Artscape Artists helping artists March 2015 Cathy Bible / Magnificence / 24” x 12” / Mixed Medium www.swcartists.ca 2015 SWCA Executive President Diana Templeton Vice President Les Hayes Second Vice President Barb Onyschuk Treasurer VACANT Secretary Sharon Abbott Past President Rick Rogers Message from the President The art of opportunity SWCA Committees Programs Committee Rick Rogers (Chair) Valerie Burke, Lynn Romaine Membership Committee Arlene Bowles (Chair) Kathy Dyck, Pat Hayes Standards Committee John Labots (Chair) Carmen Gonzalez, Esther Koziol, Rick Rogers, Leanne Schnierer Volunteer Committee Teresa Graham (Chair) Workshops Committee Meghana Gauthier (Chair) Cathy Bible, Catherine Goddard, Helen Richards Exhibitions Committee Kathy Koziak, Annette Russell, Sue Scott Publicity Vacant Featured Artists Coordinator Katalin Dusek Library Lenore Dafoe (Chair) Anne McCartney, Gail McDougall, Marjorie Thomson Newsletter Committee John Labots (Chair & Editor) Sharon Abbott, Ruth Harris Website Committee Rick Rogers (Chair) John Labots, Judith Leonard, Carleen Ross Historian Vacant Audio Visual Committee Saeed Hojjati (Chair) Les Hayes Kitchen Committee Sue Scott (Chair) Greeting Committee Vacant Set-up Committee Peter Dusek (Chair) Contact information is available to membership online by logging in on the website and accessing the Membership Roster under Members Only. Public inquiries can be made through the Contact page on the website: www.swcartists.ca. Cover printed courtesy of: Elite Lithographers Co. Ltd. 2 / March 2015 W hat does “opportunity” mean to you as an artist? I look at new opportunities as a chance to grow and do better. If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will always be one of the crowd. You cannot wait for your ship to come in ... you must swim out to it. Often opportunities are disguised as hard work and most people don’t recognize them. (A. Landers) As an artist in the Society of Western Canadian Artists, opportunities are presented to us daily. We just have to be open to them. We have great, interesting and educational programs each month to inspire us to try new ideas to move forward with our art. Our workshops are varied enough to attract each of us to participate in an opportunity to learn more and have fun sharing with fellow artists. When the student is ready the teacher will appear! Take a risk and put your art out there. Accept the challenge and opportunity to be seen. I say: “Feel the fear and do it anyway.” You will be so proud of yourself and the confidence you develop will do more for you and your art than you can imagine. We have so many chances to exhibit our paintings. Start out by being one of our Featured Artists and then take advantage of the opportunity to be juried into Exhibiting Status to give you opportunities to show your art in our various of exhibitions. What a Golden Opportunity! We are so fortunate to have the Standards and Exhibition Committees set up to help and guide us through the process. If you give yourself a chance your Self will give you chances. (Yogi Bhajan) I was presented with the opportunity to be your President last year. Yes, I did realize the hard work behind the position, but I also Join us for our SWCA MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Laurier Heights Baptist Church 8505 - 142 Street NW, Edmonton Lower Level / Use back entrance Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Library open: 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. — Featured Artist Carleen Ross General Membership Level — Program Monday, March 9, 2015 Tessa Nunn: Considering Content in Your Artistic Practice Next month: April 13, 2015 See Programs for details saw beyond that to realize how much I could learn and grow as an artist. Your gift of support has meant so much to me. I appreciate this chance and I am pleased to be able to put myself out there in the Art Community. I am proud to promote and represent our Society of Western Canadian Artists as one of the best opportunities there is today for an artist to expand and grow. The support our Society gives to each and every one of us artists is incredible. Let us all accept the challenge to grow and take advantage of all these wonderful opportunities. When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, we do not see the one open to us. (Alexander Graham Bell) VOLUNTEERS URGENT: Treasurer needed February program review Unfortunately, no one has stepped forward to fill the Treasurer position to date. A volunteer is desperately needed. The President is unable to do her tasks while this position remains unfilled. Steps are being taken to look for a bookkeeper outside of