DECEMBER 2007 GUILD INK
"To
create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage"--Georgia
O'Keeffe
From the President
With Thanksgiving just behind us and the
December holidays just ahead, it's a good time to pause, reflect and
give thanks. The Portsmouth Arts Guild has a lot to be thankful for, and
here's the beginning of my own list: a great partnership with St. Paul's
Church that has enabled us to establish a permanent center for the arts
in town; a hard-working, dedicated Board of Directors who are real
hands-on managers as well as idea people, who set the course for the
Guild to follow; a host of loyal, wonderful volunteers who help hang
shows, create and distribute publicity materials, organize classes and
workshops, move panels around, edit a newsletter, run a gallery, and
inspire us all; and an amazing, growing membership of 180 artists and
art lovers of all types from all over Rhode Island and nearby
Massachusetts who exhibit their work, share their ideas, gallery sit,
come to meetings, participate in discussions, help paint our walls,
bring terrific food to receptions, help clean up, and even buy art! And
I mustn't forget the generous St. Paul's vestry, who support our
efforts, share our expenses, and actively promote our mission. I know
I'm forgetting so many things, but that's a pretty good start of a list,
and I'm thankful for all that's on it.
It's been a wonderful, challenging year, this first season in our new
home, and we've come a long way—10 different shows in as many months,
two sets of art classes, many new friends, and on Dec. 9, our first
performance art with Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" performed in
the church. This is also traditionally the time when many choose to
support their favorite charities by donating much-needed funds. I want
to urge you to add The Portsmouth Arts Guild to the group of non-profits
deserving of your philanthropy. They say charity begins at home. Well, I
hope as a member of The Portsmouth Arts Guild that you think of it as
your artistic home on Aquidneck Island, and thus, worthy of your
charitable gifts. If you don't, if we're not serving your artistic needs
or doing what you think matters for the arts in the area, please send me
an email, or give me a call, and let me know. This is your arts
organization. Please support it however you can. Send your fully
tax-deductible donation to P.O. Box 463, Portsmouth, RI 02871, then sit
back, have a glass of wine and feel good that you're supporting the arts
where you live.
Thanks, and don't forget to come to the "Under $200" show, as well as
the special events on Dec. 8th and 9th. Oh yes, and our Dec. 18th
members' meeting will be a holiday party (stay tuned for forthcoming
details) AND a demonstration/talk by painter and art teacher Trish
Hurley.
Be thankful, and make art! See you at the gallery!
Eric Broudy
A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF US
On Rejection from Juried Shows. The following
email was sent to one of our artist members whose work was rejected for
the November "H2O Show." I'm reprinting it here, slightly abridged,
because the writer, Priscilla Malone, has expressed more eloquently than
I ever could what I have often tried to tell various Guild members whose
work was not accepted into one of our juried shows. I read this at the
H2O opening, but it's a message that I believe those were not able to
attend might want to hear. --Eric
Oh _____,
I can sense the disappointment in your email in not having your piece
accepted into the show. I am so truly sorry - and can appreciate that
emotion, as i have had more of my paintings rejected then accepted in so
many juried shows. I used to take such rejections as failures.
Now, after years of such rejections ... along with acceptances and
awards, i toss it up to the temperament of the juror - not to any
inadequacy on my part as an artist. Rejections really sting.
Use that jolt to catapult your determinations into another level of
strength in your talents. When you are ready to go to the gallery and
see what is exhibited - take some time to see the selections. Observe
the exhibit at your leisure and assess the works for what they are.
Your work may not have been selected at this particular show, however,
your support to the Guild and fellow artists is so valued ... just as
your participation and contributions mean so much to each and every one
of us.
Never give up, never give in and always stay true to your own passions.
What you bring to the PAG is so special and something no
one else can bring because you are unique unto your Self; as your works
will testify. Rejection doesn't mean defeat; unless you allow
that. I had a 4th-grade teacher literally slash one of my drawings with
one of those huge red markers and in front of my entire class,
she bellowed i was a stupid, ignorant girl. I thought i would die and I
certainly never touched a crayon, pencil or paint brush for another
4 years. I hurt so much from the humiliation of rejection in a public
confrontation i nearly went mental from the experience. Then i
thought -- how dare she. All I did was make a drawing of a tree with
bright purple leaves and a golden yellow truck. SHE thought that tree
should have green leaves and a brown truck. Who was right. Neither of
us. Both of us. Who cares. AND!!! She had that lipstick smear
all across her front teeth!!! SO who was she to criticize my work of
art.... ?????? :) But i tell you, that moment of public humiliation
and rejection made me so strong - and i used that incidence as the
opening statement in my master's thesis report 18 yrs later. Every
person on the panel who read my thesis could identify with a similar
moment in their lives - moments that changed them forever - for the
better.
