March 18, 2009
Vermont Watercolor Society
vermontwatercolorsociety.com
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Emile Gruppe Gallery Juried Exhibit in Jericho, VT
May 24 - June 28, 2009
Postcard submissions are due by April 15. Send a slide/CD of just one image for the postcard to: Emilie Alexander, 22 Barber Farm Road, Jericho, VT 05465. Provide name, address, phone, title and size of your painting. If you'd like your CD returned, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Receiving dates for one (1) submitted work are Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, from 10am to 5pm. Submit small to medium sized works due to limited wall space. The maximum frame width allowed is 28 inches.
Pick up dates for any work not accepted by the jury can be picked up May 20 to May 31. The gallery takes a 33% commission on sold work.
The Opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, May 31, from 6 - 8 pm at the
Emilie Gruppe Gallery
22 Barber Farm Road
Jericho, VT 05465
Volunteer opportunities
Nancy Stone has volunteered to help receive the artwork. Another volunteer is needed to sign in work on Sunday, May 17. We also need volunteers to bring refreshments for the Opening on May 31. Contact Director of Volunteers Loretta Weitzel, at llweitzel@comcast.net.
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Spring Meeting at the Quechee Club
The Spring meeting on Sunday, April 26, 2009 is coming together and promises to be well worth attending. The Board has chosen a new location this time at the Quechee Club, 3268 Quechee Main St., Quechee, making travel a bit easier for all. The meeting will begin at 11am and will conclude at 3:15pm. We are delighted to have Susan Abbott an internationally renown artist and teacher as our keynote speaker. Additionally, VWS member Robert Sydorowich, long-time painter from Andover, Vermont will present a watercolor demonstration for the membership. The vendor this time is the Drawing Board, an art and frame store from Montpelier. They will be available from 11 am to 1 pm.
The meeting will feature another used art book sale, but this time DVDs and art videos are included. This is a wonderful way to have fun, add new books and DVD's to your library, and at the same time, raise a little extra money for your Society. This is how it works! Attendees are encouraged to bring a used art related book(s) or used DVD(s) that are then purchased by other member attendees. Please price your items from $5 to $10 depending on the condition for books and $10 to $12 for DVDs.
Meeting schedule
10:30 - 11:30 check-in & vendor visit 11:30 - 12:00 business meeting 12:00 - 12:45 lunch & vendor visit 12:45 - 1:00 special announcements (& setup for keynote) 1:00 - 2:00 keynote speaker Susan Abbott 2:00 - 2:15 break 2:15 - 3:00 demonstration by member Robert Sydorowich 3:00 - 3:15 wrap up and door prizes Please reserve your place at the meeting and lunch by filling out the form at the bottom of this email; mail it along with your payment to VWS Treasurer Lois Macuga. Register early by April 17th and pay $29. After that, the price goes up to $34.
Keynote
Susan Abbott graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA and MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. She has worked as a professional artist since that time, exhibiting in galleries and museums around the country, and her paintings are represented in numerous corporate and individual collections.
Her work has been featured in publications that include "American Artist," "International Artist" and "Watercolor Magazine," and in national media such as the Oprah Winfrey Show and Diane Rehm Show on NPR.
Reviewers have praised Abbott's "virtuosity" and "dazzling skill in the unforgiving medium of watercolor" and have described her pieces as "fantastic studies of color and form and sublime everyday epics." She has been a recipient of a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, and an Individual Artist Grant from the Maryland Art Council. In 2009, Abbott was one of ten artists chosen to receive an "Art of Action" grant commissioning a suite of paintings that address the future of Vermont. Susan Abbott is also a popular teacher of art workshops in France, Italy, India and sites around the United States.
You can see some of her work at http://www.susanabbott.com.
Demonstration
Robert Sydorowich of Andover, Vermont paints the Vermont countryside, where he has lived for over forty years. He works in oils and in the transparent watercolor media
style, "Trying to capture the simple small town life in and around Andover Vermont."
Reminiscent of the impressionist movement, Sydorowich's work portrays "real places, real people, real life situations." He studied art and architecture at Pratt Institute and The New School for Social Research in New York City. See Bob's work at http://www.sydorowich.com.
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Spring Meeting Reservation Form
Meeting and Luncheon $29 by April 17 (postmarked);
$34 after the 17th (postmarked)
Please mail to: Lois Macuga, PO Box 338, Quechee, VT 05059
Name ________________________________________ Email ______________________
Guest(s) ______________________________________
Address _______________________________________ Phone ____________________
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Amount enclosed $ ______________
Copy and paste this form into an email note and print out. This will save a lot of paper.
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News from our Director of Volunteers
The Regional Point Persons are meeting with me on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 1:00pm in Burlington at Leunigs on Church Street. As we all get ready for our upcoming shows and events, we are hoping to encourage volunteerism and networking within our VWS regions. Please let me know if you would like to volunteer to help with the upcoming show at the Gruppe in Jericho, or hold an activity within your region.
Thanks very much.
Loretta Weitzel, Director of Volunteers
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A Call for Artists in Weston
"Small Works" Exhibit at the West River Gallery, Weston, VT (802-824-3250)
General Theme: Spring/Summer Landscapes of Vermont; Watercolor or Oil
Framed Size: Not to exceed 17"x21"
Date(s): Work submitted by May 17th. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm or call gallery owner Cindy Jones to arrange a convenient time to drop off your submission.
Guidelines: Submit 1-2 paintings (which will be juried for participation)
All Paintings will be hung by May 23rd. The exhibit will run through the July 4th weekend.
An informal Opening will be held Saturday, June 13th (with music by Irish fiddle player Ellery Klein, East Boston, MA and refreshments too!)
Work should be picked up the week of July 6th.
Commission Split: (Artist/Gallery) 60/40%
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Attend Arts Achievement Day in Montpelier on March 25
Arts Achievement Day is an opportunity for the Vermont Arts Council to showcase the diversity and strength of the arts community in Vermont. It's a day of advocacy, education and peer networking. This year it's more important than ever to demonstrate to legislators the tangible benefits of community and economic development through the arts. For more details go to:
http://vermontartscouncil.org/ProgramsInitiatives/Advocacy/tabid/107/Default.aspx
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Sponsor News
Our new sponsor The Landgrove Inn, Landgrove, VT is one of southern Vermont's premier destinations and the home of InView Center for the Arts. Innkeepers Tom and Maureen Checchia offer lodging in an authentic 1810 farmhouse with 32 country acres with pond, river, gardens and views, sumptuous meals, a four-season-long variety of recreational activities, and an all-inclusive, one-stop workshop destination. Go to: www.landgroveinn.com to see all the scheduled workshops for 2009.
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VWS Board of Directors Contact Information
President Jan Olmstead - vws.jan@mindspring.com
Vice-President Karen Casper - klcasper97@comcast.net
Treasurer Lois Macuga - lomacuga@comcast.net
Director of Programs & Events Annelein Beukenkamp - beukwin@yahoo.com
Director of Exhibitions Robert O'Brien - rjoartist@tds.net
Recording Secretary Gary Eckhart - rgcreate@madriver.com
Director of Volunteers Loretta Weitzel - llweitzel@comcast.net
Director of Communications and PR Diane Bell - dgbell_adelphia1@comcast.net
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