Monthly Archives: August 2017

September LAG meeting

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September 5th is the next LAG meeting at Capitol City Christian Church at 7:00 p.m. Bring your sketch books because Sondra Jonson will be passing on her methods of sketching and drawing that she learned at Frudakis Academy in Philadelphia. Guests always welcome.

She is known for sculpting skills and will be doing a workshop at Lux Center for the arts Sept. 11-15 from 9:00 am -4:00 p.m. each day. She will be working with a live model. The class will learn anatomy, form, structures and proportions of the human head. She will walk students through the steps to create a life-like portrait of the model, beginning with the most basic structure and moving on to fine details. There are still some spots open and if interested in attending you can call Lux at 402-466-8692. LAG members do get a discount and the LAG league will pay a portion of it.

     October meeting will be October 3 with the program being our Fall critique.

2018 Committee Volunteers

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As we get closer to the end of the year, I would like people to be thinking about volunteering to be on various committees.  We will be calling people later on in the year to fill possible openings, but if anyone would like to volunteer now, that would be great, just give me a call, Committees in our organization are:  membership; programs/workshops; newsletter; mailing and printing newsletters; calling tree; email notices/event reminders; website manager; publicity and advertising; Facebook manager; graphics; historian; greeter/correspondence; gallery ; finance; and shows.   Carmen Stineman

2017 LAG Fall Show

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It’s time to get your entries ready for the LAG Fall Show.   IT WILL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER (dates to be announced).  New and old members of the Guild can enter two pieces so please enter, as we have had a less than stellar showing considering the size of our Guild.  Everyone can enter, you do not have to be a gallery member.  No Judge has been contacted at this time, so if you have a suggestion, please let Donna Pozehl know.

THINGS TO REMEMBER.

Each member can have two entries.

Entries to be sent to the Treasure before the date of the hanging of the show.  We may have space problems and need to know ahead of time how many entries.

Follow the same rules as for ANAC shows.

ALL ART WORK MUST BE DELIVERD on the date and time that will be set.  If you can’t make it during that time have a friend or family member bring it for you.   If other arrangements need to be made, please call Donna at 402-435-0172.

WORK MUST BE DRY.

PICK-UP date will be set to  pick up your paintings and ribbons.  The painting will not be left unless you  notify us that day and the ribbons WILL NOT be left on your art, so please pick them up.

WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL.  WORK MOST NOT BE DONE IN A WORKSHOP OR ART CLASS

 

**President’s Potpourri**

    Now that summer is over, let’s get down to details……..some of you may have heard that we were looking for a site that might be suited for our own gallery and studio space.  We were in touch with Steen and Jody about a wonderful building that they own that would work as both.  Boy were our heads spinning as we looked over the space.   “What could we do” “this would be so cool to do this” and “can’t you just see this”.  Then we got down to brass tacks so to speak……several of us sat down for coffee and hashed over everything, even writing down a pros and cons column, and in reality the lists were pretty even across the board, and then reality hit us…….we, as a non profit, do not, or will not, every have enough money to rent a facility for even a couple of months.  Have you seen the cost of rental property?  $8 – $12 a SQUARE FOOT.  So with our dreams shattered, we realized that we need a Fairy Godmother, one who would like to donate a place for us.  (anyone know of such a person?)  We love where we are at Out of the Box, but with them renting space also, that is not always going to be an option.  And now that I hear about the city voting to allow a large hotel to go up in the space formerly in the Skate Zone, will Armstrong Furniture sell that building to a hotel chain?  What will the future hold?  Who knows, but we will forever be an organization that sticks together.  Carmen Stineman

 

Summary of August LAG meeting

Julie Childers demonstrated pallet knife painting for the August meeting and some of the members tried their hand at doing it; but soon discovered that Julie made it look easy and it wasn’t. She put the paint down, used her pallet knife and “Varoom” a colorful design emerged. Another swoop of her knife and another combination of colors emerged. Her love of painting showed in her canvases that she brought along and her husband also shared how the splatters  decorated many items in their home as the paint traveled through the air onto some very interesting places.

 

ATTN: Gallery Members Change of Date / ARTWORK September 19th

September 19th, from 10:00 to 12:00

CHANGE OF DATE /ARTWORK for Gallery Members at LAG GALLERY,  Out of the Box, 366 N. 48th ST. Lower Level  Members may drop off work ahead of time if necessary) on 9/16th, 17th and 18th during regular store hours only.  The gallery committee will hang the art on Tuesday 9/19/17 Please have paper work and cards done BEFORE you bring your artwork.

  1. All artwork must have an inventory sheet, info on the back of each painting and labels/cards for display with Title, price etc.
  2. No artwork will be hung if it does not have paperwork & display cards done, all art work must have hook & eye with wire, NO SAW TOOTH hangers.
  3.  NO more than 5 paintings total, you may bring in all new art, or leave the 5 you have there, or exchange a few; whatever works best for you.
  4. NEW GALLERY MEMBERS !!!! Please share some of your artwork if you haven’t already and start enjoying the benefit of having your art available for the community to see and purchase!!

Any Questions please don’t hesitate contact LAG Gallery- Committee,  current phone #’s are in your membership book. Jane Chesnut, Janet Fraley, Will Rennick, Frosty Chapman or Donna Pozehl.

(Will’s email is…clrrennick@aol.com)  Please change in your book.

 

September 22nd Fourth Friday

Lincoln Artists’ Guild Fourth Friday, Opening Reception. 5pm – 8pm, September 22nd.  Please join us for an evening filled with music, original artwork & refreshments. Featured Artist will be JAN SPALE and Music by August Moon.  The Lincoln Artists’ Guild Gallery is located at 336 N. 48th St. * lower level entrance. (Out of the Box, Store)  The featured artist show runs September 19th thru – October 16th. Look for us on Facebook and www.lincolnartistsguild.org

November “featured artist” will be the Traveling ANAC show and Fall Show!