October Membership Meeting
THURSDAY October 10th
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR WAA MEETING WILL BE HELD AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH THIS THURSDAY AT 6.30 pm. St. Paul's Episcopal Church is located at the junction of 16th and Market Streets. Parking is around the back of the church off Princess. Our program is a pastel demonstration by Cameron Art Museum instructor, Bonnie Rogers.
Let's hope the weather will cooperate and we will have another fine meeting!!
Ann Lees
WAA Education Chair
Volunteers Needed for Paint Out Wilmington!
The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC is hosting Paint Out Wilmington! in downtown Wilmington, NC, October 11-17, 2015. Both painter and subject must be outdoors. The event is open to any artist who uses oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, pencil, or pen/ink. For complete information and registration form, go to www.wilmingtonart.org.
The Wilmington Art Association is supporting this event in a number of ways. One is with assistance with registration on Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12 as well as with the Art Show and Sales on Saturday, October 17. Members who are not participating in the Paint Out are invited to sign up to help. Time slots are in two-hour increments. Below are available dates and times. Please email or call Liz Hosier – elizhosier@gmail.comor 910 620-0955 - if you can help. We will also have signup sheets at the General Meeting on October 8. The meeting this month is at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 6:30 at 16th N. 16 Street on the corner of Market St. and 16 N. Street. For more information go to www.wilmingtonart.org.
Sunday, October 11
9:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00am – 1:00 pm
1:00pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Monday, October 12
9:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00am – 1:00 pm
1:00pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 17
9:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00am – 1:00 pm
1:00pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Register for Paint Out Wilmington!
Art in the Arboretum is THIS Weekend
Hopefully the weather will allow Art in the Arboretum to go on as planned for this weekend, Friday October 9 through Sunday October 11.
Opens at ten a.m. daily.
Call for Artists
Hillsborough Gallery of Arts will be presenting Resolutions 2016 in January.
Call For Artists: September 15, 2015 - October 26, 2015
Entry Deadline: October 26, 2015
Babes in Toyland Art Show
There are still a few opportunities for WAA artists to paint the performers in "Babes in Toyland" that will be presented by the Thalian Association Children's Theater December 3 - 6, 2015 at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center.
Each participating artist will be assigned a performer to paint. The paintings will be created from reference photographs taken by the artists of the performers in their costumes two weeks prior to the event.
The paintings will be on display and for sale during the performances in the lobby of the HBC.
CRITERIA FOR ARTWORK
Mediums: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, collage, charcoal or mixed media (no photography)
Size: Not to exceed 11” x 14”
Price: Not to exceed $100 (Frames may be priced additionally)
All paintings must be ready to hang, framed or gallery wrapped. (no sawtooth hangers)
The Community Art Center will receive 20% commission.
TIMELINE
November 1: Deadline for entry
To enter: email or call Gretchen Murden at
To enter: email or call Gretchen Murden at
November 14: Photo Shoot at HBC - 10 am (time to be confirmed closer to the date)
November 30: Deliver paintings to HBC between 10 am and noon.
Artists will be required to sign a consignment agreement form.
Paintings will then be hung for the art show.
Artists will be required to sign a consignment agreement form.
Paintings will then be hung for the art show.
December 3-6: “Babes in Toyland” performances
December 7: Pick up unsold artwork from 10 am - noon
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