Newsletter: Summer 2016 Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 27, 6:30pm, Westerville Public Library, Meeting Rooms A/B *Please note that WAL does not meet during the months of June, July and August. Have a great summer! Winner of People s Choice at the Spring Show: I sincerely apologize to Dixie Shoemaker; in the May newsletter awards list I inadvertently left out her winning of the People s Choice Award at the 2016 WAL Spring Show. Congratulations to Dixie for her award winning entry Sweetie Face, shown at left. Dixie said this dog was one in a group of a family s pets and she painted it right before the Spring Show. Sweetie Face is Dixie s third People s Choice winner in a row! Past Meeting: The May meeting presenter was Todd Camp, Assistant Arts Administrator of the Columbus Cultural Arts Center and visual artist. Todd gave a fun and informative presentation on finishing and selling your art. See the minutes for an excellent breakdown on the main points of Todd s presentation. Todd is shown below during his presentation and with President Terri Ruh. Past Meeting Minutes: Westerville Art League - Meeting Minutes Westerville Public Library - Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Meeting called to order @ 6:30 pm/ Attendees welcomed by Terri Ruh, President Attendee sign- in form circulated 20 members present BUSINESS MEETING Last month s meeting minutes by Norma Fiala approved by Ted Chaney Treasurer s Report Kathy Smithson Current account balance is $911.72 with two recent checks for $200 Balance around $700 Committee Reports Art in Public Places Judi Heston o Quest show runs June through July o Take in is June 1 st. o Another Quest show planned for Nov. and Dec. o Suggested that artists promote themselves by including a bio next to painting Spring Show Ted Chaney, Committee Chair o Take down is this coming Sunday from 1 6 pm o Terri thanked all who participated, those that brought refreshments, and Kathy Smithson for providing music during the reception o Terri asked if the show support itself. o Concern that ribbons posted next to paintings possibly could be stolen so it was suggested that next year a photo is taken of the ribbon and placed next to the painting instead of the actual ribbon. There was a problem last year but no issues this year. Refreshments tonight Thank you Karen Shank and Neva Delaney Newsletter Nancy Hoffman o Awesome job as always! Website Renee Kropat o Committee members are needed o Send any information for the website to Renee. The email address: westervilleartleague@gmail.com may be used. Terri monitors this mailbox. VOTING FOR OFFICERS President Terri Ruh is currently serving a two year term, no vote needed Vice President Nominee Rick Heston approved unanimously, no oppose votes Treasurer Kathy Smithson is currently serving a two year term, no vote needed Secretary Nominee Norma Fiala approved unanimously, no oppose votes Chair positions available for next year: Program Chair line up speakers for meetings - Needed Art in Public Places Chair Judi Heston has agreed to continue in this position Publicity Chair Terri will chair this committee and is planning a kickoff meeting in August
Paint out Chair Mary Pat has lined up a paint out at Blendon Woods for Sept. 18, 2016 so no chair is needed for next year. Trip Chair Kathy Smithson graciously volunteered, Helen Cho will assist. Refreshment Coordinator Chair Needed ANNOUNCEMENTS John Cameron spoke regarding upcoming opportunities to show art: Arts Alley at 4 th Friday coming up this week. Folks may still join in. If it rains, it will be canceled. Saturday, June 4 th Westival (formerly the Community Concert Band and Arts Festival) o Will feature local bands and artists o Artists may participate by displaying and selling work with other artists for $10 or paying $30 for their own booth. o This is the second year. o 12 9 pm o There will be food trucks and lots of shade. o Parking is available at Otterbein or Astronaut Grove. o Last year Kathy Smithson sold about $40 of her art. o John indicated that more promotion including ads in publications has been done for this year s event. BREAK FOR REFRESHMENTS WAL PROGRAM PRESENTATION - Todd Camp - Assistant Arts Administrator, Columbus Cultural Arts Center - Finishing and Selling Your Art Some points that Todd made in his presentation: Determine what is unique about your art Make art that you love, then sell it After you make great work get great photos of it Free photo editing available at www.picmonkey.com An inexpensive site for a website is www.wix.com Get a domain name from GoDaddy.com - $15 per year Get good quality business cards printed at Vistaprint.com Social Media o Set up a Facebook page for your art - Use something like your name + art o Should not be your personal page o Join art groups on Facebook A good one is Art and Artists of 614 You can get instant feedback on your art from members A complete list of galleries may be found at www.art- collecting.com Art festivals may be found at www.zapplications.com research shows and apply online The Ohio State Fair is a great show Fine Art Exhibitions o Deadline is this Sunday o $21,000 in prizes
