eblast March 1, 2016

 

Meet and Greet this Wednesday March 2

 

Guaranteed stress free, everyone is invited to this fun, strictly social event at the Arboretum.

 

See you there!

 

 

 

A SPRING TOUR TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART IN RALEIGH

SPECIAL EXHIBITION - AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST: CHILDE HASSAM AND THE ISLES OF SHOALS

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Cost: $35 includes lunch in the Museum Restaurant, tickets for two special exhibitions and docent-led tour of the Childe Hassam exhibition. The second special show is MARKS OF GENIUS: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Transportation will be carpooling with other WAA members (if you are willing, please let Ann Lees know that you are able to drive and take others)

Our group will be limited to thirty, as each docent tour is for 15 people. So we will need about seven or eight drivers, depending on the size of the vehicle. From Wilmington to NCMA is around 135 miles.

Lunch is arranged for 11.30am and the tours of the Childe Hassam exhibition at 1pm. This traveling exhibition promises to be enthralling! Both before and after lunch, we shall wander the Marks of Genius show, and marvel at the NCMA permanent holdings, their amazing collection of Rodin sculpture, European Renaissance to 19C paintings, American art of the 18thC to the 20C, African, pre-Columbian, and Jewish ceremonial objects.
Please register as soon as possible online at wilmingtonart.org or by mailing a $35 check made out to Wilmington Art Association to: Ann Lees, 624 Woodland Forest Court, Wilmington, NC 28403. The deadline is March 10th. 2016.

We hope that you will take this opportunity to visit a world-class exhibition!

For further details, call Ann Lees at (910) 791-4137 or annfittonlees@yahoo.com

Next Meeting

 

Our next regular meeting will be  March 10 at the Arboretum.
We are pleased to have renowned photographer Kelly Starbuck for our speaker.

Kelly will give us a presentation of her beautiful work and speak of her background in photography. A native of Wrightsville Beach, Kelly worked for many years in New York City with international photography celebrity, Bengoeachea. She taught at the International Center of Photography. In 2009 Kelly returned to Wilmington and made her mark at her gallery, SALT Studio, now Kelly Starbuck Photography, in the Brooklyn Arts District.

Starbuck has worked extensively with the film industry, and her work has been displayed on Larry King Live, in Town & Country Magazine, Southern Living and numerous other media. Currently, she is producing and curating Wilmington's first large-scale photography show titled "Southern Exposure: A Photographic Arts Show" at the Brooklyn Arts Center on May 15th, 2016.

Whew!

All registrations are in, and all digital images have been uploaded. The Spring Show is a go!
Many thanks to all who entered. More information in the next post.  

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Spring Show

Have you entered?
The deadline is fast approaching.
No submissions will be taken after 5 pm on February 29.

On March 22, accepted entries will be posted on the WAA website.
April 7 will be the reception.
April 8 - 10, the show will be taking place in the Hannah Block Community Arts Center.
Don't miss it!


Trip to NCMA in Raleigh

Hello to everyone who signed up for the trip to NCMA on March 29th.

 

I am so glad that you will be joining us for the Childe Hassam exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Tuesday, March 29th.  Please let your friends know about it.  You don't have to be a WAA member to join us.  I know that we'll have a splendid time and that the exhibitions and lunch will be thoroughly enjoyable.  I have attached a description of the trip.

 

The Museum needs a head count for their docent-led tours and the lunch as soon as possible.  So let me know that you're coming and send a $35 check, made out to WAA, to me or register online at http://www.wilmingtonart.org./  My address is 624 Woodland Forest Court.  We also need to know who will drive.  So far, we have offers from Jane Capen, Anthony Lees, and Barbara Salisbury, and a maybe from another member.

 

I look forward to hearing from you all and discussing start times and meeting-up location.

 

Thank you for replying soon! 

 

Ann Lees,   

910-791-4137  or annfittonlees@yahoo.com

 

 

Speaker for March Meeting

 

On March 10th 2016 Wilmington Art Association welcomes Kelly Starbuck, photographer, as the speaker at our monthly Membership Meeting at the New Hanover County Arboretum at 6.30pm.

Kelly will give us a presentation of her beautiful work and speak of her background in photography. A native of Wrightsville Beach, Kelly worked for many years in New York City with international photography celebrity, Bengoeachea. She taught at the International Center of Photography. 

In 2009 Kelly returned to Wilmington and made her mark at her gallery, SALT Studio in the Brooklyn Arts District.

