"It's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential."
~Barack Obama
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From the President
On January 20 a fresh breeze blew across this great nation, and carried on that breeze was new hope for the arts. I'm sure you've read the same articles I have, indicating that the Obama administration is arts-friendly. There have even been whisperings that some of the megabucks that is being pumped back into the economy from D.C. might go to support the arts, as well as the highways and bridges ... and banks.
Not to worry-the Portsmouth Arts Guild is not looking for a federal bailout, nor does it need one. However, to paraphrase a remark by former GM head Charles Wilson, What's good for General Arts is good for the country. Whether any of those funds trickle down to the arts in Portsmouth almost doesn't matter. What does matter is the recognition at the federal and state levels that the arts are as important for this nation to support as the rest of its infrastructure. Even given the dire state of the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the melting of the icecaps, the bizarre struggles of Carolyn Kennedy and (dare I couple them in the same sentence?) Rod Blagojevich, one can smell the freshness and vitality in the air. And in the immortal words of our 43rd President, I can only say, Bring 'em on!
You'll be interested to know that the Arts Guild board and managing committee will be meeting this month in a half-day "visioning retreat." The purpose is to take stock of where we are now as an organization and lay out a vision of where we'd like to be-what we'd like to be-in three to five years. I'll report on that discussion in the March Guild Ink.
I regret to report that, due to last-minute scheduling conflicts of several of our instructors, we had to cancel the Feb. 1 Art-o-Rama event. However, the roster of Spring Classes is now posted on our website. Check them out at www.PortsmouthArtsGuild.org; they start in March.
Speaking of March, March 1 is the deadline for those who have work in the Members' Gallery to remit their $20 to remain in the web gallery for 2009. Please send your check to P.O. Box 463 so we don't have to remove your work from our website. And if your work is not yet on the web and you'd like it to be, take a look at our Members' Gallery. For $20, you can have up to 16 images of your artwork on display for the world to admire ... and perhaps purchase. Jan Armor will upload your images, no fuss, no muss. Email him at jandarmor@fctvplus.net for details.
And speaking of February, our Feb. 17 members' meeting program will feature Newport artist, and Arts Guild member, Richard Grosvenor, who will demonstrate his painting technique and discuss his work. Richard had a special one-person show at the Newport Art Museum last year and exhibits widely. His art demonstrations are hugely popular. Don't miss it.
Finally, on Saturday, Feb. 21, a group of Guild members will gather to do some touch-up painting of our gallery walls and panels. If you have time, drop by and help out. Brushes and paint provided. Time is 9 am until 11 am or so. It shouldn't take long. Thanks and ...
See you at the gallery!
~Eric Broudy
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Admiring work at the Guild
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Call for Artists
 Foundation invites members to enter its 2010 calendar contest. 14
paintings on theme "There's Nowhere I'd Rather Be" will be selected and
exhibited at AARP's Life@50+ National Event and Expo in Las Vegas, Oct.
22-24, 2009. Contestants must be amateurs and painting must be
original. Pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolors eligible. More
info and entry form at www.aarp.org/foundation
or call 1-888-687-2277. Send form and phtograph (color slide or jpeg on
CD) to AARP Foundation Calendar Contest, P.O. Box 93028, Long Beach, CA
90809-3028. Entries must be postmarked by June 6; slides and CDs will
not be returned.Machines With Magnets Gallery. Curated By Allison Cole and Lauren Holt, "The Sight Of Sound : Group Show 2009" is an open
genre: illustration, painting, drawing, screenprints, photography,
digital prints, sound, video, sculpture. Subject of artwork must be
related to sound in some way. Show runs March 6-March 27. All work must be for sale and priced under $700. Submissions must be received by Feb 15, 2009. Machines With Magnets, 400 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860. More info at
gallery@machineswithmagnets.com or
http://www.machineswithmagnets.com or 401-475-2655
 Gallery X. Gallery X is seeking unique mask creations for our Mardi Gras Fundraiser that will take place on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 pm. Masks will be auctioned or raffled off that evening. Artists who donate masks get free admission to event. We will be accepting masks Feb. 18 - 21 during gallery hours. Gallery X is located at 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 www.galleryx.org
South County Art Association. Call for black and white or color photography for SCA's "Open Juried Photography Annual, 2009". All work must be hand delivered Thursday March 5 through Sunday March 8 between 1-5pm each day. $12 per entry member fee, $15 non-members. Cash awards. More info: www.southcountyart.org or 401-783-2195.
