Our March monthly meeting will be Tuesday March 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Capital City Christian Church.  Program will be Show and Tell.  Bring with you tools you use, books that you like, techniques for what you are working with, YouTube videos, etc.  We will also discuss more about our new Gallery venue.  Snacks will be provided by Wanda Medina, and Reida Wrenholt.  (April needs a volunteer)

1.       THINGS TO REMEMBER.    Follow the same rules as for ANAC show.

2.        ALL ART WORK MUST BE DELIVERD March 1st FROM 5 – 7 PM.  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 Jan Blank at 402 488 0388.

3.      WORK MUST BE DRY.

4.       PICK-UP IS March 29^TH.

5.       TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK MUST BE PROPERTY FRAMED AND READY FOR HANGING (use screw eyes and wire only)

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

7.      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)

8.       THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK –    ALL-3-D ARTIST MUST PROVIDE A PEDESTAL (if needed).

9.      ART WORK CAN NOT BE ENTERED MORE THEN ONCE IN EITHER THE SPRING OR THE FALL SHOW. But the same piece can be entered once more in the ANAC competition.

10.    ARTIST’S NAME, TITLE OF PIECE, MEDIUM, PHONE NUMBER AND PRICE NEEDS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE ARTWORK.  (THIS CAN BE ON A CARD OR PAPER OR ON THE CANVAS)

11.    THE SHOW CHAIR HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ARTWORK THAT IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE SHOW PROPERLY.

12.    THE JUDGE’S DECISIONS ARE FINAL.

2018.  New beginnings…….The Lincoln Artists’ Guild will have a new gallery location for this year.  We will be moving to the Against the Wall Gallery building in Havelock.  John O’Hare has welcomed us into his framing shop that will be home for our gallery and shows.  Exposed brick walls, framer on site and main street access, along with shops and restaurants within walking distance make for an exciting time.  (Misty’s Steakhouse is just across the street)  It will run very similar to what we have had, with maybe a few changes.  Mainly we will be starting out with less paintings from each member until we can figure out hanging space.  We will have a minimum of four shows, each lasting close to a month at a time, with 1st Friday receptions at the beginning of each of those.  Will Rennick has agreed to be the Chairman of the Gallery Committee, so any questions may be asked of him.  Give him and his committee some time to get things set up before you bring work.  They will post when and how they want things brought.  If you haven’t turned in your $25 for your gallery fee, you may do so at any meeting, or mail to Kristine Brennan -6700 Marcus Road, Lincoln, Ne 68516

This was not a decision by a few, all members were asked to vote, and the tally was 23 Yes votes for moving to a new venue, and 1 No vote to not move.  It was obvious  that most everyone was in favor.  If you haven’t been to the shop, by all means, stop in and introduce yourself.  John is on site every Thursday evening, and all day on Saturday.  His assistant is there the rest of the time.  Sunday and Monday the business is closed.

We are sad to leave Out of the Box, but with their building for sale, the demands of their business and poor layout for our shows,  it seemed like a good time to make the transition.  Out of the Box will still take work on commission as before, but they will include people that are not of the guild, which they were prevented in doing before as it was exclusively a Guild venue.  If you wish to hang your work there, contact Myra Sontheimer, as she will be the Out of the Box Gallery Coordinator.

Have you checked it out recently.  It is a work in progress.  Dee Kelch, Ted Pardy and I spent an afternoon brainstorming what we would like to see, and have come up with some new visionary (to us anyway) things we think are applicable.  New background, opening page tells “who we are” and we will have the winning art work from the most current show prominently displayed front and center.  Coming soon will be a page outlining the years programs, and more pictures,  Remember, work in progress!  If you have any sugggestions, let Dee Kelch know.

We have a new venue for  our Spring Show!

 It starts on March 2^nd with a public reception at AGAINST THE WALL gallery at 6220 Havelock Ave.  On Thursday, March 1^st between 5PM and 7 PM, you must bring your entries (2 each) to the Havelock gallery.  If you can’t make it then, you can bring them in (with the proper information on the back, $5.00 fees/entry, and paperwork completed) to the Havelock gallery during the day, the week before.

 Our judge is Amy Tomasevicz from the Redpath gallery in Seward.   She will judge Friday afternoon and fill out the critique sheets  (members prohibited during judging).   The Ribbons will then be placed with the winning art works.  During the first 1  1/2  hours of the reception, she will be there to answer any questions you may have about her comments on the critique sheets.  Please bring appropriate finger foods to share as this will now be our First Friday Reception, we may get some art lovers come in from downtown.  Make sure you send out postcards or invite friends to our new venue.

 Please he’p us in making this a great Show and Reception by participating, as well as inviting as many people to come as possible.  If this Show and Reception go well, we may be able to have all of our shows at AGAINST THE WALL.

 If you have any questions, please call Jan Blank at 402-488-0388.  Entries must be picked up between 5PM and 7PM on Thursday, March 29th.

Members remember that we have several things in storage that can be checked out for your use.  Paper cutter, mat cutter, shrink wrap machine, folding chairs, easels, and a set of display panels.  If you are interested, contact the Lag president and we will help you to get in and check out.  The display panels are the only thing that there is a charge for.  Carmen Stineman/Donna Pozehl