Guild Ink ~ June 2007
From the President
Welcome to the first-ever Guild Ink
emailed newsletter. With the retirement of Sarah Fielding-Gunn as editor
of Guild Ink,
it's become necessary to simplify the production of the newsletter,
shorten it, and still get you the important news and events of The
Portsmouth Arts Guild in a timely manner. As lovely as the former
editions of Guild Ink
were, they were not particularly economical. If you're someone who just
loved reading your Guild Ink
in the bathtub, you can still do that. Just hit the Print button on your
keyboard for your own paper copy. This one is 5 pages. Please let me
know what you think of doing the newsletter this way. Obviously, it
saves the Arts Guild money in postage and paper by delivering it to as
many members as possible via email. For members without email, of course
we will mail a printed copy of this newsletter to them as before.
This emailed version of Guild Ink is organized into different
categories, or departments, which you can scroll through to get to the
subjects of most interest to you. As of now, the categories include:
News, Exhibition Calendar at the Arts Guild Gallery,
Classes & Workshops, Exhibition Opportunities Elsewhere, Member News,
New Members, Area Art Shows, and
Next Member Meeting Program. I'd also
like to start a Member Classified
department for members who have anything they want to sell or are
looking to buy--art related or otherwise. No charge. So send in your
news, your awards and accomplishments, free classified ads, and comments
to info@portsmouthartsguild.org .
Thanks for making this transition. Hope you enjoy the new format.
--Eric Broudy, president
News
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Student membership rates--At
its May 10 Board meeting, the Board established student rates for Arts
Guild membership. Students who have not yet graduated from high school
can become Guild members for one-half the regular adult rate, or $20 per
year at the current rate. The Board wants to encourage talented young
artists to participate in the Arts Guild at whatever level they can.
** Town Hall grant meeting--On
May 21, at 7 pm in the Town Hall, the Town of Portsmouth voted a
tentative civic grant to the Arts Guild of $1,547, a reduction of 23%
from the $2,000 grant initially given last year. (That $2,000 grant was
later reduced because of budget cuts to $1,719). The Guild was among six
town organizations selected to receive civic grants this year, all
reduced by 23% from their previous granted amount. Another 23
organizations were tentatively refused any civic grant support for this
year, despite having received such grants in the past. The reduced
grants was a result of serious budget problems in the Town budget, much
of it having to do with school funding. It is a huge testimony to The
Portsmouth Arts Guild that it was one of only six organizations
initially chosen for funding. The grants were labeled "tentative"
because there are another two rounds of budget considerations before the
Town budget is finalized. The Guild's $1,547 grant could conceivably
change during those discussions.
** Artist's Choice show report--The
May "Artist's Choice" show produced $955 in entry fees and, to date,
$453 in expenses. No commissions on sales as of this writing. There were
114 entries with 62 works accepted by the juror, Richard Harrington.
Forty-five artists are represented in this show.
**
Gardeners thanked--Many
thanks to all of those (including Nick Stephens, Daisy Broudy, Linda
Remmington, Barbara Lambert, Katherine Dennis, Lyle Rudolph, Wanda
Coderre and Sally von Weiffenbach) who have contributed their time,
talent, energy, inspiration, encouragement and, of course, plants to our
roadside "garden" at the corner of Church Lane. This is truly becoming a
community garden! We are still in need of more plants (sun-loving
perennials and/or grasses would be best but we'll accept anything) as
you continue to thin and shape up your own gardens. Volunteers are also
most welcome. Please speak to any of the above people if you wish to
donate or help. --Kathy Armor and Katherine Dennis
**
Adobe LightRoom 1.1 for digital photographers--According
to photo member Jerry Landay, there will shortly be Edition 1.1 of
LightRoom. Features include:
-0- Library will become "Catalogue" + new presets.
-0- New sharpening capability beyond unsharp mask
-0- A new "Clarity" feature that the software's head engineer demo-ed.
Powerful.
-0- A new "Spray Paint" feature that improves the "sync" or "batch"
capabilities.
The advanced new features and other items soon available to LightRoom
owner-users; no charge.
Exhibition Calendar at the Guild Gallery
June 1-24: Photography Exhibition
Art intake--Tuesday, May 28, 3-6 pm, and Wednesday, May 29, 6:30-8:30
pm.
Opening Reception--Friday, June 1, 6-8 pm.
