Our August meeting on the 13th at the Sheridan Lutheran Church, will be a program about oil painting presented by Edgar Millican.  This will be an informational meeting rather than a hands-on.  Time is 6:30, earlier if you wish to touch base with friends.  Reminder for the rest of the year…..

September – critiques and presentation of “Western Still Life” ideas

October – Segmeted “Spooky” drawings with Kirk Kuenzi

November – Mixed Media with Jan Garvin

December – quick demos of handmade Christmas ideas (idea is for presenter within 15 minutes to demo their craft, pass out handouts as to supplies and steps to create.  This should enable a maximum of 8 presenters for the evening.  RSVP to Carmen if you wish to present.

Thank you so much for the great attendance Friday night the 20th at the Third Friday at the Clements Noyes Gallery.  We had a great LAG presence.  Kirk and Doreen, Mark, Dennis, Kathy, Edgar, Don, Pam, Donna, Alex, Mindy, Bonnie, Lorena and Donna.  I apologize if I missed anyone.  We had a strong showing from our group, I was very pleased.

This is the first step in possibly hosting the 2027 ANAC Conference.  We are investing in creating a cohesive group of artists that will work together toward a common goal.  I know that there will be some interesting conversations prior to getting this idea off the ground, so here are a few things that will be expected from us.

First of all, there will be minimal cost to the Guild,  the ANAC provides money (which we will have to keep within a budget) for the convention.  Participants pay for their lodging, workshop fees, meals, etc. which in turn goes to ANAC and then back to us for what we spent.

1.  We need a site for the hanging of the show!  Preliminary talks suggested downtown, as the Haymarket is a draw and housing will offer walking distances to sites.  Where to host workshops (that can be messy) may be a detriment to having a hotel provide workshop space but could hold the show and provide banquet facilities.  Do we travel to Southeast Community College, (thus traveling across Lincoln) or do we host the entire convention on the east side of Lincoln at the college.  Hmmmm!
2. Right now, clubs that are involved are: LAG, El Rio Art club, Noyes Art Gallery and St. Paul Art Club.
3. What kind of workshops do we provide – payment for those presenters comes out of the budget, and that cost is divided among the participants.  Any ideas as to who to invite?  Keep this in mind as you meet artists in the next year or so.
4. Wishful ideas that were thrown out included; getting the University involved, specifically Sheldon Art Gallery.
5. The city of Lincoln and its tourism department, reached out to us, and thus, they are going to help with a lot, specifically advertising, scouting out people to talk to, venues, etc.  Packets, fliers, coupons, etc.  Our specific requirements to them would be availability of personnel to physically help the week of, doing supervision, check-ins, etc.
6. Sponsorship – can we get some big names within the city to help sponsor, to help with the cost of, decorations, awards, lunches, how about a bus to take recipients across the city? Who knows what a sponsor may be interested in doing.  Purchase awards?
7. Theme?  What can we use to spin off our ideas.

These are just a few things we originally came up with during our short meeting on Wednesday the 17th.  More information to come.  Carmen Stineman

I sent out a booklet via email about the State Fair; if you didn’t receive it, let me know.  All entries are to be in by Tuesday August 6.  You may take your work to Grand Island on Wednesday August 14 or Thursday August 15, OR it can be delivered if you take your work to Seward on Sunday August 11 from 3 – 5 at the Seward County Extension office.  Pick up from there will be Sunday September 8th.n (this is in that packet)

Carmen Stineman

3rd Street Studios is opening a new gallery space!  Looking for 2D and 3D artists!  For more information and artist application:

www.clearviewstainedglass.com/3rdstreetstudios

Thank you to Sonsee”rae for her wonderful diorama program at our July meeting.  Everyone had wonderful and unique pieces completed by the end of the evening.