Wanda Medina has lived in Lincoln all of her life. She majored in art at Lincoln Northeast and continued taking art classes at Southeast Community College at art retreats. She worked full time at the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles and raised three children. Now she is retired and is able to work more on her art. She has done requested art pieces for friends, neighbors and co-workers. She works with acrylics, watercolor and colored pencil. She will be there from 5-9PM

Celticus Spiritus Presents Delightful Celtic Music and Dance
Celticus Spiritus is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Celtic culture in all forms; history, dance, music, food, etc. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Celtic culture encompasses the part of the British Isles including Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, and the province of Brittany in France.

Roses on the Prairie and Dowds Irish Dancers Perform
The folk music duo, Kerry “Butch” and Lucy Krause, known as Roses on the Prairie will entertain with music and song sets at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Dancers from Dowds Irish Dance Academy will kick up their heels at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm.

Are your flags waving, yet? LAG members are encouraged to create/paint/sculpt/mold/carve, ect…a piece of artwork that includes or has resemblance of a US flag for the 2015 LAG Seward Art show in June and July. The art council of Seward provides an awesome trophy and a solo show for the “People’s Choice Award.” Hundreds of people come through the Seward Civic Center and see the art…especially during the 4th of July. Seward is recognized as “America’s Small Town 4th of July City.”  The Seward July 4 theme is “Everyone Has A Story-Honoring the Veterans of WWII-‘The Greatest Generation’!” The guild’s theme is “Let the Art Wave.”

This show is free (except there is a $2 charge per entry to cover gas for the drivers if you cannot transport your own art).   The rules for framing/hanging the are same as the ANAC rules except you may enter older pieces, but not ancient ones.  Dates of hanging and taking down will be confirmed in the May newsletter (looking at set up Thurs., May 4th  5:30 p.m. and take down Thurs. June 30th 5:30 p.m. in at the Seward Civic Center/Gallery). Contact Julie Lemons if you have any questions, jewelslemons@yahoo.com or 402-570-9476.

Saturday April 18th
“Silhouettes on the Horizon”
Instructor: Julie Lemons
10 a.m. – 3p.m.
Contrast/Landscapes in watercolor, with first 5 signups receiving an art bag and Strathmore paper samples.
Costs: $50 if you bring your own/$65 we supply materials needed.

Saturday May 16th
“Winging it with Pastels”
Instructor: Julie Lemons
10 a.m. – 3p.m.
Butterflies/Symmetry & outside the box, with first 5 signups receiving an art bag and Strathmore paper samples.
Costs: $50 if you bring your own/$65 we supply
materials needed.
Noyes Art Gallery
402-475-1061
119 South 9th St. Lincoln, NE 68508
www.noyesartgallery.com

Jim Miklavcic-“Perspective and Composition”

Members, please bring a piece of artwork to the program. It will be like a critique on Perspective & Composition!

Jim Miklavcic was born and raised in Illinois where he spent most of his time in the woods. Yearly trips to Wisconsin and Minnesota enhanced his knowledge and love for wildlife and nature.

He doesn’t remember when the dream of becoming a wildlife artist started; it was always there. He doesn’t remember learning to draw; he just always has. ” It just came natural to me. The bulk of an artist’s training has to come from the heart. The desire to learn seems to be an obsession and a never ending process.”

Over the years Jim worked in design and architecture. He started to pursue his art in earnest in 1985 when he moved to Florida. He now resides in Lincoln, NE and continues to work on his art. ” I realized my art was more than a hobby to me, it was deep inside and the pull was too great to ignore. I also saw the important role wildlife artists can play in educating the public to problems facing wildlife and habitat. The forest, along with it’s wildlife, is our heritage.” Jim now devotes full time to his art, teaching and studies of nature, her wildlife, and our heritage.

There was a large turnout which resulted in food tables being left barren before the end of the night.  This illustrates the need for more LAG members to show off their culinary art skills for future Fourth Fridays. The night was very lively with the music and dancing provided by the Lincoln Irish Dancers.  People sat and listened while eating appetizers or wandered the gallery floor admiring the variety of art that LAG members presented to the public.

The featured artist of this month is Madeline Kivett who has a degree in graphic design, and who has multiple art skills that she presented at the show ranging form graphic design and illustration to painting and clothing design.

The Gallery committee has been working overtime trying to do everything themselves—-we need all the members who have any kind of art at OOTB to bring food and to be there for fourth Fridays every time they can.  It makes a difference to the public if they can meet the artists and learn about their art first hand.  Plan to attend–it’s fun!  February’s 4th Friday was the largest yet, but we ran out of food early.

To Jane Chesnut for beautiful centerpieces she has been providing for our 4th Friday receptions.  Also to the rest of the OOTB Gallery Committee for their work, attendance and providing food.

Serving refreshments at the April meeting  will be Joy Frame and Julie Lemons.  May will be Barb Carlson and Myrna Baade.

SPRING JUDGED SHOW IN APRIL 2015

It’s time to get your entries ready for the LAG Spring Show.  It will be held April 1^ST TO April 30^th.  If you are a new member of the Guild,please feel welcome to enter this show.

All art work must be delivered April 1 from 10-11:00 AM. If you can’t make it during that time and other arrangements need to be made, please call Donna at 402-435-0172.  We have attached a copy of the Pre-registration sheet for your convenience. Please fill one out for each entry and mail it with the $5.00 fee it to Wanda Medina, Treasurer, 7563 Diamond Ct., Lincoln, NE 68505. Before March 30^th.

Our Judge will be Anne Pagel, curator for the Duncan Family Art Gallery. She will be judging on April 1^st, but will not have time to visit with anyone at that time. She is willing to meet members that would like to ask her questions the following Saturday, April 4^th from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

We need to know ahead of time how many entries there will be so that we will know the amount of space we will need at the gallery.

1. WORK MUST BE DRY.
2. PICK-UP IS APRIL 30^TH BEFORE 5:00 PM
3. TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK MUST BE PROPERTY FRAMED AND READY FOR HANGING (use screw eyes and wire only)
4. WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL. WORK CANNOT HAVE BEEN DONE IN A WORKSHOP OR ART CLASS.
5. GALLERY WRAPPED CANVAS IS ACCEPTABE WITHOUT A FRAME. (The edges must be lapped, canvas must be painted around the sides and no staples can show on the side)
6. ART WORK CAN NOT BE ENTERED MORE THEN ONCE IN EITHER THE SPRING OR THE FALL SHOW,  but the same piece may be entered once more in the ANAC competition.
7.  Artist’s name, title of piece, phone number, and price need to be attached to the back of the artwork. (This can be on a card or paper or on the canvas)
8.  The show chair has the right to refuse artwork that is not prepared for the show properly.
9.  The judge’s decisions are final.

“Put Some Color in Your Life” with Graeme Stevenson. This is an interesting TV series, on utube, of shows of artists interviewed and working in their studios. These are top Australian artists. (Will Rennick)