www.rockvilleartleague.org Vol. XVII No. 8 Apr 2008
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NEXT MEETING: April 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at Glenview Mansion.
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT SUSAN SCHELLBERG
Greetings
Our March meeting was very enlightening. Carol Clatterbuck spoke on "Pricing Your Artwork". Her presentation incorporated many practical suggestions with a nice sprinkling of humor.
The presenter for our April meeting will be Jodi Walsh. Jodi has over 25 years experience in sales and marketing of her own work and assisting artists marketing their work into both corporate and residential markets. She is currently marketing director at the Zenith Gallery and former Director of the Artists’ Museum and APEX Gallery, Washington D.C. Jodi’s presentation is "Where and How to Sell your Artwork.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Rockville Student Show. It was a big success and there was some very impressive artwork.
Just a reminder: The May juried show is fast approaching. Marian is going to need volunteers to help with the show and Sandra needs volunteers to help with refreshments for the opening. See all the information for the show in Marian’s report.
Also we are still looking for additional venues for continuing shows. Please contact Diane Jeang, continuing shows coordinator, if you know of any possible places.
Phil Bennett will be having a show in the conference rooms this month.
Susan Schellberg, President
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"It doesn’t upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians."
Chuck Close
RAL MEMBER SHOW NEWS FROM MARIAN MACKERER , SHOW COORDINATOR
RAL Juried Members Art Show
Glenview Mansion
May 4, 2008 – May 27, 2008
Judge: Roberta Staat, a former college and high school art teacher, is the judge for the May show. Her website is
mysite.verizon.net/vzeqv9us/. She will join us the evening of May 1st to conduct a gallery walk through at 7:30 PM.Eligibility and rules: Each member in good standing may enter two works. The maximum length of any framed side is 60 inches. Only original works securely framed with hanging wire are acceptable. A work having multiple framed parts must meet the two works per member criteria. Diptychs will count as two works. No photographs, no reproductions, no giclées and no wet canvases are allowed. The entries must have been completed within the last two years and may not have been exhibited previously in a RAL member show.*
SHOW AGREEMENT - CLICK HERE
Categories:
 | All oils and acrylics |
| All watercolors |
| Pastels, drawings, hand pulled prints and original computer- generated art |
| Mixed media and collage |
| Sculpture and ceramics |
Awards:
| Best in Show (cash and ribbon) |
| First, Second and Third in all categories (cash and ribbons) |
| Honorable Mention at the judge’s discretion (ribbons) |
Delivery: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, from 12 Noon to 2 PM and from 5 to 7 PM only. Register and deliver your work to the second floor Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville Civic Center.
On Thursday, May 1, please phone the pickup hotline after 2 PM at 240-314-8682.
If your name is listed then you or your designee must pick up your work on Thursday May 1, 5-7 PM or Friday May 2, 10 AM to 12 noon.
Judge Walk Through: Thursday, May 1, 7:30 PM
Reception: Sunday, May 4, 2008, from 1-4 PM. Presentation of awards at 2 PM.
Light refreshments to follow.
Sales: The Glenview Mansion staff will manage sales and MD sales tax and deduct a 20% commission.
Final Pick Up: Tuesday, May 27, 10 to 12 noon and Wednesday, May 28, 5to 7 PM. Your work must be picked up. Please have another person pick up your work if necessary. There is NO storage available.
* Entries not meeting the show conditions will not be accepted. RAL retains the right to determine suitability of work for entry in this show. A work having multiple framed parts must meet the two works per member criteria. Artist’s signature on the Show Agreement also constitutes a commitment to donate 20% of the sale price to the City of Rockville for works sold during or as a direct result of the show.
We need volunteers to help register, move, hang, type, and release entries.
Most of the time slots are two hour shifts except for Thursday (four hour shifts) when the judging and hanging are done. We will need the most help that day. Please check your calendar! A sign-up sheet will be passed around at the April meeting or feel free to call or email me.
| Register works - Wednesday, April 30, 12 noon - 2 PM & 5 - 7 PM |
| Judge & Install - Thursday, May 1, 9AM - 12 noon, 12 noon - 4 PM |
| Pick up – Thursday, May 1, 5 – 7 PM & Friday May 2, 10 AM -12 noon |
| Pick up - Tuesday, May 27, 10AM - 12 noon & Wednesday, May 28, 5 - 7 PM |
If you have any questions or concerns, please call at 301-590-9437 or email
mackerer@comcast.net.Marian MacKerer
MEMBERSHIP REPORT FROM JACKIE HOYSTED
*** Someone asked me to keep all the stamps I received from membership renewals but I do not recall who. Please contact me at Jackiehoysted@aol.com if you are that person as I have quite a few collected.*****
We currently have 166 members on file with 1 new member this month - Martha Campos. Martha is originally from Ecuador but has lived in this country for 47 years. She has worked for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Bolivian embassy. Martha has 6 children and 8 grandchildren. She has painted for the last 18 years and her work can currently be seen at a group show at the Inter-American Development Bank.