June 28 -- July 29: 6 Plein Air
Painters: Trish Hurley and Friends
Works by: Trish Hurley, Betty Ann
Morris, Jane Carey, Deb Lichtenstein, Ernie Savastano, & Kathy Morton
Art intake--Monday, June 25, 3-6 pm, and Tuesday, June 26, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Opening Reception--Friday, June 29, 6-8 pm.
June & July: Members Displaying on
Panels and Pedestals
Jan Armor, Donna St. Amant, Phyllis Adams, Barbara Ney, Sally
Weiffenbach, Toni Petersen, Kathy Armor, Wanda Perkowska Coderre, Libby
Gilpatric, Ann Marie Balasco, Nancy Isherwood, Lenny Rumpler, and Jerry
Landay.
Aug. 3-26: Abstractions
Art intake--Monday, July 30, 3-6 pm, and Tuesday, July 31, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Opening Reception--Friday, Aug. 3, 6-8 pm.
Classes & Workshops
If you are interested in any of the following classes, send the
information on which class along with your check to: PAG Workshops, P.O.
Box 463, Portsmouth, RI 02871. Include your name, address, telephone,
and email address. If any questions, contact Sarah Fielding-Gunn,
registrar, at 401-293-0407, sarah@fielding-gunn.com .
Open Studio: Still Life and/or Model, monitored by Wendy Crooks
Come together to paint or draw in any
medium, in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. Beginners to advanced
artists welcome. No instruction provided.
Date: Every Monday, beginning June 4
thru August, 10 am to 1 pm. Live models on first Monday of June, July,
and August.
Cost: $10 per session, $5 for PAG members; $5 additional for Mondays
with live model.
No registration necessary; just show up.
Traveling with a Digital Camera with Jan Armor
In this 5-hour workshop, Mr. Armor will
help you make better digital images on your next trip. His knowledge
from years of travel throughout the world, combined with his digital
photography experience, will help you bring back images that are not
only memories of your trip, but also ones that might be suitable for
exhibition. Part of the workshop will address safe storage of your
images en route. The course covers organization, workflow, and effective
and enjoyable presentation of your work.
Jan Armor is a fine-art photographer and multi-media producer with over
15 years of digital imaging experience. He has taught photography
extensively. He has combined his experience as a world traveler and
fine-art photographer to produce award-winning photographs from many
faraway places. Go to
www.armorphoto.com
to see some of his work.
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 8 am to 1
pm.
Tuition: $80, $75 for PAG members.
Painterly Pastels
with Wet Medium with Jennifer Holmes
The Painterly Pastels class will show you how much more excitement you
can get from pastels by simply using an interesting under-painting for
the beginning of the artwork. You will learn to see and to paint the
shapes as well as the values, to use warms and cools to push the
perspective and discuss how composition, focal points and color
arrangements all can work to bring life to your pastel painting. You
will leave with new skills that will enhance and liven your studio work
as well as your plein air work. We will discuss color relationships and
how you can dramatize a setting or calm it, create energy and mood. Each
class will conclude with a short critique.
Jen Holmes has painted in watercolors, acrylics, oils, and pastels. She
attended R.I.T., Hartford Art School, and finishing with a BFA in
Graphic Design at CCSU, she decided to pursue painting. She is an Artist
Member of Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists, New Haven Paint and Clay
Club, Elected Artist: Lyme Art Association, Conn. Women Artists Inc.,
and The Conn. Plein Air Painters Society. See
www.jenholmesart.com .
Date: 6 Thursdays, June 21 to July 26,
11 am to 2 pm.
Tuition: $160, $140 for PAG members.
Outdoor Landscape Painting with B.J. Bjork
Energize your painting this summer and be inspired by nature. Students
will work on location in oils, watercolors or acrylics, visiting the
coastline, marshlands, and private gardens in a very supportive group.
Your individual style of painting will be encouraged while strengthening
your skills in composition, color and value.
B.J. Bjork studied at Augustana College, SD, the University of Nebraska,
and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. He has also studied for many years
with some of the best and renowned artists of New England. He is an
artist member of the RI Watercolor Society, the Attleboro Art Museum,
the Fuller Art Museum, the South Shore Art Association and the Canton
Art Association. He exhibits, teaches and demonstrates in the N.E.
region and is the recipient of many awards. His paintings are in many
private collections throughout the country.
Date: 6 Wednesdays, July 11 – Aug. 15,
9-11:30 am.