the Society which may incur a significant expense. However, the Treasurer does have other responsibilities, and a member would be preferred. If you can help or would like more information about the position, please contact the President or the Past President. The February program was a presentation of Golden Artist Colours watercolour and acrylic offerings by the lively Samantha Williams-Chapelsky. Samples were sent through the audience while she described and demonstrated many of the products, and answered a lot of technical questions. Even wet paint and mediums were passed around the room, which generally stayed on the palettes and tools, much to my surprise! Let’s paint with no regrets. Greeting committee chair To improve the golden moment of opportunity and catch the good that is within our reach is the great art of life. (Samuel Johnson) A chair for the greeting committee is needed. The chair’s role is to ensure name tags and member information is set up properly at the beginning of each meeting, and to provide instruction for volunteer greeters. This is an important role in our monthly meetings. Contact the President if you can help. And as our Wayne Gretzky says “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Diana Templeton, President PROGRAMS March program The topic of our guest speaker Tessa Nunn is: Considering Content in Your Artistic Practice. Tessa is an award winning figurative artist who obtained her MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is contained in several prominent collections, including that of HRH the Prince of Wales. Rick Rogers, Programs March 2015 / 3 SWCA WORKSHOPS This month’s cover artist Cathy Bible Cathy Bible is an abstract artist from Edmonton. Her artistic beginnings were in oil paintings and primarily landscapes. She also experimented with water colour painting. Her introduction into abstract art has now allowed her to more freely express her creative passion. using acrylics, plaster and mixed media that allows her to express her inner emotions. She loves the freedom to create and the excitement of discovery as she manipulates the mediums. Her art becomes a powerful visual image of her inspirations. Cathy’s paintings are never preconceived. It is the process of “I have always been an artist, I was just too much of a perfectionist. Now I feel like a child allowed to play and experiment while having fun! We should all be given that opportunity!” The viewer experiences a range of emotions and reactions to Cathy’s paintings. Each time you study her work, different layers of meaning seem to magically appear. Cathy’s use of materials and techniques entices you to engage with her in the journey of reflection and discovery. Cathy is a member of the Society of Western Canadian Artists, Art Society of Strathcona, St. Albert Painters Guild and a supporting member of the Alberta Society of Artist. She was a participant in Whyte Avenue, Riverbend, and Strathearn Artwalks, solicited by Agora Gallery in New York City for an exhibition of her work as well as in a variety of group and individual shows. Check her website at www.cathybible-art.com π Magnificence / 24” X 12” / Mixed Medium Abstracts Intensive in Open Medium with Verne Busby Friday March 20 7:00 to 10:00 pm Saturday March 21 9:00 am to 4:00 pm This acrylic/oil workshop is definitely going ahead. There is only room for 2 more – so register soon if you want to take part in this exciting workshop. Cost: $100 for SWCA members, $115 for non-members. Location: Laurier Heights Community Centre 14405 - 85 Avenue Registration and payment online at: www.swcartists.ca/workshops. Enhancing with Coloured Pencils with Kathy Koziak Saturday, April 25 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Open medium class – dry media and watercolour. Cost: $80 for SWCA members, $95 for non-members. Minimum participants to run: 6 Maximum participants: 10 Laurier Heights Community Centre (pending confirmation). Workshop will include demos and personalized instruction. Some supplies provided. Look for further details to be posted on the website and flyer in the upcoming weeks. Meghana Gauthier, Workshops 4 / March 2015 SWCA EXHIBITIONS Every Picture Tells a Story January 31 to March 31, 2015 Allen Grey Continuing Care Centre 5005 28 Avenue, Edmonton Every Picture Tells a Story had an opening reception on February 6. The Grey Guild volunteers asked the artists to display additional artwork during the reception; it was an opportunity for artists to tell the story behind their art. Five of these extra paintings were sold and over $100 worth of art cards during the two hour reception. Two of the 21 paintings in the Centre Gallery found