Art Critique by Julia Noyes
Tuesday, February 2nd, 7-9 7800 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE

Please come and join LAG for a critique of your art. Bring one or two pieces of art. This will help prepare and improve your work for the Spring LAG Show and ANAC competition for 2016.

Julia Noyes, director of Noyes Art Gallery will be our critique expert. You will enjoy learning about what you are doing right in your art work as well as guidance as to how to improve your art work. It is a great way to improve your art skills.

Critique Artist’s Bio: Julia has been influenced by her travels and studies in China, Italy, Russia, Egypt, Scandinavia, France, Ireland and Alaska. Her abstract Expressionistic Style focuses on energy, color, texture, composition and various themes that are not always obvious. She encourages the viewer to interpret their own visual experience. Julia received her Masters at UNK and her bachelor’s at Wayne State. She has always loved teaching art workshops at all educational levels and offers classes at the Noyes Art Gallery at 119 S. 9th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. She is the “head cheerleader” at the gallery which has 60 artists.

FEB. 29th Exchange Date for new artwork at Out of the Box will be Monday Feb. 29th, between 10a.m.to 1p.m. If you cannot be there in that time period—please leave your paintings on Saturday or Sunday Feb 27th or Feb. 28th. with the required paperwork and labels, including info on the back of each painting. No more than 5 paintings total, you may bring in all new art, leave what you have there, or exchange a few; whatever works best for you. If we need more artwork, we will send out an E-mail notice. We are looking forward to seeing some new art. The Gallery Committee will have all new artwork hung & on exhibit hopefully by 5:00pm Monday, Feb. 29th.

Please Join Us!
LINCOLN ARTISTS’ GUILD’S ART GALLERY OPENING & RECEPTION 
February 26th, 5pm to 9pm
Out of the Box, 366 N. 48th ST. Lincoln, NE. (Lower Level Entrance)
FEBRUARY FEATURED ARTISTS: Janet Fraley’s beautiful pastel paintings. 
Music By: August Moon, a trio performing Folk and Celtic music.
Visit with the artists, enjoy refreshments, wine & fantastic artwork & music.
Hope To See You February 26th

Meetings First Tuesday every month
Fourth Friday Gallery Receptions

Exchange date February 29th, 10am to 1pm
PRE-QUALIFYING ANAC Show March 1-31,2016
SPRING SHOW May 2-31, 2016
FALL SHOW November 1-30, 2016

Lincoln Artists’ Guild has been invited to show again in Seward during June and July 2016!! It is a great way to get your work out into another community. There have been sales in the past and a People’s Choice Award is given each year. The top winner is invited by the Seward Arts Council to do a solo show in the following year.

Hundreds of people come through the Seward Civic Center during June and July. This will be the guild’s 9th year of celebrating our creativity with the community of Seward. It is the only gallery where we have shown, in which they provide insurance for the art on display.

The theme will be announced later in the year. HINT…the theme is usually patriotic since the show goes on during the City of Seward’s 4th of July celebration! So, you might as well get started creating art that maybe includes red, white, & blue, honors those that help preserve our freedom, fireworks, apple pie, baseball, All-American, etc…

Encourage an artist friend to collaborate with you in your piece for the show, too! That could be fun! Also, 2-D and 3-D pieces are welcome. Please follow gallery hanging guidelines such as 2-D work needs to be wire hung, no saw tooth brackets. The edges of wrapped canvas need to be painted.  Please see the gallery guidelines the guild has or the ANAC rules for hanging art and for 3-D guidelines. You may find the guidelines in your guild handbook.

Usually we set up in the evening during the first week of June and take down the show at the end of July. There is no entry fee. There is a $2 fee per piece to help pay for gas and hanging of the art if you are not able to drive to Seward nor help with the hanging of the art. That helps curb the cost for those driving, as well as using their time and elbow grease to get the show hung/taken down, etc… It is much appreciated.

If you have any questions, contact Julie Lemons at jewelslemons@yahoo.com or 402-570-9476.

It’s time to get your entries ready for the LAG Pre-qualifying Show. IT WILL BE HELD MARCH 1st TO MARCH 31.^st.

If you are a new member of the Guild and your membership dues are paid, you are welcome to enter this show. 

ALL ART WORK MUST BE DELIVERED March 1 FROM 10-11:30 AM. You may bring your work at the same time as the exchange date on Feb. 29. If you have to bring your work earlier, please have it marked that it is an entry for the ANAC show. The ANAC state requirements are listed below.

Please send in your Pre-registration sheets as soon as possible.  We need to know the number of entries ahead of time so that we will know the amount of wall space we need at the gallery.

ANAC EXHIBT RULES (REVISED FEB. 19, 2012)

READ RULES OVER CAREFULLY TO INSURE YOUR WORK WILL BE SEEN BY THE JUDGE.

1.  ENTRIES:

Two-dimensional work shall not exceed 40 inches wide by 40 inches high.  This includes the frame.   All work must be properly framed or have exposed perimeter edges finished consistent with the art piece.  Work must be ready for hanging (use screw eyes and wire, NO SAWTOOTHS) and must be framed using Plexiglas (except pastels).  Gallery wrapped canvas is acceptable without a frame, but the canvas edges must be painted around the sides.  Edges must be lapped and ALL STAPLES MUST BE COVERED.  If chosen for the travel show, ANAC will provide the carry case. ****Any two dimensional artwork which has glass as a medium must provide a travel container with the same requirements as three dimensional art work.

Three-dimensional work (free standing or relief on the wall) shall not exceed 36” in any direction.  It shall not exceed 75 pound in weight including the weight of the packing box.  A travel container of quality construction in proportion to your artwork is required even if the piece hangs on the wall.  If upon inspection the exhibit board votes that the container is not of sufficient construction to withstand the rigors of travel the piece will NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR JUDGING.  All 3-D shipping containers MUST REMAIN with the artwork until the judging is completed.  All 3-d artists must provide a pedestal (if needed) for the conference show only.

2. A maximum of two art pieces may be exhibited per member.
3. Work must have been completed in the last two years.
4. No work can be previously shown at ANAC.  This includes closely copied images from any of your previous ANAC submitted work.
5. All work must be PROPERLY IDENTIFIED ON THE ARTWORK.

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE MEMBERS WHO’S ART WORK WILL BE GOING ON TO THE STATE ANAC SHOW, you will need to pay an additional ANAC fee and travel fee of $7.00 per piece.

February servers:  Donna Pozehl & Jane Chesnut

We still need a couple of members for March and other months.

Logic will take you from A to B.                                                                                                                                                              Imagination will take you everywhere.                                                                                                                                                                     – Einsten

Every first Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., 7800 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE

Date/Presenter/Subject

February 2 – Julia Noyes, Critique members’ artwork

March 1 – Marcia Claesson, Zentangle Demo

April 5 – Carmen Stineman, TBA

May 3 – Jan Pippitt, Portraits

June 7 – Greg Sparling, Spray painting (outside)