| Latest update: BVAL Newsletter September 2010 |
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President's
Palette “Nature made Texas rich, time will make her powerful. Only the Arts can make her great." - JOHN ANKENEY AND JAMES CHILLMAN, JR. I would like to welcome everyone back to our new year in BVAL. Hope you all had a great summer and are coming back refreshed and ready to go. We have such an exciting year planned so far and I can’t wait to share everything that is going on with our membership. We have many interesting demos planned for our monthly general meetings, many new workshops, one with a water media artist of international reputation, and lots of events and exhibits open for your participation. The first event on the horizon is HWY6Art, a road trip. In conjunction with the October Art Step, the event has been expanded to include a road trip for October 1 -3 in which several art venues, galleries, museums, and artist’s studios will be open from Calvert to Navasota and Bryan/College Station being the in-between destination. The Art League will be having a studio yard sale at the Art Center on Friday and Saturday of art and art supplies under $100 each. We have called this the Starving Artist sale in the past. We will also have an art display and sale during Friday night of Art Step in the basement of the Forsyth Gallery from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Next will be our Judged Show held on October 16-29. Check next month’s newsletter for possible changes to divisions and categories which are currently under revision. And in December we are going to have our Member’s Show with the theme “The Kept Animal.” Details are in the “call for entries.” These are just a few of our upcoming events that guarantee this to be one of the best years ever for the arts. And what great timing. *“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." PABLO PICASSO Keep Creating, Nancy
News and Events September 2nd—Artist Reception 6:30—8:30 pm “ Origins” A Special Event...Schueckler Sculpture, Singleton Photography..September 13th—Board Meeting, 10:30 am General Meeting, Noon Demo Artist Carol Martin will present techniques using oils Refreshment committee: Beth Goyen, Michele Wertz and Monika Pate.Please plan to sign up at this meeting to help with refreshments at future meetings. October 1st—Art Step in downtown Bryan October 1st—3rd—HWY6Art, A Road Trip with Studio Yard Sale at the Art Center on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 & 2.October 4th—Board Meeting, 10:30 am General Meeting, NoonDemo Artist—Doug Box will present Photography for Artists October 7th—Jill Maxwell Artist Reception October 8th-9th—Nellie Kress Watercolor Workshop. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from this award winning artist. Contact Cynthie for information at cynthie@chgraphicsstudio.comBVAL Fund Raiser -
Start the new year in BVAL with a new Artist’s
Apron and support the fund raiser for the art league. The 3
pocket, black aprons are 65% polyester, 35% cotton, washable and
have either an artist palette $20 or BVAL logo $25 both in “bling.”
Sign up at the meeting or send a request to reserve your apron to
sunnyscb@gmail.com. Checks made to BVAL.
We invite you to be a part of the Brazos Valley Art League (BVAL) by renewing your membership or becoming A NEW MEMBER. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month with the following exceptions. The September meeting is the second Monday. There are no meetings in July and August. The Meetings begin at 12:00 Noon and are held at Arts Center Brazos Valley, 2275 Dartmouth, College Station. To print and fill out the form, please go to this page. then mail your check of $35.00 for annual dues with the form to: Brazos Valley Art league (You may also bring your check and the form below to the September meeting on September 13th. There is also a form on the BVAL web site www.bvartleague.org) Thank You Nancy Elliott - President Mary Burkhalter –Membership Chairperson Email: elliottdesign@gmail.com Phone: 979-279-3853 Email: marysart413@aol.com
*********************************************************** For Adults Dmitri Koustov oil/acrylic classes meet on Saturdays 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Contact Dmitri at dkoustov@yahoo.com for information. All levels welcome. Adult Water Color Classes with Barb Starner meet Friday mornings 9:30—12:30 p.m. Call 220-7231 for information and to register. Portrait Painting There is an ongoing portrait group on Wed afternoons, 1:30 - 4:30 at the Frame Gallery. Cost varies by how many have signed up for the month. Upcoming at the Frame Gallery: There are Plans for collage and watercolor workshops but no dates yet. There is a jewelry workshop scheduled, taught by David Pugh, organized by the Jewelry Guild with focus on earrings. Contact Greta at the Frame Gallery, 822-0496 for information on these upcoming classes. ************************ For Children Children’s Art with Daniel Xiao Saturdays 10:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m. Classes will meet in the studio at the Art Center. Call 820-4087 for information and to register. Children’s Art with Kay Watkins Tuesdays 4:00—5:30 p.m. Ages 9-15. Contact Kay at kaysartquest@gmail.com or 739-5782 to be placed on a waiting list. Class is currently full. Children’s Art with Amanda Dominguez at A&M UMC. 2 sessions fall and 2 in spring, 8 weeks long. Meeting on Tuesday and Thursday 4:00—5:30. $145 tuition, $25 pastels or you can bring your own,. No oil pastels please. Maximum of 10 students per class. 1st grade-high school. For additional information contact www.doublecrossheartstudio.com
************************ The ACBV staff is in the process of converting the Gallery at Dartmouth into a full consignment function. If you are interested in this opportunity to sell your work at the Arts Center, contact Craig at craig@acbv.org or 696-2787. There is limited space and all applications are juried. ************************* BenchMARKING the Arts program…. from Chris Dyer, Arts Council Director
See the picture above for a sneak peek at Nancy’s handiwork. Nancy’s bench will be auctioned off at our upcoming Celebrating the Arts event on September 21. There are a limited number of bench sponsorship opportunities available, so if you are interested in becoming a project sponsor or hosting a bench at your location, contact me, at chris@acbv.org or call (979)696-2787.