LAG programs for this year are in place and we hope that you find some or all of interest to you.

• March 7 = Amy Sadle will talk about copyrights and art
• April 4   = Caricatures and cartooning with Lenn Marshall
• May  2   = Potluck supper and plein air drawing at Antelope Park
• June 8   = Painting dew drops with Lisa Cassel
• July 11   = Figure drawing from live model
• August 1 = Palette knife demonstration with Julie Childers
• September 5 =  How to photograph own work and taking good reference photos
• October 3 = Critique in preparation for Fall Show with Amy Tomasevicz
• November 7 = Paint along video using acrylics
• December = No meeting

Amy Sadle will be our guest presenter for the March 7th meeting at the Capital City Christian Church.  Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Amy Sadle, a resident of Syracuse, Nebraska, has had a career as a painter and printmaker of landscapes, still lifes and buildings, working in watercolor, oil, and woodcuts. She writes that a “trademark of her style is an exaggeration of perspective and a spontaneous appearance called ‘touch of hand’.  Each work is very personal to her own life experience.   “It is my goal to move the viewer to see their own lives and observations as important and exciting by combining materials and words or distorting perspectives often using humor or droll observation.”  Amy will be giving a presentation on Copyrights and Art so it should be of great importance to those artists that currently sell their work or not. Feel free to bring a friend or two.  Visitors are always welcome.  You can view Amy’s work at http://www.amysadle.com    Carmen Stineman

 In 2017, Nebraska will be commemorating its 150th anniversary of statehood. In honor of this statewide celebration, Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, a museum in David City, Nebraska, dedicated to art celebrating the land, is planning a juried exhibition titled 150 Artists, 150 Artworks: 150 Years of Nebraska in Miniature. Our ambitious goal is to display and sell small pieces of art by 150 artists living throughout Nebraska. Because many artists and organizations are just learning of this exhibition opportunity after our original February 1 deadline, we have decided to extend our application deadline to February 25, 2017.

In an effort to promote the success and talent of artists of all ages, our Exhibition Committee is opening the exhibition application to both professional and amateur artists, including a special category for university and high school students. Applications from out of state artists will be accepted, however, during the jury process, preference will be given to Nebraska residents. Also, though it is not currently mentioned on our website, select prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the exhibition.  Please view the exhibition information and encourage your friends and fellow artists to apply.  

Submission details are available at http://bonecreek.org/calling-nebraska-artists.
Thank you for helping to celebrate Nebraska, our great state!
Sincerely, –
Gabrielle Comte, Collections Manager
Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art
575 E Street, David City, NE 68632
(402) 367-4488    artinfo@bonecreek.org

Join us Friday FEB. 24th!! 5pm to 8pm, Out of the Box, 366 N. 48th ST. Lincoln NE. Enjoy wine, appetizers & visit with the artists. Explore both upper & lower level of the gallery. Original art around every corner. Featured artists: (Jewelry & More) BY: Roxanne Shires, (Drawings & Paintings) BY: Jan Blank, Jane Chesnut, Janet Fraley, Rita Holland, Will Rennick, & Frosty Chapman. MUSIC BY: Jive Merchant, a fantastic jazz trio.  Please feel free to share this with friends and art lovers. This event is free & open to the public. Featured art exhibit runs FEB. 1st. to FEB. 27th. GALLERY Hours, Monday. 10am -5pm & Sun. 11am-4pm. & 4th Friday receptions  5pm – 8pm.  http://www.lincolnartistsguild.org

Mark your calendar now!  The 17th Lincoln Arts Festival is Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2017 at SouthPointe Pavilions. THIS A JURIED SHOW. Application is available FEB 1, 2017 online at ZAPP. ( https://www.zapplication.org )  More info will be available on Lincoln Arts Council web site http://artscene.org  CHECK out the Zapp site for information you need about requirements, cost, etc… this is a great opportunity for all artists !!!

It’s time to get your entries ready for the LAG Pre-qualifying Show.   IT WILL BE HELD MARCH 1st TO MARCH 31^st. New members may join the club up to February 25, 2017 to be entered in the show. After this date they will not be able to be counted toward the clubs quota of entries for the exhibit.

ALL ART WORK MUST BE DELIVERED March 1 FROM 10-11:30 AM.    If you have to bring your work earlier, please have it marked that it is an entry for the ANAC show.  Please follow the same rules as our other shows.  The ANAC state requirements are listed below. We have attached a copy of the pre-registration sheet for your convenience.  Please fill one out for each entry with a limit of two only, plus the $5.00 fee per entry for each and mail it to Ethel Mount, 8110 Prescott Ave., Lincoln, NE 68506 so she will receive your entry by February 25^th. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY ENTRIES  so that we will know the amount of space we will need at the gallery.

ANAC EXHIBIT RULES (REVISED FEB. 19, 2012)
READ RULES OVER CAREFULLY TO INSURE YOUR WORK WILL BE SEEN BY THE JUDGE.

ENTRIES:
Two-dimensional work shall not exceed 40 inches wide by 40 inches high.  The 40 inches 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 pounds in weight.  The 75 pounds includes the weight of the packing box.  A traveling container, (even if it hangs on the wall) of quality construction in proportion to your artwork is required.  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.  The Exhibit Board will return the containers to the club packing storage area after judging.  All 3-d artists must provide a pedestal (if needed) for the conference show only.  If the piece is chosen to travel, each club that participates is responsible to have a proper pedestal to safely display the artwork.  Eliminating traveling pedestals should cut down excess size and weight.

2. A maximum of two art pieces may be exhibited by an ANAC member.
3. Work must have been completed in the last two year.
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 FIND ADDITIONAL RULES ON nebraskaartclubs.org.

Exciting News for Gallery Members….

Mattress Value has offered to let us show art work in their showroom above Out of the Box.  This will be temporary until the Halloween people set up their merchandise.  The rules will be the same for the downstairs gallery.  This will be in addition to your work downstairs, that work will stay as is.  Now you can have more work on display (starting with five pieces for now)!  This is a good time to bring some of your larger work that can be displayed, but small pieces will be grouped too.  Bring up to five pieces for the upstairs, inventory sheets have been made that say “upper level” on them and are located in a file at Mattress Values desk.    On the tags you make for your paintings, you must  write a small “upper level” on the front or on the back of the tag for OOB use.   Carmen Stineman

New address for Amber Roland – 2900 N. 40^th St, Lincoln, NE  68504, please make this change in your membership books.

Featured Artists at Out of the Box so far this year are:  Roxanne Shires for February, Frosty Chapman for March, Jan Blank for April, Myrna Baade for May and Barb Carlson for June, Reida Wrenholt will do July, Julie Childers in August, Janet Spale in September and Rafael Garcia will show in October.  November will be the Fall Show but we still need someone to display in December.    Carmen Stineman

Reshell Ray from the UNL East Campus Gallery now has the 2017 gallery calendar filled.  She is working on 2018 and asked if there are some  members that would like to pick a month for a show or if the club, or several members would like to have a group show.  She would like to hear from LAG about  helping her fill her 2018 schedule. Her contact numbers are:  Cell 402-601-4904,   Work 402-472-8156    www.unledu/neunionmen,   Donna Pozehl