I would also like to introduce Mak Dehejia who joined last month. Mak, who is from India, took up painting 7 years ago. He has studied painting at Glen Echo and the Art League in Virginia. He and his wife Ursula have helped organize a painting trip led by Susan Abbott to Rajasthan, India and the trip culminated in an exhibition, opened by the US ambassador, of the groups sketches and journals at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi
Phone: 301-330-5265
Web:
www.jackiehoysted.comMEMBER NEWS
Patricia Zannie's collages will be on exhibition at the new Cafritz Gallery located at the Cafritz Foundaton Arts Center in Silver Spring. The alumni/faculty exhibition, "50/50=100%" celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Maryland College of Art and Design/School of Art and Design at Montgomery College.
After working 31 yrs as an Economist, Patricia went back to school and received her Fine Arts degree from the College in 1998. She has been an instructor at the College for the last ten years.
The exhibition is open to the public on March 24th and closes April 27th. All are invited to the Reception 6:30 to 7"30, on April 10th at the Cafritz Gallery.
ART OPPORTUNITIES
CALLS FOR ARTISTS
Visual Arts Award Competition for High School Seniors. Deadline to submit an application is Saturday, April 5. The 2008 Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award to a High School Senior. Open to all high school seniors graduating this spring who reside and attend school in Montgomery County and who intend to pursue a visual arts career. Selection of the winner is based on a juried review of the artwork submitted and an essay describing the applicant’s intentions regarding a career in the visual arts. Financial need is not a factor in the selection process. In addition to the cash award, the winner will have a solo show at the Cafritz Art Gallery at Montgomery College in Silver Spring with an opening reception sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Deadline to apply is Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 3 pm. CONTACT: Fran Abrams. Director of Grants and Program Services 301-565-3805, x22 or
mailto:grants@creativemoco.com. Application instructions and forms are available online at http://www.creativemoco.com/.The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards - MD Deadline: Friday April 11, 2008. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently accepting applications for The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. Up to 15 finalists will be selected to display their work in an exhibition during the month of September 2008 at Heineman Myers Contemporary Art in downtown Bethesda, and the top four winners will receive $14,000 in prize monies. Best in Show will be awarded $10,000; Second Place will be honored with $2,000 and Third Place will receive $1,000. Additionally, a "Young Artist" whose birthday is after April 10, 1978 may be awarded $1,000. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. All original 2-D and 3-D fine art including painting, photography, sculpture, fiber art, digital, mixed media and video will be accepted. The maximum dimension should not exceed 96 inches in any direction. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Each artist must submit five slides or five images on a CD (10 if art is 3-D), a completed application and entry fee of $25. Submissions must be received by April 11, 2008. For an application, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to The Trawick Prize, c/o Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, visit
http://www.bethesda.org/ for the downloadable version or call 301/215-6660, x16.Environmental Graphic Design Competition - MD Deadline: April 22, 2008. Are you, or do you know, a talented young artist interested in environmental issues and global warming? The Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring a graphic design competition to develop posters that encourage Montgomery County residents and businesses to take actions to reduce their environmental footprints. Your winning graphic design could be publicized across the county in publications, on transit, in newspapers, mailings, and on public boards. This is an unprecedented opportunity to have your artwork be used in a large-scale, public advertising campaign! Boost your portfolio! For more information visit
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/edptmpl.asp?url=/Content/dep/index.asp, or call DEP at 240-777-7700.Call for entries— Chesapeake Scenes Presented by Chestertown Arts League Entry Deadline: April 1, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Creations crafted from native or nautical memorabilia or inspired by the uniquely picturesque scenery of the Chesapeake Bay. We look forward to submissions including a wide range of media and methodologies including: found object sculpture, collage, photographs, paintings, drawings and prints. Opening reception April 4, 5-8 pm Entry fee, $2 members, $10 non-members Drop off artwork Tuesday April 1, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. For details call: 410-778-5789 Or email:
mailto:artsleague@verizon.netMaude Kerns Art Center's Call to Artists for Track Town USA - OR Deadline: April 3, 08. Artists are invited to submit digital images of work related to the theme of track and field sports for a juried exhibit that coincides with the 2008 Olympic Team Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene. Work in all media, especially photography, is sought. Application forms and prospectuses are available at the Art Center or online at
http://www.mkartcenter.org/.McLean Project for the Arts - Call for entries for MPA artfest 2008, a one day juried fine arts and crafts festival.entry deadline May 1, 2008 Entry forms are available online at their website: www.mpaart.org Event Date and Location: Sunday October 5, McLean Central Park. For more information call 703-790-1953 or email
artfest@mpaart.orgPollock-Krasner Foundation Inc. - NY Invites painters, sculptors, mixed media, installation artists, and artists who work on paper to apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $30,000. The sole purpose of the foundation is to provide financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability. For more information, contact: Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 863 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021; Fax (212) 288-2836; email:
grants@pkf.org; or check website: http://www.pkf.org.RESIDENCIES
WORKSHOPS
OTHER HAPPENINGS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
Please send an email to Rebecca if you know of events or websites that members would enjoy!
