Do you have any art DVD’s or Videos, that you would like to loan out to members?  I will create a lending library that members can use as a check out.  Please mark your video/DVD with your name to ensure you get them back.  First ones availabe are:

• Acrylic Landscape Painting Tools and Techniques by Hugh Greer
• Landscape Studies in Acrylic by Hugh Greer
• Create Mood and Atmosphere with Color & Value by Hugh Greer
• Intuitive Art Poured Paintings by Betsy Dillard Stroud
• Sample Demo from Nancy Reyner’s Acrylic Revolution: Watercolor and Oil Effect with Acrylic Paint

Bring to next meeting and we will scan them (or you can – just open flat to copy both front and back of case) and send scanned image to Carmen (402 641 6233) and I will add it to the list.  Available at the gallery or monthly meetings.  Carmen Stineman

     We gained another two members at our February meeting, giving us a total of 53.  This allows us to represent our club at the ANAC convention with 20 pieces.  Can we increase our membership even more?  We now have a permanent place to house our gallery pieces and host workshops and meetings so maybe you know someone who is looking for inspiration and is stuck at home, or maybe young family members who might like to join.  Do you have a friend that might be interested; invite them to visit.  How about you giving a gift membership to someone!  

     Memberships allow artists, both seasoned or beginner, to enter our local juried shows, participate in critique programs, try out new products and techniques through our monthly meetings.  Members will also be a member of ANAC (Association of Nebraska Art Clubs), which is the only state to organize all of it’s art clubs, providing newsletters, statewide exposure, and convention opportunities.  

Spring Show

• April at our Feature Gallery
• Bring in art work to Gallery by Wednesday March 31
• Hanging will be Thursday April 1
• Judging will be Friday morning April 2 (closed to the public and members during judging)
• First Friday event 4-8 April 2
• Limit two pieces – $10 each
• Return entry forms to Gretchen (located at the bottom of your newsletter AT LEAST BY FRIDAY MARCH 26
• Selecting 20 entries to ANAC from the Spring Show in addition to our usual Best of Show, Merit Awards and Honorable Mentions (ribbons and monies)

Seward Fourth of July Show

• June through August
• Theme – “Made in America”
• Cannot show price, but can have a supplemental price sheet where people can ask about purchasing
• Two or three pieces maximum

Fall Show

• October at the LUX

November Mini Show

• “Veterans Day” Theme
• Displayed in LAG Feature Gallery
• Entry Fee money will be donated to Veterans Organization

We are off to a good start with our gallery, but to make it a complete success, we need one or two volunteers to coordinate the publicity.  We are in place with a great location, now we need to market ourselves so people know we exist.  News articles, notices, etc.  Contact Kirk Kuenzi (402 613 5323) if this is something that might peak your interest.  It is paramount that we get someone soon. Spring show is coming up quickly.

Remember;  any guild member can work at the gallery, you do not have to be showing anything.  It is a great chance to meet people, and it is a way to participate and help out your club, the Lincoln Artists’ Guild.  If interested, contact Lynette Fast, lynettefast@gmail.com to schedule a day.

It will be standard procedure that if Lincoln Public Schools are closed – the Gallery or monthly meetings will be closed and/or cancelled.  It will be posted on Facebook, but if you don’t check that, and Joy can’t get out a notice soon enough, this should help.  If someone would like to create a “calling tree” that would be great.  The sooner the better, you never know about Nebraska weather.

Regular business hours of the gallery are:

Wednesday – Friday, 12 to 6 ( First Friday of each month the gallery stays open till 8)

Saturday – 10 to 5

Gallery change date is Wednesday March 3.  You may bring work in earlier (Febr. 24 – 27) along with your fee.  Checks are preferable to cash if possible.

• all work that fits a 4’x4′ footprint for flat $40
• one or two pieces, pay by piece (see google documents listed below)
• must be framed or gallery wrapped/edges finished
• wire hangers, not sawtooth
• flat matted pieces will be displayed in poster hanging rack
• works will be scattered along wall, not grouped together
  • unless
• artist is selected to be “Highlighted Artist of the Month” and they will have center position in gallery.

To see more specific information, check out LAG document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pl5iAIRC8KMoFKBRf9L1bfXYRrcpOAglKz2VfT4V0nw/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to everyone who participated in our first “Mini Show” and thank you to Doreen Kuenzi and Jeff Ahl who collaborated on selecting the pieces according to the following criteria.

• FOLLOWED THE THEME – “A Walk on the Beach” by Janet Fraley
• QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION – “A Walk on the Beach” by Janet Fraley
• CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY – “ At the Beach” by Carmen Stineman
• BEST ABSTRACT – “Delight” by Lynette Fast
• COMICAL – “PFSG” by Kirk Kuenzi
• WARMEST OF COLORS – “Urban Garden-Italy” by Jan Blank
• BRIGHTEST AND OR MOST COLORFUL – “Toes in the Sand” by Carmen Stineman
• MOST WANT TO BE THERE – “Florida Sunrise” by Don Duitsman

The “People’s Choice Award” votes will be tabulated on February 26, so encourage family and friends to drop by, look at the show and the Gallery and vote for their favorite.

Anna Alcalde will be our guest presenter on Tuesday March 9th at the gallery, 2634 North 48th.  Members may bring up to two finished or unfinished works. She will facilitate a critique for each work of art. Anna is the owner of Urban Legends Art Studio next door to the LAG Gallery. Her studio offers interactive arts, crafts, offsite, and private art parties. Door hangers, ceramics, wine glass art, acrylic pour + more are available for family friendly fun.  Bring a comfortable chair if you so desire, and clean shoes please.

Meetings are now held at the LAG Gallery building, 2634 North 48th Street. Please bring a chair and slippers or clean shoes to put on during the meeting. Street shoes are not allowed in the Tai Chi studio meeting room.

Current Meeting Information is always available on our website: https://lincolnartistsguild.org/events/upcoming-events/