I babble! Stay strong. Keep up the good work!! I believe in you!
xoxo P
OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS
Avery Boruch.
The Meeting Street Cafe in Providence will be exhibiting Avery Boruch's
largest work with an opening reception on Saturday, December 1st at 3pm.
Come and meet Avery, socialize, and have Avery sign your free print at
this award winning cafe. For more information or directions, visit her
site at
www.artbyavery.com .
About Avery: Avery Boruch received an honorable mention in her first
juried show at the age of four, and also had her first solo exhibition
which featured 27 acrylics and 9 watercolors. Avery's paintings have
been featured on television and in newspapers, and at just 7 years old,
Avery is known to artists and collectors around the world. Donations of
Avery's works have helped raise funds for numerous local and national
charities. She says, "Try your best every day. And when you find your
talent, use it to do something good." Avery Boruch 2006
Carol Lynn Hall. Carol Lynn Hall's oil painting "A Tranquil Spot"
will be on exhibit at the Friends of the Arts In Tiverton, (F.A.I.T)
Show November 9, 2007 to January 3, 2008 at the Tiverton Town Hall.
Carol Lynn Hall is teaching Drawing- Session 2 at the Tiverton Senior
Center, November and December. The first session was this past summer.
Jerry Landay. "Learning to Seize the Light", Jerry Landay's
one-man exhibition, will be on display at the Portsmouth Free Public
Library Dec. 2 to Dec. 30. Opening Reception: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2-4pm.
Hours are Mon.-Thurs, 9am - 8pm; Fri-Sat, 9am - 5pm; and Sun. 1-5pm.
Note: This is same date and time as the opening reception for the
Guild's "Under $200" show. Come and see both in the same afternoon!
Under $200 Holiday Show. Original art, jewelry, sculpture, or
other creation can be yours for under $200! Indulge yourself or a loved
one with a special and meaningful holiday gift. The show runs from
Thursday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 2 at the regular gallery hours
(1-5pm). Come and meet the artists at an opening reception on Sunday
3-5pm and learn the story behind your special piece. For further
information, please see the website at
http://www.portsmouthartsguild.org , or call B.
Lambert, (401)633-4302.
Holiday Arts Weekend.
Saturday, December 8, 10am-5pm. One-Day-Sale offered by artist members:
photos, jewelry, prints, cards, paintings, handcrafts & more, including
"Under $200" Show.
Sunday, December 9 at 3pm: TRUMAN CAPOTE'S "A Christmas Memory".
Free Admission – Families Welcome. Reception Following at the Arts
Center.
Hope Gallery, 435 Hope Street, Bristol, RI. Opening Reception
Friday 11/16, 6-9pm.
Presents: The Best Exhibited Art at Hope Gallery in 2007.
Exhibiting: November 15- December 24, 2007; Open Reception: Friday,
November 16, 2007.
Time of Reception: 6- 9pm. Announcing Extended Hours during Holiday
Season of November/December. Hours/Days: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-6pm,
Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.
Resident & Guest Artists (2007): Susan Fossati, Chris Alvanas,
Kathleen Armor, Pat & Bob Benoit, Jay Egge, John Foraste
, Sue Gray Fitzpatrick, Avery Boruch, Sarah Fielding-Gunn ,
Christine Mathieu, Mark Scott Nadeau, Toni Petersen, Sue Moreira,
Lyle Rudloff, Lenny Rumpler, M'Lou Sorrin, Wanda Perkowska
Coderre , LorrainTrenholm, Anita Trezvant and Invited Guests.
Exhibiting: Functional Art Glass, Jewelry, Photography, 3D Mix Media,
Sculpture, Spirit Pin Dolls, Oils, Pastels, Watercolor &Functional Art.
Eric Hovermale. Photographer Eric Hovermale will have his works
displayed in Providence Art Windows, the opening of nine new art
installations in the windows of downtown Providence. The opening is at
Design With Reach, 210 Westminster Street, on Saturday, Dec. 8 from
4-6pm. The installations are free, open to the public and on view 24
hours a day through March 14, 2008. Please attend for a glass of
something nice, pick up a copy of the art map, and walk the six block
loop to see work by Eric Hovermale, Scott Indermaur, Lee Bergwall Hanks,
James
Mercer, Christine Serchia & Julie Epstein, Anna Shapiro, Caleb
Portfolio, Andrew Sloan and School One. For more information, email
director Liz Keithline at
keithlineri@cox.net or call 401/578-4313.