rswaring@yahoo.comCOUNTY BUDGET ADVOCACY – SAVE THE DATE – Thursday, April 10. Please save the date for our annual potluck supper for the County Council. Additional instructions on what to bring and directions to the Council building will be distributed as we get closer to the date. The potluck will be our opportunity to meet with the Council members in an informal setting to talk about the budget for arts and humanities for the upcoming fiscal year. The County Executive’s Recommended Budget will be published by March 15 and the County Council will hold public hearings on that budget before adopting the final budget. After the Executive’s budget is published, our advocacy committee will develop a position on the Executive’s budget. On April 10, we ask you to be an advocate for the arts and humanities to promote this position. Please plan to arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 pm. The Council members will be invited for 6:00 pm and the public hearing will begin at 7:00 pm. We would like for you to stay as long as you can. If you have any questions, please call Fran Abrams at 301-565-3805 or send her e-mail at grants@creativemoco.com.
On March 4, the Montgomery County Council approved the second half of the $4 million in County funds needed to make the Fillmore Music Hall in downtown Silver Spring a reality. What remains on the funding is for the State of Maryland to OK the final $2 million of their $4 million contribution to the project, which is in the Governor's recommended capital budget. The funding is a unanimous funding priority of County Executive Isiah Leggett and the County Council. Contact your state legislators now to urge their approval of these funds which will...
* Bring world-class music in a range of musical styles and formats, enriching Silver Spring's and the County's entertainment scene.
* Boost downtown Silver Spring's economy by putting more customers in Silver Spring restaurants and stores.
* Result in an estimated public profit/benefit to the County and State of $1.6 million annually from the very start, with the State estimated to take in nearly $800,000 in new tax revenue annually.
* Put the Fillmore Music Hall at the old J.C. Penney site, vacant for 18 years and an eyesore at the gateway to the downtown.
* Provide for free and discounted use of the facility by community groups when not used for performances.
* Make possible an exciting synergy between the Fillmore and the American Film Institute and Discovery Communications.
To contact your local legislator go to http://mlis.state.md.us/Other/Roster/Roster.htm
The
Acorn MarketKennett St. at Acorn Park, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Neil Joffe:
gatewyarts@aol.com(301) 562-1400
Community Market
‘The
Acorn Market –A Neighborhood Event’Gateway-Georgia Avenue
is proud to announce ‘The Acorn Market’. Beginning May 10, 2008, the market will feature artists, vendors and performers from around the local area. Anchored by an ‘Organic Farmer’s Market’ the event will showcase area craftspeople, artisans and performing talent in an ‘open air’ setting. The market will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., weather permitting. For more information or to participate in the market call (301) 562-1400 or e-mail gatewyarts@aol.com.
RAL GLENVIEW MANSION CONFERENCE ROOM SHOWS
RAL 30-day Glenview Mansion Member Shows in Conference Rooms 5 & 6
(Rm 6 has the fireplace) are open to members who have received awards in previous juried member-only shows. If you have received a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place award and would like to sign up for a 30-day show in the conference rooms, please contact Diane Jeang at 301-871-1589 or swinedoc@yahoo.comDelivery time for RAL members who are showing in the Glenview Mansion Conference Rooms is between 9am- noon on the Thursday that they deliver.
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Sun. Gallery Opening 1 – 4 pm |
Wednesday Pick-Up |
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Member(s) |
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2008 |
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JAN |
Carroll Saussy (2) |
January 3, 2008 |
January 6, 2008 |
January 30, 2008 |
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FEB |
Debra Halprin + Linda Sherman |
January 31, 2008 |
February 3, 2008 |
February 27, 2008 |
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MAR |
Rockville Student Show |
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APR |
Philip Bennet (2) |
April 3, 2008 |
April 6, 2008 |
April 30, 2008 |
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MAY |
RAL Spring Show |
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JUN |
Board Members’ Show |
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JUL |
Elizabeth Vismans |
July 3, 2008 |
July 6, 2008 |
July 30, 2008 |
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AUG |
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SEP |
Pat Zannie (2) |
September 4, 2008 |
September 7, 2008 |
October 1, 2008 |
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OCT |
Diane Jeang + Pat Kagan |
October 2, 2008 |
October 5, 2008 |
October 29, 2008 |
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NOV |
Susan Schellburg + Susan Moses |
October 30, 2008 |
November 2, 2008 |
November 3, 2008 |
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DEC |
RAL Winter Show 2008 |
RAL ON-GOING SHOWS
Chair person: Diane Jeang (301) 871-1589 E-mail:
swinedoc@yahoo.comRAL is in need of new venues for continuing shows. Several places including a bank, dental offices, Borders and Barnes & Noble are no longer participating in the RAL Open Shows. If you know of any places, especially restaurants or professional offices that have traffic from the public, please get in touch with Diane Jeang. Thank you.
