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The Wickenburg Art Club
ARTIFACTS
September 1, 2017
Random Thoughts from Fred
Welcomebacktotheearlyarrivals.Ithasbeenabusysummerforyourboardofdirectors.No,thewallswillnotbecoveredwithsign-upsheetsthisyear.Learningfromwhatyoutolduslastyear,thefocusoftheBoardisinthedirectionofeducationforallmediumsandsocializationformembersofWAC.
VPRickMcGillhasbeenworkingontheeducationofferingscomingupthisyear.Keepyoureyesopenforthee-blaststhatwillinformyouoftheclasses.
ThefirstfellowshipgettogetherisscheduledforSept22.MarkyourcalendarsandbesuretorespondtoLindaMcNultyifyouwillbeattending.BBQchickenandribswillbesuppliedbyWAC.Bringanofferingtopassandbringyourbeverageofchoice.
Throughtheuseofournewmediaprogram,wehavetheabilitytorecordhowmanyofyouopenyouremails.Itisverydisturbingtoyourboardthatonly50%oftheentiremembershipactuallyopensthenewsletterande-blasts.Pleasekeepintouchbyreadingyoure-mail.
DuringthesummertheclayprogramgainednewlifethroughtheleadershipofJackieRaatzandDougCrammer.WehaveinstitutedanneweducationprogramthatincludesintroductiontotheRulesandRegulationsfortheClayRoom.Anyonecompletingthisclasshasaccesstotheclayroom.CallJackieformoreoftheparticulars.Todate,elevenpeoplehavetakentheclass.
InearlyJuneWACappliedforagrantthroughtheWellikFoundation.Weaskedforagranttopurchasenewequipmentfortheclayroom.Wewerenotifiedthisweekthatwereceivedapartialgrantthatwillcoverthecostofanewkiln.Thegrantisintheamount$6,980.00.
Ifyouhaven’tstoppedoverattheMuseumtoseeWestofCenter,pleasedoso.Itisagreatshow.Youcanbeveryproudoftheartists.Thelevelofqualityisraisedeveryyear.Theshowisthreemonthslongthisyearsoyouhavetwomoremonthstoseeit.Elevenworksofarthavebeensoldsofar.ThankyouPierreProutyfortakingthetimeandefforttochair
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thisevent.Don’tforget,wewillbediscussingnewbylawsduringtheSept.11thmeeting.Wehopetoseeyouthen.
Respectfullysubmitted,
Fred Fleck President
Upcoming Social Events_____________________________
Backyard BBQ – Friday, September 22 CominguponSeptember22(Friday),allmembersareinvitedtocelebrateanothernewyearofsuccessandfriendship.FredandRickwillbetheBBQjockeysandtheclubwillprovideBBQchickenandribs,waterandsoda.Youareinvitedtobringafriendandasidedish.Ifyouwish,youarealsowelcometoBYOB.R.s.v.p. [email protected](928)684-6828bySeptember 15.Seeyouthere!Halloween Costume Party – Tuesday, October 31 PlansareintheworksforaHalloweenCOSTUMEPartyonHalloween,October31.Moreonthisbreakingnewsasplansdevelop...getcreative!
Monday, September 11 is our next General Meeting
Artist of the Month Donna Heslip
No strings... just you and your art.
BringonepiecetodisplayduringtheArtworkoftheMonthcompetitionatWACregularmonthlymeetings.We'llbringitalltoanexcitingconclusionwhentheeightfirstplacewinners(JanuarythroughNovember)willofferonemoresampleatourDecemberHolidayPotluckDinner.That'swhenmemberswillcasttheirvotestonametheArtistoftheYearfor2017!Moreinformation,Donnaat(623)764-5274.
