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Greensburg Art Club Greensburg
Art Center 230 Todd
School Road, Greensburg PA 15601 724-837-6791 www.greensburgartclub.org March 2010 Committee
Meeting Updates 1. Featured
Artist Proposals for consideration for
a show in 2011 are due by April 26, 2010 2. May
3, 2010 will be date to finalize 2011 Exhibition schedule 3. The
Greensburg Garden Center show is scheduled for September 1 through October.
It is non-juried and open to all members as well as the Wednesday night
painters with a $5 fee and 20% commission. 4. Alice
O’Brien would like suggestions for speakers for the member meetings. The
honorarium is $50. 5. The
pickup for items from the Artists’ Attic will be March 1 - 3 of items in the
Artists’ Attic in anticipation of the retirement party on March 4. GAC will
use its discretion in the removal of all items not picked up in a timely
matter at the end of any show. The Christian Laymen’s organization will pick
up unwanted items no later than March 4. 6. A
review of the rental price of the walls in the old gallery resulted in a
reduced fee of $20 per wall for members or students with a 25% commission
instead of the former price of $75 per wall.
The exhibitor will install and take down works on their own. 7. A
TENDER LOVING CARE DAY is established for May 1 from 10 am - 4 pm to work on
the grounds and building. The rain date will be May 8. 8. Renie
is donating a Marge Laird painting to the permanent collection. VARNISHINGS One of my favorite winter songs
starts out with “Oh, the weather outside is frightful”; it ends with “Let it
snow, let it snow, let it snow!”. After the first twenty days of this month,
I DON’T LIKE THAT SONG ANY MORE. The deep snow caused many hardships and
cancellations that disrupted our lives. It also brought back memories of the
great snow of 1950. This snow and that snow both started on a Friday. On the
following Sundays the national guard was called out to help the city of
Pittsburgh clear the streets of snow. This year the guard arrived in Humvees.
In 1950, I was in the guard and had to walk four miles through knee high snow
to get to the armory in East Liberty. I was there for a week They did a much
better job of getting rid of the snow 59 years ago than they did this year.
In 1950 we stopped ALL vehicles from entering the golden triangle for three
days. Highlifts and trucks removed all the snow from all streets and dumped
it in the rivers. Back then there were no follow-on snows like we have had
this year. But despite the snow, the contributions for the Cantini
project are coming in. At the time of this writing, we have 22 contributions
totaling $1930. Raising money is a lot like a snow fall. A flake here, a few
more, soon there is enough to sweep. Later there is enough to shovel. $10,
$25, $50, soon we have enough to fund our project. So join in; make your
contribution before March 10th so it can be doubled by the
matching grant. The spring class schedule for GAC was released in the
middle of this month. Congratulations to all who put this schedule together
and to all who offered to be teachers. This is an impressive selection of
class opportunities; particularly the classes for children and young adults.
Promote these classes to your friends and neighbors. Take advantage of the
many opportunities to improve your own skills. The ground work has been done;
now its up to you members to take advantage of this work and build on it. February Meeting Mon. March 8
7:00pm Doreen Currie will be the guest presenter for the March
meeting will discussion and possible demonstration of her work. Her work will
be feature of the next exhibit in the Rowe Gallery. Her show will be titled
“Chicken Scratch”. Please join us. Rowe
Gallery New Hours are Tuesday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday
from 1 to 4 p.m. ARTISTS' ATTIC
AUCTION 1.
Any items you want to
retrieve from the sale may be picked up Saturday, February 27 from 4 to 6
p.m. or Monday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2. If you had the high bid on Auction items,
pickup time for that is March 1 through March 6 between 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. If you are planning to bring a goodie for
Doreen's reception "Chicken Scratch" on March 19, please give her a
call, 724-539-2168. It promises to be an exciting show. Be sure to come. Upcoming
Exhibitions Mar 19-Apr 30
Chicken Scratch –Doreen Currie May
21 – Jul2 Interiors Jul
– 23 Aug 21 Student/Teacher Sep
10 – Oct 2 On a Clear Day…or Not Nov
12- Dec 12 Snowflake Showcase Announcements Prospectus
for our next members only show "Interiors". Check back for a .pdf
version. Please read it and consider submitting one or two pieces. The concept of inner space and "what's inside' will
give you many creative options." West
Point
elementary is seeking volunteers for March Arts Day, 3/26. The program involves demonstrating to
approx. 6 classes throughout the day (about 25 students/class). They are not able to pay for time but some
money is available for supplies. Lunch is provided. To volunteer or with
questions please contact: Michelle Sierk NOW
OFFERING… Children’s Birthday Parties at
the Greensburg Art Club The Loyalhanna Review, a literary
journal announced a call for submissions of art for its 2010 issue. Please submit your work at a minimum
of 300 dpi as a JPEG file. The Review’s trim size is 8 ½ by 11 inches. We’re
looking for a full-cover vertical piece of art for the front cover, a
full-color piece, either vertical or horizontal, for the back cover, and
several black-and-white pieces of various sizes inside the magazine. There
are no restrictions on medium, style, or subject. Submissions should be accompanied by
a cover letter that includes an email address, physical address, phone
number, and a brief artist bio. They should also be accompanied by a release
stating,
“I grant The Loyalhanna Review permission to publish [name of work} in
the 2010 print and 2010 online editions. I retain all other copyrights.” Submissions must be postmarked by
May 1, 2010 Send entries to Editor, The Loyalhanna
Review And will not be returned 409 Sheffield Dr. Greensburg, PA 15601 CLASSES / WORKSHOPS Open
Studio
Weekdays 10am – 1 pm, Wednesday Evening 7:00pm 3D Studio Tues.
6:30-9:30pm $3.00 per session Figure
Sessions 4th
Monday each month - 7-10pm - $8.00 per session Dues Send check for $25.00 to Greensburg Art
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