It was great to see so many of you at our October Members’ Meeting!! For those of you
who were unable to attend we elected our new leaders for 2015.
Co-Presidents: Gale Smith and Liz Hosier
Vice President: Chris Bloom
Treasurer: Gail Guthrie
Secretary: Priscilla Judy
We also distributed INTEREST FORMS. WAA needs your help. If you missed the meeting or
have not completed your form, please fill it out and either mail it to me
(Gretchen Murden - 4207 Stratton Village Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409)
or better yet, bring it to our next Members’ Meeting which will be November 13,
6:30 PM at the Arboretum. Please sign up for at least one activity.
The Christmas Dinner, December 10, will take the place of our December meeting.
This year has flown by for me and it has been such a pleasure to work with all you
talented and dedicated artists!!!!!!!
Your Pres,
Gretchen
WILMINGTON ART ASSOCIATION/CAMERON FALL BUS TRIP
Deadline - November 3, 2014
DATE: Tuesday, November 11th 2014
TIME: 7am at Hanover Center, Oleander Drive – behind SteinMart
COST: $57 (not including lunch)
TO SEE: Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals & their Contemporaries. (66 works) at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, and Juan Miro: The Experience of Seeing. (50 works) and Robert Rauschenberg: Collecting & Connecting. (34 works) at Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art.
Itinerary:
Depart: 7:00 – 7:15 am.
Arrive: North Carolina Museum of Art at 10:00am.
The exhibit features wonderfully descriptive wall panels for each grouping of paintings. Audio self tour $3 (not included in trip fee).
Depart: NCMA Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 12:45am.
Lunch: Brown bag
Arrive: Nasher Museum at 1:30 pm. Free tours at 2:30 for both the Miro and Rauschenberg exhibits. Audio tour available $3.
Depart: Nasher Museum 4:00 pm.
Arrive home: Wilmington, Hanover Center at 7:00pm.
Reserve online at www.wilmingtonart.org <http://www.wilmingtonart.org/> by <https://www.blogger.com/null> November 3. You may also pay by check made out to Wilmington Art Association, and mailed to Ann Lees, 624 Woodland Forest Court, Wilmington, NC 28403.
The trip is open to non-members as well.
Ann Lees
910 791-4137 <tel:910%20791-4137>
624 Woodland Forest Ct
Wilmington, NC 28403
AnnFittonLees@yahoo.com
Call for Artists
The 33th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale - Poster Art Contest
The 2015 Spring Show Committee announces the Poster Art Contest for the 33st Annual Juried Art Show & Sale (Show). The winning artwork will be featured on: a framed poster to be auctioned off at the Show; posters available for sale at the Show; smaller posters, cards, and invitations; and other publicity material for the Show.
Entry requirements
· Current membership (2014) in the WAA
· Artwork in any 2-D media and on any non-offensive subject
· *New Submission Option High quality resolution images of 3-D work.
· One piece of artwork per artist
Submission requirements
· Entry must be emailed to bcarter.art@outlook.com. Your entry should include artwork in .jpg format as well as artist’s name, address, phone number and email address.
· Signature on the artwork must be blocked.
· Submittal of entries opens October 1, 2014
· Deadline to receive entries is midnight, Saturday, November 29, 2014.
Selection
The Show committee will select the winning artwork on Monday, December 01, 2014. The winner will be contacted immediately and announced on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the WAA Holiday Banquet.
Selected Artwork
The selected artwork may not be entered into the Show. The artwork will be displayed at the Show and may be offered for sale; however, it is not required to be for sale. If the artwork is sold either prior to or during the Show, the standard 30% commission will be due WAA. A framed poster will be on display and auctioned off at the Show with proceeds to benefit WAA. The artist will be asked to sign posters during the Show reception on Thursday, April 9, 2015. All proceeds from poster sales will benefit WAA.
The Occasional Art Gallery will be exhibiting the artwork of
Christopher Reid, Benjamin Sartorius, & Barbara Scalia
Opening and reception - Friday, November 14th, 2014 6:00pm-10:00pm
artwork will remain on display Saturday, November 15th, 2014 9:00am-10:00pm
The Occasional Art Gallery
(the yellow building next to the Bellamy Mansion)
513 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28403
ATTENTION LOCAL ARTISTS:
The Wilmington Cape-Fear Home Builders Association is calling all artists to enter the 2015 Parade of Homes Art Competition. The winning artwork will be exclusively featured on all publications (including our Plan Book with year-long circulation), posters, media and print advertising, etc. The WCFHBA Plan Book Magazine has previously been honored as Best in the State. WCFHBA invites you to be a part of this exciting tradition. Contest details and entry instructions attached.
2015 THEME: “Opening Doors for a Better Tomorrow”
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: January 30, 2015
Naomi Wright
Director of Programs & Special Events
Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association
P: 910.799.2611 • F: 910.799.2610 • Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/wcfhba> • Twitter <https://twitter.com/WCFHBA>