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2017-2018 Event Calendar for Wickenburg Art Club
WestofCenterDesertCaballerosMuseum
July29-October30,2017PierreProuty,Chair
HomeTourandHolidayMarket
November4,2017KarenDouglass,Rep
DoubleTakesPrepandSelection November13,2017attheNovemberGeneralMeetingDonnaDrake,Chair
TrunkShow@DesertCaballerosMuseum
November24-25-26,2017
ArtistsatWork@WickenburgArtCenter
December2,201710:00–4:00
WACArtistJuryingEvent@WickenburgArtCenter
December7,2017HelenJenson,Chair
DoubleTakesShow@WickenburgArtCenter
January6-February13,2018DonnaDrake,Chair
ArtisanFair/FineArtsShow@GoldRushDays
February8isSet-UpFebruary9,10,11,2018JoeAnnHancockandShirleyBartell,Chairs
FineArtsShow@WickenburgArtCenter
March25–April25,2018CamillaHeastyandLilaDudley,Chairs
News from Officers and Chairs
Vice-President Rick McGill Rickwillbehostinga13-weekvideoseriesonWednesdayafternoonsfrom1:00-2:30p.m.attheartcenterbeginningonSeptember6.“LandscapesthoughTime”wasoriginallypresentedonPBSandfeaturesnationallyrecognizedartistandlecturerandteacher,DavidDunlop.EachweekDunlopfeaturesanimpressionistartistwhilepresentingthearthistoryandactuallypaintingwheretheoriginalworkwasdone.Everyoneiswelcometoattendanyoftheseexcellentpresentations.Noreservationsorsign-upsareneeded.Cometooneorcometoall.TheserieswillrunthroughtheendofNovemberandisopentothepublic.
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Director of Exhibits Pam Morris Johnson TheMainGalleryExhibitsforthecomingyearwillbeasfollows:
OCTOBERSaturdayOctober14thruSundayOctober29JeanineBrown,OilsandMixedMediaNOVEMBERThursdayNovember2thruSunday,November19MarianKoegele,PortraituresinOilDECEMBERSundayDecember3thruSaturdayDecember23BarbaraRichards,ArizonaGardensPhotoArtJANUARY SaturdayJanuary6thruMonday2/13DoubleTakesTheMainGalleryisreservedforJuriedWACmembersfromFebruary14throughFebruary28.
MARCHSat.3/3thruSun.3/18DeanGundersen(WoodCarving)andShirleyBartell(MixedMedia)
Gold Rush Days Artisans’ Fair Joe Ann Hancock and Shirley Bartell
ArtisanFairChairsJoeAnnHancockandShirleyBartellremindusthatapplicationsarestillbeingacceptedandencourageallmemberstomentiontheeventtofriendswhomightbeinterestedinshowing.Zappisthepreferredmethodofapplication.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatall,pleasegiveeitherofthesehardworkingladiesacall!Pleasekeepinmind,thisistheclub’smajorfundraiser,soyourhelpinpromotingitisveryimportant. Membership Shirley Bartell
MembershipChairShirleyBartellremindseveryonethatthepolicyofhalf-yearlyduesisnolongerclubpolicy.Itwaschangedearlierthisyearbytheboardofdirectors.DuespaidinJanuaryareexpectedbeforeJanuary31.Anyonejoiningatanyothertimeoftheyearwillalsopaythefullduesfor2018.Thereason?Theclubneedstheincome,alongwithfundraisingprofits,tocontinuetopaythebillsandmaintenanceofthebuilding.WearehappytoannouncethatGinaHebertwillbetakingoverasMembershipChairin2018whileShirleybecomesactivewithJoeAnnHancockwiththeArtisans’FairatGoldRush.
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Clay Group Jackie Raatz
TherewillbenoclayclubmembershipclassesduringthemonthofSeptember.AnyoneinterestedinclaymembershipshouldcontactJackieRaatzat(770)664-6491orjackieraatz@yahoo.comtoscheduleclassesforOctoberorNovember.
