Doris Bell
Mixed Media; First Place: Peggy Milburn Brown
Mixed Media; Third Place: Rich Richardson
Photography; First Place: Jennifer Sharples
Photography Third Place: Libby Christensen
Award of Merit: Judith Ivy Hayden
Honorable Mentions:
Rich Richardson (2)
Jennifer Sharples
Judith Ivy Hayden
Jennifer Levens
Peggy Rains
Peggy Milburn
Brown, 1st
Place, Mixed
Media
Jennifer Sharples, 1st
Place Photography
Libby Christian: Libby had a photo juried into the "Figuratively Speaking" national juried art contest. The exhibit will be hung in the Village Gallery, 107 S. Court Street, in downtown Montgomery during November. Congratulations!
Donna Cantrell: Third place in 2010 Annual Lake Martin Living Art Competition. Congratulations!
Carol Barksdale: Created the
poster for the Riverwalk Wine Festival. Limited edition prints can be
purchased at Gallery One.
SAC’s Gallery will have a Holiday Open House Sunday, 14 Nov from 2-4 pm. Come by and get a little head start on your holiday shopping, or just to say hi. Refreshments and good friends will be there along with lots of new art and fine craft from our exhibitors.
The Society of Arts & Crafts Member’s Show will be 16 Jan 11. Anyone who is a society member can enter. Look for more information in SAC’s upcoming newsletter.
Our love and sympathy go to Judy Lea in the loss of her husband, Luke Lea. Guild members will always remember Luke as a very likeable, friendly, happy person and a supporter of the Guild. We will miss you, Luke.
ECAG Members: Art Teachers, Art Businesses
Barry Chrietzberg: Teaching photography classes in the continuing education program for AUM.
Photography II in Wetumpka
will use
what you learned in Photography I with an emphasis on location shoots and studio
lighting.
November 8 - January 3/ (classes will not meet Dec. 20 & Dec. 27)/6 - 8 p.m.
(Mon) Creative Arts Center/ Barry Chrietzberg (7X) $189
Info can be found at www.aum.edu.
*****
Libby Christensen
is the Visual Arts Editor for the Arts in Alabama magazine.
Her current article is about the new Village Art Gallery in downtown Montgomery.
Follow this link to find the online magazine:
http://www.ezflipmags.com/Magazines/Arts_In_Alabama_Magazine
and for exclusive online photos, find them under Pix on the website at:
http://artsinalabama.webs.com
*****
Stephanie Harrison: Jasmine Hill Art Gallery and Studio, 5659 US Hwy 231,
Wetumpka, Alabama 36092
Telephone: (334) 567-9389 E-mail:
jasminehillartgallery@gmail.com
Website:
www.jasminehillartgallery.com
Art Classes for Children (K thru 12th Grade) and Adults
*****
Lauren Hughes: Art Factory
Telephone: (334) 365-9282 E-mail:
artfactoryfun@aol.com
Website:
www.artfactoryfun.biz
Art Classes for Children/Painting Parties/Cake Decorating
*****
Barbara Simpson: Youth Art Classes ~$45 for four classes, with a $10 supply fee.
· Tuesdays from 3:30-5:00pm at the Prattville Creative Arts Center
· Ages 5-12 years
For more information or to register for class, call 334/358-0297.
*****
Rhonda M. Sims: Fine Arts Instructor, Michael's Arts and Crafts
will be teaching Beginner Classes for Acyrilic Art at the Micheal's Stores on
these coming dates:
November 6, from 10-2pm, Montgomery Alabama- lesson: Landscape
November 13, from 2-6 pm, Prattville Alabama- lesson: Seascape
November 20, from 10-2pm, Montgomery Alabama-lesson: Floral
November 27, from 2-6pm, Prattville Alabama- lesson: Still Life
Sign-up cost is $27.00, and the cost of the Art Supply Kit $49.99.
The kit comes with 4 Primary Colors, two 9x12 Canvas, 1 Filbert #8 brush and 1 Bristel #2 brush, and a Palete with Palete Knife. You can bring a friend and split the cost of the art kit.
Cost to sign-up remains the same for every individual.
If you
have information for the October ECAG newsletter, please email, call or mail to
Doris Bell. Email:
artbydoris@lemore.rr.com; Phone: 334 567-7910; Mail: 4348 Jasmine
Hill Rd., Wetumpka AL 36093.
ECAG Officers
President: Carol
Barksdale,
bdaleart@aol.com
Vice President: Doris Bell,
artbydoris@elmore.rr.com
Secretary: Barbara Fitzgerald
Treasurer: Shirley Esco
Parliamentarian: Barbara Bennett
Elmore County Art Guild, PO Box 65, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Website:
www.elmorecountyartguild.com