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Membership
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MAG membership period is January 1st through December 31st. A
membership application is available for new members and renewing
members. Please
download here. We ask that you complete the entire form. The
information will allow us to provide programs and events of interest
to our members.
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NEW/ RENEWING MEMBERS
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| Diane Caudle |
Diane O'Malley |
Pat Schlager |
| Barbara Mayer |
Donald Olsen |
Larayne Smith |
| Bonnie McCoy |
Judi Russell |
Julia Stout |
| Judy McNeill |
Frank Saunders |
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NEW ARTS EVENT PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN |
June will see the start of a
new Arts event in downtown Mooresville. It will be a Social/Gallery
crawl that is yet to be named. This new “happening” will take place
every second Friday of the month starting in June. |
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Wayne McGuire says “There is a
great deal of excitement in the Mooresville arts community about
this event and the doors of the Depot Fine Arts Gallery will be open
to welcome this new opportunity. We are looking for lots of energy
to come to town!” Look for art demonstrations, music, food,
fun and lots of original art for sale. A great event for everyone! |
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More details coming. |
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BARBARA EARNSHAW |
Barbara has won two awards for her two entries in the
Singing River Art Show in Pascagoula Mississippi. “Red Rooster” won
for “exceptional use of light” and “Waiting to be Served” won an
Award of Merit.
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Red Rooster |
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Waiting to be served |
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JOHN MELIUS |
John has been asked to instruct woodturning classes at the John C.
Campbell Folk Art School. He will be joining Alan Hollar, a
professional woodturner from Crossnore, NC for two sessions, from
August 17 to August 22 and August 22 to August 24, 2008. |
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PENNY OVERCASH |
Penny Overcash
will
be showing her work at the
Charlotte Pottery Guild’s
pottery sale, known as the Barn Sale on May10th between 10am
and 4pm off Monroe Rd., near McAlpine Creek. A great place
to buy pottery and sculpture!
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LAKE NORMAN ART LEAGUE |
LNAL has just
announced a 3-D Glass Sculpting Workshop sponsored in part
by the Arts and Science Council. The workshop takes place
5/16 with pickup of completed piece on 5/18. Visit
www.LKNart.org for more info or download
info
letter and
registration form here. |
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ORPHAN WORKS BILL |
Lori Neill has submitted information that is of interest to all
artists. She urges all artists to ACT NOW to protect their rights as
an artist. On April 24, 2008 congress re-introduced the Orphan Works
Bill, originally introduced in 2006. A bill that could affect all
independent artists rights of ownership and the way they are
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Orphan Works is a bill to provide a limitation on judicial remedies
in copyright infringement cases involving orphaned works. In short,
artists would have to pay to own their own work along with a host of
other inherent problems that could change your life as an artist. |
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To
read more about this and get a better understanding please follow
the following links:
Article about issues by Mark Simon,
Animation World Magazine
Audio Interview with Brad Holland, an
artist's interview Sat April 5, 2008.
Audio Interview with Alex Saviuk, famed
Spider-Man comic artist and the Orphan Works bill.
Orphan Works Resource Page for Artists
hosted by Illustrators Partnership |
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See the
actual bills in Congress:
House Bill H.R.5889 and Senate
Bill S. 2913 |
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Find your Representative
Find your Senators |
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Sample letter -
A sample letter created to help you protest the Orphan bill. The
window for being heard is short! Write your congress person and be
sure to include the H.R. 5899 and S.
2913 Orphan Bill Numbers. |
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| AMERICAN
WATERCOLOR SOCIETY |
Ellen Patterson has received notification that MAG is
scheduled to host the American Watercolor Society traveling
show May 22—June 27, 2010 after it leaves New York City. This is one
of the biggest watercolor events in the country. More information
will be posted as the time draws nearer. |
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| CALL FOR
ENTRIES |
The MAG
Annual Photo Show is calling for entries. The show is scheduled for
July 1—31, 2008. Entry fees for members $20 for first entry and $5
for each additional entry. Non-Members $30 for first entry and $10
for each additional entry. Each
artist may enter one piece in each of the three categories for a
maximum total of 3 entries per artist.
Submission deadline is June 29th.
Download prospectus here. |
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| CALL FOR
ENTRIES |
HAMMERS,
Hands Around Mecklenburg/Mooresville Making Emergency Repairs
Safely, is requesting photography submissions for its 2009 Images of
Hometowns calendar, to be produced this fall. You are invited to
submit work (max of 3 entries per person) to be considered for the
calendar by May 30th. Images must represent scenes of Cornelius,
Davidson, Huntersville or Mooresville and reflect the spirit of the
community. Judges Christopher Record of Christopher Record
Photography and Bill Giduz of Davidson College will select 13 images
for the calendar, which will be widely sold in the Lake Norman
region to benefit HAMMERS. Click
here
for more information
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OPPORTUNITY |
Laura Sussman-Randall, President
of Mint Hill Arts, a local cooperative arts group extends an
invitation to our members to check out their class schedules at
mint hill arts. |
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OPPORTUNITY |
Homeowner Kimberly Harrell emailed MAG to say that
she has recently replaced the windows in her 1925 Statesville home
and would like to sell those windows to someone that could possibly
put them to good use. She had seen artists paintings on window
panes at local art/craft shows and wondered if anyone would be
interested. Contact Kimberly at Hrobandkim@yahoo.com |
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| FREE OPEN
STUDIO |
MAG has
free open studio space Wednesday afternoons at the Depot from 1 - 4
pm. No instruction, just work in the medium of your choice in the
company of other artists at no cost! For more info call 704-663-6661
on Wednesday afternoons. |
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| ARTIST OF
THE MONTH |
Members
interested in being considered for the website Artist of the Month
can contact Bruna for details. Email
bruna@roadrunner.com. |
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| GALLERY
EXHIBITS |
Members
interested in exhibiting their work in the Depot Fine Arts Gallery
can contact Barbara to schedule. Email
bobbyearn@windstream.net |
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| PAINTING
IN TUSCANY |
Jean
Cauthen sent an email with the following information which may be
of interest to you: "I have been taking artists and
students from this area to paint the beautiful scenery of Italy for over 10
years. I will be teaching landcape painting in the Tuscany region
this Spring, May 31-June 7. The students will reside in a farmhouse
in the Chianti region in a valley overlooking the medieval towers of
Siena about 10 miles away. The group will enjoy meals prepared by an
in-house chef. In addition to plein-air painting, the artists will
travel to Siena and other nearby towns and also enjoy winery tours.
Jean works and teaches oil paint, but painters proficient in other
media are welcome as well. The class is open to any level of
painter. The workshop is organized by Il Chiostro,
www.ilchiostro.com, call
800-990-3506 or
info@ilchiostro.com. Contact Jean Cauthen
jcauthen@conninc.con
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