o Two categories Amateur (haven t shown much) and Professional (have been in juried shows) Put money in your art, not the framing as many will reframe the work Pricing your work Todd charges Length X Width X $2 Todd provided a number of photos of booths at festivals Do s and Don ts Full presentation will be sent to Terri The meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm. Save the Date for a Paint-Out! We have a Paint-Out scheduled at Blendon Woods on Sunday, September 18, from 2-5pm. We have the opportunity to do Plein Air as a group at the park. Details will be forthcoming. Art Instruction: John Cameron offers a watercolor painting class titled Watercolor Class for Beginners and Beyond at the Sunbear Studio and Gallery, in Alexandria, Ohio. Classes are on Sundays, 2:00-4:30. Contact John at: je7779cameron@gmail.com or cell: 614-282-1184. Member Exhibitions/Art Shows/Etc! Congratulations to Carolee Brown, who has two pieces entered in the upcoming Ohio Watercolor Society show in October at the Riffe Gallery. Upcoming WAL Shows: June-July 2016 The Quest Business Center WAL show will run June-July. If interested in displaying artwork, please contact Judi Heston at, jbh@columbus.rr.com to be added to the list. Current participants include Kathryn Bubenchik, Rob Mandel, and Norma Fiala. October 2016 Westerville Community Center November-December 2016 Quest Business Center Check us out! *In the Westerville Community and Events Guide Community Art Events/Offerings/Etc.: 2nd Annual Historic Dublin Street Bazaar! Event: Saturday, September 3 from 9 AM to 5 PM* (*Severe weather rain date: Sunday, September 4) Street Vendor (Artist, Artisan) Fee: $95 Applications close end of July. Vendor Information: https://www.chelseaboroughhome.com/historic-dublin-street-bazaar-vendorinformation.html Vendor Application: https://www.chelseaboroughhome.com/historic-dublin-street-bazaar-application.html Cooley Studios
From Michael Cooley: I am contacting you to see if you or anyone you know would be interested in studying at Cooley Studios. We are offering training in classical drawing and oil painting. The type of student we are seeking would be one interested in rigorous, serious structured training is classical realism, ages 18, adults and seniors, professional and non-professionals. We offer full and part-time atelier training as well as ongoing monthly classes. Our full and part-time study curriculum runs from Fall through Spring. We also offer Summer atelier classes and workshops. To find out more about the atelier program please click on this link (www.cooleystudios.com) or call 614-390-0488. WAL Website: Please remember that Renee is always looking for more opportunities to post member work on the WAL website. She can only share and promote WAL to the world if we first share with her. Please take a moment to visit our website (westervilleartleague.com) to see if you are on the artist list, have updated information in your profile, and have the art you wish to share currently posted. Great Links: Thank you to Renee Kropat for sharing local news and events. http://www.oac.ohio.gov/news-events/oac-news Art Auction/Sharing: Do you have any art supplies you want to sell, trade, or share? Send information to Nancy Hoffman at nancy.hoffman@lakeshore.com to include in next newsletter. 2016-2017 Officers and Chairs Contact Info: President: Terri Ruh, terrijh_2000@yahoo.com Vice-President: Rick Heston, rheston@columbus.rr.com Treasurer: Kathryn Smithson, kas31361@yahoo.com Secretary: Norma Fiala, nfiala228@yahoo.com Art In Public Places Chair: Judi Heston, jbh@columbus.rr.com Program Chair: Open Publicity Chair: Terri Ruh, terrijh_2000@yahoo.com Trip Chair: Kathryn Smithson, kas31361@yahoo.com Website: Renee Kropat, gallery202@hotmail.com Newsletter: Nancy Hoffman, nancy.hoffman@lakeshore.com Refreshment Coordinator Chair: Open WAL Website westervilleartleague.com
General WAL Information: Contact: The Westerville Art League, Box 2422, Westerville OH, 43086, and info@westervilleartleague.com Membership/Dues: Interested individuals/potential members are welcome to attend a meeting prior to joining WAL. Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month (no meetings in December, June, July and August) at the Westerville Public Library. Meetings start at 6:30pm. Contact a WAL officer (above) or info@westervilleartleague.com for more information about upcoming meetings. WAL annual dues are $25. Dues can be paid at a meeting or mailed to Kathryn Smithson, Treasurer, 357 Seminole Ave., Westerville, OH 43081.