1. Bank of America 3200 Sandy Spring Road Olney, Maryland, 12-14 paintings
Contact person: Betty Schell (301) 570-8703
| Debra Halprin Feb. 15 – Apr 15, 2008 |
| Mary Lou Devers Apr. 15 – Jun. 15, 2008 |
| Open Jun 15 – Aug 15, 2008 |
2. Cantina D’Italia Kentlands Shopping Center Quince Orchard and Great Seneca Highway (285 Kentlands Blvd.) Rockville, Maryland, 11 - 14 large to medium paintings, no nudes, prefer all one medium, may need to bring extra hooks if showing more than 11. Contact person: Reza (301) 948-8858
| Mitsuko Tsuchiya Feb 15 – Apr 15, 2008 |
| Cynthia Johnson Apr 15 – Jun 15, 2008 |
| Jackie Hoysted (301)-330-5265 Jun. 15 – Aug. 15, 2008 |
| Lieta Gerson (301) 439-0970 Aug. 15 – Oct. 15, 2008 |
3. Rockville City Hall Manager’s Office Rockville City Hall Rockville, Maryland, 4 large and 4 small paintings. Contact person: Tanya Hines (240) 314-8113. Starting Feb 15th, shows will be 1 month.
| Carroll Saussy Feb 15 – Apr.15, 2008 |
| Lieta Gerson (301) 439-0970 Apr. 15 – Jun. 15, 2008 |
| Open Jun. 15 – Aug. 15, 2008 |
5. Twinbrook Library 202 Meadow Hall Drive Rockville, Maryland, 5 medium to large paintings. Contact person: Jan Baird-Adams (240)-777-0249
| Hidden Rockville (non-RAL show) Feb 15 - Apr 15, 2008 |
| Diane Jeang Apr. 15 – Jun. 15, 2008 |
| Open Jun 15 – Aug 15, 2008 |
6. Rockville Library 99 Maryland Avenue Rockville, Maryland, 5-6 medium to large paintings
Contact person: Diane Monnier (240) 777-0158
Art shows will be discontinued after October show until library opens at its new location, art shows will resume when space is ready for hanging
7. Rockville Mayor’s Office, City Hall, Vinson & Maryland Avenues, Rockville, Maryland, 7 paintings – 1 very small (less than 11"x14"), 4 small (less than 16x 20), and 2 large (up to 24"x36"). Contact person: Brenda Bean (240) 314-8281 or Sarah Taylor-Ferrell (240) 314-8283
| Cynthia Johnson Feb. 15 – Apr 15, 2008 |
| Lieta Gerson (301) 439-0970 Apr. 15 – Jun. 15, 2008 |
| Open Jun. 15 – Aug. 15, 2008 |
| Open Aug. 15 – Oct. 15, 2008 |
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8. Rockville Community Services Office - 20 Courthouse Square Rockville, Maryland, 10-1 medium to large Contact person: Mary Lou Jacobs (240) 314-8303
| Carroll Saussy Feb. 15 – Apr 15, 2008 |
| Manashi Dey Apr. 15 – Jun 15, 2008 |
| Open Jun 15 – Aug 15, 2008 |
RAL OFFICERS
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President: |
Susan Schel1berg |
301-984-7211 |
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President Elect |
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1st VP and Show Coordinator: |
Marian Mackerer |
301-590-9437 | mackerer@comcast.net |
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Treasurer |
Patricia Zannie |
301-962-8581 |
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Secretary |
Shirley Barnhart |
301-424-8709 |
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Membership |
Jackie Hoysted |
301-330-5265 |
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Publicity/Mkt |
Mara Odette Williams |
301-213-4814 |
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Newsletter Editor |
Rebecca Waring |
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Program Coordinator |
Liliane Blom |
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Telephone |
Irene Glaser |
301-983-1699 |
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Liaison |
Eileen Mader |
301-762-6458 |
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Open Shows |
Diane Jeang |
301-871-1589 |
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Glenview Member Shows |
Diane Jeang |
301-871-1589 |
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Hospitality |
Pat Collins Sandra Levine |
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Historian |
Patria Baranski |
301-424-6193 |
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Web Master |
Noble |
301-661-2739 |
Newsletter Deadline: 15th of each month, August through May
