Master Artist Workshop – Capturing The Light: Studio Oil Painting Landscape Workshop with Conor O’Brien

For Immediate Release

July 2, 2009                                                            

Contact:  Laura E. Smith (256) 535-4350, ext. 222

The Huntsville Museum of Art is offering a Master Artist Workshop – Capturing The Light: Studio Oil Painting Landscape Workshop with Conor O'Brien from September 10 through September 12. This workshop is designed for the intermediate and advanced student, to the professional. Learn about how light affects the subject, get a better understanding of composition, values, color, and their proper relationships. Capture the feeling of a time or place, the atmosphere and mood – that's the magic of landscape painting. Demos, a slide presentation, and critiques included. To view some of Conor's artwork log onto http://www.freewebs.com/conorobrienpainting.

To register, call 256-535-4350 ext. 222 or download the workshop registration form from the Museum's website at www.hsvmuseum.org/Pages/calendar_of_events.html.

Laura E. Smith

Museum Academy Director

Huntsville Museum of Art

300 Church Street South

Huntsville, AL 35801 USA

256.535.4350 ext. 222

lsmith@hsvmuseum.org

www.hsvmuseum.org

Cotton Ridge Pottery up coming art shows

Hello,

I hope your summer is going well! We have two art shows this month! For both of these shows I will be bringing a large selection of my kiln-fired clay pendants and earrings, as well as leather, cotton & ribbon cords.

The first is at Artisans Cove in Hampton Cove on Friday, July 10th from 4 - 8 pm. There will be several artists showing their handwork plus herbs, fresh produce and food. Please see the attached flyer for more details. For a map to Artisans Cove, visit http://www.reflectivesframe.com/contact.html.

The next Huntsville Sidewalk Arts Stroll is being held in and near the Constitution Village Thursday, July 16 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. For more information and a map, visit http://www.sidewalkartsstroll.com.

Please feel free to share this info with your friends!

Sincerely,

Kathie Depew

Cotton Ridge Designs, LLC

http://www.CottonRidge.com

http://www.CottonRidgePottery.com

Fort Rucker: Hollyday Mart

The Fort Rucker Community Spouses' Club (FRSCS) is excited that the Hollyday Mart is coming upon us. We look forward to a successful event this year and believe that you can be part of that success.

This year the Hollyday Mart will be held at Daleville High School, in Daleville, just outside the gates of Ft. Rucker. The date for the Hollyday Mart is November 14th from 9AM - 5PM.

Attach is a letter concerning the Hollyday Mart as well as the contract. Spaces are limited, so please take a moment to review the attachments. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Kim Krogh or Jennifer Valentine. (Contact information provided in letter.)

We look forward to receiving your applications in the mail.

On behalf of the entire FRCSC, thank you for your time and interest in this year's Hollyday Mart.

Kim Krogh

(703) 399-5006

kim.krogh@us.army.mil

Jim Beaupre Scheduled to Exhibit at Huntsville Library

In September and October,  Huntsville Art League member Jim Beaupre's  paintings will be on display at the Main Branch of the Huntsville-Madison County Library, 915 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL 35801. Exact dates, including the date and time of the reception, will be available in late August.

Decatur: Arts Aflutter Exhibit

All Over the Place!

From Sherry Montez:

View on-line all the butterflies (63) on display in Decatur in the Arts Aflutter exhibit and vote on-line for your favorite.

http://www.carnegieartstrail.org/

38th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts

38th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts -

October 17 & 18, 2009

Kentuck Factoids

• More than 300 exhibitors
• 30,000 + visitors
• Designated a Top Ten Art Festival in the U.S. by American Style magazine
• Designated a "Local Legacy" by U.S. Library of Congress
• Recipient of the Govenor's Arts Award
• Named in 100 Best Small Arts Town in America
• Selected as a Top 20 event for October by Southeast Tourism Society
• www.kentuck.org

Madison Senior Center ceramics contest and show

Seniors brighten their lives with center's crafts classes

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

By Gregg L. Parker

For the Madison Spirit writeone35758@yahoo.com

Ceramics show gives area's aging artists a chance to show off

For the past nine years, members of the Madison Senior Center have held a ceramics contest and show. The steps in producing their designs take time and attention to detail.