Bristol Art Museum. Seeking entries of original 2D & 3D
media for the juried exhibit "The
Bristol Tea Party" to be held at the
Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope St. in Bristol,
RI from April 8-June 30. Works must be
related to tea, tea drinking or making.
Teapots will be featured and must have a lid, spout, body and
handle. Entries (up to 3 pieces) must be hand delivered at the
lower level rear entrance to the Library (on Thames
St.) on April 1-April2 from 2-4pm. Works not accepted must be reclaimed on April 4
from 10am-2 pm. No entry
fee. 40%
commission to the museum. More info at www.bristolartmuseum.org or info@bristolartmuseum.org
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Artist Openings and Exhibits
The Bristol Art Museum. Several members are showing work at the "Gallery Invitational Exhibit" in the lower level of the Rogers Free Library, Hope Street (rear entrance and Parking lot on Thames
St.) in a
variety of mediums. Meet the Artist Night was January 22 with an
additional show upstairs called "Micro-works". The show runs
January 15 to
March 31. Exhibting Artists: Jay Egge, Phyllis Adams, Wanda Perkowska Coderre, Anne Winthrop Cordin, Libby Gilpatric, David Gonville, Rita Heymann, Jerry M. Landay, Natalie Koschny Pfanstiehl, John Tolley, Felicia Touhey, Mark
Wholly.
Rogers Williams Law School Atrium
Gallery.
 Well-known Rhode
Island artist Marjorie Ball showcases her paintings at the Rogers Williams Law School Atrium
Gallery from January 26-July 6, sponsored by the Bristol
Art Museum. An East
Greenwich resident and the recipient of many awards including Best in Show in
last year's "Scenes of Rhode Island", she was
selected to have one of her paintings on the cover of the Governor's 2009 state budget document. She has participated in numerous juried shows and her art is in public and private collections in the US and Japan. RWLS Atrium Gallery, 9-5pm
daily. More info at
www.bristolartmuseum.org or kathyarmor@fctvplus.net
Mixed Magic Theatre.
 "When Fate Comes Knocking: The Events That Shaped the Life of Martin Luther King". February 5-15, Mixed Magic Theatre, 171 Main Street, Pawtucket. Written
and Directed by Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, this new play views the life and times of
Dr. Martin Luther King through the eyes of people who observed his life. In a time honored southern
tradition, the characters gather on a porch in the early evening to shell peas,
converse, sing and comment on the times. Martin
Luther King is an iconic and heroic figure who led the American Civil
Rights movement and has become a symbol around the world for people struggling for human rights and justice. Both humor and a critical look at King's life permeates the backdrop
of the Montgomery bus boycott, the
Kennedy presidency, the March on Washington, Malcolm X as well as examines the
steps to his award of the
Nobel Peace Prize. A folk thought discussion will follow
each performance. Thursday 7pm; Friday-Saturday 8pm; Sunday 3pm. $15 General Admission, $10 Students and Seniors. Info and reservations 401-305-7333 or www.mixedmagictheatre.org
Ture Bengtz Gallery. Phyllis Dobbyn Adams, Judy Chaves, and Denise Zompa have paintings on
exhibit at the "35th Annual Winter Juried Show" sponsored by the Duxbury
Art Association. Their oil paintings were among the 113 works accepted
in a field of 555 entries. The Winter Juried Show is exhibited in the
Ture Bengtz Gallery at The Art Complex Museum, 186 Alden Street, in
Duxbury, MA. The show will be open to the public for 11 weeks, from
February 8 through April 26, 2009.
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Custom Coffee House. Balancing the tides presents music and readings for you and your heart on Valentine's Day at Custom Coffee House, 600 Clock Tower Square, E. Main Road, Portsmouth, RI. Be joyful on this special day with Poet Laureate Lisa Starr together with poets Heather Sullivan, Bill Carpenter and others. Goodbye Chester performs live music. All month photography by Kate Mouligné of Touche d'Emotion enlivens the space from 3-5pm. For more about these artists and writers:
www.katemouligne.com, www.riwriterscircle.com/, www.bipoetryproject.com, www.goodbyechester.com
balancing the tides - a newport journal: www.balancingthetides.com
publisher Trixie Wadson: www.trixiewadson.com
401-935-2439
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Artist Opportunities
Bristol Art Museum. Art Talks at Rogers Free Library, Bristol, RI in the Community Room. 
