"The humble nature of paper chimes with a renewed interest in the
integrity of low-tech materials that convey honesty rather than
deception."
~Kate Mcfarlane, Curator and Co-Director of The Drawing Room, London
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From the President
First the
good news: The National Endowment for the Arts is giving the Portsmouth
Arts Guild $50,000 in stimulus funds. (Ha ha, April Fool! Would that
were the case, but NEA stimulus funds are earmarked for saving or restoring
jobs at organizations who have a history of receiving grants from NEA
in the past. We don't qualify.) Well, we have some equally good news.
The Annual Members All-Media Show last month attracted 152 works from
75 Arts Guild members for our largest exhibition to date. Kudos to Jonathan
Small and John Forasté, who hung the show in seven long hours, to P.
Jane Renwick who stayed up until midnight making the labels, and to
Janet Dassau, Mary Ann Martin, Sandra Tolley and our Portsmouth High
School art student intern Jamie Ferris who handled the intake of the
record number of art works. Whew, and thank you, too, to all who brought
refreshments for the opening. Our Guild only works because of you.
A People's
Choice contest for best work ran through the month, and, more good news,
we have a tie for both first and second places. First Place winners
were Bill Gagne for his photograph "Seward AK on Canvas" and Christine
McCoy for her oil painting "Zack in P-town." Second Place winners
were Libby Gilpatric for her oil painting "August Power" and Rita
Honnen for her acrylic collage "Waterfall." Congratulations to all
four winners!
Next up is
"Works on Paper," April 9 to May 3, with an opening reception on
Friday, April 17, 6-8 pm. Be sure to attend. Don't forget: Drop-off
dates for that juried show are Monday, April 6, 3-6 pm, and Tuesday,
April 7, 6:30-8:30 pm. As with all our juried shows, cash prizes
will go to the top 3 winners.
In February,
I mentioned that the board and managing committee was holding a "visioning
retreat," and I'd be reporting on the outcome. I want you to know
that the retreat was productive in helping us to articulate a vision
for the future of the Arts Guild, and an ad hoc subcommittee is now
at work developing plans to help us fully realize that vision.
The vision
looks something like this: A vibrant arts center for all ages with
ample gallery space, studios, classrooms, performance space
... even a coffee shop. A friendly and non-intimidating atmosphere,
uniting the community with socializing, culture, entertainment, education
and art of all varieties. A bustling center that fosters collaboration
with other arts associations; an arts and culture focal point for the
region.
The Center
would offer classes for students of all ages, on-going exhibitions,
regular performances of a wide variety of artistic expression, after-school
art classes and mentoring for students, a variety of lectures, demonstrations
and other related programs for members and the community. It will exhibit
works both indoors and out, have a
sculpture garden, and will become the
"go-to" place for the arts in the region.
Impossible
you say? How does that old expression go? ...The difficult we can do
right away; the impossible takes a little longer. It's an exciting
vision and a challenging one, and we have some obstacles to overcome.
Some of that vision is already a part of who we are, some can be achieved
quite soon, and some (the "impossible" parts) will take a little
longer. You'll be hearing more on this subject as the ad hoc planning
committee continues its work. At various points along the way, you will
be called on to help. I hope you agree that the vision is worth our
striving to achieve.
In the meantime,
don't miss Marian O'Connell's talk at the April 21 members'
meeting. Her extraordinary work won Best in Show at the Newport Art
Museum members' exhibition. Marian will speak about her work and her
development as an artist. (If you missed the March meeting, you missed
a truly remarkable presentation by Jonathan Small ... not to mention
Lois Erhartic's home-made sugar cookies and Irish coffee!)
Thanks and ...
See you at the gallery!
~Eric Broudy
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PAG Exhibition Schedule 2009
INTAKE (art delivery dates) are Mondays and Tuesdays. (Mondays 3-6pm; Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm.)
