Megan Moffett will do a presentation on MIXED MEDIA ART.  We will get more details to you when they are available.  Watch for an e-mail from Joy Frame.

New artwork may only be brought into Out of the Box Gallery on Change of date. Change of date is usually at the end of every 2 months. Posts are announced on Facebook, Our Web Site, and Monthly Newsletter and at monthly meetings. NO ARTWORK SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN Between times. DO NOT LEAVE Artwork FOR Out of the Box Employees or owners to hang for you !!!!! NO, NO, NO… PLEASE…It is not there responsibility to hang The Lincoln Artists Guild artwork, or make tags for you etc… We are grateful to have art in Out of the Box, we don’t need to add to their daily work.   Also at change of date everyone can have a total of 5 paintings. Wall space is limited and we try to keep things fair. NOTE: At change of date PLEASE have your paintings all marked on the back with title, price, your name & phone # Also have display tags ready to go for hanging, Tags with Title, Price, and your name for customers.

Let’s all work together and keep the gallery running smoothly. FOLLOW THE Guide lines & keep Out of the Box happy TOO!!!

November 1, 2016. The Fall Show will run from November 1^st to the 30^th.  Hanging will be on Tuesday, November 1.  We have attached a copy of the Pre-registration sheet for your convenience to see or to make copies of it.  You will need to fill out one for each entry and to mail to the current Treasurer with the registration fee before October 30^th.     Please print clearly so we are able to get the Title correct on the tag that we will hang by your work.   This show runs for the entire month, and we ask that you do not remove your artwork until the 30^th of November, which is also the pick up date if your work is not for sale, or you are not leaving it.  If you are leaving your work, please add them to your inventory sheet.

Ribbons and Awards will given out as follows:  Best of Show – $50.00. Three Merit Awards – $25.00 each and Three Honorable Mention – $15.00 each.  The James Ray award (in the Fall show only) – $30.00.

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

1. ALL ART WORK MUST BE DELVERED BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM.
2. PICK UP IS NOVEMBER 30^th.
If you are unable to pick up your “not for sale” items at the end of the show, please make arrangements with family or friends to pick them up for you.
3. TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK MUST BE PROPERLY FRAMED AND READY FOR HANGING (USE SCREW EYES AND WIRE ONLY).
4. GALLERY WRAPPED CANVAS IS ACCEPTABLE WITHOUT A FRAME.
(The edges must be lapped continuing the painting around the sides and no staples can show on the sides.)
5. THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK – ALL 3-D ARTISTS MUST PROVIDE A PEDESTAL (IF NEEDED) depending on where we hang the show.

Congratulations to members: Amber Roland, Jane Chesnut, Debbie Martin &amp, and Jerry Hall. They participated in the Lincoln Arts Council JURIED Show, “The Lincoln Arts Festival,” September 25-26, an outdoor event at the Lincoln SouthPointe Mall. This was the Arts Festival 16th year. Despite some rain on Saturday, Sunday proved to be a fantastic fall day, with great sales, fantastic artwork, & just an all around delightful atmosphere!!. KUDOS to all the artists; it’s a HUGE HONOR TO BE ACCEPTED into this show. Great job everyone!!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28^th 5:00pm to 8:00pm Out of the Box, 366 N. 48th ST. Lincoln, NE. * Lower Level Entrance.
Lincoln Artists’ Guild FOURTH Friday
Join us & enjoy an engaging experience where art comes to life through a wide range of styles & materials, all so tempting and available for sale. Explore the gallery & discover new items everywhere you turn, visit with the artists & enjoy refreshments, wine & live music. FEATURED ARTISTS: JULIE CHILDERS, Exciting artwork with swirling colors, blending into art filled with energy and emotion. So intriguing!!!! MUSIC BY: Marcia Claesson. Marcia is one of our Lincoln Artists Guild Member’s; she will be playing a variety of music on her Auto Harp, so expect really beautiful but delicate music. Web Site: http://www.lincolnartistsguild.org Phone: 402-488-0388, Look for us on Facebook. Thank You for supporting local artists. Feel free to share this invitation with friends, family and art lovers!

Julie Childers grew up in the small village of Bow Valley in northeast Nebraska. She attended Cedar Catholic High School, Wayne State College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Southeast Community College. While at UNL, she attended classes in drawing, design, and photography. She is influenced by those classes, but she also takes her inspiration and some techniques from Gerhard Richter and Jackson Pollock. Her favorite quote by an artist comes from Richter: “I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.”

