VWS NEWS 10-14-08

Greetings Members. Here’s the latest news, hot off the press:

SHOWS:

Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester, Vt.
Nov.1- Dec.2, 2008.
DELIVERY: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 10 AM- 4 PM
OPENING RECEPTION: ALL INVITED:
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 2 PM- 4 PM

I’m sure you’re all anxious to hear who got in this latest juried show at Southern Vermont Art Center. There were 100 paintings entered!! And only 27 could be chosen.
Congratulations to the following:
Here are the results:

Artist Title size(in) price

1. Penny Arms “Almost Home” 17.5 x 21.5 $575
2. Judith Beany “Poppies” 11 x 14 $300
3. Annelein Beukenkamp “Fabric, Fruit and Flowers” 15 x 22 $1200
4. Jean Cannon “Green Peppers” 7 x 17 $400
5. Judith Carbine “Andover Relic” 18 x 22 $500
6. Karen Casper “Steeple Clock” 15 x 15 $475
7. Laurence Coffin “Regatta” 22 x 14 $350
8. Mildred Davison “Grand-Pere” 14 x 18 $800
9. Harry Dayton “Rockingham at Twilight” 22 x 30 $975
10. Joan Drew “Mise en Place” 22 x 28 $600
11. Lyn DuMoulin “Conversation on Lowes Lake”21 x 15 $650
12. Jane Harissis “Florence Scooters” 23 x 21.5 $400
13. Peter Huntoon “Octoberfest” 28 x 34 $1200
14. Peter Jeziorski “Bringing Home the Sap” 22 x 28 $825
15. Cheryl Johnson “Nightwatcher” 16 x 20 $500
16. Donna Koutrakos “Sunday, Central Park $900
17. Judith Lalberte “Sweet and Sour” 28 x 22 $800
18. Marni McKitrick “Spring Flourish” 15 x 18 $400
19. Robert O’Brien “Red Peony” 25 x 36 $2300
20. Sandra Pealer “Vermont Summers” 22 x 28 $650
21. Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams “Autumn Leaves” 22 x 28 $1050
22. Dorothy Riley “Place Near Peru” 22 x 28 $600
23. Marcia Shipman “Time to Get Up, Baby” 16 x 20 $350
24. Cath Stockbridge “Pinocchio Rose” 20 x 24 $700
25. Robert Sydorowich “Covered Bridge, W. Arlington” 22 x 28 $800
26. Jo Tate “Dancer Profile” $300
27. Everett Webber “Relaxing” 30 x 22 $1600

BUSINESS:

As of October 1, 2008, until December 31 2008, dues for 2009 are now officially due. After December 31, dues will be considered “delinquent”. Send your checks for $35.00, made out to “Vermont Watercolor Society” to:

Everett Webber
5 Longwood Lane
West Lebanon, N.H. 03784

Please put a note on the check: VWS Dues 2009.
If you just joined VWS as of October 1 or later, your payment will be applied to 2009, when you become an official member. You are, however, invited and encouraged to attend any activities from now on. You are especially welcome at the Annual Meeting (see below). Come and find out what we’re all about and meet your colleagues. You will not be able to vote, however , unless you signed up before October 1, 2008. (You can remedy that by paying an additional $35.00 for the year 2008 if you wish.)

ANNUAL MEETING:

The date has been set for Nov. 16, 2008 at the Middlebury Inn, Middlebury, Vt.
We will have lots of exciting “doings” including a guest speaker (Woody Jackson), prizes, elections, awards, vendors, and great food. There will be a more formal announcement sent to you by mail shortly. However, if you would like to sign up early and send your check for the meeting along with your dues, please send $29.00 per person for the meeting to Everett Webber at the address above.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO ATTEND! Bring a friend, or a spouse. Bring someone who might like to join!

Be sure to indicate the following: (Print this if you can)
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Member Name_______________________________________________________________________

Guest(s)___________________________________________________________________________

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Phone_____________________________

Email Address_____________________________________________

Number of people attending________________

Amount enclosed_______________________

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NOTE: Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scented products to this event to accommodate members with allergies/athsma

Write "VWS annual meeting 2008" on your $29.00 check.
By the way, this price includes a meal, (which includes meal tax and gratuities, )meeting room rental, and administrative expenses.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

At Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. WED. OCT 15:
OPENING LECTURE: CALIFORNIA WATERCOLORS

15 October, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Arthur M. Loew Auditorium
"California-Style" Watercolors and the Regionalist Impulse in American Art
Barbara J. MacAdam, Jonathan L. Cohen Curator of American Art, Hood Museum of Art
A reception will follow in Kim Gallery.

Submitted by Cynthia Crawford
VWS President 2006-2008