 

Starbuck has worked extensively with the film industry, and her work has been displayed on Larry King Live, in Town & Country Magazine, Southern Living and numerous other media. Currently, she is producing and curating Wilmington's first large-scale photography show titled "Southern Exposure: A Photographic Arts Show" at the Brooklyn Arts Center on May 15th, 2016.

 

Ann Lees,

Education Chair

 

Betty Brown Workshop

 

WAA member Betty Brown will be leading the 38th Annual Artist's Week Workshop in beautiful Pawley's Island the week of April 22 through 29. Find complete information by going here.

 

 

 

Spring Show

The Azalea Festival will be here the first week in April and along with it the Wilmington Art Association's biggest event of the year, the Spring Show.
Many of you have already submitted your art for the show. Good for you!
Some of you may still be contemplating and need to make decisions. Time is running out!
And there are others in the Wilmington area who are not involved in WAA and know nothing about the show. We encourage you to tell interested friends about it. They can go to the website for more information if they want to enter.

Remember that February 29 is the deadline for everything! Registration must be done prior to that date, and then digital photos of your submissions may be sent in.

Members are invited to the opening reception Thursday April 7 from 5 to 7 pm.
The show will run the next three days: Friday and Saturday (April 8 and 9) from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday April 10 from 10 am to 4 pm.
At the close of the show on Sunday, artists have a two hour window in which to pick up their unsold pieces.

Our last eblast requested monetary donations for the reception in lieu of asking members to bring food from home. Thank you if you have made a donation! If you have not, and if you would like to donate on line, you can. Look for the donate tab on top of the home page of the website. In this case you would receive a receipt from PayPal.
WAA has a 501-C-3 status making it possible for tax deductible donations.
If you donate with a check to the reception or to WAA, that will be your receipt.
If you donate cash, you can get a receipt at the show. Membership dues and entry fees are not tax deductible.

Let's all participate and have a fun time at the Show!

Spring Show Flash!

The 34th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale will run from April 8th - 10th, 2016

at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center. 

It is the largest project the Wilmington Art Association undertakes every year.

It is open to 2D & 3D artists 18 years and older.

This show will be Juried and Judged by Plein Air artist/educator Chad Matthew Smith 

from Durham, NC.

Prizes totaling more than $4000 will be awarded in many categories.

The Show committees have worked very hard for many months to make this 

wonderful event take shape. We need your help!

 

Enter the show by going to the Website: www.wilmingtonart.org and download the 

PROSPECTUS.  DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 29TH, 2016 AT 5:00PM.

 

Please don't delay. Register today!

You will be glad you did!

 

WE HAVE A FANTASTIC OPENING RECEPTION ON APRIL 7TH  FROM 5 - 7 PM.

Would love to see you there!

 

Need more help? If you need to speak with one of the Show Chairs:

Please contact: Maria E Williams, Chair mwillfont@gmail.com

Gail Guthrie, Co-Chair guthriegh@gmail.com or Susan Buteau, Co-Chair zazoots@yahoo.com 

 

Thank you,

 

Maria Williams

Spring Show Chair

 

 

Request for Spring Show Reception Donations

 

The Reception Committee for the Spring Show is asking for monetary donations from the membership. At the January membership meeting it was decided that the committee will be responsible for providing the food instead of having everyone bring food items.

Donations can be made under the “Donate” link at the top of the WAA page through PayPal.

Any amount would be appreciated – ($10 - $20). We want this to be a lovely event for the WAA since it is a major fund raiser providing scholarships to area students.

 

Thank you!

 

Priscilla Judy

Reception Chair

 

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Trip to Art Museum in Raleigh

A spring tour to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is planned for Tuesday March 29, 2016. At that time, the museum will be having a special exhibition - American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals.

The cost will be $35, which includes lunch in the Museum restaurant, tickets for two special exhibitions and a docent-led tour of the Childe Hassam exhibition.

The second special show is Marks of Genius: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Transportation will be carpooling with other WAA members. (If you are willing, let Ann Lees know that you are able to drive and can take others.)

Our group will be limited to thirty, as each docent tour is for fifteen people. So we will need about seven or eight drivers, depending on the size of the vehicle. From Wilmington to NCMA is about 135 miles.

Lunch is arranged for 11:30am, and the tours of the Childe Hassam exhibition at 1pm. This traveling exhibition promises to be enthralling! Both before and after lunch, we shall wander the Marks of Genius show and marvel at the NCMA permanent holdings, their amazing collection of Rodin sculpture, European Renaissance to 19C paintings, American art of the 18thC to the 20thC, African, Pre-Colombian, and Jewish ceremonial objects.

