The spring tour will be on Friday and Saturday, May 16rd and 17th. Friday from 6 – 9 there will be an opening reception with refreshments at Full Circle Products Studio and Saturday from10 – 4 you can take a FREE tour of 6 local gallery/studios featuring guest artists, live demonstrations, and art projects.
One week before the tour there will be maps available at the participating locations. In addition to the free tour you can also win a prize by getting a card stamped at all locations on the tour. The prize will consist of a basketful of art from Art and About members. There will be SIX galleries participating. Those included will be:1. Kim Geiser, Persimmons 314 N 8th, Manitowoc, 684-3006
Guest artist Annette Wimmer, FREE make and take project Artist Trading Cards
2. Jim Dolan, The Dolan Gallery , 614 S 26th, Manitowoc, 242-4590
3. Heather Doucette, Full Circle Products, 1332 S 26th, Manitowoc, 683-1818
4. Laurel Schleis, Petals Plus, 7014 Center Rd, Manitowoc, 758-2322
5. The Rahr-West, 610 N 8th, Manitowoc, 683-4502
Guest artists Tim and Jo Woodcock
6. Brenda Ricke, (spelling) DBA Brenda Lynn Burtard We Are Art! at Brenda Lynn Burtard Studios§ 1006 Margaretha St. Two Rivers§ 920-553-ARTS§ Tour is featuring:· Brenda Lynn Burtard—2D and sculpture· Carrie Felzer—Photography· Fay Jens—home accents and knitwear· Keralee Miedaner—ceramics, Maria Birch--Beadwork and Fiber arts.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Manitowoc Farmers Market
We are going to have a booth at the Manitowoc Farmers Market! It will be a rotating display of fabulous art and about members. Thanks to the lovely Theresa Paral we also have a pop up tent! The first market is on Saturday May 3rd....see you there!
Monday, April 14, 2008
March meeting notes! It was a very good meeting.
April 9, 2008
Art and About met at the Rahr-West art museum at 6:00 PM in room 1. Those present were: Heather, Kim, Jo, Amy Z., newcomer Sarah, who will be 20 very soon, Judy R., Brenda R., Maria B., Randy, Annette W., Laurel S., who is very ‘earthy’, Mary Kay B. and twin sister Bonnie, and last, but certainly not least, Barbara Ferguson.
Scholarship status:
§ Five of the six on the scholarship committee read over all of the applications. After much deliberation we all came up with nearly identical decisions.
§ The top two recipients of the first ever Art and About Chairs for Charity Scholarship were announced and they are: Patrick Burke who is a sculptor apprentice and is studying in Italy; and Jacqueline Muench (spelling may be incorrect) who is a senior in high school and will be going on to be an art teacher.
§ Letters will be sent to the winners and all others who applied for the scholarship. We would like to have a reception or some kind of presentation to award the recipients—details pending.
§ Next time around we need to be more specific concerning our expectations of the applicants. Perhaps next time we will have more of a form to complete along with an essay and we will specify the number of artworks / examples of work expected from each applicant. We originally said we wanted the money to go towards tuition and perhaps weren’t clear enough on that issue so we need to more specify state our intentions for future scholarships.
§ Overall, we were very pleased with the result and look forward to doing it again! Next time it will be that much easier.
Spring Tour:
§ The spring tour will be on Friday and Saturday, May 23rd and 24th. Times will be Friday from 6 – 9 and Saturday from10 – 4.
§ There will be SIX galleries participating with the possibility of two more. Those included will be:
1. Kim, Persimmons
2. Jim Dolan gallery
3. Heather, Full Circle Products
4. Laurel, Petals Plus
5. The Rahr-West
6. Brenda Ricky, (spelling) DBA Brenda Lynn Burtard
We Are Art! at Brenda Lynn Burtard Studios
§ 1006 Margaretha St. Two Rivers
§ 920-553-ARTS
§ Tour is featuring:
· Brenda Lynn Burtard—2D and sculpture
· Carrie Felzer—Photography
· Fay Jens—home accents and knitwear
· Keralee Miedaner—ceramics
· Maria Birch—beadwork and fiber arts
Saturday Surrealist Party
Directions:
Memorial Dr. north
Left on Columbus St.
Right on 10th
Left on Margaretha
OR
HWY 310 East
Right on Columbus
Left on 10th
Left on Margaretha
§ Opening reception will be Friday night at Heather’s place, Full Circle Gallery from 6 – 9. Be there or be a cubist.