NEXT SHOW INTAKE OPENING
APRIL 9-MAY 3 4/6, 4/7 4/10, 6-8pm
"Works on Paper"
Open Juried Show
MAY 7-31 5/4, 5/5 5/8, 6-8pm
"4-Person Invitational"
A photographer, a sculptor, 2 painters
JUNE 4-28 6/1, 6/2 6/5,6-8pm
"Imagine Yellow"
Open Juried Show
JULY 2-26 6/29, 6/30 7/03,6-8pm
"Summer in Rhode Island"
Open Juried Show
JULY 30- AUG 23 7/27, 7/28 7/31,6-8pm
"Westport Art Group"
AUG 27- SEPT 27 8/24, 8/25 8/28, 6-8pm
"Abstractions II"
Open Juried Show
OCT 1-NOV 15 9/28, 9/29 10/2, 6-8pm
"Members' Juried Show"
NOV 19-DEC 20 11/16, 11/17 11/22, 2-4pm
"3rd Annual Holiday Show"
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Spring Art Classes at the Portsmouth Arts Guild
SPRING IS IN THE AIR! It's not too late to sign up for an art class for
your artistic growth and inspiration. Our offerings are:- Intermediate Watercolor with Carol Lynn Hall, beginning April 2.
- Beginning Oil Painting with Denise Zompa, beginning April 3
- Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo) with Lois Erhartic, beginning April 15
- Portrait and Figure Drawing Studio monitored by Linda Remington, beginning April 20
- Copying Your Artwork with a Digital Camera with Jan Armor, on April 25
and continuing with 3 more classes - April 7, 14, 21 - is
- Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil with Kendra Ferreira
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Call for Artists
The Bristol Art Museum. Call for original works in all 2D & 3D media for the juried exhibit "The Bristol Tea Party". The exhibit will be held at the Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope St. in Bristol, RI from April 8-April 30. Works must be related to tea, tea drinking or making. No entry fee. Up to 3 pieces must be delivered at the lower level rear entrance to the Library (on Thames St.) on April 1 or April 2 from 2-4pm. Works not accepted must be reclaimed on April 4 from 10am-2pm. For detailed Prospectus visit www.bristolartmuseum.org or email info@bristolartmuseum.org with questions.
The Pawtucket Arts
Collaborative.
In conjunction with The Pawtucket Foundation, announce its Third Annual Multi-Cultural Juried Exhibit, "Art Unites",
featuring the $2,000 Pawtucket Foundation Prize. The deadline for
submittions is April 3. All media welcomed. Detailed information about
the exhibit, policies and procedures can be found by clicking on the
"Special Events" link at www.pawtucketartscollaborative.org.
Hours: Monday-Saturday
10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm located in the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center,
175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI, 401-724-2200. Free parking is
available at the Visitor Center.
 Portsmouth Arts Guild. Call for 2-D or 3-D work on, or made of, any paper. Drop off: April 6, 3-6pm or April 7, 6:30-8:30pm. Juror: Barbara Shamblin, professor or photography, Salve Regina University. Cash prizes. Opening reception: Friday, April 17, 6-8pm. 401-293-5ART
Blithewold. Calling all photographers for "AWAKENING", a juried  photography
exhibition held during the annual Daffodils Days celebration, April 17 - May 3. We invite you to "awaken" your creativity
even as the daffodils and tulips wake from their long winter's sleep. Interpret
this theme in any way you wish. Submit up to
three pieces: 1st entry - $20, 2nd -$10, 3rd - $5. Each piece
(including frame) must be no larger than 16" x 20" and wired and ready
to hang. (No saw tooth hangers). 20% commission will be taken on all
sales. Drop off dates at the Blithewold Carriage House: Tuesday, April 14, 10am-1pm, or Wednesday, April 15, 3-5pm. Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 5-7pm. Prizes will be awarded. Curated by Jan Armor and Julie Murphy. For more info call Jan Armor at 401-253-4237.  Gallery X. "New Works", an exhibit of artworks created within the past year. May 13-June 14. Reception: Saturday, May 16, 7-10pm. Juried exhibition, open to all artists. $35 fee: 3 entries. Drop-off April 29-May 3 during gallery hours Juror: Julia M. Pavone, co-founder and
Curator/Director of Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, at the University
of Connecticut's Avery Point Campus. Hours: Wed.-Fri. 11am-5pm, Sat. & Sun. 11am-3pm. 169 William St., New Bedford, MA 02740. 508-992-2675 www.galleryx.org
 South County Arts Association."All Media Open Juried I Exhibit 2009". Entries due May 14-May17 between 1-5pm daily. Opening Reception: Thursday, May 21, 7-9pm. Cash awards. Entry Fee: $12 per entry/members, $15 per entry/non-members. Limited to 3 original works.