Tuition: $165, $145 for PAG members. Bring your own materials and
lightweight chair, foldable TV tray, sunscreen. Inclement weather at the
gallery. All levels welcome, but some experience is recommended.
Painting Studio for Serious Young Artists with B.J. Bjork
(For students age 12 and older)
Students will learn basic drawing, composition, and color by painting
landscapes and seascapes in oils. The course is designed for the serious
young artist who is interested in creating art, not simply in copying
pictures.
Instructor:
See "Outdoor Landscape Painting" above.
Date: 6 Wednesdays, July 11 – Aug. 15,
1:30-3:30 pm.
Tuition: $100. Instructor provides all art materials.
Basic Perspective in Drawing with Susan Cole Stone
Learn the fine art of basic perspective drawing. Perspective is the
foundation for drawing and painting in all media. This workshop will
cover the principles and application of perspective with hands-on
practice.
Ms. Stone, an award-winning artist, has extensive experience teaching in
numerous art associations and has shown her work in many juried
exhibitions and regional galleries. Her illustrations have appeared in
many national and international publications. Go to
www.jsusancolestone.com
to see some of her work.
Date: Aug. 4th, 9 am to 2:30 pm. Bring
a brown bag lunch and drink for a half-hour lunch break.
Tuition: $90, $80 for PAG members. All materials are provided.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:
The Portsmouth Arts Guild reserves the right to cancel classes with
insufficient enrollment. Refunds of 100% if class is canceled; 90% for
withdrawal at least two weeks before start of the first class. No
refunds after two weeks before the start of your class.
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Block
Island Workshops, Sept. 9-14 from the East Side Art Center, Providence.
One- or 2-week drawing and
painting on Block Island. Free mornings, painting in afternoons, group
crits in evening. Instructor: Carolyn Simon (professional name, C.C.
Wolf). For brochure, call 401-331-2021.
Exhibition Opportunities Elsewhere
New England Photographers 2007
Warwick Museum of Art, Juried Photography Open
Deadline & Drop-off Dates: June 1, 2 & 3, 2007
Exhibition Dates: June 15 - July 9, 2007
The Warwick Museum of Art is announcing a Call to Photographers for the
2007 WMOA Juried Photography Open. The museum is located in Warwick, RI.
Eligible entrants must reside in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine to enter. This is a juried show. Cash
prizes will be awarded for First Place
($200.00). Second Place ($150.00) and Third Place ($100.00). Three or
more pieces will be awarded Honorable Mention; the values of these
prizes depend on sponsorship. Entries in any photography media are
welcome, including (but not limited to), traditional 35mm, large format,
pinhole, contact, or digitalphotography/ black & white or color
photography will be accepted for consideration. Digital photography
and/or manipulation should be labeled as such. Video work is not
accepted. For complete set of rules, guidelines and entry fees and form,
please visit the Warwick Museum of Art website at
http://warwickmuseum.org
and click on “Call to Artists”.
Bristol (RI) Art al Fresco
Sunday, July 29, 10 am to 4 pm (raindate: Sun., Aug. 5)
Outdoor art show on the fence along Bristol's Hope St. bordering Linden
Place and beyond.
Eligibility:
Members of Portsmouth Arts Guild, Newport Photographer's Guild, and
Bristol Art Museum only.
Entry fee:
$30 for an 8-foot section of fence for hanging artwork. Sculptors have
equivalent space on lawn of Linden Place. Space will be allocated on
first-come, first-served basis.
Registration deadline:
Mon., June 25, 2007. Make checks payable to Bristol Art Museum and mail
to: Bristol Art Museum, P.O. Box 42, Bristol, RI 02809. For further
information, contact Jan Armor, 253-4237,
jandarmor@fctvplus.net .
Member News
Gallery of Westerly,
"Drawing Conclusions."
The opening is June 6 from 5 - 8 pm.
Please join us for light refreshments and to meet the artists. The show
features artists J. Susan Cole Stone
and Angela Loomis, as well as the artists of the Artists' Cooperative
Gallery of Westerly.
South County Art Assn.,
Helme House - 2587 Kingston Road (Rt.138)
Kingston, RI 02881
www.southcountyart.org
All Media Open Juried I - 5/17 thru 6/9 - Reception and Awards - 5/17
7-9 PM
(note from Jay Egge:
"I was fortunate to have 3 works selected for this exhibit."
