VWS Newsletter 9/7/07

VWS News 9-6-07

Greetings Vermont Watercolorists-

This newsletter is mostly reminders . Mark your calendars- we have a busy Fall Season ahead:

SEPTEMBER:

9/8-9/9 Peter Huntoon Workshop

9/9, 9/10 (Sunday and Monday): Pick-up unsold work at the Artisan’s Gallery in Waitsfield.

Prepare this month for 2 shows: West River Gallery (open) and Southern Vermont Art Center (juried).

Sign up for Robert O’Brien’s Workshop (10/27)

OCTOBER:

10/1 Slides or CDs must be POSTMARKED no later that 10/1 for SVAC entries. You should have received an entry form in the mail. It is also online on our web site.

10/1- 10/2 Delivery dates for West River Gallery Entries
Oct. 5 (Friday) OPENING at West River Gallery 5-7 PM
(note- this was posted incorrectly as Oct. 3 in the last newsletter)
Show ends Nov. 4
PICK_UP- Monday Nov. 5 10 AM-5 Pm

10/27 (Saturday) Watercolor Workshop with Rob O’Brien

NOVEMBER:

11/3 (Saturday) Opening at Southern Vermont Art Center 2-4 PM
11/3 Member Jo Tate is giving a Watercolor Figure Workshop at AVA Gallery in Lebanon, N.H. from 10-1 PM. Call 802-649-1732 for info.
11/4 (Sunday) Tentative: VWS ANNUAL MEETING-time, location to be determined. Alternate date, Nov. 17 or 18.

DECEMBER:

12/4 end SVAC show. Pick-up between 12 and 3 PM.

For Details on these shows and events, as always, please visit :

http://vermontwatercolor.blogspot.com/



*******SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY***********

Sheryl Trainor, owner of the Pegasus Gallery in Quechee Vermont, is in need of volunteers to sit at the Gallery this month, and possibly beyond, or it cannot remain open. Sheryl hast hosted 3 VWS shows at Pegasus, invited artists to do demos at shows, and sponsored a recent workshop with John Lynch. She also served as Secretary for VWS from 2003-2007 (half year). Time to give back a little.

Gallery hours are Fri., Sat and Sun. 11-5. Sept. 7, 8, and 9 are covered. I’m going to be there Sept. 14, and my daughter will take Sept. 15 or 16. If you have a free Fri. Sat. or Sun. afternoon and would like to help out, please call Sheryl at 802-296-2073 (home) or 802-296-6617 (work). There is currently a photography show running. And the future? Difficult to say. Sadly, some galleries are closing in the area….

Submitted by Cynthia Crawford
VWS president 2006-2007
cynthia.crawford@gmail.com