All 2-D work must be wired and ready for hanging. No one measurement is to exceed 48"; sculpture must be easily transportable. Entries not accepted may be picked up Wed-Sun, 1-5 pm. More info: http://www.southcountyart.org/
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Openings and Exhibits
New
Art League of Rhode Island. ALRI's "3rd Annual Associate Members' Exhibit" runs Wednesday, April 1-Friday, May 1. Opening Reception: Sunday, April 5, 1-3 pm. Nancy Grinnell, curator of the Newport Art
Museum, will award prizes. More info and directions: 401-253-5005 (Green River Silver Co.) or www.gallery297.com
 Deblois Gallery. Old things become new again in DeBlois Gallery's, "Resurrect, Recycle, Reconstruct" featuring the mixed media and assemblage work of artists Ryan Clinton, Rosemary Day, and Karen Nash . The show runs April 3-April 28. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 4, 5-7pm. Deblois Gallery, 138 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, 401-847-9977, www.debloisgallery.com
 Gallery X. "About-Face, contemporary
figurative portraiture", an exhibition exploring how
representational figurative art uses the human face to redefine
identity through portraiture, runs April 8-May 3.Opening reception: Saturday, April 11, 7-10pm. 169 William St., New Bedford, MA 02740. 508-992-2675 www.galleryx.org
Portsmouth Arts Guild. "Works on Paper", with 2-D and 3-D work. Opening: Friday, April 17, 6-8pm. Show runs April 9-May 5. www.portsmouthartsguild.org/
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday 1pm-5pm
Ongoing
Portsmouth Arts Guild. "Annual Members All-Media Exhibition" runs until April 5. Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 1pm-5pm, 2679 East Main Rd, Portsmouth RI. 401-293-5ART
 Conanicut Island Art Association. CIAA's "Watercolors Galore" Show features paintings of traditional watercolor as well as water-based medium. Show runs until April 16 at Town Hall Gallery, 93 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown, RI. Open 8:30am-4pm weekdays. Wendy Crooks (401) 423-0993.
 Hope Gallery, Fine Art & Fine Craft. "In The Spirit of
Love", runs until April 24. Hours: Thursday-Saturday, noon-5pm. Monday-Wednesday, by appointment or by
chance: (401) 683-0146,(401) 396-9117 or trez88@aol.com
 Jessica Hagen Fine Art+Design. "Fresh", oil paintings by
BillBellevue Avenue, Suite #8, Newport, RI 02840.
For more info visit:
 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative. Members Juried Exhibit "Layers" through May 9. Blackstone Valley Visitor Center Theatre, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI. Open 7 days a week: Monday -Saturday 10-5pm; Sunday - 1-5pm. For more info, call 401-724-2200 or visit www.Pawtucketartscollaborative.org
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Artist Opportunities
Newport
Vineyards has invited the Portsmouth Arts Guild to partner with them in
a May 9 "First Burst" Wine Tasting & Art Show event from 11am-5pm. 400-500 people from all
over New England attend their wine tasting events. They do their own
promotion to their own mailing lists. Guild artists who are interested
can rent a 10'x10' space to show and sell their work at the Vineyard,
outside behind the winery where the wine tours occur. They are looking
for 25-30 artists. If you have your own tent, it's $25 for the space,
no commission on sales. Or, if you don't have a tent, you can rent one
from them for $125 for the day. It's first-come, first-serve for the
spaces. Reserve your space ASAP by calling Mary Ellen at 401-848-5161
ext. 16, or email gifts@newportvineyards.com. If you're participating, please email Eric at eric.broudy@verizon.net to let him know how many Arts Guild members will participate.