§ There will be a punch card for gallery goers and they will have one week to go to get all six punches. There will be a drawing and a prize awarded to a worthy recipient.
§ Both Heather and Laurel have space available if there is anyone looking for a place to display their wares.
§ The Rahr-West is looking for an artist or two to be working on their craft on Saturday. I volunteered myself and my husband. If anyone else is interested please let us know.
§ Posters will be printed soon so all info must be to Heather no later than Monday, April 21st.
§ Spring tour signs made by Nelson Graphics will be available for purchase--$15.00 for a one sided sign--$25 for a two sided sign. Let Heather know if you are interested.
§ We are hoping that Theresa Paral will help again with press. Randy and Brenda will help distribute posters.
§ Heather will be ordering post cards soon so let her know how many you need.
Manitowoc Farmer’s Market:
§ Barbara Ferguson is in charge of the sign up for the Farmer’s market. Anyone interested in taking a Saturday, please contact Barb at 920-692-1193 for information and dates available.
§ Art and About has paid the fee for the year. This is a great perk for our club so please take advantage of this excellent opportunity to show your stuff and be a part of the art (and vegetable) community.
§ The booth is a 10 x 10 space and we do have a pop up tent available for anyone who does one.
§ Hours for the market are 7:00 AM ‘til 1:00 PM. You must be up and running at 7:00 AM.
§ We are looking into having a sign made that reads: Booth sponsored by Art and About. Guess who will be doing that?
§ The first week of the Manitowoc farmer’s market is May 10th, which is coming up sooner than you think!
In other news…
§ FYI: the fall tour is October 24th and 25th
§ Don’t forget about the local artist show at the Rahr-West in July. Pick up your application at the Rahr.
§ Artta This World is looking for artists for the art fair during Sputnik Fest. It will be a juried fair. Applications are due by July 15th. For more information go to www.sputnikfest.com .
§ Also, we now have plywood for cool spacey photo-op cutouts that we (Art and About) said we would do for Sputnik Fest. We have 7 pieces of wood so start coming up with some cool spacey ideas. We will probably have a painting party to do them amass. More on that later.
§ Reminder Kim has a show up at Stump Jacks so if you didn’t get there—what are you waiting for?
§ Also, Kim has classes every Thursday night at her store—where are you people? Tomorrow she will be having felt hair clip night! And on the 24th she is having shrinky-dink night!!! How cool is that? Call Kim for more details.
§ We have decided to start a sign up sheet for snacks—some of us get hungry during meetings. Especially now that they are so early. Well, half an hour seems to make a difference. Kim and Laurel will bring edibles next time.
§ Coming up on July 12th during Crazy Daze—Kim is looking for a few artisans to grace her shop. She would like a total of 8 artists / booths for $25.00 a booth. Call Kim if you are interested. She has three already but has room for more.
§ FYI: there will be a benefit for Casey Herman (friend of Kim’s) who has a brain tumor and things are not looking very good for him. If you would like to help out the family please come to Meadow Lanes West for a benefit in his honor on April 26th. Call owner of Meadow Lanes West Amy Swanson for more info.
That is all for now.
Our next meeting is on May 14th at 6:00 at the Rahr-West Art Museum room 1. Hope to see you all soon.
Respectfully submitted by:
Jo of Art
Art and About met at the Rahr-West art museum at 6:00 PM in room 1. Those present were: Heather, Kim, Jo, Amy Z., newcomer Sarah, who will be 20 very soon, Judy R., Brenda R., Maria B., Randy, Annette W., Laurel S., who is very ‘earthy’, Mary Kay B. and twin sister Bonnie, and last, but certainly not least, Barbara Ferguson.
Scholarship status:
§ Five of the six on the scholarship committee read over all of the applications. After much deliberation we all came up with nearly identical decisions.
§ The top two recipients of the first ever Art and About Chairs for Charity Scholarship were announced and they are: Patrick Burke who is a sculptor apprentice and is studying in Italy; and Jacqueline Muench (spelling may be incorrect) who is a senior in high school and will be going on to be an art teacher.
§ Letters will be sent to the winners and all others who applied for the scholarship. We would like to have a reception or some kind of presentation to award the recipients—details pending.
§ Next time around we need to be more specific concerning our expectations of the applicants. Perhaps next time we will have more of a form to complete along with an essay and we will specify the number of artworks / examples of work expected from each applicant. We originally said we wanted the money to go towards tuition and perhaps weren’t clear enough on that issue so we need to more specify state our intentions for future scholarships.
§ Overall, we were very pleased with the result and look forward to doing it again! Next time it will be that much easier.