Sherrie Cahill instructs the class of avid crafters. One room at the center is devoted to ceramics with a firing kiln, paint-spotted work tables and shelves to hold figurines and vases, to name a few, in various stages of production.

To read more of this copyright article please visit:

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/madison.ssf?/base/news/12464397844600.xml&coll=1

The Madison Senior Center is located at 1282 Hughes Road. For more information, call 830-1576.

Artworks on Display at Madison City Hall

Artwork enlivens mayor's conference room at City Hall

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

By Gregg L. Parker

For the Madison Spirit writeone35758@yahoo.com

Jerry Whitworth loans city gallery pieces, his own work

Danish, British and American artwork now hangs in the mayor's conference room at City Hall. The pieces are on loan from Jerry Whitworth, a Madison native, accomplished visual artist and global merchandiser of fine art pieces.

Soon after last year's election, Mayor Paul Finley approached the Madison Arts Council about placing artwork in the hallway leading to his office. Recently, Finley decided his conference room needed a livelier appeal.

To read more of this copyright article visit: 

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/madison.ssf?/base/news/12464397464600.xml&coll=1

Calling All Landscape Artists of the Southeast

The Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (PAP-SE) invites you to their annual three-day workshop, August 27 – 30, 2009, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Six expert PAP-SE instructors will offer their insights and know-how to help art students strengthen their painting skills and enliven their compositions. The instructors for this workshop include: Perry Austin, Loryn Brazier, Dee Beard Dean, Paula Frizbe, L. Diane Johnson and Richard Oversmith. An itinerary of the instructor times and topics will be forthcoming in next week's update flyer.

Plus… in an effort to promote camaraderie among fellow plein air painters throughout this region of the United States, PAP-SE is extending an invitation to all outdoor painting groups from Florida to Maryland to paint with us from August 25–30, 2009.

This is a call for plein-air painters to join PAP-SE at Leatherwood Mountains vacation resort for unprecedented painting and artist networking opportunities. If your goal is to learn, register early for our workshop and save $50.00 on the fee. Or, if you'd simply like to get away to a place where the scenery begs to be painted and other outdoor artists abound, visit leatherwoodmountains.com to view the location and inquire about cabin rentals.

PAP-SE has selected this glorious spot for their workshop and to host the first Annual Outdoor Painter's Forum. The landscape here is picturesque — the amenities for socializing and relaxation are second to none. The attached flyer details contact information for registering for the PAP-SE workshop and cabin reservations.

This promises to be a weekend in paradise for landscape painters who crave the beauty of nature and seek the company of like-minded artists. We hope to make this an annual tradition, via both the workshop and outdoor painter's forum. With a full house of participants, this annual event could become a popular art exhibition and summer destination for art collectors, media folks and landscape art enthusiasts from around the country.

Mark your calendar now—and reserve your spot for the workshop and/or on-site cabins—for the weekend or a full week in late August that promises to be educational, fun loving filled with painterly fellowship to last a lifetime.

Visit our newly designed website, PAP-SE.com for more info.

Hope to see you in August!

Perry Austin

perryaustin@mindspring.com

CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS: GEORGE OHR FALL FESTIVAL POSTER CONTEST

August 7 is the deadline for all entries in the annual George Ohr
Fall Festival Poster Contest. There is a $150 prize, and because
Festival posters are collector items, the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
gift shop carries the posters from most years since the mid-1990s.

The contest is open to all artists 18 and older. Each artist may
enter one work. Entries must be 13 ½ x 16 ½, camera ready, and
reference George Ohr in a creative fashion. The winning artist must
agree to be available at the Festival to sign the poster. For
additional information and an entry form: www.georgeohr.org.

The 16th Ohr Festival, cosponsored by the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
Museum and the City of Biloxi, will be held October 3 & 4 on the
Biloxi Town Green. Full information on artists' booths is available
at www.georgeohr.org.

Call for Native American Artists

From Ellen Goode: 

Call for Native American Artists

 

Sept. 11 & 12, 2009

4th Annual Oka Kapassa Festival

Spring Park, Tuscumbia, Alabama

 

Native American artists are invited to apply to this quality event which was named again as one of the top 20 events by the Southeast Tourism Society.  Check out our website at www.okakapassa.org for details.