Mikel Wintermantel
Copley Master
Newport Master Artist Workshops. "LUMINOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING" workshop, APRIL 15, 16 & 17, 2009 at the Newport Yacht Club, Newport, RI. $330.00 for 3 days from 9-5 daily. Register now to ensure enrollment. Email or call Nancy Isherwood
to register or for more information: nancy@nancyisherwood.com 401-699-2276. Additional workshop information available at
www.nancyisherwood.com or www.mikelwintermantel.com
 Sakonnet Arts Network. Drawing, Watercolor,
Jewelry Making, Plein Air Painting, Creating Home Videos, Digital Travel Photography, and Fun With Faux are offered at SAN beginning April 9. For more info about these workshops: sakonnetarts.org/adultclasses
 The Rhode Island
Watercolor Society. "Paint a Personal
Reality in Watercolor" with nationally acclaimed artist, Ratindra
Das. This workshop runs from Monday, April 13-Friday April
17, 9am-4pm, at the J. C.
Potter Casino (Boat House) in Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard,
Pawtucket, RI. Ratindra Das
is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and National
Watercolor Society, and holds Master Status in the Transparent Watercolor
Society of America. More info: Mary Lou Moore, Gallery Director, at (401) 726-1876 or
marylou.moore@cox.net or www.riws.org
Bristol Independent Galleries. BIG Invites you to join them for Spring Gallery Night, Friday, May 15, 2009, 5-9pm. 15% off selected items only if postcard (provided by BIG) is stamped or punched by the five BIG galleries below, all within walking distance of each other.
Hope Gallery - Fine Art & Fine Craft, 435 Hope Street
(401) 396-9117 www.hopegalleryfineartfinecraft.com
Bristol Looms, 49 Bradford St., Unit 2
(401) 254-7400 www.bristollooms.com
Bristol Workshops in Photography, 4 Franklin St.
(401) 253-2351 www.bristolworkshops.com
The Paint Studio, 280 Thames St.
(401) 835-2996 www.bristolworkshops.com
Gallery 297, 297 Hope St.
(401) 253-5005 www.gallery297.com
South Coast Artists Inc.,
PO Box N98, Westport, MA 02790
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News
Portsmouth Arts Guild. The People's Choice Award winners have been selected for the Portsmouth Arts Guild "Members' All-Media Exhibit", featuring artwork drawn from the Arts Guild membership of more than 160 artists. This year there were ties for both first and second place.
First Prize People's Choice awards went to: Bill Gagne of Bristol, for his photograph "Seward AK on Canvas", and Christine McCoy of New Bedford, MA, for her oil painting "Zach in P-town".
Second Prize awards went to: Libby Gilpatric of Portsmouth, for her oil painting "August Power", and to Rita Honnan also of Portsmouth, for her acrylic collage "Waterfall". The show ends this Sunday, April 5th, with a new open juried show scheduled April 9th through May 3rd.
www.PortsmouthArtsGuild.org info@PortsmouthArtsGuild.org
The Newport Art Museum. Less than a third of 290 entries were accepted into the museum's juried Annual Members' show, and several of them are also PAG members. They are Janet Dassau, photography; John Fernandes, sculpture "Can of Worms"; Eric Hovermale; Dora Atwater
Milliken; Harriet Pomerleau; Jillian Barber; and Jonathan Small, painting "As Time Goes By", among others. The show runs until May 25.
Jonathan Small was not only juried into the Newport Art Museum's show, but his painting "New Hampshire Winter Memories" was in the Art League
of Rhode Island's Associate Members' Exhibit "End of Winter" at the
Spring Bull Gallery in Newport last month.