RISCA Finalists. Three members of the Portsmouth Arts Guild have
been accepted to hang a work in the Atrium Gallery @ One Capitol Hill in
Providence as finalists in the RI State Council on the Arts Competition
& Exhibition, "Scenes of Rhode Island". Prize winners will be announced
at a Governer's Reception on a date in January TBA. The finalists are:
Barbara Ney - "Belted Gateways of Jamestown"
Katerina Green - "The Lights of Providence"
Jay Egge - "Portsmouth Abbey Windmill"
NEWS
Now is the time for Holiday giving. Don't Forget the
Portsmouth Arts Guild.
Support the arts on Aquidneck Island. Include The Portsmouth
Arts Guild in your charitable giving. Send your donation to PAG, P.O.
Box 463, Portsmouth, RI 02871. Your contribution is fully tax
deductible. Thank you.
Board Members Elected. In November, three guild members were
elected to the Board of Directors. They are: Libby Gilpatric, Michael
Mendell, and Felicia Touhey. Their terms run
for three years, 2008 through 2010. Officers for 2008 will be elected at
the December 4 Board meeting. The slate under consideration is as
follows: President: Eric Broudy; Vice Prersident: Jan Armor; Treasurer:
Michael Mendell; Secretary: Barbara Lambert.
Donations Voted. To commemorate the holiday season and give back
to the community, the Board voted to donate the Guild's 25% commissions
from the sale of artwork in the December "Under $200" show to Lucy's
Hearth and the Martin Luther King Center on Aquidneck Island. The Board
also voted to partner with St. Paul's in putting out cardboard cartons
for non-perishable food items to be dropped off (in the gallery and/or
church) for the Rhode Island Food Bank. The boxes will be available
through the month of December.
H2O Show Awards. The winners of the members only juried show,
"H2O, A Show About Water" were announced at the opening reception on
Saturday, November 4.
First place: Lenny Rumpler for his digital photograph "Blue Chairs #3"
Second place: J. Susan Cole Stone for her watercolor "Taking Flight"
Third place: Robin Grace for her acrylic entry "Dunsborough Bay, West
Australia"
In addition, there were six honorable mention prizes awarded. These
included Eric Broudy's silver gelatin print "October Morning, Somes
Sound"; two digital photographs by David Allen, "Angeline Brook" and
"Westport Harbor"; Suzanne Smith's pastel "Rage"; Karen Talbot's oil
triptych "Under the Very Sea They Light"; and Marcia Zuelke's pastel,
"Sunset in Bahamas."
Membership Renewal Reminder. Renew your membership by Dec.
31, 2007, and receive half off the price of entry to the 2008 March
Members' Show. Individual renewals are $40, families are $55, same as
this year.
CORRECTION. It was reported at the Nov. 20 members'
meeting that a pair of earrings had been stolen from one of the jewelry
cases. Happily, this turned out to be an error. The earrings had been
sold, but the sale not recorded. Hallelujah!
SHOW OPPORTUNITIES
The Providence Art Club is sponsoring Open Painting 2008,
an open juried exhibition for all artists nationwide. All applications
must be received (not postmarked) by Friday, December 14, 2007 at 4pm.
For a complete list of guidelines or to download an application
http://providenceartclub.org/pdf/CFAOP08.pdf
NEXT ARTS GUILD MEETING
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 pm. Trish Hurley will
demonstrate painting using only a palette knife as her "brush."
"As a child, crayons were my love…using colors rich and vibrant, deep
and dark. Now as an adult, each color evokes an emotion within me that I
portray through my work. Each piece of art that I create has a special
ambience; in creating monoprints, it's a little more fun and
serendipitous whereas painting is a more direct and controlled process
often done with just palette knife and my fingers. There is a lot of
thought, exaggeration, and excitement as part of the process of my art
making."
Trish received her MFA in Painting from the University of
Massachusetts/Dartmouth and her BFA in Painting from the Swain School of
Design. A native New Englander she resides in Newport, Rhode Island.
Along with creating painting and monoprints in her studio, she instructs
fine art at the Community College of Rhode Island and at the Newport Art
Museum.
MEMBER CLASSIFIEDS
Do you have something to sell or give away? Something you're
looking for? Send info to
info@portsmouthartsguild.org for a free listing in
the Member Classified.
Note Card Boxes. I have hundreds of clear plastic note card boxes
roughly 4 3/4" by 6" and holding 6 to 10 cards each. These are still
unassembled in their original packets. Also have some singles of the
same size and a box of smaller white mailing envelopes. Very cheap.
Call Toni Petersen, 253-3153 or
toni@fullchannel.net .
NEW MEMBERS
Susan B. Greenhalgh, drawing and painting,
photography,
sbgdesigns@msn.com
Jack & Barbara Renner, photography,
ljlrenner@cox.net
Send your news, awards and accomplishments,
classified ads to Karen Talbot, Guild Ink editor at:
Karentalbotart@gmail.com .
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