 

For artists/demonstrators to apply, call/email Ellen Goode at jegoode@hiwaay.net  or 256-766-8184 for an application.  All artists are required to show proof of CDIB card or meet committee preapproval.

Art Krewe’s Annual BBQ & Bluegrass Celebration

For Immediate Release, June 24, 2009
Contact: Jenny Lane, Communications Manager
Huntsville Museum of Art
(256) 535-4350 ext. 201 – jlane@hsvmuseum.org

Art Krewe's Annual BBQ & Bluegrass Celebration

July 9, 2009
Huntsville, AL — Join the Art Krewe of the Huntsville Museum of Art
as they host their annual BBQ & Bluegrass event Thursday, July 9th
from 6:00-9:00 pm downtown at the Huntsville Museum of Art.

This event is free to the public! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets
and enjoy the southern sounds of Piney Creek Bluegrass Band of Athens
who will perform near the North Patio. Take a walk through the museum
galleries, which will be open to the public free of charge that
night, and see the wonderful items on display. You can also find some
beautiful art work to take home at the Art Sale which will be held on
the front lawn and include local artists Randy Harold, Gina Percifull
and Harold Turner along with Tangerinas from Chattanooga, TN.

Tickets for BBQ dinners prepared by Gibson's BBQ can be purchased for
$12 prior to the event at the Huntsville Museum of Art or online at
www.hsvmuseum.org/artkrewe BBQ dinner tickets will be available on a
first come, first served basis. Get yours early, they've sold out the
past two years! Bottomless Olde Towne Beer will be for sale in a $10
souvenir cup and of course there will be free Ice Cream for everyone
to enjoy!

For more information about this event please contact Art Krewe
President Vicky Hinton at artkrewersvp@hsvmuseum.org or call the
museum at 535-4350.

Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801,
256-535-4350, www.hsvmuseum.org

Wanted: Graphic Artist/ Illustrator

Graphic Artist/ Illustrator

Source: The Huntsville Times Employment Ads

Employer: Adept Technologies

Location: Huntsville, AL United States

Last Updated: 06/21/2009

Job Description: Manufacturing
Graphic ArtistTechnical Illustrator
performing artwork generation for silkscreen and digital printing
processes. Must be proficient in the use of Illustrator or Corel
Draw. Interpretation of blue prints and technical specifications is a
plus. Position requires good customer relation skills and offers
growth potential.

Fill out an application at 2865 Wall Triana Hwy, Huntsville, AL 35824
Fax resume to :
256-851-2937 or E-Mail office@adept-technologies.com

Graphic Artist Wanted

Graphic Artist Wanted: Redstone Arts and Crafts Center's Promotional Services Department 

Job Announcement

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Vacancy Announcement Number: SCNAFBK0954 Opening Date: June 25, 2009 Closing Date: July 02, 2009 Position: Recreation Assistant (Arts and Crafts), NF-0189-03 Salary: $22,400 - $61,500 Annual Place of Work: Arts & Crafts, Recreation Division, Redstone Arsenal, AL Position Status: Flexible (FLEX.) -- Flexible (NAF) Number of Vacancy: 1 Duties: Designs visual products using various digital formats and sublimation transfer process to produce visual products. Based on customer verbalized descriptions, drafts rough sketches, photographs, computer generated illustrations, charts, graphs, signs, or other reference material. Develops layouts, illustrations, and graphic artwork. Determines most suitable view or angle to best portray information. Selects visual effectiveness, color strategies, ensures correct spelling, lettering, type-style, size legibility and projection for customer review and approval. Utilizes Corel Paint Shop Pro-X and CorelDraw X3 software programs. Assists the facility manager in generating reports. Exercises accountability and control of tools, equipment, and other materials insuring that proper safety procedures and internal controls measures are adhered to.