Jon will also be included in the Bristol Art Museum's invitational
exhibit at the Rogers Free Library for April through June.
Fall River Open Studios. Open studios will take place Saturday, May 9, 2009, 11am-4pm. Stay tuned, more details to follow.
Check You Out! View Portsmouth Arts Guild members in the PAG Facebook group - you can join up yourself! To view, click here:
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Sustaining the Arts in Rhode Island
Arts Advocacy Day: April 21, 2-5pm
In 2008, RI Citizens for the Arts embarked on creating the first ever multi-year policy and visionary strategy toward a sustainable arts sector. Over the course of a year, we analyzed the sector and gathered the collective thoughts from a broad range of artists, business and civic leaders, education officials and legislators. The result is the vision and strategy built around the following four strategies:
1. Recognize and strengthen the arts as a significant industry sector and natural resource in the State of Rhode Island that adds qualitative and quantitative value.
2. Demonstrate the arts' role in improving communities.
3. Create a sustainable funding model for investment in the state's creative sector.
4. Strengthen the ability of artists and arts organizations to fulfill their missions.
Join fellow Rhode Island artists in telling legislators why the arts are important for your community. Advocate for the arts at the State House in Providence by speaking with legislators on April 21 from 2 to 5pm.
"The arts help Rhode Island stand out in a crowd."
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Editor's Request
Thank you all for sending news about well-deserved accomplishments and awards. Next time, please remember to send a jpeg along with your achievement. It's much safer for all of us if I don't have to stand on a chair to take a photo of it myself!
Eric Broudy's warning photo:
"Danger: Newsletter Editor at Work".
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New Members
Janet Panell, board member, panellj@newportffederal.com
Carole Zaloumis, painting, czaloumis@cox.net
Carolyn Fahm, digital photography, carolynfahm@greenwichmeantime.biz
Gail Bolger, printmaking, grb1@cox.net
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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. 13
April 2009
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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
CALL FOR ARTISTS (6)
OPENINGS & EXHIBITS (9)
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES (8)
NEWS (5)
NEW MEMBERS (4)
MEMBERS CLASSIFIED (0)
ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS (0)
EDITOR'S REQUEST (Please Read)
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Members' Meeting
Tuesday, April 21 6:30pm
Mariann O'Connell will talk about
her work and development as an artist. Her hand-printed accordian book (detail below) won Best in Show as well as The Newport Art Museum Award at Newport Art Museum's "Annual Juried Members' Show"
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A detail from Marian O'Connell's award winning hand-printed book
"Walls, Gates, Fences"
Marian is April's speaker at the members' meeting
"Picket Fence"
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Surrounded by art and friends
at
The Member's Show
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More Scenes from the
"Annual All Media Members' Show"
"Monte Alban: Transfer of Power"
Repurposed Styrofoam
by Karen Nash
at Deblois Gallery
Bill Chisolm's
"Dancing Bananas"
at Jessica Hagen Fineart+Design
Newport
Mikel Wintermantel, a Copley Society Master, will be teaching "Luminous Landscape Painting" at the Newport Yacht Club, sponsored by PAG member
Nancy Isherwood.
Below are examples of his amazing work.
One of The Portsmouth Arts Guild People's Choice:
First Place winner
"Seward AK on Canvas"
a photograph by Bill Gagne
Jonathan Small's painting
"As Time Goes By"
one of the artworks juried into Newport Art Museums's "Annual Juried Exhibition",
through May 25th
 "New Hampshire Winter Memories"is another Jonathan Small painting shown at ALRI's "End of Winter" show at
Spring Bull Gallery in March
Over 100 Rhode Island artists attended a "Conversation with Senator Whitehouse on the Arts" at the Steel Yard in Providence
March 20
Also in attendance were Finance Chair Costantino and Mayor Cicilline (left of Sen. Whitehouse)
who fielded questions from audience
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