buyers within the first few days of the opening. The show runs until March 28, 2015 and we’ve been offered the opportunity to switch out the art after one month. “Every Picture” artists will be contacted with more information. Gracious Goods Café 7601 - 115 Street, Edmonton Joyce McCoy has been the feature artist at Gracious Goods since January 5. She has sold two paintings to date and is pleased with the professional handling of her art. Her show closes March 2. Val Solash and Catharine Compston are up next for March and April. Our artwork is popular with patrons and sales at this busy café in Belgravia have been brisk. ATB Place: See the Light! See the Light! March 27 –June 19 2015 / ATB Place, 10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Call for Entries closes March 15, 2015 The United Nations has declared 2015 The International Year of Light for the contemplation and celebration of light. To join in this global initiative, SWCA presents See the Light! This is an open call to SWCA Exhibiting, Associate and Signature status level members for 2D artwork in any medium that fits the theme of light. Art must be no wider than 60” and no higher than 48”. No more than five entries per artist. Please send your entry to the SWCA Exhibitions dedicated email [email protected] with the following information: n Artist Name and Phone number n Title of artwork n Size of artwork and framed size (if applicable) n Sale Price (if for sale) Please attach high resolution jpeg images which have been renamed to include your last name and the title of the artwork: Artist’s Last Name_Title If the image files are too large to attach in one email, each entry can be sent individually. The contract SWCA has with ATB Place stipulates that only original work, appropriate for business and family viewing will be accepted; art work should not contain religious themes, nudity, profanity or anything of a controversial nature. Artwork must be an original creation and will not infringe any copyright or trademark. Proceeds of any sales of artwork goes to the artist and all sales will be private sales arranged by the artists. ATB does not take a commission in its promotion of the arts. ATB will not be responsible for damaged or stolen artwork. Insurance of artwork will be the responsibility of the artist. Any questions about this show can sent to [email protected]. Sue Scott, Annette Russell, Kathy Koziak ATB Financial is raising the visibility of Alberta artists by offering gallery space at its corporate headquarters; SWCA is honoured to have been given the opportunity to display the artwork of our talented artists in the lobby and concourse galleries of ATB Place. This high traffic venue has over 4000 employees plus clients passing through the building during the work week. The Call for Entries for this SWCA group show is shown on this page and also posted on the SWCA website: www.swcartists.ca. STANDARDS Jury for Status date set Jury for Status dates have been set for members wishing to advance to the next status level: Online jurying will occur in the beginning of April, and the onsite jurying will occur on the same night as our April 13 membership meeting. An online application process will be made available March 9, 2015. The deadline for applications is March 23. Members will be reminded by email when the application process is available online. Applicants will be provided full instructions of precedure after application. March 2015 / 5 A look at Jury for Status Jury for Status is an integral part of SWCA and is embedded in the Bylaws and Member Status standards. These documents are located in your member binder and online. The Jury for Status process itself incorporates several important aspects in fulfilling the mandate of the Society – “Artists helping artists.” The Standards Committee seeks to meet this mandate for each Jury for Status event with the following: 1) Provide a reasonably timed and well-managed jury process which allows for the Society to become aware of and acknowledge an artist’s ability and progress. 2) Provide a balanced peer review with at least three jurists using a scoring process and comments. 