There is an error in the announcement pertaining to: "Utilizes Corel Paint Shop Pro-X and CorelDraw X3 software programs." Currently, the Promo Service department utilizes Adobe programs. The programs used were updated this Spring. The job announcement does not reflect this change. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Arts and Crafts Center manager, Lori Connors, at 876-7951 or 975-0732 or by e-mail: LoriJeanConnors@yahoo.com

Or NAF HRO, 256-842-0967, NAFHRO@conus.army.mil

TO VIEW THE WHOLE ANNOUNCEMENT GO TO: 

https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/vabSelfNom/index.jsp

Scroll to the very bottom and put in Vacancy Announcement Number: SCNAFBK0954

Madison Station Quilters

Women use common thread to create popular guild

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

By Gregg L. Parker

For the Madison Spirit writeone35758@yahoo.com

Diane Hunter and Susan Nolen expected maybe 40 people at the first meeting of Madison Station Quilters. More than 120 joined.

"Three meetings later, our group now numbers more than 180. We suspect it's not done growing," Nolen said.

While organizing the guild, Hunter and Nolen felt fortunate to find numerous quilting friends who agreed with their idea for a guild serving Madison, Monrovia and Harvest. "They helped pull it all together," Nolen said.

The group's name pays homage to the community's original name.

"We founded the guild based on a hunch that a number of people in the Madison, Harvest, Monrovia and Toney communities were quilters" but not affiliated with a guild, Nolen said.

To read more of this copyright article please visit: 

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/madison.ssf?/base/news/124583491375160.xml&coll=1

The nonprofit group is open to anyone interested in quilting and meeting others that appreciate the work. Annual membership dues are $24, which pays for guest speakers and workshops.

Madison Station Quilters meet monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall. For more info, call 603-3733 or send mail to P.O. Box 1935, Madison, AL 35758.

Textile artist, Gail Bryant, worships through her work

Textile artist worships through her work

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

By Gregg L. Parker

For the Madison Spirit writeone35758@yahoo.com

Gail Bryant creates art with cloth, dye, stitches, paint

Gail Bryant has appreciated cloth and textiles since admiring a piece of hand-woven Irish linen that belonged to her grandmother who immigrated to the United States in 1923. Her textile business is simply called Gail Bryant.

As an artist, Bryant works with textile as a medium. "Work begins with blank white or black cloth," which she alters with dye, discharge, stitch and paint to create two- and three-dimensional pieces.

Her designs work well as home artwork, a hanging for an office or as a unique scarf or wrap. "I also create short runs of exclusive yardage for interior and clothing designers."

Her business started in 2008 at an art show in Hoover. Her marbled, silk scarves were quite popular, nearly a sell-out. "The most amazing God-gift was my entry for competition, 'Garment of Praise - Isaiah 61' that won the cash award for 'Honor of the Show Judge.' " Hesitant to enter, she designed with white organza as "a visual expression of my journey to a love-relationship with God."

To read more of this copyright newspaper article please visit:

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/madison.ssf?/base/news/124583503175160.xml&coll=1

Bryant is scouting upcoming shows and sites to place her work. She welcomes commissions, collaborates with fellow artists and enjoys working with clients on personal, one-of-a-kind gifts.

Studio hours are by appointment. Call 479-3086. For samples of Bryant's work, visit www.gailbryant.net.

"The Sellars Collection: Art by American Women" at State Capital

Art works visiting Capitol

Thursday, June 25, 2009

By Jon Busdeker

Times Arts Writer jon.busdeker@htimes.com

Special viewing set for Sellars Collection; local show planned later

Gov. Bob Riley will be the honored guest next week when the Huntsville Museum of Art formally presents selections from "The Sellars Collection: Art by American Women" at the State Capitol in Montgomery.

On Tuesday in the Old Supreme Court Library, Riley will be part of a special viewing hosted the Friends of the Sellars Collection and sponsored by Dorothy and Julian Davidson.

To read the rest of this copyright story please visit: 

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1245921372271570.xml&coll=1

DEADLINE JUNE 30th- U.S. ARMY 2009 ARTS AND CRAFTS CONTEST

REMINDER DEADLINE JUNE 30th, 2009

From: Gina Hurst, Redstone Arts and Crafts Center gina.hurst@us.army.mil

U.S. ARMY 2009 ARTS AND CRAFTS CONTEST

June M. Hughes Military and Civilian Arts and Crafts Center is accepting
artwork for the annual U.S. ARMY 2009 ARTS AND CRAFTS CONTEST. The juried show deadline is June 30, 2009.

Compete for cash prizes against the best artists and artisans in the
U.S. Army! Enter your best 2D or 3D artwork. Maximum 3 entries.