Please register as soon as possible at www.wilmington-art.org or by mailing a $35 check made out to Wilmington Art Association to Ann Lees, 624 Woodland Forest Court, Wilmington, NC 28403.

For further details, contact Ann Lees at 910-791-4137 or annfittonlees@yahoo.com


Meet and Greet on March 2!

On March 2 from 6 - 8 pm we will have a social gathering at the Arboretum for all members of the WAA. It is a wonderful time to get to know each other better, and it is especially helpful for the newer members who have questions and want to learn about all that we do.

Spring Show

Just a reminder: 34th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sales, will be closing on February 29th, 2016 at 5:00 pm.

 

Please do not wait until last minute to register. The process to confirm your entry payment, which is required before images can be submitted, may take 24 hours.  Please do not wait until the last minute to enter the show.

 

If you have any questions, or need help, please download the prospectus available at our website www.wilmington-art.org, or send us an email at: Maria E Williams, Chair mwillfont@gmail, Gail Guthrie, Co-Chair: guthriegh@gmail.com or Susan Buteau, Co-Chair: zazoots@yahoo.com

 

Thank You!

Maria Williams

Spring Show Chair

 

 

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Sign Up Genius

 

There has been some confusion regarding the help sessions for resizing and uploading images.

Hope the following points clear it up:

 

1 - You must use SignUp Genius to schedule an appointment. If no one has made an appointment for a given date we will not be there for drop-ins.

     The web address is:

     http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4cabad2fa2fc1-2016

2 - Please sign up at least 2 days ahead of the session you want. You will get a reminder email the day before.

3 - Our location is in the front lobby of the NE Library at one of the tables by the window. This is the area before you go through the doors into the library proper.

4 - If you cannot keep your appt, please email me (guthriegh@gmail.com) preferably the night before.

5 - To help us help you, load your images onto a thumb drive as a .jpeg file. (This is the same thing as a flash drive, jump drive, that little stick thing)

 

If you have any questions, pls email me.

 

Thanks,

Gail Guthrie

Spring Show Co-Chair

 

 

Call for Artists: AAS Spring Art Show

 

The Associated Artists of Southport will be having their Spring Art Show at the Franklin Square Gallery March 1 - March 19, 2016.

 

Any artists age eighteen or older may enter two 2D works and/or two 3D works. All work must be original, entirely the work of a single artist, executed within the last three years, and not exhibited in any previous AAS Spring Show. No computer generated or digitally altered imagery, photography, air brush, furniture, fiber art, or tole painted pieces are allowed. AAS reserves the right to refuse any work that is not properly presented, requires special installation, or is deemed inappropriate by the AAS media committee. Registration closing date will be Wednesday February 17.

 

All work must be for sale. AAS will retain a commission of 25% for members and 35% for non-members on all sales. The artists is committed to the sale price on the entry form. Unless sold, entries must remain for the duration of the show and be removed on Sunday March 20, 1-3 pm.

 

For more info and the prospectus click here.

 

Any other questions, please contact Kim Kirk at 910-264-8580 or creativespirit@ec.rr.com

 

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Meeting this week!

Our next general meeting will be this Thursday, February 11th at the NHC Arboretum.  Our presenter will be Bonnie Rogers who teaches pastel figure drawing at the Cameron Museum School.  Her work is figurative, and she also enjoys landscape painting en plein air. Bonnie will demo her beautiful pastel work, doing a live figure painting.  She is excited to share her passion for pastel painting.  Bonnie has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts from UNC-Wilmington.  She worked as a graphic designer and is an award-winning artist and teacher in pastel and oils.

As usual we will meet at 6:30 for a social time. Business meeting will start at 7 pm and Bonnie's presentation will follow.

For the March meeting, photographer Kelly Starbuck will present our program.


ICYMI
(In Case You Missed It in last weeks post)

If you are having trouble resizing and uploading your art for submission to the Spring Show, we will try to help.

The help sessions will take place at the Northeast Branch Library at 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. The sessions begin the week of February 1st. To sign up for help, click SignUp Genius to reserve your session. Let us help you make sure your work has a chance to be seen! Dates for signup are as follows:

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Thursday, February 4, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Monday, February 8, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday, February 12, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Monday, February 22, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Friday, February 26, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm

 

 

Linda Hartman's Work at Crescent Moon

 

The new owner of Crescent Moon, Buffy Frank, was a friend and a collector of Linda Hartman's art work. Buffy and her husband own close to 40 of pieces of Linda's art.