3) Provide training and mentoring to members who are new to the jury process at the Associate status level in how to assess and provide fair and appropriate assessment of another artist’s work. 4) Manage and provide opportunities for qualified members to participate in Exhibition juries and Jury for Status events. The Standards Committee is updating the Member Status and Exhibitions Rules documents to reflect changes resulting from online processes. Every member is encouraged to be familiar with these documents. John Labots, Standards Committee Newsletter Submissions The newsletter copy deadline for the April 2015 issue of Artscape is March 20. Please send it to: John Labots, Newsletter Editor Email: [email protected] 6 / March 2015 Orchid Fair: Art Exhibition and Competition NOTICES This section is for members to share information with other members. Email the newsletter editor with your information. Deadline is the 20th of each month. Marjorie Thomson Field and Feathers: Changing Perspective A solo show featuring the paintings of Marjorie Thomson, SWCA, EAC Jan 23 to Mar 27, 2015 ATB Gallery, ATB Place 10025 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB This show is a combination of old and new. My perspective is changing from the panoramic landscape to the specifics of birds that live in the landscapes. Wildlife art is a challenging painting genre but that, too, is what attracts me. It opens the door for me to learn new skills and push myself to improve, change, develop and grow as an artist. In the end, that is really what matters. Marjorie Thomson www.marjoriethomson.ca [email protected] 780-463-2603 Teresa B. Graham Nature’s Bouquets Watercolours by Teresa B. Graham February 26, 2015 to March 25, 2015 Reception: Wednesday March 11, 2015 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) Strathcona Place Senior Centre 10831 University Avenue (109 St. and 78 Ave.) 780.433.5807 The Orchid Society of Alberta is inviting artists of all ages and abilities to submit 2D and 3D orchid art for display and judging to our annual orchid sale and show. Orchid Fair, 2015 will be held at Hole’s Enjoy Centre in St. Albert between Friday, April 17 and Sunday, April 19. Registration forms and regulations will available at various art supply stores and art schools. You may also check www.orchidsalberta.com for updates. Registration forms will be available on the site shortly. George Pegg Botanic Garden 3rd Annual Art Festival Sunday, June 21, 2015 Pegg Botanic Garden Society Sangudo, Alberta You are invited to take part in our 3rd Annual Art Show and Sale. Our participating artisans exhibit a wide variety of art forms such as fine art, pottery, sculpture, glass, fibre art, jewellery, quilted art, woodwork, and more. The George Pegg Botanic Garden is a beautiful setting with ample space for artists to demonstrate their talents. Deadline to register: May 15, 2015 For more information or to register visit www.PeggGarden.org or call: Hilde Keller, event coordinator 780.785.2103 / [email protected] Lorraine Taylor, George Pegg Garden 1.866.880.5722 / [email protected] ASSC – Special Open Show To celebrate 30 years of promoting visual art in Strathcona County, the The Art Society of Strathcona County is proud to present a February 24 to March 30, 2015 The Bookstore On Perron, St. Albert Special Open Art Show April 15 to 19, 2015 A. J. Ottewell Community Centre 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park n Open art competition for all Alberta residents Teresa B. Graham 780.487.7006 [email protected] n Categories for visual art in various levels of Skill, including 3D, photography and digital Everyone is welcome. A Solo Show n Entries will close March 29, 2015 n Check our website for the Show Call (www.artstrathcona.com) February’s featured artist MINUTES Kathy Koziak Membership meeting February 9, 2015 Chair: Diana Templeton Secretary: Sharon Abbott Attendance: 43 Call to Order: 7:05 pm Agenda: n Welcome to members, new members and guests n Cover Artist: Catharine Compston n Feature Artist: Kathy Koziak n Newsletter Announcement: Now printed completely in colour. n Executive Appointment Announcement: Les Hayes has been appointed as 1st Vice President by the Executive Committee. π The Yawn / Colored Pencil on Acrylic n Welcome to the new executive: President: Diana Templeton 1st VP: Les Hayes 2nd VP: Barb Onyschuck Acting Treasurer: Diana Templeton Secretary: Sharon Abbott Past President: Rick Rogers n Acceptance of the January 12 Annual General Meeting Minutes n Treasurer’s Report: Diana Templeton n Committee Reports π Beloved #2 - Passion / Colored Pencil on Acrylic • Exhibitions: Madeleine Arnett • Workshops: Meghana Gauthier n Member Announcements n Adjournment Motions: π Pure Joy / Colored Pencil on Colored Paper n Motion to accept the minutes as amended of the January 12, 2015 Annual General Meeting as published in the February newsletter. Moved by Katalin Dusek, Seconded by: Les Hayes. Passed. n Motion to Adjourn Meeting: Moved by Judy Rickley. Passed. π Back-lit Swan / Colored Pencil on Acrylic π Ruffled Peony / Colored Pencil on Colored Paper March 2015 / 7
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