Ed Shea, Artistic
Director of the 2nd Story Theatre, will present a talk, "Art of the Theater; From Page
to Stage", about set design, how stage settings interpret the message of the play, and the challenges and surprising results.Thursday,
March 19, 7pm.
Front entrance Hope Street/rear entrance Thames Street.
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News
The Copley Society of Art. "New Members Show + Artists A-Z", 158 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 617-536-5049. John Foraste has a print in "The New Members' Show 2009", running January 30-February 28, and small prints in the "Artists A-Z" show. http://www.copleysociety.org
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Workshops and Classes 
Sakonnet Arts Network.This Tiverton-based nonprofit organization announces their Winter Workshop series, Making Your Art Work. Supported by funding from the R.I. Foundation, it features workshops that explore artist's blogs as new ways to network and get maximum exposure for your art online; digital photography applications to produce good quality digital images of your art; and basic acting skills and techniques that can be applied to daily life. All workshops will be held at the Holy Trinity Parish Hall on Main Road in Tiverton. Fees for workshops range from $30 to $65 with registration deadline one week in advance for each.
Starting Your Artist Blog, taught by Kelley Carey MacDonald meets Thursday, January 29, 10am-noon.
Photographing Your Artwork, taught by Jan Amor on Tuesday, February 3, 9:30am-12:30pm.
Everyday Acting, taught by Gloria Crist runs for two weeks on Tuesdays, March 3 and 10, from 6- 8pm.
For more details visit www.SakonnetArts.org or call Denise Zompa at 401-624-4002.
Deadline for registration is one week in advance of the workshop by mail or online.
The Rhode Island Watercolor Society.
 A new schedule of adult watercolor classes, including both day and evening classes, begins in February and March. The Society's classes are designed to provide an introduction to the excitement of watercolor painting for beginning artists while helping the maturing artist further hone their skills.
Course registration and tuition payments are due at the Society before the first day of class. You may register by telephone with a major credit card, by mail, or in person at the Society's Gallery, located at the J. C. Potter Casino (Boat House) in Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket, RI. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm, Sunday from 1-5pm. Handicapped-accessible and open to the public free of charge.
More info on specific classes contact Mary Lou Moore, Gallery Director, at (401) 726-1876 and marylou.moore@cox.net, or visit www.riws.org.
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PAG Art-O-Rama
Cancelled due to last-minute scheduling conflicts, the roster of Spring Classes can still be checked out on our website,
www.PortsmouthArtsGuild.org.
Classes begin in March and include Portrait and Drawing Studio,
Encaustics, Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil, Intermediate
Watercolor, Beginning Oils, Japanese Calligraphy, and Copying Artwork
with Digital Camera.
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Editor's Request
A big "Thank You" to everyone who sends me news about well-deserved accomplishments and awards. Along with your next item, please send a jpeg of the achievement.
In addition to being unable to attend all events, I'd prefer to stand on the floor of the Guild in order to get an image!
Our fearless leader, Eric Broudy, captured this photo,
"Danger: Newsletter Editor at Work".
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New Members
No new members
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Members Classified 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.
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Guild Ink
Issue no. 11
February 2009
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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
CALL FOR ARTISTS (5)
OPENINGS & EXHIBITS (5)
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES (1)
NEWS (1)
NEW MEMBERS (0)
MEMBERS CLASSIFIED (0)
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Next Meeting
Tuesday, February 17
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Grab yourself a seat and watch Richard Grosvenor's presentation as he shows us his art technique. He had a one-person show at the Newport Art Museum last year, and his demonstrations are hugely popular. Don't miss out!
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One of Jay Egge's pastels
"Peeled Orange and Sherry"
at Bristol Art Museum's
Gallery Invitational Exhibit
Another work by Marjorie Ball
featured at
Roger Williams Law School Atrium Gallery
"Hopper's House"
by Denise Zompa
at Duxbury, MA's
Ture Bengtz Gallery
Phylllis Dobbyn Adams'
"Fall Cornfield"
Presented by balancing the tides
Kate Mouligne will exhibit photography at Portsmouth's Custom Coffee House
on Valentine's Day along with poets and live music
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