The Arnold Excellence in Watercolor Award
was awarded to Wanda Perkowska Coderre at the Art League of Rhode
Island Associate Members' Exhibition for her painting,
"Tranquility." The juror was Carol Strause FitzSimonds. Wanda also was
awarded an Honorable Mention at the Providence Art Club for her monotype
"Changing Skyline" at the recent exhibition Construction/
Reconstruction, juried by John K. Grosvenor.
Libby Gilpatric
has been juried into the Art League of Rhode Island. Of 24 applicants,
Libby is the only painter of only four selected to membership. In 2007,
Libby's paintings have been juried into exhibits at Mystic Center for
the Arts, Cape Cod Art Association and two PAG open juried shows. She
received Honorable Mention Awards in the March ALRI Associate Members'
exhibit at Gallery 297, the Cape Cod Art Association April exhibit, and
the recent PAG Artist's Choice May show.
Hope
Gallery,
435 Hope Street, Bristol RI, (401)396-9117, will feature the pastels and
oils of Sarah Fielding-Gunn,
M'Lou Sorrin, & Lorraine Trenholm in a exhibit called "Sisters in Art".
These artists have been companions in painting for many years with their
affiliation originating in Cape Cod as members of the group "Touro 21."
Also exhibiting are Avery Boruch, Lenny
Rumpler, Christine Mathieu,
Chris Alvanas, Kathleen Armor, Lyle Rudloff,
Mark Wholey, Tim Reilly,
Sue Gray Fitzpatrick, Pat & Bob Benoit,
Jay Egge and
Anita Trezvant. The exhibit runs May
31-June 24
and the Opening Reception is June 1, 6-9 PM. Hours are Thur / 12-6 pm,
Fri & Sat/12-9 pm, Sun/12-4 pm or by appointment.
Gallery LRI,
4 Richmond
Square, Providence, RI. Through July 13, sculpture by
Charlene Carpenzano,
photography by Herman Brewster, paintings by Brian O'Malley-- a changing
exhibit of local artists in the Leadership Rhode Island office.
Artists' Reception: Thursday, June 7, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Gallery hours:
9-5pm weekdays or by appointment. 401-273-1574;
www.leadershipri.org.
New Members
Linda Bianco,
rbianco2@cox.net; Dan Connolly,
dan@danconnolly.com, photograph; Emmy
Shanley, elbqs1@aol.com, photography;
Susan J. Gordon,
suegart04@mac.com, acrylics/watercolors;
Charlie Ryan, vonryan@netscape.com.
acrylics; Perry Lewis,
plewis7@cox.net, oils; Sandra Tolley,
lancashirelass@fctvplus.net; Dora
Atwater Millikin, wyndfieldfarm@yahoo.com,
oils; BJ Bjork,
watercolor, oil, acrylic; Tina Thuell,
info@tinathuell.com, digital photography;
Sheila Clark Lundy, sclark@cox.net,
oil;
Alan A. Nunes,
forthillgalleries@hotmail.com, photography;
Eric Hovermale, ehovermale@cox.net,
photography; Barbara Doyle,
bjdoyle1@verizon.net, textiles;
Michael S. Mendell, mike3283@cox.net,
photography; Michael W. Miller,
m.miller18@cox.net, photography; Ellen
Williams, ewilli8622@aol.com.
Area Art
Shows & Other Notices
Tuesday, June 12, Tiverton Friends of the Arts hosts "PAINTING WITH
PASSION," with Anthony Tomaselli, 6:30 pm at Holy Trinity Church Parish
Hall, 1956 Main Road. Free and open to the public. Contact Jessica
Hamilton, 529-5256, if you have any questions.
Insructors Wanted--If
you're interested in teaching an art class in the fall, contact Kathy
Armor, 253-4237, kathyarmor@fctvplus.net or Mary Ellen Dwyer, 253-6427,
dwyme@cox.net .
Next Arts
Guild Meeting Program
Tuesday, June 19, 7 pm: John Flanders of John Flanders Internet
Consulting, "Creating Your Own Website: An Introduction."
Member Classified
Do you have something to sell or give away? Something you're looking
for? Send the information to
info@portsmouthartsguild.org for a free listing in the Member
Classified.
Studio space
wanted--Painter
looking to rent studio space in Portsmouth area beginning Sept. 2007.
Please call Jeanne with info at 401-247-5994,
artjeanne1@verizon.net .
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