Spring Show Poster Contest

Call for Artists

The 35^th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale - Poster Art Contest

October 1, 2016 – November 25, 2016

The 2017 Spring Show Committee announces the Poster Art Contest for the 35^th Annual Juried Art Show & Sale.  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, invitations and other publicity material for the Show.   

Entry requirements

·         Current membership (2016) in the WAA

·         Artwork in any 2-D or 3-D media and on any non-offensive subject

·         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, 2016

·         Deadline to receive entries is midnight, Friday, November 25, 2016.

Selection

The Show committee will select the winning artwork on Monday, December 1, 2016.   The winner will be contacted immediately and announced on Thursday, December 8, 2016 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 6, 2017.   All proceeds from poster sales will benefit WAA. 

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Looking Ahead to the Spring Show

 

The 35th annual Spring Show will be accepting artwork from October 1 through November 25 to be considered for the show's poster. Please email your jpg image to bcarter.art@outlook.com.

Angie Sinclair Show

 

Opening Reception Fourth Friday October 28, 2016, 6-9 pm

ACES Gallery, 221 North Front Street in Downtown Wilmington. 

Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Show runs October 28 through November 21, 2016

 

 

WAG News

 

Collaboration with Children's Theater

 

 

WAA artists are invited to participate in an art show in collaboration with the

Thalian Association Children’s Theater performance of ‘ELF, JR’ Dec 1-4, 2016 

at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center at 2nd & Orange.

 

Each participating artist will be assigned to  at least one of the 32 performers  to paint.  The

paintings will be created from reference photos taken by the artists of the

cast members in their costumes Saturday, Nov 12, 10:30AM.

 

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 X14 (not including the frame)

 

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 Hannah Block Community Art Center will receive a 20% commission.

 

                               TIMELINE

 

Oct 1  Registration begins!!!!  (email Gretchen Murden at  <gmurden@mac.com>)

Oct 13  Sign-Up Sheet will be passed  at the WAA Members Meeting  

 

Nov 1  Registration Deadline

 

Nov 12: Artists to  photograph cast members in costumes at 10:30AM  at the Hannah Block Community Art Center.

 

Nov 14-21  Email Gretchen Murden <gmurden@mac.com> with info on your paintings  ( Artist,Title, Size, Medium & Price)

 

Nov 29  Deliver paintings to the HBC (10:00 AM- noon)  Artists will be required to sign a consignment agreement form.

             Paintings will then be hung for the art show.

 

Dec 1-4   “Elf, JR” musical performances

 

Dec 5   Pick-up unsold paintings at the HBC between 10AM-Noon

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WILMINGTON ART ASSOCIATION'S FALL 2016 PROGRAMS

 

Save the dates! 

As always WAA programs are at the NHC Arboretum, unless otherwise noted, on the second Thursday of the month.  Social time begins at 6pm.

 

13th October 2016:  Our WAA Committee Fair was a great success last year.  So again, next month, in place of a seated program, we shall have the opportunity to recognize what the different arms of WAA work at, what the many committees do to provide outreach, shows, publicity, communications, hospitality, workshops and programs.  You will be able to see where your talents will truly fit in and meet like-minded members who would love to have you join in.  Come and get to know our terrific members, new and old.

 

10th November 2016:  We are delighted to welcome metal sculptor, Dumay Gorham, as our November presenter.  Many of you will be familiar with Dumay's fabulous sculptures, gates and installations around town and in UNCW.  He is the creator of the serpent/dragon in the Arboretum lily pond!  He will tell us about his fantastical creatures and other metal fabrications of his imaginative mind, and will bring some smaller metal pieces which we can handle, admire and buy!

 

8th December 2016:  Our Holiday Party will be at Cape Fear Country Club this year.  We shall have a delicious dinner and a show of our work there in CFCC's beautifully decorated and festive rooms.  More details to follow nearer the time.  Plan to attend - it is always a lot of fun.

 

Ann Lees

WAA Education Chair

 

DATE CORRECTION

 

Correction to last week's post:
Art in the Forest Fine Art Exhibition will be held Saturday October 1, 2016 from 10 am - 4 pm,

not October 2.

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Carolina Arts Magazine Online

Some of you may have received the link to the September issue of this magazine in your email.
If not you can read it here. There is a lot to enjoy in its 76 pages!
 http://www.carolinaarts.com/ 916/916carolinaarts-sp.pdf  or http://www.carolinaarts.com/ 916/916carolinaarts-dp.pdf

Last Chance

Registration for the Michael Chesley Johnson Workshop will be closing soon.
Please email annfittonlees@yahoo.com to sign up to study under this well known art teacher.