Categories: Ceramics, Wood, Fibers and Textiles, Glass, Metals and
Jewelry, Mixed Media-2D and 3D, Drawings, Prints, Watercolor

Eligibility: Authorized MWR (Morale Welfare and Recreation) patrons are
eligible to enter: Active/Retired/Reserve Military Personnel, Currently
employed DoD/DA/NASA Civilians, Redstone/NASA Contractors, and their
family members.

Classes: Novice & Accomplished

Entry Deadline: June 30, 2009

Submit: Original artwork to June M. Hughes Military and Civilian Arts
and Crafts Center for local level competition. Artwork which is selected
for advancement to the Regional Army wide competition will be submitted
via digital files to contest website. Original artwork submitted for
juried contest will be on exhibit at the June M. Hughes Military and
Civilian Arts and Crafts Center July thru August 2009.

Contest information and assistance is available at June M. Hughes
Military and Civilian Arts and Crafts Center, Building 3615 Vincent Dr.,
Redstone Arsenal, AL.
(256) 876-7951 or redstone-mwr.art@conus.army.mil

Access the contest website
http://new.armymwr.com/recleisure/artsandcrafts/default.aspx

Army Arts and Crafts provides opportunities for all members of the
military community to engage in skill development activities and explore
their creativity. Participation in Arts and Crafts activities promotes
stress reduction, encourages self reliance, expands technical knowledge
and cultural awareness and develops technical and problem solving
skills.

THANK YOU: Calling All Artists Who Have A Love For Pets

A New Leash On Life would like to THANK all the artist who donated artwork for the Fundraiser: 

Minnie Newman
Renee Prasil
Sabrina Crarey
Angela True
Linda Morton
Tamira Ci Thayne
Lori Visone
Kathie Depew
Dana Brown
Ellen Moran
Michele Lee
Matthew Broadhurst
Peter Grant
Cara Fuller
Vaughn Bocchino
Walt Schumacher
Janet Schumacher
Tracey Greene
Carole Esk'ridge
Mellissa Meeks
Sherman Barnes
Larry Wright
Partricia Eldridge
Dan Tatum
Boyce Allen
Laura Metzger
Karen Whitley
Gina Hurst
Leslie Wood
Jodi Nuttall
David Nuttall

Fire and Flame Adopted through A New Leash on Life

Calling All Artists Who Have A Love For Pets

Art donations wanted for Silent Auction to help A New Leash on Life fundraiser "Wine and Dandy Benefit"

Presented by Ingenium Wines and Chef's Table Restaurant, 2030 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, (256) 880-7333
and Featuring music by Five O'clock Charlie

June 28, 2009, 6PM

Please help to make the world a better place for homeless pets and the people who love them! A New Leash on Life is trying to raise money to buy/build a pet sanctuary to temporarily house homeless and abandoned dogs and cats until they can be placed in a foster home.

If you would like to donate to A New Leash on Life fundraiser any objects of art, please contact Artist, Dana Brown (256) 527-9731/Dana@DanaBrown.net or Art Consultant, Gina Hurst (256) 361-4960/Gina@GinaHurst.com. Any artistic donation you give, is greatly appreciated. Donation deadline is June 26th.

For more information about A New Leash on Life fundraiser please visit:
http://anewleash.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chefs-table-20090628.pdf

A New Leash on Life, Inc.
P. O. Box 221
Brownsboro, AL 35741
256.489.PETS (7387)
E-mail: pets@anewleash.org
www.anewleash.org

REMINDER: Artists WANTED: Athen's Art On The Square DEADLINE July 1st

Hello!

 

Artists!! Please take this opportunity to apply to our 4th annual fine arts show, Art On The Square, scheduled forSept.12, in downtown Athens, AL.

 

We offer the ambience of small town charm and ease, with the serious intent to promote art and artists.

 

We are a juried show. Application due date is July 1.

Join us as we take this journey. We look forward to meeting you. Please see our website for details and the application. aots-athens

 

Sincerely, 

Diane Lehr

rnbullit@aol.com

AOTS 

Art On The Square is a non profit organization created by a dedicated group of volunteers to support artists, promote art education, and bring cultural events to Athens, Al.

Art On The Square, | P.O. Box 1560 | Athens | AL | 35612