Photography Group Donna Drake
ThePhotographyGroupwillbeginmeetingfortheseasoninOctober.ThefirstmeetingisMonday,October2ndat6pm.Atthatmeetingwewillshareanddiscussphotosthatwe'vetakenoverthesummer.Ican'twaittoseewhateveryonehasdoneoverthesummer! Double Takes Donna Drake
TheselectionnightforDoubleTakesthisyearwillbeduringourNovembermeeting.Makeplanstobethereifyou'dliketoparticipate.DetailstofollowattheSeptembermeeting.TheshowwillopenonJanuary6th...markyourcalendars! Youth Art Program Joe Ann Hancock
YouthartstartsOct4that3:00p.m.JoeAnnislookingforanartisttoteachalongwithme,andpossiblytakeoverasyouthartteacherin2018.Currentlyyouthartclassesarethe1stand3rdWednesday3:00p.m.to4:30p.m.atartcenter.Hassayampa Writers Group Sandra Derau
Doyouenjoymakingupstoriesorwritinginajournal?Doyouliketowritepoemsorsonglyrics?Haveyoualwayswantedtowriteyourmemoirs,yourfamilyhistoryorabookinyourareaofexpertise?Doyouhaveabook,anarticleorablogsomewhereinyourpsychethatticklestobewritten?Ormaybeyouarealreadyapublishedauthorofbooks,articles,orgreetingcards.Whateverinterestsyoumighthaveinwordsmithing,youarecordiallyinvitedtoattendtheHassayampaWriters'Group.WearealsomembersofWACwhomeetmonthlyattheclubonthesecondSundayofeverymonth.OurnextmeetingisSeptember10at1:30pmforthe"meetandgreet".Themeetingstartsat2:00andwemakeapotofcoffeeandusuallyhavesnackstosharewithyou.Ourclub'sgoalistoencouragewritersofallgenres--novicetoprofessional.Wemeettoincreaseourknowledgeandskillsbyhearingfromfellowmembersandguestspeakers.Writingactivitiesduringthemeetinggetourimaginationsflowing.Feelfreetobringasampleofyourwritingtoread(about
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5minutesinlength)ifyouwouldlikeconstructive,gentlefeedbackandlotsofencouragement.Comecheckusout!
Coming Up...
Wickenburg Home Tour and Holiday Market Karen Douglass
The2017HomeTourandHolidayMarket,presentedbyLasSeñorasdeSocorroAuxiliaryoftheDesertCaballerosMuseum,willbeheldonSaturday,November4attheWickenburgCommunityCenter.LasSenorasencouragesWAC’sparticipationinanewlyenergizedandplannedeventthisyear.TherearetwowaysWACartistscanparticipateandselltheirartworkattheHolidayMarket:
1. RentboothspacefromLosSeñorasinthemainroomoftheCommunityCenter.KarenDouglasswillhaveentryforms.Thecostofthespaceis$50.00.Thiswillgiveyoutwo6’tablessetinanLshape,with8linearfeetoftablespace.
2. WACwillprovidetablesandwallspaceinthebanquetroom.Thecostis$10.00per1/2table(36”)and$10.00per38-inchwallspace.Spaceisrentedfromtheartclub,andtheartclubwillcollectallsalemonies,takethenormal15%,andsendcheckstotheartists.Thereisasignupsheetonthetableinthelibraryifyouareinterested.
SetupfortheshowisNovember3rd.OnNovember4ththeHolidayMarketwillbeopenfrom8amto4pm.ContactKarenDouglassatkvandouglass@gmail.comor(928)684-6877withanyquestions.
Friends of the Wickenburg Public LibraryLinda Sanders
The Friends of the Wickenburg Public Library Craft Show
WANTS VENDORS! The show is located in the lovely park next to the library. Its purpose is to raise money for the Friends of the Library and also to give avid crafters a place to sell their wares.
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Upcoming Shows October 14, 2017 Nov 11, 2017 Dec 9, 2017 Jan 13, 2018
...and March 10, 2018
You are invited to join us.
Show time is 10 AM – 4 PM w/ set up after 8 AM. You may participate in any or all shows. The fee for a 10+ ft. X 10+ ft. space is $25.00. Crafters must provide their own tables & tents. Tents are optional.