August 23, 2016

Art in the Arboretum

Thank you to everyone who entered!
Click on the link to see the list of accepted artists.
http://nhcarboretum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/accepted-artists.pdf
Now on with the show!

Volunteers for Art in the Arboretum

During the show, eight to ten artists at a time are needed to assist visitors. All sales will be handled by Arboretum workers, but we are the ones who talk art to the potential customers and answer questions.

We know that many of you would like to see the schedule, and we would like that, too. Unfortunately only picture type files (jpgs) can be added to this blogging platform, so the spreadsheet won't be available until the September general meeting. If you would like it emailed to you, we can do that.

However here is the info:
The show is from 10 - 4 Friday Sept 30, Sat Oct 1, and Sunday Oct 2.
Since we need to bring the bins out in the morning and back inside when the show closes, we are asking for help from 9:30 to 4:30. You can sign up for two to three hours at a time during any of those days. Some members have signed up, but no hours are close to full.
It is still early, so you can decide what works best for you. Or you may want to ask when you are most needed.
Then email Elaine Cooper at elainerogerscooper@gmail.com or Susan Buteau at zazoots@yahoo.com to get plugged in.
Thank you!


Oak Island Art Guild Arts and Crafts Festival

The 27th Annual Oak Island Art Guild Arts & Crafts Festival will be held Saturday, September 3, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm at SE 46th St & Dolphin Drive in Oak Island. There will be more than 100 artists and vendors of handmade crafts as well as festival food. There is plenty of parking and no admission fee. Profits support the Art Guild’s philanthropic activities. For additional information go to oiagacf@ec.rr.com or call 910 398-5555. Rain date will be Sunday, September 4, 9 am to 4 pm.

Kudos to Betty Brown

Betty Brown’s full sheet painting of “Pelican Inn” has been juried into 39th Annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Exhibit, by juror Marc Taro Holmes from Montreal, Canada. The event will be held October 8– November 27, 2016, at the Myrtle Beach  Art Museum, 3100 S Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.

Workshop Reminder

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Capturing the Moment with Michael Chesley Johnson

We are fortunate to have one of America's top plein air painters, Michael Chesley Johnson, here for a pastel and oil workshop Tuesday October 2 - Thursday October 4, 2016 at Hannah Block Community Art Center.
Cost to WAA members is $350. Cost to non-members is $385.
Please go to the Wilmington Art Association website for more information and to register.


Opening of Sheffield Art Studio and Gallery

Sheffield Art Studio and Gallery at 802-A N. 4th St  Wilmington 28401 will be having a ribbon cutting and grand opening on Thursday Sept 15 at 4:30 (4:30-7 pm).  Mayor Bill Saffo will officiate at the 4:30 ribbon cutting. I am inviting all members and spouses or their guest of WAA to attend and celebrate the opening with me.
RSVP at sarah@sheffieldartstudio.com

Arboretum Show

Thank you to the members who have volunteered to help during the show, but we still need more.
Please contact Elaine Cooper at elainerogerscooper@gmail.com or Susan Buteau at zazoots@yahoo.com to give us your preferences.
We will be accepting registration for artists until August 19th. Only a few more days!

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Change in Meeting Time

Starting in September, the general meetings that are held on the second Thursday of the month will now begin at 6 pm with social time, and then the meeting and program will follow. It should be over by 8:30 pm. The Board hopes that this will be more convenient and will work well for everyone.

Betty Brown Workshop

BETTY BROWN has space for 3 more students in her afternoon classes in watercolor or oil, taught in her studio. The classes are small enough to work with varying levels in either medium. Please let her know if you want to sign up for a 10-week session. She will begin on Sept. 12, on the Monday after Labor Day weekend. She will have to skip October 24 due to a previous commitment. The class will finish on November 21, the Monday before Thanksgiving. Tuition is $320 for the 10 lessons. Classes are held in her studio at 1917 Fenwick Place (near the Mall). The classes will begin at 1:00 PM until 3:30 PM. She will send out directions to the studio and materials lists after filling the class. If you have question, you can call Betty at 763-9459 (home/studio) or 540-8096 (mobile). You can email her at bbbstudio@ec.rr.com You can read about Betty and see her work on her web site www.bettybrownartist.com

 

Arboretum Show

 

Registration will end August 19.

 

We will need members to greet the visitors during the show, September 30 - October 2.

Please contact Susan Buteau at zazoots@yahoo.com or Elaine Cooper at elainerogerscooper@gmail.com to reserve your time!

 

 

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Invitation for Thursday

 

 

 

Arboretum Show

 

To be held September 30, October 1 and 2.

Have you submitted your art?

 

 

Workshop