************************* MEMBER'S SHOW, CALL FOR ENTRIES Our Member's Show, held during the month of December will have the theme of “The Kept Animal”. All mediums are accepted with the exception of large installation art. Those kept within the space of 40”w x 10'h will be considered. In the unusual case that we have more entries than space available, a small selection committee will be appointed to choose pieces that best represent the theme. A reception and Christmas party will be held on the evening of December 9, and groups with a connection to the theme, such as The Humane Society and the SPCA will be invited . Look for more information in the upcoming newsletters and on our website.************************* More Opportunities and Information The Lone Star Art Guild (LSAG) was formed in April of 1961 and is made up of art clubs within a 200 mile radius of Houston. BVAL is one of the member clubs which means that your membership dues for BVAL also make you a member of LSAG. This also means that you can compete in any other LSAG Member Club’s open art show. Winning specific ribbon levels in club competitions can make you eligible to participate in the annual LSAG show held in conjunction with the annual convention held in May of each year. Visit LSAG on Facebook or at www.lonestarartguild.org for more information. Florida Watercolor Society—September 24 & 25 www.floridawatercolorsociety.org, 80 lucky artists will be able to participate in FREE mini workshops offered by Karen Vernon. Discover the fun and freedom of Aquabord! Contact the society or Karen Vernon at kvernonart@aol.com for more information.Karen Vernon with the Gallery at
Round Top invites you to attend workshops
and conventions in Florida and Oregon this fall. kvernonart@aol.com
for information. This workshop will focus on the
essential elements of the fine art representational painting: value,
color, edges, drawing, and composition. We will talk about how to
see as an artist sees and how to take every day objects and to make
them come alive on the canvas. My goal is not to teach students to
paint the way I do, but to find their own vision and voice, to learn
to see and paint planes of light and shadow. When you learn to see
and apply these ideas, you can paint anything! We will also talk
about personal painting style, impressionism vs. photo realism, and
how to simplify your work. We will paint in the alla prima way - all
in one sitting. This fun and informative class will hopefully give
the student a few skills to build on in their own time in their own
studios. The teacher will do one demonstration the first day of
class at the beginning of class and then during our second day while
the students have lunch. (a bag lunch that day will be encouraged)
RSVP: by SEPTEMBER 20th . Limited seating available. Please mail
your $55 deposit to: Art C’s ,
P. O. Box 573, Somerville, TX 77879
to secure your space. Due to last minute cancellations in previous
workshops, no deposit refunds after September 20th. Nellie Kress is a Texas native who
paints in both watercolor & oils. She resides in Katy, Texas. Nellie
studied art at Southwest Texas University in San Marcos, the
University of Houston, & the University of St Thomas in Houston. In
1984 she received a teaching certificate in art from the University
of St. Thomas. Nellie has taught art in the public schools, at the
University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch, in the Art After School
Program for Creative Alternatives, in her studio, the Art League of
Ft. Bend Gallery in Rosenberg, TX, and at the Watercolor Art Society
Houston. In October 2005, she taught a workshop at the Botanic
Gardens in Memphis TN. She has also juried a number of art shows in
the Houston area . Check www.artbynelliekress.com to see her gallery
and list of awards and additional information. Sign up at the
September meeting or contact Cynthie for class information
cynthie@chgraphicsstudio.com A Note from Nancy, our BVAL President, about receptions: We have a very exciting exhibit coming up for the month of September. Two of our own, Larry Schueckler and Tanner Singleton will be having an exhibit in the Texas Gallery for the month. They are going to have a very special reception on the night of Thursday, September 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 with music by Jirong Ye and others, a dance performance, and food catered by Veritas. I would like to encourage all to attend. I would like to take this moment to address a problem we have in the BVAL. Our attendance to receptions for the Texas Gallery is often very, very poor. Even when it's a Member's or Judged Show not all of the artists show up for the receptions. The purpose of the reception is to encourage and support the artists and to allow others to meet and greet the artist. It's a great time to make connections, not just for sales, but to also further the arts in our community. I hope we will take the opportunity this year to attend as many receptions as we can. I think we have a very exciting year of exhibits, with music performances and additional participation from groups in our community. Please make this a time to show that you are a supporter of the arts! ADD YOUR WEBSITE TO BVAL If you have your own website and would like to be included as a link from the BVAL website, contact webmaster@bvartleague.org |
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This
project offers supporters of the arts the opportunity to purchase a
bench and work directly with a Brazos Valley artist to create their
own unique work of art. The artist is in turn paid for their
services through a portion of the sponsorship and the bench is
displayed in a public location with the purpose of making functional
art accessible and visible to the citizens of the Brazos Valley.
We’d like to offer a special word of thanks to Nancy Elliott,
President of the Brazos Valley Art League, who is in the process of
painting our first “BenchMARKING” bench in a 1940s theme in
celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Arts Council.
ACBV
presents “ORIGINS” A Special Event
Email: webmaster@bvartleague.org