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Third
Thursday Talk for "Water, Paint and Brush",
Gallery Uptown artists in MMA and Grand Rapids Shows and community art happenings |
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"Water, Paint and Brush"-
a watercolor show
The show runs from
May 3 through May 30.
Be sure to visit the show and cast your vote for
your favorite painting to win the People's Choice Award.
Don't miss
the Third Thursday Event at Gallery Uptown, this Thursday, May 19, at
7:00 pm.
In conjunction with the water media exhibit “Water, Paint, and Brush”,
nationally known watercolorist and Gallery Uptown member, Sandy Meyer, will present a
watercolor demonstration. Sandy will also discuss the traditional
methods of creating with watercolors, and why watercolors are often
considered to be the most challenging of painting mediums. All are
welcome. This event is free to the public. For more information contact
Sandy at: homer5@altelco.net
Cindy Bender |
Corinne
Roberts |
Dawna
Dziedzic |
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Several Gallery Uptown artists have had their
work accepted in the 83rd Regional Exhibition of
the Muskegon Museum of Arts and in the Grand
Rapids Festival of the Arts.
In the Muskegon Museum of Art Regional -
May 26 through August 3, 2011:
Brad
Patterson
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"Textured Bottle", which won the "West Michigan
Potters Guild - Eleanore Smith Memorial
Award"
Carol Brauer-Schmidt
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"Refusing the Cupcake"
Sandy Meyer
- "Color Play #7"
Lee
S. Brown
- "Dervish Cabinet" and "Seismic Altarpiece"
Deb
Bowen
- "Freshly Powdered"
Textured Bottle |
Refusing the Cupcake |
Color Play #7 |
Dervish Cabinet |
In the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts -
at the Grand Rapids Museum of Art -
May 27 through June 12, 2011:
Lee
Ann Frame
Sheri Woodard
Maggie Bandstra
Lee
S. Brown
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"X-Box"
Sandy Meyer
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"Wet Feet"
Wet Feet
Any works not shown by artists in the shows will probably
find their way into the next issue of the
Gallery Uptown e-news..
And
there's more . . . .
Artwork by Spring Lake artist
Catherine McClung
has been selected for the world's most
prestigious "Birds in Art" exhibition at the
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Her entry
of a watercolor painting of a Yellow-shafted
Flicker, "Woodland Woodpecker", was selected
from a field of 957 artworks submitted by
artists from around the world. This is the 36th
year that the Wausau, Wisconsin museum has
hosted this avian exhibition. The exhibition, of
both paintings and sculpture, opens to the
public September 10th, 201.
Woodland Woodpecker
Lee
S. Brown
has one piece in the Kalamazoo Institute for the
Arts show (sold) - "Ivory Tower" and he
installed a commissioned wall sculpture last
month at Raymond James Associates in Muskegon -
“Optimistic Progression” polychrome wood 96 X 51
X 4 inches.
Ivory Tower
Also:
Artwork by
Patricia Dee
at Hackley at the Lakes and paintings by
Skye Gentle
at The Bookman in Grand Haven.
For more about these
and other gallery artists please click here. |
Ongoing Pastel Lessons with
Patricia Dee
Learn the beauty and ease of
painting with pastels.
Classes will be on-going every Wednesday 6:30 – 9pm.
4 classes for $60. Drop in $20.
AT THE GRAND HAVEN AREA ARTS COUNCIL
CORNER OF FIFTH AND COLUMBUS IN GRAND HAVEN
Call me for details 616.842.0221
patricia@chartermi.net
www.patriciadee.com
www.galleryuptown.net
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Painting and Drawing Classes with Rob Michmerhuizen
Rob Michmerhuizen has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and for over 30
years has offered professional instruction in drawing and painting. Each
class meets weekly and is limited to five students. Study consists of
still life, landscape and figures in charcoal, graphite and acrylic
paints. Drawing supplies are furnished. The weekly rate is $20.00 per
student for each two hour lesson. Individual help in a pleasant,
informal atmosphere. Beginners are welcome. For further information call
(616) 847-6745 and visit Rob's artist website at
www.robertmichmerhuizen.com .
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Community Art News
and Information
LAKE MICHIGAN ARTWALK in MUSKEGON
www.lakemichiganartwalk.com
Please visit the Muskegon Artwalk website to sign up and
participate in the art walk season.
To sign up and become a market artist please visit
this sign-up page:
http://lakemichiganartwalk.com/join.html . Also send
a bio and five images of your work to Bryan Snuffer at
bsnuffer@comcast.net
To download the artist registration proceed to this url:
http://lakemichiganartwalk.com/docs/LMAWArtWalkRegistration.pdf
The slot fee is only $25.00 per event and you can sign up
for as many as you like with one registration form.
Once you have signed up to be a official artist we will put
you into our 2011 artist guide:
http://lakemichiganartwalk.com/docs/2011artistguide.pdf
ART ON THE RIVERFRONT
August 20, 2011, from 10-5 at the city marina,
The show will be held on
Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the
Grand Haven City Marina.
For more information about 'Art on the Riverfront' or if you
would like to volunteer to help with the show contact Brad
Patterson at
brad@bradleygallery.com or 616.844.7306.
THE NUVEEN CENTER
will be hosting an automobile-themed exhibition from
June 2 through July 30 entitled The Car Show. We would love
YOU to be a part of it! Each artist may submit up to two
pieces of artwork created in any media. There is no entry
fee for this exhibition.
Submissions will be due May 26-28. For complete entry
guidelines, please visit
www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org/NCartistopp.html
If you are interested in contributing to this event, please
let me know by May 6, including the approximate size of your
work and whether it will hang or stand.
For your calendars, here's a list of artists who will be
featured in the coming months at White River Gallery:
May - Pastel artist Sheila Passenier
June - Oil painter Dick Thompson. Reception June 4, 1-4 p.m.
July - Photographer Beth Reynders
August - Painter William Randall
September - Open
October - Photographer Steven Donley
November - Textile artist Marilyn Ryan
December - Textile artist Nancy Reagh Johnson
OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS
Julie Myrmel and a colleague, Diane Zoellmer, have
created a website to promote artists in west Michigan -
wmartists.wordpress.com . On the site
they are including interviews with artists, information
about local galleries and museums, and podcasts and
videos. They are also offering their services to help
artists create an online presence. Fees are dependent on
the level of support that is requested by the artist.
There is no cost, however, for an artist to be featured
on their blog.
If you are interested in being
featured on the blog or would like to learn more about
the services they are providing, please contact Julie
and/or Diane to set up an appointment.
Thank you for your interest!
Julie Myrmel
jdmyrmel@mac.com
Diane Zoellmer
dzoellme@gmail.com
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