Buffy decided to devote her windows at Crescent Moon to Linda's art work to show case her talent.  Linda's husband, Justine Ferreri, Erika Lawrence and others also contributed to the collection on display.

 

If you have a chance please stop by at Crescent Moon, 24 N. Front St. and take a look at the great display that Buffy has created with Linda Hartman's art work.

 

 

 

Need your art photographed?

 

John Wilson will be in his studio at theArtWorks Saturday February 13 to take pictures of your artwork for a small fee.

If you have questions or would like to make an appointment, please email him

at gotowilson@gmail.com or call/text 910-599-0410.

You can also refer to the December 1, 2015 post for more info.

 

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

 

Island Arts and Cultural Alliance

 

 

 

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Pastel Demonstration for Next Meeting

 

Our next WAA membership meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11th at 6.30pm at the NHC Arboretum.  Our presenter will be Bonnie Rogers who teaches pastel figure drawing at the Cameron Museum School.  Her work is figurative and she also enjoys landscape painting en plein air.

 

Bonnie will demo her beautiful pastel work, doing a live figure painting.  She is excited to share her passion for pastel painting.  Bonnie has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts from UNC-Wilmington.  She worked as a graphic designer and is an award-winning artist and teacher in pastel and oils.

 

For our March meeting the presenter will be Kelly Starbuck of Salt Studio Photography.  As usual it will be held on the second Thursday of the month, March 10th, at 6.30 pm at the NHC Arboretum. 

 

Ann Lees

Education Chair

 

Free Frames

 

Susan Baehmann who presented the program for the January meeting has frames to give away.

 

Gold metal frames in a variety of sizes, the majority with glass, suitable for framing works on paper.  Free!  Call or text Susan Baehmann at (910) 619-2470.

eblast February 2, 2016

 

Need Help Submitting Art for Spring Show?

 

Attention WAA members who need assistance with uploading and resizing.

 

We will be holding free sessions to help you with uploading, resizing and submitting your work for this event. The help sessions will take place at the Northeast Branch Library at 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. The sessions begin the week of February 1st. To sign up for help, click SignUp Genius to reserve your session. Let us help you make sure your work has a chance to be seen! Dates for signup are as follows:

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Thursday, February 4, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Monday, February 8, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday, February 12, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Monday, February 22, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Friday, February 26, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm

 

 

Member Survey, please.

 

WAA is working to fulfill your workshop expectations.  We'll be appreciative if you'd take a moment to answer a couple of questions:

 

1.  Recently our workshops have been in acrylics, oils, watercolor, and  oil and cold wax.  They have been abstract, realistic, and en plein air.  Are there areas of interest that we are not covering?   Would you have interest in pastel -----, jewelry-making------, gourd painting----,  collage-------, encaustics ------------  other----------------------------.

 

2.  Is it important to you that the workshop be in one medium or non-media specific?

Oil-----, Watercolor------. Acrylic ---------, Pastel ---------,  all of the above ...............

 

3. We are planning an early October 2016 workshop with well-known artist, Michael Chesley Johnson.  He will give this workshop in just pastel or in pastel and oil with demos in both.  Let us know which is your preference.  Pastel------------ or Pastel/Oil--------------

 

Please send responses to Ann Lees - annfittonlees@yahoo.com

 

Thank you for participating. 

WAA Education Committee

 

 

Save the Date for the next Meet and Greet

 

 

Karen Crenshaw Workshop

 

Award winning artist Karen Crenshaw is offering a Spring Plein Air workshop on beautiful Topsail Island.  Lodging is again available in the refurbished "Sunrise/Sunset" duplex in Topsail Beach.

The dates are April 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th.  If interested, go to  www.artexposure50.com and click on the "Call for Entries" page. The workshop info. and registration can be downloaded from there. Paypal is available on that page, if you would like to register.

Contact Ellen Elder at ArtExposure if you have questions.

#910-803-0302 or artexposure50@gmail.com.

 

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

 

 

Greg Downs Open Studio

 

 

OPEN STUDIO - STAINED GLASS ARTIST

 

WAA member Greg Downs is hosting an open studio and will be demonstrating how stained glass window panels are made.  You can even try your hand at cutting glass.  Finished works will be on display and WAA members get 15% off.

 

February 14, 2016

1pm - 4pm

808 Cobia Lane, Wilmington, NC  (south of Monkey Junction)