March 2010!
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VILLAGE ART CLUB MEETING March 9, 2010 NOTE THE NEW TIMES Coffee and Cookies starting at 1:00 with the meeting at 1:30! Jan Horan, the art club's pubicity chariman, wrote the following, introducing our speaker for the March Meeting: Gigi Crow, owner of the Crafty Cottage in Bentonville, speak at the Village Art Club, Inc. meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The Crafty Cottage has been open for almost a year and was created by Gigi and her husband, Jeff, from their love of crafting and creating. Gigi, a graphic artist and Jeff, a with a degree in commercial art(advertising) decided to open the Crafty Cottage to provide a variety of crafting opportunities to all ages of people with all levels of expertise. Crafts such as pottery, leatherworking, painting, knitting, crocheting, tatting are among the many types of crafts offered at the Crafty Cottage. In addition, as a community service the Crafty Cottage offers free space or at a reduced rate to non-profit organizations. Gigi will talk about her love of crafting and her vision for the Crafty Cottage. More information may be found at www.craftycottage.net and www.villageartclub.net.
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The gallery is open for 2010 so be sure
2010 Gallery Board and Staff
Co-Directors: Don Cowell and Shirley Peshek
A GREAT HONOR 2009 PaintAmerica TOP100 In the past we've had a number of fine artist's works in Paint America, including Jack Hetterich and Charles Harrington. Congratulations to Joe for this great honor!
Bella Artist wins Ozark Pastel Society BEST OF SHOW AWARD at the November, 2009 competition. Paintings were judged from Arkansas and surrounding states. BJ Culbertson's painting won with her Abstract “Circles of Turquoise”. The Judge, Ben Edwards, was from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. BJ Culbertson is a member of the Village Art Club and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee as well as members of Ozark Pastel Society, Artists of NW Arkansas, Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks, Mid-Southern Watercolorists, Highland West in Bella Vista and a Critique Group in Bella Vista.
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In Memorial Our condolences to Marvin Walker on the recent loss of his wife, Adrienne. Many of our members will remember that Adrienne was very active with Marvin before she became ill several years ago and could no longer get out and attend meetings. ------------------------------------------- GET WELL SOON! Our own Jack Hetterich recently underwent a knee replacement, and is now home and still doing a bit of rehab and riding his stationary bike. Jack says he is feeling pretty good and we all home his recovery is soon complete! ----------------------------------------------- Free Paint Tuesday
Every Tuesday, except the 2nd Tuesday of the month, artists meet in the studio behind the gallery. It is open to anyone who wants to draw, paint, sculpt or craft. Young and old, pro and novice, can just pop in and join in the fun! Jack Hetterich, one of the best Pastel Painters in the US today, is there helping when needed! So are many other talented artists. So whether your medium is Pastel, Oils, Watercolors, or something else, Free Tuesday is an inspiring and educational place to be painting!
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March 9, 2010 - 11:00 Board Meeting, 1:00 Social Time, 1:30 Club Meeting. CLUB DUES - Dues (20.00/person 30.00/couple) are payable now. If you've not paid your dues yet, bring them to the March meeting or mail them to Sharon at Sharon Crandall, 1 Naver Lane, Bella Vista, AR 72715 April 21 - 23 - Studio Workshop by artist M. Douglas Walton in Latex and Acrylics. Contact Jo Bain May 29th- Art On the Creek (See Below)
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ON THE CREEK
----------------------------------------------------------- Request for Volunteers
Pat Church, a member of the Arkansas Craft Guild, contacted us via email
seeking volunteer arts people and crafters to help man the doors at
their upcoming show in Bentonville in May( 13, 14, 15th) at the Clarion
in Bentonville. APRIL STUDIO WORKSHOP!
Member Jo Bain is sponsoring a three day workshop featuring nationally known artist, M. Douglas Walton. The workshop will be held April 21 - 23 at the Studio at Wishing Spring Gallery. The class will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with a break for lunch. Cost of the tree day workshop is 200.00 per participant. The workshop will be in latex and acrylics. Interested students should contact Jo Bain. A materials list will be sent to teach participant upon registration. Jo's email and/or phone number is in the membership book. Douglas Walton was raised in Carmen, Oklahoma. He was a sensitive child, and spent his formative years sheltered from the normal development of human interaction by the barrier of a mysterious inability to communicate through speech. This barrier forced him into an internal world of exploration, where he discovered and nurtured a keen spiritual realm of existence. At the age of 16 he overcame his speech problem and began a unique adventure in life. He became an architect, discovering a special talent to communicate through the teaching of watermedia painting. He has developed a powerful gift to open new worlds for others by teaching a system of creative thought. M. Douglas Walton lives life in an extraordinary way. Walton's philosophy is that there is an artist in us all. "within each of us lies a talent of greatness. Don't be afraid to begin the process of becoming an artist. We must let go of the doubt and truly believe in our ultimate capacity of great achievement. If we embrace discipline there is no limit to our success."
Gallery West We invite you to drive to the intersection of 340W and 279 and locate the Highlands Crossing Community Center just next to the new Bank of the Ozarks. 1801 is the address. Take the front entrance, veer to the right to the elevator, press Level One, get off and you will be in the Gallery! Take your time to enjoy the quiet calm as you view painting by Village Art Club artists. If you are a painter or a crafter and you'd like to show your work at Gallery West, we'd love to have you. Membership in VAC plus a small hanging fee is all that is required. If interested in displaying at Gallery West, email dustie@dustie.com and put Gallery West in the information line.
ART ABOUT TOWN!
CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY: To read more about Crystal Bridges at the Massey and their current exhibit, visit www.crystalbridges.org
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Publishing Information The Village Art Club of Bella Vista, Arkansas publishes this newsletter. We welcome any information about art happenings in our area. If you are exhibiting locally, please let us know so we can get the news out. If you know of any classes or workshops, we will include that in the newsletter. All information must be sent via email to: Delane Cox delanec@earthlink.net, Sharon Crandall staron1@cox.net and Dustie Meads dustie@dustie.com, by the 25th of the month. Sending to all three email addresses will assure your information is included both in the hard copy and the online copy. Any suggestions, corrections, or additions will be appreciated and may be sent at anytime. Articles should be in email form, or you can mail your copy to one of the Editors using their address in the membership book. No handwritten articles accepted without prior approval of the Editors. Articles should be sent in a completed form, ready to copy/paste directly into the webpage with little or no additions or changes needed. If you would like a byline for the writing of articles used in the ArtyFacts, include your name as the author of the article submitted and request that you would like a byline. |
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