Advertising includes ad in local paper, 4 large tent signs at highways, banner at West Plaza stagecoach, Chamber websites & social media & flyer distribution to local hotels. Morning snacks & refreshments are provided as a THANK YOU for your participation.
***** Please join us to have some fun, make some money and support the Wickenburg Public Library through the efforts of the Friends.
If you are interested, please contact Linda Sanders at [email protected] or 928-231-1164.
And please feel free to share this with any other craft vendors and artisans that you know.
THANK YOU!
ArizonaArtSupplyStore–15%discountoffered. Location:10659GrandAve#18SunCity,AZ85351Phone:(623)974-8200TheSunCityArizonaArtSupplystoreisofferingallWACmembersa15%discountonallnon-saleitems!Inaddition,theArizonaArtSupplyStorewillsendusa$25.00certificateeachmonth,tobeawardedbyadrawingtoamemberpresentateachofourgeneralmeetings.StoreManagerJocelynesaysthatsheappreciatesalltheWACmemberswhocometotheArizonaArtSupplystore,andallthepeopleuphereinWickenburgwhodrivedowntovisitherstore.JustshowyourWACmembershipcardtogetyour15%discount.
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CheckYourCalendar
Tuesdayyear‘round OpenStudio,9:00a–2:00pWednesday,Sept-Nov VideoArtEducationSeries,1:00p–2:30p,Wednesday,spring/fall Youthartclass,2ndand4thWed.3:00–4:00pSaturdayyear‘round OpenStudio,9:00a–2:00p
Regularly Scheduled Meetings FirstMonday,October–May PhotographyGroup,6:30–9:00pSecondMonday,September–May WACGeneralMeeting6:00pFirst&ThirdTuesdays WACBoardMeeting,2:30pWednesdays Realtors,8:00–8:30a2ndSundayallyear HassayampaWriters1:30p
2017-18 Wickenburg Art Club
President FredFleck [email protected] RickMcGill 480-678-3870 [email protected] DirectorofExhibits DirectorofBuildingandGrounds DirectorofGoldRushDays JoeAnnHancock 928-684-3294 [email protected] LindaMcNulty [email protected] HelenJenson [email protected] MemberatLarge PierreProuty [email protected] CHAIRSAAALiaison BarbHurley-Peterson 623-566-0737 [email protected] LindaMcNulty 928-684-6828 [email protected] Facebook DonnaDrake 928-684-2334 [email protected] CamilleHeasty 936-328-2711 LilaDudley(co-chair) 623-536-9968 [email protected] GoldRush2018 JoeAnnHancock 928-684-3294 [email protected]
Co-Chair ShirleyBartell 240-723-6963 [email protected] JaneHolcombe 928-685-4643 [email protected] On-SiteAdministrator Open ApplicationsProcessor JoeAnnHancock928-684-3294 [email protected] OpenFineArtShow HelenJenson 928-671-1149 [email protected]
Historian JeanineBrown 928-684-0489 [email protected] PattiKnowlton 512-820-3468 [email protected] Co-ChairOpen ClayMasters JackieRaatz 770-664-6491 [email protected] DougCrammer 623-432-4578 [email protected] Jurying HelenJenson 928-671-1149 [email protected] Librarian GabrielleMoate 928-684-0757 [email protected] ShirleyBartell 240-723-6963 [email protected] RickMcGill 480-678-3870 [email protected]
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Publicity LindaMcNulty 928-684-6828 [email protected] DonnaDrake 928-684-2334 [email protected] JeaneFleck 928-232-0233 [email protected] PamMorrisJohnson 928-684-8734 [email protected] RayLee 775-530-1631 [email protected] 2017 PierreProuty 480-271-7179 [email protected] GailEvans 724-968-7277 ArtsyEvans@yahoo.comPositionsinredarevacant.Willyouvolunteeryourtimetohelp?
WickenburgArtClub188SouthTegnerStreetPOBox1737Wickenburg,AZ85358