Inspired by other artists, and curious just to see how well she could express herself through it, she started painting in 2014. It provides a quiet pastime but also a way for her to creatively show emotion through color and shape. Instead of a brush, Julie prefers to use palette knives or her bare hands to manipulate the acrylic paint. Julie loves to experiment with new techniques, sometimes choosing to sand down or scrape away the layers to reveal what’s underneath, creating a new image. In her mixed media pieces, she uses torn pages from old books, decoupages them to the canvas, then paints over them and sands down through the paint to reveal pieces of the paper. She considers herself a tactile person and enjoys playing with the weight, body and viscosity of the paint as it moves on the canvas. She usually doesn’t start with a finished picture in mind. Instead, she picks her colors and technique, building up layers into an image.

In 2015 Julie won an Award of Merit for her piece, “Untitled”, in the Lincoln Artists’ Guild 2015 Winter Show. She won the People’s Choice Award for her piece, “White Swirl”, in the Lincoln Artists’ Guild 2015 Spring Show. Her piece, “Blur”, qualified to go to the 2016 Association of Nebraska Art Clubs statewide competition. Julie gave a presentation on her art and techniques at the Palmyra Memorial Library on June 5, 2016. She showed her pieces, “From a Great Height” and “Blue Swirl” at the Seward Civic Center in June-July 2016. Julie is also a member and volunteer with the Lincoln Artists’ Guild, serving as Board Secretary, on show committees, as well as Webmaster since March 2016, and promoting the Guild through social media and advertising. Julie lives in Lincoln, NE with her husband and four cats.

Julie’s artwork is available for purchase, and she also does work on commission. To see her full portfolio online, go to julieachilders.wordpress.com. Contact her at julie.a.childers@gmail.com or 4027708714.

Eleven LAG members and one guest had a great time Saturday, Sept. 24^th, when they traveled to Ashland to make a day of touring the city which is full of artistic things to view and appreciate.  Mary Roncka greeted us as we entered the Willow Point Gallery that showcases her husband’s art.  Gene had made it a gallery that also displays preserved wild game animals in a unique wooded setting. Visitors can relax with a cup of coffee while choosing pictures to buy or quality frames to have made for them.  Copper’s Gallery also gave us another view into his completely different technique of painting that was bright and bold. We saw his studio and how he works from his images that he puts on a TV screen.  Kim David Cooper works right where patrons can watch him paint. His gallery also houses works by other pottery artists’.   As a member of the Historical society, he also gave us a tour of the historical Episcopal Church and shared great history of Ashland.  Of course, you can’t tour Ashland without lunching at Cherio’s with ice cream later in the afternoon.  Also, there are many other interesting shops and building such as the Market Place to see.  It was a day of interaction for everyone with emphases on art. Now, we’ll have to plan another outing soon since it was a great day for everyone.

Welcome to our newest members of the Lincoln Artists’ Guild.  Diane Celesky, Roxanne Shires and Larry Guyton.  If you see new faces at the meetings, be sure and introduce yourselves and welcome members and guests alike.

Winners of the People’s Choice Award for our 1^st 3-D Show are:  Best of Show:  “Evolving Wild Life” by Reida Wrenholt, Merit Award:  “Existence” by Jane Chesnut, and Honorable Mention Award: “Firewood” by Greg Sparling.  Congratulations to all.   Let’s have another 3-D show, next year. Start now to think about what you can do for next year.

Change Date for new artwork at Out of the Box will be Monday, OCTOBER 31 between 10a.m. and 1:00.  If you cannot be there in that time period, you may bring your paintings on Saturday, OCT. 29th or Sunday, the 30^th with the required paperwork and labels, including info. on the back of each painting and labels for display with title, price, etc. NO more than 5 paintings total, please. You may bring in all new art, or leave the 5 you have there, or exchange a few; whatever works best for you.

***ALSO ON OCTOBER 31st, BRING YOUR FALL SHOW ENTRIES, at the same times/dates as mentioned above. Make sure you put a note on fall show entries, so we know that piece of art is for the show. We are looking forward to seeing some new art and great show entries. See you Soon.
Thank You,
Out of the Box Committee