Spring Tour:
§ The spring tour will be on Friday and Saturday, May 23rd and 24th. Times will be Friday from 6 – 9 and Saturday from10 – 4.
§ There will be SIX galleries participating with the possibility of two more. Those included will be:
1. Kim, Persimmons
2. Jim Dolan gallery
3. Heather, Full Circle Products
4. Laurel, Petals Plus
5. The Rahr-West
6. Brenda Ricky, (spelling) DBA Brenda Lynn Burtard
We Are Art! at Brenda Lynn Burtard Studios
§ 1006 Margaretha St. Two Rivers
§ 920-553-ARTS
§ Tour is featuring:
· Brenda Lynn Burtard—2D and sculpture
· Carrie Felzer—Photography
· Fay Jens—home accents and knitwear
· Keralee Miedaner—ceramics
· Maria Birch—beadwork and fiber arts
Saturday Surrealist Party
Directions:
Memorial Dr. north
Left on Columbus St.
Right on 10th
Left on Margaretha
OR
HWY 310 East
Right on Columbus
Left on 10th
Left on Margaretha
§ Opening reception will be Friday night at Heather’s place, Full Circle Gallery from 6 – 9. Be there or be a cubist.
§ There will be a punch card for gallery goers and they will have one week to go to get all six punches. There will be a drawing and a prize awarded to a worthy recipient.
§ Both Heather and Laurel have space available if there is anyone looking for a place to display their wares.
§ The Rahr-West is looking for an artist or two to be working on their craft on Saturday. I volunteered myself and my husband. If anyone else is interested please let us know.
§ Posters will be printed soon so all info must be to Heather no later than Monday, April 21st.
§ Spring tour signs made by Nelson Graphics will be available for purchase--$15.00 for a one sided sign--$25 for a two sided sign. Let Heather know if you are interested.
§ We are hoping that Theresa Paral will help again with press. Randy and Brenda will help distribute posters.
§ Heather will be ordering post cards soon so let her know how many you need.
Manitowoc Farmer’s Market:
§ Barbara Ferguson is in charge of the sign up for the Farmer’s market. Anyone interested in taking a Saturday, please contact Barb at 920-692-1193 for information and dates available.
§ Art and About has paid the fee for the year. This is a great perk for our club so please take advantage of this excellent opportunity to show your stuff and be a part of the art (and vegetable) community.
§ The booth is a 10 x 10 space and we do have a pop up tent available for anyone who does one.
§ Hours for the market are 7:00 AM ‘til 1:00 PM. You must be up and running at 7:00 AM.
§ We are looking into having a sign made that reads: Booth sponsored by Art and About. Guess who will be doing that?
§ The first week of the Manitowoc farmer’s market is May 10th, which is coming up sooner than you think!
In other news…
§ FYI: the fall tour is October 24th and 25th
§ Don’t forget about the local artist show at the Rahr-West in July. Pick up your application at the Rahr.
§ Artta This World is looking for artists for the art fair during Sputnik Fest. It will be a juried fair. Applications are due by July 15th. For more information go to www.sputnikfest.com .
§ Also, we now have plywood for cool spacey photo-op cutouts that we (Art and About) said we would do for Sputnik Fest. We have 7 pieces of wood so start coming up with some cool spacey ideas. We will probably have a painting party to do them amass. More on that later.
§ Reminder Kim has a show up at Stump Jacks so if you didn’t get there—what are you waiting for?
§ Also, Kim has classes every Thursday night at her store—where are you people? Tomorrow she will be having felt hair clip night! And on the 24th she is having shrinky-dink night!!! How cool is that? Call Kim for more details.
§ We have decided to start a sign up sheet for snacks—some of us get hungry during meetings. Especially now that they are so early. Well, half an hour seems to make a difference. Kim and Laurel will bring edibles next time.
§ Coming up on July 12th during Crazy Daze—Kim is looking for a few artisans to grace her shop. She would like a total of 8 artists / booths for $25.00 a booth. Call Kim if you are interested. She has three already but has room for more.
§ FYI: there will be a benefit for Casey Herman (friend of Kim’s) who has a brain tumor and things are not looking very good for him. If you would like to help out the family please come to Meadow Lanes West for a benefit in his honor on April 26th. Call owner of Meadow Lanes West Amy Swanson for more info.
That is all for now.
Our next meeting is on May 14th at 6:00 at the Rahr-West Art Museum room 1. Hope to see you all soon.
Respectfully submitted by:
Jo of Art
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